Chapter 461: An Unexpected Challenge
"Basalt, beautifully done!"
"Basalt, awesome! I'm convinced this time!"
The moment the result came out, the atmosphere on the South River University school team side boiled over instantly, sweeping away the previous gloom.
1:6, this was absolutely a super large margin victory, only a tad short of a total wipeout. At the same time, this was the best result in the exchange match so far.
"Damn! If I had known Basalt was this awesome, why was I worrying? Made my little heart thump thump."
"Exactly! Just now I thought Basalt saying eighty percent confidence was watered down, who knew he was being conservative."
"It seems everyone underestimated Basalt's strength. Making an exception for Basalt to be a substitute? Too small-minded! I say, just let him be a main player directly."
Everyone from SRU discussed animatedly, faces full of excitement. When Basalt returned, he enjoyed a hero's treatment, being tossed into the air by everyone.
Conversely, on the Huaxia University side, everyone's faces were a bit unnatural. This score was embarrassing! Crucially, Zhang Yunding was a year older than Basalt and had a pseudo-legendary! In the end, he contributed to Basalt's fame instead.
As for the defeated Zhang Yunding, he looked like a bereaved concubine, like a frosted eggplant (wilted).
"One careless move, and the whole game is lost! But having said that, this matter can't be blamed on Yunding. After all, who would have thought Bronzong could be unaffected by debuff moves?"
Seeing Zhang Yunding in low spirits, Long Feiyu quickly comforted, "Your future path is still long; never let a temporary failure cause a confidence collapse. So what if you lost? Work hard on cultivation, find a chance to win back later, and that's it!"
Long Feiyu truly lived up to being the captain of the Huaxia University school team; his leadership qualities were outstanding. Just a few words stabilized Zhang Yunding's emotions, making him brave after shame and strive hard in the future.
However, although Long Feiyu was open-minded, their guiding teacher Wang Mingxue didn't have this state of mind. Huaxia University vs. SRU, originally a playful exchange match, resulted in a super large margin defeat. How would he explain this to the school leaders when he returned?
"Feiyu, we have to find a way to get back at them. Do you think they will send Fang Tianjin in the next match?"
Wang Mingxue prepared to snipe Fang Tianjin. Fang Tianjin vs. Long Feiyu, guaranteed loss! Fang Tianjin vs. other players, 95% win rate. Wang Mingxue naturally hoped to block SRU to recover face.
"This... I can't say for sure!" Long Feiyu shook his head. A one-in-two chance, who can be certain?
"In that case, follow the original plan and go last!" Wang Mingxue was gambling, betting that Fang Tianjin, as the captain, would also go last as the grand finale!
Unfortunately, Wang Mingxue bet wrong.
In the penultimate match, the semi-finale, Fang Tianjin took the field. His opponent was also one of the main players of the Huaxia University school team, an Electric-type specialist named Lei Peng.
In the first round, Fang Tianjin sent out Delphox, and Lei Peng sent out Raichu. The match venue type was Rock.
This was an evenly matched contest, but in the end, Captain Fang Tianjin was superior in skill. Delphox used superb Fire and Psychic combo moves to inflict a "Burn" status on Raichu, then defeated it in one go.
Immediately after, both sides engaged in a seesaw battle. After Raichu was defeated, Lei Peng sent out Eelektross to complete a counter-kill. Consequently, Fang Tianjin sent out Charizard, knocking down Eelektross, then being knocked down by Rotom. Then, Houndoom came on to defeat Rotom, then was defeated by Electivire.
Until Fang Tianjin's ace "Volcarona" came on, using the two god skills "Quiver Dance" and "Fiery Dance" to prepare for a sweep.
Just like that, Lei Peng was swept. The final score was 3:6; Fang Tianjin won quite cleanly and neatly.
"Captain Fang did well! Now the score is 2:3."
On the SRU side, the atmosphere rose again.
Conversely, Wang Mingxue's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Feiyu, don't hold back. You know what I mean?" Wang Mingxue glanced at Long Feiyu.
"Got it!" Long Feiyu sighed helplessly. Although his guiding teacher Wang Mingxue was knowledgeable, his heart was indeed a bit small. However, although Long Feiyu was somewhat reluctant, he wouldn't disobey Wang Mingxue over such a small matter; after all, he still had to get along with him for another year!
In the last match, Huaxia University sent out Captain Long Feiyu, and SRU sent out Ju Fang. Consequently, Ju Fang exploded!
Because the Pokémon Long Feiyu sent out was a four-legged dragon Pokémon with two gorgeous blood-red wings and a long tail, looking extremely ferocious.
"Sa... Salamence!"
Ju Fang was dumbfounded. He knew he would lose, but he really didn't expect Long Feiyu to send out his ace pseudo-legendary directly.
"Raaahr~"
Salamence let out a roar, but it didn't lower the Attack of Ju Fang's Pokémon. In other words, this Salamence's ability was "Moxie"!
