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Chapter 247 Spotlight - The Tower of Heaven's Murderous Magic
With two completely contradictory commands issued simultaneously, the credibility of the champion, Ardek, plummeted instantly, much like the market value of a cryptocurrency crashing.
Whether this was a pre-planned scheme by Detective Hugo is unknown, but Turtwig undoubtedly executed it perfectly. With simple information manipulation, it completely dismantled the tacit understanding between the champion and the Pokémon.
Black and white are reversed, and reality and falsehood are mixed together.
Between the two commands, it is no longer possible or important to distinguish which statement is true and which is a pre-edited recording from the audio.
The Knight Snail and Double Ice were both caught in an awkward situation, unable to decide whether to attack or remain still. They were on the verge of attacking themselves due to the chaos.
As the saying goes, words are not enough, but if even the existence of language loses all meaning, what can serve as a reliable proof?
—There really is.
Standing in the sticky wetlands, countless dice-sized wireless speakers were hidden among the overgrown vines. However, the Ardek champion fell silent, pressing his lips tightly together and refusing to speak.
Then, give the same simple response—
He slowly raised his right hand, extended his index finger, and pointed it straight at the grass turtle that was manipulating the grass knot, using undisputed physical gestures instead of words.
on!
No sound was uttered, but upon seeing this scene, a clear and precise command resounded in the hearts of the champion's Pokémon.
The two Pokémon immediately understood each other. The confusion and bewilderment in the eyes of Escavalier and Double Ice disappeared, and like two vehicles restarting their engines, they moved forward at the same time.
"Watch your rear, don't rush to attack!"
"Iron Wall! Aurora Curtain! Strengthen defenses!"
Adek kept his mouth tightly shut, his Adam's apple not trembling at all, but the voice of the Unified Champion rang out beside him with all its might—at this moment, the truth was immediately clear.
.
"Chimchar did a good job on the fourth floor. I didn't expect to be able to take down Alder's two main Pokémon so easily there. There are wetlands and sound systems set up between the third and fourth floors, and Turtwig and Piplup were left to attract the enemy's attention. I think that should be enough to hold them off for a while. That should be enough."
In the darkness, somewhere unknown, the detective in black stood alone, talking to himself.
Few amateurs in the world possess such a profound understanding of the strength of champion-level trainers as Hugo; no one knows better than him the power gap between an ordinary person and a league champion. That's why he never considered a direct confrontation with Champion Arderk.
The idea of the weak defeating the strong is a beautiful fantasy, but in reality, the strong are not necessarily destined to be defeated by the weak.
The only thing Hugo could do was to launch a decisive attack, catching Adélie off guard.
Like the murder plots designed and executed by criminals, real murder happens in an instant; before that, no amount of elaborate preparation is anything more than a fancy smokescreen.
Raising his hand to press the mechanical button on the headset, a red dot appeared out of thin air in the pitch-black space. The electrical signal, more real than a ghost-type sprite, surged up and down repeatedly inside the five-story Tower of Heaven at the literal speed of light.
The volume of the headphones was already turned down to the minimum, but I could still clearly hear Garchomp's heavy breathing in my left ear, while in my right ear I could hear the sounds of a chaotic battle taking place on the third floor.
Although you could occasionally hear Aldak's energetic commands, those were mostly recordings played by the Grasshopper Tortoise, which Hugo, who had personally edited the audio, could not possibly miss.
However, these little tricks didn't have much effect.
The howling of the icy wind and the sound of metal smashing against the rocky ground could be clearly heard in the headphones, which indicated that Alder had easily overcome the obstacle of unclear commands and was using some method other than language to command the handheld Pokémon, chasing Turtwig and Piplup away in panic.
The thought of the situation that the two beginner Pokémon would have to face made Hugo break out in a cold sweat for them, and he felt a pang of guilt. He could only hope that the Focus Sash he had prepared for the two Pokémon in advance would work properly.
On the other side, Garchomp's deep roar came through the headphones again, but the time was not yet right, and they still needed to wait a moment before they could make a move.
Speaking of which, where exactly did Champion Ardek hide his ace, Volcano? Well, that's not important, because no matter where Volcano searches, it's impossible for it to find where Hugo is hiding right now.
In just a short while, the battle on the third floor also became noisy.
Judging from the sound, it seems that the Grass Turtle seized the opportunity and planted a "parasitic seed" on the Knight Snail. Under the former's cover, Bogarman retreated to the cemetery in the center of the third floor.
Double Ice intended to use the "Ice Beam" move, but Turtwig anticipated its plan and deliberately manipulated the grass knot to make all the speakers simultaneously utter the "Ice Beam" command.
Because this phenomenon was too strange, Double Ice was afraid of doing what its opponent wanted, so it temporarily changed its moves, and the Grass Turtle took this opportunity to avoid the attack.
It seems that although the trick with the sound system has been cracked by the opponent, it can still create a confusing effect in other ways.
As for the Scavenger, although it was hit by "Leech Seed", the drain damage that Turtwig could inflict was not enough to hurt its opponent. So the Pokémon simply ignored the vines on its body and started gliding on the ice again.
Aldek, who had already fallen into the mud, was not standing on it; he seemed to be preparing to wade through the wet ground and slowly walk down the stairs.
Seeing its opponent charging towards it, the grass turtle realized the situation was bad and turned to run, also heading towards the center of the cemetery.
Currently, all the wild Pokémon in the Tower of Heaven have gathered on the fourth floor and are frozen, so no wild Pokémon can interfere with the battle at this moment.
Seeing that Piplup and Turtwig had both abandoned the wetland battlefield, Alder and his Pokémon gave chase without hesitation—Hugo’s keen ears clearly heard the distinctive footsteps of Alder’s sandals.
It seems the time is almost up; only final adjustments remain...
"Poga Poga, Pogaman".
The pre-set coded rhythm played in the headphones.
Hugo clenched his fist.
"Go, Garchomp!"
Finally, he gave the order into the microphone.
"Dragon God Dives."
The initial spirit answered the detective's expectations. Immediately, the sound of whistling wind filled the air.
Although Garchomp is a Ground-type, it can soar through the sky at speeds comparable to jet aircraft. When it folds its body and spreads its wings, the speed it unleashes is unmatched even by the mighty eagle, a master of flight.
Now, at the top of the Tower of Heaven, beside the open-air Heavenly Bell, a deep blue dragon's figure burst forth with astonishing power, leaping high into the air, then flipping 180 degrees before swooping down into the hole it had dug in the ground.
On the fifth floor of the Tower of Heaven, the opening that Turtwig and Chimchar had dug together had been widened slightly. The blue figure passed through the opening with incredible precision, without making a sound.
On the fourth level, on an ice field dotted with countless ice sculptures, only the spot where Champion Adej once stood remained unfrozen. Coincidentally, this was also the exact location where the Red-Faced Dragon unleashed "Earthquake," and directly beneath this level lies the center of the cemetery on the third level of the Tower of Heaven.
This is precisely the location where the Ardek Champion was led to by the Pogaman and the grass turtle.
Including the height of the jump, Garchomp's "Dragon Dive" had already plummeted nearly twenty meters. Carrying immense gravitational potential energy, its scythe-like bone wings, relying solely on sheer force, cut out a massive horizontal and vertical cross at the point of impact.
then--
Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble!
The ceiling directly above the head of the Adek champion suddenly shattered.
Amidst the swirling dust, the bright moonlight pierced through the three layers of holes, spilling into the third level of the Tower of Heaven.
Like a silver spotlight calling out to the protagonist.