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He watched Cattleya's slightly trembling back, his Adam's apple bobbing.
Eileen simply stroked the Spirit Horse's flowing mane in silence, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.
Cattleya's slender shoulders trembled slightly, and the numbness from the superpower overload still lingered on her fingertips.
For this date, she specially changed into a dress and even secretly practiced the curve of her smile for several days.
"It's really... awful..."
She wiped the sweat from her forehead with a wry smile, but still stubbornly straightened her back.
"call......"
Gadria took a deep breath and gently stroked the last Poké Ball at her waist with her fingertips.
Her gaze passed through the messy golden bangs and briefly met Li Chen's.
It's not just for you...
She suddenly clenched her fist, her nails digging deep into her palm.
The pride unique to superpowered individuals burned fiercely at this moment.
As one of the Elite Four in the Unova region, and as a trainer hailed as a genius since childhood, how could she possibly admit defeat?
"Go, Metagross!"
The Poké Ball traced a resolute arc.
In the dazzling white light, she seemed to see herself as a child, practicing alone on the training field until late at night, and her trembling yet determined back when she first stood on the road to the championship.
At this moment, she wants to rediscover her invincible self!
Chapter 586 The candlelight given by others will eventually go out.
"Metamorphosis?"
Eileen gently stroked her chin with her fingertips, a hint of amusement flashing in her eyes. She surveyed the colossal blue-silver beast that stood majestically on the field, its four massive alloy claws gleaming coldly under the lights.
The Spirit Horse pawed restlessly, and the eerie purple energy leaping between its mane clashed violently in the air with the superpower field flowing around the Metagross, sparking tiny sparks.
"I definitely have the advantage in terms of attributes..."
A confident smile curved at the corners of Eileen's lips.
Looking across at the Super Queen, her eyes burned with a do-or-die determination.
Metagross's four mechanical arms suddenly unfolded simultaneously, emitting a sickening metallic scraping sound.
Its core processor operates at high speed, and countless tactical plans are deduced within 0.01 seconds—this will be a deadly battle where the weak defeat the strong!
Eileen chuckled softly and tapped the recall button on the Poké Ball. "Alright, thank you for your hard work. Take a rest now."
She whispered to the spirit horse that had transformed into red light, and the afterimage of the dark purple energy slowly dissipated in the air.
Another Poké Ball was thrown.
With a burst of ice-crystal-like white light, the heavy sound of horses' hooves suddenly resounded throughout the entire arena.
The Snowstorm Horse made its entrance amidst the biting cold, its silver-blue mane strewn with tiny ice crystals, each step creating frost flowers on the ground.
"Since we're going to fight..."
Eileen tucked her long hair behind her ear, a sharp glint flashing in her icy blue eyes. "I'll show you what true elemental advantage really is."
The Metagross's sensors immediately emitted a rapid alarm, as it keenly sensed that the surrounding temperature was dropping sharply.
Fine frost patterns have begun to form on the surface of the metal joints.
Cattleya's golden hair fluttered slightly in the sudden cold snap, and her eyes gradually became serious.
A hint of confusion flashed in her eyes.
Why...?
The Spirit Horse clearly had a type advantage, but now it's been replaced by the Snowstorm Horse, which is weak to Steel.
This unusual behavior disrupted her supernatural perception.
Even Li Chen showed a surprised expression.
"Is it overconfidence...or is there another motive?"
Cattleya's gaze swept over Eileen's composed profile, and the faint smile on the other's lips set off alarm bells in her heart.
Metagross slightly adjusted its stance with its four alloy legs, making a soft metallic scraping sound.
Even with its extensive experience, it was uneasy about this unusual substitution.
Li Chen, standing on the sidelines, suddenly stood up. He keenly noticed that the frost forming beneath the hooves of the snowstorm was spreading at an abnormal speed, vaguely forming some kind of peculiar formation...
A cold glint flashed in Gadria's eyes, and she suddenly raised her right arm: "Now! Metagross, Comet Punch!"
Metagross's four metal arms instantly retracted, and its core engine roared deafeningly.
Its silvery-white body soared into the air like a cannonball, its forelimbs combining to form a huge impact cone, trailing a meteor-like tail under the enhancement of the superpower field.
"boom--!"
Amidst the deafening roar of the air being torn apart, a powerful punch, imbued with steel-based energy, aimed straight for the face of the Snowstorm Horse.
Metagross's sophisticated combat system has calculated the trajectory of this attack down to the millimeter.
Even if the opponent has hidden tricks up their sleeve, you must first withstand this heavy blow that is enough to shatter an iceberg!
"Icicle falling."
Eileen's command was as light as a snowflake, yet it caused the temperature in the entire arena to plummet.
The snowstorm—the moment the horse's forelegs rose high and stomped down heavily—
"boom!"
Countless sharp icicles burst forth from the earth like spikes, each gleaming with a cold, eerie blue light.
These icicles shot toward the Megalodon in mid-air at incredible speed, their tips even tearing through the air with a piercing shriek.
Even more terrifying, the previously quietly spreading frost formation suddenly glowed, and the trajectory of all the ice pillars was strangely refracted!
