Pokémon: Hard work pays off, moves can be upgraded infinitely.

For Feng Ya, she didn't care about elf battles or anything like that.

Or rather, ever since her mother passed away last year, her father, who had been busy with his career and rarely came home, remarried and brought a younger brother the same age as her into the family. Since then, she has lost interest in many things.

Her heart gradually became numb, and the cold silver nails piercing her skin no longer caused her any pain.

If it weren't for the baby girl her mother gave her who stayed by her side, she wouldn't really have had any particular desire to live.

In this emptiness and numbness, she was like a puppet on a string, living day by day aimlessly, without any goals.

But if there's anything that can trigger her emotions, it's the Guniu that has evolved into a Roaring Bomb.

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"Cross-cut shears!"

The calm voice traveled across the battlefield and into Feng Yana's ears, which were studded with black steel nails.

A bright yellow figure, so small that even her dark eyes couldn't catch a trace, streaked across the sky like a shooting star, and in an instant crossed the arena, arriving in front of the Roaring Bomb.

The speed was so fast that Feng Ya, whose expression had remained unchanged, couldn't help but shrink her pupils and slightly open her dark purple mouth.

She has participated in Pokémon battles before.

In fact, at Huaxing High School, where rich kids are everywhere, Pokémon battles are a very basic form of entertainment.

With her exceptional talent in the Roaring Bomb and her numbly calm mindset, she became the undisputed strongest at Huaxing High School.

Even so, she had never seen any of her peers whose spirits could reach such speed.

Even the Power Chicken with its speed-boosting ability can't do that!

And now, flying in front of her is nothing more than a giant bee that can be seen everywhere!

Just then, another voice pulled Feng Ya back to reality.

"roar--!!"

Just as the Roar Bomb had finished charging up and was about to unleash its accumulated ear-piercing roar, it was suddenly struck on the forehead by a giant bee that flashed in front of it.

In an instant, the time of the Roar Bomb seemed to be paused, and its open mouth suddenly stopped.

Before Feng Ya's incredulous and shocked eyes, a deep purple streak of light suddenly appeared in her field of vision.

Its speed was as fast as a bee that had just flown in.

However, Beedrill flies in voluntarily, while Roar Bomb flies away passively.

With a bang, the explosive grenade fell limply to the side of the safety railing like a tattered sack.

Its short limbs twitched slightly, and its ears, which used to stand up like speakers, drooped limply, as if it were a patient who had just recovered from a serious illness and was about to die.

This is a sign that the Roaring Bomb is running out of stamina.

"Roar Bomb!!"

As she watched the boomerang's ears droop down with a snap, Feng Ya's mind suddenly flashed to the image of her mother, with her thin face and limp arms, lying on the white hospital bed, and her heart clenched.

She flipped and jumped over the high railing of the platform protecting the trainers, stumbled, and rushed to the side of the Roaring Bomb despite the referee's attempts to stop her.

"What's going on?"

Standing on the red side, Mu Yun raised an eyebrow as he looked at Feng Ya, who had suddenly changed from being indifferent to being so excited, and felt a little puzzled.

It's just a competition. There are protection mechanisms and referees. As long as he doesn't use poison, the Pokémon won't get hurt. There's no need to be so nervous, right?

Mu Yun didn't understand, but still gestured for Xiao Du to fly over.

Regardless of the circumstances, it's against the rules for the trainer to personally participate in the battle, so they would definitely be disqualified and have to continue fighting.

Although it's not a loss, being hit by a charged + cross-shaped barrage of roaring bullets means you can't continue fighting.

After all, the appearance of the system notification sound already indicated that the opponent was in a state of low stamina.

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[Ding! Beedrill (26) defeated Roaring Bomb (21). Permanent Mission 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level was detected to be lower than yours. Congratulations, host, your reward is halved, you have gained 5 points!]

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[Ding! Target detected as Short-Term Task 6: Provincial Joint Examination I. Bonus points awarded: 42!]

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"This contestant, please remain calm and return to the contestant's platform, or you will be disqualified from the rest of the competition..."

Referee Butterfly seemed surprised by the girl's sudden outburst. After a moment of stunned silence, she snapped out of it and immediately issued a stern warning.

However, no matter how he tried to persuade her, the emotionally agitated Feng Ya ignored him and rushed straight to the side of the Roaring Bomb.

She took a white healing spray from inside her leather jacket, her fingers trembling as she aimed it at the mouth of the howling bomb and pressed it several times.

As the spray entered its mouth, the Roaring Bomb, whose body had been trembling slightly, calmed down, and its mosquito-coil-like eyes gradually returned to normal.

Looking at the restored Roar Bomb, Feng Ya, who had just lost control of her emotions, came back to her senses.

After putting the Roar Bomb into its Poké Ball and calming herself down, she immediately turned around and sincerely apologized to the referee.

Seeing that Feng Ya had recovered, the referee didn't say anything more, but simply announced, "The Roaring Bomb is incapacitated; the winner is the Red Team's Beedrill!"

"Furthermore, due to a violation by the blue team player, a yellow card warning has been issued. A second offense will result in immediate disqualification from this group stage match!"

In official competitions, trainers are absolutely not allowed to enter the battle arena.

There's no other reason than that humans simply can't withstand the attacks of the spirits.

There have been some trainers who didn't know their own limitations and would inexplicably run down during battles, only to be nearly killed.

From then on, this became a very important rule in official competitions!

Feng Ya simply nodded in response, without saying anything more.

Then, she looked at Mu Yun, mouthed an apology, and ran away with the Roar Bomb Poké Ball in her hand.

"A strange person..."

Watching the girl with the lip piercing turn and leave, Mu Yun raised his hand and put Xiao Du back into the Poké Ball, muttering something to himself.

On another note, it's surprising that the punk-style girl with the lip piercing cares so much about elves; she even gets stressed during a competition.

Is it because people who like punk style are more outgoing?

Thinking about it, Mu Yun also left the trainer's platform and walked towards the rest area.

As soon as Mu Yun entered the rest area, he noticed that more than a dozen pairs of eyes were staring at him as if he were a monster.

Clearly, they had just witnessed Xiao Du's entire attack and were worried about having such a monster in their group.

Mu Yun didn't care at all, or rather, he was already used to it.

He casually found an empty seat and sat down, waiting for the referee to draw lots again.