Chapter 98: Sirfetch'd!
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In the afternoon,
The venues for competitive sports matches in Kandor were packed, and the ticket supply for tens of thousands of people was scarce, so there was a lot of commotion inside and outside the venue.
For a professional competition, it's truly rare to arouse such enthusiasm.
The applause at the venue was deafening, and tens of thousands of spectators rhythmically and uniformly banged their cheer sticks, staring at the countdown on the big screen.
Even though the competition had reached the semifinals and most schools had been eliminated, students from these schools were still cheering for the players.
At the same time, countless people eagerly awaited this moment in front of their televisions.
When the countdown reached zero, the host's voice sounded.
"Everyone, welcome to the final stage of the individual competition of the freshman student exchange tournament!" the host said loudly and enthusiastically.
"The two sides about to fight are Bin Dragneel and Azalea Percovich from Metropolis University!"
"Next, let's invite the players from both sides to take the stage!"
Amid deafening cheers, Bin and Azalea appeared on the stage simultaneously.
Bin wore a fitted suit, his hair sleekly styled, and with a confident smile on his face, he waved to the audience in all directions.
Azalea's face was indifferent; she walked alone amidst the warm cheers and silently took her seat in command.
Bruce stayed in the players' lounge, watching the TV and observing the two's performance.
For Metropolis University, an internal battle was inevitable.
As for Bin facing Azalea, it was already the best outcome.
At school, Bin and Azalea were members of the school team and often had friendly sparring sessions, with wins and losses exchanged between them.
But now that they were facing each other, no matter who won the final victory, they would continue to advance in the name of Metropolis University.
Secondly, there wasn't much suspense for Bruce facing Kristin, and Mr. Rodriguez would surely meet the winner on the other side in the finals.
This way, the finals would become an internal war for Metropolis University.
This was the perfect script.
The battle started quickly, and Bin sent out Tyrunt to deal with Azalea's Espeon.
After a fierce battle, Tyrunt achieved a tragic victory, barely holding on.
Azalea sent out Gothorita to defeat Tyrunt, and Bin then deployed his trump card Pokemon, Gabite.
In several intense confrontations, Gabite roared to the sky, defeated Gothorita, and secured the semifinal victory for Bin.
Since then, Bin defeated Azalea and moved closer to the finals!
Bruce watched Bin on the screen, his eyes reflecting the scene of Bin leaning against the wall a few nights ago, issuing a challenge statement to him.
Bin had done it, successfully reaching the final stage, waiting to challenge Bruce.
Bruce smiled, stood up, and prepared to head to the battlefield.
"Everyone, the brief break is over.
"Next, let us warmly welcome the two contestants in the upcoming match!"
"They are Kristin Runnels Ditto from Southern Fairbay University and Bruce Bayne from Metropolis University!" Amid thunderous applause, the host held the microphone in hand and spoke passionately.
The cheers echoed like a tidal wave outside. Bruce stood in the shadow of the contestants' passage with his eyes closed, and when he heard the host's voice, he chuckled softly.
After a moment, Bruce opened his deep black eyes, and the three pairs of eyes beside him also looked forward.
The slender Blaziken stood impressively next to Bruce.
Behind Bruce were the silver Metang and the billowing, white-dressed Gardevoir, radiating its psychic energy field in all directions.
Bruce snapped his fingers, and Metang and Gardevoir turned into a ray of red light and flew back to their Poke Balls.
Bruce glanced sideways at Blaziken beside him, nodded slightly, and then slowly walked out of the contestants' passage. The sun set, dispelling the shadow from his face.
Bruce stood on the green field, smiling, and raised his hands to greet the audience in all directions.
Blaziken stood beside him, its blue eyes scanning intently, drawing the attention of thousands of spectators.
Suddenly, several cameras aimed at Bruce and Blaziken beside him, and the sound of shutters echoed one after another.
In the first row of the audience,
Liam sat upright, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, watching Bruce on the field.
Bin crossed his arms and smiled, "Blaziken is out...
"It's a good show to watch."
Countless spectators sat upright, leaned forward, and tried their best to observe Blaziken beside Bruce, wanting to scrutinize it more closely.
