He knows Pokémon better than me.

Chapter 391 The Second Intersection With The Masked Man
Three days passed in a flash.

Tomorrow will be the official start of the round of 16. Xiao Zhi has finished his dinner and is now doing his final training alone in the training ground.

night.

"Pikachu, use the steel tail!"

"Pickup!"

Pikachu ran on all fours at a high speed, and the stepped tail was dyed with a dazzling metallic luster.

"Fire-breathing dragon, fight with your wings!"

Ash is doing two things, driving his two Pokémon to fight each other.

"Hoohoo!"

The fire-breathing dragon on the other side stood on the ground, its center of gravity lowered, and the pair of broad wings on its back turned bright white, facing the opponent's attack, and finally swept out heavily.

"Kang Keng!!"

A burst of metal exploded at the junction of the tail and the wings, and the collision of energy spread out in the form of a storm of air waves, making Xiao Zhi press his hat, but his eyes were fixed on the two colliding in the arena.

The attack came to an end, the fire-breathing dragon stood still, and Pikachu bounced backwards.

Simply comparing the physical strength, the three-stage evolution of the fire-breathing dragon is obviously higher.

Seeing this, Ash quickly instructed: "Pikachu, hold your body tight!"

"Pickup!"

Pikachu understood. During the reversal process, his arms hugged most of his body and rotated backwards in a spherical shape. When he was about to land, he opened his limbs again to minimize the damage of this impact force.

"Pickup." "Roar"

One dragon and one mouse stared at each other in the arena, gritted their teeth, and their eyes were full of war.

"Enough! You both are doing well!"

Xiao Zhi immediately inserted himself in the middle of the two, they were not rivals.

When the words fell, the two of them dissipated their fighting spirit at the same time. Pikachu jumped on Xiaozhi's shoulders again with a few strides.

"Next, is tomorrow's battle."

Xiao Zhi skillfully wiped the flames and black ash from his face, looked at his clenched fists, his eyes were burning, and his heart was full of excitement, excitement, nervousness and anticipation.
"DiDi. The top 16 matchup information of the Quartz Conference is now announced, please check it out."

Just after taking back the fire-breathing dragon, Xiaozhi's body was shocked by the sound of the picture book. He quickly took it out and stared at the screen tightly.

The knockout round of the round of 16 is different from the previous play-in match. The match information does not appear 20 minutes before the game, but one night earlier.

At this moment, it is not only the screen of the picture book, but almost all the electronic screens connected to the network in the entire Quartz Alliance venue. It is the same picture. All the contestants and the onlookers stopped their movements one after another, staring blankly at him. The nearest electronic screen.

"The Quartz Conference will start from the top 16, and the arena will be transferred to the main arena of the league, with random opponents, and a round of elimination system will still be adopted."

"The competition method adopted by the top 16 is still the classic mode of choosing three out of six. From the top 8, it is a comprehensive battle of six Pokémon."

Soon, 16 cards appeared on the screen, each with the player's avatar and the name below.

Then the card was turned to its back and began to move continuously.

Finally, stop moving, and the card is turned over again.

Xiaozhi has excellent eyesight, and instantly found his position with the top 16 opponents.

This is a trainer who also wears a hat, with short brown hair, a high-spirited face and eyes, and a similar age. Although it is only the first time to see this person's head, Xiao Zhi unconsciously beats him. a chill.

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Isn't this guy the trainer who sniped me off in the round of 16 in the nightmare I had a few days ago? !

Xiao Zhi quickly shook his head, dispelling this terrible thought.

Besides, the play-in match in this nightmare is different from the real play-in match he had a few days ago, and it is a fake nightmare.

"Ah Hong? I won't lose!"

Xiao Zhi put away the picture book, his expression cautious.

Even though it was night, the entire league venue became restless after the top 16 matchup information appeared, and I could vaguely hear the surrounding discussions, which made Xiao Zhi look up at the starry sky.

After staring for a few minutes, he finally locked onto a place and walked slowly towards it.

"Ah, I forgot to see Brother Chi and Xiao Mao's opponent."

"Forget it, it's not my turn to worry about them"

Ten minutes later, Xiaozhi walked in front of a huge building, which was huge and huge. Although there was no light at night and it was pitch black, it gave people a majestic and great feeling.

Quartz League main arena.

According to officials, this is a stadium that can accommodate thousands of people and the limit reaches tens of thousands.

As it approached late at night, it was forbidden for idlers to enter, and several security guards were still coming to patrol.

But this is not difficult for Xiaozhi. He walked directly to a 5-meter-high wall on the periphery, stepped on the wall with a run-up, and grabbed the edge of the top with a few steps. Easy to climb over the wall.

A set of smooth movements, that is, Pikachu on the shoulders is also an expert.

Then it was unobstructed, Xiao Zhi walked inside for a few minutes, and stood directly at the highest point of the auditorium.

"call"

The night breeze was blowing, blowing his hair, Xiao Zhi lowered his hat slightly and looked in front of him.

There are countless spectator seats in front of him, and the seats surround the most central arena in a ring shape, which is also the battlefield he will set foot on tomorrow.

At the highest point of the main arena, the brazier with the flame of the flaming bird was still burning, and the yellow light source illuminated every corner of the arena, stretching the reflection.

"Becoming a Pokémon master, this is my first step!!"

Xiao Zhi stretched out his fist and held the fire and the entire arena in his hands.
"Hey, is there anyone else?"

Xiao Zhi suddenly found a person standing in the auditorium not far away.

The figure is the height of an adult, with a naked upper body and strong muscles, he is akimbo, his eyes are also staring at the stadium and the flame at the top, not knowing what he is thinking.

"Ah! Someone else!?"

The other party noticed Xiao Zhi's appearance only after realizing it. He quickly took off the glasses on his face and took out a red and black mask from his pocket. See the specific face of the latter.

Royal Masked Man!The biggest dark horse of this conference.

Only then did the two look at each other, Xiao Zhi took a deep breath, walked up slowly, and said curiously:
"Mr. Masked Man, why are you here?"

The masked man was old and short-sighted, and when Xiao Zhi walked a meter in front of him, he recognized the latter.

The only intersection between the two was at the opening ceremony, where they punched each other across the air, but didn't say a word.

Today, it should be the second time the two meet.

"Oh, it's you, haha, I can't sleep, just go out for a walk."

The masked man scratched the back of his head and laughed awkwardly. After all, trespassing here, rounding up is considered a foul.

His voice made Xiao Zhi stunned for a moment. Originally, it should have looked like a rough and rough man like Sheba, but the masked man's voice seemed very friendly in the rough, like an uncle next door.

The tone of speech is also a little less sturdy on the field.

"Oh, I can't sleep either, so I came out and strolled around. By the way, I'm Ash from Zhenxin Town, and this is my partner Pikachu."

"Pickup~"

The masked man always gave Xiao Zhi a very strange feeling, as if the two were born with a deep connection, which made him introduce himself subconsciously.

This strange feeling also appeared in the masked man's heart, he also smiled and said to Xiaozhi:
"My name. Well, I can't tell you for now, but my hometown is the Alola region."

(End of this chapter)