Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

The short-haired boy recalled Heracross and sighed. Meanwhile, the girl hugged Venusaur in celebration.

One side is windy and rainy, the other side is sunny.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, there was a tense atmosphere, as if a storm was brewing.

"What the hell are you guys shooting at?"

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## Chapter 51 This Opponent is Too Powerful (Please Read On!)

"What the hell are you guys shooting at?"

Coach Zhang's voice wasn't loud, and it didn't seem to carry much anger, but the atmosphere on the field instantly froze.

The girls celebrating their victory with Venusaur stopped laughing and joking, while the short-haired boy over there fell silent.

"Tactics, on-the-spot command, and teamwork with your Pokémon—none of them are decent. Aside from being older, what's the difference between you and a novice trainer in the second year of high school?"

Coach Zhang's criticism was merciless and showed them no mercy.

He first turned his attention to Heracross's trainer, "Let's talk about you first. Can you tell me why you used Swords Dance during that time period? Do you think Heracross is faster than a Venusaur with Chlorophyll under sunny weather? You think you didn't lose fast enough, huh?"

After finishing his output, he turned to the Venusaur's trainer and said, "You think you won so well? Do you only use Hypnosis Powder when the opponent uses Swords Dance? You missed so many good opportunities to use Hypnosis Powder before! What, do you have to play the do-or-die game?"

After a rapid-fire speech, he took a deep breath to calm himself, waved his hand, and said, "None of you are qualified. Go back."

The two dared not say anything more and quickly evacuated the low-pressure area.

Coach Zhang then turned to greet Teacher Ye, "Oh, it's Xiao Ye. What brings you here?"

The atmosphere was serious, and Teacher Ye said solemnly, "I heard that your second team is short a few substitutes, so I'm here to recommend some talent."

"I remember you're teaching 11th graders now, aren't you?" Coach Zhang didn't appreciate the compliment, instead sizing up Xia Shen beside Teacher Ye. "You want to recommend this 11th grader? He looks kind of familiar..."

Teacher Ye smiled and said, "It's normal that he looks familiar. You also watched the Zhijiang Cup rookie group competition last week, right? He was the champion."

Once reminded, he remembered where he had seen Xia Shen before. "Oh, I remember now, you're that Gible trainer, right?"

“Yes, Coach. To be precise, the trainer of Garchomp.” Xia Shen knew this was not the time to be modest; the right thing to do was to make the coach take him seriously.

"Gallopian?" Coach Zhang nodded thoughtfully. "Given your impressive tactical skills at the Zhijiang Cup, I can give you a chance. But since you didn't enter the selection process through normal channels, the requirements for you will be stricter. Can you accept that?"

Xia Shen agreed without hesitation: "Of course I'm willing."

Coach Zhang nodded in satisfaction and called out towards the other battlefield, "Chu Si, stop fighting for now and come help me out!"

"Okay, Coach, I'm coming!" A clear and lively female voice came from the other end.

Within two minutes, a cute girl with a single ponytail came bouncing over.

She greeted Coach Zhang with a grin: "What's up, Coach? I just knocked out that brat Xu Chong and you called me over. You have to add one to my win count, okay?"

Coach Zhang didn't banter with her. He pointed at Xia Shen and said, "Practice with him."

The girl named Chu Si then noticed Xia Shen, her eyes lighting up. "Great job, Coach! Are you finally planning to find some fresh-faced young men for the team? Don't worry, leave it to me!"

Coach Zhang seemed to know what she was thinking and said calmly, "Don't go easy on me, or I'll deduct points from your score. Also, don't use Ludicolo, use Swampert."

Chu Si's expression instantly fell, and she muttered, "Isn't this deliberately preventing them from joining the school team...?"

Coach Zhang looked impatient. "Stop talking nonsense and get started!"

So the two stood on opposite sides of the battlefield.

……

Xia Shen looked warily at the opponent before him, whose strength he couldn't fathom... no, he was definitely deep, but he didn't know just how deep.

Chu Si also sized up the handsome boy opposite her, and greeted him casually, "Which class are you in, classmate? You look unfamiliar."

Xia Shen replied with a smile, "I'm a second-year high school student, please be gentle with me, senior."

He said that on purpose to appear weak and lower her guard.

As expected, besides surprise, Chu Si's expression was noticeably more relaxed than before.

"Go, Swampert!"

"Garuda, prepare for battle!"

On the sidelines, Coach Zhang blew his whistle, and the match began!

……

"Swamp Monster, use Bodybuilding."

"Garuda, Meteor Shower!"

Xia Shen breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, Chu Si didn't take him seriously and chose the most arrogant fighting style: strengthening.

