novelonline Chapter 966 Pre-selection
Chapter 966 Pre-selection
Chapter 966 Pre-selection
"Fight."
"For me, it is a tool to revitalize Orei."
On top of the rocks.
Shan Min looked at the central area that had completely collapsed due to the [ground fissure]. His eyes showed both palpitations at Kashiwagi's decisive action and a hint of envy.
Being powerful is truly an enviable thing.
If he also possessed this strength, why would he have to be so cautious and dodge in the qualifiers?
beep-
The watch beeped.
This is a sign that the preliminaries have completely ended, and it also means that the collapse of the earth just now has successfully eliminated the number of remaining players to sixty-four.
Can there really be sixty-four left?
Shan Minoru looked at the trapped area and couldn't help but wonder, how could Kashiwagi be so precise?
With doubts.
He calmly waited for the teleportation, and thanks to his identity as a half referee, he and the injured were given priority to return to the Silicon City player venue.
"President! Congratulations on your promotion!"
A familiar staff member appeared in front of me.
Although he has not yet taken office, everyone has already called him the president, and no one thinks it is inappropriate.
Shan Min hummed, "How many seriously injured are there?"
"No serious injuries have been found so far. Currently, only one contestant has a broken bone and is currently recuperating in a special ward. Lord Dinis is going to visit to offer condolences."
"I see."
The danger of a battle royale format is self-evident.
Even if no one uses skills at others, if the trainer gets too close, bumps and bruises are inevitable.
Long before the show started, Shan Minoru was ready to comfort the seriously injured and even apologize publicly. Fortunately, the reliable villain technology brought him the best result.
He went backstage and asked about the details of the elimination.
After watching the video of the game, he realized that there were exactly one hundred people left in the last wave.
Thirty-two people were eliminated instantly when the ground collapsed.
Darkrai launched a sneak attack on the Pokémon that escaped and killed two at once.
Kill one Mega Aledo that has not reached the center.
Super Kairos takes out the one that's close to it.
the last one……
Shan Minoru looked at Qiqilin, who was ruthlessly knocked away by the galloping Snorlax and fell into the pit, and its young trainer with a livid face.
What's this guy's name?
Correct.
Buddha virtue.
We have exchanged and fought in the Yellow Iron Arena.
Shan Min smiled helplessly. He hadn't been so speechless for a long time. The outcome of the preliminaries was too dramatic.
"Start preparing for the banquet, and remember to announce the list of contestants' performance on site."
"Yes!"
Typically, the conference meeting dinner is either not held or is held the night before the game.
The Orei League took a different approach and held it after the preliminaries.
Firstly, in order to attract various media, we focus on introducing the many contestants who have advanced to the next round.
Secondly, after the qualifiers, there is a day off, so even if you get drunk, it will not affect your condition for the next game.
Losers can also participate, and each contestant will receive an invitation letter.
But I guess not many people are willing to come.
This may be criticized as a minor flaw.
Shan Min arranged all the pre-match preparations for the afternoon and tomorrow in an orderly manner. There were three rounds in the preliminary round, each round was three-on-three.
In addition to the main venue at the top of the Battle Mountain, there are four branch venues built along the spiral path upwards of the mountain.
There are sixty-four contestants and thirty-two matches. Each venue arranges four matches every day, and the match can be completed in two days.
"I personally draw the opponents for each player in each round."
Shan Min looked at everyone present and said, "Whatever you draw is what you get. Did you hear it clearly?"
"Clear!"
Everyone responded loudly.
Two years of administrative work allowed him to develop his own team, similar to the employees of the Marrocomon Group.
Shan Min had no intention of having the final say in Olei, but he would not allow anyone to gang up on him and hold him back.
same moment.
Kashiwagi returned to the scene.
There were a lot of awed looks from all around.
Although thanks to his "restraint", the game did not become a one-man show until the end.
But all the trainers who have experienced the sweep of the Super Giant Steelix know very well what kind of monster they have faced.
Just like an ant looking at the blue sky.
"Yo! Did you advance?"
Kashiwagi saw Chenghong looking confused and waved to him quickly, "Where's Otsuka? Did he advance?"
Cheng Hong came over upon hearing the news. He was delighted at first, but then he shook his head sadly, "I advanced, but he didn't..."
Kashiwagi's expression froze.
No?
I remember seeing Otsuka's face at the last moment, and he was affected by Steelix's ground fissure?
Cheng Hong continued: "The boss used the Earthshatter at the end, and Otsuka and I saw that the situation was not right and ran back in advance.
"I didn't expect that Darkrai was blocking the road at the exit, and Otsuka's rogue crocodile was hit by the dark hole in order to save my dragon head hamster..."
Dakota!!
Kashiwagi was relieved, but also angry and helpless.
Before the game started, he reminded everyone several times to be careful of Dakdo, and everyone really listened to him.
