Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 456 Master Tournament First Battle: Mingyou vs. Zhulan (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The opening ceremony of the Masters Championship proceeded smoothly.

After introducing all the contestants, the referee announced the competition rules to everyone.

Unlike the World Championship, the Masters Championship will randomly group trainers after the opening ceremony, but the rules will no longer be random. Instead, each match will be a full-scale 6v6 battle, which will be the ultimate test of the trainers' and Pokémon's true skill level!

Furthermore, only one battle system can be used per match, but if both sides agree, they can apply to the referee to unban multiple battle systems, including unbanning banned Pokémon.

At that moment, everyone's eyes turned to the arena's large screen, where the players' avatars were instantly shuffled as the system began to randomly group them.

Mingyou closed his eyes in deep thought until he heard the shouts of the audience. He looked up and was surprised to find himself in Group A. It was obvious that this was intentional, to get his first match to liven up the atmosphere of the audience.

But none of that matters. What matters is that his opponent in the first match... was none other than Zhu Lan!

Dante has been placed in Group B, which is the last match of the day. Unless it's the final, the two teams will not meet in this match.

"But, should I hit Sister Zhulan...?"

He glanced in the direction of Zhu Lan and found that she was also looking at him. They smiled at each other.

Then all the contestants left the field to prepare, and the first match would officially begin in half an hour.

As the players left the field, the audience and the live broadcast room erupted in excitement once again, with everyone discussing the group assignments and the upcoming matches.

"We actually met in the first round? In a way, it's fate."

Xiao Zhao muttered to herself, she was also looking forward to the battle between the two. Although Mingyou and her two combatants were banned, the actual impact was not too great. Besides, Mingyou was going all out today!

Time passed slowly.

Other players came to the stands to watch the game, and saw Mingyou and Zhulan walk out from the player tunnels on both sides of the green field at the same time, amidst the cheers of the audience, and come onto the field.

"I never expected to meet you on the world's biggest stage so soon."

Zhu Lan smiled and gazed ahead, flicking her black skirt as she took out a Poké Ball from her waist, holding it in her hand, her beautiful eyes revealing seriousness.

Mingyou also took out a Poké Ball, held it to her chest, and replied with a light laugh, "Hehe, let's begin!"

As soon as they finished speaking, both of them threw their Poké Balls at the same time. Gastrodon, which looked like it came from the West Sea, appeared on the field together with Lai Bei Cu Cha, demonstrating an excellent matchmaking mechanism.

Gastrodon was immediately countered by a fourfold weakness, which slightly hurt Cynthia, but she did not immediately switch Pokémon. Instead, she took the initiative to launch an attack.

"Tide Whirlwind!"

Upon hearing the sound, the sea hare moved, raising its head to gather water, instantly forming an extremely fierce whirlpool that hurled forward violently. Due to its small and coarse body, the sea hare was almost unable to escape such an attack.

That's true, but Mingyou didn't intend for Lai Bei to avoid it at all. Why avoid it? Because she wasn't afraid! Why wasn't she afraid? She would just blast it open!

"Swish, swish, tea cannon!"

"Mmm!"

Lai Bei, with a clumsy aim, aimed the broken bottom of the teacup forward, and the fragrant and delicious green tea shot out, hitting the swirling tide with a bang, shattering and penetrating it, heading straight for the sea hare beast in front.

"Now! Mirror reflection!"

Zhu Lan waved her hand and shouted, and a light screen with colorful light formed in front of the sea hare beast, blocking the swish-swish tea cannon and instantly increasing its power to shoot it back.

boom--

Lai Beicucha had no way to avoid it. His attack was reflected back and hit him precisely, causing him to fall heavily to the ground and suffer a serious injury.

Zhu Lan did not relax at all because of her temporary advantage. She knew all too well what kind of player her opponent was, so she pressed her advantage and continued to attack.

"snowstorm!"

End the battle with an ice-attribute ultimate move!

The hearts of all the spectators were on edge at that moment, but as the extreme cold wind and snow howled past, Lai Beicha's figure was never seen again on the field.

Zhu Lan instantly realized what the other person had done, but it was too late to react.

"Leaf Storm!"

As Mingyou's shout fell, a bluish-green light suddenly appeared from the shadow beneath the sea hare beast, and countless sharp leaves swept out from it. Lai Beicucha, who had used the stealth attack to hide in the shadow to avoid the blizzard, suddenly appeared here, a smile on his face.

