Mythical Pokémon Era: Global Ascension — Section 27

"This Abra has been trained well. It's already among the best of the Novice-level Pokémon. But it hasn't exceeded the standard... Oh, so it's enhanced by psychic power. Never mind, then!"

"What a talented psychic. It's such a waste for him to go to Sheng Hai University. Why didn't he come to Jinghua University?" A professor clearly from Jinghua University lamented.

"Heh, wasn't picking up Xiao Muyi four years ago enough for Jinghua University? You still want to be greedy? Without Xiao Muyi, let's see how you win this year's University League!" Another professor from Jing University stepped forward and mocked him.

"Pah, you old bastard! Was I talking to you? What the hell does it have to do with you?!"

"It has everything to do with me! Everything! If you're unhappy, hurry up and take a car over here to beat me!"

"..."

The onlookers cursed them as childish fools in their hearts.

The open and covert rivalry between Jing University and Jinghua University was well known. From presidents and professors down to students, security guards, and cafeteria aunties, everyone competed with one another.

Very quickly, they opened Roy's match recording.

"This... whose child is this? He looks unfamiliar."

"His starter Pokémon is Riolu? Such a rare foreign Pokémon. Is he related to Heavenly King Luo?"

"This speed... is it really a Pokémon that has only trained for a week? Isn't that too outrageous?"

"Wait, what did the commentator just say? An ordinary family?"

"..."

Silence suddenly descended.

Even the two professors from Jing University and Jinghua University, who had been bickering nonstop, seemed to have been muted in an instant.

After a long while.

"Where's the livestream? I want to watch the finals!"

"Look into Roy's family background."

In an instant, professors from numerous prestigious universities, financial consortiums, and government employees all flooded into the livestream, arriving just in time for the beginning of the match.

The referee and commentator took their positions one after another.

In a corner of the stands, Meng Duoduo, Lin Shixian, Yang Dong, and Huo Qing successfully met up, gathering enough people for a game of mahjong.

Meng Duoduo looked utterly dejected. He had just received a call from his parents and been thoroughly lectured, scolded for looking down on his classmates and for relying on his family background to act recklessly.

That alone would have been one thing. But the senior student he had secretly loved after entering university—he had only managed to get her WeChat yesterday—had deleted him today... because she too came from an ordinary family and was a member of the Roy Fan Club.

Lin Shixian and Huo Qing each placed a hand on Meng Duoduo's shoulder. The three men sighed mournfully.

Meeting Roy was a lifetime mistake!

Very soon, amid the audience's thunderous applause, Roy and Xiao Bin emerged from the competitor tunnels on opposite sides and looked at each other.

The referee raised his flag high.

"Three... two...!"

As the countdown began, the entire Sheng Hai Grand Arena instantly fell silent.

The audience stopped talking, their eyes fixed on the two competitors.

"One! The match begins!"

Blue psychic light emerged in Xiao Bin's eyes. As though showing off, the Poké Ball at his waist flew out by itself.

Poké Ball: I'm throwing myself!

The instant Abra appeared, it was bathed in Evolution Light.

Riolu, meanwhile, entered in an utterly ordinary fashion, the Weighted Bracelets already removed from its hands.

With such a stylish entrance and an overwhelming aura, Xiao Bin confidently declared, "Roy, I'll show you just how powerful a psychic and a Psychic Pokémon can be together!"

"Kadabra, Psychic Shock Net!"

Kadabra raised its silver spoon high. A sea of blue Inner Focus flowed from its body, gradually spreading across the entire field and weaving itself into a gigantic net!

In Xiao Bin's view, this was the correct command.

Riolu was too fast, while Kadabra also had Teleport. It was difficult for either side to catch the other. If the two Pokémon followed the normal rhythm of battle, they would easily be dragged into a stalemate and end up competing in stamina again.

Xiao Bin was very confident when it came to stamina contests against other competitors.

But this Riolu was far too unpredictable. Whenever someone underestimated it, it would erupt with astonishing power.

