Chương 50: No Ifs in the Battle

"Wow, that was amazing! It's been so long since I've seen such a raw and untamed battle."

Dora Sena, who had been watching the show with her eyes half-closed, finally moved.

She was still smiling, and gently blew a breath towards the dusty field.

call!

The seemingly gentle movement triggered a terrifying airflow.

A dark blue tornado appeared out of nowhere, sweeping across the entire area as if it had eyes.

Without damaging the field in the slightest, it instantly swept away the dust and revealed the current state of the field in the center.

"hiss!"

Upon seeing the horrific scene on the field, the school team members all gasped in shock.

Two giant rock swords were driven into the ground in a cross shape, forming a striking "X".

Below the intersection, Wusong's Alakazam had already fainted, its eyes swirling in circles, and was firmly stuck to the ground.

This is not over yet.

Lu Sha, who had been nowhere to be seen before, was now standing on Hu Di's chest.

Two towering stone swords seemed to serve as his throne back ornaments, and his proud and upright posture made it appear as if he had just wielded these two swords to cut down the Hukawng Valley.

"Hahaha! Gible, mighty!"

Ah Liu couldn't hold back any longer and laughed so hard she slapped her thigh, tears almost streaming down her face.

In contrast, Wu Song's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, almost dripping with water.

"Alakazam is unable to battle. Please switch Pokémon, Mr. Wusong."

Dorasena raised her hand with a smile, fulfilling her duty as referee.

Lu Sha keenly noticed that the future Dragon King's eyes were full of the pleasure of watching a show.

Moreover... Lu Sha shrank his neck.

He had seen the tornado that had just been casually blown out.

The tornado he casually blew out was at least ten times stronger than his full-force attack.

That scared the shark to death!

Are all trainers these days humanoid Pokémon?

"Come back, Alakazam."

Wusong took a deep breath and pulled the unconscious Hudi back to his senses.

His eyes turned incredibly cold, and he threw out another Poké Ball:

"Go, King Squid!"

A flash of red light appeared, and a squid Pokémon with twisted tentacles and a bizarre appearance floated in the air.

"Clang? (Wait, where's your superpowered soul?)" Upon seeing the giant, ugly squid that appeared in the arena, Lu Sha, the entire shark, was shocked.

What kind of Psychic-type trainer would put a Dark-type Squid King, which is immune to Psychic, in their team when Psychic is super effective against Psychic?

Let me ask you this: is it really necessary?

Aren't you afraid of being killed by a four-fold weaker bug? You really look down on Brother Liu.

"Shh!!!"

A huge chorus of boos erupted from the sidelines, accompanied by thumbs-down gestures.

"Brother Wusong! If you're not good enough, don't try to cheat! We're all decent people, what kind of skill is it to send out a Dark-type Pokémon!"

A-Liu was very familiar with Squid King; it was the only Pokémon in Wu-Song's team that he could completely defeat.

"King Squid..."

Cattleya's originally calm eyebrows furrowed slightly, and finally a hint of trouble was seen on her delicate face.

The real world is not a turn-based game. Two or even four times the attribute advantage can be compensated for through training, resources, and even attribute mastery.

But the immune system is the only exception.

Dark-types are immune to Psychic-type energy; this is the rule of the world.

No matter how powerful the superpower, it is ineffective against Dark-type Pokémon.

Mind control is ineffective, hypnosis is ineffective.

Other Psychic Pokémon can also use moves of other types, so they are not completely countered.

But as a superhuman, she only has superpowers.

Even if this squid king only has professional-level strength, it would still be difficult to win if it could only control the earth and rocks with its telekinetic powers to inflict damage.

deadlock.

She didn't want Lu Sha to get hurt, but she really couldn't do anything about Dark-type Pokémon.

"Now that this battle is over, I must learn the Eye of Miracles," Gadriya thought to herself as she looked at the Squid King.

She doesn't want to feel powerless when facing Dark-type Pokémon in the future.

Just as Cattleya was about to admit defeat.

"Click! (I'll give it a try! You amplify me!)" Lu Sha's eager voice rang out.

"good!"

Cattleya nodded slightly, instantly abandoning the idea of admitting defeat.

Guided by her telekinesis, Lu Sha flew into her arms.

Upon seeing the scene of the man and the shark combining, Wusong frowned slightly, but didn't take it to heart.

As a superhuman, he knows all too well how to control his own kind.

The Squid King in the team is a powerful weapon specifically designed to counter other superhumans.

Although the Squid King only has professional-level strength, its very existence is a devastating blow to superhumans.

"What an interesting bond..."

