The fourth player was defeated, so Shu University's team sent out the fifth player. A minute later, the opponent's Feraligatr fell.
The sixth match was Gengar versus Metagross, which ended in a minute.
The seventh match featured Hariyama versus Metagross, and that ended in a minute and a half.
The eighth match, Mega Ampharos versus Metagross, it went down after three minutes.
Now it was the ninth round: Garchomp versus Metagross.
"Metagross, Giga Impact!"
"Garchomp, Dragon Rush!"
"Boom!"
The violent collision sent shockwaves that felt like the sky was tearing apart. The air waves swept around, causing the battlefield's protective barrier to ripple.
"Garchomp loses its ability to fight; Metagross wins!"
Five minutes later, Metagross had defeated the ninth member of the Shu University exchange team.
The supporters from Shu University were silent, staring at the defeated Garchomp. It was hard for them to believe that it had only lasted five minutes, especially since Metagross had already fought eight consecutive battles.
The live broadcast's comments shifted from excitement to disbelief: "What is happening? Amazing! 666! I'm kneeling in awe!"
The cheer squad at Imperial University was already close to celebrating victory, but instead of getting louder, their voices started to fade. They were nearly out of energy to keep cheering.
Whether from Imperial University, Shu University, or other colleges, everyone shared a single thought as they looked at Julian standing on the field.
'Is this guy still human?'
None of the exchange team members from Shu University were weak; in any other school, they could have been the top freshman.
Yet here, Julian and Metagross were taking them down one by one, as easily as chopping vegetables.
It was f**king outrageous. It felt like something out of a science fiction movie, witnessing the impossible unfold right in front of them.
Even Luis and the others from Imperial College looked stunned. They knew Julian was strong, having faced him before.
The six of them had challenged him at the start, realizing just how powerful Julian's Metagross was. It was so strong that the last four challengers had changed their strategies, letting Julian use other Pokémon, so they never saw how far Metagross could really go.
Even today, Metagross had taken down nine Pokémon in a row, some having Mega Evolved, some were pseudo-legendaries, and some with type restraints, although it had taken some hits.
But, its limits still remained unknown.
Could anyone defeat Metagross or push it to its limits? that remained to be seen.
Many spectators now focused on the last member of the Shu University exchange team. She had short hair and an attractive face. As she walked onto the battlefield, there was a weight on her shoulders.
She was the representative freshman of Shu University, she was arranged to go last as she was meant to face off against the representative freshman of Imperial Capital University.
But she had never imagined that the person in charge of the opposing exchange team would let their top student go first—and that he'd defeat nine team members in a row, still standing strong at the end.
After this match, no matter if she won or lost against Julian, Imperial University would be seen as superior to Shu University in terms of reputation.
Unless she could defeat Julian and, like him, take down the remaining nine members of Imperial College, there was no way to turn the tide.
Shu and Imperial University had always been rivals, each taking victories and defeats from the other, but never before had the gap felt so wide as it did today.
What was worse, many spectators felt as if Imperial University was battling a third-rate University, which had lead to such a one-sided situation.
"Acacia Willow!"
"What's wrong? Feeling the fear of being dominated again?" Luis teased with a grin.
The Willow and Drake families were known for their Ice and Dragon types, respectively, each controlling special advanced secret realms—the Land of Extreme Ice and the Dragon's Den. These secret realms were similar to the Walker family's Oreburgh Great Wall, where Pokémon of the same type thrived.
It might be due to the natural type disadvantage.
The young members of the Drake family often found themselves outmatched by those from the Willow family.
In case of having similar levels, Dragon-type Pokémon were two times weaker to Ice-type moves. One hit from an Ice-type move usually left them either half-HP or critically hurt; in worst cases, they might be taken out instantly.
As members of the younger generation in their respective families, Ian and Acacia had inevitably clashed many times.
"Twenty battles, twenty defeats. You really are on a losing streak," Luis joked.
Luis's family, was also from the imperial capital and known as an ice-type family, had a close relationship with the Willow family. Because of this, Luis was very familiar with the rivalry between Ian and Acacia.
"Shut up!"
Ian shouted in anger, as he tried to cover Luis's mouth.
Twenty battles and twenty defeats was not something honorable, yet Luis continued to bring it up.
Seeing Hugo, Walter, Gucci, and others looking at him strangely, Ian really wanted to kill Luis right this moment.
"It's not a secret," Luis retorted.
The children of the local families in the imperial capital basically knew about this, but those from outside, like Walter and Gucci didn't.
However, now that they were all at Imperial University, the grievances between Ian and Acacia would be hard to kept hidden for long.
"But don't worry, this time my brother Walker will get revenge for you and defeat this woman thoroughly," Luis said.
Before, he had thought Julian's claim of wanting to beat ten was a joke, but now he realized he was the joke.
"That woman is not comparable to the first nine; her Vanilluxe is very strong."
Just thinking about Acacia using Ice-type moves made Ian uneasy. He recalled how his Salamence had been turned in a block of Ice, and his expression turned ugly.
"My second type in the future will be Fire-type, and it will definitely beat her."
Thinking about his choice of a second type, Ian felt confident again.
Just then, Luis's voice broke in.
"Didn't you know? Acacia's second type is Water."
Ice and Water types were closely related. Many Ice-type trainers often chose Water as their second type, and vice versa.
After all, there was a lot in common between ice and water.
"Then I'll choose Electric"
Ian looked embarrassed, and immediately changed his words.
Anyway, his choice of a secondary typing was based on countering Acacia's second type, so he could absolutely restrain her, ensuring that she would feel the fear of being at a disadvantage.
"Hugo, what are you looking at?"
Ian snapped at Hugo, who was looking at him oddly, and thought that he must be laughing at him.
"Why not choose Steel as your second type?" Hugo suggested.
Steel-types dealt twice the damage to Ice-types, while taking normal damage from Water-type moves.
Ian: (¯□¯;).
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