Chapter 72

[Name: Luxio]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: LV.29 (Elite)]

[Ability: Intimidate (Intimidates opponents upon entering battle, causing them to flinch and lowering their Attack)]

[Potential: Champion]

[Individual Values: HP (31), Attack (31), Special Attack (31), Defense (31), Special Defense (31), Speed (31)]

[Moves: Tackle, Leer, Charge, Bite, Spark, Thunder Fang, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Swift, Double Team, Iron Tail, Light Screen, Protect]

[Description: Its electrified claws are its pride and joy as weapons. Possessing a benevolent heart, it shares the spoils of its hunts with its companions.]

Luxio was already a level 29 Pokémon, merely one step away from the Gym Leader level!

Liu Yan felt alert in her heart, yet she still issued her command.

"Ambipom, use Fury Swipes!"

Ambipom shook its head and pulled itself together.

Its originally cheerful expression turned serious; it extended all three of its hands and rushed straight toward the opposing Luxio.

"Luxio, finish him off, use Thunderbolt!"

"Meow-ao!" Luxio cried out loudly, after which lightning-like energy erupted from its entire body.

"Crackle, crackle!" The sound of thunder and lightning appeared around Luxio, its body having turned completely golden yellow!

"Hiss!" Luxio discharged all its energy, launching an attack directly at Ambipom.

Although Ambipom's speed was fast, how could it possibly be faster than Luxio's Thunderbolt!?

Ambipom was still halfway there when it was struck directly by Thunderbolt!

"Zzzzt, zzzzt!" The sound of electric current constantly rang out from Ambipom's body.

It seemed to have been heavily electrocuted; white smoke could even be seen rising from its body.

After spitting out a puff of white smoke, the completely numb Ambipom collapsed to the ground!

[Luxio defeated Ambipom, gaining 150 experience points!]

Another one-hit knockout!

All the spectators were shocked once again.

They had not expected that Su Yu, switching to a different Pokémon without using Combusken, could still one-shot the opponent!

What terrifying strength was this!

Among the freshman group, it could be said that Su Yu had almost no rivals!

The crowd in the stands cheered for Su Yu once again!

"Su Yu! Su Yu!"

……

Liu Yan, in the center of the arena, seeing her Ambipom one-shot knocked out, was not surprised.

After all, Su Yu's Luxio did not look simple.

So she recalled Ambipom into its Poké Ball and sent out her second Pokémon.

"Go, Houndour."

A black figure stood on the battlefield, exposing two fangs; it was indeed the canine Pokémon Houndour.

"Woof!"

As soon as Houndour appeared, it began barking at the opposing Luxio.

"Very good, Houndour, that's the spirit, use Smog!"

Seeing Houndour so spirited, Liu Yan was very happy.

She decided to have Houndour restrict Luxio.

But Su Yu would not give her such an opportunity!

With such a gap in strength, anything done would be futile!

Su Yu directly gave his order.

"Luxio, use Thunder!"

"Meow-woof!"

Luxio stomped its four paws on the ground; with a crack, a clap of thunder rang out in the sky!

"Crack, crack!" Lightning and thunder in the sky continued to brew, emitting crackling sounds.

At that moment, the opposing Houndour opened its mouth and spat out a cloud of gray-purple smoke.

It looked extremely filthy and might even be poisonous.

However, just as the smoke emerged, the falling thunderbolt struck down!

"Boom!"

A golden-yellow lightning bolt fell directly from the sky, looking as if the Thunder God was enraged!

This lightning bolt was over half a meter thick, its momentum incredibly terrifying!

With a "Hiss!", the lightning bolt struck Houndour squarely!

"Woof!" Houndour let out a miserable cry.

"Houndour, are you okay?" Liu Yan shouted with some worry.

However, the thunder vanished, and the electric light dissipated.

Houndour had already lost the ability to battle!

[Luxio defeated Houndour, gaining 180 experience points!]

[Luxio has sufficient experience and has leveled up to Lv30!]

[Luxio has reached the required level and has evolved into Luxray!]

Unlike the wretched-looking Houndour, Su Yu's Luxio emitted a white light of evolution immediately after defeating its opponent!

