Pokémon: I just became a Gym Leader, and Cynthia proposed to me.

Chapter 54 One-Hit Kill

Back in the break room, Li Shuwen took a glass of orange juice from the worktable and was drinking it...

Because Kommo-o had appeared twice, and Primeape hadn't managed to get a single Pokémon in a single battle, Primeape got impatient and jumped out of its Poké Ball.

He jumped around excitedly, accusing Li Shuwen, "Add, add, add!"

Facing the pure Fighting-type Infernape, Li Shuwen's high affinity with Fighting-type characters was fully demonstrated.

Li Shuwen could understand the feelings of the fiery monkey, its desire for battle and its determination to become stronger.

Li Shuwen involuntarily clenched his fist in response to the fiery monkey.

"Alright, Incineroar, you'll be in the next battle!"

The Primeape then threw two jabs in satisfaction before returning to its Poké Ball to await the start of the match.

Just like the audience thought, Li Shuwen, as the prospective headmaster of the Veil Dojo, also came to participate in the store's anniversary competition.

It's all for publicity and to make a name for themselves.

The more trainers challenge him, the better his performance as a prospective gym leader will be.

He now has six Pokémon and can host two or three challengers a day.

With Gallade around, even welcoming a trainer challenging for the eighth badge would be a piece of cake for Li Shuwen.

We also need to make Gallade restrain herself a bit, so she doesn't break the challenger's morale.

Actually, it would be fine to let Infernape go all out to receive the eighth badge; its strength is more than enough.

Thinking back, the last time he faced a challenger was the first time.

I'm still a little nervous. It's just a challenge against a trainer who's only getting their fifth badge, so there's no need to bring Kommo-o and Primeape together.

I hope they will challenge the Veil Gym a second time.

Li Shuwen will definitely show mercy next time.

Li Meining walked back with a dejected expression and sat down without saying a word.

Li Shuwen raised an eyebrow and comforted her, "It's okay to lose. When you go on your travels, you'll definitely be able to participate in many competitions like this, and you'll be winning championships left and right."

Li Meining suddenly chuckled, "You got tricked! I actually won!"

Li Shuwen pinched her nose. "You're even using military strategy on me now. If you can make it to the top four, I'll take you for wilderness survival training."

"Once you finish your training, you can go on a trip."

Li Meining jumped up excitedly, "Really!?"

"certainly."

With Euler and the teddy bear around, Li Meining's basic safety can be guaranteed.

All that's left is to improve her wilderness survival skills.

With her superhuman strength, survival won't be a problem.

Like Xiao Zhi, Li Meining's talents can only be fully unleashed through travel and practice.

Reading and learning are not suitable for them.

It would be best to find a chef for Li Meining; Shinji would be quite good.

Li Shuwen plans to pass on his culinary skills and the techniques for making elf food to Shinji.

With this favor, Shinji and Li Mining could easily travel together for a year.

With the reliable Shinji around, there's absolutely no need to worry about safety.

As the third round began, Li Shuwen could feel the restless energy of his Primeape while holding its Poké Ball.

Intense Monkey is craving a worthy opponent.

Thanks to his high affinity with fighting attributes, he had this unprecedented experience.

This is what a true trainer should be like!

By the third round, the quality of the opponents had indeed improved considerably.

The audience member was very excited, "I've found out, the trainer who fought Li Shuwen this time is a trainer with seven badges, Tiger."

"Tiger's goal this time is to challenge the Veiled Gym and get his eighth badge! Challenger Tiger versus Gym Leader Li Shuwen is a preview of the Gym Challenge."

"I'm sure it will be a fierce battle!"

The girl with glasses adjusted her glasses. "According to the information I found, Tiger's strongest Pokémon is a Charizard. It's definitely a battle between two dragons!"

The young man rubbed his hands together. "Let's get started! I can't wait! Charizard versus Kommo-o, they're sure to fight for three hundred rounds!"

As expected, Tiger sent out Charizard.

However, the Pokémon Li Shuwen sent out was not Kommo-o, but a Primeape.

"Primegas? What can Primegas do? At least Dragon-type can resist Fire-type, but this Primegas is completely countered by Charizard."

"That's it, we're done for. The epic battle we were looking forward to is gone."

"Has Li Shuwen gotten too cocky? He has a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon like Kommo-o, and instead uses a wild monkey you can find anywhere by the roadside!"

The audience shook their heads repeatedly, saying, "Now, let alone a three-hundred-round battle, it's uncertain whether Intense Monkey can even last five rounds."

The referee waved his flag, announcing, "The match begins!"

"Charizard, breathe fire!"

After rigorous weighted frog jump training, the fiery monkey's lower limbs became exceptionally strong.

With a simple jump, he avoided the Charizard's flamethrower.

After dodging the flames, wisps of red energy appeared on Infernape's body.

He beckoned to the Charizard, his eyes filled with disdain.

"Charizard, Air Slash!"

Five wind blades flew out, and Infernape leaped three times in succession, once again dodging all of Charizard's attacks.

He beckoned again, his disdain in his eyes growing even more pronounced.

The red aura has already formed a layer of red light on the surface of the fiery monkey.

Intense Monkey even turned its head and spat, its provocation was off the charts.

The audience was somewhat surprised to see the red glow appear on the Fire Monkey's body.

"What kind of move did Infernape use? I've never seen it before!"

The middle-aged man, who was well-versed in many things, stroked his chin and said, "It looks a bit like anger, but I remember that anger only has this effect after being hit... right?"

The girl with glasses nodded. "I also think it was anger, but Infernape dodged all the attacks just now, didn't it?"

"Avoiding attacks can also trigger rage; could this be a secret skill of the Veiled Dojo?"

Charizard can tolerate such blatant provocation from Primeape?

Charizard glanced back at its trainer, Tiger, who frowned slightly.

Li Shuwen's refusal to give orders put immense psychological pressure on him.

If ranged attacks miss, try melee combat.

Moreover, the changes in the Fire Monkey gave him a bad feeling.

Tiger gritted his teeth, "Charizard, attack with your wings!"

Charizard swoops down quickly, aiming its wings at Infernape.

Li Shuwen said calmly, "Explosive Fist!"

Incineroar leaped up like a cannonball soaring into the sky, swinging its fist at Charizard.

Charizard looked surprised as Primeape's fist struck Charizard between its two horns.

The pain is unbearable!

The weighted punches from the Iron Fist Gloves significantly increase Infernape's base punching power.

At this moment, coupled with Infernape's ever-present, raging fury...

The Charizard's eyes widened, its once powerful wings suddenly went limp, and its neck snapped back.

The power of the Explosive Punch was transmitted, and Charizard slumped backward and landed in a parabolic arc.

Meanwhile, Incineroar landed with style, supporting himself on one hand.

The red glow on the skin intensified...

The middle-aged man in the audience stared wide-eyed, "Charizard was...!"

The girl with glasses blushed, exclaiming, "It's a one-hit kill!"

He's handsome, and his Pokémon are amazing—she loves him so much!

"This can't be! Am I hallucinating? Why is Primeape's anger even stronger after defeating Charizard?"

Tiger unconsciously took two steps back. He couldn't believe that his ace Charizard could be defeated by a Veilgate Gym Leader aspiring with a single Infernape...

Defeat in one move?

The Curtain Dojo... Is it really that strong?

A look of surprise flashed across the referee's eyes. This was the first time in his career that he had seen a kill shot. He paused for a moment before waving his flag.

"Charizard is unable to battle; the winner is Primeape!"