Chapter 62: Zhu Lan's Fighting Spirit
Compared to A Liu, who was unable to continue after defeating over fifty new students, Komatsu's foundation was much stronger.
Relying on Mismagius's hypnotic illusions, and later Gengar's Shadow Sneak manipulation and Sableye's Will-O-Wisp tactics, he successfully raised the Elite Class's winning streak to one hundred and fifty people before dawn.
And when the count reached one hundred and fifty-one, Komatsu, though still having energy, chose not to continue fighting, citing the arrival of dawn.
Chen Xi saw that Komatsu still had energy left and wasn't surprised.
Although he had indeed shouted the slogan of a thousand people, these people might not necessarily heed him, which was normal.
To put it plainly, Chen Xi wasn't very familiar with these people, so it was impossible for them to fully carry out Chen Xi's words, nor was it possible for them to fight to the death with their Pokémon.
Especially after having A Liu, a relatively ordinary bug-catching boy, as a reference, they would make their own judgments.
After all, these few people were different from A Liu; A Liu genuinely wanted the resources of these ordinary students.
But for Komatsu, Maya, and Riley, their main reason for acting was not to lose face for their families and the forces behind them.
This was also the main reason why the organizers behind the new students, after strongly blocking A Liu, did not continue to act.
Because he had already set an invisible benchmark for the Elite Class students; they only needed to surpass this benchmark.
Once the new students surpassed A Liu, they would naturally have something to consider.
Therefore, even though Komatsu still had energy at this moment, he did not continue to let his Pokémon fight like A Liu.
In this regard, Maya was the same.
At this moment, Maya took over from Komatsu and stepped onto the stage to display her fighting prowess.
Maya specialized in rain-based tactics, possessing Politoed and Slowbro as two weather-controlling Pokémon.
These two Pokémon alternated, causing the rain to fall for an entire day. The Pokémon on the field were all washed away by the rain.
Maya also consciously maintained her winning streak at one hundred matches, choosing to give up when the new students challenged her for the two hundred and fifty-first time.
Next to take the stage was Riley, who brought out three Superior-level Pokémon.
They were Lucario, Togekiss, and Metagross.
The three Pokémon in his hands, whether it was Lucario's sensitivity to Aura, Togekiss's use of air currents, or Metagross's steel body, all displayed their strength to the fullest.
These three Pokémon had all reached Superior-level, pressuring the new students to the point of breathlessness.
For Chen Xi, Riley was the most considerate; he brought the number of challengers to the Elite Class to 450 before choosing to give up.
At this point, although his three Pokémon had not completely lost their fighting ability, continuous intense battles were also quite exhausting.
Looking at the tired appearance of these Pokémon, Chen Xi could tell that these three Pokémon had given their all.
Moreover, Riley's battle system was not a recovery-type battle system; even though his Aura power was famously energy-efficient, after two hundred matches, let alone the Pokémon, even Riley himself was quite exhausted.
“450 people, huh?” Chen Xi looked at the number of challengers and narrowed his eyes slightly.
To be honest, with 550 challengers remaining, it was much better than Chen Xi had anticipated.
After all, there were still himself and Zhu Lan. Zhu Lan would have no problem dealing with two hundred people, and as for the remaining guys, he would take care of them himself.
Furthermore, having enough opponents would also allow his Nidorino to gain some levels.
If he was lucky, his Nidorino might even be able to reach Superior-level with this opportunity.
Anyway, the stage was set; next, he just needed to use this stage to display his strength.
After all, Chen Xi's original intention to sweep through these thousand people and seize all the resources of these new students was not a joke.
However, Komatsu and the others did not believe Chen Xi was serious, only taking it as an exaggeration.
Zhu Lan calmly stepped onto the stage, and she summoned her first Pokémon, Roserade.
Roserade also stood beside Zhu Lan like a spirited female guard, with her arms crossed.
Then, one new Trainer after another came onto the stage, only to be defeated by Roserade with a single move.
Zhu Lan's Roserade was extremely skilled at using the Vine Whip move.
