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"What's going on?" Director Li and another teacher arrived late, and the teacher quickly asked when he saw that the two sides were on the verge of a confrontation.

"It's nothing, just the students' competitive spirit," Director Li said dismissively, shaking his head as he saw through the situation.

“But…” Zhang Qiang repeated the arrogant words those people had just spoken.

"There's nothing to argue about. Just beat them speechless in the next match," Director Li reassured Zhang Qiang, but Zhang Qiang was still somewhat indignant.

Director Li looked at the teachers of Pingjiang No. 1 Middle School and asked, "I see that the students are eager to start the exchange competition. When will it begin?"

"Let's do it now." Principal Dong and Principal Bai walked in.

Looking around, everyone was there, not one missing.

"Since everyone is here, let's begin. What do you think, Mr. Dong?" Principal Bai looked at Principal Dong.

Principal Dong nodded, indicating that he had no objection.

So, the two sides began to exchange the rules of the battle.

“I’ve already thought of the competition rules. They’re all rookie trainers, each with only one Pokémon. Ideally, it would be better to have a 1v1 match. But that wouldn’t be very interesting, would it?” Principal Bai said.

"What do you mean?" Principal Dong asked, frowning slightly.

"How about we use the defending champion format?" Principal Bai suggested.

"Defend the title? A ring match?" Principal Dong thought for a moment and thought it was a good suggestion. "Alright, let's defend the title then."

After finalizing the match, the two explained the rules to everyone.

In the title defense battle, each side sends out one person to fight. The winner stays on the field, and the loser is eliminated. The battle ends when all eight people on one side are eliminated.

Upon hearing this rule, Zhang Qiang was overjoyed: "Principal, let me go first!"

“No, Zhang Qiang, I’ll go first.” He Jun, the boy who came with us, stepped forward. “Of the people who came this time, you, Ye Feng, and Ning Xian are the strongest. It’s better to leave them for later. I heard that all eight of them were in the top sixteen of the Rookie Cup. Why don’t we go first and test their strength? Anyway, as long as we win in the end, that’s fine.”

The remaining people also agreed with He Jun's statement.

They care more about the final outcome than individual performance.

"This..." Zhang Qiang hesitated for a moment. This was not in line with his personality, but his classmate had volunteered to sacrifice himself to gather intelligence, and he was too embarrassed to refuse.

"Hey He Jun, you go first, be careful." Seeing Zhang Qiang hesitate, Ye Feng said. Although he planned to defeat the other side, he couldn't refuse his classmate's good intentions, since He Jun was also making a sacrifice for the victory on this side.

"Okay." He Jun nodded.

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Inside the gymnasium, in addition to those participating in the exchange battles, the senior high school teachers from Pingjiang No.1 Middle School, as well as some outstanding new trainers, also came to watch the battles.

The participants are sitting on both sides of the field, waiting for instructions.

Meanwhile, the students from Pingjiang No. 1 Middle School watching the game were discussing among themselves as they looked at the students from Jinghai No. 1 Middle School.

"Are those the people from Jinghai No. 1 Middle School who came to challenge us? They don't look very impressive, but those two girls are quite pretty. It would be great if I could get to know one of them." A student looked at Ning Xian and another girl and started daydreaming.

"You're dreaming. Don't you even look in the mirror? Someone like you doesn't even qualify to compete, yet you want to meet others?" The student next to him mocked without any politeness.

"This is so tedious." Sitting on the bench, Ye Feng looked at Principal Bai, who was giving a speech, with some discomfort.

“That’s how leaders are, and that’s how my mom is too.” Ning Xian shrugged.

"Director Li, let's get started already! How long are we going to talk like this? Everyone's getting impatient." After waiting for a while, seeing that Principal Bai showed no sign of stopping, Ye Feng had no choice but to find Director Li and convey everyone's thoughts.

Similarly, the students at Pingjiang No. 1 Middle School also found their principal's nagging a bit unbearable.

After strong demands from both sides and Principal Dong personally intervened to persuade people to join, Principal Bai could only smack his lips with a hint of reluctance and end his speech.

A young teacher walked to the referee's table and signaled to both sides to send out their respective trainers.

On the Jinghai No.1 Middle School side, He Jun was the first to go into battle.

He Jun's starter Pokémon was a Pidgey, a very common Pokémon.

Because Pidgey can fly, He Jun felt that although he might not be able to win, he could at least delay and observe his opponent's strength.

He Jun walked onto the field and saw that the trainer sent by Pingjiang No.1 Middle School was a boy who was 9 meters tall and had a strong build.

Chapter 49 Zhang Qiang, Master of Reverse Attributes?

Soon, at the referee's instruction, the two decisively threw out the Poké Balls.

"Pipika!"

"Armored Rhinoceros!"

