Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Sylveon, who wields Earth Power; Milotic, who can use Quiver Dance and Water Spray; and many more that I don't know about.

Xia Chen, how many secrets are you still hiding?

Another 10,000 a day

I only have two thousand left to pay off my debt; I'll try to finish it off by tomorrow!

Then I'd like to recommend a book, the new book by the rapper "The Spirit Master's Handbook".

This author needs no introduction; he's the writer of "The Rise of the Dark" and "The Rise of the Dark."

The new book is a beast-taming novel with a touch of mystery; it's very exciting, just read it and you're done.

Chapter 201 That Year I Had One Hand in My Pocket (5k)

The surging waves lasted for a full half minute.

During the match, the entire arena was almost flooded, with so much water that even spectators who were close by were nearly affected.

Fortunately, the arena's protective barriers were very sturdy, and the residual force of even the slightest attack couldn't cause much of a splash.

As the tide gradually receded, the battlefield, which had been completely submerged by the water for half a minute, finally returned to its original state.

The audience members all looked nervously toward the center of the field, and those who were farther away even stood up involuntarily to get a better look.

The people sitting behind them were forced to stand up as well.

The unusual "involution" caused a large number of people in the audience to stand up, not wanting to miss the result of the water spray.

What are you expecting?

They don't know either.

Perhaps it's the image of Blaziken falling down?

When everyone's attention was focused on the battlefield, apart from a Milotic that looked listless and exhausted, there was nothing else.

Lying down next to him was none other than the Blaziken that had been full of energy and hopping around just half a minute ago!

Blaziken is down?

The audience looked somewhat bewildered.

Although this was the scene they wanted to see, they inevitably fell silent when it actually appeared before their eyes.

Rotom, who had been transformed into a referee, also flew over to take a look and confirmed that Blaziken had either lost its ability to fight or was asleep.

When it sensed the presence of the Blaziken, a large "X" appeared on its small display screen, accompanied by a piercing sound.

This means that Blaziken is truly defeated!

The sound of Rotom spinning was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears through the loudspeaker, and the crowd fell even quieter.

Overcoming the strong with the weak, a single, decisive blow

When the most exciting scenes on the battlefield appeared, surprisingly few people applauded or cheered.

At that moment, everyone was awestruck by the terrifying spray of water.

Finally, after Lin Bin silently retrieved the Blaziken, the audience gradually became noisy with discussion.

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"One spray of water, and an elite-level, one-star Blaziken is gone just like that?"

"Strictly speaking, it wasn't just one water spray. I saw a Gym Leader-level Blastoise use water spray in a video before. A normal water spray lasts for ten seconds at most, but just now it lasted at least half a minute."

"Indeed, Milotic looks completely drained; he's probably almost out of energy."

"It's still outrageous. An elite-level one-star Blaziken is gone just like that, haha."

"No, then wouldn't Xia Chen's Milotic be invincible? Anyone who gets close will get sprayed with water, who could stand that?"

"How stupid! Couldn't you have used a ranged attack to weaken Milotic first, or used Dig or Fly to dodge? If you had the strength of a Gym Leader or higher, you would have protective measures. There's no perfect strategy; it's just that Lin Bin never expected Milotic to use Water Spray, so he didn't have time to react." (After thinking about it, without protective tactics, the game would be much more monotonous, so to avoid it seeming abrupt, I've added a secondary setting.)

"Speaking of which, Xia Chen's Milotic is really terrifying. It keeps coming out with moves that defy common sense about Pokémon. I wouldn't be surprised if it used a Meteor Shower one day."

"Yeah, but then again, without Blaziken, Lin Bin's going to have a tough time in this battle."

…………

The audience members were mostly knowledgeable about battles. With Blaziken down, the only one left in Lin Bin's team who could fight was Gallade.

If you throw Kommo-o, it'll probably get chased and beaten up by Sylveon and Kirlia like a son.

Predictably, the following plot will basically be the three heroes fighting Lü Bu.

Just as all the viewers expected, after recalling Blaziken, Lin Bin switched to Gallade.

At the same time, Xia Chen did not hesitate to recall Milotic, who had made great contributions to the game, and replaced him with Xander Cage.

In the positional playoffs, he didn't want to give his opponents any chance.

Now that we have established an advantage, we must continue to attack our opponents.

Milotic was full of energy, but it had almost no water-type energy left because it needed to KO Blaziken in one hit.

Although the possibility of Gallade being boosted by Dragon Pulse and Swords Dance, and then defeating three opponents in one fell swoop, was very slim, Xia Chen still cautiously nipped it in the bud.

Therefore, he switched to Sylveon, the ballast of his team, which also counters all the remaining Pokémon of the opponent.

