Chapter 435 Mysterious Reward
Shortly after Mudan won a place in the quarterfinals, Shinji also won the second quarterfinals place among Luomu's students.

Compared to trainers like Botan and Shizuka, who have trained several Pokémon with relatively mature combat capabilities, Shinji's shortcomings in this regard are very obvious.

A forest turtle that is still some time away from evolving and a fire crocodile that is about to evolve, this is all his strength.

If it weren't for the salt stone giant that Luo Mu lent him, he might not even be able to make it through the top 32.

Even if he managed to get through it, he would "show his true colors" once he met Botan or Shizuka.

In a sense, the three students were incredibly lucky today as they didn't have a single car accident.

Apart from Shizuka who lost in the match to advance to the quarterfinals, Mudan and Shinji who advanced successively were even divided into Area A and Area B. They would not meet before the final.

Luo Mu even considered the possibility that he had bribed Clavel in his sleepwalking.

Looking at the list of students participating in the competition in his hand, which had most of the names crossed out, Luo Mu raised his eyebrows.

If nothing unexpected happens, the next two opponents of Mudan in Area A will be Qiu Ming, who is proficient in poison attributes, and Ortiga, who is proficient in fairy attributes.

This battle order is simply full of malice.

However, Shinji also faces a lot of pressure on the other side.

His first opponent in the quarter-finals was a senior student who was about to graduate. After advancing, one of his possible opponents in the semi-finals was a student he had once taught, Alex.

According to some information he had learned, Luo Mu predicted that it would take Shinji a lot of effort to defeat Alex, after all, the magical masked cat had made great progress recently.

The facts turned out to be just as Luo Mu expected. After Mudan ignored the venom of Pronto by relying on the "clean salt" property of the Salt Stone Giant Boss.

As always, they used sharp stones to attack and block Prom's racing route, then found the right opportunity to use salt and began to waste time until Prom lost his ability to fight due to the erosion of salt.

This extremely routine fighting style, coupled with some modifications, made the students watching around feel even more disgusted.

Next, Shinji set up many traps and took every step carefully, and finally won the game even though the Salt Stone Giant was slightly weaker than the opponent.

Botan vs Ortega, Shinji vs Alex.

In a sense, this can be considered a civil war among Luo Mu's students.

Even though there were still two minutes before class started, Yasaku, who was already preparing for a 100-meter sprint, still winked at Luo Mu before running towards the art classroom.

Before leaving, he left a message.

"It looks like a Shura field~"

Luo Mu was somewhat speechless, wondering when to arrange a fight with Yasaku to calm down his arrogance. He held Mimikyuu and watched the game attentively.

The first to take the stage were Peony and Ortega from Area A. It was still a civil war between the "Star Team" that was defeated by Butterfly.

A little thought will reveal that, after all, whether it is Melloco, Qiu Ming, Ortega, or Pi Pa who is out treasure hunting, these students can become the gang leaders of the Sky Star Team precisely because they possess outstanding talents as trainers.

Luo Mu was not surprised that they could make it to the finals.

A "fierce" duel ensued between Peony and the Salt Stone Giant, and between Ortiga and Blimwin. Specifically, Blimwin kept dodging the spraying salt, and then used super powers and fairy-type long-range attacks to reduce the physical strength of the Salt Stone Giant.

In response to this, Mudan, who witnessed Shizuka's defeat, naturally prepared her own response plan. After a fight, without relying on salting, the Salt Stone Giant boss stood up against Brimwen's magic flash and ended the battle completely with an avalanche.

Peony, advanced to the finals.

Off the court, Ortiga looked unwilling.

".hateful!"

Although he said he didn't care about the outcome of the battle, when he tasted the bitterness of defeat, he couldn't help but feel a sore nose and red eyes.

The two followers were comforting him in a low voice. Mudan, who was originally planning to go down and watch the fight between Shinji and Alexis, paused.

Perhaps because she had been influenced by many people in the past few months, Peony, who would have definitely turned away due to fear of socializing, hesitated for a while, but still walked forward and said to Ortiga: "You are very strong. If there is a chance, I would like to use my Pokémon to fight you."

"If you have time, you are always welcome to come to the battle hall and we can spar together."

