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

Soon, at 10:30 a.m., the fifth match ended.

Logically, Milotic's Ice Beam should have stopped once the target disappeared.

He drew an opponent who was a shoo-in for at least the quarterfinals in the qualifiers.

But since I've already been drawn, I can only play my best. If I fall into the loser's bracket, who knows what kind of monsters I'll encounter.

The most famous one is naturally the gym located on the Isle of Armor in the Galar region, which was opened by Mash, who won the Pokémon League Championship for eighteen consecutive years and is known as the "living legend".

This is something his teacher, Tao Gongye, made him remember firmly.

Gardevoir stepped on a mine laid by its opponent as soon as it appeared. The damage wasn't too great, but it was still annoying.

Xia Chen entrusted his generals with important responsibilities.

But then, in their line of sight, the frozen beam of light moved slowly across the ground.

Back then, Sylveon was still Eevee.

There are video recordings of the matches from the previous two days, but they were completely one-sided and have no reference value.

The sandstorm has formed; the real battle begins now.

"There's a Pokémon Center in the arena. Should we get Milotic treated before we leave?"

…………

But skill aside, this guy has been traveling all the time, so how did he manage to get a spot in this competition?

The international student that Teacher Lin mentioned? But isn't he always traveling?

As soon as he finished speaking, the soil beneath the ground began to churn.

The hippopotamus narrowly escaped the freezing beam by suffering only a small frostbite on its back and managed to dig a hole underground.

The lineup is complete and the characteristics are professional.

The viewers in the live chat were still engrossed in the match that had just taken place.

Immediately, the beam of light froze the water stains left on the ground by the previous water spray into ice.

After discussing their strategy, Xia Chen and the elves watched the short video attached to the end of the document.

But he clearly had the opportunity to let the hippopotamus dig a hole to avoid the water spray, but he didn't do so.

However, in Pokémon battles, if one side doesn't have a Pokémon on the field for a long time, they will be judged as having lost, so no matter what, the next Pokémon must be brought out.

"Hippopotamus, Invisibility Rock!"

Besides Milotic, the other key damage dealer in this match is Gardevoir.

He instinctively commanded, "Hippopotamus, dig a hole!"

This can be understood as a private school with a more targeted approach and better teaching staff.

Therefore, Xia Chen didn't have much time to think about tactics and countermeasures.

Besides, the weather could be brought back and released again in a while, and then the sandstorm could continue.

This "Crushing" attack, bursting forth from the ground and imbued with the energy of the Ground type, dealt Milotic a truly devastating blow.

Fortunately, this hippopotamus was only at the elite level, and the sandstorm it stirred up wasn't big enough. From the outside, the outlines of the two Pokémon on the field were still clearly visible. Otherwise, the audience would have been really bored watching this battle.

But compared to the "three-year promise" they made, this reunion happened quite quickly.

Are two close-quarters combat scenarios simply described as "just that"?

That was a collection of Jiang Pei's competition clips, compiled by the intelligence team temporarily assembled by Beijing University for Xia Chen and his team. It was of great reference value.

However, it's not the time to use Rain Dance to steal the weather. If we open it now, the opponent will probably just yawn or blow it away and take it back. It's not the time to steal the weather yet.

Like Xia Chen and Jiang Pei, one is the second seed in the Beijing University selection competition, and the other is the new generation leader of the renowned Huangsha Dojo.

She handed the stage to the main damage dealer of this snow team, the Ice-type face-up Pokémon, the Galarian form of Darmanitan.

Wanting to avoid trouble and accidents, Xia Chen decided to go all out in this match.

This match naturally became the focus of this round.

But it is also a well-known place in the northwest of Donghuang.

Just like Xia Chen himself, being so handsome, did it affect Xianbu and the others' strength?

While Xia Chen was sizing up Jiang Pei, the other party was also observing Xia Chen.

Have you already traveled to Funan in a year?

This dragon-headed mole is not only a resilient and powerful warrior, but also an assassin who appears and disappears without a trace.

The lineage of the temple continues endlessly.

