The Instantaneous Death from a Single Blow by Bruce
Night gradually fell, and the intense darkness took over the entire sky. The vast sports center in the imperial capital slowly returned to calm.
All the games on the first day of the University League had been concluded as the night took over. Bruce had won two games and earned two points.
The other five players had the same record as Bruce, winning two games.
However, this was just the first day. As the battle advanced, it would only grow more intense, and the pressure on everyone would naturally increase as well.
In the hotel room,
"First of all, congratulations on your excellent performance on the first day," said Professor Rodriguez slowly, holding a stack of materials in his hands.
"But don't get complacent, it's just the first day," he continued.
After that, Professor Rodriguez's face became a little more serious, and he spoke in a deep voice: "I believe you must have noticed that while you can win, it is difficult to have a completely one-sided crushing situation."
"Usually, it's more of an even situation."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded.
"This shows that the strength of the competitors from other schools is approaching ours," Professor Rodriguez said in a slightly lowered voice.
"In the past, our school and Modu University could dominate the first-year student exchange competition and the university student league, but now, our dominance has long disappeared."
"In the upcoming competitions, we still need to be cautious and not take any match lightly."
Seeing that everyone's faces were gradually becoming serious, Professor Rodriguez smiled, then waved the materials in his hand and said: "Here's some information I gathered today about the popular players in this year's University League."
"Take a look and focus on the players in your division."
Bruce received the information about the popular players in Division A, looked down, and saw several names on the list.
"Behind each popular player, I've marked their star rating. The higher the star rating, the greater the threat. The maximum is five stars," Professor Rodriguez explained.
Bruce nodded slightly and watched carefully.
[David Brown, a third-year student from Redwood Valley University, has no background in the first-year student exchange competition. He used Pokemon in the elimination stage like Golem, Rampardos, and Carracosta, three stars.]
[Emily Harris, a third-year student from Blue Lakes University, was one of the top 32 in the first-year student exchange competition. She used Pokemon in the elimination stage like Charizard, Glaceon, and Blastoise, four stars.]
[Daniel Scott, a third-year student at Leicester University, was in the top 16 of the first-year student exchange competition. He used Pokemon like Spiritomb, Gastrodon, and Dragonair in the elimination stage, four stars.]
According to Professor Rodriguez's information, there were only five popular players in Division A, with the highest star rating being four stars. It seemed that the difficulty of Division A wasn't particularly high.
But Maxwell's face was extremely serious. There was a five-star favorite to win the championship in the competition area he was in. This person was the captain of the Silverstone University school team and the runner-up in the first-year student exchange competition.
Of course, the champion was naturally Matthew White, sitting next to Bruce.
However, according to Liam himself, the reason he defeated this person early on was actually largely due to luck, and there was no significant difference in the Pokemon strength between the two.
In the case of Pokemon with similar strength, the trainer's command level and their performance on the spot became more important.
All in all, the captain of the Kandor City school team was undoubtedly the favorite to win the joint university exhibition this year.
"Alright, it's just the elimination round. If you have enough points, you can still qualify," Professor Rodriguez saw Maxwell's expression was not very good and comforted him loudly.
Unexpectedly, Maxwell raised an eyebrow, a confident smile appeared on his face, and the dignified expression disappeared: "Alright, I'll test their strength first."
"Okay," Professor Rodriguez clapped his hands and said, "Then go back to your room and rest well. The competition will be tomorrow."
After his voice fell, everyone got up and left one after another.
Bruce returned to his room, turned on his phone, and saw a series of messages coming in one after another.
The content was surprisingly consistent, with everyone boasting about their fantastic performance today.
Bruce responded selectively and suddenly saw a message from Professor Kelvin.
"The thesis is almost finished, it just needs a few final touches before it can be published."
Bruce waited for a while and then closed the chat box when Professor Kelvin didn't reply.
Then he called the elderly man again.
"Hello." The angry voice of the elderly man came from the other end of the phone.
Bruce went straight to the point and asked about the situation with the collection of Megastones during this time.