But the ultimate damage was not caused by Vine Whip itself, but by various other damaging moves executed with the help of Vine Whip.
For Roserade, Vine Whip was an extension of its body, a medium for it to unleash its moves.
Under the effect of this medium, Roserade's attack range became incredibly vast, and its attack angles were extremely tricky.
For example, Giga Drain, which siphoned the opponent's stamina, or Shadow Sneak, which shot out unexpectedly.
Roserade even used Vine Whip to get behind opponents and launch a beam-shaped Psychic.
In short, this Roserade looked like a dancer wielding a Vine Whip.
Any Pokémon that fell within this Roserade's attack range would have all its rhythm controlled by Gallade, and in the face of continuous attacks, it would be swept off the field.
With just this Roserade, Zhu Lan easily swept through over fifty people.
At this moment, the new students below the stage looked at the woman before them with both admiration and fear.
Because although Zhu Lan and Maya were both women, the Aura they exuded was completely different.
If Maya gave people the feeling of a saintess cultivated by a standardized temple.
Then Zhu Lan was a female War God who inspired fear from the bottom of people's hearts.
“She should be like the other Elite Class Trainers, winning one or two hundred people and then stepping down!”
At this time, the new students had already wavered after their previous encounters with several Elite Class Trainers.
They thought Chen Xi was just joking, and this new student challenge was just a performance, like in the past.
Because apart from A Liu, who genuinely wanted more resources and therefore fought with all his might,
However, due to the difference in his own foundation, he only won fifty-eight matches.
But subsequently, whether it was Komatsu or Maya, although they were powerful, they could only be said to be going through the motions.
Riley, although he tried his best, did not push his Pokémon to their limits, choosing to give up when his Pokémon became tired.
Because apart from A Liu, who came from a bug-catching background, everyone else had the support of powerful forces behind them.
So there was no need to fight with the same determination as A Liu, risking everything for a few academic credits.
Because of this, in the eyes of these new students, Chen Xi's claim of challenging a thousand people was nothing more than an exaggerated joke.
This new student challenge was merely a stage for the Elite Class to showcase their abilities, not truly an attempt to snatch all the academic credits belonging to ordinary new students.
And after these Elite students displayed their strength, they would gracefully withdraw, allowing the next student to take the stage.
But at this moment, fifty, one hundred, two hundred, even three hundred people—watching Trainer after Trainer being defeated by Zhu Lan's Roserade—the new students were truly panicking.
Because they realized that Zhu Lan still showed no intention of stopping.
This girl truly wanted to keep winning.
“Next,” “Next,” “Next”... Zhu Lan said only this phrase from beginning to end, simple and decisive.
“She's unexpectedly fierce!”
Chen Xi looked at Zhu Lan and her Roserade on the stage, unable to help but exclaim.
Relying on Roserade to directly drain the opponent's stamina with the Giga Drain move.
Zhu Lan, with Roserade, swept through a large number of new Trainers, even defeating over three hundred people.
To be honest, this number had already exceeded Chen Xi's expectations.
Originally, Chen Xi thought that Zhu Lan would only deal with about two hundred people as a courtesy, which would already be quite considerate of her.
Then it would be his turn on the stage.
But unexpectedly, Zhu Lan fought until three hundred people, and her eyes were still filled with a desire for victory.
She had been fighting for over a dozen hours without showing any signs of fatigue.
“It's an unexpected variable, yet within reason!” Chen Xi smiled slightly as he looked at Zhu Lan.
Chen Xi didn't object to Zhu Lan wanting to continue fighting; for whatever reason, if Zhu Lan wanted to be the villain, he would let her.
However, the stage he had prepared was taken by Zhu Lan, which made Chen Xi feel a slight sense of lament.
Zhu Lan's battle continued.
With a cold voice saying, “Next.”
A purple-haired young man came to the stage. He looked at Zhu Lan and said, “My name is Wusong, and I will end your winning streak.”
“Then try it!” Zhu Lan replied coldly when she heard the purple-haired young man's words!
