"Vui~ !(╬￣皿￣)╯"
Eevee fiercely bared its teeth.
Who dares to challenge Torkoal besides me? How dare this Scyther?!
Eevee knocked on Torkoal's bruised body twice with determination, indicating that it would take over.
Torkoal, with a bloody nose and swollen face, grinned foolishly in response.
"The third match of the individual competition: Luke vs. Sven!"
After two consecutive losses and being away for another match, the Magic City University's momentum was clearly not in their favor.
Zhai Wenyao patted Gu Zhong's shoulder, smiling warmly, and said, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. First, go and heal Torkoal."
"Oh, and by the way, this is the Pokéblock that Teacher Luke left for you," Sally Han added with a smile. "They say it's secretly made by Teacher Luke himself!"
Gu Zhong, somewhat bewildered, accepted the Oran Berry Pokéblock and remained in a daze for a while before nodding vigorously.
With Luke's appearance in the match, the audience began to buzz with discussions.
"What's with this Eevee? Hasn't it evolved yet?"
"Sven is too strong; this is going to be a one-sided battle!"
"Hahaha, maybe it'll be a clean sweep!"
Director Wang from Goldhill University furrowed his brow and said, "I've never seen this Luke before."
"He's from the Finance Department," Cui Yuanshan replied with a smile. "But his strength is quite exceptional for a non-professional Trainer."
"A non-professional Trainer?!" Willy Zhang exclaimed. "I always thought Teacher Luke was at least an expert level!"
Qin Yu gave Willy Zhang a pointed look and said, "You seem to know him quite well?"
A bead of sweat formed on Willy Zhang's forehead, thinking to himself:
"After all, I'm a fan with a fan card over ten levels in Teacher Luke's livestream room..."
"Selecting a Finance Department student for the school team is indeed impressive," Director Wang nodded.
"But Sven is still the JS Province Rookie Champion; his strength..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Director Wang suddenly widened his eyes.
An exclamation erupted from the audience:
"What?! Charging right from the Poké Ball?!"
"Is this even possible? A Quick Attack right from the start?!"
Luke simply nodded at Sven as the referee's whistle blew, and he released a Poké Ball.
A quick burst of white light hit Scyther's abdomen as it emerged from the ball, causing its eyes to bulge.
"Chaka!" Scyther spat out a bitter sound and swung its scythes toward Eevee, but it only hit a Substitute.
Sven's eyes twitched, and he shouted, "Behind you!"
However, he was a bit slow in reacting. Eevee somersaulted in mid-air and, with a burst of white light on its Iron Tail, struck Scyther on the head with a powerful blow.
"Hiss——"
The pain of the heavy blow to the head was palpable. Scyther let out a mournful cry and fainted to the ground immediately.
"Vui~!"
Eevee playfully dug a handful of sand onto Scyther's head and shook its head in disdain.
The stadium fell into complete silence.
All the Goldhill University spectators had their mouths agape, looking utterly shocked.
While they had mentally prepared for Luke's strength, having Scyther defeated within the first move was beyond their expectations.
Perhaps they needed a bit more time to prepare mentally!
In just three seconds, how could a battle end so quickly?
Sven was left dumbfounded, gazing at Luke with disbelief, as if trying to recall the events of the match.
From the moment the Poké Ball was thrown, Scyther's movements had been predicted. The first read was successful, and the cooperation with Eevee had been seamless.
Is this guy really just a non-professional student? Is something amiss here?
"Next, you're going to say," Luke smiled slightly, his gaze sharpening.
"Who's next?"
Sven hesitated, his words stuck in his throat, his face flushed with embarrassment.
The entire arena fell into an eerie silence. What did this mean? Could it be that he intended to use Eevee to sweep all five opponents?
This was simply unbelievable!
In the Goldhill University player's area, Feng Zhe coldly said, "Coach, I'm ready to go!"
Cui Yuanshan frowned, nodding in response, and said, "Be careful..."
Years of coaching experience had given him an acute intuition.
Luke's strength might surpass his expectations...
However, this was Goldhill University's home turf after all. Cui Yuanshan shook his head with an amused expression and said, "Eevee sweeping out all five opponents? That's impossible."
Willy Zhang whispered, "With Teacher Luke's strength... it's not impossible."
...
Feng Zhe confidently stepped onto the battlefield and sneered, "Thinking of sweeping our team? That's just arrogance."
"So, as I've said, the truth is often hard to believe these days," Luke sighed.
Luke always spoke honestly. Even if some people didn't believe him, the truth could only be proven by facts.
Feng Zhe smirked and released Primeape from its Poké Ball. The muscular Primeape appeared on the field.
The referee's whistle signaled the start of the match.
Feng Zhe commanded, "Primeape, use Karate Chop!"
Primeape charged toward Eevee, who seemed to be in a bad mood.
"Vui~! (▼_▼#)ヾ"
Why are you yelling at me when I didn't say anything?!
Eevee's ears twitched, and its fur stood on end as Anticipation heightened its state to the extreme.
Luke raised an eyebrow as he observed Primeape's moveset with interest. Counter was indeed a significant threat to Eevee.
"Eevee, use Quick Attack and jump into the air!" Luke ordered.
Feng Zhe coldly smiled, thinking that Eevee was still acting recklessly.
Did he believe that Primeape would blindly charge like a fool?
"Primeape, use Counter!"
"Eevee, Swift!"
Eevee, who was diving straight at Primeape, was met with Primeape's punch, but a barrage of star-shaped beams from Swift struck Primeape. Eevee gracefully landed and struck with Iron Tail.
Dong!
Feng Zhe was momentarily stunned, looking at the fallen Primeape as if he couldn't believe what had just happened.
Could it be... Quick Attack's command wasn't followed?
Did Eevee predict my command ahead of time?
Primeape was sent flying off the field, and Feng Zhe's face turned pale.
The entire stadium fell into an eerie silence, with only Luke's calm voice echoing through the empty arena.
"Who's next?"
Sally Han trembled all over, wanting to stand up and cheer for Luke on the spot. However, having only defeated two players so far, they couldn't afford to lose face if there was a turnaround.
Zhai Wenyao also furrowed his brows, his expression serious. The scent of medicine was already strong due to Sven and Gu Zhong's match, but Zhai Wenyao was equally upset.
Goldhill University seemed intent on making Sven famous. Was this a form of bullying against Magic City University?
"Jiang Ran, if Luke loses later, you're up," Zhai Wenyao said coldly. "We have to win this friendly match no matter what."
Jiang Ran nodded absentmindedly and said with a bitter smile, "Coach, I don't think I'll have a chance to play!"
Zhai Wenyao was slightly startled.
A black shadow suddenly shot by, and Eevee had thrown Rhyhorn away with its Iron Tail, sending it crashing into the billboard outside the field.
In a brief exchange that lasted less than ten seconds, Luke had managed to defeat yet another member of the opposing team?!
Murmurs rippled through the audience.
"Eevee... took down Rhyhorn?!"
"With such a huge size difference, it was a one-hit knockout..."
"This Eevee is incredibly fierce!"
"Vui~!"
The cute and small Eevee stood proudly next to the handsome young man, baring its teeth fiercely.
Luke glanced over at the player's bench, where Sven wore a worried expression. He calmly smiled and said, "Next."