Pokémon cross over into the real world

Chapter 611 The Road to the Championship (5)

The slender cod, with its slender body, was extremely fast at swimming underwater. Obeying Wu Binghua's command, it was about to dive and attack the large fish that had taken the bait when, unexpectedly, the large fish emerged from the water on its own. With a loud bang, water splashed everywhere, and the awning boat rocked and swayed violently. Wu Binghua quickly dropped his fishing rod and grabbed the side of the boat.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that he had caught a red Gyarados. Its crimson scales and slender body resembled a mythical Eastern dragon capable of soaring through the clouds. The red Gyarados leaped high above the awning boat, soaring over it before crashing into the water and splashing Wu Binghua's face.

"I'm sorry, senior, Xiao Hong was too naughty. I apologize to you." Wang Qiyi's voice rang out. Wu Binghua wiped the water off his face and looked in the direction of the voice. A young man was slowly rowing a sampan toward him.

"Wang Qiyi?" Wu Binghua was somewhat unsure.

"It is I," Wang Qiyi said, bowing respectfully.

He quickly checked his watch, then looked up in surprise and said, "You've passed all three levels? It's only been less than an hour since the start, and it takes an hour to walk from the entrance to here. Did they just surrender?"

"Haha, senior, do you not believe in my abilities? Why don't you show me what I'm capable of!"

"I know your Pokémon are strong, but they can't be this strong, can they? Do they all one-shot everything?!"

"The first two matches were three-on-three, but the last match was a six-on-six free-for-all with Fang Chuanqi, and I managed to win by luck amidst the chaos."

"No wonder, multiplayer is indeed much faster, but it also consumes a lot of energy from the Pokémon. You still have so many matches to go, can you handle it?"

"We don't need to worry about Wu Chuanqi. How about we have a multi-on-multi match?"

"I'm different from the other old men and women. I'm only 48 years old, and I still want to make a breakthrough and advance to the legendary level. So I have a favor to ask: I hope to have six one-on-one battles. Only in one-on-one battles can I see clearly the opponent's Pokémon training and move combinations so that I can learn from them."

“Alright, I heard that Wu Chuanqi is good at water-type Pokémon, so I’ll send out Little Red for a sea battle.”

"Thank you!" Wu Binghua said, throwing out a Poké Ball. A Swellow appeared, and he jumped onto it. "Don't misunderstand, we're not sending it to battle. Battles between high-level Pokémon in the sea are bound to cause chaos. We'll command from the air to avoid being caught in the crossfire." Wang Qiyi nodded, agreeing with the idea, and sent his Exeggcute to ride on top of it as well.

Wu Binghua's first Pokémon was the Light-bodied Garuda. Light-bodied Garuda has two states: its normal state has very weak theoretical strength, and its Berserk battle state. When Berserk is in Berserk mode, it sheds its flesh, leaving only its skeleton. In this skeleton state, Light-bodied Garuda's speed and attack power are doubled, making it practically a zombie. Of course, it also becomes extremely vulnerable; this is an extreme boost achieved at the cost of a large amount of HP.

Because of this characteristic of the scavenger, it is one of the few Pokémon that can be eaten, as the fish meat shed during its berserk state is very delicious. After the battle, it can use its self-regeneration ability to grow the fish meat back on its body.

The battle began. Little Red swiftly leaped out of the water, its body crackling with electricity—a high-level Electric-type move: Thunderbolt. Wu Binghua wanted to curse its lack of sportsmanship; this was supposed to be a Water-type Pokémon duel, but it started with an Electric-type Thunderbolt right off the bat. Before his Lightweight Scorbunny could even activate its Berserk mode, it was enveloped in a powerful electric current, its entire body trembling and paralyzed. Unable to retaliate, Little Red plunged into the water, biting the Lightweight Scorbunny's head and whipping it around. The Lightweight Scorbunny, now unable to battle, fell onto the awning boat where Wu Binghua had been standing.

Defeated in a single move, Wu Binghua was speechless; the attack was simply too overwhelming. It was obvious that this red Gyarados was a legendary-level Pokémon, and possibly even stronger than a mid-legendary. Was using such a trump card against him a waste? Did Wang Qiyi have other Pokémon to deal with the three legendary trainers behind him?