So, he adopted a tactic once used by his father... that Superpower Heavenly King.

Psychic Net.

Once this net was completed, as long as Riolu remained on the field, no matter how fast it was, it would be a turtle in a jar with nowhere to escape!

So he chose this tactic...

Roy smiled knowingly and decided to play along.

In an instant, his thoughts were transmitted into Riolu's heart through Aura Power.

"Lightning Charge!"

"Cha!"

Riolu shouted, smashing its fists together before its chest as it unleashed Lightning Body Tempering and Agility within a single second.

"Quick Attack!"

Riolu bent forward slightly, its feet shattering the ground as it once more launched into a charge approaching the speed of sound!

At that terrifying speed, Novice-level Pokémon could not react at all and would be instantly defeated in one move.

The same had been true for Abra before it evolved...

But evolved Kadabra was different.

Psychic Pokémon generally had weak physical abilities, ranking near the bottom among the eighteen types.

Yet because of their powerful Inner Focus, Psychic Pokémon possessed the fastest reaction speed of all eighteen types.

In an instant, Kadabra split its attention in two. It continued weaving the Psychic Net while simultaneously using Teleport.

Riolu's Rock Smash came crashing down and tore through Kadabra's body, but it was only an illusory afterimage.

Kadabra's true body appeared a hundred meters away.

"A hundred meters? Its Inner Focus has become stronger, and its Teleport range has increased as well..." Roy silently gathered information while continuing to command Riolu's attacks.

Riolu did not pause at all, using Quick Attack again to close in.

Kadabra continued using Teleport to avoid battle as it waited for the Psychic Net to be completed.

The Skill Release speed, explosive power, and energy intensity of both Pokémon had already surpassed the level of Novice-level Trainers.

Many Trainers watching the match marveled that two newcomers could put on such a battle.

"The situation has reached a stalemate."

"But anyone with eyes can see that the scales of victory are gradually tilting toward Xiao Bin. If this continues, it'll be very unfavorable for Roy."

"Does he have a way to break the deadlock? The Psychic Net is almost complete!"

In the stands, Mu Tianyang said anxiously, "At this rate, Riolu is going to lose."

"Sigh, Xiao Yi is already outstanding enough for reaching Runner-up." Mrs. Mu comforted Mom Luo beside her, though her own brows were tightly furrowed as well.

What a pity. This dark horse ultimately could not stay dark until the end.

"No, he'll win."

Mu Xixi suddenly spoke.

The angle from which she watched the match was different from everyone else's.

Everyone else was watching Riolu, but from beginning to end, she had been watching Roy.

Although Roy maintained a poker face, the girl could sense the surging emotion in his heart.

It was—

The confidence of certain victory!

"Hahaha! Hahahaha! Hahahahaha!"

Xiao Bin suddenly burst into laughter that rose in an arithmetic progression. He covered half his face with one hand and swept up his bangs.

The Psychic Net had been completed.

"Watch closely, Roy!"

"I'll end this battle in an instant!"

The moment his words fell, a powerful Psychic Wave suddenly erupted from Kadabra, which had just used Teleport to widen the distance.

Web after web of Inner Focus appeared across the ground and walls of the entire arena, sweeping toward Riolu and instantly sealing off every path of retreat.

"Now!"

Roy and Riolu smiled excitedly together. Through Aura Power, they had shared the script. They had acted for so long just to wait for this opportunity.

At this moment, Kadabra, fully focused on controlling the Psychic Net, no longer had the spare capacity to use Teleport.

But it did not need to, because Riolu had already been trapped by the net.

Among the skills Riolu currently possessed, there was not a single long-range move. It simply could not touch Kadabra beyond the "net."

—That was how it should have been!

"Riolu!"

As though venting his emotions, Roy shouted excitedly, "Aura Sphere!"

"???"

Xiao Bin froze. Before he could even say, "It's impossible for Riolu to know Aura Sphere," he witnessed an unbelievable sight.

Riolu held its hands before its chest as though cradling something, and a burst of azure energy suddenly formed!