"Buzz~"
The Communicator in Iono's hand also vibrated.
Iono looked down at his Communicator and found that the Communicator had been restored.
A news report on the Communicator made Iono stop dialing and start reading the text intently.
An energy eruption has occurred in Area Zero the Great Crater of Paldea, causing Pokémon to crystallize in some areas near the crater. Professor Turo is currently investigating. Residents are urged not to panic and to trust the Pokémon League.
Area Zero?
As Iono looked at the words "Area Zero" in the news report, she remembered that her teacher had told her about the history of the Paldea region when she was taking classes at the Pokémon Trainer Academy.
Around 2,000 years ago, the Paldea Empire began to rule this region.
It is said that the emperor of Paldea was an extremely dictatorial man who was a fervent believer in the legend that treasure lay hidden in the deepest part of Area Zero.
In order to gain the strength to fight against neighboring countries, the emperor sent a large number of people to the Area Zero to explore for treasure, but none of those who went to the Paldea Deep Crater ever returned.
Even now, countless Pokémon Trainer and Researcher have ventured into the Area Zero the Great Crater of Paldea, but almost all have come up empty-handed.
Legend has it that it contains many terrifying Pokémon, possessing immense power and designs resembling many modern Pokémon.
There are actually research findings now?
Suddenly, Iono seemed to remember something.
Wait a minute! Wasn't I watching my master's live stream?!
Iono quickly opened the live stream page, only to find that no matter how many times he clicked, nothing happened; there was no live stream at all.
I immediately posted on iQ to ask what happened.
Kind fans informed them that due to the effects of the crystallized light pillars, the network signal in the Paldea region had not yet fully recovered, making it impossible to watch live streams from other regions.
"Huh? I also wanted to stay up all night watching Master's live stream."
"Iono murmured."
But having no other choice, Iono could only pat the belly of the Bellibolt beside him.
"Let's go home, Bellibolt, Mismagius."
"Quack."
"Dream."
The second day of the Martial Arts Tournament.
The Martial Arts Tournament arts tournament has dwindled from twenty arenas to just four in the final battle.
The number of players has dwindled from nearly a thousand on the first day to just over 60 today. Among them, those who made it to the finals are hardly weaklings; they are almost all Top Martial Artist like Bado and a dozen or so Advanced Martial Artist.
There are many geniuses in the world of Fighting type.
But at this very moment, who among the finalists of the Cianwood Gym Martial Arts Tournament isn't a genius?
Here, however, being a genius is merely the threshold and entry ticket to the finals. To win the championship, it's no longer a matter of being a genius or not.
The group maintained an arrogant expression, as if the Gold Belt was already in their hands as easily as taking candy from a baby.
Before the final began, President Damaranch stopped the contestants who were about to take the stage and announced the new rules for the final.
Unlike previous Martial Arts Tournament, this year's finals have changed from an elimination system to a points system.
Each player starts with 10 points. They can earn one point for defeating another player. However, deliberately throwing a match is not allowed and will result in disqualification.
Whoever gets the most points will win the final Gold Belt.
Furthermore, a challenge system is set up where the reigning champion receives triple points upon victory, while if the champion is defeated, all of their points go to the challenger.
At the same time, if your score reaches zero, you will be eliminated.
The martial Martial Arts Tournament for Fighting type Pokémon will continue with the previous rules. Damaranch is mainly worried that Fighting type Pokémon use muscles instead of brains and actions instead of thinking, so the elimination system will still be used.
The finalists were all stunned after hearing the competition rules.
Letting them fight is fine, but the emergence of a new set of rules caused everyone to freeze, pondering the rules that Damaranch just announced.
Points system? Defending the title?
Upon hearing the rules, Roy's eyes lit up, and he instantly understood them.
According to the new rules explained by Damaranch, the reigning champion can gain more points, but the risks are also very high. More importantly, the defending champion cannot refuse a challenge.
But... what about the risks?
In Roy's eyes, this meant the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.
He wants to eat fish!
Roy leaped directly onto the ring, becoming the first champion to step onto any of the four rings.
As Roy stepped onto the ring, the group of Fighting type Pokémon Trainer looked at Roy with doubt. Had he understood the rules so quickly?
Gym, the cameras from the Goldenrod City TV Station were also focused on Roy, the first to stand on the ring, awaiting Roy next statement.
Seeing that no one had come up to challenge him after a long time, Roy knew it was time to add fuel to the fire in the competition.
"I thought the Martial Arts Tournament would be so difficult. Not a single person dared to challenge me. If I had known it was this easy, I would have brought all my Ghost type Pokémon to participate. How boring~~~"
Sigh~~~~~~
All the contestants:?????