Who would have thought that the final shot before promotion would be so unlucky.
Life!
"Where's Otsuka?"
Kashiwagi looked around, but didn't see him nearby, and his other brothers were not there either.
Cheng Hong smiled bitterly and said, "He said he wanted to be alone for a while."
"...Tsk."
He knew very well that this guy had gone to cry somewhere. He couldn't even make it through the first qualifying round of the tournament, which was really a blow to his confidence.
All the efforts of the past six months seemed to be negated the moment of failure.
The bigger the goal before the game, the greater the sense of gap now.
Kashiwagi wants to find Otsuka.
Cheng Hong said, "Boss, you'd better not go."
"why?"
"Otsuka ran away mainly because he was worried about affecting you. Although we all believe that you will definitely win in the end, we don't want to cause any burden to you, even if it's just a little bit. He can do it himself!"
Cheng Hong's tone became firm, as if he was talking about himself.
Kashiwagi looked at him and nodded, "Okay."
The comfort from acquaintances will only make it more difficult for people to get through the hard times.
Sometimes people are like this. If they don’t get comfort, the wound will heal, but if they get comfort, the wound will be torn again and again.
Win up and lose down.
Behind the big battles that make the audience excited, there is a narrow path to the sky, which can easily lead to being squeezed if you are not careful.
Even falling down by yourself.
This cruel medicine wrapped in sugar can only be tasted at the moment of defeat.
Earlier, when Xiaozhi didn't get good results in the competition, he would cry by the lake and be sad alone. But later on, he was able to accept it with a smile.
Have you become stronger inside?
Hard to say.
Kashiwagi and Shigehiro come to the lounge, where the list of qualified players will be announced.
"Kashiwagi!"
A low voice came from my ear.
He turned around and saw a two-meter-tall blond giant.
no doubt.
It was none other than the Battle Mountain Master, Bartras, whom he had seen once on the streets of Silicon City.
"This should be considered our first official meeting, right?"
"Yes."
Kashiwagi extended his hand and said, "I look forward to fighting you."
Bartras stared at him, stretched out his hand and shook it, saying: "I am looking forward to it too. I will not give up the position on the top of the battle mountain to anyone!"
Battle against Mountain Master. In the past, only powerful trainers with a hundred consecutive victories could be awarded this title.
Next to Bartras, Leo also came over to say hello.
They are not particularly familiar with each other, but compared to the former, Leo is at least a teammate who has fought together in the Shadow Team.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Leo, who looks cold, is actually very enthusiastic. He gave me a big hug and said with a smile, "You did well in the preliminaries. Did you dig a hole through the ground? Very impressive!"
Baimu couldn't bear it and kept saying, "Thank you for the compliment."
like he said.
The super giant Steelix had nothing to do, so he hollowed out the ground in the center of the canyon and waited for other players to come in.
[The ground cracks]!
With a bang, it was like the classic trap of the Rocket trio - a hole, filling them all in.
All I can say is that the Rockets' trio's tactics, which they were able to use until the late stages, are truly something.
He looked around and saw many familiar faces, but also many less familiar faces.
Say hello one by one.
The list of qualified candidates appeared on the big screen in the lounge.
There are a total of sixty-four people in eight groups.
Even if all his acquaintances were arranged, it might not be possible to fill the sixty-four places.
But unfortunately, I was not so lucky.
The three Pyrite Arena trainers, Kendall, Silver Ape and Silver Horse, were all eliminated, and there were only a few arena players left in Silicon City.
The remaining acquaintances are——
Bartras, Masayoshi, Leo, Ryujin, Ayana, Gladion, Ruka, Darko, Chenghong, Huoyan, Tetsuya, Marin, Yamanori, Mitsurugi, Kenta, and Takeru.
Not counting himself, there were only sixteen people.
He had no impression of the remaining forty-seven people.
"Balza! Where is Balza?" Kashiwagi suddenly remembered this little friend and turned to ask Chenghong.
Deserter number one Balza!
After all, he was a trainer who had been strengthened by him, so how could he fail?
It seemed like I heard a familiar name.
A hedgehog-haired boy ran over and said, "I know Balza! I beat him!"
"...Dragon man?"
Kashiwagi's pupils trembled.
The dragon man nodded and smiled, "It's me, thank you! Thanks to you, Lugia was able to get rid of the pain, I didn't even know it failed to purify!"
After saving Lugia, he went out to travel and have adventures.
He didn't learn the news until Lugia was sent back to Orei by Kashiwagi for purification.
"I'm not thanking you. You eliminated my best friend."
He said helplessly.
The dragon man laughed and said, "Don't be so stingy! It's normal to win and lose in a battle! Didn't you eliminate someone else's friend as well?"
"You're right, it's my fault."
Kashiwagi shook his hand.
It's fate.