Armored Rhinoceros? Ye Feng raised an eyebrow. He still remembered the Armored Rhinoceros he encountered in the Rookie Cup. He wondered which of the two was stronger.

Seeing the imposing armored rhinoceros sent by the other side, He Jun couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart... it wouldn't be easy to deal with.

"Whoop whoosh!"

Upon its appearance, the armored rhinoceros stared intently at the Pidgey in mid-air, its nostrils snorting hot air.

"Beep beep beep!" Pidgey, not to be outdone, retorted without hesitation.

"The battle begins!"

With a flap of its wings, Pidgey soared into the air, looking down at the armored rhinoceros.

"Ironclad Rhinoceros, Rock Blast!" Gao Chengda calmly issued the order, his expression unchanged.

A dense array of rocks shot towards Pidgey.

"Such dense rocks!" The students from Jinghai No. 1 Middle School looked serious; the armored rhinoceros's proficiency with its moves was somewhat unexpected.

He Jun's expression changed. He hadn't expected the armored rhinoceros's attack to be so swift, and he quickly shouted for Pidgey to dodge with all its might.

"Wing attack!" He Jun ordered.

A Pidgey bird called out from the air, followed by a dark shadow that swiftly streaked across the sky and struck the armored rhinoceros.

"Good!" He Jun clenched his fist with joy when he saw that the attack had hit.

"Heh." A hint of sarcasm flashed across Gao Chengda's face. Such a weak attack was practically just tickling the armored rhinoceros.

"Armored Rhinoceros, shoot it down!"

The armored rhinoceros roared, and a huge rock fell from the sky, heading straight for Pidgey.

"Pidgey, get out of the way!" He Jun's expression changed. If Pidgey were hit by this rock, it would definitely lose its ability to fight.

Pidgey let out a shriek and flapped its wings to narrowly avoid the falling rocks, but the armored rhinoceros's attack followed closely behind.

"Rock Crit!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Pidgey couldn't dodge in time, and was hit by rocks one after another, instantly rendering it unable to battle.

"Pidgey is unable to fight, Rhydon wins!"

"Hahaha!" The students from Pingjiang No.1 Middle School cheered from the stands.

"The opponent's combat experience far surpasses He Jun's." Ye Feng shook his head. If he were in command, the Ironhide Rhino's Rock Slam would definitely not have a chance to hit. Moreover, the two Pokémon's training levels differed considerably, and He Jun's defeat was already within his expectations.

This armored rhinoceros was much stronger than the one Ye Feng had encountered, so it's no wonder He Jun was defeated in one move.

Which tier does this person belong to on the other side? Ye Feng analyzed to himself.

"I'm sorry." He Jun walked down dejectedly, not expecting to lose so quickly.

"It's alright," Zhang Qiang patted his shoulder to comfort him.

Principal Dong glanced at Principal Bai, who was beaming with pride, and cursed him inwardly as an old fox. Sending such a strong opponent right off the bat was probably an attempt to demoralize them.

This Gao Chengda is not easy to deal with. I didn't expect the other side to send out such a strong student in the first battle.

Director Li looked at the people on his side who could fight: Ye Feng, Ning Xian, and Zhang Qiang. Perhaps only these three people had a chance to defeat him.

"I'll go," Zhang Qiang said, standing up voluntarily.

"I'll go, your Charmeleon isn't at a type advantage." Xu Jing stood up. "My Poliwag will do..."

"No, even if your Poliwag has the advantage in attributes, it's still no match for him." Zhang Qiang pushed Xu Jing down and stepped onto the field. Seriously? How could a Poliwag fight a Rhinoceros? That's just asking for trouble.

At the referee's instruction, Zhang Qiang sent out the Charmeleon.

"You dare to go even with such a disadvantageous attribute?" Gao Cheng raised an eyebrow.

"Hmph! Even with the opposite attribute, I can still defeat you." Zhang Qiang never gave up easily and retorted without any politeness.

"Heh." Gao Chengda chuckled coldly.

"The battle begins!"

"Charmeleon, breathe fire!" Zhang Qiang preemptively struck, and Charmeleon opened its mouth and spewed out a thick stream of flame.

Gao Chengda's expression changed as he saw the space around the flames distorted, realizing that this fire dragon was no ordinary creature!

"Rock Crit!"

The flames collided with the rocks, but the jet of flame clearly had the upper hand. After a stalemate, the flames shattered the rocks and struck the armored rhinoceros directly.

Zhang Qiang snorted and looked at Gao Chengda provocatively.

Gao Chengda frowned as he looked at the heavily injured armored rhinoceros. He hadn't expected that despite its inferior attributes, the flamethrower would still be so powerful, inflicting such heavy damage on the armored rhinoceros in one fell swoop.