Ordiga was stunned, his ears turned red, but he still said unconvincedly, "I won't lose next time!"

"Hmph, let's go!"

After saying this, Ortiga fled from the playground, looking like he was running away in a panic.

The two followers looked at each other and started to wipe Ortiga's butt very skillfully.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Mudan. In fact, Master Ortiga is very happy that someone invited him. Thank you for the invitation. We will not let him act like a spoiled brat!"

"Yes, yes, thank you for the invitation!"

After saying that, the two of them followed Ordiga's footsteps and left.

"Master Ortiga, there is a battle next to decide the third place!"

Mudan stood there for a long time before she reacted and complained in a low voice: "After all this time, it turns out she is a tsundere."

A few minutes later, the second semi-final started on time.

Shinji VS Alex, for both sides, this is a battle that cannot be lost.

"Saltstone Giant, prepare for battle!"

Shinji threw the Poké Ball high into the air, and the Salt Stone Giant landed heavily on the ground, shaking the playground for a moment.

Aliqis slapped his cheek heavily, and his eyes first fell on Luo Mu who was in the teachers' viewing area in the distance.

Then, he whispered to himself, "Please take a good look at my progress during this period."

"I'm counting on you, Magical Mask-nyan!"

A red light flashed, and an upright humanoid Pokémon with light green fur appeared.

Inheriting the appearance of the New Leaf Meow and Tire Meow, the appearance of the Magic Masked Meow is more distinctive.

Whether it's the cloak falling on its back, or its mask and flower bombs, they all show that Magical Masked Meow is a Pokémon that is good at using agility and ever-changing means to confuse its opponents.

"The attribute is Grass plus Evil, and the characteristic is Exuberant." Luo Mu recalled the previous information of Aliqis and muttered to himself thoughtfully: "The attribute is barely advantageous, but it's a pity that it is not the characteristic of Free Change. In that case, there will be many more effective moves to choose from."

Luo Mu had fought against the magical Masked Cat whose characteristic was the ability to change shapes freely before. Facts have proved that even though GF weakened this characteristic in the ninth generation, in this real world, the ability to change shapes freely still maintained its original effect.

Just like the Fiery Eagles that divided a forest territory with the Steelix, their Swift Wings still maintained the strength of their heyday.

The battle begins soon.

"Saltstone Giant, Iron Wall."

As usual, Shinji planned to let the Salt Stone Giant strengthen the defense, but Aliqis made a choice that many people did not expect.

"Magic Masked Cat, provocation!" With Magic Masked Cat's just the right provocative expression, coupled with the dark energy that unknowingly entangled in the heart of the Salt Stone Giant.

The metallic luster that was originally flashing on the surface of the Salt Stone Giant disappeared in an instant, and its expression suddenly became angry, and it pounced on the Magic Masked Cat desperately.

Amid the uproar, Luo Mu's eyebrows twitched.

Yes.

How do you prevent the Saltstone Djinn from jumping right into the deadly rhythm of Jenga at the start?

The answer is simple. Just don't give the Salt Stone Giant a chance to stack up. Interrupt it and use the Iron Wall to enhance your defense capabilities.

Luo Mu sighed a little.

He remembered that it was about a few months ago, when Orange College had not yet carried out Operation Clear.

The one who had doubts at that time was Alex. He asked how to prevent the opponent from strengthening. The answer given by Luo Mu was a transformation move that many Pokémon can learn - "Provocation".

The effect is that when provoking, the evil energy will affect the opponent's reason, making him angry and impulsive.

Just like the salt stone giant today.

Seeing that the Salt Stone Giant had indeed ended the release of the iron wall as he had expected and rushed towards the Magic Masked Cat regardless of everything, Aliqis showed a look of joy.

What Teacher Luo Mu said is indeed right!

Under the command of Alicia, the Magic Masked Cat slapped the ground with its front paws, jumped lightly, and avoided the Salt Stone Giant's rampage.

While doing a difficult gymnast's spinning move in mid-air, Magic Masked Cat snapped his fingers.

next moment.

Thick vines broke out of the ground and wrapped around the salt stone giant just in time for it to take a step.

Bang!
With a heavy fall, the Salt Stone Giant that was tripped by the grass knot immediately suffered a lot of damage.

