🚨 Important Note : For the continuity of this story consider to Support us on Pãtreon/Flokixy to access advance Chapters and To Support The Daily Update
Electabuzz's loss was unacceptable to Lin Yuefeng. One second he was preparing to celebrate his victory, the next he had lost.
"It actually took just one combo to make Electabuzz unable to battle. This Electabuzz isn't tough enough."
Originally, Ling Wanqiu had wanted Charmeleon to continue delivering the finishing blow. When Jiang Chen used this move before, he didn't make Garchomp unable to battle. Compared to Jiang Chen's Garchomp, Electabuzz was a bit too fragile. Even Lin Yuefeng's supporters in the stands looked as uncomfortable as if they had eaten excrement.
"Brother… Brother is going easy on her, aiming for a reverse sweep from zero-two down."
"That's right, it's a reverse sweep from zero-two down. Only then can Young Master Lin's prowess be truly shown."
"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter. 'Reverse sweep from zero-two down,' more like 'reverse sweep for a dream'!"
"If he loses, it's because he went easy. If he wins, Young Master Lin is awesome. So, no matter win or lose, it's always justified, right? Your Young Master Lin has truly won too much."
On the field, looking at the dazed Lin Yuefeng, the referee reminded him: "Competitor Lin Yuefeng, please send out your next Pokémon."
Lin Yuefeng, roused from his stupor, recalled Electabuzz. His face was grim, and he was already panicking inside, fearing he might really lose. That Electabuzz was considered his ace in this competition. The main reason was that his pseudo-legendary Pokémon had evolved from Bagon to Shelgon. While it had combat power as a Bagon, Shelgon truly had no combat power; it moved slowly and was only good for taking hits. Unless it evolved into Salamence.
Shelgon's state was similar to Caterpie evolving into Metapod; only after breaking its cocoon could it unleash the combat power of a pseudo-legendary.
"Go, Combusken."
This Combusken's strength was similar to Quilava's. Although it successfully defeated Charmeleon, it was then defeated by Ling Wanqiu's Haxorus. If he hadn't been careless, underestimated his opponent, and acted too arrogantly, Lin Yuefeng might have seen Ling Wanqiu's third Pokémon.
Lin Yuefeng's defeat silenced everyone from the Imperial Capital Pokémon Academy. The teachers from the Imperial Capital Pokémon Academy watching the match also had grim expressions.
"A fifteen-minute break. Ling Wanqiu will remain on the field, and we'll change the battle arena." The referee announced, then headed to the lounge.
"You're amazing, Wanqiu! You defeated Lin Yuefeng! I heard he's openly number two, but actually number one at the Imperial Capital Pokémon Academy." Wang Xin exclaimed excitedly when Ling Wanqiu returned for a break. Clearly, Ling Wanqiu's victory acted like a powerful stimulant for them, instantly boosting their confidence.
"Second is second. What's all this about openly number two, but actually number one?" Ling Wanqiu wasn't interested in such talk. No matter how you looked at it, second place was still the loser.
"Thank you. If I hadn't used your tactic, I wouldn't have won so easily." Ling Wanqiu thanked Jiang Chen. If she hadn't thought of Jiang Chen's tactic of using Charmeleon to defeat Garchomp earlier, she really wouldn't have known how to deal with Electabuzz. At that point, Charmeleon would probably have been tormented to death by Electabuzz.
"If you're thanking me, how about treating me to a meal?" Jiang Chen said with a smile.
"Sure." Ling Wanqiu readily agreed.
Fifteen minutes later, Ling Wanqiu re-entered the battle arena. Charmeleon was no longer able to battle and couldn't be used. Now, Ling Wanqiu only had two Pokémon left that she could use.
"A Water-type field, huh?"
Ling Wanqiu glanced at the pool of water, then chose to use Dragonair. Her opponent was Li Hua, who had previously caused trouble with Zhao Xiao at Tianhai Pokémon Academy. He had been defeated by Ling Wanqiu once before, so he was naturally no match for her. Her first two Pokémon were easily defeated by Ling Wanqiu using Dragonair.
However, Li Hua's third Pokémon made Jiang Chen's eyes narrow. It was an Elite Eight-Tier Fearow.
"Hmph, cheap tricks." Old Zhang snorted coldly. He also recognized that this Fearow was quite powerful. Clearly, this was the cheap trick that Old Zhang and Jiang Chen had discussed earlier. This Fearow was definitely over two months old, perhaps even close to three months, and was specifically trained for this exchange competition.
However, this was still within the rules. It was just that winning this way, even if victorious, was quite shameful. For example, Jiang Chen's Pokémon had been trained for less than a month, while their opponent's had been trained for over two months. They were naturally at an advantage.
In this battle, even though the opponent played dirty, Ling Wanqiu still won, but Dragonair was unable to battle. Haxorus's stamina was also almost depleted.
"I'm afraid I can't hold out for the next match." Ling Wanqiu said. Only a Haxorus with severely depleted stamina and injuries remained. Even if it could recover some stamina during these fifteen minutes, it would undoubtedly lose the next round.
"It's okay, you've done well enough." Old Zhang consoled Ling Wanqiu. Defeating Lin Yuefeng had already met his expectations, and defeating two people had exceeded his expectations. If the opponent hadn't used those cheap tricks, one Haxorus could probably have swept through three opponents and fought another round.
In the next match, Ling Wanqiu faced Sun Lin, the fifth-ranked student from the Imperial Capital Pokémon Academy. Haxorus successfully took out one of Sun Lin's Pokémon, then became unable to battle.
"Next, Mo Yangjia, you're up." Old Zhang looked at Mo Yangjia.
"No problem." Mo Yangjia felt he could handle Sun Lin. As expected, after entering the field, he successfully defeated Sun Lin. Then, Mo Yangjia, who defeated Sun Lin, was eliminated by Xiao Luoxue.
"I didn't expect the Imperial Capital Pokémon Academy to send Xiao Luoxue second to last, instead of having her as the anchor." Old Zhang was a bit surprised.
Xiao Luoxue was indeed somewhat powerful. She easily defeated Mo Yangjia's two Pokémon, while her other one lost its battle capability during the fight with Sun Lin.
"Qian Le, you go…"
"I think I should go instead," Jiang Chen said to Old Zhang.
"Hmm?"
"Don't worry, I can definitely handle the last two."
"Alright then."
Originally, Old Zhang had wanted Jiang Chen to be the final fighter, letting Qian Le and Wang Xin deplete the opponent's Pokémon's stamina, hoping they could at least defeat one. Finally, Jiang Chen would clean up. However, since Jiang Chen said he wanted to go on the field, Old Zhang allowed it.
Qian Le breathed a sigh of relief. If he had to go on, with Xiao Luoxue's strength, he would probably lose very badly.
"Go, Jiang Chen."
Qian Le and Wang Xin cheered for Jiang Chen. As long as Jiang Chen won, they wouldn't have to go on the field.