He had been relatively busy recently, so he hadn't identified the Megastones that had been collected.
"They are already eighteen," said the elderly man.
"That's a lot?" Bruce was a bit surprised but nodded suddenly when he remembered how much the elderly man cared about this matter.
Agatha had been in charge of searching in various parts of Avalon, sending people to resource-rich places like the Secret Mine Kingdom of the East, and approaching many gem collectors to find the whereabouts of evolutionary stones.
Colin had searched in the Diamond Forest, using a dual approach. It was actually normal to find so many Megastones, and other trainers didn't know about the existence of Megastones.
"Eighteen... that's almost enough," the elderly man muttered to himself.
Megastones were scarce resources, and only high-level trainers could use them.
With eighteen evolutionary stones for Pokemon, it was enough to form an enormous battle force.
Moreover, the Bayne family had successfully seized the opportunity and could still continue searching for evolutionary stones in the next period. Eighteen was just the beginning.
"Everything is ready now."
"I'm just waiting for the right moment to announce the Mega Evolution," he thought to himself.
On December 21st, the weather was good, and it was five in the afternoon.
"I'm so tired." Sitting next to Bruce, Maxwell couldn't help but stretch while looking at the battlefield.
"Bruce, do you still have a match?" Maxwell then turned his head toward Bruce and asked.
Bruce nodded slightly and replied: "Yes, there's still a competition."
"Let's go," said Maxwell.
Today, Bruce had played three games, sent out Gardevoir and Metagross, won every game, and hadn't lost any match so far.
Now, only the final match remained to end today's competition.
Not long after, the event official sent him a message telling him to go to the battlefield and wait.
Bruce left the spectator area and headed to Competition Area A to wait for the battlefield. At the same time, he learned about his opponent for this game.
Emily Harris, a third-year student from Blue Lakes University, had a threat level of four stars according to Professor Rodriguez.
She was a very strong opponent.
Soon, the match ended, and both players left the field. Bruce walked toward the battlefield.
Emily Harris was also standing in the opposite command seat. She had black hair, an attractive face, and a neat smile on her face.
"Bruce, I've admired your name for a long time."
"Next, please give me more advice," she made a slight bow and appeared to be another polite college student.
"Please give me more advice." Bruce also nodded, looked at Emily Harris from a distance, and silently waited for the referee to speak.
"Please send out your Pokemon!"
At the referee's command, the stands on both sides gradually quieted down, and everyone focused their attention on the two people in the field.
Emily Harris threw the Poke ball, then held it in her palm with a snap and smiled at Bruce. Bruce posed as if about to throw his Poke ball, ready to go.
Suddenly, both of them threw their Poke balls at the same time.
"Go, Glaceon!"
"Go, Blaziken!"
White light blossomed, and Glaceon and Blaziken appeared on the field at the same time.
Glaceon looked like a fox, with a light blue body and sharp spines on its skin. It looked like it wore a two-layered winter hat.
Glaceon had blue hair on its forehead that hung like a braid, with dark blue diamond-shaped spots at the ends.
[Pokemon: Glaceon (Ice)
Ability: Snow Cloak
Qualification: Master
Level: Lv 45 (Ace)]
Among Eevee's various evolutionary forms, Bruce's favorites were Glaceon and Sylveon.
"You sent Blaziken?"
Upon seeing Blaziken on the opposite side, Emily Harris was clearly surprised.
In her opinion, Bruce should have chosen to send out Gardevoir or Metagross, but she never expected...
She knew that Blaziken was Bruce's main Pokemon, and looking at its aura, it was clear that its strength was very impressive.
Many spectators were also confused by this.
"Strange, Bruce decided to send Blaziken ahead."
"Aren't you hiding a trump card?"
"There's nothing to hide. Even Liam has sent three Pokemon. It's good to warm up the main Pokemon."
"True, the elimination rounds are intense, and you can be eliminated if you're not careful."
"Whoever it is, they should show their cards."
