Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

Having spent so much time together and sparred with each other, Xia Shen's teammates had long since become numb to it all.

Ha, what haven't we seen? Defeating a mere Tauros is nothing.

Hmm, wait a minute... Garchomp defeats Tauros in two moves?

This scene... we've never seen anything like it before...

Xia Shen walked back to the players' bench, facing the equally complicated and shocked gazes of his teammates.

He sat down calmly, but inside he couldn't suppress his pride—pride for Garchomp.

If you don't call it, it's a blockbuster!

Garchomp, whose brilliance had been overshadowed by Umbreon, finally unleashed its dazzling light.

And this is only the beginning!

…………

The first match was neither illegal nor against the rules. Although the process was indeed outrageous, the competition had to continue.

The gap in overall strength between the two schools became apparent in the following matches.

In the second singles vice-captain match, Chu Si's Swampert defeated her opponent's Digger Bunny!

In the third singles vice-captain match, Wang Yiyi's Metal Monster defeated her opponent's Star Eagle!

At this point, Zhijiang Middle School is only one hurdle away from achieving their pre-match goal of a 6-0 victory: the doubles match.

This doubles match also marked the first time that Zhijiang Middle School fielded their new doubles pair, Tibriam and Boscodora, in an official competition.

Although in the team's practice matches, this pair basically crushed all other doubles pairs.

But if someone is good at internal warfare but inept at external warfare, that would be rather awkward...

Fortunately, when Xia Shen and Wang Yiyi stepped onto the battlefield, they found that their opponents were the same as they had predicted before the match.

The two, who were not particularly worried to begin with, were now completely at ease.

The expressions on the other side's faces were priceless when they saw that the two people taking the stage were Xia Shen and Wang Yiyi.

Bosscodora and Moon Bear?

What an amazing doubles combination!

Two Pokémon that are as slow as Torkoal appear together. Who are you waiting for to open a Trick Room for you? Am I going to do it for you?

Amidst everyone's incomprehension, the whistle blew.

Each of the four contestants threw out a Poké Ball, and several flashes of white light appeared as the Pokémon took to the field.

Tibbers and Aggron face off against Excadrill and Dugtrio.

……

on the rostrum.

"Huh? Tibriam? When did Xia Shen capture this elf?" The old man from Beijing University exclaimed softly.

"What's wrong? Is it something special?" Li Xiang, who didn't know Xia Shen very well, humbly asked for his opinion.

"It's not that special. As far as I know, Xia Shen has also captured Zoroa and Goohoo, although there's never been a record of them fighting... Now there's a fifth one. I'm afraid he'll bite off more than he can chew," the old man explained.

Li Xiang scoffed, "They haven't even entered your school yet, why are you so concerned?"

The old man smiled and said, "It was bound to happen sooner or later."

With such a confident tone, what leverage did he have? Li Xiang looked the old man up and down suspiciously.

The old man continued to laugh heartily, "Watching the game, watching the game. The Space Team versus the Sandstorm Team, it's going to be quite interesting."

Li Xiang also shifted his focus back to the game.

A Stratholme with four times the ground strength, plus a Teebrim whose strength is unknown.

It's really hard to say who will win against a Sandstorm team that consists of two Ground-type Pokémon with extremely high speed.

……

On the field, the battle has already begun.

"Gopher, use Sandstorm!"

"Dragon Gopher, use Dig to get closer!"

Ulabato High School's Sandstorm Doubles team doesn't have any Pokémon with the Sandstorm ability, so they have to manually activate the Sandstorm weather.

Although both Pokémon have decent offensive capabilities, Excadrill has higher durability.

So their choice was for the dragon-headed gopher to charge into battle, leaving the other three gophers behind and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Just as the dragon-headed mole is about to approach the enemy, the sandstorm will be activated.

This is their usual tactic.

Meanwhile, Xia Shen and Wang Yiyi were also issuing instructions.

"Tebriam, Trick Room!"

"Aggron, use Iron Defense!"

Aggron's choice is not hard to understand. Although its physical defense is already high enough, it still needs to use Iron Defense to boost its physical defense by two times against two physical attackers that are four times stronger than it.