At this moment, Dorasena, on the referee's stand, was still smiling as she watched the field.

Especially after hearing Lu Sha's words, Dorasena looked at him with undisguised longing.

What a unique gible shark!

I want it so badly!

"Now that both sides are ready again..."

Dorasena licked her lips lightly, her voice sweet yet dangerous:

"Alright, let's begin the second match!"

The battle has begun again.

"Uplift all the rocks to create a barrier and cover! I've already dug a hole underground; teleport inside instantly."

With the mental connection, Lu Sha's thoughts were transmitted to him almost instantly.

Without any hesitation, the azure light in Cattleya's eyes surged, a signal that her psychic power was being used at full power.

Boom!!!

The earth groaned. The three giant rock swords, which had not yet dissipated, seemed to have received a new decree, turning into countless pebbles and earth.

At the same time, the rock slabs in the center of the arena rose up in waves, instantly forming a rock wall several meters high, completely blocking the view of Squid King and Wusong.

"It's useless; simply blocking the view is meaningless."

Facing the stone wall before him, Wusong merely dusted off the dust from his sleeves, his expression regaining its usual composure and sternness.

"As a superhuman, you should understand that our perception is never limited to our eyes."

As he finished speaking, the Squid King's signature tentacles twitched slightly, and its beak-like mouth suddenly opened wide.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!!"

Visible ripples spread through the air.

Mental noise!

Psychic-type moves that can transform Psychic energy into sound waves for attack.

Almost the instant the sound waves rippled out, Dorasena on the judges' table frowned slightly.

A flash of red light, and a huge Dragonite appeared out of thin air beside her.

With a gentle flap of its wings, Dragonite instantly formed a transparent wall of light, blocking out all the piercing noise and sparing the pale-faced team members behind it from being caught in the crossfire.

However, Lu Sha and Cattleya, who were in the eye of the storm, had no Dragonite to protect them.

Cattleya's method is also very simple.

Noise or not, it doesn't affect her ability to teleport at all.

If you're so capable, then transmit the noise underground.

hum!

Space distorted, a flash of blue light, and the man and the shark vanished into thin air.

"Um?"

The mental noise swept through the entire venue, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea.

Wusong suddenly looked up, his superpower-based sensory network instantly spreading out, only to find the entire battlefield completely empty.

"Teleportation? Where did you go?"

Wu Song's eyes narrowed, and his gaze involuntarily fell on Dorasena.

Although Cattleya is only a beginner, the teleportation distance of a psychic is no shorter than that of a Pokémon; a distance of several hundred meters is enough for her to teleport directly back to her dormitory.

If that's the case, then according to the rules, it means leaving the field and being declared a loser.

"Don't worry, the battle isn't over yet."

Dorasena seemed to see through Wusong's thoughts. She narrowed her eyes, her slender fingers gently caressing the Dragon Fang earring on the side of her face, while her gaze turned playfully toward the command seat where Lu Sha had been.

There was an inconspicuous little pit there, left over from when Lu Sha dug a hole.

If it's not on the ground, then it must be underground.

The reason she was so certain was that beneath the earth, a dragon-like energy was rapidly gathering.

Superhumans might not be able to sense it, but for a dragon tamer like her, that dragon energy was like a lighthouse in the dark, far too conspicuous.

If nothing unexpected happens, that little shark is currently stacking amplification underground.

But a Gible actually knows a Dragon-type move that boosts its power!

This is so interesting.

There are only three Dragon-type buff moves.

Dragon Dance, Soul Dance Sonic Boom, Dragon Roar Drum Dance.

Of the three moves, Gible can only learn Dragon Rumble.

But neither Dragonite nor she felt encouraged, so it wasn't the dragon's roar that inspired them.

but!

Gible has never had a precedent of learning Dragon Dance and Soul Dance Sonic Boom.

Humanity's understanding of Pokémon is still far too limited!

Hmm, I want it even more now!

Dorasena's gaze as she looked down at the ground changed, revealing a burning possessiveness akin to a dragon eyeing treasure.

On the other side, Wusong, who had received the hint, also reacted quickly.

"Hiding underground? Is it the same Gible that dug a burrow to create a hiding place, trying to buy time using the underground space?"

Wu Song pushed up his glasses, a cold smile playing on his lips, and conveyed a warning to the Squid King.

"Delaying time to find a solution is indeed a good idea, but sitting idly by and waiting for death only delays failure. With your superpowers alone, you absolutely cannot break through the Dark-type Squid King's immunity barrier."

Time passed by, second by second.

30 seconds... 40 seconds... 50 seconds.

Wu Song was not in a hurry at all.

