Chapter 46

Facing the oncoming rubber balls, the Combusken remained utterly steady, like a battle-hardened general.

He did not choose to dodge early; instead, he waited until the rubber balls were about to touch him before evading with slight movements of his limbs.

Doing this not only saved considerable stamina but also gave off a particular sense of beauty.

It looked as if the rubber balls were dodging the Combusken!

The Combusken was like a dancer walking on the edge of a blade.

"Swish, swish, swish."

Very quickly, the Combusken perfectly dodged all the rubber balls.

It seemed the Combusken was dodging even more easily.

After watching the entire process, Hong Wu couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "Hiss, this Combusken is no simple creature either."

"Not only does he possess great talent for speed, but his observational skills are also excellent. For some reason, after each dodge, the Combusken feels faster and faster to me."

"Such performance from a Pokémon is comparable even to my main force Pokémon."

Having initially observed Su Yu's two Pokémon, Hong Wu could only sigh with emotion.

Su Yu's Pokémon were not as poor as he had imagined; on the contrary, they were extremely talented!

However, where the upper limits of Su Yu's two Pokémon lay became a question in Hong Wu's mind.

He watched on with great anticipation.

"Well done, Combusken." Su Yu gave the Combusken a thumbs-up.

"Cha-mo!" The Combusken responded joyfully.

"Of course, Shinx's performance just now was also very good."

Su Yu did not forget to encourage the Shinx as well.

"Meow~" The Shinx displayed a happy, blissful expression.

Su Yu adjusted the machine's setting to Level Two.

"Next, Shinx will go up again; is that no problem?"

"Meow!" The Shinx nimbly leaped into the preparation area.

He looked full of fighting spirit!

"Ready, begin!"

The speed at Level Two was indeed much faster than at Level One.

By rough estimate, it was about 0.5 times faster than Level One.

Do not underestimate this 0.5 multiplier; the difficulty rises geometrically.

It is like when a boy runs one thousand meters versus eight hundred meters.

Although there is only a half-lap difference on the track, the perceived difficulty doubles!

For eight hundred meters, one can run a steady lap and then sprint a lap to finish, but that extra half-lap in the one thousand meters feels like an impassable chasm.

Facing the rubber balls this time, the Shinx was no longer as relaxed and carefree as he had been at Level One.

His dodging movements needed to be more agile, and his reaction speed had to be faster.

"Swish, swish, swish."

Once the rubber balls finished firing, the Shinx stopped in the preparation area.

This time, he still passed the training perfectly.

Beads of sweat appeared on his body, and he began to pant.

Clearly, the dodging just now had consumed considerable energy for the Shinx.

"You've worked hard, Shinx."

Su Yu led the Shinx aside to rest.

Without delay, he began the Combusken's training.

"Combusken, you also saw how Shinx fared; do not be careless."

Su Yu gave a reminder, then activated the machine.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Once again, rubber balls shot out from the cannon barrels one by one.

This time, it was the Combusken facing them.

The Combusken narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze burning like torches as he fixedly watched the incoming rubber balls.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

One rubber ball after another flew over, and the Combusken once again shifted his limbs.

This time, he still evaded the attacks coming from all directions with brief movements.

Although he looked slightly strained, he was still within the range of being able to cope.

Very quickly, the Combusken once again dodged all the rubber balls.

After completing the task, the Combusken also began to pant lightly.

"Both of you performed very well! So, shall we continue to challenge the upcoming Third Level?"

Su Yu asked aloud.

The Third Level was prepared for training Pokémon of Elite strength.

There was a high probability that both the Shinx and the Combusken would fail.

Upon hearing Su Yu's words, both Pokémon nodded seriously.

They both expressed their determination: to continue challenging the Third Level!

"Good, then after a short rest, we will challenge the Third Level."

Su Yu also decided to respect the wishes of the two Pokémon.

After Shinx and Combusken had fully recovered their stamina, Su Yu adjusted the machine's difficulty to Level Three.

This time, Shinx stepped up first once again.

"Ready? Here comes Level Three!"

With that said, Su Yu pressed the button!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

This time, the rubber balls shot forward like arrows, rushing swiftly toward the Pokémon ahead.

A single slip would surely result in being struck by a rubber ball!

The speed at Level Three had clearly increased again, reaching twice the velocity of Level One!!

At this moment, Shinx also gathered all his focus.

He pushed his speed to the absolute limit.

Once more, Shinx moved with incredible agility!

He leaped and bounded, shifting his body's posture, using every conceivable stance to dodge the barrage of rubber balls.

Yet this time, after all the rubber balls missed their mark, Shinx had already collapsed onto the ground, utterly spent.

His limbs felt weak, and his body was covered in beads of sweat.

At the same time, he panted heavily, clearly having exhausted every ounce of his strength.

061: Combusken Challenges Level Four Difficulty!

Shinx had perfectly cleared the Level Three training, but it was evident that this was his limit.

"Well done, Shinx."

Su Yu walked over to Shinx and picked him up.

"Meow." Though his limbs were limp, Shinx still rubbed his head against Su Yu's body.

After carrying Shinx to the rest area, Su Yu returned to the machine once more.

"Your Shinx has excellent potential," Hong Wu remarked at this point.

Even his own main Pokémon had only managed such a performance during their training back then.

It was foreseeable that Su Yu's Shinx would definitely become his ace Pokémon in the future.

"Of course, after all, Shinx is the Pokémon I chose."

Su Yu said with great pride.

Next, the training shifted to Combusken.