Chapter 19: The Showdown between the Three Fire-Element Masters!
Lin Rui admitted that Wang Shaokun was indeed very strong, but he was not weak either.
And the format of the first qualifying round is very favorable to him.
The preliminaries adopt a 1v1 elimination system, which means that each team can only send one Pokémon to participate.
Although Wang Shaokun owns three Starter Pokémon, according to the information obtained by Sun Zhi, except for Infernape, the other two Pokémon of Wang Shaokun have not evolved yet.
Based on this, Lin Rui judged that the levels of Wang Shaokun’s remaining two Pokémon would definitely not exceed level 16.
Therefore, these two Pokémon will most likely not be sent out during the qualifying stage.
Then Wang Shaokun would only have one Fire Monkey left.
Of course, we cannot completely rule out the possibility that Wang Shaokun sent out two other Pokémon to compete in the qualifying stage in order to hide his strength.
However, if he sent out two other Pokémon to participate, Lin Rui's chances of winning would be even greater.
Fortunately, he has a system that can quickly improve the strength of Pokémon.
Otherwise, he would really be passive.
nine in the morning.
Suddenly, brilliant fireworks were set off in the sky above the Battle Park.
Amid the sound of firecrackers, the first Jianghai City Elite Cup Tournament officially opened.
"Dear guests, dear leaders, hello!"
"On this sunny and beautiful day, we are here to welcome the opening of the first Jianghai Elite Cup Competition."
"..."
"Due to the large number of participants, the qualifiers will adopt a 1v1 single elimination system. There will be 20 battle venues in total!"
"Without further ado, I hereby declare that the Elite Cup Qualifiers will now begin!"
After the host's opening remarks, the competition officially began.
Soon, all the contestants went to their respective battle venues.
According to the previous introduction by the host, a total of 2000 people registered for this competition.
The top 100 will be decided today, which means that percent of the people will be eliminated today.
Lin Rui calculated that with so many people participating in the competition, the preliminaries alone would take two days.
When Lin Rui arrived at the battle venue No. 11, the first battle had already begun.
The Pokémon sent out by both teams on the field are Caterpillar and Unicorn respectively.
The only skill that both Pokémon have is an attack skill.
The caterpillar's is a collision, and the unicorn's is a poison sting.
This kind of game where you hit me and I hit you back is both boring and time-consuming.
In the end, the hornworm's sting was more poisonous.
The battle continues.
The next group of two trainers weren't much better.
The ones sent out were Bobo and Spearow.
It was another battle between two weaklings, which made Lin Rui sleepy.
To be honest, the rule of not limiting age but limiting the combat power of Pokémon has both advantages and disadvantages.
One favorable point is that everyone is involved and it seems to be very popular. From this point of view, the Pokémon League in Jianghai City is a success.
But the bad thing is that it will make the game boring.
Just like the two people facing off on the court now.
This is not just the case for No. 11, but for all 20 battlefields.
If you limit the combat power of Pokémon in the competition, it will become like this. The competition will be completely boring and even make people sleepy.
After watching a few matches that were all like children playing house, Lin Rui lost interest and simply found a place to close his eyes and rest.
After half an hour.
Sun Zhi was the first to finish his first round of battle.
He was lucky as the person he met in the first round was a teenager.
The Pokémon sent out by the opponent is a Thornier.
Sun Zhi easily defeated his opponent and won the first round.
After the game, Sun Zhi found Lin Rui immediately.
"How is it, did you lose or not?" Lin Rui opened his eyes and stood up to ask.
[Ding! Negative emotions from Sun Zhi, +30! ]
"What are you talking about? What do you mean by losing or not? I won the first round cleanly."
Then, Sun Zhi told Lin Rui about his heroic deeds on the court.
"So, you're bullying a kid!"
"Fatty Sun, do you have any compassion? You actually bullied a child. That's enough!"
"I..."
"How could I bully a child?"
[Ding! Negative emotions from Sun Zhi, +100! ]
Sun Zhi was about to explain when he suddenly noticed Lin Rui laughing beside him. He knew that he was being fooled again and was trying to save face.
Just at this time, Zheng Jianan and Wang Shiyu also finished their matches and came to watch Lin Rui's game.
Like Sun Zhi, the two girls did not encounter any trouble in the first round and won easily.
"For the next group, please welcome contestant No. 176 Lin Rui and contestant No. 381 Wang Shaokun."
A few people were chatting when the broadcast in the venue called Lin Rui.
"Come on, Lin Rui!"
"Come on Ruizi!"
"Well, wait for my good news!"
After saying that, Lin Rui stepped onto the battlefield.
At the same time, a thin boy came to the other side of the battlefield. This man was Wang Shaokun.
"The preliminaries will be held in a 1v1 single elimination format. Please send your Pokémon to participate."
Following the referee's order, Wang Shaokun was the first to throw out the Poké Ball.
"boom!"
"Come out, Fire Monkey!"
After a flash of red light, the Fire Monkey appeared on the field.
"Oh my god, this guy actually sent out Infernape, one of the three great beasts. Looks like he's going to win this match!"
"Oh my god, it's Infernape. Finally, a master has arrived."
The previous matches were all just fights between noobs. Not only were they unwatchable, but the Pokémon that appeared were also very ordinary.
As soon as Wang Shaokun's Fire Monkey appeared, it immediately caused a commotion among the people present.
Although Lin Rui has not sent out his Pokémon yet, many people think that Wang Shaokun will be the final winner of this game.
When Lin Rui saw Wang Shaokun sending out the Infernape, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, obviously he had guessed that he would let the Infernape fight.
【Fire Monkey】
[Level: Lv.18]
[Attribute: Fire/Fighting]
[Feature: Fierce Fire (When your physical strength decreases, the power of fire-attribute moves will increase.)]
[Combat Power: Elite Level]
[Qualification: King Level]
[Skills: Grab, Stare, Spark, Provoke, Grab, Flame Wheel, Sonic Fist]
The moment the Infernape appeared, Lin Rui used the Eye of Truth to check its information.
Fortunately, Wang Shaokun’s Infernape is only level 18.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Rui decided to let the strong chicken fight in this battle.
Currently, Chicken-Planet is at level 23, with lord-level combat power. It is 5 levels higher than Infernape and has an absolute advantage.
In addition, Strong Chicken also has fire and fighting attributes, so it is not at a disadvantage in terms of attributes.
Sending out the strong chicken while hiding its strength is like killing two birds with one stone.
Thinking of this, Lin Rui took out the Poké Ball of Puff Chicken from his waist.
"Strong Chicken, it's up to you!"
After the same flash of red light, Chicken Strong appeared opposite Fire Monkey.
The two Pokémon faced each other in the wind. Before the match even started, their eyes were already filled with fighting spirit.
