Chapter 411: Master
Over ten billion. This amount was almost enough to host a Youth League.
And now, it was all taken by one person.
Adding the prize money and everything, it meant that after this competition, Hikaru would directly achieve financial freedom.
"This young man can actually gain the favor of so many people."
"It's not surprising. In both the preliminaries and the main tournament, this child's performance has indeed been outstanding."
Repelling the extremely arrogant Yamamoto Nika in the preliminaries, repeatedly stirring the audience's emotions in the main tournament, and introducing Mega Evolution, crushing the schemes of several Sakura Country trainers – any one of these points was enough to make the audience's blood boil with excitement.
"I'm a bit envious. I've never seen so much money in my entire life..."
In fact, most of the officials here had never seen so much money.
And that Head of the Finance Department, although he had seen a lot of money, in reality, he probably couldn't earn this much even if he worked for a hundred years.
...
Although the prize money was substantial, Hikaru was currently unaware of it. What troubled him somewhat was that Lucario, without using its two power-ups, was continuously being unilaterally thrashed.
The difference in strength between the two couldn't be compensated for by battle experience, nor purely by Aura.
Hikaru had tried once to have Lucario activate [Kaioken].
But the kid didn't agree, instead transmitting an Aura of "Soon, soon."
Then let's wait a little longer.
On the field, Lucario's Aura was pushed to its limit.
It constantly paid attention to Persian, which was relentlessly using Fake Out. Although Persian's every move was presented in its mind with utmost clarity, its body's reaction just couldn't keep up. Or rather, it couldn't dodge most of the attacks.
This also made Lucario begin to compare the difference between its own strength and its strength with Kaioken and Mega Evolution activated.
Mega Evolution involved a change in form; its power changed not only in terms of energy level but also in physical constitution. Therefore, this power was very easy to handle. [Kaioken], however, was different. It purely stimulated the physical body, pushing its limits.
Therefore, each activation couldn't last too long, or it would fall into a weakened state.
No wonder only Fighting-type Pokémon could possess it.
Because all the skills of a Fighting-type were rooted in the physical body.
As the saying goes, practicing techniques without training the body leads to nothing in old age.
"Luca!"
Another Fake Out landed on Lucario's arm.
This Normal-type move didn't cause much damage to Lucario, but it was extremely fast.
The opponent clearly valued this point, knowing the terror of Lucario's Aura, so they adopted this method, intending to wear Lucario down bit by bit.
Hikaru stood on the field, his eyes fixed on the changing situation.
His Aura also extended out, observing every moment of contact between Lucario and Persian from all angles, without any blind spots.
As a trainer, he had to find a way to break the deadlock within a limited time!
This was what tested a trainer's most fundamental commanding skills.
The situation on the battlefield was ever-changing. Every change could potentially lead to defeat in that battle.
If a trainer couldn't react to these situations in time, then that trainer was undoubtedly unqualified in that battle.
Soon, Hikaru's tense expression relaxed, "Lucario, close your eyes, trust your Aura!"
He had discovered that with every clash, Lucario's eyes would subconsciously follow Persian's figure and then react. Undoubtedly, this required time for the eyes to send a signal to the brain to react.
This time, though extremely short, not even 0.1 seconds, was a mistake in such high-level Pokémon battles.
Especially for Fighting-type Pokémon, it was better to trust their body's intuition!
Lucario, being in the midst of it, couldn't perceive this. But with Hikaru's reminder, it quickly understood the purpose of doing so.
Closing its eyes, its Aura flowed smoothly. This time, it could sense everything around it, including the Persian already heading towards it. And at the critical juncture, it narrowly dodged this Fake Out.
Persian frowned, thinking the opponent had just luckily dodged that attack. It rapidly changed direction and launched a second attack at Lucario.
The second attack grazed its waist. Then the third, the fourth. Lucario's evasion rate grew higher and higher. Amidst this high-frequency dodging, its Aura also became more natural. Silently, Hikaru could sense its Aura had officially leaped into the Master level!
"Stop!"
Pan Shanyu over there, seeing Lucario dodge with increasing skill, already felt a sense of unease rising within him.
Now, Lucario's abruptly surging aura undoubtedly told him that Persian had become an excellent whetstone.
"Damn it!"
Cursing inwardly, Pan Shanyu was also helpless.
"Thanks a lot!"
Seeing the successfully transformed Lucario, Hikaru's thanks undoubtedly felt like a knife stabbing into his heart.
But he wouldn't think so for long.
"Lucario, Kaioken form."
For Persian, which had "kindly" helped it reach Master level, Hikaru naturally wanted to return the favor.
The familiar red aura bloomed. Lucario's presence began to rapidly intensify, until it was nearly on par with the opposing Persian.
The amplification from Kaioken had always been terrifying. Even for the current level 50 Lucario, it could boost it to just one step away from Elite Four level.
And facing such an opponent, Persian couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.
Lucario, which was just at Lord tier moments ago, could hold out against it for so long. Now that their auras were similar, did it really have a chance of winning?
So much so that the natural fear cats have of dogs welled up in its heart.
"Luca!"
The emotional fluctuations were quickly captured by Lucario. It wiped the blood flowing from its arm, then struck a pose!
"Extreme Speed!"
Hikaru's first command.
Under the mobilization of Kaioken, Lucario only felt its entire muscles burn, then with a powerful push-off, its body rapidly shot towards Persian, its speed more than double that of its previous evasions.
"Persian, Shadow Ball!"
Although victory was hopeless, Pan Shanyu wouldn't lose so easily. That was impossible.
Before Hikaru made his stunning debut, he was, after all, the leader of the younger generation!
The trainer's emotions were transmitted to Persian. Its earlier timidity quickly vanished. Persian let out a hiss, opened its mouth, and a dark energy sphere shot out.
"Lucario, Bone Rush!"
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