I Am So Lucky to Fight with You
Half an hour,
Blaziken and Gallade reached the center of the battlefield at the same time, and the former threw both fists, striking Gallade with agility.
Gallade's eyes froze, and his sword-like arm slashed violently, turning into a materialized heart-shaped sword with increasing psychic energy.
Both Gallade and Gardevoir are evolutions of Kirlia, but Gallade excels in close combat, while Gardevoir is good at long-range combat.
Explosion! Explosion! Explosion!
Blaziken waved its fists and unleashed dozens of blows like rain, striking the flesh, hitting Gallade's heart sword, "clang clang" rubbing sparks.
Gallade suffered severe injuries and couldn't help but make a dull sound and took a half step back.
But at that moment, the sharp heart blade cut at an odd angle, and suddenly a white light appeared, hitting Blaziken's wrist.
In the next moment, a bit of blood spurted from Blaziken's wrist, causing it to hurt day by day.
A deathly silence reigned over the massive arena.
"Blaziken... even got injured."
"Is this the first time Blaziken has been injured?"
"Blaziken was only slightly injured, and Gallade, on the opposite side, was seriously hurt."
"Eliza is in danger!"
Bin stared at the battlefield, his pupils suddenly constricting as he murmured softly, "It can also be injured..."
In his impression, Blaziken, with its great speed and agility, always played against the opponent and barely suffered substantial damage.
But at that moment, in the final stage of the college student league, Blaziken finally got injured.
But because of this, everyone understood Blaziken's abnormality better.
On the battlefield,
The two Pokemon kept a safe distance and stared at each other.
Gallade's body was covered with large and small wounds, and it cast a penetrating glance while panting heavily.
Blaziken ignored the small blood flowing from its wrist since it had no other injuries, so it simply moved its wrist and stared at Gallade with piercing eyes.
An invisible aura emerged from both Pokemon, and the interior and exterior of the place gradually calmed down. Everyone opened their eyes and watched the place attentively.
"Earthquake." Under everyone's attention, Eliza pushed her hair back over her forehead and spoke in a calm tone.
In the next moment, Gallade's eyes froze, and an increasing aura spread throughout its body. It slammed both arms onto the ground one after another, suddenly generating shockwaves one after another.
The shockwaves overlapped, forming a terrifying energy strong enough to shake the ground in an instant.
Boom!
Accompanied by a huge roar, the ground began to tremble violently, and cracks opened in all directions like a spiderweb.
The ground also sank, and roars echoed, raising a cloud of dust and filling the entire area.
"Bounce."
Now Bruce was very familiar with the [Earthquake] move and had a countermeasure ready.
"~"
Blaziken's blue pupils were deep, hot flames erupted from its wrists, and then strength surged from its legs as it jumped toward the sky.
"Stop, Teleport." Eliza stretched out her arms and shouted.
Upon hearing this, Gallade raised its head and closely observed Blaziken's figure. Then, the figure blinked and disappeared into thin air.
The next moment, the whole audience looked up and saw Gallade appearing behind Blaziken, its sword-shaped arm turning into a hand knife, bursting with sharp white light and slashing toward Blaziken.
At that moment, Blaziken was frantically warning, its eyes piercing, and it unconsciously moved slightly to the left.
"Dodge!"
—Blaziken dodged Gallade's fatal strike! — the commentator shouted hoarsely.
"What an abnormal reaction speed!" someone said in a hoarse voice, their face dull.
"To be more precise, this is the result of countless hours of hard work. This Blaziken must have gone through rigorous special training." Someone's eyes flickered, and they spoke in a deep voice.
"Wow... amazing," Nero was stunned by the scene before him and even forgot to chew the snacks in his mouth.
Inside the arena, applause erupted one after another.
Sky Battlefield,
When Blaziken avoided Gallade's fierce attack, it suddenly turned, with incredible force enveloping its legs, cutting the sound of the wind as it quickly kicked toward Gallade!
Gallade's reaction speed was astonishing, swinging its arms in the blink of an eye, its sword sharp, flashing with cold light, and it fiercely clashed with Blaziken's legs.
The next moment, Gallade's face suddenly changed as it felt an unimaginable force charging toward it, as if it were a flat boat floating on waves, cutting through the waves.
Boom!
To everyone's attention, Gallade seemed powerless to resist. It was kicked by Blaziken's legs and immediately fell to the ground like a cosmic meteor, crashing heavily to the floor.
Dust and smoke filled the air, and Gallade fell in the middle of the battlefield where most of the terrain had collapsed.
But Blaziken's offensive didn't end there. It focused its Focus Energy on the field, and then slowly landed while sending its true energy in the direction where Gallade had fallen.
Boom!
