Chapter 666: Testing and Kiting
It was the first time for Arthur that Phantom Force failed to close the distance in the arena.
However, he wasn't overly shocked.
It was just a tentative attempt.
"Specter, Shadow Ball barrage!"
Even if he couldn't get close, Specter had plenty of offensive options!
With his vision and spatial perception affected, he could no longer aim punches like before.
Specter waved his hand, and a large number of smaller Shadow Balls quickly formed in front of him!
Most of the time, Specter's Shadow Balls were single-shot for more concentrated energy and better lethality. But as an old ghost with centuries of combat experience, he could also scatter his shots.
Not commonly used didn't mean he couldn't use it!
Blurred vision didn't matter; this time, Specter waved his hand and directly launched an area bombardment.
"Mei, Teleport!"
But Gwyneth's response was equally fast!
The signature move of the LeBlanc appeared!
Teleport!
Alakazam arrogantly teleported to a spot only a few meters to Specter's side.
"Front right, 2 o'clock, pin her down with Shadow Tag!"
It didn't matter if Specter's vision was affected; Arthur could temporarily act as his eyes.
But this time, the opponent's mobility was truly unparalleled!
Relying purely on her innate psychic talent without using a move, Alakazam blasted Specter with a telekinetic shockwave, and then—
"Return!"
With Gwyneth's command, Alakazam, who was already close to Specter and just a step away from being bound by the dark shadow, disappeared again!
She miraculously returned to the position where she had teleported from!
Arthur sighed lightly.
Another attempt failed.
But it was expected.
Because this was the signature technique of Gwyneth's Alakazam: Distortion!
It was her unique, deep exploration of the move Teleport.
Within a few seconds after casting, she could cast it again to return to the original spot.
Since Gwyneth became famous so many years ago, countless players had witnessed and experienced her unique skill, being toyed with by this Alakazam that moved like the wind. Yet, to this day, no one had been able to replicate this technique!
This was her original and unique signature secret technique. There was probably only one Alakazam in the world who could use this technique!
Undeniably, it was quite a headache!
"Seize the opening to close in!"
Then Arthur tried to seize the cooldown period after the opponent's move to let Specter close in again.
"Fall back!"
However, even without touching the ground, relying purely on psychic power, Mega Alakazam's drift speed wasn't slow.
And the cooldown for Teleport wasn't long. Soon, the opponent flashed again.
"Mei, Teleport again!"
This time, Arthur got smarter.
"Guard the original spot, Shadow Ball barrage on the landing point!"
He couldn't be completely led by the nose by the opponent!
Over time, the sensory misleading effect of Kinesis weakened. This time, Specter's Shadow Ball bombardment was significantly more accurate.
Of course, this was also because Specter gradually adapted to the interference.
In terms of combat experience, he was no less than the opposing LeBlanc!
"Mei, return!"
Facing Specter's barrage, Gwyneth finally chose to let Alakazam return to the original spot.
So this time, Specter wouldn't let her go!
"Pin her down with Shadow Tag!"
Teleport is just a minor move, a basic skill mastered by Alakazam in its initial Abra form. It couldn't break free from Shadow Tag.
No matter how the technique was expanded, it couldn't break free!
Simply put, the move's tier wasn't high enough.
Seeing this, the local commentator immediately got excited.
"Could this be an opportunity?!"
In the Kubfu livestream room, The Oracle also shouted excitedly: "Here it comes! This wave will be a checkmate!"
The Oracle shouted too fast this time, and his partner couldn't stop him.
In fact, the two players on the field were much calmer than the commentators.
Both sides knew clearly: it wouldn't be that simple to succeed!
First, Phantom Force tested out Kinesis;
Then, the Shadow Ball barrage forced out Distortion.
The probing and gaming between the two sides had just reached the second layer!
For the two top masters on the field, this layer was still shallow!
At present, the two were still in the stage of testing each other.
Shadow Tag couldn't be broken by Teleport, but Arthur knew the opponent must have other ways.
Sure enough, as soon as The Oracle finished speaking, Gwyneth immediately ordered: "Push away with Psychic, then use Ally Switch!"
Psychic here didn't refer to the move, but the innate psychic power of Alakazam, equivalent to a mage's basic attack.
The real key to breaking the situation was the move Ally Switch!
This was a high-level move with a tier sufficient to break Shadow Tag's blockade.
More importantly, this was also a signature move deeply developed by LeBlanc!
Others' Ally Switch involved coordination between teammates, but since Gwyneth became a singles player, her Alakazam always used a one-man Ally Switch!
Swish!
Alakazam disappeared instantly!
Only a spoon was left in place!
Before returning via Teleport just now, she had left a spoon at a distant location. And this time, the target of her Ally Switch was this spoon.
This was also a unique secret technique of LeBlanc: she could swap places with a marked spoon!
And as everyone knows: Mega Alakazam has no shortage of spoons.
The connected shadow was torn apart.
That wasn't all!
Before Specter could be disappointed, a huge force suddenly came from under his feet, instantly making him lose balance and fall backward.
"What happened?"
The commentator didn't react immediately to what was going on.
But the professional players in the rest area saw it clearly.
"Is this the effect of Shadow Tag being broken? That's not right. Shouldn't the ability owner be able to retract it in advance after the ability is broken?"
Shadow Tag's effect was equivalent to materializing the shadows of both sides into an elastic nylon rope, binding both sides so neither could leave the limit of this elasticity.
If the nylon rope was forcibly broken, it would naturally generate a huge pulling force in an instant.
In the past, the Blaze Team's double battle duo often used this ability to set up tactics. Enzo had a Gothitelle with the Shadow Tag ability, so they had a deep understanding of it.
But Enzo had never seen his Gothitelle tricked like this.
If the rope you tied breaks, don't you know to let go?
Arthur's Pokémon can't be stupid enough to be tricked by his own ability, right?
The next second, Forrest answered his question.
"It's not Gengar's problem, it's Alakazam! That Alakazam just copied Shadow Tag!"
Mega Alakazam's ability could also change after evolution!
Her new ability was Trace!
This time, she used the copied Shadow Tag to pull Specter back.
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