"It's evolving!"

Liu Yan watched the Luxio surrounded by white light in astonishment.

Amidst the radiance, the Luxio swelled from a height of just over half a meter to two meters tall!

Its imposing aura became increasingly terrifying!

As the light dissipated, a Pokémon with an entirely new appearance appeared before everyone!

Its jet-black fur grew even denser, completely enveloping its forelimbs.

The four-pointed yellow star at the tip of its tail shone with even more dazzling brilliance!

The white portions of its eyes had turned entirely blood-red; paired with its golden pupils, it looked immensely majestic!

Its appearance had leaped from that of a rather immature kitten to that of a domineering lion!

"Awooo!!"

Luxray stomped its foot and let out a mighty roar in the center of the arena!!

The shockwaves of its voice seemed to suppress all sound from the spectator stands with just this one Pokémon!

"Hello, Luxray."

Su Yu looked at the Luxray, which now resembled a male lion, and spoke happily.

"Awooo." Luxray turned its head and nodded to Su Yu.

At this moment, it had completely shed its immaturity and appeared incredibly mature.

It would absolutely become a great partner for Su Yu!

[Name: Luxray]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: Lv.30 (Elite)]

[Ability: Intimidate (Lowers the opponent's Attack upon entering battle)]

[Potential: Champion]

[IVs: HP (31), Attack (31), Sp. Atk (31), Defense (31), Sp. Def (31), Speed (31)]

[Moves: Tackle, Leer, Charge, Bite, Spark, Thunder Fang, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Swift, Double Team, Iron Tail, Light Screen, Protect, Electric Terrain, Discharge, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Agility, Psychic Fangs, Iron Tail, Superpower]

[Description: They form packs led by a single male. Legend says that when their eyes shine with golden light, they can see through everything in the world.]

At this moment, Liu Yan, facing the Luxray in the center of the arena, felt a bitter smile rise in his heart.

How was he supposed to fight this?

His Pokémon hadn't even evolved, yet his opponent's had already reached its final form!

Was this real or fake?

Liu Yan simply didn't know what expression to make.

Cry? Would that make him appear too weak?

Smile? Would people say he was overly optimistic?

Liu Yan was speechless with despair.

"Return, Houndour! Go, Lickitung!"

Since he didn't know what else to do, he might as well finish all three matches.

076: The Battle Against He Sheng! Su Yu's Trump Card! Shelgon Evolves!!

Liu Yan sent out his final Pokémon.

Its entire body was pink, and just as its name suggested, it possessed a massive tongue.

With its mouth hanging out, it looked rather dull-witted.

"Oh? So you're not surrendering?" Su Yu was slightly surprised; he had thought the girl opposite him would surrender immediately.

After all, no matter how one looked at it, Liu Yan had no chance of victory whatsoever.

"Commendable courage," Su Yu evaluated inwardly, but he would not show any mercy!

"Luxray, use Agility to close the distance, then strike with Iron Tail!"

Liu Yan, on the opposite side, also commanded, "Lickitung, use Supersonic to disrupt it!"

Lickitung opened its mouth, preparing to release Supersonic.

However, under the boost of Agility, Luxray's speed was something Lickitung could not possibly match!

In the blink of an eye, Luxray arrived right before Lickitung.

Its black tail gradually hardened, its entire body becoming as shiny as metal, gleaming with a black-gold luster!

[Iron Tail: Attack by slamming the opponent with a hard tail. This may sometimes lower the opponent's Defense.]

Standing before Lickitung, the two-meter-tall Luxray looked like an adult bullying a child!

It whipped its hardened tail, striking toward Lickitung.

"Smack!"

Lickitung had just opened its mouth and hadn't yet released Supersonic when it took a solid hit from Luxray's Iron Tail.

"Whoosh!" Lickitung was sent flying by Luxray's strike just like a pink tennis ball.

It flew backward several meters!

After sliding for a distance, Lickitung lay on the ground, unconscious.

[Luxray defeated Lickitung, gaining 220 experience points!]

"Contestant Liu Yan's three Pokémon have lost the ability to battle; therefore, the winner is Contestant Su Yu!"