Unable to dodge, the Gastrodon took the full damage and was instantly crippled. Even if it used its self-regeneration ability, it was too late at this moment.

Cynthia smiled. Fighting against such an opponent, even if you gain a huge advantage, it can be reversed in an instant. That's the nature of the unexpected. But she is the Sinnoh champion. How could she be defeated like this?

"Spirit Strike!"

"Um?"

Mingyou raised an eyebrow and sighed softly, because at this distance, Lai Beichucha, who was preparing to launch the Shuashuacha Cannon, had no way to escape.

A sharp boulder suddenly pierced out from under the sea hare beast, instantly colliding with the equally severely injured Lai Bei Cu Cha. Both fell to the ground simultaneously amidst the sound of the boulder shattering, losing their ability to fight.

The first encounter ended in a draw.

The audience could only marvel at the strength of both sides; their instantaneous reaction speed and psychological warfare were both at the highest level.

After recalling her Pokémon, Cynthia immediately sent out a second one. Seeing that she didn't waste any words, Yu also immediately threw out a Poké Ball. It seemed that neither of them had gone through any thought at all.

A flash of red light appeared, and Cyndaquil's Roserade and Yuuki's Serperior appeared together, a contest between Grass-types, but the former had the advantage in type.

"Candy!"

Serperior held its head high with pride, its cold eyes staring directly at Roserade, who was putting on a show of elegance and grace.

"They're a little...not easy to deal with."

Mingyou murmured, but he also had no intention of exchanging Pokémon. There was no reason to retreat without a fight. He and his Pokémon would at least defeat one of the opponent's Pokémon before leaving the arena.

Cyndaquil launched the first attack. Roserade waved her hands, revealing a thorn whip coated with poison hidden in the bouquet. She then released a burst of energy into the air, which transformed into countless rays of light that scattered across the ground around Serperior, forming poison spikes.

The Serperior already on the field will not be affected. Taking advantage of the opponent's release of Toxic Spikes, it directly arrives in front of Roserade. Even without Grassy Terrain, its speed far exceeds the opponent's expectations.

"Is it this silky smooth?!"

Zhu Lan was also quite surprised, unable to imagine just how good the scales of this serpent could feel.

In an instant, Roserade was entangled by Serperior. Serperior is an expert in bondage play, and once caught like this, it will basically not be separated until the battle is completely over.

Roserade remained calm and showed no signs of panic in the situation. She even closed her eyes to avoid being paralyzed by the glare of the Serpent. However, Serperior directly provoked her, constantly looking down at her with an arrogant and condescending attitude to mock her.

"!!!"

Roserade finally couldn't hold back, and Cynthia had no choice but to continue attacking before figuring out the opponent's tactics.

Watching Roserade swing her arm, spraying venom and unleashing her Sludge Bomb, Mingyou chuckled softly and shouted, "Let's try that too, Mirror Reflection!"

"Is that the purpose?"

Lancelot hadn't expected her opponent to use Mirror Reflection at such close range. There shouldn't have been enough time, but she quickly discovered that Serperior's body had wrapped around Roseredo's joints, slowing down its attack speed and allowing her to successfully get past the initial animation.

They even considered this little bit of time...

The Mirror Reflection was successfully launched. Roserade was hit in the face with twice the amount of sludge reflected back, suffering severe damage on the spot, and her eyes were also covered by sludge. Cynthia immediately waved her hand and shouted, "Use Giga Impact!"

Since it's in a provocative state, it can't use any variation moves. In this situation, the only way to get rid of the opponent is to risk being stunned and use Shockwave to shake off Serperior and regain control.

But at that moment, Serperior suddenly tightened its body, tightly binding Roseredo. As it exerted its strength, its metallic tail instantly appeared behind Roseredo's head, lashing out with force and striking a vital spot. Roseredo's head rang, and she immediately lost consciousness, collapsing to the ground...

Watching Roserade fail to turn the tables and being dictated to the rhythm by Serperior almost the entire time, many viewers felt it was a pity. Only the top trainers could see just how troublesome this Serperior was. It wasn't particularly strong, but once you got entangled, you would definitely be led into the rhythm.

"But this tactic can only be used to kill on the first try."

Dan crossed his arms and gave his assessment.

Furthermore, due to Roserade's poisonous sting ability, Serperior, which had been entangled with the opponent, was also poisoned when its stinger pierced its body.

Mingyou took out a Poké Ball and then recalled Serperior, knowing that the same tactic could not be used a second time, and that it was more important to conserve energy for now.

