Chapter 76

To leave him severely injured and unable to fight ever again.

And if He Sheng chose to surrender, Su Yu would naturally grant him a chance to start anew, for although this Gyarados was severely wounded,

it was not yet completely useless.

At this moment, Su Yu was like the judge of He Sheng's fate!

With a stroke of his pen upon the paper, he held He Sheng's destiny in his hands!!

At this moment, seeing his proud Gyarados severely injured by a single strike, He Sheng simply could not accept this result.

"How is this possible? I don't believe it! Gyarados, continue attacking!! Knock that Salamence down!!"

He Sheng's voice was now somewhat distorted.

The Gyarados also propped itself up, ignoring its injuries to gather power once more.

"Since you have chosen this path, do not blame me."

A cold glint flashed in Su Yu's eyes; he had already sentenced He Sheng to death!!

He Sheng must die!!

"Salamence, use Hyper Beam!!!"

"Roar!!" The Salamence raised its dragon head, and finally, a streak of white light flashed.

"Zzz!!" In an instant, a dazzling white light condensed in the Salamence's mouth!

This light shone like a cluster of stars, illuminating the entire sky!

It was precisely the ultimate move of the Normal type, Hyper Beam! Also known as Destruction Beam!!

[Hyper Beam: Fires a powerful beam at the opponent to attack. The user cannot move on the next turn.]

With a "Chirp!!" sound, the Hyper Beam was fired directly at the Gyarados in the river.

The Hyper Beam rushed toward the Gyarados like a beam of judgment from the heavens!

The attack released by the Gyarados was crushed into powder the moment it made contact with the Hyper Beam!

"Boom boom!!"

The Hyper Beam struck the Gyarados's body.

A sound even louder than the earlier Dragon Pulse erupted once more.

This time, the Hyper Beam slammed into the water, creating a tremendous noise!

The entire river was severed in the middle!! Forming a sphere-like vacuum bubble!

The surrounding waves, caused by the river being split open mid-air, roared as they surged outward in all directions.

This Desolation-Breaking Beam churned up waves four or five meters high!!

And at the center of the spherical bubble lay the Gyarados, severely injured and on the verge of death.

This single strike had completely shattered both the present and the future of the Gyarados.

Even if it were healed, it would have lost most of its combat effectiveness.

It would likely lack the strength to fight even against some Level 10 Pokémon.

It had thoroughly become a paper tiger!!

[Salamence defeated Gyarados, gaining 300 experience points!]

"Gyarados!!" He Sheng let out a heart-rending scream as he looked at the severely injured Gyarados in the center.

Although He Sheng looked down on others, he still had feelings for his own Pokémon.

However, it was already too late now.

If he had realized the gap between himself and Su Yu earlier, perhaps there would still have been hope.

But in this world, there are no "ifs"!! Everyone must pay the price for their actions!

"Are you going to surrender? Your main force is gone."

Su Yu said indifferently.

For someone who bullied others by relying on their strength, he would not harbor the slightest sympathy.

"How could I surrender? What do you take me for!?"

He Sheng said angrily.

If he surrendered now, wouldn't he lose all face??

"Come out, Krabby."

He Sheng sent out his second Pokémon.

It was a Pokémon with large pincers on its hands and two protrusions on its head.

[Name: Krabby (Water)]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: LV.20 (Ordinary)]

[Ability: Hyper Cutter (Possessing pincers it is proud of for their strength, its Attack cannot be lowered by opponents.)]

[Potential: Elite]

[Individual Values: HP (15), Attack (18), Special Attack (21), Defense (19), Special Defense (17), Speed (21)]

[Moves: Leer, Water Gun, Harden, Metal Claw, Mud Shot, Protect, Bubble Beam, Stomp, Dig]

[Description: Lives in holes dug on sandy beaches. Even if its pincers fall off during battle, identical ones will grow back.]

After checking Krabby's data, Su Yu understood clearly.

This Krabby was merely a Pokémon of ordinary aptitude.

He Sheng had captured it only because its strength had reached Level 20.

With these relatively powerful wild Pokémon, He Sheng had naturally been invincible in the Freshman Tournament.

But if a few more years passed, it was obvious he would fade into obscurity like everyone else.

Su Yu would not take such an opponent to heart.

He would only crush him!!

078: Crushing He Sheng! The entire arena cheers!!!

As soon as the Kingler emerged, it saw the giant dragon soaring in the sky!

Its imposing manner was unmatched, with blood-red wings.

Its piercing gaze was nearly enough to one-shot it.

The moment it appeared, the Kingler shrank back into the river.

It simply dared not come out to face the Salamence!

"Haha, He Sheng's second Pokémon is already terrified; it doesn't even dare to battle."

"That's right. I thought He Sheng had a Pokémon stronger than a Gyarados, but clearly, he does not."

"Su Yu's Salamence is too powerful; it's only natural for the Kingler to be afraid. I suspect it never expected He Sheng to send it out to fight a Salamence."

"Yes, I reckon the Kingler was just sent out blindly, so it's hiding directly in the water and refusing to come out."

The crowd in the stands began discussing this one after another.

Seeing this scene, He Sheng naturally felt utterly humiliated.

He Sheng shouted loudly.

"Kingler, what are you doing!! Come out quickly and use Bubble Beam; attack him!!"

However, facing He Sheng's command, the Kingler simply did not obey.

Since it had been captured not long ago, it naturally did not recognize He Sheng very much.

When encountering a powerful enemy, Pokémon will also retreat.

At times like this, the Trainer and their Pokémon must work together with one heart to overcome difficulties.

Clearly, He Sheng did not possess such aptitude.

"Enough, don't waste any more time. Salamence, finish off the Kingler with Dragon Pulse."

Since He Sheng would not make a move, Su Yu issued the command instead.

The Salamence in the sky opened its mouth, forming another sphere of energy.

Only this time, it was obvious the Salamence was not exerting much effort with its attack.

— Author's Notes —

PS: The readers are too enthusiastic; I originally planned to update tomorrow, but I've decided to add an extra chapter.