If he hadn't been mentally prepared, Luther would have been frightened by the gradually growing cheers coming from the audience in the passage to the arena.
After entering the preparation area of the arena, from Luther's perspective, the entire amphitheater was packed.
During the preparations before the game, Luther was very relaxed and tried hard to find Mai's figure in the audience. However, after searching for a while with no results, he had to give up.
Li Ming, who was standing aside, looked as relaxed as Luther who came to a party, and suddenly felt despised.
Before the game, as usual, there was a handshake and greeting session between the players. The staff reminded Luther, and this brought Luther, who was competing for the first time, back to his senses.
"Please give me more advice."
Luther took Li Ming's extended hand, and as soon as he finished speaking, a Swamp King suddenly fell down on the battlefield.
With the referee's voice, the winner of another game was decided.
Feeling the strength in his hand increasing, Luther turned around, glanced at Li Ming, smiled and let go of his hand.
"You seemed to be in the lounge just now?"
Li Ming replied expressionlessly: "I'm not involved, I'm not interested. I'm just here to prove that I'm an excellent trainer, not to quarrel."
"Beating you is enough to prove that I am better and more qualified to be favored by the champion."
A very good mentality, which actually impressed Luther very much. Li Ming is the type of person who does practical things and doesn't just talk.
While talking, the players from the previous group walked down.
You can tell who wins and who loses from their expressions. The one who won the game clenched his fists excitedly, and the one who failed felt like a mourning concubine. It was very similar to the reactions of top students and bad students when the scores were announced in the final exam.
After the staff recorded the elves carried by the players, the announcement sounded.
"The next group, Luther from Zhensha Town and Liming from Black Gold City, please enter."
The two people walked to the opposite ends of the battlefield under the guidance of the staff.
This stage of the qualifying round is all about watching the competition, so every trainer the audience sees will give them applause and cheers.
Luther and Liming enjoyed this treatment as soon as they entered the venue.
The thunderous applause from the audience is a spontaneous gift from the audience to the players. The cruelty of the direct elimination system is self-evident. Everyone also hopes that through this small gesture, the trainer will not be discouraged and continue to work hard next year.
The rules of the battle were already familiar to him, and the referee had no intention of repeating them. After both of them stood still and the commentator read their short personal introductions, the referee waved a small flag and pointed at Liming.
This means that the system randomly selects the first player, and Liming finally gets the first move.
The entire audience followed the number displayed on the electronic screen and counted down for three seconds. The moment "one" was spoken, Luther and Liming released their elf balls.
Marylou vs. Mengsong Cactus.
Although the attributes seemed unfavorable to Mary Lou, Xiao Siong in the audience was very optimistic.
"Luther's Marylu is full of ice attributes and melee abilities. Don't worry."
Xiaozhi in the lounge felt that Luther must have felt the charm of his reverse attribute battle. After all, he had enjoyed the fun of reverse attribute battle with others.
"Attack first, player Liming, the game begins!"
After the referee gave the order, Luther and Marylou were ready for Mengge Cactus to attack, but...
"Mengsong Cactus, come back."
Under the attention of everyone, Mengge Cactus was taken back by Li Ming.
"This is so surprising. Player Li Ming's Meng Song Cactus was taken back without doing anything. Is there any deep meaning behind this operation? Does Li Ming think that Marilou's characteristic is herbivory?"
Even the commentators shouted in surprise.
Li Ming threw out his second elf, Wind Speed Dog.
"This... Player Liming's second elf directly released the fire-type Wind Speed Dog, which changed from an attribute advantage to an attribute disadvantage. Is Player Liming's Wind Speed Dog so powerful that it can ignore restraints?"
The commentary is what all the viewers are thinking. After going through the previous games and going through all the hard work just to obtain the attribute restraint, this time there is a situation of robbing the reverse attribute, which is incomprehensible.
Seeing Li Ming, Xiao Song suddenly recalled something.
The researchers at the Yamanashi Doctoral Research Institute, Li from Mumu City, and the three people in the lounge who were watching the game in front of the screen were stunned for a moment, and they all thought of a possibility.
"This guy has studied the battle between me and Xiao Song."
Luther also understood.
The data for the gym leader battle is there, but it will not be fully open until the main competition. At this stage, only the battle sprites used by the players during the gym competition are open.
Li Ming definitely found out about the six-on-six match between him and Xiao Song through some means.
Compared to water-based skills, the ice-based power of my Mary Lou is more terrifying, so Mengsong Cactus's seemingly restrained matchup is actually very risky.
So, the speed of this wind speed dog...
"Marylou, Waves of Water."
The water flow approached the Wind Speed Dog in a circular shape in the air, but the Wind Speed Dog flashed on the spot at an astonishing speed and disappeared.
"Close combat."
Luther was shocked. Is Li Ming really so afraid of his Marylou?
Use melee combat, a skill that directly gives up defense, to attack Mary Lou without thinking about whether the Wind Speed Dog can continue to stand in the future.
Still maintaining the motion of spraying water waves, Marilu could already hear the whistling wind in her ears.
The close combat hit Marylou on the side, knocking her away. With the help of her tail to release the force, Marylou stopped.
Sure enough, in the match between him and Xiao Siong, Marylou's speed was crushed by the Seal Ball, so Li Ming planned to use the fast Wind Speed Dog to copy Xiao Siong's style of play.
At the same time, the fire-type Wind Speed Dog also suppressed Marylou's tactic of using blizzard to change the field.
"Other people's battles are all about strong and weak, but I'm going to fight the main match right from the start?"
Luther smiled. His luck in drawing lots was indeed as bad as ever. He didn't know if hatching eggs could help him conserve his luck.
Luther also planned to learn Dakdo's style of play to reach the main stage with one elf, but it seems that he can't do it now.
"Marylou, come back."
Hearing Luther's words, Mary Lou trotted closer to Luther.
"It seems that you are indeed prepared. It's a pity that you are analyzing me half a year ago."
Luther threw the second Poke Ball.
"I heard that your Miaomiao is indeed amazing, but her fighting ability is obviously not as good as the Wind Speed Dog." Li Ming said, "What's more, my Wind Speed Dog can also be used... to crush!"
"Psychic shock."
Wind Speed Dog jumped up high. Li Ming smiled and looked at Miao Miao who had not yet made a move to release the skill. Such a slow shooting speed seemed to be the same as what he had heard. It was developed to compete with the weather.
The wind speed dog's body twisted unnaturally, and he closed his eyes directly in pain. The crushing skill that he was about to release was also muted due to this sudden change.
Only when Feng Su Gou fell to the ground and shook his head vigorously to get rid of the influence did Li Ming react.