In the game: I stole Groudon at the start.

"So fast!"

When Touko saw this, her pupils contracted slightly. Such a speed was simply outrageous!

The naked eye can barely see a shadow?

With perfectly coordinated movements, the Paper Sword effortlessly swung its blade, slicing through the White Sea Lion's incoming Freeze Ray.

Yes, it cut through the Freeze Ray without using any skills!

Upon approaching the white sea lion, the two sharp blades of the Paper Sword shone with a rich blue-white light, transforming into an energy sword.

Holy sword attack!

There was no time for the white sea lion to react; the right hand swung the holy sword directly at the white sea lion.

A terrifying force instantly coursed through the white sea lion's entire body. The unbearable pain and immense power sent the white sea lion flying, crashing heavily into the wall at the edge of the battlefield.

It smashed open a dense network of cracks, like a spider web!

In reality, as the white sea lion was being thrown backward, its eyes were already spinning, indicating that it had lost its ability to fight.

One-hit kill!

hiss~

A chorus of gasps filled the hall!

How could such a pure, quiet, and gentle girl have such a violent fighting style?

Meanwhile, Sunflower was staring blankly at the white sea lion lying on the ground, his mind completely blank.

In the end what happened?

In just a few seconds, his white sea lion was lying down...

"This...this is too powerful!"

Mei, who had just won the battle, was completely stunned. After regaining her senses, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

It's only been a few seconds? How can a match end so quickly?

Although her ace Serpent Lord was also trained to be explosive, Mei knew for sure that it could never be that domineering.

You just used your arm to slice through your opponent's attack like that? Are you kidding me?

"The Paper Sword is made of sharp weapons from head to toe; its sword itself is a weapon."

"Moreover, the gap in strength between the two sides is too great."

Bakura chuckled, shook his head, and began to explain without any surprise.

When the gap in level and strength reaches a certain point, it's not surprising at all that Paper Sword can use its body to overwhelm the opponent's attack.

And that's exactly what Xiao Huang is like now!

Upon hearing this, Mei's eyelids twitched incessantly, her delicate and cute face filled with a pained expression as she stared at the seemingly harmless girl in the arena.

"This is...another boss?"

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Chapter 462 The Legend of the Second Venerable One Appears (Seeking Full Subscription)

"This is...another boss?"

Mei's tone was full of helplessness and resentment. "Are you trying to stop me from playing?"

This Quartz Conference already had two monster-level newcomers, Crimson and Blue, and then Alice was added to the mix. Just recently, we learned that Bakura had joined as well...

And now? Another little yellow one has appeared in the blink of an eye! This is just too much! Mei is feeling miserable right now—absolutely miserable!

Well, five monsters. This Quartz Conference is truly hellish. If I'm really unlucky, forget about making it to the top eight; if my luck is really bad, I might not even make it to the preliminaries...

"Just do your best, you've already improved a lot this year."

With a wry smile, Touko held her best friend's hand and offered words of comfort.

She naturally sympathized with Mei's feelings, after all, they had only been in the industry for a little over a year.

They naturally crave honor.

Otherwise, what's the point of challenging the Kanto Alliance? Besides honing one's skills, isn't it all for a good ranking?

That not only represents an honor, but also that all the hard work and effort this year has not been in vain.

But now, there are more and more powerful enemies, and this is only what they know so far. Who knows if there are other 'monsters' hiding in the shadows?

"Touko is right. Just do your best and leave no regrets. You are all very young and your future will be very bright."

Bakura raised an eyebrow, looked at the two women and smiled, saying that although his talent was not as great as those geniuses who were destined to dominate an era.

But Touko Mei's talent is absolutely outstanding.

Bakura never doubted this point; as long as the two girls didn't make any mistakes in the future, it was a sure thing that they would enter the champion level.

However, what they need is time; they need time to grow.

While they were talking, the match inside the stadium continued.

Unsurprisingly, both of the next two Pokémon from the Water Sunflower player were swiftly and decisively defeated by Kartana.

Xiao Huang easily won his first major competition.

Similarly, after this battle, Xiao Huang will naturally be remembered by the audience. This seemingly weak girl is incredibly strong!

……

The preliminary rounds continued smoothly for the next few days, lasting for four full days.

The final sixty-four have finally been decided, meaning that out of nearly three hundred contestants, only sixty-four remain.

"Phew~ I'm finally in. I wonder who my next opponent will be."

Inside the main venue, Mei patted her bulging chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

She's been on tenterhooks these past few days, terrified that she might accidentally run into a tough nut to crack...

If she can't even make it into the top 64, Mei thinks she might become withdrawn for a long time...

"Look at you, so full of yourself. You think you've won the championship just because you're in the top 64."

Alice glanced at her lazy sister with disdain and spoke with utter contempt.

Before we even got to Quartz Plateau, you were always clamoring to win, and now you've already shown your true colors so quickly?

"Go away, what do you know?" Mei rolled her eyes and retorted irritably.

Alice is confident in her abilities, but Mei knows her own level.

She's not even counting on winning, and she probably has no chance of making it to the semifinals either. Her original goal was just to reach the quarterfinals.

Now... well, she'll be satisfied as long as she can safely make it to the top 16.

……

"Welcome to Quartz Plateau! After four days of fierce competition, we are finally welcoming our sixty-four successful qualifiers!"

"But we can't let our guard down yet; the real battle has only just begun!"

"The rules for the next battle will remain 3vs3! However, the battleground will be changed to a regular arena."

"Then let's look forward to what kind of exciting battle will unfold as the sparks of the players' dreams collide!"

The young man in sunglasses stood on the high platform, his impassioned voice igniting the enthusiasm of the audience.

"Very good, then let's begin our round of 64!"

"The match-up list will be completely randomly drawn by the system! Let's see who our first pair of opponents are!"

The commentator, wearing sunglasses, pointed to the big screen, where the players' avatars were scrolling rapidly.

The entire audience in the hall kept their eyes glued to the screen.

thump~

With a crisp system notification sound, the two avatars froze.

When the opponent was identified, the entire venue erupted in cheers, because they saw a familiar face!

"Huh? It's you again, Onii-chan, and..."

Upon seeing the first profile picture, Lillie blinked and immediately turned her gaze to Bakura beside her.

If she remembers correctly, in the past few days of matches, Bakura seemed to be the first match in every game.

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That's a bit mysterious.

And Onii-chan's rival...

"That's not bad either. I quite like the spectacular opening battle."

Bakura smiled, twisted his neck, and grinned broadly as he looked at his opponent on the big screen.

He was a young man with long, blue-gray hair.

"It seems we really are destined to meet. I never expected to run into him."

Bakura's opponent is none other than Darkrai, who was 'stolen' by Bakura from Darkrai and Latios on the St. Anne!

That's right, it's Dakto!

"Hmm~ Onii-chan, go easy on me~"

Lillie was clearly quite surprised, but after regaining her senses, she smiled and waved to Bakura.

................

Her two beautiful big eyes were curved into crescent moons, making her look very cute.

She didn't have a very good impression of Darkor. During the Battle of Goldenrod City, Darkor had Latias stolen from her again, and even Latios's Mega Stone was taken by the campfire.

But who told Dakdo to set his sights on them first?