Chapter 747: Battle against Naqi

The three did not enter the gym, but instead climbed directly up the long stairs outside to the top of the gym's pyramid.

I have to say, when I looked up from below, I already felt that this place was very high, but when I actually went up the long stairs, I realized the astonishing height.

If counted by ordinary floors, it was at least twenty-six or twenty-seven floors high. Adding the long corridor we had walked through before, this trip was still very tiring.

Xiaoxia was already panting after running at least halfway.

"It's too high..." She wiped the sweat from her forehead and said helplessly, "Why not install an elevator inside? I understand that this may be done to train challengers, but at least they should consider the feelings of us accompanying them..."

Perhaps because he was used to climbing, the staff member next to him didn't blush or breathe hard, and looked accustomed to it. He smiled and said, "This is a flying gym. In fact, you can take a flying Pokémon and fly directly to the top of the tower. But I still think that climbing occasionally is more beneficial to the body and mind."

Although the stairs are long and steep, there is a moment when you finish climbing them.

When the two of them reached the top of the tower, they were immediately shocked by the vast scenery before them.

It is worthy of being the tallest building in Yinyu City. Standing here, you can have a panoramic view of the entire Yinyu City. Under their feet, it is like a green ocean, completely blocked by trees. Only some taller buildings can emerge from such a dense forest. After climbing, looking at such a scenery, one will have a wonderful sense of accomplishment in their hearts.

"It's really beautiful." Xia You also sighed, "It's worth our hard work."

After admiring it, he turned and looked at the top of the tower.

The top of the Indigo Gym is a standard battlefield. The ground is covered with a thick layer of soil, so it doesn't matter even if ground-type Pokémon use digging methods. On the left and right sides of the battlefield, there is an elevator that can lift the trainer to a certain height and command the battle in mid-air.

Looking at the other side of the battlefield, a woman in her twenties, wearing a wing suit, goggles and a helmet was staring at him.

This person should be Naqi, the owner of Inyu Gym.

From her appearance, we can see that Naqi is quite pretty. She has long gray-purple hair. Perhaps due to years of flying training, her figure looks very curvy.

Seeing Xia You looking over, Naqi also said at this time: "Welcome to my Yinyu Gym, I am the gym owner Naqi."

Naqi's title is "Bird Pokémon Trainer Flying Around the World". As can be seen from the name of the title, she is good at bird Pokémon. She can also read the direction of the wind and believes that coexisting with nature is the best way of life. This is why she chose to set up a gym here.

And similar to Mikoli, Nagi also pays great attention to the elegance and splendor of battle, so she is also known as a powerful trainer who respects elegance.

"Hello, I'm Xia You."

"I'm Xiaoxia."

The two of them also briefly introduced themselves. Since they were strangers but knew the purpose of their visit, they did not waste any time. When Xiaoxia went to the audience seats on her own initiative, Xia You also came to the trainer command area nearby at the signal of the staff member.

By the time Naqi reached the other side, the lift platform under their feet was too high, and it brought them to mid-air more than ten meters away from the battlefield.

So this is the feature of this dojo. It really feels like I'm directing a battle in the air.

However, for those who are afraid of heights, being already on the top of such a high tower and now standing on such a high platform may not be very friendly.

But for Xia You, this is not a problem. He is a man who often flies Pokémon above the clouds. This height is not even half of the usual height. It is a piece of cake!

At this time, the staff member walked to the platform in the middle of the battlefield and acted as the referee. He also said to Xia You: "Now, the gym battle between Yinyu Gym Leader Naqi and challenger Xia You will begin. Three Pokémon can be used in this gym battle. When all the Pokémon of either side are unable to fight, the game will end. In addition, only the challenger is allowed to change Pokémon at any time!"

Very common rules, no different from the rules of most gyms.

It seems that even though it is an air combat gym, it doesn't have any special requirements.

Seeing that Xia You was ready, Naqi took out her Poké Ball from her arms. She threw it hard, and the next second, a Tanabata Bluebird appeared in front of Xia You.