The blow was so powerful that endless energy light waves exploded, practically sweeping across the entire field.
Boom!
The airwave is growing, the place is expanding!
Amid the smoke,
Blaziken, who landed on the ground, calmly observed Gallade.
Gallade knelt on one knee, bruised and injured, trembling, and stared at Blaziken.
After a while, Gallade showed a relieved smile.
It turned its head while struggling, saw Eliza behind it through the dissipating dust and smoke, and slowly closed its eyes.
Boom!
Gallade fell to the ground.
Blaziken stood silently, then turned its back on Eliza and Gallade who had fallen and nodded slightly to Bruce.
"Talk~"
Fortunately, life is not shameful.
The big screen showed the scene of Blaziken standing still, and the scene of it and Bruce looking at each other.
The stadium immediately erupted in cheers, and the applause grew louder and louder.
The popularity of the live stream reached tens of millions, breaking the live-streaming record of the college student league, and the bombardment was densely packed.
"You're also a first-year student, why are you so good?"
"Oh my god, a battle between gods."
"Bruce made it to the semifinals... Where is his limit?"
With the final beep, the referee raised the flag and shouted aloud:
"Gallade is incapacitated!"
"Therefore, the winner is Bruce Bayne!"
When the referee's voice fell, Eliza's profile picture on the big screen suddenly went dark, and the three Poke Balls went dark as well.
"! The first player to reach the Final Four is born!"
The professor was excited:
"He is Bruce's player!"
"A legendary player making history!"
Eliza stared at Gallade lying on the ground, a slight smile slowly appeared on her face, her lips moved, and she softly said:
"I've seen it all."
"You're working hard."
"Let's keep working hard in the future."
Bruce and Eliza walked toward the center of the field and shook hands.
"Congratulations, Junior Bayne," Eliza said with a smile.
"It would be fine if there were no civil war..." Bruce hesitated to speak.
If Eliza faces Mariana, she has a great chance of advancing to the semifinals, but unfortunately...
"I know."
Eliza's black hair swayed, her eyes lowered, and she raised a rare gentle smile [softly said:
"It's the same no matter who you face."
"It is my luck to fight with you."
Bruce was slightly surprised, then smiled and nodded slightly.
Amid cheers filling the sky, both left the field and returned to the player lounge.
As soon as Eliza appeared in the lounge, she saw the three people inside looking at her with concern. She smiled slightly and said, "I'm fine."
"You still care about your game."
Hearing this, the three nodded slightly and then congratulated Bruce.
Coach Rodriguez's face was filled with a spring breeze, and the smile on his face was completely uncontrollable. He smiled and said: "This way, it will be Luka and Mariana's turn."
But everyone knew in their hearts that it was almost impossible for Mariana to defeat Luka.
Luka's strength is directly on par with Liam's, and his raw power is slightly better than Mariana's.
When the main media outlets wrote reports about Bruce's rise to the semifinals, the second final match had already quietly begun.
In this match, Luka played against Mariana.
As everyone predicted, Luka's raw power was slightly better than Mariana's, and he eventually won the match with a 3-1 record, successfully advancing to the semifinals.
It's just that Mariana's durability wasn't bad, and her command caused some problems for Luka, but it was limited to that.
In this game, the entire audience once again witnessed Luka's oppressive power.
At the beginning of the match, he was rated as the favorite to win the championship, which naturally has its reasons.
Since then, both games in Division A have ended, with the winners being Bruce and Luka.
This afternoon, the semifinals will be played, starting an even more intense confrontation.
"This game is not easy to call."
"Bruce's current momentum is a bit fierce, and I always feel he hasn't given his full strength. Not to mention Luka is the favorite to win the championship."
"I bet on Luka, after all, he has more experience than Bruce."
"Juan, right? Bruce's performance is obvious to everyone, with mature experience."
"Bruce must win!"
When Luka returned to the player lounge, the coach quickly greeted him.
"How does it feel?"
Luka responded, "Not bad, he gave me a little trouble."
Coach nodded slightly and then said: "In the next match, you should face Bruce..."
Luka listened to the words, his eyes were piercing, his tone full of confidence, and he said aloud: "I will win."
"The championship this year is mine," he said.
On the other side,
"Of course, it's Luka," said Coach Rodriguez, his eyes blinking.
Maxwell frowned slightly, stared at Bruce closely, and said in a deep voice: "Don't underestimate Luka."
He paused, then continued: "The last time I played against him, I felt an oppressive pressure."
"If you're not careful, you'll fall into his continuous attack rhythm and be firmly suppressed."
Liam crossed his arms and said to Bruce: "Maxwell is right, you have to be careful."