Qualifying tournaments like the Battle Royale greatly increase the possibility of the strong eliminating the weak.
According to the qualifying rules of other regions, a monster like Kashiwagi can only kill two or three at most.
It wouldn't be like now, with more than eighty people killed by him!
Kashiwagi saw Tetsuya and went over to say hello.
"I didn't expect you to come."
"I have to come, otherwise we won't have a chance to fight you when you become the Olei champion."
Tetsuya smiled with a clear purpose in mind: "To avenge the previous battle!"
Turn around.
He sighed again: "Did you know that Xiaosheng is here too? But he was eliminated by a girl from the Lava Team--"
"It's just... I..."
Huoyan approached from the side like a female ghost.
Zhe was also frightened and his face turned pale. After a few seconds, it turned rosy and he covered his chest.
"Why are you still breathing heavily when you talk?" Kashiwagi asked in confusion, "Have you ever thought about improving it?"
Huoyan was silent, then tilted his head and said, "Boss... tell Huocun... that this is my cute point?"
What a special cute spot!
But it’s up to you as long as you look good!
Kashiwagi shook his head, saw Liuge in the corner, and walked up to greet him: "Boss~"
"You are the boss now."
Liu Ge glanced at him, and he looked very classy.
He is the warden of the Southeast Prison, so why is he as miserable as Aoki next door?
Baimu smiled and said, "My name is just a title, how can it be compared to yours, the real boss?"
"Shut up! Don't think I won't beat you up just because you're strong now!"
Liu Ge stared at him, and it was obvious that he was very unhappy as the warden. He gritted his teeth and said, "I want to take this opportunity to switch positions and become an investigator! Whoever stands in my way will die!"
Pokémon Investigator.
A relatively special criminal-fighting profession.
In the distant Kanto and Johto League champions, Adu is a member of the Investigator.
Kashiwagi pulled the corner of his mouth, "Good luck, Boss. If you have anything to say, just tell me. I'm willing to go through fire and water~"
Liu Ge looked a little crazy, even though he was wise and rational when we first met.
Maybe he is the kind of person who can't settle down.
There's no need to chat much with Ayana, just give her a thumbs up from a distance.
Takeru was chatting with someone. As a social terrorist who once forced N and Yama Minoru to reconcile, he was very good at making new friends.
Fully charged...
Is this guy deliberately avoiding him? Why is there no sign of him?
Gladion is not seen either. Is he injured?
Actually not.
It's Lusamine and Liliae who have come to the Silicon City scene.
After seeing the last scene, both of them were worried whether Gladion was affected by the ground fissure.
But with the silver beast protecting them, they can rest assured.
The Ultra Beast Countermeasure Pokémon can save Lillie from the tentacles of Hollowid and Gladion from the Earthshatter.
After the list of players is announced.
The organizers provided lunch for the contestants, and everyone was welcome to participate.
Even for trainers who are unable or unwilling to attend, the organizers will considerately deliver food to their rooms.
Never thought.
There were many more people coming than expected.
Only a dozen of the more than 400 contestants were unable to attend due to injuries, and four were absent.
Shan Minoru stood on the center stage and gave a speech thanking all the contestants.
"...Thank you! It's your contribution that the first Orei conference was so popular! Drink this cup to the full! Thank you all!"
He drank a whole glass of wine.
Hua la la la——
There was a burst of applause.
The foreign trainers found it novel. Although the preliminaries for the Canyon Brawl were dangerous, adventuring in the wild was not safe either.
So even though everyone was injured, no one complained.
Instead, they surrounded Kashiwagi, the culprit who hurt them, and fed him wine with half flattery and half encouragement.
It feels like losing on the field and returning to the bar.
The local trainers found it strange. They might not have participated in charity competitions, but their parents had basically watched them.
Either voluntarily or forced.
Now they have become the objects of others' attention, just as Shan Min said before.
Very unnatural.
But anyway, that's the current situation.
The opening ceremony and preliminaries of the first Olay convention – a huge success!
Kashiwagi's Last Earth Crack has topped the trending searches on blogs, Pokémon Go and other platforms.
There is no need for the organizers to even do marketing.
Never had such a great start!
Please cheer for Ole!
A lively banquet.
Kashiwagi barely managed to avoid being drunk by those trainers, but when he opened his eyes and walked out of the bedroom the next morning, he thought he might be drunk.
On the sofa in the hall.
Lukia was crunching potato chips, Adam was drinking coffee elegantly, and the butler was standing beside them.
"You are only eighteen, how can you drink?" Lukia looked over and asked.
Kashiwagi was silent for a while, then said:
"Ore... doesn't follow the laws of Hoenn."
ps: What keeps a man awake at night?
Answer: Of course, it is what my dear book friend said in this chapter (gritting teeth)
Listen to me saying thank you! Because of you! The four seasons are warm!