Chapter 20

"What a coincidence, I'm number B5919. It's probably some behind-the-scenes manipulation by the school."

"Oh, there are our seats; let's hurry over."

Since Su Yu and Yan Ruyue had consecutive admission ticket numbers, their seats were also adjacent.

After Su Yu sat down, a voice tinged with anger rang out.

"I didn't expect we would meet again."

The voice sounded somewhat familiar to Su Yu; he looked up.

This person was none other than Ke Ke Haoxuan from Cloud Sea City No. 2 Middle School, whom Su Yu had previously encountered at the Western Suburbs Power Plant.

At this moment, Ke Ke Haoxuan was staring at Su Yu with an expression of indignation.

"Your name is Su Yu, right? I said before that I'd make you regret it during the Spirit Beast Entrance Exam. Now you're finished!"

"Stealing the aggro of the Kitten Monster—I'll remember this!"

"Su Yu, do you know him?" Yan Ruyue beside him asked curiously.

"Not really; we just met once at the Western Suburbs Power Plant. You can ignore him."

Su Yu explained indifferently.

Su Yu hadn't feared Ke Ke Haoxuan before, and he certainly didn't fear him now.

To be honest, if Ke Ke Haoxuan hadn't taken the initiative to speak up, Su Yu might have already forgotten about him.

Seeing that Su Yu had no intention of even acknowledging him, Ke Ke Haoxuan's face turned red; he pointed at Su Yu before angrily returning to his seat.

Soon, all the students participating in the Spirit Beast Entrance Exam had arrived.

Ruan Zhi, the Director of Education for Cloud Sea City, stepped forward to announce:

"Today, the Cloud Sea City Spirit Beast Entrance Exam officially begins! I hope all students remain true to their original aspirations and forge ahead."

"May everyone achieve satisfactory results."

With the announcement made, the Spirit Beast Entrance Exam officially commenced!

"Students with admission ticket numbers A1942 and A3183, please proceed to Competition Area A!"

"Students with admission ticket numbers B4312 and B4197, please proceed to Competition Area B!"

"Students with admission ticket numbers C8141 and C4105, please proceed to Competition Area C!"

Over the broadcast, information about the contestants was continuously announced.

If some students couldn't hear clearly, the match details were also displayed on the large screens surrounding the venue.

After some time, Su Yu finally faced his first match.

"Students with admission ticket numbers B5919 and B3104, please proceed to the competition area!"

"Good luck, Su Yu!" Before he left, Yan Ruyue cheered him on.

"Don't worry; I'll win easily." Su Yu waved his hand and walked toward Competition Area B.

Standing on the arena floor, Su Yu realized the experience here was completely different from being in the spectator stands.

The elevated platforms around were filled with student spectators; their gazes focused here, creating immense pressure.

Those with weaker nerves might cry outright.

However, this was precisely one of the exam's purposes: to cultivate a calm and composed character in students when facing danger.

If one panicked merely because others were watching, how could they ever become a Trainer?

Opposite Su Yu stood a short-haired young man wearing glasses, with a few pimples on his face.

Though he appeared somewhat nervous, he was not flustered.

"Both combatants are ready; the match begins!"

Following the referee's command,

both sides sent out their Spirit Beasts.

"Torchic." "Rattata."

026: First Victory, Followed by a Winning Streak!

Upon seeing that Su Yu had sent out one of the starter trio, the opponent's face immediately turned grim.

Since the Spirit Beast Entrance Exam only allowed the use of initial Spirit Beasts,

encountering a starter trio meant that an ordinary Spirit Beast simply couldn't compete.

Su Yu's opponent gritted his teeth; although he knew he might lose this match, he decided to charge forward anyway.

What if the opponent was just a paper tiger?

"Rattata, use Dig!"

"Torchic, don't give him the chance; use Flamethrower!"

Although both trainers issued their commands almost simultaneously, Rattata's speed clearly couldn't match Torchic's.

After hearing the command, it hesitated for two seconds.

It was obvious that it hadn't bonded well with its Trainer.

Upon hearing the command, Torchic immediately opened its mouth and exhaled a curtain of fiery red flames.

The flames, carrying a wave of heat, surged toward Rattata.

"Boom!"

The curtain of fire slammed heavily into Rattata.

After the flames subsided, only a charred black Rattata, incapable of continuing the battle, remained on the field.

[Torchic defeated Rattata, gaining 50 Experience Points!]

A one-hit knockout! This match concluded very quickly.

All the spectating audience were startled.

Although they had anticipated Torchic's victory ever since the Pokémon appeared,

they never expected it to one-shot knockout its opponent!

In the previous matches, starter Pokémon had appeared, but they were only slightly stronger than ordinary Pokémon.

Both sides still fought back and forth.

Never before had there been such a clear disparity in strength as now!

"Hiss, who is this person? Such formidable strength!"

"Damn, Rattata was actually one-shotted by him? What's going on?"

"His Torchic has already learned Ember; it looks very high-leveled. Is this really a starter Pokémon?"

The student contestants on the stage began discussing among themselves.

However, Su Yu paid no heed to others' discussions; as soon as the referee announced the result, he walked straight back to his seat.

"Congratulations on securing a winning start." Yan Ruyue's exquisite features bloomed into a smile, leaving the surrounding students dumbstruck.

"You can do it too. Their strength isn't that great."

Su Yu replied.

"Then I'll borrow your auspicious words," Yan Ruyue said with a playful smile.

Soon after, it was Yan Ruyue's turn to compete.

Just as Su Yu had said, Yan Ruyue's opponent's Pokémon was a very ordinary Pidgey.

Although it held out for a while against Yan Ruyue's Vulpix, it ultimately suffered defeat.

In the subsequent matches, many others enacted scripts where ordinary Pokémon overturned starter Pokémon.

This drew cheers from many spectators.

However, when ordinary Pokémon competed against starter Pokémon, they still faced more losses than wins.

This was unavoidable.

Su Yu continued observing the arena; up to this point, he had not discovered many opponents worth anticipating.

Indeed, just as he had predicted, in the next few matches, Su Yu bulldozed through with overwhelming force.

[Torchic defeated Oddish, gaining 60 experience points!]

[Torchic defeated Spearow, gaining 50 experience points!]

[Torchic defeated Caterpie, gaining 40 experience points!]