When Kashiwagi set off, almost all the quicksand players who saw him shouted cheers to him, and there were countless people who came to the Yellow Iron Arena and shouted that they must win.
He knew very well that a large part of these guys regarded him as a cash cow to get rich overnight.
I heard that many underground gambling houses deliberately adjust their odds to extremes to attract a large number of people to buy in order to create excitement and attract people to place bets.
And behind these underground gambling houses, are exactly the players in the top eight.
One or two of them are waiting with all their strength to cut leeks today. Every year there are fools who are fooled by gambling until they are close to bankruptcy, and every year there are fools who continue to gamble.
Everyone is staring at the one or two lucky people who suddenly become rich, hoping to copy it in their own lives.
I have no idea what survivor bias is.
Kashiwagi neither sympathizes nor wants to pity these people. He only fights for himself. No matter whether he wins or loses, he deserves it. If he deserves it, he can just pull them.
No matter how ugly the loss is, as long as you can fight to the last moment without giving up, that is victory!
"hiss--"
He took a slow and deep breath, walked through the rusty passage, broke through the white light at the exit that seemed to represent the way forward, and rushed into the roaring arena.
Today's opponent, Shanmin, is already in place, wearing a sports suit, with a peaceful smile on his face, and an outstanding temperament.
"Here comes the dark horse that has attracted our much attention, the rising star of Team Quicksand, an expert in defeating the weak and the strong - Kashiwagi!!"
The host's shouts echoed clearly above the arena, causing a burst of cheers.
That's enough nonsense.
Kashiwagi twitched his lips, feeling that the host was simply telling lies with his eyes wide open in order to guide the enthusiasm of the audience. He was talking about being the star of tomorrow.
He has the characteristic of a neon person who loves to brag.
never mind.
Regardless of those.
Kashiwagi held the Poké Ball in a prepared posture, waiting for the red light to come.
Shanmin looked a little hesitant and took out several Poké Balls before deciding on the final choice. Judging from the dark color, this person seemed to have all the luxury balls in his hand.
"The game is about to begin, and Kashiwagi and Yamamin are both ready. Speaking of Yamamin, we must mention his glorious resume again. He is the same age as Kashiwagi and has already challenged three regional leagues.
I got very good results every time.”
The host, who had been enthusiastic and slow just now, suddenly changed his tone, as if he was introducing a big shot, "Now he has returned from other areas and specially participated in our Huangtie Arena Battle Conference, just to test the trainers of Huangtie Town.
Strength.
"I hope all the players will be able to compete with your level and style in front of Shanmin! Let me introduce the group of specially invited guests who came all the way from Silica City..."
What follows is a long list of names.
The audience has long been accustomed to it. Every time Shanmin competes, the host will specially say this paragraph, just like chanting a mantra before the game.
According to the investigation of some interested people, this man seems to have a very close relationship with the mayor. It is said that the mayor warmly entertained Shanmin, who had just arrived in Huangtie Town. It was extremely grand, just like the annual tax officer inspection in Siberyllium City.
scene.
From this point of view, Shanmin is indeed an existence that ordinary people cannot afford to offend, so no one dares to target him for the time being.
Even the casino’s odds have been adjusted to match its capabilities.
Kashiwagi naturally knows this too.
But he cares more about the opponent's strength than his background.
drop--
The prepared red light reminder finally arrived.
Kashiwagi took a deep breath, rushed forward when the light turned green, and threw the Poké Ball forward.
boom!
The white light fell to the ground and turned into a pale pink egg.
"lucky!"
The Geely Egg ran forward with a slightly nervous expression.
Although it was his first time as a starter, he knew very well how much impact a poor start would have on the entire situation.
Don't hold your companions back.
It thought to itself and cast its gaze into the distance. The Pokémon released by its opponent made it stunned - it was not any of the Pokémon that Kashiwagi had shown it.
What's going on? Is the tactic about to fail?
"Calm down, follow the plan and release the invisible rock!"
Bai Mu's voice reached Ji Lidan's ears, and the latter's restless mood suddenly calmed down a lot.
It raised its two small hands, attracting countless sand and dust to condense into rocks shrouded in white light. They were scattered everywhere in the field like raindrops, and then disappeared silently.
During this time, Kashiwagi looked at his opponent’s Pokémon—
A cute human-shaped cat with blue and white fur and folded ears.
Super Meowth, a Pokémon that suppresses super powers.
This Pokémon was used by Yamamin for the first time, and it was not in the intelligence file Frobo gave to Kashiwagi, so he had to change the planned tactics according to the situation on the spot.
"Reflection Jade."
Shanmin looked at the invisible rocks disappearing around him, as if he didn't care, and gave the order very calmly.
The eyes of the running Super Miaomiao suddenly lit up with blue light, and a pink barrier suddenly unfolded in front of it, then disappeared quietly like an invisible rock.
Bai Mu's heart sank slightly when he saw this.
Both of his Pokémon are good at physical attacks, and special attacks are only auxiliary means. Although it is unclear how much the reflector can reduce the physical attack, it is not expected to be much lower.
It’s so uncomfortable not being able to split tiles!
The two sides approached quickly, and within a moment, they were only ten meters apart.
This distance is just enough for any long-range Pokémon to accept it and think that its moves can hit.
Kashiwagi and Shanmin undoubtedly had the same idea.
"Transfer objects with your mind!"
"Psychic shock!"
The command was given at the same time, and the two Pokémon also moved at the same time.
Blue light covered their eyes, and subtle fluctuations stirred the air and spread forward.
Among them, the fluctuations of the auspicious eggs are invisible and formless, while the fluctuations of Super Miaomiao turned into pink-purple shining light balls visible to the naked eye, flying towards the auspicious eggs crazily.
The two forces collided strongly at a certain central point!
Bang!
A bright light lit up like a flash bomb, and smoke and dust rose up, swallowing up a large area of the venue in a breath.
Kashiwagi was stunned.
The confrontation just now was a confrontation between two Pokémon in terms of mental power. [Thought Movement] does not have as terrible destructive power as [Psychic Power].
Even if the Geely Egg's willpower is extraordinary, it stands to reason that it would not be that easy to counter the attack move of [Psychic Shock].
What's more, in Shanmin's long-standing scripts, this kind of attack often uses a crushing nature to kill the opponent's Pokémon...
Why?
Showing weakness to the enemy? Or popping auspicious eggs?
Kashiwagi couldn't help but look at the lucky egg written diagonally in front of him. As a trainer, he understood the latter's state. The lucky egg was indeed somewhat active at the moment, but it was far from reaching the point of explosive growth.
He looked at Shanmin opposite and found that the latter had a rather surprised expression.
But the expression on his face afterwards was not the anger of not being able to defeat his opponent in one blow, but the excitement of meeting his opponent.