The Path of a Genius to Becoming a Pokémon Champion

Chapter 232: The Last-Slice-of-Health Miracle

The stone, enchanted by "Fling," flew like a dark cannonball straight towards Blissey!

And at this moment, above Blissey's head, the shimmering healing beam was just about to fall!

It was a race against time.

The stone was faster, but the beam was closer.

Until the very last moment, no one could predict which side would be a step faster.

Fortunately, this result didn't make people wait for long.

In just a flash, the suspense was unveiled—

"THUD!"

A dull thud!

Blissey fell backward.

The healing beam did fall afterward, but because she was stunned, she couldn't get up for a long time.

"Get up, Blissey!" Rosaline shouted hoarsely, trying to use a "rejuvenation roar" to pull her Pokémon back up.

If it was down for more than three seconds without getting up, the referee would have to raise his flag.

At the same time, Clefable also stopped using "Metronome."

At a time like this, she couldn't rely on random chance anymore.

"Grass Knot!" Chloe shouted a proper skill command.

But Arthur had already predicted her intention a step ahead.

"Jump up!"

The grass ropes summoned by Grass Knot sprang up from the ground. Greninja jumped in advance, avoiding being immediately bound by the ropes.

Then, it agilely flipped its body in the air, turning upside down. The last water kunai in its hand swung repeatedly, deftly cutting the grass ropes that were chasing it into the sky!

The diligent physical training day after day paid off handsomely at this moment. Greninja's current physical arts proficiency had long surpassed that of its peers!

In Chloe's prediction, "Grass Knot" should have been enough to entangle an ordinary Greninja, but unfortunately, it failed to entangle Arthur's!

He didn't even use an extra skill, relying solely on the last kunai in his hand to break the move.

"Yeah!" Asher roared excitedly from the side.

At this moment, probably no one was more nervous than him.

He had gone so far as to use a foul tactic. If they still couldn't win this match, he would really become a clown.

After landing, Greninja continued with a series of backward handsprings, quickly creating distance from the remaining grass ropes and completely shaking off the move.

While disengaging, its own speed did not decrease.

"Damn it!"

Chloe gritted her teeth. Helpless, she could only have the short-legged Clefable run on foot towards Blissey.

Just now, between the safe "Ally Switch" and the risky "Grass Knot," she had chosen the latter.

Originally, if the grass ropes had trapped Greninja, she would not only have had time to save her teammate but could also have taken the opportunity to strike the enemy.

She was a gambler at heart, always liking to pursue such high-risk, high-reward options.

But those who love to gamble will always have times when they fail.

And once you lose your footing on a tightrope, it hurts much more than falling on flat ground!

Greninja reached Blissey a step before her. Just as Blissey was about to get up from the ground, it pressed down on her head, pushing her back down to the ground!

This time, Blissey fell face-first. Her two short little arms flailed helplessly at her sides, but unfortunately, her arms were too short, and she couldn't get up.

Since Blissey hadn't managed to fully get up, the countdown was still ongoing.

Once three seconds were up, the referee decisively raised his flag.

"Blissey is unable to battle!"

Some members of the audience immediately cried foul. "What the hell?! How can it be like that?!"

"The Heal Pulse landed! Blissey clearly still has the strength to fight!"

"Biased ref!! This is a biased ref!!"

However, while the audience could vent their dissatisfaction freely, the players could not.

The next moment, Rosaline had already very calmly taken out her Poké Ball and recalled Blissey.

She knew that the referee's judgment was not wrong: Blissey had started being counted down because it had fainted first. Failing to get up within three seconds afterward meant it was ruled as unable to battle.

Competitive matches couldn't be fought until a Pokémon died; there had to be a standard for judging when a Pokémon was unable to battle.

The opponent had simply used this standard reasonably to fight for their victory.

Just like the foul tactic from before.

If the rules allowed it, there was nothing to be said.

At this point, Blaziken's sacrifice had finally paid off.

Blissey was out of the match.

The field returned to a 1v1, and at the same time, Clefable had wasted one skill, "Ally Switch."

Without a teammate, this move could no longer be used.

Greninja was more heavily injured, but Clefable's solo combat power was clearly inferior.

No one could say for sure how the rest of the battle would go.

"Can we win?"

On the sidelines, Bella was now nervously clenching her fists.

Just ten-odd minutes ago, more than half of the people on the entire team had probably already given up in their hearts.

To fight from despair to hope—this in itself was already an astonishing breakthrough!

And now, Arthur's breakthrough had not stopped!

He didn't just want hope!

He wanted a tangible victory!

A few more minutes passed. The heavily injured Greninja staggered and couldn't help but kneel on one knee.

If it hadn't been for the demonic special training from Arthur, which had forged its extraordinary stamina and willpower, it would have collapsed from exhaustion along with Blaziken a long time ago.

It had taken no fewer injuries than Blaziken.

But it had always held on and had not fallen.

Even now!

As it knelt on one knee, not far in front of it, Clefable was already lying spread-eagled in the shape of a "大".

The pink little hand on the ground that still twitched from time to time prevented the referee from immediately declaring the result.

But the countdown had already begun!

After the same three-second countdown, the referee once again raised his flag.

"Clefable is unable to battle!"

Almost at the very instant the referee began to announce the verdict, Greninja also lost consciousness. Its body slowly tilted to the side, and it fell to the ground silently.

If reality also had health bars, then Greninja's health bar had probably been locked on its last sliver of red for several minutes without moving.

Its body had long since reached its limit; it was holding on purely through astonishing willpower.

So, the moment the referee raised his flag, it immediately collapsed.

Fortunately, a verdict that has been made will not be changed. Although Greninja also fell afterward, the result would not be altered.

This round, the Sea Carp team had won!

In an instant, all the teammates on the sidelines at the players' bench stood up excitedly, cheering loudly. Someone even impulsively threw their Poké Ball into the air.

Even the commentator, who had been implicitly biased towards the stronger team, Blaze, throughout the broadcast, exclaimed in amazement.

"What an unbelievable victory! The rookie from the Sea Carp Team has created another miracle!"

Subsequently, the Pokémon were recalled, and both sides came to the center of the field to shake hands.

Chloe smiled and proactively took Arthur's hand.

"Well fought."

"Mm."

"Add me on WeChill?"

"Hmm?"

For some reason, at this moment, Arthur suddenly felt a killing intent rising from the direction of the players' bench.

He suddenly remembered that this senior was from the same year as Bella, and he couldn't help but make a decision at the speed of light.

"Let's talk about it later."

Chloe pouted with dissatisfaction.

Afterward, they entered the mid-game break, and the staff entered the field to prepare it.

This time, their preparation work was quite heavy, as the duration of this round was truly a bit scary.

And then, it was time for the "12 pick 6" captain's 1v1 tie-breaker match!

(End of Chapter)

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