And Fang Yuan, after giving a slight hint, watched Eevee hop down from his shoulder.
A flash of white, and there appeared an Infernape, nearly six feet tall, its body alabaster, gazing with a helpless look.
"Roar!!!" Xiao Sheng was someone it had watched grow up. To refuse Xiao Sheng's plea... that seemed a bit harsh. After all, it was just a battle, and it would be over quickly. Let the kid of its own Trainer have his fun.
Having made up its mind, Infernape glared fiercely at the tiny Eevee across the field.
"He sent out that Eevee??"
At the same time, upon seeing Fang Yuan send out the pet-like Eevee at his side, Xiao Sheng immediately felt discontent.
What did that mean?
Was he being underestimated?
As a child of the System Hall Family that specialized in Normal type Pokémon, Xiao Sheng had extensive knowledge about them. To him, a Pokémon like Eevee held no real power unless it evolved!
Even Little Yao, who didn't understand battles, started to worry about Eevee upon seeing the two Pokémon facing off.
"Bwoo..." Eevee, showing a fierce smile, was already used to such underestimation.
Feeling the emotion from his opponent, Fang Yuan couldn't help but smile as well.
But he had to admit, the opponent this time was indeed strong.
Fang Yuan and Eevee were seeing someone train Infernape to King Level for the first time.
Not allowing Infernape to evolve?
No, Orange Flower's Thousand Miles must have trained multiple Infernapes and Leave Kings, and due to the diverse personalities and fighting styles of Leave King and Infernape, it was quite normal for him to train several to enrich his team.
"Hmph, you're doomed to lose!"
Seeing Fang Yuan send out Eevee, Xiao Sheng's confidence inflated again, especially since he was using the primary Pokémon of his father, whom he remembered as unbeatable.
Even if there was a gap in directive abilities, it shouldn't pose a problem, right?
If he could lose this, then he'd write 'Eevee' a hundred times on paper and eat it.
"Do you think Eevee is weak?" asked Fang Yuan, exasperated.
"Slash!!!"
Xiao Sheng didn't respond, issuing his command directly instead.
What was there to say? How could a Pokémon like Eevee be strong?
The next second, Infernape turned into a blur of motion as it swiftly attacked.
At the same time, it extended its arms and danced its limbs, with claws covered in white light.
Because the opponent didn't look strong, and it was Xiao Sheng commanding, Infernape hadn't gone all out. But even so, its current strength and speed were far beyond that of an ordinary Pokémon.
At this moment, Infernape's speed felt unparalleled in Xiao Sheng's eyes. And Eevee? It seemed to have stayed in place. Xiao Sheng's expression brightened momentarily, thinking proudly of his father's Pokémon.
"Xiao Sheng, let me teach you something else. Never underestimate any Pokémon, and don't fully believe in someone's strength, no matter how much you admire them," Fang Yuan said, noticing Xiao Sheng's mindset.
"What?" Xiao Sheng hadn't grasped the meaning.
The next second, during the attack, Infernape suddenly couldn't see Eevee, who had vanished before its eyes, followed shortly by a massive impact force that slammed into its abdomen.
A white light shot out from where Eevee had just been standing.
Eevee, using Quick Attack, hit Infernape's abdomen with lightning speed—almost ten times faster than its opponent. The scene froze there, and in the next moment, a sound of "Eugh..." filled the air, the belly caving in, and infernape's eyes whitened in disbelief.
This was Eevee?
Xiao Sheng, you tricked me. What kind of opponent did you pick?
Damn it, I should have gone full force from the start.
The tremendous pain in its abdomen made Infernape spit out saliva, and then its body was blasted backward. The violent wind from the toss reverberated, even hitting Xiao Sheng in the face.
Crack...
The wall that Infernape crashed into split open. At that moment, Xiao Sheng stood dumbfounded, not understanding what had just happened. Little Yao was equally shocked, covering her mouth in disbelief.
"Infernape?"
"Infernape??"
Xiao Sheng slowly turned his head to look at the embedded Infernape in the wall, hurried over, and while at first, he still couldn't believe what happened, the sight of the trauma on Infernape's abdomen from the immense impact made his pupils shrink.
How could this be? His father's Pokémon...couldn't withstand even one blow?
Something must be wrong.
His father's Pokémon couldn't possibly lose.
Xiao Sheng's mind was thrown into chaos.
At this time, Fang Yuan slowly walked over. He had felt that Xiao Sheng had potential when watching the anime and that he might surpass his father, Thousand Miles, in the future. However, that depended on whether he could wake up to the fact that there's always someone better, aiming for a higher goal, rather than living in the shadow of Thousand Miles. Whether this battle could awaken Xiao Sheng and shift his mindset was yet to be seen.
But at this moment, what Fang Yuan was doing looked more like shattering someone's mindset rather than helping them change it.
Watching the Pokémon he thought invincible under his father's command lose so decisively, Xiao Sheng's glasses quickly fogged up. He hastily retrieved Infernape into its Poké Ball, then turned to Fang Yuan with unstoppable tears and said:
"It's my loss, but not my dad's!"
After saying that, he wiped away his tears and ran off.
Fang Yuan: ???
He's crying? Don't cry! Wait a moment!!!
"Bwoo!" Eevee glared at Fang Yuan, as if to say, why pick on a kid?