“This child…” Sha Miao, who had been watching the match, was surprised to see Wusong appear.
Sha Miao couldn't help but glance at Wutong, who was not far away, and said, “Your child is also attending school.”
“He enrolled in the Cutting Edge Psychic Academy this year,” Wutong nodded and replied to Sha Miao.
“I remember that the Psychic Academy only recruits Psychic users and has exclusive Psychic resources. The general enrollment resources shouldn't be given to the Psychic Academy, right?” Sha Miao said, a bit thoughtful, upon hearing Wutong's words.
Wutong said: “Originally, the new student challenge was just a performance to showcase the strength of the Elite Class.
It wasn't meant for them to take all the resources belonging to ordinary students.
These resources, for Elite Class students, are merely icing on the cake.
But for many students in ordinary classes, these resources could very well be their lifeline!
The young girl Zhu Lan, by winning this far, has already proven her strength.
If she were to seize all the resources of the entire school's new students, it would ignite conflict between the Elite Class and the ordinary classes for the school.
And for her personally, offending all the new students in the school might not necessarily be a good thing for her.”
Sha Miao smiled slightly, but then shook her head and said, “I only said one sentence, and you've said so much!
Wusong, we are cultivating the backbone that can shoulder Sinnoh's future, not good-for-nothing parasites.
Everything should take its natural course.
All we can do is provide them with an environment that allows them to make mistakes,
Not make decisions for them that they should be making themselves.”
Wutong was slightly stunned upon hearing Sha Miao's words, then fell silent, his gaze fixed on Wusong on the field.
At this moment, Wusong summoned his Pokémon, a Bronzong.
With Bronzong's appearance, the atmosphere on the stage changed completely.
Because Zhu Lan could see that this Bronzong had already reached Superior-level strength.
The purple-haired boy in the suit before her possessed combat power no less than her own.
“Vine Whip!” Zhu Lan commanded Roserade to attack.
In an instant, six Vine Whips shot out from Roserade's hand bouquet, attacking Bronzong from completely different angles.
Wutong did not speak; as a Psychic, he had already given commands to his Bronzong through telepathy.
In an instant, Bronzong brought its hands together, and a barrier appeared around it, protecting it.
This was a simple combination of Reflect and Light Screen.
This double-wall Psychic shield could defend against both special and physical attacks.
If Safeguard could also be added, it would form the ultimate defense that all Psychics knew of but few Trainers could achieve: the Psychic Shield.
And even the current defense, formed solely by the combination of Reflect and Light Screen, had astonishing defensive power.
At this moment, Roserade's Vine Whips struck hard against this double-wall, but were directly bounced away.
Even when several Shadow Sneaks condensed within some of the Vine Whips to attack, they failed to break through this double-wall.
Protected by this double-wall, Wusong said to Zhu Lan, “Please accept my attack, Confuse Ray!”
In an instant, Bronzong released a strange glow that enveloped Roserade.
It missed once, it missed twice, but with Roserade's attacks unable to penetrate the double-wall, it would eventually be hit by Confuse Ray.
And as soon as Roserade was confused by this strange glow, the rhythm of the battle would be completely controlled by Wusong.
Seeing Roserade fall into confusion, Zhu Lan's response was exceptionally calm; she didn't stubbornly force Roserade to continue attacking, but instead recalled Roserade.
“Hmm?” Wusong was taken aback by this scene. He had originally thought that the strong young lady before him would continue to be unyielding.
But he didn't expect Zhu Lan to be so calm, choosing to switch Pokémon at this moment.
And the next Pokémon that came out made all the Trainers present gasp.
Garchomp!
Wusong felt immense pressure from the Aura emanating from this Garchomp.
This Aura was enough to rival the Pokémon raised by his own father.
“It's a Master-level Pokémon!”
Wusong frowned. He had absolute confidence in his battle system against Superior-level Pokémon.
After all, for Bronzong, defense was easier than offense.
But facing a Pokémon like Garchomp, Wusong didn't know if his Bronzong could withstand it!