"So it's been taken back already?"

Zhu Lan smiled gently and then stopped talking. Since the other party had already gained the upper hand, she had to quickly regain it. So, after the appetizers were served, it was time to serve the main course.

A flash of red light, and her Lucario appeared on the field with its arms crossed, staring straight ahead with a serious expression. Unlike Mingyou's Lucario, this one clearly had a stronger desire to fight.

Unfortunately, Mingyou did not bring Lucario to this match. The six Pokémon were selected during preparation and could not be changed during the match. Otherwise, it would be considered a violation and the Pokémon would be banned on the spot.

but……

"Trying to regain the upper hand with Lucario? Then use this one to counter it!"

Mingyou smiled and threw out the Poké Ball. His Garchomp instantly appeared on the field. Although he would prefer to battle the opponent's Garchomp, there were other Pokémon more suitable to fight him.

Upon seeing Garchomp, Cynthia couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. Her old Gible had finally grown to this level. Now, she would have to witness its current strength!

The poison spikes were triggered, and a pool of purple liquid appeared under Garchomp's feet. A strong stinging sensation surged through its body, and it fell into a poisoned state, but its face was full of excitement, eager for this battle!

"Let's fight!"

Although both Pokémon are capable of Mega Evolution, they could only use the battle system once in this match because they had not applied to the referee for multiple uses before the battle, so they naturally wouldn't use it casually.

Garchomp and Lucario instantly rushed to the center of the field. Garchomp swung its dragon claws, while Lucario wielded two bone clubs, clashing back and forth. In the contest of strength, the two were evenly matched.

The increasingly intense battle gripped the audience's hearts, and the cheers gradually subsided as everyone held their breath.

After their final collision, Garchomp and Lucario staggered backward and separated. Cynthia immediately waved and shouted, "Dragon Pulse!"

"We'll use Dragon Pulse too!"

Mingyou spoke up almost at the same time.

Two beams of light, imbued with dragon energy, streaked across the arena in an instant, colliding violently in the center and unleashing an incomparably dazzling purplish-red light.

In that instant, Lucario's eyes suddenly turned blue, as did Cynthia's eyes behind him. The power of the Aura was transmitted to their minds, and their vision and senses were shared, allowing them to see through everything!

"Leo!"

Lucario quickly switched to wielding a Dragon Pulse in one hand, catching Garchomp's slight leftward tilt. It swiftly withdrew its hand, the Dragon Pulse that had been pushed back just past it, and Lucario transformed into a flash, instantly arriving at Garchomp's right side at lightning speed. Gathering its chill, it unleashed an Ice Punch aimed straight at Garchomp's vitals!

Hit!

The effect is outstanding!

Garchomp seemed completely unprepared for its opponent to see through its movements. It was nearly knocked off the field by a single punch, suffered severe injuries, and was repeatedly frozen by the cold, eventually turning into an ice sculpture.

It's frozen solid!

Dangerous!

This cannot be called luck; it can only be said that Cynthia and Lucario have a complete advantage in terms of awareness and synchronization, and this advantage will continue to expand.

"Huh... how come it's frozen solid!"

Naruto was stunned. After all, he was also a user of Aura and naturally understood that Cynthia had just used Aura and knew that Garchomp could not avoid it, so she had already planned the next move.

But did he use up all his luck yesterday? Although he would be happy to use up all his luck like this, the situation that follows is not good.

"Sorry, I got it!"

On Cynthia's beautiful face, the corners of her lips curved slightly into a smile. Through Lucario's aura, she had already seen when Garchomp would be unfrozen, so all she needed to do was wait until then...

Just be greedy!

"Sword Dance Three Times!"

"Leo!"

The audience was stunned by this scene. It was the first time they had ever seen a player snowball in a Masters Tournament, a feat usually reserved for low-skill games.

"Move, Garchomp! Why aren't you moving?!"

Naruto is now numb, suffering from both frozen and poisoned states. Garchomp's stamina is still decreasing, and even if it is returned to its Poké Ball, it won't make much of a difference; in fact, it might disrupt the rhythm.

After a winning streak of dominating the game, ELO has finally come to their rescue...

click-

The ice sculpture finally made a crisp sound, and Garchomp finally broke free of its restraints, only to be met with a fist that brought a cold wind straight to its face.

In an instant, his body was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the King's Shield of the Shielded Sword Monster protecting the audience, instantly losing his fighting ability...

……

(End of this chapter)