In fact, there was no need for such scrutiny—the ability to evolve from Combusken to Blaziken already demonstrated its strength.
Malcolm stared at the calm Bruce, clenched his fists silently, and said in a low voice, "Is this the Blaziken...?"
All the players knew that Bruce's most important trump card was the Combusken that broke into the Professional level a month and a half ago.
But at this moment, Combusken had evolved into Blaziken—how much had its strength improved in leaps and bounds?
Amidst the warm cheers, Kristin slowly emerged from the players' passage on the other side.
She wore a martial arts uniform, her eyes firm, her expression calm.
At the Endsville City Combat Gym,
A group of disciples stared intently at the giant screen not far away, their horses advancing. Sweat dripped from their foreheads, yet they still cheered.
Even though this little junior sister's combat achievements had already surpassed theirs.
The two slowly walked to their respective command seats, staring at each other from afar.
Looking at Bruce in front of her, Kristin's eyes flickered slightly, and she nodded slightly.
"Thank you."
Bruce smiled and said, "It's okay. Blaziken will also fight with everything it has."
"Blaziken!"
Blaziken stood beside Bruce, a faint flame emerging from its wrist.
The two spoke no more, silently waiting for the referee's signal.
At the same time, the entire venue gradually calmed down, and the noise slowly faded.
The referee walked to the center of the field, looked around, and said loudly, "The rules are 2v2. If any Pokemon loses its fighting ability first, the game will end."
After reading the rules, the referee looked at the two, raised the flag, and said:
"Players on both sides, please..."
Kristin held the enlarged Poke Ball in her palm, ready to go. Blaziken stepped forward toward the battlefield.
Suddenly, the referee lowered the flag and shouted:
"Begin the match!"
The heads of Bruce and Kristin appeared on the big screen, and the VS logo gleamed.
"Go ahead." Kristin threw a Poke Ball with a gleam in her eyes. "Sirfetch'd!"
The white light bloomed, and only the ranger with snow-white feathers, thick eyebrows, and large eyes landed on the field.
In Sirfetch'd's hand, it held a huge onion stalk, and in the other, a shield made of onion leaves.
Its body suddenly erupted with a powerful aura, like that of a warrior who had experienced many battles.
[Pokemon: Sirfetch'd (Fighting)
Ability: Steadfast
Qualification: Master
Level: Lv29 (Senior)]
Seeing this, the commentator shouted loudly: "Contestant Kristin still sent out Sirfetch'd, who performed very well a few days ago."
"Sirfetch'd, which evolved from the endangered Farfetch'd, has a calm personality and takes fighting with dignity as its creed.
"As for Bruce, he should choose Blaziken, who has never played.
"This Blaziken is very popular online, and countless netizens are speculating about its current specific strength.
"At this moment, in the semifinals stage of the Rookie Exchange Tournament, Bruce finally dispatched Blaziken."
After the words fell, Blaziken lightly leaped, jumping into the battlefield and facing the onion ranger on the opposite side.
The battle had officially begun!
"Ah!"
The snow-white Sirfetch'd with piercing eyes held a fragrant onion stalk and pointed it at Blaziken.
As a high-level member, Sirfetch'd dared to take the initiative to provoke Blaziken!
"By the way, if you cook this Onion Stick and Sirfetch'd together in a pot, will the flavor be more delicious?" Looking at the Sirfetch'd holding the Onion Stick, Bruce's thoughts began to drift involuntarily.
His thoughts passed as the battle officially began.
"First Impression," Kristin said calmly.
Sirfetch'd swung its long Onion Stick, and the wind blew the grass clippings around it.
The astonishing momentum made everyone present look sideways.
Immediately afterward, Sirfetch'd took a solid step and courageously charged toward Blaziken!
Duck, duck, duck, duck!
"This is First Impression.
The specially invited commentator from the competition committee adjusted his glasses and explained to the audience: "It's the most potent move among the ones already performed."
"Let's see how player Bruce handles it."
"What?"
"Bruce didn't give any command.
Accompanied by a puzzled light and hey, Bruce remained silent, standing still with his clothes fluttering, giving no command.
