Chapter 273

"Hoo—"

Drayden took a deep breath; in such a fast-paced match, cold sweat had already begun to stream down his temples and back.

Although he had subconsciously made the most correct decision just moments ago, letting his Haxorus—already afflicted by Thunder Wave and suffering a significant reduction in speed—tank that fatal Dazzling Gleam.

But even though he had neutralized this chain of fierce attacks with the minimal sacrifice, the current situation remained extremely grim.

Because his remaining two Pokémon were already exposed, and both were Dragon-type Pokémon that were not well-equipped to deal with Togekiss.

The Fairy-type's suppression of the Dragon-type bloodline was something even someone as strong as Drayden found difficult to compensate for.

However...

Now he had no choice but to go for it!

After a long, exhaling breath, Drayden took out another Poké Ball.

"Gym Leader Drayden's choice here is—Hydreigon?!!"

"Oh, is he planning to overwhelm Togekiss with sheer damage?"

Seeing Hydreigon soaring through the sky once again, Qingyu's eyes widened instantly.

Is he going to force it despite the four-times weakness?

But on second thought, it seemed there was no other way.

After all, the rules for this Dragon-type Masters Tournament were 3v3, and with his Haxorus down, he didn't have many options left.

Altaria's offensive capability clearly posed little threat to Togekiss.

He had no choice but to fight it out.

But the problem now is...

"Even if he can handle this Togekiss, how will he deal with the Kommo-o and Garchomp that follow?"

Qingyu shook his head.

When Cynthia revealed her trump card, Togekiss, ahead of time, this match was basically already in the bag.

The subsequent situation was as expected.

Hydreigon's Stone Edge did deal heavy damage to Togekiss, but it had to take a Dazzling Gleam in return, hanging on by a thread of sheer willpower without falling.

Then, it was quickly finished off by Kommo-o.

And facing Kommo-o, who was in high spirits and at nearly full combat strength, Altaria was clearly lacking.

"You should go Mega Evolve before coming to the Dragon-type Masters Tournament!"

After Qingyu made his sharp critique, Altaria was unsurprisingly sent packing by a Clanging Scales from Kommo-o.

A clean and decisive 3:1, with Cynthia winning easily.

It was undoubtedly a crushing victory.

Looking at the score alone, it seemed Drayden had struggled a little bit.

But in reality...

Don't forget that Cynthia hadn't even used her ace, Garchomp, yet!

If Cynthia had wanted to shut him out, she could have rotated in Garchomp right after Togekiss took down Haxorus.

After all, Drayden couldn't possibly take the risk of using Dragon-type moves against Togekiss while his output was being completely ignored.

So, while it looked like a back-and-forth, it had actually fallen apart completely.

That it ended 3:1 was just Cynthia being kind and holding back a bit of her strength.

【Did I see that right? The pride of our Opelucid City, how did he get swept???】

【Master Drayden did his best; I feel like the Fairy-type is just too suppressive in the Dragon-type Masters Tournament, and the opponent's command level is also terrifying!】

【The key is that she seems to have really learned that 'quality' tactical style from Teacher Yu and successfully used it in the Masters Tournament!】

【Hiss—, is this year's Sinnoh Champion a bit too terrifyingly strong?】

【Spread the word, a Champion has emerged from Teacher Yu's livestream!】

As the referee made the announcement, today's first match ended quickly with Cynthia's easy victory.

However, Qingyu did not end his livestream, because today would see all four quarter-final matches concluded in one go.

And after the first battle ended, during the intermission while the field was being repaired from the damage caused by the moves, Cynthia quickly walked out of the player tunnel and came to the spectator stands.

"Hey, Cynthia, over here!"

Cattleya, who had been silent beside Qingyu for a long time, stood up immediately and waved enthusiastically at her as she walked out of the tunnel.

Cynthia smiled and walked with a light step to sit on Qingyu's left.

After inadvertently brushing aside a strand of golden hair that had fallen over her temple, she looked at Qingyu, her amber eyes curving into crescents.

"How was my command just now, Teacher Qingyu, who knows battles so well?"

"Awesome."

After Qingyu finished speaking, he silently gave a thumbs up.

At the same time, an invisible pressure inexplicably came from behind, seemingly from the golden-haired little girl, Cattleya.

And it wasn't until Cynthia truly appeared on the screen of Qingyu's livestream that the viewers suddenly realized—

【Nani?! The intel was actually true!】

【No way, Teacher Yu, you actually know the Sinnoh Champion Cynthia???】

【Something's not right, nine out of ten things are not right...】

【On the left is the young and promising eighteen-year-old beautiful Champion, on the right is the super-rich little girl with a castle at home, Teacher Yu, you really deserve to die!】

【In the eyes of a true trainer, there shouldn't be anything 'cute', Teacher Yu, you betrayed our livestream!】

Cynthia's appearance quickly caused a portion of the comments to cry out that it was unacceptable.

But because Qingyu was using a Rotom Phone for an outdoor livestream today and couldn't see the comments at any time like usual, he didn't notice this.

"You're much more professional than me when it comes to tactics; you're worthy of being the genius trainer who became the Sinnoh Champion."

Qingyu smiled helplessly and reached out to catch the little Eevee that had jumped off Cattleya's lap and pounced on him due to the sudden pressure.

"However, wasn't Togekiss's appearance a bit too early? I thought it could be hidden until the finals."

Although the battle just now was indeed invincible to watch, revealing one's trump card too early never feels like a good thing...

Qingyu sighed in his heart.

He actually knew he was overthinking it, but he couldn't help but think more.

It was basically impossible for Cynthia to fail given her strength, and she hadn't even used Garchomp yet.

Is this what they call 'caring leads to chaos'?

"It's fine, Togekiss and I aren't that easy to counter."

Cynthia smiled, and upon noticing the Rotom Phone floating beside Qingyu, occasionally emitting electric crackles, she suddenly raised an eyebrow.

This is livestream mode, right?

Qingyu seemed to have mentioned before that he was going to livestream commentary for this Masters Tournament.

"Speaking of which, the tactics Togekiss used today were actually something I thought of after watching your livestream for a while."

"Using Thunder Wave or Electroweb for speed control really has very important significance in actual combat."

Regarding this point, she wasn't lying.

Because Qingyu often mentioned the concept of "speed control" in his livestreams, keeping the opponent's speed consistently slower than one's own to stably seize the initiative.

Aside from the game, the benefits gained from slowing down the opponent's speed in actual combat are obviously only higher, not lower.

Because after the speed slows down, even the accuracy of moves becomes a big problem.

So, I might as well compliment him too~

"Huh?"

After Cynthia finished speaking, Qingyu was completely stunned.

As for the livestream comments, they exploded instantly:

【Holy crap, so the Champion is also a fan of Teacher Yu's livestream? Is he that influential?】

【The person above hasn't been watching long enough; this Sinnoh Champion appeared in the livestream a long time ago!】

【The streamer's connections are too terrifying!】