Taming Articuno!

Chapter 125 Taming Articuno!

Leaving the Indigo Plateau for Twin Islands, Natsuki used Zapdos's power to find and capture Articuno.

The three divine birds were gathered together, and then they returned to acclimatize to the high altitude.

The round trip, plus the time spent searching for and capturing the creature, did not exceed ten hours.

Although Xia Mu returned to the Quartz Plateau quite late, at least he returned without any unexpected incidents.

His sudden disappearance caused his family great worry, especially Sonia, who thought something had happened to Xia Mu.

Xia Mu never expected that his departure would alarm the alliance's higher-ups. Yan Tie, as the alliance's commander-in-chief, had already made his statement, but Xia Mu had disappeared without a trace.

Fortunately, Natsuki returned, which meant that no accidents had occurred.

It's natural to be curious about where Xia Mu went, but since Xia Mu doesn't say, no one will ask her.

That night, Xia Mu and Sonia stayed together again.

Although it was done secretly, the elders actually turned a blind eye.

The main reason was Xia Mu's sudden disappearance, which almost caused Sonia to lose control. Now that Xia Mu is safe and sound, no one will disturb the young couple from cultivating their relationship.

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A night of passionate lovemaking.

The next morning, Xia Mu and Sonia got up early.

There was no other way; today was the last day of the Quartz Conference. Although Xia Mu had done everything he needed to do yesterday, the tests still needed to be conducted, and he also had to be prepared.

Yesterday's opponents were two trainers who were close to Elite Four level, arranged by Yan Tie.

It's hard to imagine how strong today's opponents will be.

There is still one round left in the preliminaries. Although there are only sixteen contestants left, Xia Mu still cannot be careless.

When we arrived at the Quartz Convention Arena, it was already packed with people.

After all, the fifth round of the round of 16 has adopted a formal arena for the battles. Although it is still a three-on-three format, it will no longer be like the previous routine.

Of course, some people did make it into the top 16, such as Ash and Hiro, but their strength was really average. Even if they had Pokémon over level 40, what use was a Pokémon over level 40 at this level?

If you don't have a single Pokémon that's level 50, then you're considered weak.

To Natsuki's surprise, Shigeru wasn't eliminated like in the original story, but instead made it into the top 16.

The first official match was still fought by Xia Mu, which left Xia Mu feeling helpless.

Although Xia Mu knew that Yan Tie was doing this to make all the viewers remember him, Xia Mu thought it was too deliberate.

For some manipulative people, it would be quite obvious that he was a trainer specially arranged by Yan Tie in order to ascend to the champion's throne.

Xia Mu's opponent was still someone his age, whose strength was no less than that of the two from yesterday, definitely a near-king level.

This also made Xia Mu realize that Yan Tie was warming him up and preparing him to face the Elite Four. Therefore, even though the League has some Elite Four-level trainers, they will not send them out to fight him.

The opponent was proficient in Water-type Pokémon and started with Gyarados, which was easily defeated by Xia Mu's Venusaur.

The second one was Kingdra, which was really a coincidence. Xia Mu also used Kingdra, so the outcome was obvious. It was a complete crushing defeat. After all, the difference between level 70 and around level 60 is not small. Moreover, Xia Mu's training method was to maximize effort values ​​and achieve the best individual values.

The third one is not a Pokémon from the Kanto region, but Milotic from the Hoenn region.

This is a Pokémon that Natsuki has always wanted, but never had the opportunity or time to catch.

In response to Milotic, Natsume sent out Tentacruel to fight.

Without a doubt, a war of deadly poison!

With a level difference of 7, the suppression power is not particularly large when the attributes are the same. Moreover, this Milotic is very well trained in all aspects, definitely a Champion-level character. However, it is difficult to win when the attributes are the same, but it is a different story if poison attacks are used.

Having defeated this opponent, Xia Mu successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

Then, I went back to the waiting area to watch the game.

Because it's no longer the preliminary rounds of the previous two days, and after the round of 16 matches, the quarterfinals will begin.

As Natsuki predicted, after watching several matches, Ash was defeated by Hiro, while Gary advanced to the quarterfinals.

Therefore, the reason why Shigeru lost to Yoshiki in the original work was actually related to his arrogance.

After being defeated by Natsuki, Gary received Natsuki's guidance and underwent a significant transformation. It's clear that he trained diligently after Natsuki left, which is why not only did his Pokémon strength greatly improve, but he also developed flawless tactics and Pokémon combinations.

Overall, with the final eight teams finalized, apart from Natsuki and Shigeru replacing Yoshiki and Tsuyoshi from the original work, everyone else remained the same.

Next up is the quarterfinals, which greatly reduces the pressure on Natsuki.

He was the first to go into battle, and his opponent was Yuri. Even though it was a six-on-six match, Xia Mu only used Charizard and still managed to take on all six opponents, giving Yuri no chance at all.

So cruel?

Xia Mu didn't think so.

During the Sinnoh Conference, Darkrai, with its overpowered form, defeated all its opponents, except for Ash's Sceptile, which is why Ash brought out his second Latios.

He wants to learn from Darkrope. Although he did use a lot of Pokémon before, from now on, he absolutely cannot bring out a second one in a single game.

Xia Mu advanced to the semifinals, while Xiao Mao's opponent was A Hong, who was extremely lucky.

To prove himself, Gary defeated Hiroshi decisively. Since Hiroshi had beaten Ash, Gary felt that he was better than Ash.

The semi-final results are in.

The morning's matches have just ended, and the afternoon will feature three more matches to determine the champion, runner-up, and third-place winner.

This is a convention at the Quartz convention and a format used by many conventions.

The top three finishers were determined by all participants, and then the awards ceremony was held.

In Xia Mu's opinion, as long as Xiao Mao doesn't mess up this time, getting a runner-up or third place shouldn't be a problem.

As long as Natsuki doesn't face off against Shigeru, he should be guaranteed second place. But if they do, Shigeru will have to compete for third place against the other loser.

The final competition was about to take place in the afternoon, bringing the entire event to its climax.

Before the afternoon's semi-final matches began, Yan Tie also appeared at the event, along with the Four Heavenly Kings and a group of high-ranking members of the alliance.

After the announcement of this year's Indigo League, the league champion will have the opportunity to battle against the Elite Four. Whoever defeats an Elite Four member will become an Elite Four member! Of course, there is also a Champion Challenge tournament. Whoever defeats the Elite Four members will become the regional champion of Kanto!

Such news is undoubtedly encouraging, especially after the news broke a couple of days ago, everyone was looking forward to it.

Everyone knows that while it's said the league champion has a chance to be challenged, in reality, Xia Mu is definitely the league champion this time. However, since the competition hasn't started yet, no one can make a definitive conclusion.

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