The rules of the league stipulate that the maximum hiding time for stealth-type moves is 1 minute; exceeding this time results in an immediate loss.

"The last 10 seconds."

Wusong silently counted down in his mind, but his mind was highly tense.

Having lost a match, he will never make the mistake of underestimating his opponent again.

Even though Dark-type is immune to Psychic, and even though Lu Sha's strength is negligible.

However, looking at the calm before the storm, Dorasena sighed softly in her heart and looked at Wusong with a hint of pity.

You're still too inexperienced, Wusong...

Others are accumulating strength, waiting for the ultimate burst of power.

What are you waiting for?

Are we just waiting to lose?

The next second, something unexpected happened.

Without any warning, the ground beneath the Squid King's feet instantly cracked like a spider web.

Countless pebbles and clods of earth seemed to be drawn by some kind of gravity, frantically squeezing towards the squid king in the center, like a rapidly shrinking cage.

"Another rock barrier created by telekinesis? It's useless!"

Faced with this overwhelming offensive, Wu Song was not only not panicked, but even curled up a smile that showed that he had already seen through everything.

It's all just bluffing!

At the same time, Wusong relayed the instruction to unleash mental noise.

With only 5 seconds left before the rule would declare them the loser, this level of rock pressure would at most cause minor cuts and bruises to the thick-skinned squid king.

If the Squid King can withstand this attack, even without retaliating, it will be the opponent who loses when the time is up!

Mental noise is a wide-range sonic attack; if a Gible dares to show its face, the noise will instantly render it unable to fight.

He won this match!

A chilling glint of certain victory flashed in Wu Song's eyes.

However, reality delivered a harsh slap in the face, instantly shattering his confidence.

Just as the Squid King opened its beak-like mouth, and the piercing sound waves were still brewing in its throat...

A terrifying aura that made even the soul tremble suddenly erupted from the depths of the earth.

"roar!!!"

A desolate, violent dragon's roar, like the awakening of an ancient behemoth, accompanied by a destructive shockwave, exploded with a deafening roar.

Boom!!!

The earth shattered completely.

Before Wu Song's horrified eyes, a terrifying tornado with a diameter of over ten meters, like an angry, earth-yellow dragon, tore through the ground and roared into the sky.

The squid king, at the center of the storm, didn't even have time to scream before it was instantly swallowed up by this world-destroying power and rolled into the meat grinder-like eye of the storm like a withered leaf.

"Are you kidding me? That tornado was released by that gible?"

Ye Du, a member of the school team, stared wide-eyed at the scene before him in disbelief.

Even Garchomp couldn't unleash a tornado of this magnitude.

"Special attack bonus! It's actually Soul Dance Sonic Boom?"

On the judges' stand, Dorasena was also surprised, but she saw more.

She would find it strange if a tornado that had been stacked for so long and amplified by superpowers didn't have this power.

What surprised her was Lu Sha himself.

The only Dragon-type move that would qualify for a Special Attack boost is Soul Dance Sonic Boom.

"Dr. Kukui's paper clearly states that Soul Dance Sonic Boom is an exclusive move of the Staff-tailed Kommo-o clan. Only their special scales can trigger this kind of soul resonance."

"Hmph, another academic fraudster who publishes articles without verifying them 100%."

Dorasena frowned.

Unfortunately, her team doesn't have Garchomp, so there's no way to verify this.

Sure enough, I still really want it!

Dorasena looked at the little shark that Cattleya was holding tightly in her arms after the storm had passed, and the longing in her eyes was almost tangible.

"squid..."

At the same time, as the storm subsided, the Squid King's tattered body fell from mid-air and crashed heavily to the ground with a "bang," its eyes rolling around, completely incapacitated.

Its strength is ultimately only at the professional level.

Faced with a giant tornado reinforced with three layers, stacked with 30 tornadoes, and ultimately forced together by psychic power to prevent it from collapsing on its own, it ultimately could not withstand it.

"You've done very well. Come back, King Squid."

Wusong took a deep breath and, with trembling hands, retrieved the Poké Ball.

The moment the Squid King fell to the ground, he knew where he had lost.

This wasn't bad luck; it was a complete tactical miscalculation.

The moment Cattleya burrowed underground, he should have immediately switched to a Pokémon that could cause earthquakes to force them out.

Alternatively, when the rock barrier rises and Cattleya tries to prevent the Squid King from escaping, he shouldn't have chosen to fight it head-on. Instead, he should have used teleportation to enter the fray and forcibly teleport the Squid King away, who couldn't teleport.

If he can dodge that tornado after it has been built up, he will win.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in a battle.