To be honest, with Blaziken's current strength, Bruce's command is completely unnecessary in the face of this level of battle.
Bruce just needs to watch the battle silently from the sidelines and leave the rest to Blaziken.
Blaziken looked at the imposing little man running towards him. His eyes were calm and he stood there motionless, as if he was waiting for the arrival of Congyou County.
"Ah!"
The imposing little man brandished his long onion stick, but before he could strike the onion stick, he was caught by Blaziken's claws.
"What!"
"Blaziken caught the Sirfetch'd onion stick!" The guide surveyed the scene, his eyes shrunk and he screamed passionately.
Suddenly, the place went into an uproar.
The scene that had just happened began to play in slow motion on the big screen. Blaziken remained still in the same spot, and when the onion stick was about to hit it, it stretched out its right paw and easily grabbed the onion stick.
All this went very smoothly, as if the Sirfetch'd had handed over the Onion Stick on its own initiative.
But the more so, the more the audience could understand the horror of this Blaziken.
"This is a total crush of strength..."
"A small detail reflects too much trouble, and the actions of the Sirfetch'ds have nothing to hide in Blaziken's eyes."
"Is this Bruce's real hidden card?"
Field,
Sirfetch'd held the onion stick, felt the enormous force continuously transmitted from the onion stick and sweated profusely.
The next second, Blaziken looked slightly at the onion ranger, his right leg and knee glowed with an intense white light, and he immediately kicked the onion ranger.
Sirfetch'd was hit head-on, his abdomen suddenly sank and he immediately flew backwards like a kite with a broken string.
One meter, two meters, five meters....
Boom!
Accompanied by the sound of 'dong', the Sirfetch'd fell heavily to the ground, at this moment its position was two meters away from the field.
Sirfetch'd didn't even have time to make a 'crack' sound, the darkness swallowed his consciousness
a breeze blew,
The place was silent.
Whether it was the audience present or countless netizens, everyone was stunned.
Seconds?
This is seconds?
Wasn't this green onion soldier very strong a few days ago? Why did it suddenly disappear?
Oh, it turns out Rival is Blaziken, all right.
The commentator was also stunned and after a long while he slowly said:
"Cough... Bruce's Blaziken is a bit beyond my understanding of freshman exchange competitions.
Let's take a look at the full replay of the game. "(Okay?)
Countless spectators came to their senses, looked at the giant screen and watched the replay of the battle.
At Kristin's command, the Sirfetch'd ran towards Blaziken, and Blaziken grabbed the onion stick, and it ended when Blaziken kicked the Sirfetch'd in the air.
It looks like there are four processes, but in reality the battles are all between Spark, and the time is extremely short.
At the end, the exact time of the match, 9.83 seconds, appeared on the big screen.
Deathly silence, only deathly silence in the place.
Pei Qian, who was sitting with Malcolm, looked at the big screen, opened his mouth, and finally said two words: ""
"Awesome.
Malcolm was stunned for a long time, he was suddenly a little grateful that Bruce didn't choose to send Blaziken when he was fighting Bruce.
"It's too fierce," someone exclaimed.
"I declare that post from a few days ago to be God!"
"It's too disgusting for Blaziken with that much strength to appear in the freshman exchange game, isn't it?"
"Referee, I'm going to report someone cheating!"
All sorts of problems seemed to have nothing to do with Kristin, she pulled out her Poke Ball to retrieve the Sirfetch'd, then lowered her head and smiled slightly, "Thank you for your hard work."
Immediately, Kristin raised her eyes and looked at Blaziken on the opposite side, her eyes flickered slightly and she seemed to remember the scene when Blaziken fought fiercely against Hawlucha.
-Lucario, I'll leave it to you next time," he said softly, the fighting spirit in his eyes growing more and more intense.
This is Kristin, a person who practices martial arts, and a person who never gives up.
Fairbay City,
"Your school is pretty unlucky too," William sighed, turned his head and said.
Emma smiled slightly and replied, "They're already awesome."
William, leaned back on the couch and continued, "Yes, this result is already very good for South Fairbay University."
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To be Continued
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