Gallade is the weakest of his three Pokémon, while Sylveon is his ace Pokémon.

Even if it were a case of Tian Ji's horse racing strategy, Xia Chen didn't think Xianbu would lose, let alone the fact that she had the advantage of elemental advantage.

Their performance in subsequent battles certainly reflected this.

However, Gallade, which barely reached Elite level, was no match for Sylveon.

Although its extremely high Special Defense allowed it to withstand Sylveon's Moon Power for quite some time, Gallade, having lost its Fighting moves, was like a man with a broken arm, making it difficult to pose any threat to Sylveon.

The only moves available to him are another STAB move, Psychic Shock, Psychic Blade, or Psychic Hammer.

For the shrewd little fox, Cinco, it was practically an open secret.

As soon as Gallade raised her hand, she guessed what move her opponent was going to use.

How can we possibly fight against an opponent like that!

…………

After a fierce battle lasting five or six minutes, Gallade finally ended its torment and collapsed beneath Sylveon's silk.

Lin Bin's team only has one remaining Staff-tailed Armored Dragon.

This one is even simpler; just use a mindless loud noise or magical flash, and the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon will lose a layer of skin in one hit.

The key point is that this type of area-of-effect attack is also very difficult for the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon to dodge.

The good news is that this time the torture was much shorter. In just three minutes, another defeated dragon was at Xianbu's feet.

This also means that this rematch ended with the defeat of the challenger, Lin Bin.

Moreover, it was a clean and decisive 3-0 victory with no suspense whatsoever.

If the 3-0 victory against Yang Zengyan that day was a narrow win, then this match was a complete rout.

In fact, Lin Bin's abilities are a level above Yang Zengyan's.

But why is this? One reason is that the water spray that caught everyone off guard and instantly killed the opponent's ace Blaziken.

Secondly, it offers a complete advantage in terms of elemental attributes.

There has never been a master of reverse attributes in front of me, Xia Chen!

On the battlefield, Xia Chen stood before the invincible Abu, one hand in his pocket, seemingly oblivious to the existence of an opponent.

Opposite him, Lin Bin retracted the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon, which had lost its ability to fight, and slowly stepped off the stage, leaving behind only a dejected figure.

A curious person sitting in the front row took a picture of this exciting scene and posted it on the school forum.

Within an hour, the photo, with its striking contrast between the characters and the eye-catching red text "Xia Chen (39) VS Lin Bin (15), 3:0" in the background, spread throughout the entire campus intranet.

Xia Chen, who defeated his junior year of college and joined the school team at the age of seventeen, has become a legend on campus.

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However, Xia Chen was not aware that he would become a campus legend.

Before he could even properly celebrate with Senbminas and the others about making it onto the school team, he started packing his bags to prepare for a long trip.

October 1st was the day Xia Chen and Xilona had agreed to meet in person.

Compared to the Carlos region that Xia Chen had visited, the Sinnoh region was much closer.

Especially since the capital city is located in the northern part of the Eastern Empire, the flight to the Sinnoh region, which is located in the northeast of the Eastern Empire, only takes four or five hours.

With convenient storage balls, carrying luggage becomes much easier.

Pack a few sets of clothes, as well as the travel outfit that accompanied Xia Chen throughout his journey in the Carlos region.

At 9:00 a.m. on October 1, he boarded a plane bound for Celebration City in the Sinnoh region.

The time difference between the Sinnoh and Touhou regions is not significant. After a four- or five-hour flight, the sun had not yet set when Xia Chen stepped off the plane.

Before his feet even touched the ground, a gust of cold wind blew by, and Xia Chen felt the Sinnoh region's welcome towards him.

Even with Xia Chen's current physical condition, he couldn't help but shiver when faced with the sudden drop in temperature.

In early October, the temperature in Beijing was still around 20 degrees Celsius, but here it's estimated to have dropped by at least 10 degrees.

Xia Chen tightened his thin coat, sighing that the Sinnoh region truly lived up to its reputation for its frigid climate.

After leaving the airport, Xia Chen hailed a taxi.

The driver's expression was quite similar to the cold weather in the Sinnoh region. He asked without a smile, "Where are you going, sir?"

Xia Chen replied to the address Shirona had given him: "Yes, No. 1, Shenhe Manor. Go to this place."

After responding, the driver silently stepped on the gas, and their conversation ended there.

Xia Chen smiled slightly. It is said that taxi drivers best reflect the character of a city, and that is really true.

Compared to the enthusiastic drivers in the capital who could chat with anyone, and the polite drivers in the Miarei who maintained a proper distance, the drivers in the city of Zhuqing were as cold as the wind in Sinnoh.

After looking down at his phone and sending Cynthia a message saying "I'm off," Xia Chen entered a state of light meditation in the back seat.