Seeing everyone sighing, Mu Li naturally didn't want to race against Mamoswine. He had seen this Pokémon many times; its linear speed was incredibly fast. Even if they were given a 15-second head start, it would be impossible to outrun it.
"Director Wang, if I complete the remaining 300 meters of ice track, can we proceed with the original plan?" Mu Li asked.
Wang Xiang was startled, looked at Mu Li, and subconsciously nodded, "Of course."
Mu Li immediately smiled, patted his chest, seemingly still scared, "You scared me to death. I thought I really had to race against Mamoswine."
Chichi asked curiously, "A Li, did you bring an Ice-type Pokémon?"
Mu Li shook his head, "No, Yangcheng isn't very suitable for Ice-type Pokémon to live in, so I didn't raise many at home. I only have a few in total, and I didn't bring them out this time."
"Then how will you create the ice track?"
Mu Li smiled mysteriously, without explaining, took a Poké Ball from his pocket, and directly summoned the Pokémon inside.
A red light flashed, and a pink Jigglypuff made a dazzling appearance.
As soon as Jigglypuff came out, it immediately jumped into Mu Li's arms to Charm, burying itself in his chest, unwilling to get up.
"Alright, Jigglypuff, do me a favor." Mu Li pointed to the straight track and explained, "We need to make a 500-meter long ice track. The rest is up to you."
"Bo Li~" Jigglypuff immediately puffed up its cheeks, clearly meaning: You don't call me out to play normally, but you only know to call me when you need something. Humph, I'm angry.
Mu Li quickly comforted it, "Alright, you can stay outside the whole time later. I won't put you back in."
Only then did Jigglypuff pout, and with a bit of tsundere pride, nodded and walked to the side of the ice track.
"Everyone, clear the path ahead." Mu Li shouted forward.
Although confused, everyone obeyed Mu Li's command and cleared the path in front of the ice track.
Seeing the others leave the ice track, Jigglypuff suddenly used Splash. Silver-white Ice-type energy began to condense on its small fist, and a silver-white fist gradually took shape.
"Bo Bo Li!"
With a loud shout from Jigglypuff, the silver-white fist directly smashed onto the road, and the ice layer spread outwards from the fist at a visible speed.
In the blink of an eye, all the visible parts of the road ahead were covered with a layer of ice.
"Oh!!!!" Everyone couldn't believe what they were seeing!
"Was that Ice Punch?"
"Was that Jigglypuff?"
"Am I hallucinating? Are you sure that was Ice Punch and not Blizzard?"
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PS: Ice Punch, an Ice-type move primarily focused on physical damage. Although it's an Ice-type move, it contains less Ice-type energy and mainly relies on physical strikes to damage opponents.
Blizzard: One of the Ice-type ultimate moves, rich in extremely powerful Ice-type energy, capable of instantly freezing opponents.
Mu Li estimated the distance, called Jigglypuff back, casually placed it on his head, and asked Wang Xiang, "Director Wang, is this enough now?"
Wang Xiang's mouth twitched. With that one punch, 500 meters was probably an understatement.
"Enough, enough." Wang Xiang came back to his senses and immediately nodded.
"That's good. Shall we proceed with the original plan then?" Mu Li confirmed, still a little unsure.
The character of these older brothers really made him a bit uneasy.
Wang Xiang didn't care about such suspicions, "Since there's an ice track, let's stick to the original plan."
After Mu Li ran back to the team, Wang Xiang winked at the cameramen, signaling if they had captured everything just now.
The cameramen gave an OK gesture.
Wang Xiang then relaxed, his mouth already stretched to his ears, "Haha, haha, if this footage gets out, our show is going to explode!"
Chichi and the others also came to their senses and looked at Wang Xiang's expression with disdain.
However, they also understood why Wang Xiang was acting this way.
This season's "Wu Ha" filming had put too much pressure on Wang Xiang; his hair had visibly turned much whiter. Although everyone knew, it was difficult for them to help, so they could only work hard on filming and creating show effects.
But they didn't expect Mu Li to come this season. Putting everything else aside, just that one punch earlier gave "Wu Ha" the most explosive opening, not to mention Togekiss's opening.
Chichi couldn't help but exclaim, "A Li is truly a lucky star!"
Filming continued, but everyone no longer underestimated the young man in his early twenties. Just that Jigglypuff, which looked like a mascot on his head, with one punch, these people would have been wiped out on the spot.
Deng Fei and the others were veterans in the entertainment industry and naturally knew the implications of that move. Although they had many questions, they could only wait until after filming ended to ask.
The seven people completely ignored Wang Xiang now and gathered in a circle to discuss.
Chichi: "My Blastoise is quite fast on ice, so it can be the first leg."
Deng Fei: "Electivire also adapts well to ice, so I'll be the second leg."
Fan Yizhi: "My Blaziken might slow us down. How about I go first? I can jump hard at the start and then slide to the second leg."
Chichi: "Okay, then I'll go third."
Jie Ni: "Then what about me? My Pidgeot can fly, but it's very slow to take off."
Everyone fell into thought.
