Elves: Angler's Rainy Day Team

Chapter 895, Group Match
The 150th day since leaving the Orange Islands, it was cloudy.

The sky was filled with light clouds, like paint casually smeared on a blue canvas by a white brush.

"Bang bang bang-"

The sound of the salute exploded like thunder in the blue sky, and the sound made the air tremble slightly. The opening ceremony of the Silver Conference finally kicked off with a grand curtain. Colorful fireworks bloomed in the sky, illuminating the entire venue beautifully.

Yu Hai had just stretched and climbed out of the warm bed. The old perverts who knew him well knew that he didn't like this kind of noisy and crowded atmosphere and had no intention of attending the opening ceremony at all.

He simply washed up and prepared a sumptuous breakfast for his elves. Seeing the elves eating happily, he was in a good mood today and his eyes were full of doting on these little guys.

Then, he brought Moon Eevee slowly to the cafeteria in the athletes' village. The cafeteria was filled with the aroma of food and people were coming and going, basically all of them were athletes and staff participating in the competition.

He randomly picked some food he liked, ate it quickly, and then walked towards the front hall of the Silver Conference.

Last night, all the qualified contestants had completed their grouping. The preliminary round will be in the form of a group of three, and the contestants will play two three-on-three matches against each other.

The rules of the game are very clear. The winner can get three points, and the loser will not get any points. If the two sides tie, then each will get one point. In the end, the player with the highest score among the three will advance smoothly.

He came to the lobby of the group stage just to see who the other two opponents in his group were, and to find out the specific game time of the group stage.

When he stepped into the hall, he was immediately surrounded by noisy voices. The hall was crowded with people, and the contestants were either talking to each other or nervously checking the group information.

He looked carefully at the big screen in the crowd and soon saw the group list. He found that the other two opponents in his group were strangers. The competition venue was arranged in the C small venue among the four small venues ABCD. Their group was the seventh to compete.

There are a total of forty-eight players participating in the group stage, who are evenly divided into sixteen groups. The sixteen people who successfully advance will start more intense knockout matches and finals at the main venue.

That is to say, in the preliminary stage, each player only needs to play two games, and if he wins both games, he can easily get six points.

In this way, no matter how the other two compete with each other, they can only get three points at most in the end, so as long as they can get six points, they can safely advance to the knockout stage.

He knew that his intelligence must have been carefully investigated by the other two, but he didn't care. In his opinion, he was confident that he could make it to the knockout stage even if he didn't know their intelligence, even if he didn't know their intelligence.

He decided to go into a blind fight, relying on his own and the elves' strength to directly challenge the other two players in the group stage.

When he arrived at the C small venue, a fierce competition was going on there. The moves released by the elves on the field kept flashing, and cheers and shouts were intertwined, making the atmosphere on the scene very warm.

He walked into the rest area for the players and saw his two opponents at a glance. What surprised him was that the two of them were standing together, whispering to each other, with meaningful smiles on their faces from time to time. It seemed that they were planning to join forces to deal with him.

He frowned slightly, but soon regained his composure. If they wanted to join forces, then they would join forces. It did not violate the rules of the Silver Conference. The corners of his mouth curved slightly, as if silently saying that no matter what tricks these two played, it would not affect the final result.

The seventh group they were in was scheduled for the second round, which started at one o'clock in the afternoon. The four small venues did not have many events scheduled each day. Seeing that it was still early for the game, he was not in a hurry and left the players' rest area.

He was still thinking about one important thing, which was to return to the athletes' village and cultivate a relationship with little Lugia.

Now, every minute and every second seemed to be wound up, and he lived according to the countdown set by Lugia's mother. He knew that time was running out and he had to race against time to improve his favorability with little Lugia.

He thought to himself that when little Lugia was taken away by Lugia's mother, he would not be able to remember it because the impression was not deep enough!
As his figure gradually disappeared, the two people who were originally gathered together looked at each other and then started chatting in a low voice.

"He's gone." The young man breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders.

The pressure brought to him by Yu Hai was too great, especially after seeing Yu Hai's brilliant achievements in the Orange Competition. The boy felt that he had no hope of winning in front of Yu Hai and felt deeply powerless.

