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"Xiao Mao is amazing."
"No wonder he's a man who dares to challenge a dojo."
"...!"
A cheer erupted from the audience.
Inside the interview area, it was the same female reporter who had interviewed Xiao Mao four times before. Because the female reporter always managed to interview Xiao Mao, a hot topic, her boss continued to assign her to conduct post-match interviews.
"Ask whatever you want." Since it was a reunion of old acquaintances, Xiao Mao's attitude was quite casual.
"Xiao Mao, I can't believe you managed to pull off a three-game winning streak in the fifth round! You're amazing!" the female reporter exclaimed.
“As I said before, the contestants at the Indigo League aren’t very strong. At this level, I only need to make a slight move to reach the limit of the Indigo League,” said Shigeru.
The female reporter was shocked. She hadn't expected Xiao Shi to make such a boastful statement, but he was indeed very strong. So far, he hadn't lost to a single Pokémon in any competition.
"Young Master, the next match is an all-out battle. Can you guarantee that you won't lose a single Pokémon?"
"No, I'll send out a weaker Pokémon to train them, but I'll definitely win by a large margin. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
Xiao Mao felt that what he had just said was enough to make headlines, so he turned and left.
...!
After handing Ibrahimovic over to Miss Joy, Shigeru returned to the Indigo Stadium to continue watching the rest of the match.
"Ash, you're here too!" Upon arriving at the viewing area of the contestants' area, Gary saw Ash and his two companions.
"My match is the last one this afternoon, isn't it normal for me to be here?" Ash asked, puzzled as to why Gary would say that.
"It's alright. I was just a little surprised to see you. Fight well, and I hope you can advance to the sixth round," Xiao Mao said.
According to the original storyline, Team Rocket used Hiro's voice to lure Ash outside and kidnapped him for a while. If Hiro hadn't pleaded with the referee, Ash would have been absent from the match.
Ash looked at Gary sitting next to Sabrina and wondered what Gary meant by what he had just said. But with Ash's simple-minded thinking, he basically didn't understand anything outside of battles. If he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it. The upcoming battle was more important.
After sitting down, Shigeru pondered whether his next opponent would be Ash or Hiro.
Half an hour later, the final match of the fifth round began.
Xiao Zhi VS A Hong!
Hiro's Pokémon are very similar to Ash's. Hiro basically has all of Ash's Pokémon, and they are all baby Pokémon, with very few of them evolved.
The battle begins.
Ah Hong's first Pokémon is Butterfree.
Ash's first Pokémon was Squirtle.
【LV40 Butterfree♂/Gym】
【LV43 Squirtle♂/Elite Four】
Seeing Ash's Squirtle's level, Gary was very troubled. It clearly had such high potential, but it was unwilling to evolve. He really didn't know what Squirtle was thinking.
Butterfree and Squirtle engaged in a fierce battle, neither willing to give an inch, but Squirtle was hit by Butterfree's Hypnotic Powder and then defeated by Butterfree's Giga Drain (because there were too many plot holes in the original anime, it was revised again).
Ah Hong successfully got Ash's first Pokémon...
Ash then sent out Pikachu.
Pikachu took the initiative and defeated Butterfree with a single Thunderbolt.
"Go, Gibo!" Hiro sent out his little fire dragon.
【LV41 Charmander♂/Elite Four】
Ah Hong's Charmander is also at a very high level. At this level, the skills that should have been awakened should have been awakened long ago. Why is it still dragging its feet and not evolving?
Unlike the original storyline, Pikachu was much stronger this time because it wasn't disturbed by Team Rocket. After a fierce battle with Charmander, it finally defeated Charmander with a Tackle.
"It seems things have really changed."
When Pikachu defeated Charmander, the plot really changed.
Ash still has Pikachu and one unused Pokémon, while Hiro's last Pokémon should be Pikachu. In a 2 vs. 1 battle, Ash has a very good chance of winning.
"Go, Renn!"
Ahong didn't send out any other Pokémon, only Raine, who is Ahong's Pikachu. It's just that Ahong likes to name his Pokémon.
【LV43 Pikachu♂/Near Elite Four】
Ahong's Pikachu has decent potential, but it's still far behind Pikachu.
However, Pikachu fought two battles in a row, especially against Charmander, which caused it to waste too much energy and was eventually defeated by Raine.
The crucial moment has arrived, and Gary is also looking forward to seeing which Pokémon Ash will use for his third Pokémon—Charizard or Pidgeotto?
"Go, Abandoned Monkey!" Ash threw a Poké Ball with a range of 3.5 seconds.
Baton!
【LV43 Abandoned Monkey♂/Heavenly King】
Ash didn't send out Charizard or Pidgeotto, but rather the Abandoned that he had given to Fanboo.
"Abandoned Monkey?" Gary looked at Brock and Misty and asked, "When did Ash bring it back?"
