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"I hope Jiang Chen can win."
Qian Le and Wang Xin looked nervous, even more so than if they were competing themselves.
"Don't worry, Jiang Chen absolutely cannot lose."
Ling Wanqiu understood Jiang Chen best. She knew Jiang Chen wouldn't lose. Frankly, if Jiang Chen had been sent out first, he probably could have taken on five opponents by himself.
"Yes, we must believe in Young Master Jiang's strength." Wang Xin nodded seriously, Ling Wanqiu's confident tone easing her tension.
Old Zhang wasn't so optimistic. He feared the opponent might have intentionally prepared a Pokémon that had been trained for nearly three months, strictly within the rules, just to secure a win.
"Long time no see."
Jiang Chen greeted Xiao Luoxue.
"Mm, long time no see."
Xiao Luoxue nodded lightly.
That's right, the two of them knew each other from before. Jiang Chen's father and Xiao Luoxue's father were good friends, so it was perfectly normal for them to be acquainted.
"I won't go easy on you just because we're acquaintances."
Jiang Chen sent out Garchomp, who met the gaze of the opponent's Ivysaur.
"Do you think I'd need you to go easy?"
Xiao Luoxue snorted lightly, tilting her head up.
"Ivysaur, use Vine Whip to teach Garchomp a lesson."
"Cut through the Vine Whips and charge in, use Dual Chop."
The four or five Vine Whips extended by Ivysaur were all sliced through by Garchomp's white phalangeal claws. Its speed was like lightning.
"Such speed."
Xiao Luoxue was startled. Just as she was about to issue a command, Garchomp had already attacked, its hard fin on its arm slashing down towards Ivysaur.
Ivysaur was sent flying.
While Ivysaur was airborne, a Fire Blast struck its body.
"Ivysaur, quickly use Synthesis."
Xiao Luoxue hadn't expected Jiang Chen's Garchomp to have even learned Fire Blast; it almost knocked out her Ivysaur directly.
"Your Ivysaur is quite resilient, but it's over now."
A Sand Tomb trapped Ivysaur, then Garchomp used Dragon Rush, directly knocking Ivysaur out.
"Truly merciless."
Xiao Luoxue gritted her teeth, then recalled her fainted Ivysaur.
"This Garchomp, how infuriating."
Xiao Luoxue found Garchomp's infuriating gaze a bit hard to take.
That arrogant gaze, tinged with disdain—was it looking down on her, despising her?
"Go, let me show you my Garchomp."
The battle between two quasi-Legendary Pokémon ignited the atmosphere among the students watching, especially since both were Garchomp.
"Let it taste Dual Chop too! Garchomp, charge!" Xiao Luoxue shouted to her Garchomp.
"Use Take Down."
"Hmph, you fell for it."
Xiao Luoxue snorted lightly. Just as the two Garchomp were about to collide, Xiao Luoxue's Garchomp suddenly sidestepped, then used Dragon Claw to swipe at Jiang Chen's Garchomp from the side.
Jiang Chen's Garchomp was sent flying.
"Keep attacking, don't give it a chance." Xiao Luoxue shouted to her Garchomp.
Bang~!
When Xiao Luoxue's Garchomp used Dual Chop, it was suddenly parried. Jiang Chen's Garchomp blocked the attack with its hand.
Having taken a hit earlier, Garchomp's gaze turned fierce.
At close range, a Dragon Breath struck the opponent. The explosive power of Dragon Breath caused both Pokémon to recoil.
Jiang Chen's Garchomp stopped its retreat, its hind limbs pushing off powerfully, and it charged forward with a direct Dragon Claw.
"Garchomp, use Protect!"
Xiao Luoxue quickly gave the command.
Thanks to the timely use of Protect, Jiang Chen's Garchomp's Dragon Pulse was blocked.
"Garchomp, continuous Dragon Claw attacks." Jiang Chen continued to command.
It continuously used Dragon Claw, completely disregarding stamina consumption. Fierce attacks repeatedly struck Xiao Luoxue's Garchomp.
Even if it was sent flying, Jiang Chen's Garchomp would directly pursue it, constantly attacking, as if the word "attack" was the only entry in its dictionary.
"It's over."
Xiao Luoxue found she couldn't do anything.
At this point, her Garchomp had become a punching bag; even if she gave commands, they couldn't be executed.
"Garchomp is unable to battle. Jiang Chen wins. Trainer Xiao Luoxue, please send out your next Pokémon."
Finally, under the relentless pursuit of Jiang Chen's Garchomp, Xiao Luoxue's Garchomp was defeated.
"This Garchomp is so strong."
Xiao Luoxue looked at this Garchomp. Its strength was greater than hers, and its nature was fiercer than hers.
"Is it going to be a three-hit sweep?"
Although she still had one Pokémon left, Xiao Luoxue knew she had lost. It was important to remember that before the match began, registrations were made, and during battle, only the three registered Pokémon could be used.
Using an unregistered Pokémon would be a foul, resulting in an immediate disqualification.
And the last Pokémon Xiao Luoxue registered was Pikachu. How was Pikachu supposed to fight Garchomp?
It wasn't that her Pikachu was too weak; truthfully, her Pikachu was quite strong. It was just that Garchomp was a Ground-type, immune to Electric-type damage.
"I should have registered Pignite instead." Xiao Luoxue somewhat dejectedly sent out Pikachu.
"Go, Pikachu."
"Why is your Pikachu so gaudy?"
Wearing a skirt, with a pink bow on one ear—are you entering a Pokémon Contest?
"Mind your own business! Pikachu, use Charm."
Garchomp, with its fierce expression, completely ignored Pikachu's Charm, charged forward, and struck Pikachu with a Dragon Claw.
"Its speed is pretty good, though."
Jiang Chen looked at this agile Pikachu. Pikachu's own movements were extremely nimble.
It continuously dodged several of Garchomp's attacks.
"Damn it, if only Garchomp weren't a Ground-type."
Xiao Luoxue knew she was merely fighting a losing battle now. Although Pikachu knew other moves, they were too weak.
Ultimately, it was trapped by Sand Tomb, then defeated by a Dragon Claw combined with Dragon Pulse.
Xiao Luoxue, the top student of the Imperial Capital Pokémon Academy, being defeated caused the academy's morale to plummet. No one held any hope for Zhao Xiao anymore.
They didn't even understand why Zhao Xiao was arranged to be the final act. Did he deserve to be the closer?