Chương 51: I'm Getting Serious

"We were still careless. It's very talented to have mastered the moves at the Gible stage."

Wu Song pushed up his glasses, his gaze focusing intently on Lu Sha for the first time.

The ability to unleash multiple moves is a sign of mastery over a particular technique.

But a loss is a loss, and Wusong won't make excuses.

"Cattleya, I underestimated you this time. Now, I'm going to get serious."

Wusong took a deep breath, and his expression returned to normal:

"If you can win another match, why not give up the top spot in the academy?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a luxurious sphere decorated with gold patterns streaked through the air.

A flash of red light appeared, and amidst the shimmering colors, a tall, slender figure in green and white stood proudly in the arena.

"Ailu!"

The moment Gallade landed, it made a completely synchronized movement with Wusong.

With his right hand on his chest, he gave an impeccable gentlemanly bow towards Cattleya.

"Gallade is my starter Pokémon, and its strength is only a hair's breadth away from being a near-Elite Four member." Wusong's voice was full of confidence: "Although it is not as strong as those from other academies, we can still hold our own and defeat even near-Elite Four members in the wild."

After all, it was just an intra-school competition, and everyone there represents the future of Sinnoh, so he wasn't really that angry.

I'm just a little regretful that I didn't perform well before.

However, he also had his own pride.

He acknowledged the strength of Gadria and Lu Sha, and believed that if A Liu were to face this man and shark, he would have no chance of winning.

But he is Gosong, the top student at Zhuqing Academy, a man determined to become one of the Sinnoh Elite Four within three years!

However, this solemn and handsome atmosphere only lasted for three seconds.

"Wow! Gossong is finally getting serious!"

On the sidelines, Ah Liu's signature loud voice rang out again, untimely and full of mischief:

"Junior Caldaria, let me tell you a secret! When Wusong first got Ralts, he thought it was female, and he even secretly made a plan to raise Gardevoir!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding team members twitched, desperately trying to suppress their laughter; clearly, this wasn't the first time such a public humiliation had occurred.

"A-Liu!!"

Wu Song's temples bulged with veins, and his previously refined image almost collapsed.

damned!

He clearly knew the gender when he got it!

I only casually mentioned the idea when I heard that male Gardevoirs could also evolve into Gardevoirs. How did it become so lewd when it came to this guy?

Damn it! Don't go around ruining my reputation!

On the field, Wusong and Gallade turned their heads at the same time, their two murderous gazes fixed on A-Liu.

Ah Liu, however, smiled and waved his hand dismissively, completely ignoring Wu Song's death stare.

In his opinion, Wusong was just too pretentious.

Battles should be enjoyed.

Winning or losing is important, but not that important.

Whether you're the top player or not, whether you win or lose, what's more important than enjoying the battle itself?

He's too ambitious, but he can't become one of the Four Heavenly Kings before him.

"You and your Pokémon share a deep bond."

Just then, Cattleya's cool voice rang out, interrupting the farce.

She gazed at Wusong and Gallade, whose breathing and emotions were almost perfectly synchronized, and a barely perceptible ripple flickered in her emerald eyes.

This was the second time she had experienced this level of resonance.

The first time was just now, at the moment when Doraemon released Dragonite.

That unspoken, intuitive understanding is something she and Lu Sha have yet to achieve.

That is indeed something to be envied.

"Thank you for the compliment!"

Wusong composed himself, smiled and greeted Gallade simultaneously, then looked at Gible, who was clearly exhausted:

"Don't you need to change your Pokémon?"

"No need, let's begin!"

Cattleya responded indifferently.

The next moment, she gently put Lu Sha down from her arms and floated into the arena as lightly as a feather.

She is Lu Sha's sharpest sword and his strongest shield.

As long as she can inflict damage, there's no need for Lu Sha to fight.

"Am I going to go myself again? But my Gallade won't lose as carelessly as before."

The battle erupted in an instant as referee Dorasena swung her arm down.

Wu Song still didn't give any instructions, but instead made a forward-charging, slashing motion.

At almost the same time, Gallade moved.

Gallade, like a Saint Seiya charging into battle, unleashed a white light from her sharp arms, accompanied by a piercing, tearing sound as she slashed straight at Cattleya.

Fighting-style move, Holy Sword!

Faced with this fierce slash, Gadriya remained unmoved, only her originally calm eyes suddenly shone with a dazzling light.

Accompanying this was a suffocatingly terrifying pressure.

The air in the entire battlefield seemed to freeze in that instant, transforming from a gaseous state into heavy mercury.

The weaker team members on the sidelines even felt as if a huge boulder was suddenly pressing down on their chests, involuntarily choking their throats and struggling to breathe.

"What amazing psychic power! The quality isn't quite at the level of a near-Elite Four member, but the quantity is far greater than that of a typical near-Elite Four member Psychic Pokémon." Dorasena's narrowed eyes opened slightly.

Just as Gallade was about to arrive, Gadriya calmly opened her mouth and uttered a single word, as if it were a divine revelation:

"town!"

boom!

The invisible psychic power transformed into a tangible mountain, crashing down on Gallade!

The sprint that was originally going 100 meters per second was abruptly frozen in mid-air when it was only inches away from Gadalia.

Gallade's face contorted, its arms trembling wildly as it tried to cut through the sticky, glue-like psychic field with its blade, but it could not move an inch.

"We're more than that!"

On the command platform, Wu Song's voice seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, difficult yet firm.

At the same time, a dazzling, deep blue light also ignited in his eyes.

"Gallade!!!"

"Elf!!"

Two superpowers, belonging to the trainer and the Pokémon, erupted simultaneously, converging and merging in the air to desperately resist Cattleya's psychic suppression.

Supported by this resonant power, Gallade trembled as she raised her arms, and the flickering light of the holy sword, even though it could only move inch by inch with difficulty, still slashed steadfastly towards Cattleya.

However, Cattleya remained expressionless in the face of this desperate attack.

She moved. Not to dodge, but to move forward.

Those exquisite white leather boots took a step forward lightly, hovering half a foot above the ground.

hum!!!

As if the space itself were trembling, an even more vast wave of psychic power erupted from beneath her feet, pressing down on Gallade in layers.

Gallade and Wusong were also struck as if by lightning, their faces showing pain as they desperately squeezed out every last bit of power from their bodies to resist.

But against Cattleya's seemingly endless superpowers, such resistance seemed so pale, like a lone boat facing a tsunami.

step.

Two steps.

With each step Galeria took, the psychic shackles on Gallade's body grew heavier as she stepped into the void.

"Ahem!"

When Gadria took her third step, Wusong, whose spirit was highly synchronized with that of the Pokémon, was the first to be unable to bear it and knelt down on one knee.

The backlash from sharing all five senses made him feel like his entire skeleton was groaning.

This feeling of despair, brought about by overwhelming psychic power, was even more disheartening than when I was defeated by Quartz Academy's fighting ace last year, who had reversed my elemental attributes and swept through three opponents.

"Ailu..."

When Cattleya took her fifth step and gracefully floated in front of Gallade, the tug-of-war came to an end.

The blue light in Wusong and Gallade's eyes completely dissipated, and their spiritual power was completely exhausted.

With a thud, Gallade, unable to fight any longer, was completely pinned to the ground by psychic power and unable to move.

His vision was blurred, and he could only lift his head with difficulty to look up at Cattleya, who was still floating in mid-air.

The last thing I could see was the spotless white hem of her dress.