In the dead of night, a sudden appearance of a figure before everyone was a severe test for all, after all, scaring people could kill.
Upon seeing the figure in the black cloak appear before them, the students present all trembled. Even with a decisive advantage in numbers, the mysterious person's aura was like a mountain range blocking their path, emphasized by the darkness.
To quell the students' fear of the cloaked figure, Lu Bingming squinted at the person and said, "Don't be afraid, he's not in good condition. Look at his shoulder, there's a tumor."
If Lu Bingming's hand hadn't been trembling, it would have been a rather dashing and responsible scene. Under Lu Bingming's forced guidance, the students looked towards the cloaked figure standing in the distance. Indeed, there was a lump on his right shoulder, and it was quite large, almost as big as the cloaked person's head. It wasn't a person, but a two-headed monster.
The cloaked figure patted the extra head on his shoulder. The head shivered, then leaped out from under the cloak. In the flash of lightning, a yellow mouse leaped high, accompanied by squeaking sounds, and bolts of lightning shot out, striking the crowd.
Provocation? Even though our group couldn't do much against Groudon earlier, that was Groudon. What right does a yellow mouse have to be so arrogant?
"Everyone, attack together, and finish this quickly!"
It was unclear who the battle-hungry individual was who first shouted the slogan, but the students promptly commanded their Pokémon to attack. The school team, however, watched from afar. Although they had said they would release their Pokémon earlier, the school team members were somewhat proud and at least, for now, had no intention of using such a cheat. The school team, not deploying their Pokémon, watched very carefully, as if they could discover something extraordinary from the battle between the cloaked figure and the students.
Dozens of Pokémon of various species and levels swarmed forward to surround Pikachu. Pikachu, unfazed, looked at the closest Pokémon, took a running start, leaped onto the head of a Grookey, and then performed a mid-air second jump, unleashing Thunderbolt again.
Thunderbolt poured down onto the surrounding Pokémon. They felt a tingling sensation and then all collapsed, losing their will to fight.
"This, this isn't Thunderbolt, is it? Is this how Thunderbolt is supposed to be used?"
"It must be Thunder Wave, otherwise how could it take down so many Pokémon?"
"Don't be ridiculous, Thunder Wave has a limited range."
A group of dumbfounded students debated the move Pikachu had just used. After discharging electricity, Pikachu twisted in mid-air and landed smoothly, his gaze sweeping past the first-year students to the group, including Tong Ruo, who hadn't attacked yet.
Tong Ruo waved her hand, "You guys go ahead. Let me see how much progress you've made this summer."
Under Tong Ruo's command, Lu Bingming, the captain of the school team, stepped forward. "Go, Luxray!"
Luxray let out a low growl towards Pikachu. Pikachu looked at Luxray, rather humanly, then made a gesture with its small hand, as if to say, "You're no good, why don't you all come at me together?"
Provoked by Pikachu, Luxray lunged forward to bite. Pikachu dodged with a twist, then leaped up and unleashed a Iron Tail. The Iron Tail, like a cleaver, struck Luxray. Fortunately, Lu Bingming's Luxray was well-trained, otherwise it would have fainted. However, the blow to its nape was quite painful.
In pain, Luxray turned and swiped at Pikachu with its claws. After landing, Pikachu tapped its feet twice and unleashed a flurry of three Iron Tails.
Pikachu's Iron Tail clashed fiercely with Luxray's claws. Lu Bingming chuckled, "This is it, Luxray!"
Although it was a multi-stage claw attack, Luxray's move list contained more biting moves. Taking advantage of Pikachu, who lacked leverage in mid-air, Luxray opened its mouth and lunged to bite.
However, unfortunately, as soon as Luxray opened its mouth, Pikachu jammed a ball of electricity into it...
Pikachu dealt with Luxray with relative ease and pleasure. After the battle ended, Pikachu once again extended its hand towards the school team. Pikachu's tiny hand looked cute when clenched, but because it was so small, it was difficult to tell if it was giving them the middle finger.
But it didn't matter, one down. If that wasn't a provocation, what else could it be? They should all attack together.
Thus, the school team members threw out their Poké Balls, only to be ambushed by Pikachu. Pikachu took advantage of the brief moment between the Poké Balls being thrown and the Pokémon appearing, unleashing a Net, pinning all the Poké Balls to the ground. Not a single Pokémon from the Six Ling University school team in the second round managed to be released.
Pikachu looked down at the Poké Balls covered by the Net from the ground. "Pika Pika?"