Xia You was not surprised at all when he saw this Pokémon.

This is also Naqi's signature Pokémon and also her main Pokémon. Almost when people mention her, the first thing they think of is Tanabata Bluebird.

Moreover, without knowing the opponent's strength, she directly sent out this kind of Pokémon. It can be seen that Naqi is not the kind of person who will let her win, and she must take every gym battle seriously. This is naturally no problem for someone like Xia You, who is expected to give it her all. But for those novice trainers, it will undoubtedly be a tough battle. They may even fail to succeed in the challenge after many consecutive challenges, which will leave some psychological trauma.

But there is nothing we can do about it. After all, everyone's personality is very different. Some people like to support the younger generation and use not-so-strong lineups to train those newcomers, but some people take the battle very seriously from beginning to end.

This is due to his personality. Although it is more difficult to encounter such a gym owner, often when the challenger successfully passes that level, he will also experience tremendous growth.

There are pros and cons.

As for what Pokémon to use to deal with it...

Without thinking too much, Xia You took out a Poké Ball from his waist bag and threw it towards the battlefield.

When the blue light flashed, Naqi also saw Xia You's Pokémon clearly.

"Oh? It's a metal monster." She nodded and praised, "From the perspective of attribute restraint, although the steel attribute Pokémon can't cause any restrained damage to my Tanabata Bluebird, Tanabata Bluebird's flying and dragon-type moves can't cause any effective damage to it. I have to say, it's a good choice."

Unexpectedly, she also commented on her own Pokémon. From this, we can see that she is indeed very confident.

Tanabata Bluebird was hovering high in the sky, while Metal Monster, in contrast, did not fly that high, but just floated about 1 meter above the ground. The two Pokémon, one above and one below, although there was a huge difference in height, were staring at each other with fighting intent burning in their eyes.

As Pokémon, they can sense each other's aura more clearly than their trainers, and can also estimate their approximate strength through these auras.

However, compared to the more lively gaze of the Qixi Bluebird, the metal monster's cold stone heart did not cause it to have too many emotional fluctuations.

Seeing that both Pokémon were ready, the referee directly announced the start of the game.

At the beginning, Naqi launched a fierce attack. Under her command, the Tanabata Bluebird dived directly and rushed towards the metal monster!

To be honest, this is not a good idea. Although it will bring the two Pokémon closer together as quickly as possible, because it is a direct attack, it is more likely to be hit by the opponent's attack than other approaches.

Are you confident in your speed?

Even though I had some guesses in my mind, I still had to give it a try.

Thinking of this, Xia You directly commanded the metal monster to attack the Qixi Bluebird.

An invisible telekinesis was shot towards the Qixi Bluebird, but perhaps it sensed something and the Qixi Bluebird simply adjusted the angle of its wings slightly and immediately changed direction in the air, making a circle. While avoiding the telekinesis attack, it also swooped towards the metal monster from the side again!

It’s really fast...

No wonder Naqi dared to launch such an attack.

Although it was a little surprising, this was not beyond Xia You's expectations. After the first attack missed, the Qixi Bluebird had already flown in front of the metal monster, which made the metal monster lose the opportunity to attack a second time. Even because the Qixi Bluebird was too fast, it couldn't even dodge.

"Good opportunity!" Seeing this scene, Naqi's eyes lit up and she shouted directly, "Use pecking attack!"

啄？

Hearing this, Xia You was inevitably a little surprised.

Such a good opportunity, but you only use this simple attack?

However, the next second, he understood what the "peck" that Naqi mentioned was different from the pecks of other Pokémon.

The moment the Qixi Bluebird approached the metal monster, a cold light flashed on its short beak, and then it pecked at the metal monster frantically. However, within just a few seconds, it pecked dozens of times!

It was like a chick pecking at rice, and because the speed was so fast, it even shook into a shadow!

Bang bang bang bang—!

The sound of metal being struck echoed continuously.

