-045- The Furious Electrobeast

Long-tailed Fire Fox
Level: 20
Gender: Female
Ability: Magician
Aptitude: Gym Leader Class
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Through the data panel, Tong Si could clearly see the specific information about the Long-tailed Fire Fox.

“I didn’t expect that after evolving, that Fire Fox actually gained the hidden ability Magician?” Tong Si was utterly surprised.

Just a short while ago, when he fought against the Fire Fox, the data panel had clearly displayed the Blaze ability.

According to the rules in the game, a creature might possess multiple abilities, categorized as primary, secondary, and hidden abilities. Yet, for any given creature, it can only have one of these three abilities.

Of course, exceptions like Tong Si’s Eevee, which possessed two abilities, were purely accidental.

When creatures evolve, their abilities may change, but what remains constant is the continuity of primary, secondary, and hidden abilities throughout the evolution chain.

In other words: if it has the primary ability before evolving, it will still have the primary ability after; a creature with a primary ability will not suddenly gain the secondary ability upon evolution. Even after evolving, the creature continues the ability it had before.

But now, the Long-tailed Fire Fox before him had changed from Blaze to the hidden ability Magician.

This gave Tong Si a new understanding of how abilities could shift in this world.

After evolution, creatures do not necessarily retain their previous abilities as in the game; there is a chance they can change.

Returning to the battlefield, Tong Si was already holding Electabuzz’s pokeball.

He threw the ball, and Electabuzz, sparking with a hint of golden electricity, landed on the field.

“Bzz-bzz!”

With Electabuzz’s appearance, the crowd erupted in excited shouts.

“Electabuzz really knows how to win over the audience. I hope Eevee can learn from him,” Tong Si mused, pinching his nose with a sigh.

“Battle, begin!”

The referee wasted no time. Seeing both creatures on the field, he immediately waved both flags.

“Long-tailed Fire Fox, use Howl!”

“Fox-fox~”

Unlike Lei Yu’s passive defense, Lin Jintong seized the rhythm right from the start, taking control of the battle.

Tong Si smiled faintly at this.

“Then let’s use Charge!”

“Bzz-bzz!”

As the Long-tailed Fire Fox boosted its attack with Howl, Electabuzz used Charge to strengthen its electric moves and raise its special defense.

“Begin the assault, Long-tailed Fire Fox! Use Stored Flame Assault!”

After Howl, Lin Jintong quickly launched the attack.

This was different from her usual bravado; as soon as the battle started, Lin Jintong’s expression grew solemn, perhaps because she was fighting Tong Si.

“Electabuzz, use Electric Web!”

“Bzz-bzz!”

As the sudden Stored Flame Assault approached, Electabuzz spread a net of lightning.

With the triple boost from Charge, Magnet, and stored electricity, the Electric Web was exceptionally powerful.

The net completely blocked the Long-tailed Fire Fox’s path forward.

“What!”

Lin Jintong was clearly caught off guard; she hadn’t expected Tong Si’s Electabuzz to have mastered Electric Web.

“This Electabuzz is excellently trained. Lin’s girl is in for a tough fight…”

“Indeed, this young man Tong Si has performed well these past three days. I think he’s worth special attention.”

“Yes, let’s approach him after the competition.”

In the VIP spectator lounge above, several elders from the Creature Association looked upon Tong Si with favor.

On the battlefield, the Long-tailed Fire Fox’s Stored Flame Assault failed to strike Electabuzz.

Moreover, the tingling sensation from the Electric Web lowered the speed boost the fox had gained from its assault.

“Fox-fox~”

Long-tailed Fire Fox cried out, clearly displeased.

“Don’t rush, Long-tailed Fire Fox. Use Psybeam to wear it down!”

After the failed strong attack, Lin Jintong immediately switched tactics.

“Fox-fox~”

Long-tailed Fire Fox unleashed Psybeam, attacking Electabuzz on the mental plane.

“Light Screen!”

“Bzz-bzz!”

Electabuzz understood, and a transparent light screen appeared before it.

Light Screen could greatly reduce the opponent’s special attack.

Yet, Psybeam still penetrated the screen and struck Electabuzz.

At that moment, the Magnet Electabuzz carried suddenly flew from its body.

Under the influence of psychic waves, it floated into the Long-tailed Fire Fox’s grasp.

The fox’s ability was Magician—it could steal the item held by any opponent hit by its move.

“Zzz…”

The instant the Magnet touched its paw, the Long-tailed Fire Fox felt a shock.

It was charged with a great deal of Electabuzz’s stored electricity.

“Fox-fox!”

Stung by the shock, the Long-tailed Fire Fox angrily tossed the Magnet away.

By sheer coincidence, it landed outside the arena.

Electabuzz’s head erupted with the exclusive rage mark of Primeape.

“Electabuzz…”

Tong Si glanced at Electabuzz. He hadn’t issued a command, but it was clear how furious his creature was.

It treasured that Magnet, and not only had the Long-tailed Fire Fox stolen it, but it had then tossed it aside in disdain?

In an instant, Electabuzz used Quick Attack, flashing like lightning to appear before the Long-tailed Fire Fox.

Neither Lin Jintong nor the fox had time to react.

“Bzz-bzz!”

Electabuzz, in a fury, delivered a devastating Brick Break directly onto the fox’s head.

The Long-tailed Fire Fox was instantly pinned to the battlefield floor by Electabuzz’s blow.

“Long-tailed Fire Fox!”

Lin Jintong shouted in worry.

The entire audience was stunned.

Electabuzz had been three or four meters away just moments ago, and in only two seconds, not only had it appeared right in front of the fox but had also slammed it to the ground with a single hammering motion?

That speed! Truly astonishing!

Tong Si couldn’t help but cover his forehead. “Electabuzz really knows how to handle female creatures!”

“Fox-fox~”

The moment the Long-tailed Fire Fox was struck by Brick Break, it was half-unconscious.

Now, slightly more awake, it realized it was being pinned to the ground, and cried out in pain.

Once noble and elegant, the Long-tailed Fire Fox now looked utterly disheveled.

“Long-tailed Fire Fox, use Psychic to break free!”

Lin Jintong felt distressed seeing her creature pinned.

“Has it even learned Psychic?” Tong Si frowned as he heard Lin Jintong’s command.

After all, Psychic was considered a rather advanced move among the psychic types.

“Electabuzz, calm down! Use Thunderbolt!”

Tong Si shouted.

“Bzz-bzz!”

Electabuzz continued to pin the Long-tailed Fire Fox, surging with powerful electricity.

Electabuzz was preparing to release all its stored energy at once.

The fox’s Psychic penetrated the Light Screen and struck Electabuzz’s mind.

Electabuzz felt a sharp pain in its head.

In a flash, all the golden lightning on Electabuzz erupted.

The powerful Thunderbolt coursed directly through the fox beneath it.

“Fox-fox…”

Struck by such a powerful Thunderbolt, the Long-tailed Fire Fox immediately lost its ability to battle.

… (To be continued)