Chapter 895 Underworld Scene

In this preliminary stage, each contestant can only perform his or her most proud move once, and the judges will score them based on their performance to decide who will enter the next round.

It can be said that because there is only one chance, it is extremely precious and will directly determine the fate of these coordination trainers. If anyone performs poorly, then they will basically say goodbye to this stage.

Although it is cruel and a year's hard work may be wasted due to one mistake, it is precisely such a tense link that can fully stimulate the potential of coordinated trainers and Pokémon, allowing the audience to see a satisfying performance.

In a word, whoever performs better and has a more gorgeous stage style will advance!

One move determines victory or defeat!

However, due to the large number of contestants, and perhaps to speed up the progress, the performances were divided into two small stands, and the assistant referees on the small stands conducted a preliminary review. Based on the scores of these assistant referees, the four official judges, after mutual consultation, screened and screened again, and will finally decide the 64 contestants who will participate in tomorrow's main competition.

After hearing this, what with the small stands, the main stands, the assistant judges, the official judges, the preliminary review, and the final review, many viewers actually didn’t understand the rules, even Xiaozhi included. But they don’t have to care so much, just keep watching the game and cheer for Xiaoyao!

Finally, before the game officially started, Lillian introduced two assistant referees from the small stands.

The assistant referees for the first small stand were three Miss Joys from different regions. Although people were a little surprised by this combination, it was reasonable after thinking about it.

After all, only their scoring can convince the contestants.

As for the assistant referee for the second game...

Following Lillian's words, under the spotlight, Wu Ling, who was just reporting outside, that is, Musashi in disguise, suddenly appeared on the stage!

Seeing this, Xia You raised his eyebrows slightly.

Not for anything else.

But she really didn't expect that such a grand and highly anticipated celebration would actually hire a person whose background was unknown to serve as the referee. Although he was only an assistant referee, it also showed how incompetent the decision-making of the conference was.

Could it be that Musashi boasted so much about himself that these people actually believed him?

But this is even more inappropriate!

Shouldn't the organizing committee of the magnificent festival decide on the referees a few days or even ten days in advance? How could Musashi be allowed to sneak in, especially to hold such an important position!

If you look at it this way, this world is really just a huge makeshift team...

But it’s also good this way. Compared to the exciting but slightly monotonous competition, Musashi’s participation is bound to make this celebration different!

Based on the principle of watching the commotion without worrying about getting into trouble, he was even slightly looking forward to it!

All I can say is that the kind of Pokémon that a trainer has will be like him, and conversely, the personalities of Pokémon will slowly change their trainers.

Just like Xia You now, this mood of watching the fun was unconsciously infected by Gengar!

But you know what, this kind of job is really suitable for Musashi.

After she came on stage, she held the microphone and excitedly said to the audience around her: "I am Wu Ling! The atmosphere here is also very warm! It seems that everyone can't wait to watch the performance. Dear audience, are you all excited? Then let's wait and see!"

Musashi had just appeared on the stage, but with just a few words she had already raised the audience's enthusiasm. Although no one had ever looked down on her, this still made Xia You think of her even more highly.

Indeed, in a sense, the three members of Team Rocket are all geniuses!

The warm-up and briefing sessions were over, and as the ceiling above people's heads opened to the surroundings, allowing the sunny day outside to shine in through the huge skylight, this initial preliminary round officially began.

The first contestant to appear was a teenage boy.

As the person who opens the show, not only is he under a lot of pressure, but the audience also has higher expectations of him.

Fortunately, although he is young, he and his partner Flame Horse used cool flames to not only complete his performance excellently and get a relatively safe result with a score of 80, but also lived up to the expectations of the audience and successfully opened the situation.

After him, the contestants took over one by one and went on stage one after another, bringing wonderful performances to this magnificent celebration.

And because there are so many contestants, some of the more creative ones used slightly strange performance styles in order to attract more attention and get higher scores, which also opened the eyes of the audience.

It can be said that it was a splendid event and it was indeed worthy of being a celebration of the highest professional level!

Not only were the audience watching attentively, but even Xia You, Xiao Zhi and others were also watching with great concentration.

And just as time passed by unknowingly, and contestants continued to appear, perform, and leave the stage, they also welcomed Xiaoyao to the stage.

Xiaoyao's stage was the first stage where the three Miss Joys served as assistant referees, which also made Xia You secretly relieved.

Fortunately, I was not assigned to the stage with Musashi, otherwise if Musashi wanted to cause trouble, it would be too easy.

Fortunately, although no special attention was paid to Musashi, judging from the equally enthusiastic performance on the second stage and the fact that no accidents occurred, the three members of Team Rocket had no intention of causing trouble.

Well...it might just be temporary though.

Since there are no requirements for the trainer's attire, Xiaoyao still wears her iconic travel outfit.

She ran onto the stage with a running start, and as she threw the Poké Ball high into the air, her PowerChicken appeared in the middle of the stage.

This also made Xia You nod secretly.

Compared to Xiaoyao's other Pokémon, this is the best choice.

After all, after entering this venue, every performance is very important, especially the current preliminaries. Whether you can successfully advance from 270 contestants depends on whether you can only perform one move. Therefore, a stable and wonderful performance is extremely critical!

And the strong chicken is undoubtedly the one Xiaoyao trusts the most!

Although Xiaoyao couldn't possibly hear it, Xiaozhi, Xiaosheng and Xiaogang in the stands were still cheering for Xiaoyao desperately, and even Xia You was tapping the cheering stick in his hand.

