Pokémon Heart Journey

Chapter 286 Xiaozhi vs. Marie (1)

"The match is over. The match between Xiaomao and Homija is over. Xiaomao wins this match!"

The sound of the broadcast sounded, and the first game of the Quartz Conference quarterfinals came to a successful conclusion. Xiao Mao walked out of the stadium with a relaxed look on his face, dealing with the crowd of reporters and fans with ease, as if the tough battle on the field just now had never happened.

But he didn't stay too long, after all, what was coming next was...

The big screen above lit up, and it was the second game, the duel between Ash and Marie.

.........

"It's about to begin!"

Looking at Xiaozhi in the audience, Serena unconsciously grabbed the hem of her skirt, "No matter how many times I watch it, the nervousness in my heart can't be eliminated."

"Especially now that the relationship is confirmed, right?" Yu Longyuan added helpfully.

Serena's face instantly turned red.

However, it seemed that because she had experienced this kind of situation so many times, Serena had developed a certain immunity and quickly recovered. She pointed in a direction with a bit of embarrassment and asked, "By the way, what's going on over there?"

In the audience that Serena pointed to, a group of weird people wearing all strange gray-red costumes, with strange iron rings on their wrists and ankles and oil paint on their faces were waving flags and shouting crazily, and the surrounding audiences were all staying far away.

"I'm a big fan of Mary," Xiaoyang, who had known about it for a long time, responded indifferently.

"Um... Miss Mary is really calm."

If Serena herself had such a group of fans, she would have been ashamed and embarrassed. How could she be like Mary on the field, who remained calm the whole time?

The referee looked at the two people who were ready on the field, explained the rules, and then waved the double flags.

"Both teams, please send out your first Pokémon at the same time!"

"Go ahead, Pikachu, it's decided to be you!"

"Come on, Cool Leopard!"

The moment Pikachu heard Xiaozhi's order, it turned into a golden lightning and rushed to the center of the field. The arc of electricity from its tail swung out and curled up the grass.

The cool leopard that came out of the Poké Ball on the opposite side just licked its front paws gracefully, its dark purple body like a drop of water condensed from the night.

"Game start!"

"Is Cool Panther the first move? Pikachu uses Lightning Flash!"

"Shadow clone!"

The swift white light rushed out quickly, but held tightly, and more than ten black shadows instantly filled the air, and the pupils of each cool leopard flashed with dark green phosphorescence.

Pikachu braked suddenly, plowing long grooves in the ground with its four claws, and the electric sacs on its cheeks crackled, but it couldn't find the real target.

Xiaozhi's hat was pulled down low, but his voice was urgent: "Full electromagnetic coverage!"

Pikachu leaped into the air, spinning rapidly in the air. A hundred thousand volts of electricity swept in all directions like golden waves. The instant the current struck the clone, a purple-black smoke screen erupted. Then, two figures swooped down from the blind spot, their claws wrapped in malevolent energy, slashing at Pikachu's back.

"Iron Tail strikes back!"

"Pickup!"

Pikachu's tail suddenly hardened into silver-white metal, twisting and swishing in mid-air. Amidst the clang of metal and claws colliding, sparks and plasma splattered, sending the leopard tumbling backwards. Before landing, he twisted his body to absorb the impact, his paw pads scraping the ground as he slid several meters without even breaking his breath.

Mary raised her hand slightly

"Sharpening claws."

The cool leopard lowered its body, its claws scraping against the ground with a tooth-grinding sound. A dark red light traced the claw marks, and its muscles tensed at a visible speed, like a fully drawn bowstring.

Xiaozhi gritted his teeth and said, "We can't let it strengthen. I rushed over with a flash of lightning!"

Pikachu transformed into a silver stream again, but just as it was about to collide with him, the leopard suddenly disappeared. It wasn't a clone, it was a real disappearance!

Xiaozhi's pupils suddenly shrank: "Behind!"

Almost as soon as the words left his mouth, Cool Panther teleported behind Pikachu. A dark purple beam of evil energy condensed into a wave of light, exploding directly on Pikachu's back. The little electric mouse flew out like a kite with its string cut, rolling five or six times on the ground, its ears, covered in grass dust, trembling in pain.

The audience erupted in exclamations. Xiao Mao stood at the entrance of the aisle, his arms folded, his brows furrowed unconsciously—the instantaneous explosive power of that cool leopard was at least 30% faster than what he had seen in the video.

"Pikachu, 100,000 volts, lift off!" Xiaozhi's voice cracked.

The wounded Pikachu suddenly jumped up, the electric current carrying it straight to the dome, and at the highest point, it turned over and fell. Cool Leopard looked up, his pupils shrinking to needle points.

"thunder!"

Thunder roared in the clear sky. A pillar of lightning, as thick as an ancient tree, tore through the air and struck down. The leopard only had time to move half a step to the side. The moment the lightning grazed its left shoulder, the stench of burnt fur mixed with the smell of blood filled the air.

The cool leopard let out its first roar of pain, but used the impact to roll on the ground, disappearing again in the smoke and dust.

Mary's voice finally showed some movement: "Shadow Ball Burst."

On the field, purple-black energy balls rained down from all directions, shooting towards Pikachu in the air. Serena and the others in the audience felt a sudden sense of panic—Pikachu was still falling, with nowhere to gain leverage!

"Spin around, use your tail!" But Xiaozhi responded very quickly.

Pikachu immediately spun, accelerating its descent. Then, suddenly digging its tail into the ground, it lifted itself off the ground like a pole vault, miraculously soaring a second time. Shadow balls exploded beneath its feet, sending the shockwaves hurling it even higher and giving it a bird's-eye view of the entire arena. Meanwhile, its tail began to gather electricity.

"Right now, the power grid!"

A golden electrical net descended from the sky, covering the entire half of the field. A shadow somewhere suddenly twisted, forcing the Cool Panther into revealing itself. The instant the net wrapped around its hind legs, arcs of electricity ran down its fur, covering its entire body.

"Cool~!"

Cool Leopard arched his back in pain, but he still rushed towards Pikachu despite the electric current.

"Secret attack on key points!"

Dark energy condensed into a sharp blade, and Cool Panther used his last remaining strength to launch a slashing blow. Pikachu was hit head-on, and its small body slammed into the ground, leaving a charred circular crater in the center of the arena.

The referee's flag was raised high in the air, but it didn't come down. In the smoke and dust, Pikachu's ears twitched first, followed by its blood-stained front paws. It staggered to its feet, the electric sacs on its cheeks flashing a blinding white light. The pupils of the leopard opposite it began to dilate, and then—

bump!

"Cool Leopard loses his ability to fight!"

"Come back, Cool Leopard, thank you for your hard work!"

Mary took back the Cool Panther with a serious expression, looked at Ash who had also called down Pikachu from the opposite side, and a fighting spirit rose in her heart.

"Great, we won the first game," Serena said happily.

"Don't get too excited, the long six-on-six battle has just begun," Xiaoyang reminded.

At this time, Xiaozhi and Marie on the field had also taken out the next Poké Ball. They looked at each other and then threw it out together.

"I'm counting on you, Mamaura!"

"You go too, Iron Warrior!"