Tibblimm could have started charging up Trick Room inside the Poké Ball, but Xia Shen didn't want to reveal it in a place like the group stage, so he deliberately kept it hidden.

In this match, she can just play the role of a support character and win without any effort. However, in later matches, if any opponent underestimates her, they will inevitably pay the price.

……

"Bu—" Strange energy filled the entire space of the battlefield, and Tibrim activated its power even though it was delayed.

Although Xia Shen told her this was just a casual match, the difference in strength was undeniable, and Trick Space was still cast before the Sandstorm from the three Digletts.

At this moment, the speed at which the soil beneath the battlefield churned suddenly slowed down. Clearly, the magical power of the Trick Space had taken effect on the dragon-headed gopher, which was digging its way in.

Slower than Tibbers, a burst of rich orange light emanated from Aggron beside him, and Iron Wall had been fully enhanced.

At this moment, the rough sand and gravel, along with the rising sand and dust, create a sandstorm that fills the air.

However, while the sandstorm has begun, it's not just those two gophers who are benefiting...

……

"Aggron, earthquake!" Wang Yiyi shouted coldly, looking at the Excadrill hiding underground, which was not far away.

What is that?

earthquake?

The Excadrill's trainer was shocked. Is it this wild? Isn't your teammate closer to you?

Or do they actually have a grudge against each other?

But there's no time to worry about that now. The Dragon Head Mole is already slow, and if we don't make a decision soon, things will go wrong.

He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Keep going! Dig a tunnel through and attack Aggron!"

It's a mutual destruction, one for two, it's a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

Even if Tibrim uses her protection to block the earthquake, it will still consume energy, not to mention that it will also waste time.

Thinking this, he commanded the dragon-headed ground squirrel to charge forward fearlessly.

"Tibrim, help!"

However, when faced with his teammates' brutal attacks, Xia Shen's order was not to hold on, but to help!

Holy crap, are you crazy?

Not only the two athletes from Ulaanbaatar High School, but all the spectators at this moment shared a surprisingly similar sentiment—

Is Xia Shen trying to kill himself?

The coaches and players watching from the sidelines seemed to be deep in thought.

With this kind of playstyle, it seems like this Tibberium's damage is pitifully low.

It seems there's only one explanation: once the space is opened, my mission is complete.

Since Aggron's only way to attack Excadrill underground seems to be through earthquakes, it might as well make its final contribution and maximize the damage.

Indeed, Xia Shen has only been in the industry for less than a year, yet the two Pokémon he has trained are already close to professional level.

It's normal for this one to be a little weaker. As long as you give Boss Dora some space, it can just coast along.

The logic was sound and reasonable, and everyone nodded silently in agreement.

……

The situation on the field seemed to confirm their guesses. The earthquake, after being helped, was extremely powerful, indiscriminately attacking everything around Aggron.

The first to be hit was the dragon-headed ground squirrel, charging forward fearlessly.

It wasn't that it was in a hurry to come up and deliver it; the key point was that after Xia Shen called for help, the Dragon Head Mole had almost dug up to the feet of Bosscodora.

In the magic space, the dragon-headed mole was incredibly slow; it was too late to run away.

The earthquake, once aided, is already powerful, and its damage to Pokémon underground is even more terrifying.

Beneath the cracked ground, the violent tremors caused the soil to squeeze the dragon-headed gopher's body, making its already twice-weak ground condition even worse.

They were in so much pain that they could barely crawl out of the ground.

Of course, Tibrim, who was not far away, was in no better shape. The two braids supporting her body could barely stand on the ground, and she looked like she might fall at any moment.

"Continue, earthquake!" Wang Yiyi's voice was devoid of any emotion.

"Continue, provide assistance!" Xia Shen said in a similarly cold voice.

These two commands startled the three gophers who were digging their way to the rescue, causing them to freeze in place.

Although it is not weak to ground-based attacks, Dugtrio, which has most of its body underground, is quite afraid of the Earthquake move.

Moreover, apart from protection, the tricorn has no way to avoid earthquakes.

Thus, Dugtrio could only watch as yet another devastating earthquake struck, taking away Dugtrio, who was buried in the ground and whose consciousness was already fading.

He never managed to crawl out from underground before he died.