CHAPTER 593: 3RD WIN

Around the ocean stage used for the performance, the deep blue sea surface was already wrapped in layers of ice. Although the ice wasn’t thi

Around the ocean stage used for the performance, the deep blue sea surface was already wrapped in layers of ice. Although the ice wasn’t thi

Around the ocean stage used for the performance, the deep blue sea surface was already wrapped in layers of ice.

Although the ice wasn’t thick, the chill it emitted was enough to prove that the sea surface had been completely sealed.

After the rainstorm, the raging sea surface was instantly frozen by the abruptly dropping temperature, eliminating any possibility of waves.

Even though the stage itself wasn’t affected, Terrance could still feel the cold creeping in from all directions. Honestly, Castform, which had mastered top-tier weather techniques, exuded an overwhelming aura with its every move.

Its strength was closely tied to nature. As long as the environment was suitable, Castform could draw upon even more powerful forces.

At this moment, in the surrounding sea area, Castform harnessed the power of the ocean, undoubtedly displaying even greater strength.

In a standard, traditional battle, Castform probably wouldn’t have had the chance to demonstrate its ability to create sea waves, but here, under these conditions, it was entirely possible.

"As for its power..."

The panel of judges, having witnessed the changes here just now, felt mixed emotions.

The weather changed quickly, coming and going in a flash, but the awe-inspiring sight of the Rainstorm just now was no illusion.

To be honest, such power had already gone beyond what people generally believed Pokémon were capable of. Legend says that when the Sea God Lugia powerfully flaps its wings, it can stir up storms on the ocean that can last for 40 days.

While Castform didn’t have such skills, it now showed the early signs of being able to create natural disasters.

"This Castform is quite interesting."

Standing below the screen, Wallace looked up, squinting as he stroked his chin.

To be honest, even for him, the Water-type Master, the rainstorm just now was an incredibly impressive move combo.

If this feat had been achieved by a Water-type Pokémon, Wallace might have gone to spar with Terrance himself. After all, only a master-level Trainer specializing in Water-types could achieve such a thing.

Wallace understood that this was related to Castform’s inherent traits, and he was well aware of its species characteristics. Even so, the fact that a Pokémon typically relegated to "research purposes" or "support roles" had been trained to such a formidable level in battle left him utterly astonished.

Terrance’s progress had far exceeded his expectations.

"That thunder just now, was it real?"

Electric-type Elite Four Leo looked toward the sea, where the dark clouds had already dissipated, and spoke in a deep voice.

Thunder move?"

Although the Thunder move wasn’t fully unleashed just now, as a master of Electric-type Pokémon, Leo could tell for certain; the lightning energy condensed within those dark clouds had been absolutely terrifying. Had it poured down in full force, it could very well have shattered the entire stage.

Even a well-trained Ground-type Pokémon, if struck by that Thunder, especially under this Rainy Weather, would have definitely been knocked out in an instant.

On the stage, Terrance calmly looked toward the panel of judges. At this moment, affected by the intense weather changes just now, several of them had even forgotten to give scores, still immersed in that scene and unable to recover for a long while.

"So, aside from that Mismagius, he also owns a Pokémon this powerful."

After a brief silence, the judges glanced at the crowd continuously surging in from Sootopolis City, consulted among themselves, and then gave their scores: 47 points for practical combat value, and 47 points for coordination.

Total score: 94 points.

At a time when no other contestant had even broken the 80-point mark, Terrance and his Castform suddenly achieved a score over 90, which left all the other contestants stunned. Those who had yet to take the stage also fell silent all at once.

Thinking back to the Rainstorm just now, they believed it was already an unbeatable combo.

Those who had already performed were sincerely convinced by the score given to a performance better than their own. And those who hadn’t yet gone on stage, even though the score wasn’t a perfect 100, didn’t believe they had the ability to produce a combo that could surpass the Rainstorm they had just witnessed.

Upon seeing his score, Terrance wasn’t particularly dissatisfied. In his eyes, if 100 points represented perfection, then Castform’s combo still couldn’t be called perfect.

Combining four moves to create a perfect scene is already asking too much of most Pokémon. If Rain Dance, Thunder, and Hurricane formed a perfectly seamless combo that created a truly breathtaking Rainstorm scene, then the final weather transformation used to conclude the act—while it did eliminate the turmoil caused by the Rainstorm and was visually striking in its own right, freezing the sea and all—nonetheless was a completely different scene.

Given that, Terrance felt that if someone were able to surpass this score, he would likely be convinced and accept it wholeheartedly.

However, as things stood, the Rainstorm created by Castform, whether in terms of visual coordination or practical combat value, was already incredibly difficult to surpass.

Unless someone like Wallace, a Top Trainer and Contest Master, were to appear, Terrance believed that... at least in this event, Castform was already the undisputed king.

94 points — this already marked Terrance’s victory.

The corners of his mouth curved slightly. Terrance was very satisfied with this score. He gave a slight closing bow in the direction of the panel of judges and began to leave the stage.

At this moment, outside the Normal-type event stage, on the outskirts of Sootopolis City, quite a few people had already gathered. Most of them were pointing at the still ice-covered sea surface. One by one, their gazes turned to Terrance, with surprise, envy, admiration and confusion — a wide range of emotions.

These emotions remained suppressed... until the Normal-type event officially concluded, and the rankings based on contestant scores were announced. When it was revealed that Terrance had won with absolute superiority, the crowd’s emotions finally erupted completely.

Three victories.

Out of a total of 17 events, Terrance had already won three events. Now that six contestants had advanced, Terrance’s performance practically declared him to be the second best Coordinator in this festival — just behind Master Wallace!

Even Fantina, another Top Coordinator, had only won once so far.

"At this point, he’s already quite dazzling, isn’t he?" Sukizo said with a smile.

Raoul Contesta nodded. "There are still two events left. So far, three Trainers and three Coordinators have advanced — not a bad result. Wallace has already secured the victory in the Psychic-type event, bringing his total to five wins. Terrance has three, and Fantina has one."

"On the Trainer side, Leo has three wins, Albus has two, and Fujiki has one... Overall, the Coordinators are still holding the advantage."

"But this Albus..." Raoul Contesta frowned, tapping the table with his finger. The appearance of Elite Four Leo was already a major variable. Thankfully, Wallace was present to offset that impact somewhat. But the strength Albus displayed made Raoul Contesta feel that this variable might be even more troublesome than Leo.

Because, on the Coordinator side, there didn’t seem to be anyone capable of countering his Lucario.

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