Chapter 251: Another Hundred Times_1
Fang Yuan waited patiently, analyzing the Solar Spirit's movements. As long as the rhythm wasn't disrupted, everything would be fine…
A moment later.
The Enhanced Fruits mentioned by the NPC senior indeed arrived: five high-speed beams from different directions, along with gravity pressure exceeding ten times the normal, and even if an ordinary Pokemon could dodge the first wave, the subsequent second and third waves of attacks would make it realize what an endless assault was like.
Moreover, the prolonged endurance would consume a great deal of spiritual power, and even the ace of the Magic University Team would probably be facing a rapid decline in condition by this time.
Most importantly, as the number of beams increased, their targets were no longer just on the Pokemon's body; they would also induce the Pokemon to move, executing predictive attacks.
Whoosh!
The first beam shot out.
The Solar Spirit, calm and collected, saw its ruby faintly glow as the forked tip of its tail moved subtly, its expression growing even more focused and serious.
Its eyes emitted a pale red light as it used mental power to stimulate its body. Its fine, short fur seemed to merge with the wind, coordinating the movements of its entire body.
The first beam aimed at the Solar Spirit's head, which it dodged by tilting its head.
The second and third beams targeted the Solar Spirit's forelimbs and hindlimbs, respectively. It used the explosive power of Quick Attack to leap to the side, and immediately, as the fourth beam was about to land there, the Solar Spirit's tail acted like a spring, using the force from Iron Tail striking the ground to leap up. The next moment, the fifth beam shot straight at its face from midair.
Hum!
The Solar Spirit applied Confusion to itself, using Superpower to throw itself clear, successfully dodging the fifth attack. But the second wave of beams gave no respite, coming at more difficult angles and increasing in speed.
However, from that moment on, every part of the Solar Spirit's body, every one of its abilities, became a weapon for its own coordination. The NPC senior was continuously amazed by the confrontation.
"Do you think it can reach S?" Fang Yuan asked.
"You're thinking of peaches..." The senior had just started to reply but caught herself, as a freshman hoping for an S rating was nothing short of madness.
But the Solar Spirit's performance gave her the absurd notion that it might actually be possible.
…
During the fifth wave of attacks, which presented increased difficulty, the Solar Spirit suddenly flinched, feeling a stab of pain in its nerves. It wasn't due to excessive depletion but purely from fatigue. Under such high-intensity predictions, it started to suffer from the side effects of Future Sight.
Thud!
The Solar Spirit stepped heavily on the floor, still determined to press on.
"After this, the beams will gain reflective properties. One reflection is the threshold from A to S," the senior from the Faculty of Language and Culture reminded them.
If all five beams gained reflective properties, the trajectories would become harder to predict, and most of the Magic University Team members would fail at this stage. This was the hardest threshold to cross in the Gravity Trial.
Fang Yuan composed himself, watching the Solar Spirit gravely. Could it dodge?
"A change is coming!" At the same time, Fang Yuan said solemnly, and the Solar Spirit inside immediately tensed up, understanding the change Fang Yuan meant: the beams gaining reflective properties, the challenge escalating yet again, the threshold from A to S!
Whoosh!
Five beams of light shot out simultaneously with no distinguishable order: four aimed at the body of the Solar Spirit from different directions, and one shot towards the wall, moving even faster. The Solar Spirit could predict their current trajectories but could hardly determine which direction they would reflect from later... All it could do was to compete in reaction speed when the time came!
Still, the Solar Spirit wanted to forcibly predict their course; under the stimulation of its spiritual power, it felt a sharper pain in its brain, quickly followed by a momentary blur. But clarity returned almost instantly.
Once it recovered, the Solar Spirit got serious without another word, using various abilities to dodge the wave of light beams. However, it didn't observe the light beams' reflections afterwards; instead, it started to dodge in coordination with the images recalled from its memory, as if it had foreseen the future...
All five rapidly reflecting beams of light grazed by the Solar Spirit; it returned to the initial carefree state as if the beams meant nothing.
When the second wave of light beams came, the Solar Spirit's eyes were bright and shining with confidence, trying to enter the state it had felt before... But this time... it never felt that same sensation... and missed the best chance to dodge... Then, in a frantic moment, "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" In confusion, it got hit twice, and was straightaway out of competition.
The rating was S-.
"It really is an S..." The senior at the Language and Culture school said in disbelief.
Fang Yuan paid no mind to the senior's exclamations but looked doubtfully towards the Gravity Room...
"That just now was...", Fang Yuan's brow furrowed, it didn't seem like the Solar Spirit was dodging based on reflexes.
Could it be...
...
After Fang Yuan received an A- rating, everyone at the Battle Society thought Fang Yuan's trial was over. Given the exhaustion from one challenge, no matter how vigorous Fang Yuan's Pokemon were, it would be hard to score well in a second challenge. At best, it would still be an A- rating, a natural law that couldn't be broken.
But at that moment, the hall fell suddenly silent, the entire room reduced to mere breathing sounds in an instant.
One after another, they rubbed their eyes made of 24k pure Tera Stone and began to mutter in disbelief.
"S-???"
"How is that possible, a jump from A to S, that's an entire level! Unless they're not using the same Pokemon!"
"Have you forgotten? Besides his Solar Spirit, at the start of school, he also had a Trio Magnet Monster," Xu Lan said distantly.
She considered a possibility that the Pokemon which got them the A- rating, a score they found hard to reach, wasn't Fang Yuan's Beginner Elf, but his Trio Magnet Monster!
And the one that got this S rating was Fang Yuan's Solar Spirit. This guy really did try just once with each Pokemon...
Currently, not to mention within the Battle Society, even among the Magic University Team, not many had achieved a rating above S.
What was this with Fang Yuan? Was he cheating??
...
"A state of foreseeing the future..." Not only did Fang Yuan guess the change in the Solar Spirit just now, but the Solar Spirit itself gained some insight as well.
The state just now was clearly an incomplete future sight; though it wasn't full-fledged, it had momentarily allowed the Solar Spirit to see where the light would reflect, successfully evading it.
Separated by a transparent barrier, Fang Yuan and the Solar Spirit's mysterious purple pupils locked eyes... This was a sign of learning future sight.
"Damn it all to hell," he wondered, should he keep challenging a hundred times until he learned future sight?