NOVEL WEB Chapter 186: Chapter 186: A Saint Will Not Be Defeated by the Same Move Twice
Chapter 186: A Saint Will Not Be Defeated by the Same Move Twice
No strength comes from thin air.
While other trainees were more or less beginning to dream about their vacation time after the graduation tournament, Arthur was spending every evening with his Pokémon, diligently reviewing matches, arranging extra training, and attempting to prepare his own nutritional meals.
He didn't even forget to go through a round of his own physical training before bed.
The next morning, while others were still sleeping in, Arthur was already up, taking Frogadier and Little Eevee out for a morning run.
Others only saw him on the news, wielding an "evil sword" and dominating the battlefield, easily racking up great merits.
They didn't see that since his transmigration, he had never once lost himself in the decadent entertainment of this era, but had instead persisted in extremely disciplined training every single day.
His past position as a Heavenly King was not obtained through luck, and his current rapid progress was similarly not by chance.
Every day, Arthur strived to become stronger, never stopping.
And so, on this day, the competition continued.
As luck would have it, in the first match of the second round of the graduation tournament, he once again ran into the same pair of opponents he had lost his only match to in the previous round.
That pair of trainees from the Otter Club were named Harry and Andrew, and they were said to be a college couple.
They had applied for a two-year suspension of their studies at university to participate in the youth training camp's program.
This world was quite encouraging of university students participating in this sport; the atmosphere was open, and the policies were favorable. The main force of applicants to the youth training camp each year consisted mostly of university students.
Many university students first participate in collegiate tournaments, and after achieving a good ranking, they are then recruited by various youth training camps.
Harry and Andrew were such a case.
Collegiate tournaments were considered the most well-known among amateur leagues; their annual viewership was second only to the professional leagues, far more popular than local events like the Golden Autumn Cup.
Unfortunately, participation in this competition was limited to enrolled students, so Arthur hadn't been able to sign up back then.
In terms of age, Harry and Andrew, as university students, were both older than Arthur. Because of this, Andrew always liked to take advantage of Arthur.
"Little brother Arthur, we're dueling again. How about you call me 'big brother' nicely this time, and I'll give you a little treat?"
Andrew's words made Arthur's face darken again.
Although he knew his face looked a bit young—that female pervert Bella on WeChill called him a "little shota" all the time…
But as a tough guy with a mental age approaching thirty, being called "little brother" was something he could never accept!
Justin, standing next to him, couldn't help but shiver.
He could feel Bro Arthur's killing intent about to overflow!
"Bro Arthur, calm down, calm down! Forget it, Bro Arthur!" he cautiously advised, afraid that Arthur would draw his sword and cut down the opponent on the spot.
Of course, Arthur wasn't that demented.
But when he turned his head with a dark expression, his gaze still made Justin shudder.
"This match, we have to win it back, understand?"
Justin immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Okay, Bro Arthur! No problem, Bro Arthur!"
This time, Justin felt he had a reason he absolutely had to win.
Bro Arthur's killing intent just now was genuinely a bit scary!
The announcer's voice then called out their four names over the loudspeakers.
On competition field number two to the east, their second encounter was about to begin!
This time, the Pokémon the opponents sent out were the same as in the last round. After all, they were the winners of the previous encounter; there was no need to change their lineup on the fly.
The two Pokémon were Aerodactyl and Omastar.
Aerodactyl, like Charizard and Gyarados, actually did not have a Dragon type despite having "dragon" in its name.
Its typing was Rock/Flying.
Its appearance was very similar to the ancient creature, the Pterodactyl, but its head was much larger, with a terrifyingly gaping, bloody maw.
Omastar's typing was Rock/Water. It looked like a large snail, with most of its body retracted into a brown shell.
However, the part exposed from the shell was not as ordinary as a common snail; on the contrary, it looked quite unnerving, with numerous tentacles and a mouthpart full of sharp teeth.
Its appearance was very Cthulhu-esque…
Both of these Pokémon had a Rock typing, and Rock-type was super effective against Flying-type.
This was one of the reasons they were able to team up and quickly eliminate Pidgeotto in the last match.
From this type configuration, it was not difficult to see that they had clearly come prepared.
Unfortunately, in the last match, Justin had been careless and hadn't dodged.
And so, he was taken out at the speed of light.
In this match, the opponents were clearly still sticking to their strategy of targeting Pidgeotto.
The moment the referee blew the whistle to start, Andrew was the first to give a command.
"Lux, get on!"
"Lux" was the nickname Andrew had given his Omastar.
Honestly, Arthur found it really hard to understand why a guy would be so fond of a tentacled, oral-apparatus-type Pokémon like Omastar, so fond that even his phone's lock screen was a picture of his 'Lux's' face.
To this, Arthur just wanted to say that while a person's kinks are their own business, he would still recommend seeing a doctor.
He felt a strange bit of sympathy for Harry next to him…
The "get on" Andrew shouted here didn't mean to start driving on flat ground.
It meant for Omastar to get on Aerodactyl's back.
Subsequently, Aerodactyl soared into the air, decisively taking off!
The two Pokémon pressed forward together!
Then, just as they were about to make contact, Harry shouted, "Lox, Scary Face!"
These two both had a habit of giving their Pokémon nicknames.
'Lox', which was Aerodactyl, roared, and energy surged out, condensing in front of it into a blood-red demonic face, laughing ferociously.
Scary Face: A Normal-type skill. The effect is to use energy to form a terrifying grimace to intimidate the enemy, causing the opponent to flinch, thereby greatly reducing their mobility.
This move was a divine skill for crushing weaker opponents. After going on a killing spree on the battlefield, using this move with a body reeking of blood was enough to instantly frighten a group of low-level enemies into full-body paralysis, unable to move.
Back then, a Heavenly King in Kubfu had a Salamence that was particularly skilled at this move. If its soul-piercingly terrifying grimace appeared unexpectedly, even Arthur would be startled.
Of course, the strength of a skill also depended on the user's power.
Harry's Aerodactyl clearly wasn't there yet.
In the first round, they had mainly caught Justin off guard. Pidgeotto, completely unprepared, had suddenly come face-to-face with a terrifying grimace and was so scared its wings stiffened.
But this time was different!
Arthur gave a cold smile.
Trying to use the same move a second time? That's underestimating me a bit too much!
A Saint will not be defeated by the same move twice!
"Mismagius, go block it, then use Lucky Chant!"
Just as Arthur had explained during last night's debrief: in a confrontation at this level, Mismagius could absolutely afford to be more aggressive.
The "Scary Face" skill was a mental attack and hard to defend against?
Then don't defend!
Mismagius vanished into a cloud of black mist on the spot. When it reappeared, it was directly in front of Pidgeotto, calmly facing the demonic grimace condensed by Aerodactyl.
And then…
It calmly completed its own skill.
In reality, the effect of intimidation-type skills had a lot to do with the power comparison between the two sides, their willpower, and the battlefield environment.
Even a Heavenly King's pseudo-legendary ace needed to be bathed in blood after a killing spree to maximize the fear effect of "Scary Face."
Harry's Aerodactyl's "Scary Face," to unexpectedly scare Pidgeotto, was one thing. But to try and scare a fully prepared Mismagius?
He was still lacking!
(End of Chapter)
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