As the referee announced the victory of the match,

the entire arena erupted in excitement once again!

"Awesome!!"

"So strong! Damn! And it evolved while still a freshman! I'm a sophomore and my starter Pokémon hasn't even reached its final form yet."

"Coming today was definitely worth it. I didn't expect to see someone this powerful among the freshmen."

"This... another one-hit knockout. Could he still be hiding more strength?"

"Su Yu!! Su Yu!!"

On the other side of the arena, He Sheng, seeing so many people cheering for Su Yu,

felt immense anger in his heart. "Heh, those applause should be for me!!"

Due to He Sheng's previous underhanded actions, the audience now held little favor for him.

Although a small portion of people still supported him, their presence was completely incomparable to Su Yu's.

"Just you wait! With so many people cheering now, I'll crush you under my feet later!!"

He Sheng said viciously.

After speaking, he left the arena and headed toward the management office for the competition.

After the Round of 16 concluded, the upcoming Quarterfinals would be held in the afternoon.

The time in between was left for the students to rest.

As soon as they returned to the dormitory, Yu Xing and the other two rushed over.

"Damn! Su Yu, your Luxray looks so cool after evolving! It's just like a male lion!"

"That's right, we haven't seen such a handsome Pokémon in a long time. I didn't expect you to be hiding a trump card, Su Yu."

The three of them discussed excitedly.

"With Luxray, we don't need to fear He Sheng's Gyarados anymore. The Electric type perfectly counters it."

"It just depends on whether he has any other Pokémon. It's said that the Pokémon he captured in the Hongyang Secret Realm are quite powerful."

"Now Su Yu's chance of victory has risen to 50%! Su Yu, when you fight him later, I'll definitely cheer for you."

Xu Xu Junmin also broke into a smile. "Su Yu, I'll treat you to lunch; you must vent my anger for me later."

After saying this, he pushed Su Yu toward the cafeteria.

For this meal, all three roommates were quite generous, directly adding several extra chicken drumsticks for Su Yu.

Halfway through the meal, Ren Yun, who was looking at his phone, suddenly jumped in surprise.

"Damn! Su Yu, your opponent has been announced, and it's actually He Sheng!"

"What, what?" Yu Xing also dropped his chopsticks, stood up, and ran over to Ren Yun's side.

"Where, where? Let me see!!"

Xu Xu Junmin also crowded over.

"Here, take a look." Ren Yun handed out his phone.

The two took one glance; it was true!

"Holy crap! Su Yu, you actually met He Sheng in the top eight; that feels a bit early."

"Exactly, I thought you two would meet in the finals."

Hearing this news, Su Yu instead felt a surge of joy in his heart.

Because meeting in the top-eight match meant the loser wouldn't even make it into the top four!

In other words, the generous rewards for the top three would have nothing more to do with the loser!

"I think it's quite good; defeating He Sheng now saves us from him getting stronger by securing a top-three spot."

Su Yu spoke.

Hearing Su Yu's words, the three were momentarily stunned, then realized it indeed made sense!

If He Sheng lost, he would immediately lose the qualification to receive the generous rewards.

"But Su Yu, if you lose, you won't get any rewards either? You should know that if you didn't meet He Sheng, you'd be guaranteed at least second place."

Yu Xing raised a critical point.

Indeed, they could make He Sheng return empty-handed, but the same could happen to Su Yu!

"You don't need to worry; my trump card should be ready by this afternoon. You'll know then that I'm definitely the one who will win."

Su Yu revealed a mysterious smile.

"Holy crap! A trump card! Su Yu, you actually have a trump card!!" Yu Xing was shocked beyond measure.

"Exactly, what is the trump card? We all want to know!! Can you give us a hint?" Ren Yun crowded closer and asked.

Seeing this, Xu Xu Junmin pulled the two apart, "Anyway, we'll see it this afternoon; why rush? What if someone overhears? Then we'd be finished."

"That's true." Upon hearing this, Yu Xing and Ren Yun nodded.

But in their hearts, they still felt uncomfortable.

It was as if someone kept tickling them; although they knew asking was very wrong, they were just too curious!

— Author's Notes —

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