Even though they couldn't understand, they understood perfectly. Pikachu was asking, "Is that all?"
Just then, Luxray, who had been knocked down, suddenly leaped up and charged at Pikachu. As Pikachu was about to be tackled, the cloaked figure on the other side snapped its fingers, and a bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking Luxray's head. Luxray was once again pinned to the ground by this powerful strike, and this time it seemed truly unable to get up.
"No, it's impossible. This surpasses the limits of Pokémon. Discharge, Iron Tail, Electro Ball, Net, and now Thunder. That's five moves! How can there be such an outrageous Pokémon?" Feng Bing exclaimed. Lu Bingming also felt something was wrong. "Who is this? Whose dream Pokémon is this? It's too strong!"
The Pikachu in the dream world, which possessed such power, made all the students envious. Wei Chiting, who was good at analysis, was particularly envious. "This must be a special breed of Pikachu, otherwise how could it..."
Regardless of whether it was a special Pikachu, Six Ling University was wiped out. Even though the trainers on the school team still had combat power, as soon as anyone dared to make a move, electric-type skills would immediately be used to intimidate them. Forced to do so, they looked at Tong Ruo. "Sister Ruo, please step in."
Tong Ruo nodded. Facing such a formidable opponent, she couldn't afford not to act. It had already defeated dozens of opponents. If this continued, what about the class?
"Go, Bewear!"
Upon seeing Tong Ruo send out Bewear, the cloaked figure seemed to recall something strange. It fumbled around its body and then threw a hat in Pikachu's direction. Pikachu picked it up, tilted its head, and wore it jauntily on its head. The battle then commenced.
"Bewear, Brutal Swing!" Bewear swung its arms and charged at Pikachu. Pikachu, on all fours, ran quickly towards Bewear, deftly dodging its incoming fists. It leaped up, and a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, forming the words "Ten Million Volt" in lightning behind the cloaked figure.
"Ten Million Volt? What is this?"
Amidst the confusion, the cloaked figure raised its arm, revealing the Z-Ring on its arm. A Z-Crystal gleamed, connecting the cloaked figure and Pikachu.
"Pikachu's Z? Shouldn't it only have One-Hit KO and Catastrophic Thunderbolt?" what kind of ghost is Ten Million Volt?"
Regardless of where Ten Million Volt came from, everyone saw a flash of electricity. Bewear convulsed all over its body and finally collapsed onto the ground. Pikachu, after defeating the theoretical last opponent, sat panting on Bewear, its small hands dangling in front of it.
"How, how is this possible? A one-hit KO? Is there such a Z-Move?"
"There shouldn't be. I think the power of that Z-Move just now was too high, exceeding Bewear's limit, which is why it hit Bewear so hard."
It must be said that even in this extreme situation, the students of Six Ling University still had the mind to discuss such matters. Tong Ruo's expression, however, was rather grim. All their Pokémon had been defeated. If the opponent decided to attack them, their ability to resist would be severely limited. Even if this was a dream, it would have a devastating psychological impact on the students.
Tong Ruo gritted her teeth and stepped forward. Since there were ten people on the opponent's side, there was a possibility of communication. "So, are you blocking us here just to battle us?"
Before the cloaked figure could reply, raindrops finally began to fall from the overcast sky. The cloaked figure looked up at the falling raindrops, grinned, then bent down, picked up Pikachu, removed the hat from its head, and casually pointed it towards the sky.
Pikachu crossed its fingers, leaped from the cloaked figure's arms into the sky, curled into a ball, and shouted, "Pika~chu!"
Following Pikachu's cry, a current as thin as a little finger shot out from its body. Before long, it thickened to the width of a wrist, then expanded to the thickness of a thigh, and finally, with the diameter of a bucket, pierced a hole in the thick, dark clouds above.
The sound of thunder and rain in the sky ceased. In the dream world, silence reigned. After a while, Pikachu gently landed on the ground, trotted back into the cloaked figure's embrace, and burrowed into the cloak, once again becoming the tumor on the cloaked figure's shoulder.
The cloaked figure pointed at the ground, and black holes appeared beneath the feet of the Six Ling University group, anchoring them in place. As the black holes slowly expanded, the Six Ling University group was gradually sucked in.
Just before being completely swallowed by the black holes, they saw the sky filled with bright sunshine, and the cloaked figure's clear murmur drifted in the wind: "As expected of Arceus's Judgment, it should be a fine day today."