“Actually, we were planning to get it back before the Quartz Conference started, but Mr. Fan Dou was taking the Abandoned Monkeys to a fighting competition at the time. The competition ended the day before yesterday, and it was only transmitted over this morning,” Xiao Gang said.
Xiao Mao smiled slightly.
It seems my previous work wasn't in vain; Ash knew he didn't have enough Pokémon and knew to bring out Manta Style to handle the competition.
Abandoned is extremely strong, with the potential to become a near-Elite Four member, and is fully qualified to be Ash's current main force.
157: In the quarterfinals, he finally met Ash Ketchum.
Relying on its agile butterfly steps, the Abandoned Monkey quickly approached Renn and unleashed a furious punch, completely suppressing Renn. In just one round, Renn was defeated by the Abandoned Monkey's fist.
"Pikachu is unable to battle!" the referee announced. "All three of A-Hong's Pokémon are unable to battle; the winner is A-Sho."
"Congratulations to Xiaozhi for successfully advancing to the sixth round of the competition!"
...!
Ash's fate changed; he wasn't eliminated but made it into the top eight. In particular, Ash hasn't used Charizard yet, and he only used Manta Style in his battle against Hiro.
If Ash is lucky enough in the next match and encounters the weakest of the remaining seven players, he will still have a chance to advance to the semifinals.
The competition has ended, and the fifth round has come to a close.
After dinner.
The remaining eight contestants all came to the center of the venue to draw lots to see who their next opponent would be.
"Shigeru, I've made it to the sixth round!" Ash said.
When they first met in the players' village, Shigeru mentioned that it was a problem that Xiaozhi couldn't even enter the all-player battle mode.
Now, Ash has done it, successfully making it into round 28 of the sixth round.
"Congratulations! I take back what I said earlier. You do have some skill, but there's still a gap between you and me," Xiao Mao said.
"You wait, Gary, I'm going to beat you!" Ash vowed.
"I hope you can, but definitely not now. Let's draw lots as soon as possible," Xiao Mao said.
Ash didn't say much, handed his Pokédex to the counter lady, and drew lots. Gary did the same.
The lineups for the sixth round are randomly assigned, and subsequent matches will proceed according to the assigned lineups.
The sixth round is the quarterfinals, and there will be four matches tomorrow. The winners of the first and second matches will be the opponents in the seventh round, and so on, all the way to the final.
After Gary and Ash handed their Pokédexs to the counter staff, their portraits appeared on the empty battle chart on the big screen.
The two people's portraits are arranged side by side.
Ash vs. Gary... The second match this morning...!
"What! Xiao Mao!"
Ash was taken aback when he saw that his opponent was Gary.
Gary wasn't surprised at all, and shook his head helplessly, saying, "Ash, it seems your Indigo League journey will end tomorrow."
"We haven't even fought yet, what makes you think you'll win?" Ash retorted.
"Then we'll wait and see." Shigeru said nonchalantly, "By the way, for the agreement in Pallet Town, we agreed that we would go all out to defeat each other at the League Conference. I won't hold back in tomorrow's match. I'll show you my full strength."
"Go all out...!" Ash suddenly became a little nervous.
Ash is reckless, but not stupid. From the competition to the present, Gary's record is like a mountain weighing on Ash's mind. Not only Ash, but Gary is the opponent that all the contestants in the Indigo League least want to face.
Gary said in an interview that he has never used his full strength. Nobody knows how strong Gary's full strength is. Even Ash, his childhood friend, doesn't know how strong Gary is now.
The only thing we can see is the Tyranitar that Gary used at the Indigo League opening ceremony, a Pokémon that easily destroyed Team Rocket's robots.
At that time, even Ash's Pikachu and Bulbasaur teamed up but couldn't defeat Team Rocket's robots.
"Prepare well, and let's fight a battle without regrets. See you tomorrow!"
Xiao Mao turned around, waved, and left with a flourish.
Ash and his two companions watched Gary leave. The other players around them also looked at Ash and felt sorry for him. They all knew that Gary was extremely difficult to deal with and were very glad that they had not encountered him.
"Xiao Zhi, are you alright?" Xiao Xia asked softly.
Brock and Misty both know that Ash has always considered Gary a rival he wants to surpass. Now the two have finally met at Indigo Plateau, and they wonder what kind of battle they will have tomorrow.
"I'm fine, I need to go back and prepare." Ash wasn't frightened by his opponent being Gary; on the contrary, he remained calm.
...!
After returning to the dormitory.
"I never thought I'd have to be eliminated by Ash in the end. Fate really likes to play tricks on people," Gary said, with a headache.
The original hope was that Ash would go far in the Indigo League, and that was achieved; Ash did indeed advance one place. But in the end, it was Gary who had to eliminate Ash. Fate is truly cruel.
"Let's put some pressure on Ash tomorrow, hopefully it will help him grow faster."
One night later... the next morning.