Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

After a brief moment of charging, the eyes of the rogue crocodile, hidden behind its black sunglasses, gleamed with a fanatical red light.

This is precisely the sign before the move [Reverse Scale] is used.

The next second, the crocodile's anger surged, and it pounced on the Garchomp in front of it, wildly flailing its arms and legs in front of it.

[Now, take off!]

Garchomp's powerful legs suddenly exerted force, and it leaped high into the air before Crocodile could pounce on it.

"Just in time" dodged the opponent's attack, which was filled with a dangerous aura and rich dragon-type energy.

Completely enraged and irrational, the rogue crocodile thrashed about on the ground, unable to find a target to attack.

Completely unaware that danger was still approaching from above.

"Garuda, Dragon Dive!"

"Rogue Crocodile, get out of the way!"

The calm and impatient commands formed a stark contrast.

Just like the state of their respective spirits on the field.

Clearly, Krookodile doesn't listen to its trainer, otherwise the move Outrage wouldn't have the side effect of "only being able to use Outrage for a period of time".

Even in its berserk state, the rogue crocodile continues its valiant struggle against the air.

Above its head, Mega Garchomp was enveloped in a dense, flame-like Dragon-type energy.

His body had already transformed into a deep blue meteor, crashing violently towards the rogue crocodile on the ground.

"boom--"

Even amidst a sandstorm, the light emanating from the collision between the Dragon God's dive and the Rogue Crocodile remained dazzling.

This Garchomp had only recently learned a move due to its increased energy level, and it was proving incredibly effective at this moment.

With power slightly greater than the Dragon Claw, the Rogue Crocodile, facing the Dragon God's swooping attack, was rendered unable to rise again!

One move, and he's dead!

…………

Incredible.

This is what everyone in the audience is thinking right now.

With the Earthquake skill doubly countering Tyranitar, plus the added benefit of the Sand Force, a one-hit kill is quite plausible.

However, Krookodile is neither weak to Dragon-type monsters nor does it have anything like "Dragon Power" or "Dragon Breath Terrain".

One Dragon God Dive and he instantly killed the fully-powered Rogue Crocodile?

Wait a minute... everyone suddenly remembered that Rogue Crocodile hadn't recovered its strength before this battle.

The injuries he sustained in his previous battle against Wang Yan have not yet healed.

But how much damage can a scyther, which is not even a professional level 3, do to a crocodile?

So the Garchomp that just sniped was still a nearly fully-powered Crocodile!

Tyranitar, a newly promoted professional sixth dan, and Crocodile, a seasoned professional fifth dan.

Two moves, and both Pokémon are defeated!

At this moment, only a little over a minute had passed since the start of the battle, and only thirty seconds remained before Garchomp Mega Evolved.

…………

The mechanical, numb retraction of the crocodile, alternating between red and white light, marks the appearance of Cole's last Pokémon, Excadrill.

A fairly standard member of a sandstorm team.

Its attack power is decent, but its drawback is that it cannot learn any moves that counter Garchomp.

Given that he is weaker than Crocodile, it's safe to say that the outcome of this battle is already a foregone conclusion.

Even Tyranitar, a professional 6th dan, couldn't withstand a simple Earthquake. How could Excadrill, whose strength is not even as good as Kroc, possibly stop it?

And just as everyone expected, things turned out exactly as they did.

Having completely lost his will to fight, Cole didn't even bother to have the Dragon Head Mole use its protective ability to buy time.

It was then defeated by a Mega Garchomp that leaped and charged at it, finishing it off with a single Earthquake.

Thus, Mega Garchomp single-handedly defeated all three of Cole's Pokémon.

The battle ended, and the sandstorm on the field gradually subsided.

It also revealed the fallen Excadrill on the battlefield and the still-standing Garchomp.

"Thank goodness it hasn't been a minute yet..." Xia Shen breathed a sigh of relief and murmured to himself.

In the silent arena, the sounds drifted on the wind.