"Don't worry." The young man patted the boy's shoulder, with a hint of calculation in his eyes, "Let's join forces first and use our strongest forces to deal with him. After we get rid of him, we can compete with each other. The most important thing is to eliminate him first, otherwise, none of us can advance..."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." The young man frowned slightly, his eyes fixed on the young man beside him, "I remember that you have two main elves. When fighting him, you must let them play, otherwise the cooperation will be invalid."

The young man also had his own plans in mind. He was the weakest player in this group match. If the young man hadn't come to him on his own initiative, he would not have easily agreed to cooperate.

He had the idea that "while the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman gains", and was expecting these two powerful masters to use their main forces to fight each other to a draw, and then he would come out to easily reap the rewards and successfully advance to the knockout stage. This was his ultimate goal.

"Don't worry." The young man raised his lips slightly, a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes, and threatened: "Don't hide it, you must send out the strongest elves. I know what kind of elves you have as your main force, don't play those little tricks in front of me."

Although the young man had two quasi-king-level main elves, he also understood that the young man in front of him also had a main force that should not be underestimated.

If my main force was over-consumed in the process of dealing with Yu Hai, and the boy hid the main force spirit and finally used that main force to defeat me, then I would become the only unlucky guy with zero points in the group stage...

The two looked at each other, smiled at each other, and understood each other tacitly.

Afterwards, they left the players' lounge quietly with their own thoughts, waiting for the group stage to begin...

……

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the sun shone through the thin clouds and sprinkled on every corner of Venue C, and the group stage kicked off again.

The audience seats at the stadium were packed with people, the audience was full of anticipation, and the warm atmosphere seemed to ignite the entire venue.

At the C venue of the group stage, three trainers walked out of the player channel one by one amid the host's passionate explanation.

The first person to appear was a young trainer, wearing a simple sports suit, the blue and white colors looked particularly refreshing, he walked briskly to the center of the arena, his eyes showing confidence and expectation. The second person to appear was a young trainer, wearing a loose T-shirt with elves printed on it, a pair of worn jeans, and a pair of white sneakers. His slightly immature face was filled with a hint of nervousness and excitement, and he ran into the arena in small steps.

Finally, it was Yu Hai's turn to perform. As Yu Hai's tall figure appeared in everyone's sight, the already very lively venue instantly became boiling. Many audiences focused their attention on Yu Hai, looking forward to Yu Hai's next wonderful performance.

"Welcome the third contestant of the seventh group, Yu Hai from the Orange Islands..." The host's infectious voice spread throughout the venue through the loudspeaker, emphasizing Yu Hai's background and past achievements.

"Contestant Yu Hai has participated in two major competitions and achieved very good results in each one. Especially in the Quartz Conference, he relied on his excellent command and the outstanding performance of the elves to overcome all obstacles and finally won the Quartz Conference championship..."

"Contestant Yu Hai is definitely a senior contestant with a lot of experience..." the host introduced him incessantly, with admiration in his tone.

“Will we see Yu Hai’s powerful fast-swimming breaststroke in this competition? Will we see Yu Hai create another miracle, overcome all obstacles and win the championship? Please wait and see…”

“Huahuahua, huahuahua——”

As soon as the host finished speaking, the whole audience burst into applause. The applause and cheers like a tide resounded in every corner, as if they were going to break through the sky. Even outside the stadium, one could feel everyone's enthusiasm.

Seeing Yu Hai, a seeded player with the potential to win the championship, come on stage, the enthusiastic atmosphere in the venue was instantly pushed to a climax. His fame was obviously much higher than the previous two players, which made the two players feel very uncomfortable.

“Tsk, what’s that? He just debuted a little earlier than me and won a championship once. What’s so great about that?” The young trainer had a look of disdain on his face. He curled his lips in dissatisfaction and muttered softly.

At this moment, the cheers from the entire audience were only for Yu Hai, as if he and the young trainer had become the foils of this game, which made him extremely angry.

"Haha, his achievements are obvious to all. It's not surprising that he has such a reputation." The young trainer was relatively calm and not as indignant as the boy.