Seeing this, even Shinji, who had remained calm, had a few drops of sweat on his forehead.

He gritted his teeth, his face heavy.

Now it's troublesome.

Teachers' observation area.

Huangbo was cheering and dancing, cheering for Alex and Shinji the next, and seemed even busier than the two trainers fighting above.

Under Mimosa's suppression, she finally calmed down and shared her excitement with Luo Mu.

"That kid is really good. He is also the most hardworking and diligent one in class. Even I didn't expect that disgusting move could be broken in this way!"

Even though they had been together for a long time, Mimosa still couldn't stand Huangbo's noisy personality. She looked at the Dream-Inducing Tapir beside her and smiled knowingly.

After all, in their eyes, Huangbo is the epitome of the stereotype of a fighting-type trainer!
Huangbo's noisy voice did not affect Luo Mu's careful observation of the battle on the battlefield.

After enduring for a while, Shinji predicted the release time of Magical Masked Cat's provocation, let the Salt Stone Giant hold on for a while, and then used self-regeneration to restore the lost physical strength and stacked up the reinforcement again.

The two sides fought back and forth, and the battle entered a white-hot stage.

Luo Mu's eyes flickered slightly.

He had never taught Shinji the subject of pre-reading. It could be said that this was something he mastered through his own breakthrough when he was pushed into a desperate situation step by step by Alexis.

But this is not surprising, just like in the peak showdown of the Sinnoh League in the animation, Shinji often uses pre-reading to make Xiaozhi confused, he has this talent.

As for Alex on the other side, he also gave Luo Mu a lot of surprises.

Not only has the basic strength of Magic Masked Cat changed greatly compared to not long ago, but its command style and combat sense have also become sharper, which is very good.

Perhaps, after a period of observation, we can ask him and Ortiga if they are interested in joining the battle specialty group.

After some time, when Blueberry Academy comes here for exchanges, maybe we can give them a chance to show their talents.

Especially Alex, his brother who was studying at Blueberry Academy, seemed to be on the visiting list as well.

This is a great opportunity.

After a fierce battle lasting nearly twenty minutes, it was ultimately the Salt Stone Giant that had greater physical strength, and under Shinji's command, it managed to consume Magical Masked Cat to death.

After taking back the Magic Masked Cat, Alex left the playground in disappointment. He needed some time to calm down.

Shinji was silent for a second, but still didn't chase after him to comfort him.

First, he was not familiar with Alexis.

Second, he couldn't send in the next battle with Saltrock, so he would be fighting alone. He had to figure out how Totoro should fight Flareon.

Five p.m.

The campus battle competition that lasted for nearly a whole day came to an end.

On the podium, Clavel, with a friendly look on his face, put on the bronze, silver and gold medals he made for Ortiga, Shinji and Mudan in turn.

In the battle to decide the third place, Ortega defeated Alex's Magical Masked Meowth with his initial Pokémon, while Mudan's Flareon showed powerful fire attack ability in the final. Shinji and Squirtle had almost no ability to resist and lost the battle.

Clavel looked at the three students with a smile, as if he was looking at the future of Grape Academy. He shouted to one side, "The matter of issuing the mysterious reward is left to you, Director Luo Mu."

".Don't call me Director."

Luo Mu walked up to the platform, looking speechless.

But when he walked in front of Mudan, who was full of expectation, he coughed lightly, adjusted his facial expression, and smiled: "Congratulations on winning the championship, Mudan."

"Of course, Shinji-san's second place and Ortega-san's third place are both great."

Mudan and Shinji thanked him politely, but Ortiga snorted and said, "It's just so-so. I'm just here for fun."

"Director Luo Mu, please show us the mysterious reward."

At Clavel's signal, facing the curious gazes of countless pairs of eyes on the playground, Luo Mu picked up a box from the tray on top of the Mimicry Hill and opened it in front of everyone.

A crystal round bead that looks like a Poké Ball but is made entirely of crystals was exposed to everyone's sight.

"The prize for this championship is provided by Chairman Ye Ci, a Taijing Pearl that belongs exclusively to the champion!"

Amid the uproar, Luo Mu announced.

(End of this chapter)