The flat, emotionless tone, like fine strands of hair, wrapped around the numb Cole's neck, making it hard for him to breathe.

One minute... this unit of time haunted his mind like a nightmare.

Xia Shen ignored the clown and quickly recalled Garchomp while it was still in its Mega Evolution state.

If he stays outside any longer, the fact that his Mega Evolution state has a duration will be discovered.

However, Xia Shen's worries were clearly unnecessary.

No one cared about Garchomp's evolution time; they were just staring blankly at Xia Shen on the battlefield, who showed no emotional fluctuation from beginning to end.

The people of Plymouth looked at him as if he were a monster.

But the students at Chongqing University were watching their own hero.

…………

When it comes to trainers' matters, we should speak in the way trainers do.

Whether that incident was right or wrong is no longer of concern to anyone.

After Kerr humiliated everyone on the University of Chongqing team, does it even matter whether they apologize or not?

Rather, such apologies are merely acts of charity from the strong to the weak.

The only way to truly regain dignity is through retribution, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!

Whatever humiliation you receive, you must retaliate in the same, or even twice, or ten times, way!

Without a doubt, Xia Shen did it for them.

Three moves, three Pokémon!

Two of them are professional fifth dan, and the other is even more advanced, a professional sixth dan!

Even on the other side of the ocean, where the strength is a level above that of China, such a young trainer is still a top-tier talent.

But in front of Xia Shen, a freshman at Wudu University who was not even an adult, he couldn't even last two minutes!

Plymouth, a world-renowned university?

That's all there is to it!

Before Garchomp Mega Evolution, the students of Mist City University felt like they had fallen into an abyss.

In the minute that followed, the extreme sensory comfort made them feel as if they were in paradise.

…………

"Alright, that's enough. Those who need to train, go train."

Ye Rou clapped her hands to attract attention and began to disperse the school team members who were in a euphoric state.

Although the incident is not completely over, the remaining cleanup work has nothing to do with ordinary school team members.

They greeted Xia Shen with lingering reverence as he slowly walked down from the battlefield.

It wasn't until Rou Ge started chasing people away that the members of the Wudu University team scattered and left the battle area.

At this moment, in the vast battle area, only Xia Shenye Rou and the members of the Plymouth delegation remained.

Neither of them spoke, but simply looked at each other calmly.

Of course, the two sides have completely different mindsets now.

The University of Chongqing has already regained its face and is now leisurely waiting for the "substance" the other party will give it.

Beneath the calm faces of the Plymouth players lay an undeniable embarrassment and anxiety.

This matter was never in the right, and the subsequent handling of it seemed to be giving Cole a free pass.

If Cole had completely crushed the University of the Mist, it would have been fine; even if he had to apologize later, he would still have saved face.

But now, we're losing on both sides...

Finally, it was Jennifer, the person in charge of Plymouth, the "defeated party," who spoke first.

"Could I speak with Xia Shen alone?"

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Inside the rest room of the Seven Stars Mountain Training Hall.

The room was empty, with only Xia Shen and Jennifer present, and the atmosphere was silent.

Xia Shen looked at the beautiful woman who had been staring at him with a smile for two minutes and met her gaze calmly.

Although I don't understand why she contacted me, I'm sure it won't be a simple matter.

From the moment Xia Shen received the news from Ye Rou, he had a feeling that Plymouth's arrival in the Fog City was related to him.

Although this idea is somewhat narcissistic, Xia Shen feels that his guess is correct at present.

Jennifer's words before the match against Cole, "I want to talk to you alone in a bit," made it clear that she wanted to talk to him, and it had absolutely nothing to do with what happened today.

Moreover... that apology without any reason further demonstrated that she did not want to antagonize Xia Shen.

Xia Shen had heard of this Star Country woman named Jennifer before; she became the youngest Master Trainer in Star Country at the age of twenty-six.

Her title is also closely related to Xia Shen...

[by Keshi].