He still had a kind smile on his face, his eyes fixed on the field, and he gently reminded the boy, "But you, don't let me down, you must play according to our plan."

After all, he is an adult, and this is not his first time participating in such a large-scale competition. His former edges and corners have long been smoothed out by the years. Now he just wants to get a good ranking in the competition, obtain some precious elf breeding resources, and create a better growth environment for his elves.

"Got it. I don't need you to remind me." The young trainer turned his head away impatiently, deliberately avoiding the young trainer's gaze, too lazy to listen to the other's nagging.

He secretly felt disdainful in his heart. He was not a child and of course he knew what to do. He did not need anyone to tell him what to do.

"Now, please focus your eyes on the big screen and draw lots to decide the opponents for the first match of Group 7."

The host reminded everyone in a vigorous voice, looking eagerly at the big screen, which clearly displayed the avatars of Yu Hai and the other two. There was a flashing cursor on each avatar, and the cursor was jumping rapidly, indicating that this game was full of unknown variables.

The entire audience held their breath and stared at the big screen intently. The entire venue was so quiet that only the slight sound of breathing could be heard.

The host raised his voice again until the cursor slowly stopped, and exclaimed with a hint of surprise in his tone: "The candidates for the first game are announced. They are Yu Hai and..."

"Damn it, I'm the one taking the lead!" The young trainer's eyes were fixed on the cursor on the big screen. When he saw that the cursor was steadily stopped on his and Yu Hai's avatars, his expression instantly turned a little ugly.

He couldn't help but curse under his breath, and stood up from the bench reluctantly. He walked towards the battlefield with heavy steps. Every step he took was under great pressure. Thus began the first game of the three-on-three group match.

"It's me in the first game?" Yu Hai raised his head slightly, looking at the clear cursor indication on the big screen, a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

He shook his head and sighed helplessly, then slowly got up from the bench, brought Moon Eevee to the battlefield and stood there, quietly waiting for the referee to introduce the rules of the game.

When the audience in the auditorium saw Yu Hai being the first to appear, they immediately began to talk, and the buzz of discussion rose one after another.

"This is the first match of the seventh group stage. Each player can only use three elves. The venue is a normal battle venue. Please take your positions, release your elves together, and attack together. The game begins..."

The referee stood in the middle of the playing field, announcing the rules of the game in a loud and clear voice, the flag in his hand falling gently in the wind.

"Go, Venusaur..." The young trainer gritted his teeth, raised his right hand high, and quickly threw the Poké Ball. A red light flashed, and a huge, yellow and green Venusaur appeared on the battlefield.

"Go, Diglett..." Yu Hai threw out the Poké Balls together. As the Poké Balls opened, three cute and honest Digletts quickly appeared on the battlefield. Their little eyes rolled around, looking vigilantly at the Venusaur on the opposite side.

"It's a match between Venusaur and Diglett. I didn't expect the young player to use his trump card in the first match. Does that mean he will have to fight against Ukai in the first match?"

The host spoke passionately, his voice echoing in the stadium, further igniting the atmosphere on the scene.

The audience's eyes switched back and forth between the two elves, some waved the small flags in their hands excitedly, and some clenched their fists nervously.

"Ace? It seems like you want to snipe me." Yu Hai frowned slightly, stared at the Venus flytrap opposite him, and sighed softly.

He thought to himself that among the Pokémon participating in this competition, four of the little ones were restrained by Grass-type moves. He originally wanted to let Diglett take the lead, mainly to avoid the Electric-type Pokémon that were restrained by Water-type Pokémon.

But he never expected that he would run into a Grass-type Pokémon that also restrained Water-type Pokémon. The opponent was most likely aiming to restrain Water-type Pokémon, but unexpectedly he hit the mark and restrained the Ground-type Diglett.

"Venusflower, Sunny Day!" The young trainer saw that Ukai was still in a daze, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. He immediately seized this excellent opportunity and loudly commanded Venusflower to use the Sunny Day move.

He waved his hands, with a look of pride on his face as he seized the initiative, and was thinking about taking advantage of the time and place to gain the upper hand in the battle.

(End of this chapter)