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

Soon, the match between the second-year and third-year students was coming to an end.

After a short rest and treatment, Lai Kuan-ting took a transparent box and came over. Inside the box were small plastic balls of the same color.

"All those who have advanced, come and draw lots."

A total of twelve students from the second and third years advanced, while ten students from the first and fourth years combined.

In other words, there are a total of 22 people who will be fighting.

According to the two-on-one match arrangement, eleven people will advance in the first round, and one person will be randomly given a bye in the second round, directly obtaining one of the six advancement spots.

Of course, not getting a bye isn't necessarily a good thing, because there's a challenge round later where you can choose your opponent.

"After drawing your numbers, go on stage in ascending order."

After the twenty-first person had drawn their ball, Lai Kuan-ting put away the last numbered ball and said...

Mu Yun opened the number ball, and it clearly showed the number 22.

Clearly, this was his last match.

As for Ling Ruijie beside him, he was the exact opposite, being number one.

His opponent, Mu Yun, also knew him; it was none other than Liu Yizhong, whom he had just met.

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"Please release your spirits!"

On the battlefield, Ling Ruijie and Liu Yizhong stood on the command platform respectively.

As the referee's voice rang out, the two players simultaneously launched their Pokémon.

It's worth mentioning that, since the Black Dragon Cup is a three-on-three tournament, the school team selection tournament is the same.

In fact, although it was only a three-on-three competition, due to the high frequency and intensity of the battles, most of the participating students had a full team of six Pokémon.

Liu Yizhong, a senior in college, was no exception.

Therefore, in terms of both quantity and quality, Ling Ruijie, who has only been a trainer for a year, is no match for Liu Yizhong.

As expected, Liu Yizhong easily defeated three opponents with the help of a top-tier, overlord-level abandoned monkey.

Ling Ruijie wasn't discouraged, but he just couldn't bring himself to smile.

Both were from prominent families, and their training time differed by nearly four times, so their failure was quite normal.

For first-year students to participate in the school team selection is just a formality.

After all, not everyone has a monstrous talent like Ling Qingying's.

Qu Qi: I don't think so!

Soon, the matches ended one after another. Among the people Mu Yun knew, apart from the lucky ones who were matched with Qu Qi, a freshman, and Liu Yizhong in the first round, no one escaped defeat.

"Please welcome contestants number twenty-one and twenty-two to the stage!"

The referee said expressionlessly.

Having worked for nearly twenty years, he has witnessed tens of thousands of battles. For him, these battles, which are thrilling for young people, are as natural as breathing.

Not only did he not experience any emotional fluctuations, but there wasn't even a single exciting match that made his eyes widen.

But that's normal, since they're just a bunch of students who haven't graduated yet.

Upon hearing the referee's voice, Mu Yun slowly stood up and went to the red team's command platform.

Standing on the blue side was Lai Kuan-ting, who hadn't made a move until now.

Clearly, he is number twenty-one.

"Mu Yun is pretty unlucky too, he got matched with a senior in college just like me." After losing the game, Ling Ruijie, who hadn't shown much expression, had a slight upturn at the corner of his mouth.

It's certainly painful to lose, but if my good friend also loses, then I'm not actually that upset.

"You're much luckier than him. Brother Lai's strength is second only to the captain. Even I'm only about 30/70 against him," Liu Yizhong said from the side.

"I could take you down seven times in three seconds?"

Qu Qi chimed in from the side.

"Don't talk nonsense. Apart from the captain, who here can take me down seven times in three seconds? Besides, even if the captain himself came, it would take him at least thirty seconds to defeat me!"

"Is Brother Liu really that amazing?"

Ling Ruijie was somewhat surprised, knowing his older sister's abilities.

"Changing your Pokémon doesn't count as time!"

"........."

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"The battle rules are three against three, with one opportunity to switch Pokémon mid-battle..."

On the battlefield, the referees dutifully explained the rules.

It's just that because he's said it so many times, his voice has lost all emotional fluctuation.

After a while, he finished speaking and continued:

"Please release your spirits!"

"Electrope, it's up to you now." After throwing the Poké Ball, Lai Kuan-ting immediately established communication with Electrope using radio waves.

This is his innate ability, which allows him to manipulate radio waves.

To what extent?

Aside from being able to communicate with Electric-type Pokémon in real time, it can also add some fun to intense battles.

"The guy on the other side is a freshman. Hold back a bit and don't fly too fast." Lai Kuan-ting's voice rang in Da Dian Haiyan's mind.

Although Da Dian Haiyan wasn't his trump card, he still possessed peak overlord-level strength. If he didn't hold back, he was genuinely afraid that his junior brother would shatter his Dao heart.

He is not the kind of person who bullies the weak or deliberately mistreats his opponents to show off.

For him, this battle was merely a formality, a way to let his junior, who was just starting out, experience the intensity of the trainer major at Kuroko University.

"Electricity~~"

Da Dian Haiyan nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.

Mu Yun also threw out a Poké Ball immediately.

Awesome!

A golden figure suddenly appeared in the arena.

It was none other than Mu Yun's initial spirit—Xiao Du!

Indeed, after careful consideration, Mu Yun abandoned the idea of ​​giving Bingbing or Da Dan a boost of experience and directly brought out his ace Pokémon.

The goal is simple: to end the match cleanly and decisively, and then use that as an opportunity to challenge Ling Qingying and naturally take over the captain's position.

As for Senior Lai, Mu Yun could only apologize.

Lai Kuan-ting, who was completely unaware of the situation, frowned slightly when he saw that the first Pokémon Mu Yun released was only Beedrill.

It's not that I look down on them, it's just that I didn't expect it.

Those who can get into the Trainer major at Heijiang University are basically all the pride of their local area.

Isn't a giant bee a rare sight?

The referee didn't care much. He wouldn't care if Mu Yun threw out a giant Beedrill or a caterpillar.

Seeing that both Pokémon were in position, he dutifully announced, "Both Pokémon are in position, the match begins!"

"Big Electric Seagull, use discharge."

If it were a match between equals, Lai Kuan-ting's first choice would be to have Daiden Kaien use high-speed movement to further enhance his already extremely fast speed, and then start kiting.

But the other person was just a junior, so he thought it best to end things quickly.

In this way, they start fast and lose fast, and the junior probably won't even have time to feel bad.

"electricity!!"

Because it was transmitted via radio waves, Lai Kuan-ting's instructions were transmitted very quickly.

Almost instantly, golden bolts of lightning began to flash around the Great Electric Seagull.

However, at that moment...

A golden figure, like a ghost, suddenly appeared in front of the Great Electric Seagull.

The silvery-white bee stinger, without any fancy techniques, was simply raised and swung down.

But Da Dian Haiyan felt as if the air around him had frozen, making it impossible for him to dodge.

"Bang!!"

As Lai Kuan-ting gazed thoughtfully, the giant electric seagull, which had just been radiating electricity, fell from mid-air like a kite with a broken string.

Lai Kuan-ting: ? ? ? ?

What happened?