Eliza looked at Bruce, nodded slightly, and said: "Take it normally."
Then, she showed a slight smile on her face and said dominantly: "Luka fought against me, and the score is still five to five."
"Not to mention, you defeated me."
Coach Rodriguez also smiled and said: "Eliza is right, you two are similar in strength, so treat them normally."
In front of the four people, Bruce said with rare arrogance: "Don't worry."
"My goal is to be the champion."
After a brief rest, the third match slowly began.
In this match, Liam will face Asher.
The result was still expected,
Liam with a 3-0 record and no goals conceded against Rival, won the match and moved closer to the semifinals!
Since then, the players from Metropolis University have occupied two spots in the semifinals.
"Damn, Mrs. Liam is too fierce!"
"She was the individual champion in the first-year exchange competition back then!"
"This time, won't it be Liam and Luka meeting in the final again?"
"Hard to say, depends on Bruce."
Immediately after, the last match of the morning began, with Maxwell fighting Nathaniel.
Both sides were equally matched, and there was no obvious relationship of restraint between the attributes. After a dust-filled battle, both sides fought fiercely to the last Pokemon.
Maxwell panted heavily, beads of sweat falling from his forehead to the ground.
He slowly raised his head and looked at Nathaniel, who stood before him. Nathaniel appeared more serious than ever, his heart pounding in his chest.
The same could be said for the Pokemon on both sides, who kept their distance, facing each other with determination.
At that moment, countless images flashed through Maxwell's mind like a slideshow: holding hands with Pokemon, defeating powerful enemies one by one...
"Now that I'm here, at the edge of the semifinals, I have to consider whether this is my one and only chance in life," Maxwell suddenly raised his head and muttered softly.
Then, with resolve, he stretched out his arms and shouted, "Greninja, Water Shuriken!"
With a sharp whistle, the final score was locked at 3:2.
On the big screen, Nathaniel's profile picture suddenly disappeared.
Maxwell rushed over to Greninja, gravely injured, and embraced him, shouting, "Greninja, we won!"
The photographer, quick on his feet, pressed the shutter, and with a click, Maxwell and Greninja's smiles were frozen in time.
From that moment on, the quarterfinals of the university league came to an end, with four players advancing to the semifinals!
They were Bruce, Liam, and Maxwell from Metropolis University, and Luka from Kandor University.
As the list of semifinalists was revealed, countless spectators began discussing it.
"This feels so familiar."
"The first-year student exchange competition, where Metropolis University dominated, and now the same plot is unfolding again."
"Luka is trembling."
"It's over. If this is the same as the first-year exchange competition, isn't Bruce destined to win?"
"The situation is different. Back in the first-year competition, Bruce was clearly stronger than the rest of the players, but now his strength isn't far behind that of the other masters."
The semifinals would begin in the afternoon, and it was then that the two finalists would be decided.
"It's all so interesting," Luka squinted his eyes, a slight smile on his face.
He wasn't nervous at all—on the contrary, he was extremely excited and full of anticipation.
Winning the championship against three players from Metropolis University should be more valuable, right?
Bruce and the others decided to stay in the player lounge. After the staff served them lunch, they rested for a while.
At the same time, the forum of Metropolis University was more active than ever, with posts popping up like mushrooms after the rain.
"Damn, what's up with Metropolis University this year? Are they really this strong?"
"That senior who graduated five years ago is so proud of this."
"Three more players advancing to the semifinals, and the familiar storyline of dominance continues."
"Metropolis University has already reserved the championship!"
"Honestly, I hope Bruce wins more than Captain Liam. If Bruce wins, he will create an irreplaceable record and even receive a first-year exchange in the same year."
"Yes, I'm more excited to see the birth of a legendary trainer."
It didn't take long for support posters to appear online, sparking heated debates.
At 13:30,
The Madison Square Garden was packed, with tickets for 100,000 seats in high demand.
As Pokemon from Avalon's ancient legends, Arcanine is deeply loved by the people of Avalon, and its heroic figure galloping through the desert has left a lasting impression on countless people.
All the spectators sat in their seats, watching the battlefield, quietly awaiting the start of the game.
In the bleachers, William and Emma were there, looking around.
"It's really lively," Emma sighed.
William nodded slightly and replied, "It will be even more bustling in the evening."
"I wonder if the elder will pay attention to this kind of small competition..." he murmured softly.
Emma smiled and said, "Things in the Diamond Forest have gradually stabilized. We don't need to worry too much about the elder; he should be watching Bruce's game."
William said nothing but looked at Emma with an apologetic expression, whispering, "It's just a bother for you, don't go to the Diamond Forest during the winter break."
Emma gently shook her head and replied, "The prosperity of the family requires everyone's hard work."