When the referee saw the Pokemon sent by both sides, he suddenly waved the flag and shouted loudly: "The battle begins!"
"Snow Scene." Facing Bruce's main Pokemon, Emily Harris looked serious, not daring to be careless.
Upon hearing this, Glaceon responded quietly, and the surrounding temperature rapidly dropped, freezing, and fine ice crystals condensed, sparkling like gems.
Immediately afterward, the temperature of the entire battlefield plummeted, and icy Icirrus crystals flew through the air, turning the place into a snow and ice climate.
"Flame Kick." Taking advantage of this moment, Bruce suddenly erupted.
"Whoosh~"
Blaziken's eyes were sharp, and its wrists and feet emitted scorching flames, burning the ice and snow spread across the ground, turning them into melted water.
In an instant, Blaziken stomped the ground, leaped over ten meters in the air, and rushed directly toward Glaceon in the blink of an eye.
"Such speed!" Emily Harris was stunned by Blaziken's astonishing speed and didn't react at all.
Not only she but even Glaceon didn't react either.
Blaziken's legs exploded in flames, and the flames shone in Glaceon's dark blue eyes, spreading directly in its line of sight.
The next second, Blaziken kicked with both feet, and the flames erupted, precisely kicking Glaceon's body.
The powerful, heavy force struck directly, sending Glaceon flying over ten meters away and finally crashing heavily out of the field.
Boom!
With a crisp sound, Glaceon hit the ground, its eyes turned into circles, and it fell into a coma, unable to continue the battle.
Seeing this, Emily Harris's eyes widened, her mouth opened, but she seemed to have lost the ability to speak, and remained silent for a long time.
The referee didn't react for a while, standing stunned for two or three seconds before raising the flag and shouting: "Glaceon is incapacitated!"
The stands on both sides were completely silent.
"I have such a strong Glaceon, and it just disappeared?" After a long time, some spectators finally broke the silence and couldn't help but complain.
"It seems something is wrong with Blaziken's strength."
"Did Bruce deliver an instant lethal blow?"
"Found Emily Harris's psychological shadow."
Liam crossed his arms, nodded slightly, and said in a low voice, "Blaziken's strength has improved again."
On the battlefield,
Emily Harris ignored the loud noise in her ears, took out the Poke Ball, and returned Glaceon.
Then, Emily Harris stared at Bruce, thought for a moment, and finally threw the second Poke Ball: "Go, Blastoise."
When a beam of red light landed, Blastoise's heavy body fell onto the field.
"Alright..."
Blastoise is enormous, with a dark blue body, short and thick forelimbs and hindlimbs, a hard turtle shell on its back, and two Hydro Pumps on either side.
【Pokemon: Blastoise (Water)
Ability: Torrent
Qualification: Elite
Level: Lv46 (Ace)】
Blaziken is at a disadvantage against Blastoise based on its Water Attribute.
But it doesn't matter, Bruce has never been afraid to fight against the Attribute.
Blastoise stood firm on the ground, its eyes sharp and its face carrying an unprecedented dignity.
It felt the terrifying pressure of Blaziken on the opposite side.
This battle... is dangerous.
"The battle begins!" the referee suddenly announced.
"Blastoise, Hydro Pump!" Emily Harris shouted as soon as the battle began.
Blastoise lowered its body, and a column of water suddenly erupted from both cannons, spraying toward Blaziken at very high speed.
"Quick Attack to dodge!" Bruce said abruptly with calm eyes.
"Chaa~"
Blaziken's eyes were impressive, and its speed sharply increased at that moment, becoming a blur that was difficult to catch with the naked eye, closing in on Blastoise while avoiding the Hydro Pump.
In fact, based on Bruce's understanding of Hydro Pump, even if Blaziken stood still, it might not hit.
The failure rate of Hydro Pump is well known.
"Blastoise, Liquidation!" Emily Harris said in surprise, her black hair swaying.
"Kah!"
In front of the approaching Blaziken, Blastoise took a stance, with boiling water flowing all over its body.
A more intense fight is about to take place.