Meanwhile, the air was filled with moisture, which reduced the sandstorm on the field somewhat.

The competition continued in full swing at the Fiery Arena the following day.

It's worth mentioning that the snow team in this world is stronger than the one Xia Chen played in his previous life's game.

Gardevoir is currently the only Pokémon among Xia Chen's main Pokémon that can briefly fly using psychic abilities.

Therefore, although Alakazam's element is not Ground, Rock, or Steel, it is immune to damage from sandstorms.

However, Xia Chen didn't think so.

…………

"Hippopotamus, continue!"

The winners' bracket matches were in the morning, so early in the morning, Lin Quan brought Xia Chen and the others to the arena.

The battle has now ended.

The only way to save face is perhaps to face the challenge head-on and lose with some dignity.

So, Gu Minghao bravely let the Iron Palm Warrior attack, and then typed GG.

Jiang Pei knew that Milotic could spray water.

Although Hippomon's movement speed was still not as fast as Milotic's speed in condensing and firing the freezing beam, its short body and low chassis allowed it to graz the icy blue beam containing extremely cold energy.

Two elves, one beautiful and one ugly, with extreme contrasts, appeared on the battlefield.

It has to be said that Xia Chen has always had terrible luck when it comes to drawing lots.

Both sides snapped out of their reverie and turned their attention back to the battlefield.

Milotic, aware of the difficulty and importance of this match, nodded solemnly, "Fuwoo!"

The red and white light alternated as Excadrill, the core attacker of Sandstorm, appeared on the battlefield almost at the same time as Gardevoir.

The two teams' starting Pokémon were Milotic and Hippowdon.

"Homu——"

A flash of white light appeared, and a tall, elegant figure appeared on the battlefield.

Although it was hard to see clearly, everyone knew that it was Xia Chen's Gardevoir!

The good news is that he is not a dojo lineage holder.

"Master Pigeon, you heartless bastard, have you finally decided to show off your daughter?"

Ultimately, Kang Wenxi, ranked fifth in the school, lost 1-3 to Wang Ding, the inheritor of Bingzhen Dojo, and unfortunately fell into the loser's bracket.

The competition also has seeded players and weak players.

…………

As the frozen beam moved, the ice surface had already covered a large portion of the arena.

Although both elves appeared at the same time in perfect condition, they received very different treatment upon their arrival.

The hippopotamus's special ability allows it to quickly activate sandstorm weather, and Jiang Pei doesn't want the hippopotamus to collapse so soon.

In reality, moves like "wind" can't automatically bring out reserve Pokémon.

Jiang Pei wanted to stop it, but the newly entered Excadrill was far from Gardevoir, and he had no effective ranged attack methods.

Determined to make a decision, he shouted, "Dragon Head Groundhog, Sword Dance!"

If you can't stop it, join in.

If you upgrade, then I'll upgrade too!

The sandstorm is still a while away, and this sword dance will give Dragon Head Mole plenty of time to do things.

written request for leave

There was a minor incident at home, but everyone is safe and there's no need to worry about the property.

I won't go into details to avoid spreading negativity.

I'll resume updates tomorrow, though there might be fewer. I'll start posting 10,000 words a day again the day after tomorrow.

就酱

Sorry, I'll update again tomorrow.

I broke my promise.

I hadn't originally planned to talk about it, but since I've taken two days off in a row, it seems unreasonable not to say anything.

Basically, my house became a foreclosed property because of a relative's outstanding loan.

My uncle.

He's quite the prankster. Over the past decade or so, he's been involved in all sorts of things, like Amway, P2P platforms, and cryptocurrencies. He's basically caught every trend that's going around.

Of course, it's the perfect opportunity to be exploited like韭菜 (a metaphor for being exploited).

He lost three apartments in Suzhou and is still in debt for several million yuan.

The loan using my family's house was probably during the cryptocurrency era. My dad didn't know he had lost so much money before, and since he didn't know much about the law, his own brother naturally helped him.

Then there's the cryptocurrency market over the past two years; those who know, know.