Chapter 609: The Tower of Lakes, Open

Regarding the contents of the trials on each floor of the Tower of Lakes, Su Hao had already obtained detailed information from the mouths of many.

To sum it up in one word: random!

There are the most common battles, as well as various types of knowledge quizzes.

There are gravity trials that test willpower and physical strength, and there are those who fall into illusions the moment they step inside.

The trials are diverse; although they seem very random, once the challengers pass a floor and look back, they find that the content was almost tailored to their own shortcomings.

Just like how Zhao Yunlan's academic grades were a total mess, which is why he encountered math problems.

Su Hao was very curious about what kind of trials he would encounter inside this magical giant tower.

When the time reached 7:30, Su Hao checked the water, electricity, and gas, then headed toward the Heart Lake Island with his neighbor Li Xiao, with whom he had agreed to set off together.

The villa area was not far from the shores of the Three Gods Lake.

Arriving at the lakeside, Su Hao released his Hisuian Braviary.

Li Xiao took out a Poké Ball and, with a wave of his hand, released a land dragon with a rather imposing aura—

Garchomp!

A mid-Professional rank, even stronger than Ceruledge. Is this the foundation Li Xiao possesses as the current ace of the Jiangcheng University team...

As a Ground + Dragon type Pokémon, Garchomp looks like it cannot fly, but in reality, its flight speed is astonishing.

The small, sharp scales on its body can reduce air resistance; as long as it assumes a jet-like posture, it can soar through the sky at rapid speeds.

"Roar—!"

As soon as Garchomp emerged from its Poké Ball, its cold and sharp gaze locked onto the Hisuian Braviary. Its sharp claws collided repeatedly, sparking, looking very much like it wanted to have a fight with the Hisuian Braviary.

Even though the Hisuian Braviary was at a disadvantage in strength, it still glared back fearlessly.

If it took a single step back today, it wouldn't be worthy of the name "Warrior of the Sky"!

The atmosphere instantly became tense, and just as a battle seemed about to break out, Iron Fist intervened.

Two crisp sounds of knuckles rapping against heads rang out, and both Garchomp and the Hisuian Braviary shrank their necks with aggrieved expressions.

"Why are you so hot-tempered early in the morning?"

"How many times have I told you, don't be so aggressive when you're not battling!"

The lecturing voices of Su Hao and Li Xiao rang out. Both Pokémon glared at each other resentfully, then timidly shrank their heads.

Seeing this, Su Hao retracted his fist with a calm expression.

Li Xiao looked at Su Hao, whose expression hadn't changed at all, in disbelief, then quietly hissed.

Garchomp's head is truly made of iron, not to mention those scales.

Throwing that punch, he had taken at least 50% of the damage back as recoil.

Painful as it was, they couldn't afford to waste time.

Li Xiao took a set of riding gear from the large backpack on his back and put it on Garchomp, then looked at Su Hao, who was preparing to mount the Hisuian Braviary directly, and asked:

"Aren't you going to put on gear? Be careful not to get thrown off!"

Su Hao shook his head. During this time, he had practiced flying with the Hisuian Braviary while carrying a passenger; as long as they didn't fly too fast, it was fine without gear.

Besides, his own physical fitness was decent, and he was better at maintaining balance than the average person, so he wouldn't be thrown off.

Su Hao said confidently: "It's fine, I have it under control."

"... Alright then."

Seeing this, Li Xiao didn't say much more. He flipped onto Garchomp and secured himself to the gear. Seeing that Su Hao was also ready, he patted Garchomp's back and said: "Take off!"

"Roar—!"

Garchomp let out a high-pitched dragon roar, then gave the Hisuian Braviary a provocative look and flew vertically into the sky!

"Skree—!"

Red tic-tac-toe veins popped up on the Hisuian Braviary's head. Feeling that Su Hao was seated firmly on its back, flowing wind wrapped directly around its wings; it was clearly using the Tailwind move.

"Wait a minute... Brav—!"

Suddenly, Su Hao had a bad premonition.

Before he could finish his sentence, accompanied by Li Xiao's exclamation in the sky, the Hisuian Braviary arrived in the air in the blink of an eye.

... in the blink of an eye, arrived in the air.

The two Pokémon refused to yield to each other, and thus began a flight race in the sky.

Su Hao's side was barely holding up; the Hisuian Braviary was just flying using Tailwind.

Li Xiao's side was miserable; Garchomp's flight speed was just a fraction slower than the Hisuian Braviary's.

Without a move like Dragon Dance to boost speed, it could only physically chase the Hisuian Braviary under the effect of Tailwind.

Not long after, although the two Pokémon were competing in speed, they hadn't forgotten their destination.

Under the shade of a tree, Li Xiao was vomiting rainbows.

Su Hao was patting his back helplessly, telling him to take it easy and recover.

"Blegh... Garchomp... you just wait, when we get back, I'm definitely going to give you a good lesson!"

After Li Xiao finished vomiting rainbows, he looked angrily at the guilty-looking Garchomp.

It was a good thing he had prepared gear and specifically secured himself; otherwise, he would have been thrown off by Garchomp today!

Even someone as good-tempered as him was a bit angry at this moment.

"Eh... Vice-Captain and Junior Su Hao? What happened to you two?"

Suddenly, a female voice interrupted Li Xiao's outburst.

The two looked back, and it was actually Xu Qin, whom Su Hao had fought just a few days ago!

Isn't it only the school team starters who can enter the tower today?

Li Xiao saw the clearly confused look in Su Hao's eyes, took a deep breath to calm his emotions, and then explained: "The selection results only came out last night. After a comprehensive evaluation, Senior Xu Qin was selected to be promoted to a starter."

Su Hao suddenly realized. He wasn't sure about their overall strength, but among the three, he personally felt that Xu Qin's ace was indeed a bit stronger.

The wild Pokémon on Heart Lake Island remained in their usual leisurely state. When the three of them arrived together at the ancient-looking Heart Lake Tower, it was exactly eight o'clock.

Su Hao looked at the Heart Lake Tower and felt that it hadn't changed much since Zhao Yunlan brought him here last time.

No energy was surging into the sky, nor was it glowing.

The school team members, led by Mu Yao, arrived one after another after them, and then Coach Zhao Yunze stood before everyone with a middle-aged woman Su Hao was seeing for the first time.

"Gulp..."

Zhao Yunlan, who had been joking around, quickly became obedient and stood straight after the middle-aged woman glared at him.

Su Hao suspiciously hid his gaze to observe for a moment, and finally, he searched his memory to find out who this well-maintained, noble-looking middle-aged woman was.

Zhao Caiwei, the principal of Jiangcheng University.

But what was her relationship with Zhao Yunlan? They shared a surname; surely they couldn't be mother and son?

Before he could think further, Zhao Caiwei clapped her hands gently, and a Pokémon appeared silently before everyone without anyone noticing.

Su Hao's pupils constricted.