Jie Ni's Pidgeot's takeoff and flight speeds were relatively slow, which would definitely cost them a lot of time.
Mu Li stared at Pidgeot's tail, his eyes lit up, "How about we do this!"
Mu Li explained his plan, and Jie Ni's Pidgeot's expression suddenly changed: Human, do you want to hear what you're saying? Are these words a human would say?
Chichi looked at Jie Ni with a sly expression and said gently, "Don't worry, Jie Ni, I'll be very gentle."
After discussing, everyone officially began the challenge.
3... 2... 1, Go!
With the referee's shout, Blaziken, carrying Fan Yizhi, shot out like an arrow from a bowstring, using the starting pedal. Blaziken's speed was so fast that it formed a red and yellow streak on the ice, reaching the 100-meter mark instantly.
Compared to Blaziken's extreme burst power, Mamoswine's burst power was much weaker, but the ice track was its home turf.
Ice-type energy erupted beneath Mamoswine, and using the recoil from the energy, Mamoswine's speed became faster and faster.
Fortunately, Blaziken's burst bought everyone a lot of time. Blaziken directly collided with Electivire, and the handover was completed the moment they touched. Electivire, using Blaziken's push, immediately reached its top speed.
However, Electivire is not a Pokémon known for its speed. Even at its fastest, the distance between it and Mamoswine was getting closer and closer.
"Go, Electivire!" Deng Fei kept encouraging Electivire from behind, and Electivire immediately unleashed its full potential.
Volt Charge!
Electivire was instantly enveloped in lightning. Its speed, which had already reached its limit, increased even further, not losing out to Mamoswine in the slightest.
Only no one noticed the pitiful Deng Fei behind Electivire. At this moment, Deng Fei was completely numb, his hair stood on end, and white smoke was coming from his mouth.
Electivire directly handed the baton to Blastoise. Under the attack of Volt Charge, Blastoise curled into a ball, like a curling stone, and was directly knocked flying by Electivire.
The friction between the shell and the ice was too small, so Blastoise had to stick its limbs out of its shell to stabilize its position.
Blastoise's speed at this point was not inferior to Mamoswine's, but the difference between them was only about 50 meters.
Jie Ni, in the fourth leg, watched the sliding Blastoise with extreme nervousness, unable to help but swallow.
Go, Pidgeot! You can do it!
The moment Blastoise made contact, it shoved the baton directly into Pidgeot's feathers. Immediately after, under Blastoise's Tackle, Pidgeot didn't take off, but instead chose to slide on the ice.
However, Pidgeot's weight was simply too heavy. Even with Blastoise's push, Pidgeot's speed became slower and slower.
"Now, Blastoise!" Chichi suddenly shouted.
Blastoise dug its four limbs into the ice, and Water-type energy began to condense in the two cannons on its shell. The next moment, two incredibly powerful streams of water shot out from the muzzles.
"Maximum Power Hydro Pump!"
The two Hydro Pumps directly hit Pidgeot, and Pidgeot's speed sharply increased. However, even with the assistance of Hydro Pump, Pidgeot's speed still couldn't keep up with the sliding Mamoswine.
By the time Pidgeot handed off to Togekiss, Mamoswine had already overtaken Togekiss.
"It's over, it's over." Seeing this scene, everyone felt a sense of despair.
Mamoswine's sliding speed on the ice was simply too fast. A distance of 100 meters would probably only take 2 or 3 seconds. This amount of time was probably not enough for a flying Pokémon to take off.
The moment Togekiss received the baton, its two huge wings flapped suddenly, and its body appeared 10 meters away, subtly catching up to the sliding Mamoswine.
Under everyone's astonished gaze, a blue and white flying energy gradually condensed around Togekiss, directly enveloping Togekiss's body.
"Go, Togekiss! Sky Attack!"
Togekiss transformed into a blue and white beam of light, covering 100 meters in an instant. At this point, Mamoswine was still 50 meters away from the final destination.
"Success!" Mu Li dismounted from Togekiss and skipped towards his other companions.
"That was amazing, A Li!" Chichi hugged Mu Li tightly, rubbing Mu Li's hair vigorously.
The others rushed over, hugging each other and cheering joyfully.
"Amazing! I can't believe we succeeded on our first try!"
"I was so scared, that Mamoswine was just too fast!"
"Everyone performed so well."
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Feeling everyone's joy, their Pokémon also began to jump around.
Chichi and Deng Fei, the older members, even pranced around smugly in front of Wang Xiang.
Wang Xiang didn't know what to say at this point. According to his predictions, these guys shouldn't have succeeded on the first try.
He had planned that after these guys tried many times and still failed, he would have them perform some acts to lower the success conditions. But unexpectedly, these people actually succeeded on the first try, and it was an overwhelming success, leaving him no way to renege.
"How about it, Director Wang? Time to eat, right?" Chichi continued to gloat.
Wang Xiang gritted his teeth and said, "Doesn't count, doesn't count. Who knew Togekiss would fly so fast? That's cheating! How can something running on the ground outrun something flying in the sky?"