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

Preparation zone.

"What's up with this Wu Tu guy? After being beaten up by Brother Yun, he's still smiling and going over to him like they're best buddies."

Zhao Hailong looked at Wu Tu, who was following closely behind Mu Yun in the distance, excitedly talking as he went, and asked Liu Jianhao with some doubt.

"Who knows? The thought process of this kind of hot-blooded idiot is generally incomprehensible to ordinary people."

Liu Jianhao, shrugging, indicated that he could not answer.

Although he mainly focuses on depressing anime, many veteran anime creators also like to use love and passion as a disguise to attract people, but in the end, they are all cold knives.

For example, A Certain Akame ga Kill!, Re:Zero, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Higurashi When They Cry, Future Diary, Happy Life, etc.

Therefore, Liu Jianhao also has some experience with hot-blooded idiots.

Whether Wu Tu is passionate or not is another matter, but he's definitely an idiot.

Anyone with a sound mind wouldn't let Onix use its bound hand to attack Beedrill.

"I'm going back to my seat now. We'll start training tomorrow after your Onix has rested."

Listening to Wu Tu ramble on and on, Mu Yun finally understood the power of a chatterbox, wondering where this guy got so much to say.

"No problem, Brother Yun, see you tomorrow, I'll be waiting for you!"

Seeing that the two had returned to the preparation area, Wu Tu, though still feeling unsatisfied, quickly replied.

"Brother Yun, what's the situation with that guy?"

After Mu Yun returned, Liu Jianhao asked curiously.

"It's nothing, I just saw that Onix is ​​quite strong, so I made a date to spar with him sometime," Mu Yun said.

Practicing with Onix?

Liu Jianhao and Zhao Hailong exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

However, they didn't ask any more questions. Yun Ge must have his own arrangements for the training. If they couldn't understand it, it meant their level wasn't high enough.

No wonder Yun Ge's Beedrill is so powerful; it must be because he has unique insights into training as a trainer.

"Ahem, first of all, congratulations to the students who won the match and made it into the top ten. Students who need to recover from their injuries, please go to the school nurse for treatment. The next round of the top ten to the top five will begin in half an hour."

"As for those who lost, don't be discouraged. This competition is just a common battle in your future lives. The key is to find your weaknesses and make up for them."

About five minutes after Mu Yun returned to the preparation area, the broadcast started again.

Xiao Du wasn't injured and didn't expend much energy; an energy cube would be enough.

"Ahem, the first match of the second round of the elimination tournament is about to begin. Gao Zhuodong and Liu Jianhao, please proceed to the designated match area immediately!"

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and soon the second round of elimination matches began.

The first person called up was Mu Yun's good buddy, Liu Jianhao.

His opponent was Gao Zhuodong, who eliminated Li Mingwei in the first round, and his Pokémon was a water-type Poliwag.

Therefore, the Pokémon Liu Jianhao sent out was not the Growlithe he used in the first round, but his starter Pokémon—Blue!

This is the advantage of having many Pokémon; you can switch them out in time if your type is weak against them.

When Blue battles Poliwag, with no type advantage and the same base stats, the main factors are the level of both Pokémon and the coverage of their moves.

In this respect, Blue has a significant advantage.

The Frightening Face can significantly reduce the opponent's speed, and Thunder Fang is a move that is twice as effective against Water-type Pokémon.

After a not-so-intense struggle, Liu Jianhao happily retrieved Blue, securing his first top-five spot.

In the second match of the second round of the knockout stage, the player was also Mu Yun's old classmate, Sun Xin, who has a big mouth.

As a fellow Fairy-type Pokémon holder, Sun Xin's luck was not so good.

In this battle, her opponent was a fire-type spirit, a small pony with flames burning on its head, back, tail, and limbs.

After a fierce battle, Mawile was ultimately no match for Ponyta and suffered a regrettable defeat.

"What a pity. This Mawile is quite strong. If it had encountered Poliwag, it might have advanced." Zhao Hailong said with a regretful expression in the preparation area.

"What do you mean? What do you mean by advancing if you encounter mosquito coil tadpoles?" Liu Jianhao raised an eyebrow, immediately displeased.

"It doesn't mean anything, it's just the literal meaning, don't be so sensitive about it." Zhao Hailong glanced at him and said irritably.

Back in the preparation area, Sun Xin, who was sitting in front of Mu Yun and the others, became anxious after hearing them arguing because of her. She quickly stood up and apologized, "I'm sorry, please stop arguing. It's all my fault for losing the match!"

"It's none of your business, this guy has sensitive skin!" Zhao Hailong said.

"Tch, I can't even be bothered to talk to you."

Seeing Sun Xin's anxious expression, as if she was about to cry, Liu Jianhao pursed his lips and didn't say anything more.

Having been classmates for two years, he also knew what kind of personality Sun Xin had.

Introverted, honest, timid, always apologizing, a total doormat.

It's just that this isn't a cherry blossom area, so there isn't as much inexplicable bullying. Otherwise, if some blond-haired guy had shown up, this girl would probably have had several abortions by now.

"I...should I not have spoken...?"

Seeing that Liu Jianhao and Zhao Hailong remained silent, Sun Xin looked at Mu Yun with some panic.

"It's none of your business. Their bickering is a sign that they have a good relationship. You're not a boy, so you don't understand. It's normal," Mu Yun smiled and replied with his familiar formula.

To be honest, having a formula is convenient.

Don't ask. Asking is normal. If you keep asking, it means you don't know, you don't have it, so you don't understand.

"No, who's on good terms with him?"

"Him and I? Are we close?"

Liu Jianhao and Zhao Hailong spoke subconsciously, looked at each other, exchanged a glance, and then simultaneously turned their heads to the side.

You know what, they actually have a certain chemistry.

"See, isn't it great?"

Ignoring the love-hate relationship between the two "childhood sweethearts," Mu Yun cheerfully said to Sun Xin.

"It seems so..."

Sun Xin glanced at Mu Yun's sincere and sunny smile, blushed, lowered her head, and said in a soft voice.

The Shepherd God is the top student in the grade, so he definitely sees things more clearly than I do. If he says it's normal, then it must be normal.

While the four were talking, the third match, which no one paid attention to, quietly ended. Everyone pricked up their ears, waiting for the announcement of the names of the two teams in the fourth match.

"Ahem, the fourth match of the second round of the elimination tournament is about to begin. Mu Yun and Zhao Hailong, please proceed to the designated battle area immediately!"

"Brother Yun, it's your turn. You've been matched with Zhao Hailong!" Liu Jianhao said with a surprised and worried expression.

Although the two bickered and complained about each other, it has to be said that this guy's one-horned rhinoceros was quite skilled.

Compared to the bulky Onix, the smaller and more agile One-Horned Rhinoceros is obviously more difficult to deal with.

Beedrills, in particular, are quite fragile.

Now we can only pray that the one-horned rhinoceros is a slow-witted idiot!

"Hehe, Brother Yun, it's our turn. Although you cook well, I won't hold back in the competition!" Zhao Hailong chuckled.

When Yun Ge was losing the fight, he was both worried and anxious.

But if he's about to get beaten up, he's both happy and excited!

I can't compete in looks, I can't compete in physical fitness, I can't compete in academics, I can't compete in cooking, and I can't even compete in a fight!?

Brother Yun, now I'll show you the results of my month-long summer vacation training in the mountains!

Hehehe~~~