svetikya Chapter 130: Even More Rigorous Review, Ash and Dawn Make Their Appearance
Chapter 130: Even More Rigorous Review, Ash and Dawn Make Their Appearance
With Bai An presiding, the Yuanzhi Conference began.
This year's competition featured many pairs of contestants, resulting in a significantly larger number of participants.
After a round of screening, the final results were displayed on the big screen.
Ash and Dawn were the third pair to compete, and those ahead of them were two pairs of players.
"So early...?"
Xiao Guang lowered his head upon seeing the result.
Rather than going on stage early, Xiao Guang wanted to observe the other players' performances more closely, so he could have a better understanding of their situations.
"But shouldn't the players who appear earlier usually score higher?"
Xiao Zhi asked this question.
"This is also..."
Hearing this, Xiao Guang felt somewhat comforted, so he looked up and watched the first group's performance with the other contestants in the waiting room.
The two partners in the first group sent out Roselia and Staraptor, and they quickly completed their performance.
The performance wasn't outstanding, but it would have yielded good results in other competitions, and normally it should have been a sure thing for advancing. Plus, the first competitors usually receive preferential treatment, so their scores...
"Eh?"
"No way?"
"Did you dial the wrong number?"
"Only 80 points?"
Due to the large number of participants and the fact that this year's "Fate Tournament" has attracted much attention, the scores of each team will be announced as soon as possible.
To everyone's surprise, the first team's score was only 80 after such a decent performance.
The camera panned to the referees, who, this time, remained silent but smiled. Melissa then took the microphone and said:
"Due to the special nature of this competition, the scoring will be very strict. When two contestants team up, in addition to evaluating the performance itself, the synergy and cooperation between the trainers and between the trainers and their Pokémon will also be assessed, so—"
Melissa looked at the camera with a highly aggressive gaze and said:
"All participants are kindly requested to take note."
......
Melissa's words caused a huge uproar.
Strict vetting process, coupled with increased competition.
Melissa's explanation made the audience at the venue and in front of the TV tense and excited, but it was not good news for the other contestants in the waiting room.
especially--
"More stringent...?"
Xiao Guang certainly understood what Melissa meant.
Beyond its literal meaning, there is another deeper layer of meaning, which can be simply stated as—
The review process for pairs of players will be more rigorous, and scoring will be more difficult.
Dawn looked at Ash with a hesitant expression, but Ash didn't seem worried at all. He just silently watched the second pair of teams appear.
In the second round, the two-person team sent out their Pokémon: Magmar and Golduck.
While the combination of fire and water is classic and there are many performances to learn from, it's unclear whether this was influenced by Melissa's words or by the scores of the first round of contestants.
Both of them performed terribly.
Final score: 65.
It still has no reference value.
"The next contestants will also be a duo! Ash and Dawn! Please come on stage!"
"Let's go."
Ash didn't say anything, but simply led Pikachu straight towards the stage.
Although Xiaoguang was a little nervous, her initial anxiety subsided somewhat after seeing Xiaozhi's back.
When she walked up to Ash, Ash glanced at her and said softly:
"Relax a bit, just do what you did in training yesterday and you'll definitely pass. Don't be afraid of making mistakes."
"...Um!"
Hikaru nodded firmly, and gripped the Poké Ball even tighter.
......
Standing on the stage, Xiaoguang could clearly feel the expectant gazes of the audience.
And... the flashes from cameras mounted in various locations.
"The performance begins!"
As Bai An's voice faded, Xiao Guang, dressed in a formal gown, threw out the Poké Ball encased in a capsule, and Curly Ears appeared on the stage amidst a burst of rose-colored light.
"I choose you, Pikachu!"
At the same time, Ash also made Pikachu jump onto the stage.
As the flowers faded, the two Pokémon landed simultaneously.
It's strange, really. She was so nervous at first, but once she sent out her Pokémon, she couldn't sense anything else except Ash and the Pokémon on stage.
"Curly Ear, Freeze Ray!"
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
"Meow!"
"Pickup!"
The two Pokémon jumped to either side of the stage, each movement seemingly a perfect copy-paste.
Freezing rays flashing with ice crystals and 100,000 volts leaping with radio waves flew from both sides of the stage toward the center of the sky, the two colors, gold and blue, converging in mid-air.
The two skills combined their power perfectly. At the moment of impact, the Thunderbolt and Freeze Beam began to dissipate, turning into countless specks of light that slowly fell from the sky and drifted to every corner of the arena.
This is a classic performance, but its effectiveness depends on the height and force of the two skills being unleashed.
Curly-Ears has already used its full power, so it doesn't need to consciously control itself. Only Pikachu truly controls the final effect.
But it is precisely because the power to control the final effect is in the hands of one side that this traditional performance can achieve the effect of covering the entire audience, without worrying about any problems on one side causing the performance to collapse.
"Curly Ear, jump up!"
Seeing that the two skill beams had covered the entire arena, allowing every spectator to feel their teamwork, Xiao Guang quickly issued the next instructions.
"Meow!"
Curly Ear's reaction was also very quick.
After all, it had failed so many times yesterday and trained so many times.
It has memorized every single movement of the performance and will never be slow to react again.
Curly Ear ran quickly toward the center of the field, and then leaped into the air at the right spot.
and then?
Everyone remained silent, watching Curly Ear slowly descend. Just as they were wondering what skill Curly Ear was about to unleash, Little Light suddenly gave them an unexpected command.
"Jump again!"
"?!"
"A flash of lightning!"
Just as everyone was wondering about this, above the stage...
To be precise, it was directly below the curly ear, where a yellow figure appeared in an instant.
.......