Wang Qiyi not only didn't switch Pokémon, but also didn't utter a single command, letting Xiao Hong run rampant. Even Wu Binghua's Mega Evolution was useless, and he was wiped out in one fell swoop, ending the battle. The only one that managed to put up a fight with Xiao Hong was his blue Gyarados. The Mega Evolved Gyarados was close to legendary level, but it was still no match for Xiao Hong.

Little Red is capable of challenging opponents of higher levels. She is invincible within her own realm, and even spirits a level higher than her have to think twice before attacking, let alone those a level lower. After three moves, her opponent was already down.

"Four rounds! Wang Qiyi cleared all four rounds in just one hour!" Yin Fanxing shouted as he ran into the combat department classroom, phone in hand, like a messenger. The entire class was seated in the lecture hall, and the big screen was broadcasting Wang Qiyi's championship run live. He scratched his head awkwardly, "You all know!"

"Fanxing, if you're late, you're late, but don't put on this act." The teacher sitting on the podium spat. "The combat department canceled classes this morning to watch Wang Qiyi's championship journey and cheer him on. Classes will proceed as usual this afternoon. Didn't you watch the announcement?"

The teachers and students of Yunjiang High School were also watching the live stream. These high school students had no idea of ​​the significance of the legendary or mythical level. Anyway, they found Wang Qiyi's challenge quite easy, and they were all extremely excited, saying that they also wanted to pursue the path of champions in the future.

In the lounge of Changxing Island Station, Chairman Jiang and the three legendary elders shook their heads as they watched the live broadcast on TV. Li Shining exclaimed, "How did Wang Qiyi raise his elf? How could it have changed so much in such a short time? Its growth rate is too fast, there is no bottleneck period at all!"

President Jiang nodded: "The last time I saw him fight was in the finals of the National Dojo League. At that time, his strength was about the same as Dong Qingping's. In the blink of an eye, he has reached such an amazing level. I'm afraid Dong Qingping wouldn't last more than a few moves against him now. Are the three elders confident that they can stop him?"

The three shook their heads in unison. Fan Qingshan said, "Judging from this trend, we might have to make our appearance today. It's unlikely we can stop him, but wearing him down is definitely not a problem. In the end, we'll have to consider Diamond Steelix's reputation anyway. I admit he's very strong now, but he's not good enough to deal with a Guardian-level Pokémon."

"It's already quite remarkable that you can defeat a few of us old guys at this age. Old Jiang, you even made Steelix Mega Evolve. Isn't that bullying us?" The only person who can address Jiang as Elder Jiang is Elder Zhang Chengfeng of the Netherworld Zhang family in Sichuan Province.

"Haha, this wasn't arranged by me, it was his own idea." President Jiang shrugged and said, "I wrote his legendary assessment recommendation letter. This road to the championship is not just an assessment, but also a trial for him. Only with strong enough opponents and pressure can he break through quickly."

"Hey, look! Old Qian can't hold on!" Fan Qingshan saw in the live stream that Qian Fangjue, who was guarding the fifth level, was being pushed to the brink by Wang Qiyi. In the two-on-two battle, only two Pokémon remained, while Wang Qiyi's side hadn't lost a single one. These last two were his ace Pokémon, Magneton and Lucario. As soon as Lucario appeared, Qian Fangjue Mega Evolved it.

“Let’s start preparing too. This kid might take advantage of the livestream’s popularity and try to clear all the levels on the first day.” Li Shining stood up and patted his wrinkled clothes. “Who among the three of us should go first?”

“Let me go first.” Fan Qingshan stepped forward. “I remember last year when this kid came to my family’s secret realm to use the training cave, his Ditto challenged my Alakazam. At that time, Alakazam had to hold back. I never imagined that he would grow so much in just one year. Let my Alakazam go and meet him again.”

"Are you using super evolution?" Zhang Chengfeng asked.

"As President Jiang said, this is not just an assessment. Since it is a trial, let's go all out in a fair and square manner."

The three elders rode their respective mounts and flew out of the post station. They scattered to three assessment locations on the Secret Realm Sun Island. As for who would fight first, the navigation system would guide Wang Qiyi to that location first once it was determined.