As a basic attack, although the peck does not cause much damage, it can still cause considerable damage under such intensive attacks. This also made Xia You look at it with admiration. After all, it is not easy to train a Pokémon to this level. It seems that this Tanabata Bluebird has indeed worked hard, and no wonder it has become Naqi's representative Pokémon.

It's just like Naqi said before, the attack of Tanabata Bluebird can only cause half damage to the metal monster, not to mention that the metal monster has a higher defense ability. Although it looks scary, it actually didn't achieve much success.

"As expected." Even Naqi shook her head helplessly after seeing the result. "I have defeated many trainers by surprise with this move. Although I have foreseen this result, it is obviously powerless against this kind of restrained Pokémon."

Hearing her words, Xia You didn't say anything.

He could also sense a hint of helplessness in Naqi's tone, and actually sending the metal monsters into the field was not something he did on purpose. It was just that there were only a few Pokémon he needed to train, and no matter who he sent into the field, the others would always have their turn.

It's just that the order of appearance is different.

As soon as the Qixi Bluebird's attack ended, the metal monster's counterattack naturally followed.

The metal monster waved its two columnar claws and used them to grab the Qixi Bluebird, but the Qixi Bluebird dared to launch such a close combat because it had something to rely on. The moment the metal monster raised its claws, it had already spread its wings and dodged.

This is the flexibility of Flying Pokémon.

However, Xia You did not expect the metal claws to cause any damage to the Qixi Bluebird. Seeing it return to the air again, he decisively launched a medium- and long-range attack with his telekinesis.

This time, the Qixi Bluebird also did not dare to approach rashly. While quickly dodging the telekinesis, it also fought back from a relatively safe distance using moves such as Dragon Breath and Dragon Wave.

However, there will always be mistakes when attacking while moving like this. Although the dragon breath successfully hit the metal monster once, the Qixi Bluebird itself was also seized by the metal monster, and such opportunities often lead to serious consequences!

Just a negligence, and the Qixi Bluebird was hit by the telekinesis and was controlled.

While causing damage, the Tanabata Bluebird was also being brought to the ground little by little by telekinesis, approaching the metal monster.

"Qixi Bluebird! Get free quickly!!"

Although Naqi gave such an order, how could the Qixi Bluebird break free from the constraints of telekinesis?

However, she was a battle-hardened gym owner, and seeing that she couldn't break free through brute force, she quickly thought of other ideas.

At her command, the Qixi Bluebird opened its mouth and spit out a wave of dragon power, spraying it on the ground beneath it while its body was unable to move. The moment the wave of dragon power hit the ground, it also generated a reverse thrust, pushing it back into the air. At the same time, a violent explosion occurred, and the generated air waves and thick smoke surrounded itself!

Affected by the air waves and thick smoke, it instantly regained control of its body.

But before it could breathe a sigh of relief, it heard Naqi suddenly shout, "Be careful up there!"

When Qixi Bluebird looked up, he saw that the metal monster had flown in front of him at an extremely fast speed, and its two claws were shining with cold light, grabbing towards him!

In a hurry, it had no time to dodge and could only wrap its soft face to block the attack.

In fact, when Naqi asked Qixi Bluebird to use the Dragon Wave just now, Xia You already knew what she was planning.

This is not only his lead in experience, but also his victory in insight.

Since he had foreseen this, he also at the same time, let the metal monster move at high speed, quickly approaching the Tanabata Bluebird, and used the metal claws again.

However, he didn't expect that Qixi Bluebird's reaction was also very quick, and it actually used the "cotton defense" trick to defend in an instant.

This is a move that only a few Pokémon with lush appearances can use.

Once used, it will greatly increase one's own defense, which can be said to be an extremely effective means of resisting close-range attacks!

It’s really not easy…

In this regard, Xia You could only sigh in his heart.

After all, it was not Naqi who gave the order just now. It was completely the reaction of Qixi Bluebird based on instinct!

Although I’ve praised it once, I have to say it again. It is worthy of being Nagi’s representative Pokémon, and it is indeed not simple!