Chapter 388: The Second Intersection with the Masked Man
Three days passed in a flash.
Tomorrow is the official start of the round of 16. Xiao Zhi finished his dinner and is now doing the final training alone in the training ground.
night.
"Pikachu, use Iron Tail!"
"Pickup!"
Pikachu ran on all fours, very fast, and the stepped tail was dyed with a dazzling metallic luster.
"Charizard, fight with your wings!"
Xiaozhi is focusing on two purposes, driving his two Pokémon to fight each other.
"Ho Ho!"
The fire-breathing dragon on the other side stood on the ground, with its center of gravity lowered, and a pair of wide wings on its back turned bright white, facing the opponent's attack, and finally swept out heavily.
"Keng Keng!!"
A burst of metal explosions exploded at the junction of the tail and the wings, and the energy collision spread out in the form of an air storm, causing Xiaozhi to press his hat, but his eyes were fixed on the two colliding in the arena.
The attack came to an end, the fire-breathing dragon stood still, while Pikachu bounced back and flew out.
Simply comparing the physical strength, the three-stage evolutionary fire-breathing dragon is obviously better.
Seeing this, Xiaozhi quickly instructed: "Pikachu, hold your body tightly!"
"Pickup!"
Pikachu understood, and during the regressing process, his arms hugged most of his body, and he spun backwards in a spherical shape. He only opened his limbs again when he was about to land, minimizing the damage of this impact force.
"Pickup..." "Hey..."
One dragon and one mouse stared at each other from a distance in the arena, gritting their teeth, their eyes full of war.
"Enough! You two are doing great!"
Xiaozhi got in between the two immediately, they were not rivals.
After the words fell, both of them lost their fighting spirit at the same time, Pikachu jumped on Xiaozhi's shoulder with a few strides, and the fire-breathing dragon also spewed a ball of flames towards Xiaozhi quite affectionately.
"Next, it's tomorrow's battle..."
Xiaozhi skillfully wiped off the black ash from the flames on his face, looked at his clenched fists, his eyes were burning, and there were emotions of excitement, tension and anticipation in his heart, mixed flavors...
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"Didi. Now the Quartz Conference's top 16 matchup information is announced. Please pay attention to check it."
As soon as he took back the fire-breathing dragon, Xiaozhi was shocked by the sound of the illustrated book. He quickly took it out and looked closely at the screen.
The knockout round of the top 16 is different from the previous qualifying rounds. The match information does not appear 20 minutes before the game, but one night in advance.
At this moment, not only the screen of the illustration book, but almost all the electronic screens connected to the Internet in the entire Quartz Alliance venue, all have the same picture. The nearest electronic screen.
"Starting from the top 16 of the Quartz Conference, the arena will be transferred to the league's main arena. Random opponents will still adopt a one-round elimination system."
"The competition method adopted by the top 16 is still the classic mode of choosing three out of six. Starting from the top 8, it will be a comprehensive battle of six Pokémon."
Soon, 16 cards appeared on the screen, each with the player's profile picture and the name below it.
Then the card was flipped to its back and began to move its position continuously.
Finally stopped moving, and the cards were turned over again.
Xiaozhi has excellent eyesight, and instantly found his position with the top 16 opponents.
This is a trainer who also wears a hat. He has long brown hair that is not long, and his face and eyes are full of vigor. He is about the same age. a chill.
"..."
Isn't this guy the trainer who sniped me in the round of 16 in the nightmare I had a few days ago? !
Xiaozhi quickly shook his head, dispelling this terrible thought.
Besides, the qualifying match in this nightmare is already different from his real qualifying match a few days ago, it is a fake nightmare.
"Ah Hong... I won't lose!"
Xiaozhi put away the illustrated book with a cautious expression.
Even though it was night, the entire league venue became agitated after the news of the top 16 matches appeared. He could faintly hear the discussions around him one after another, which made Xiaozhi look up at the starry sky.
After staring at it for a few minutes, he finally locked on to a place and walked slowly towards it.
"Ah, I forgot to look at Brother Chi and Xiaomao's opponent..."
"Forget it, it's not my turn to worry about them..."
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Ten minutes later, Xiaozhi walked in front of a huge building. It was huge and huge. Although there was no light at night and it was pitch black, it gave people a majestic and great feeling.
Quartz League main stadium.
According to the official statement, this is a stadium that can accommodate thousands of people, and the limit reaches tens of thousands of people.
As the night approached, no one else was allowed to enter here, and several security guards were still patrolling.
But Xiaozhi walked directly to a 5-meter-high fence outside, stepped on the wall after a run-up, and grabbed the edge of the top with a few steps of "peddling". With his waist, he stepped directly onto the fence. Go over the wall with ease.
A set of smooth movements, even the Pikachu on the shoulder is also an expert.
Then it was unimpeded, Xiao Zhi walked inside for a few minutes, and stood directly at the highest point of the auditorium.
"call..."
The night breeze blew past, blowing his hair, Xiaozhi slightly lowered his hat, and looked in front of him.
There are countless audience seats in front of him, and the seats surround the most central arena in a ring shape, which is also the battlefield that he will set foot on tomorrow.
At the highest point of the main arena, the brazier burning with flame bird flames was still blazing, and the yellow light source shone on every corner of the arena, elongating the reflection.
"Becoming a Pokémon Master, this is my first step!!"
Xiaozhi stretched out his fist, holding the fire light and the entire arena far away in his hand...
....
"Hey, is there anyone else?"
Xiaozhi suddenly found a person standing in the auditorium not far away.
The figure is the height of an adult, with his upper body naked, muscular, with his hips akimbo, his eyes are also staring at the field and the flames at the top, and he doesn't know what he is thinking.
"Ah! Is there anyone else!?"
The other party noticed Xiaozhi's appearance after a while, and quickly took off the glasses on his face, took out a red and black mask from his pocket, and put it on in a flustered manner. The light was not bright, so Xiaozhi didn't See the specific face of the latter.
Royal Masked Man! The biggest dark horse of this conference.
Only then did the two look at each other, Xiaozhi took a deep breath, walked up slowly, and said curiously:
"Mr. Masked Man, why are you here?"
The masked man was very short-sighted, and he didn't recognize the latter until Xiao Zhi walked one meter in front of him.
The only meeting between the two was at the opening ceremony, when they fisted each other tens of meters away, but they didn't say a single word.
Today, it should be regarded as the second meeting between the two.
"Oh, it's you, haha, I can't sleep, just come out for a stroll..."
The masked man scratched the back of his head and laughed awkwardly. After all, trespassing here is considered a foul by rounding up.
His voice made Xiaozhi a little stunned. Originally, his appearance should be similar to Shiba's rough and reckless style, but the masked man's voice was very friendly in his roughness, like an uncle next door.
His tone of voice was also a little less aggressive than on the field.
"Oh, I couldn't sleep either, so I went out for a stroll. By the way, I'm Xiaozhi from Zhenxin Town, and this is my partner Pikachu."
"Pickup~"
The masked man always gave Xiaozhi a very strange feeling, as if the two were born with a deep connection, which made him subconsciously introduce himself.
This strange feeling also appeared in the masked man's heart, he also smiled and said to Xiaozhi:
"My name... Well, I can't tell you yet, but my hometown is the Alola region."