Her idea was simple: her Pokémon was already far superior to her opponent in attack, defense, and stamina. After further strengthening, there would be virtually no chance of her losing.

So Xia Shen chose to start by firing a meteor shower!

The evolved Garchomp has also made significant progress in the speed at which it unleashes its moves.

After a brief two-second charge, an orange-red ball of light shot out from his mouth.

"Bang—" The ball of light exploded in the air, and a meteor fell, hitting the Swamp Monster right in the middle of its muscular physique, which had no time to dodge.

Chu Si didn't care at all, "Swamp Monster, charge through and break the water flow!"

As the smoke from the explosion gradually dissipated, Swampert's figure came into view. As if nothing had happened, Swampert charged toward Garchomp with unstoppable momentum.

Xia Shen's heart sank. Even a meteor shower couldn't damage this giant swamp monster...?

There was no time to think too much; the Swamp Monster was already upon them. Xia Shen shouted, "Let's dig a hole first!"

Given the enemy's superior strength and our own weakness, a direct confrontation would be unwise.

"Whoosh—" The fist, accompanied by a violent surge of water, tore through the air and headed straight for the Garchomp that was digging its hole.

Fortunately, Swampert wasn't very fast, and just before the Water Slash hit Garchomp, Garchomp managed to dart into the hole.

"Phew..." Xia Shen felt the cold sweat seeping from his palms and let out a long sigh of relief.

Judging by the power of that punch, if Garchomp hadn't dodged it, he would probably have lost half his life.

Having recovered temporarily, Xia Shen was trying to figure out how to fight next when he saw the Swamp Monster raise its hands.

This action... Xia Shen's heart tightened, and he hurriedly shouted, "Come out quickly, use protection!"

Without hesitation, Garchomp quickly crawled out. Fortunately, the hole wasn't very deep, and he was able to barely erect the white barrier after emerging.

The next second, Swampert's fists, enveloped in dark yellow energy, slammed heavily into the ground.

"Boom—" The ground on the battlefield trembled violently, and cracks even appeared around the giant swamp monster's fists as it exerted force!

The Garchomp, located at the epicenter of the earthquake, escaped unharmed once again thanks to its protection.

Xia Shen's expression was solemn. Fortunately, he had guessed his opponent's thoughts correctly, otherwise Garchomp might be buried alive right now.

But just now, even though Senior Sister Chu Si didn't give any instructions, Swampert made the best choice without hesitation.

Should we say this Swampert has excellent combat instincts?

Or is it just that the two of them have amazing chemistry?

There was no time to think about these irrelevant things. Xia Shen shook off the unnecessary thoughts in his mind and focused on the battle in front of him.

This battle has only just begun!

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## Chapter 52 My Fighting Will Will Not Lose to You! (Please Read On)

As the earthquake ended, the Garchomp's transparent barrier shattered.

Unlike in games, the use of protection in real life has an additional limitation: the stronger the attack you block, the more stamina you need to consume.

To withstand this incredibly powerful earthquake, Garchomp expended a great deal of energy maintaining its barrier.

He was panting heavily, staring intently at the immovable swamp monster before him.

Although he was a head taller than Swampert, Swampert's mountain-like oppressive aura kept Garchomp on edge, daring not to relax even for a moment.

"Garuda, quicksand hell!" Xia Shen's calm voice, as always, reassured Garuda slightly.

"Roar—" Without hesitation, Garchomp roared, raising a cloud of sand that enveloped itself and the nearby Swampert, blocking all view outside the sandstorm.

Chu Si frowned. It wasn't that she was worried the Swamp Monster would suffer in the quicksand hell, but the feeling of not being in her control made her a little uncomfortable.

Two consecutive failed attacks have made her somewhat dissatisfied with her performance.

In her mind, if she couldn't finish the fight against a junior who was a year younger than her after more than three minutes, then she had lost.

She still has a little over a minute to salvage her dignity.

"Garuda, use that move!" The voice from the other side made her even more annoyed. So you like playing the riddle game, huh? I'll just use brute force!

"Swamp Monster, keep the earthquake going!"

Chu Si sneered, "Without protection, and unable to dig a hole, even if you can hide in the sandstorm, can you withstand my Swampert's earthquake?"

The roar of the earthquake echoed once again amidst the sandstorm, and Chu Si's lips curled up slightly.

She admitted that this handsome junior was indeed quite something, but as for beating her, his senior... he was still a long way off!

"Swamp Monster, give him one last Earthquake!" One more stomp and the timing will be just right, not a second over three minutes.

……

But the sound coming from the sandstorm the next second shocked her.

"Swamp——"

Is the Swampert injured?!

Chu Si was startled, her expression as if she had just heard a horror story.