The Metagross's sensors issued an urgent alarm. It tried to adjust its posture to dodge, but found that there were deadly ice spikes all around. It turned out that Erin had been setting up this frost trap all along!
Eileen's breath condensed in the air as she looked at the giant steel figure surrounded by ice pillars, a hint of pity flashing in her eyes.
The Metagross's massive metallic body suddenly froze in mid-air.
Countless dark blue icicles imprisoned it like a cage.
Sharp icicles pierced precisely into the joint gaps, and the ultra-low temperature cold air spread wildly along the alloy armor, instantly coating it with a thick layer of frost.
"crunch-"
Amidst the sickening metallic scraping sound, the Metagross's four mechanical arms struggled in vain, but each movement triggered an even more violent contraction of the ice.
Suddenly, Gadriya pressed her temple, the bone-chilling cold from the superpower link causing her to stagger back half a step.
She watched helplessly as the Metagross's crimson eyes gradually dimmed, and the ice had already spread to the energy core.
This meticulously designed ice cage completely sealed off all of the steel-type behemoth's ability to move!
Cattleya's fingertips dug deep into her palm, her pupils trembling violently, reflecting the horrific sight of the Metagross being gradually swallowed by the frost.
How is this possible...?
The theory of attribute restraint collapsed in my mind.
Her tactical simulations and meticulously calculated damage formulas, which she was so proud of, have now become laughable empty talk.
The white mist exhaled by the Snowstorm Horse swirled in the center of the arena, as if mocking her naive tactical thinking...
"The so-called advantages and disadvantages of attributes..."
Eileen's voice cut through the biting wind, each word piercing the heart: "In the face of an absolute disparity in strength, it's nothing more than an excuse for the weak to comfort themselves."
"Ugh."
Li Chen sighed.
He saw that Cattleya's thin back was trembling slightly.
It wasn't the cold that made me shudder, but the shiver of having my beliefs utterly shattered.
Ice crystals condensed on her golden eyelashes, resembling tears.
Eileen walked slowly through the scattered ice crystals, her boots making a crisp sound as they stepped on the frosty ground.
She stopped in front of Cattleya and reached out to brush a snowflake off the other's shoulder.
"Your superpowers are amazing,"
Her voice suddenly softened, and the white mist from her breath slowly dissipated in the air, "But being too fixated on something..."
The snowstorm horse snorted behind her, and the ice crystals falling from its mane refracted rainbow colors in the sunlight.
Eileen's gaze passed over Cattleya's trembling shoulders and met Li Chen's eyes.
Do you know?
She lowered her voice so low that only her Cattleya could hear, "I've seen too many trainers like you, placing all their hopes on the light given to them by others..."
Suddenly, the snowstorm horse reared up and neighed, and the ice chips that fell from its mane turned into rainbows in the sunlight.
Eileen gently wiped away the frost that was about to form at the corner of Cattleya's eyes with her fingertips: "But my dear, the candlelight given by others will eventually go out. But the light in your soul is enough to illuminate the entire night sky."
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
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Chapter 587 Pill Emperor: My Brother Li Chen!
"Wh...what do you mean?"
Cattleya unconsciously took a half step back.
She genuinely didn't understand what Eileen meant.
Eileen suddenly leaned forward, the diamond wedding ring on her middle finger reflecting a dazzling light in the sunlight.
Her sharp, elfin ears trembled slightly with anger, and her eyes burned with a terrifying rage: "What I mean is, stay away from my husband!"
The Snowstorm Horse stomped its forehooves in perfect unison, and the entire battlefield instantly condensed into spiderweb-like ice cracks.
Cattleya's golden hair danced wildly in the sudden burst of ice energy, and her heightened senses, usually sharp as a superpowered being, felt like they were being pierced by a thousand arrows...
Thinking of this, Gadriya suddenly turned her head to look at the audience, her eyes filled with shock and questioning.
Li Chen slowly stood up, and facing her piercing gaze, he could only shrug with a wry smile.
"Never mind, it's not a big problem."
Eileen waved her hand, casually recalling her Snowball, the soft sound of the Poké Ball closing bringing this farce to an end.
Li Chen also breathed a sigh of relief, as if the chaotic scene just now was merely a bit of entertainment during a break in the competition.
Gadria stood still, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the frost on the surface of the Poké Ball.
The chill left by the blizzard was still lingering on the field...
Master Ma slowly stroked his beard, his narrowed eyes gleaming with an all-knowing light: "Little Li..."
He deliberately dragged out the words, twirling the teacup in his palm, "Your romantic entanglements are even more intense than my old-fashioned Kung Fu tea~"
A few suppressed laughs came from the audience, and Li Chen's ears instantly turned red.
He awkwardly touched the back of his neck and chuckled sheepishly, "Well... Master Ma, you're joking..."
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Sunlight gilded the eaves of the martial arts school, and Gadriya stood beneath the vermilion gate, her skirt gently lifted by the breeze.
She tucked her loose blonde hair behind her ear and gave Li Chen and Eileen a standard celebrity bow.
"I have learned a lot today."