Chapter 23

[Name: Mudkip (Water)]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: LV.10 (Novice)]

[Ability: Torrent (When HP is low, the power of Water-type moves increases.)]

[Potential: Gym]

[IVs: HP (31), Attack (28), Special Attack (22), Defense (25), Special Defense (24), Speed (20)]

[Moves: Tackle, Growl, Water Gun, Rock Throw, Rock Smash, Supersonic]

[Description: It senses water currents with the fin on its head to understand its surroundings. It possesses the strength to lift rocks.]

Mudkip's level was not low either; at level 10, it stood out like a crane among chickens among the Pokémon in the entrance exam.

No wonder Wang Wang Jian was so confident; having a Mudkip significantly stronger than ordinary ones was indeed grounds for pride.

However, merely this would not pose much of a threat to Su Yu.

"This time, Torchic, we go all out!"

"Use Agility to close in on Mudkip!!"

This time, Su Yu did not intend to let Torchic hide its strength; today, he decided to let Torchic shine before everyone!

"What!?" Wang Wang Jian was somewhat shocked, "Your Torchic also knows Agility!?"

He had carefully observed all of Su Yu's previous matches and had never seen Torchic use the move Agility.

It seemed Su Yu had been hiding Agility all along!

"Hiss, I didn't expect Su Yu to have hidden his strength in yesterday's match?"

"It seems so; we haven't seen him use Agility before, and it's unlikely he just learned it."

"I didn't expect Su Yu to be hiding so deep; he's truly terrifying! Torchic is already fast, and adding Agility makes me dare not even imagine it!"

Amidst the astonished gazes of everyone, Torchic approached Mudkip as swiftly as a gust of wind.

"Yue!" Seeing Torchic suddenly appear beside him, Mudkip was also extremely surprised.

For a moment, it actually froze in place.

"Mudkip, use Supersonic to disrupt Torchic!"

[Supersonic: Emits special sound waves from the body to confuse the opponent.]

Wang Wang Jian immediately issued the command.

"Yue!" Hearing the command, Mudkip immediately prepared to open its mouth and emit Supersonic.

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

Su Yu had Torchic leverage its speed advantage, and Torchic unleashed Flamethrower first.

The flames transformed into a curtain of fire, directly engulfing Mudkip.

"Yue!" Mudkip's Supersonic was interrupted, and it was hit directly by Flamethrower, unable to suppress a cry of pain.

"Damn it!" Wang Wang Jian cursed under his breath; he never expected Su Yu's Torchic to be so troublesome.

He had thought that with his trained Mudkip, he could easily defeat Su Yu.

But he never expected to be met with such a rebuff!

"Mudkip, hang in there; use Water Gun to counterattack!"

Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, Wang Wang Jian immediately ordered Mudkip to attack.

"Torchic, dodge it directly!"

Although Mudkip's Water Gun would deal massive damage to Torchic, Su Yu was not afraid in the least.

No matter how powerful a move is, it must hit the opponent to matter!

Hearing its trainer's words, Mudkip's eyes filled with determination.

It even stopped caring about the wounds on its body.

It opened its mouth wide, and a Water Gun resembling a torrent shot forth from its jaws, flying straight toward Torchic.

However, Torchic had anticipated Mudkip's attack long ago.

In the blink of an eye, it vanished from its original spot.

Mudkip's Water Gun flew past the position where Torchic had just been.

It hit nothing at all.

030: Press forward, Torchic evolves! Combusken!

This was Torchic's speed-offense capability.

Leveraging the advantage brought by speed, Torchic could not only strike the opponent first but also swiftly dodge when the opponent's attack arrived.

My attacks hit you faster than yours can hit me, while your attacks cannot reach me.

Such a Torchic could be said to be nearly invincible.

As long as the opponent lacked large-scale AOE attacks, they could not harm Torchic!

After dodging Mudkip's attack, Torchic once again spat out a curtain of fire.

Another Flamethrower solidly struck Mudkip.

Mudkip let out a cry of pain.

Seeing this scene, Wang Wang Jian gritted his teeth.

"Referee, I surrender!"

Hearing Wang Wang Jian's words, the referee paused for a moment, then immediately declared the victory.

Wang Wang Jian walked up to Su Yu.

"Your Torchic's tactic is truly shameless; it can keep kiting others while they cannot hit you."

"I concede this match; continuing to fight will only cause the Mudkip more harm."

"However, if we meet again in the next tournament, the victor will absolutely be me!"

After Wang Wang Jian finished speaking, he recalled his Mudkip and took it away for treatment.

"This Wang Wang Jian is quite impressive; he sees the situation clearly, concedes when he knows he cannot win, and still preserves his strength for the upcoming battles."

The recruitment officers stationed high up began discussing this among themselves.

"Indeed, there are too many people in this world who cannot read the situation; being able to admit defeat is itself a remarkable ability."

"We, East Sea University, want this Wang Wang Jian."

East Sea University is a higher education institution ranked around ninth in the Xia Kingdom.

Their recruitment officers also knew that talents like Su Yu were basically snatched up by the universities ranked in the top three.

Institutions ranked lower like theirs mostly recruited students like Wang Wang Jian, who had lost their battles.

"I can only say that this Su Yu keeps surprising me more and more; he actually had his Torchic hide the move Agility just yesterday."

"Many people probably did not expect his Torchic to have this skill; they likely do not know how to handle this match."

"Yes, without any area-of-effect skills, one can only be worn down to death by the Torchic, with no strength left to fight back."

The others began praising Su Yu one after another.

They had thought yesterday represented Su Yu's limit, but they never expected he still had a trick up his sleeve!

The audience was also buzzing with discussion.

"Su Yu is probably going to take the championship! I do not believe anyone can defeat his Torchic."

"I think so too; his Torchic is simply too strong."

"Sigh, someone needs to dampen his spirits; could he really win consecutive matches all the way to the championship?"

"Heh? Who could dampen Su Yu's spirits? It would be good enough just to last against him."

Not long after Su Yu returned to his seat, Yan Ruyue also faced her match.

This time, her opponent's Pokémon was also one of the starter three, sharing the same attribute as the Fire Fox.

It was a Cyndaquil.

Although Yan Ruyue's dream was to become a Coordinator, her academic performance at school had always been excellent.

Her grasp of Trainer skills was not poor either.

Therefore, after a bitter struggle, Yan Ruyue also secured victory.

After that came the losers' bracket matches, where the top twelve would be determined to revive and join the subsequent competitions.

Thus, the next event to proceed was the Round of 32.