When his opponent heard Su Bai call for Extreme Speed, he immediately ordered Blastoise to use Protect.
But Arcanine didn't use Extreme Speed. Instead, he burrowed underground.
His opponent cursed inwardly. I fell for it!
Su Bai had only called out Extreme Speed to scare his opponent into wasting Protect. Arcanine had actually burrowed underground first.
In this situation, you could either gamble on a second consecutive Protect or go all out.
His opponent chose to go all out.
"Blastoise, use Hydro Pump on the tunnel!"
"Too late."
Blastoise lowered his cannons, sending terrifying Water-type energy pouring straight into the tunnel.
Then the ground beneath Blastoise loosened, throwing him off balance. Arcanine burst out with his fur bristling and rammed Blastoise into the air.
After three Dragon Dances, Dig showed no mercy to anyone.
And with three Shell Smashes leaving Blastoise's defenses paper-thin, he was knocked out on the spot.
The clouds parted and the mist cleared. The J University Anthem rang out across the arena, accompanied by enthusiastic applause from the spectators in the surrounding stands.
Thanks to Su Bai's efforts, J University started strong, defeating Langzhou Pokémon University 6-0.
Su Bai's score on the Best Individual leaderboard also rose to six points, tying him with Ren Xiaoyi from Magic City University for first place.
Fang Yuan led Zhang Huan, Li Lang, Qi Hu, Shen Tao, Xiao Bao, and Wang Dalin onto the battlefield. The seven young men rushed over at once, tossing Su Bai high into the air and catching him.
Despite his exhaustion, Arcanine bounded around among them, his face full of anticipation.
He wanted to be lifted up too.
The young men exchanged looks, their expressions pained.
Finally, Wang Dalin crouched down and stroked Arcanine's head to soothe him.
"Bro, it's not that we don't care