In the field, as soon as the Strong Chicken appeared, he started to interact with Xiaoyao. Xiaoyao threw a frisbee high up, and the Strong Chicken on the stage accelerated, running out a flaming shadow on the stage, and then used the Sky Punch, jumped high up, and smashed the frisbee into pieces.

Although this performance looks simple and not very fancy, it is actually a test of the Pokémon's strength and accuracy. What's more, the movements of Stretchroost look clean and neat, fully demonstrating its charm in strength!

All in all, he is handsome but not dazzling enough, and can only be described as excellent and stable.

Moreover, this is also different from the performances she performed when she was practicing in Yuanzhu City. It can be seen that she wants to save those wonderful and repeatedly practiced programs for the end.

In the end, she received a high score of 84 thanks to her performance without any flaws or mistakes.

Although she is not among the best, this allows Xiaoyao to be relatively safe, and it can also be seen that her basic skills are indeed becoming more solid.

Moreover, her well-behaved behavior in the early stages can keep her from attracting attention, which can prevent her from being noticed by so many people and thus reduce the threat.

Of course, this doesn’t actually make much difference. After all, in the end you have to defeat others to advance. But being noticed later means you will feel the pressure later, which is still worthwhile.

In short, Xiaoyao had her own plans. She didn't tell Xia You and the others, and they didn't ask about it.

After Xiaoyao left the stage, Saori was next in line.

However, she was not on the same stage as Xiaoyao, but instead was on Musashi's second stage.

But her appearance still attracted the attention of a large number of audiences. Even the audience in front of Stage No. 1 stopped watching the performance on their own stage and most of them looked away.

There's nothing I can do about it, since she's very beautiful, knows how to dress up, and has the temperament of a mature big sister!

Although the audience here is roughly half male and half female, when they see such a charming contestant, not only the men's attention is drawn to her, but even the women can't help but take a few more glances.

Even Xia You and his group were no exception.

Even before I knew Saori, I would have paid more attention to her, let alone now that I know Saori, it is even more impossible for me to miss her.

It was then that they saw that, unlike Stage No. 1, Stage No. 2 was a huge pool with only a few circular platforms in the middle for Pokémon and trainers to stand on, which gave the contestants more choices.

Saori appeared calmly and released her Pokémon.

It was a Lapras.

After emerging from the Poké Ball, Laplace landed heavily on the water, splashing a large amount of water. Before the water fell, Laplace used absolute zero to freeze the splashed water instantly, like a beautiful ice sculpture!

I have to say, compared to Xiaoyao’s performance just now, this appearance was really gorgeous!

It instantly caused an uproar among the audience, and then there was a huge cheer!

As expected, Saori got the highest score with this trick.

Of course, this also instantly made her alert to all the contestants!

But looking at Saori's expression, she didn't seem to take it to heart. After smiling and nodding to the audience, she left the stage calmly.

As expected, he is the champion of this celebration...

Whether it is the performance style or the confidence and demeanor, it is completely different from other contestants.

The show continues.

After Saori, several other contestants came on stage, and then it was Shun's turn.

Xiao Shun's partner this time was his Rain Wing Moth, and he also got a high score thanks to the Rain Wing Moth's silver whirlwind.

At this point the competition was already halfway through, with teams from all walks of life taking to the stage one after another, creating a real feast for the eyes.

After them, Xia You saw Harry appear again.

It was at this moment that they finally understood why Harry had hidden himself under his cloak until now!

Harry came to the stage and suddenly lifted his cloak, allowing people to see what he looked like now!

He...actually disguised himself as Xiaoyao!

Yes, that’s what it means literally!

Harry got a headscarf, clothes, and gloves that were exactly the same as Xiaoyao's from somewhere, and even put on hot pants, revealing a pair of... hairy thighs!

He looks like a larger and somewhat ugly version of Xiaoyao, but I have to say that he is dressed very similarly to her. If it weren’t for the different hair color, at a distance, one would really think it was Xiaoyao!

only……

Seeing his attire, the confused audience was immediately surprised.

Although Xiaoyao's appearance just now did not leave a very deep impression on people, they could still see clearly that the man in front of them was dressed like this just to imitate the little girl just now.

But for what purpose?

Is that little girl some celebrity?

In the audience, Xia You and others were speechless when they saw this scene.

It turns out that Harry was holding back a big one!

It's true that as long as I'm not embarrassed, then others will be embarrassed!

Xia You couldn't remember whether such a 'ghost' scene had ever appeared in anime. All she could say was that it was too shocking to the eyes!

Fortunately, Harry didn't choose to do that to himself, and as a result, although they felt a little embarrassed, they didn't feel as embarrassed as Xiaoyao, who wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into!

As for the unlucky people, Xiaoyao is enough for them.

Even Xiaosheng's eyes widened, as if he saw through the essence of the incident: "A black rose again, and this kind of dress, Harry actually likes my sister, right?"

"This..." Xiao Gang was also quite helpless. "To be able to do this to avenge Xiao Yao, in a sense, Harry is indeed a ruthless person."

But no matter what others think, Harry's performance has begun.

He confidently released his partner, the cursed doll, and under the attention of the people, the cursed doll used the ghost fire to condense several balls of blue flames around it. After condensing for a period of time, these ghost fires suddenly burst outwards, exploding into a brilliant flame.

At the same time, an unsettling, miserable laugh came out of its mouth, spreading a creepy panic on the stage.

Although it was completely different from the performances of other contestants, Harry's approach still won him applause from the audience.

Although it does not conform to the aesthetic tastes of most people, the scoring criteria for gorgeous celebrations are not determined solely by people's preferences.

Finally, with Harry leaving the stage and several more groups of contestants coming on stage, this preliminary round came to an end.

And now, it is finally the turn of the four official judges to make the final decision!