Soon, the match began.
Salamence flapped its wings quickly, approaching Ju Fang's Heracross. Even from a distance, everyone could feel the fierce prestige of Salamence. During the flight, Salamence also used "Tailwind."
Just a simple Fly forced out Heracross's "Detect," but when Salamence attacked again with "Draco Meteor," Heracross was useless. First blood complete!
"Raaahr~"
Although Draco Meteor greatly reduced Salamence's Special Attack, defeating Heracross triggered the effect of the "Moxie" ability, raising Salamence's Attack.
For the second Pokémon, Ju Fang sent out Shuckle, trying to counter with Shuckle's "Power Trick" move. Unfortunately, with a Taunt from Salamence, the plan went bankrupt directly. A "Dragon Rush" sent Shuckle flying, followed by continuous "Dragon Claw" strikes. No matter how high Shuckle's defense was, it couldn't withstand it, landing with swirling eyes, unable to battle.
Salamence, double kill complete, Attack rose again.
For the third Pokémon, Ju Fang sent out Scizor. After creating a tiny scratch on Salamence with "Bullet Punch," it was instantly killed by the latter's "Fire Fang."
Salamence, triple kill complete, Attack rose again and again.
At this point, there was no suspense in the match. Because at this time, Salamence's state was even fiercer than Basalt's Bronzong and Fang Tianjin's Volcarona; simply god-blocking-kill-god, Buddha-blocking-kill-Buddha. Not to mention, Salamence also had the god skill "Taunt."
Just like that, Ju Fang was pierced through (swept).
Record: 0-6!
"Why do Basalt and Captain Fang get to show off, but I have to bear the consequences in the end? I'm so bitter!"
Ju Fang felt extremely wronged. Because generally speaking, in exchange matches, exchange comes first, competition second. Under normal circumstances, a 0-6 record would never occur, not to mention the opponent was Long Feiyu, a core disciple of the Long Clan known for being sunny and open-minded. The reason needless to say. The opponent definitely vented all anger towards Basalt and Fang Tianjin on him. Mainly Basalt!
"Little Fang Fang suffered! Later, Brother Shan will treat you to a drink."
"Not bad, not bad. Although Ju Fang was pierced through in this match, in terms of contribution, I think Ju Fang ranks third, only after Captain Fang and Basalt."
When Ju Fang returned to the school team, everyone quickly comforted him. Although he wasn't a hero returning in triumph, the treatment he enjoyed was no less than Fang Tianjin.
"Senior Brother Ju Fang, I'll treat you to tea when we get back; let's communicate more when free."
Basalt ran up. Drinking alcohol was impossible in this life, only drinking tea to barely make a living.
Everyone's attitude improved Ju Fang's mood; suddenly he didn't feel wronged anymore!
Thus, the exchange match between SRU and Huaxia University finally came to an end. Although SRU lost to Huaxia University with a score of 2:4, it was actually within an acceptable range. Because SRU's original goal was to secure 1, strive for 2, and hope for 3. As for getting 4 points to defeat Huaxia University? That was truly unthinkable!
After the match, the school team members of both sides shook hands again as usual, concluding the work.
When Basalt shook hands with Zhang Yunding again, the latter no longer had the arrogance from just now, only a gloomy face.
When Basalt shook hands with the last substitute player from Huaxia University, the latter showed a gentle smile: "Basalt, your match with Senior Brother Yunding just now was not bad."
"Not... bad?"
Basalt raised an eyebrow, a bit stunned. His Super Godlike operation was only called "not bad" by the young man in front of him?
"Mmhmm!"
The young man nodded and said seriously, "Your other two aces, Excadrill and Cradily, didn't appear. I know you definitely didn't use your full strength. In other words, you definitely didn't enjoy the fight, right?"
"To be honest, I'm actually very interested in your Cradily, because I happen to have a fossil Pokémon too. How about it, want to battle with me?"
Finally, the young man stated his intention.
"You want to battle me?"
Basalt's eyes narrowed instantly.
The young man just addressed "Zhang Yunding" as Senior Brother, so obviously, he was a peer of Basalt, also a sophomore. Crucially, knowing that Basalt could defeat Zhang Yunding, he still dared to challenge him, which meant he believed his strength was above Zhang Yunding and not inferior to the strength Basalt displayed.
Another point was that the opponent actually had a fossil Pokémon too! This was very interesting!
"I wonder, which fossil Pokémon do you have?"
Basalt became interested, staring at the young man in front of him.
"Xia Tian (Summer), what are you standing there for? Let's go!"
Just then, seeing the young man still shaking hands with Basalt, Zhang Yunding quickly waved to call him away.
"8 PM tonight, I'll wait for you at Battle Hall No. 5."
The young man Xia Tian smiled slightly, released Basalt's hand, and whispered, "Also, my Pokémon is... Aerodactyl!"
Hearing this, Basalt's expression changed slightly.
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