Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

Four missile pins flew out from under the armor shell on the back of the armored warrior.

The purple color, even faintly black, made Xia Shen have no doubt that each shot was powerful enough to make Garchomp lose a layer of skin.

But there's no other way; to win, this is the damage we have to endure.

"Bang—" The continuous explosions of the missile pins resounded throughout the entire arena, completely unlike the power caused by a move that only dealt 25 points of damage in the game.

Despite being hit by only four missile pins, Garchomp was as if it had withstood four destructive beams, leaving it covered in wounds.

At the same time, Garchomp's scales struck first, hitting the armored warrior and barely reducing his health a little more.

"Garuda, Sand Splash!"

"Armored warriors, launch a surprise attack!"

Two commands were transmitted to the field at the same time, and the extremely fast Garchomp unleashed a Sand Splatter that slammed head-on into the face of the armored warrior.

The armored warrior's surprise attack failed!

[Surprise Attack]: A Dark-type physical move that attacks first, but will fail if your opponent does not use an attacking move.

Xia Shen finally guessed right on Zhao Yi's crucial move, but the armored warrior was temporarily blinded!

"Move to the right and unleash another burst of attacks!"

"Straight ahead, a Pin missile!"

Hearing Zhao Yi's somewhat flustered commands, Xia Shen knew that the situation was now under his control.

Both sides knew that if the armored warrior landed any of his attacks, Garchomp would die instantly.

Therefore, while temporarily blinded, he had no choice but to use the needle missile.

When his opponent can only follow the path Xia Shen has designed, the outcome is already decided for him.

On the field, the incredibly fast Garchomp easily dodged the Armored Warrior's missiles thanks to its anticipation.

Then came another burst of scales, and the armored warrior was left in a state as fragile as a candle flickering in the wind.

"Splash sand again, Garchomp!"

"Armored warriors, advance to the left, launch a surprise attack!"

The raid failed once again due to the sand-splashing attack.

Xia Shen smiled slightly.

He knew that, at this point, the dust had settled.

Good news!

An official original anime for Pokémon Legends: Arceus is coming out!!

The title is "Shi Xue Er Lan," and the first episode is titled "Spring Outing."

You can find out on the official Pokémon account on Bilibili that the starter Pokémon is a Shiny Zoroah!

The art style is amazing, it completely blows away SB Journey! Zoroia is super cute!

Go watch it, go watch it! It's just a bit short, only six minutes long ('-'*)

## Chapter Sixty-Nine: Giving Brother Afu Some Catnip

After the battle...

"Brother Fu, here, have some catnip." Zhou Yuanyuan handed a few mint leaves to the Blazing Roaring Tiger in a flattering manner, not knowing why he would carry such a thing with him.

Brother Afu glanced sideways at Zhou Yuanyuan, who was all smiles and looked like a sycophant, hesitated for a moment, and then accepted this good thing that couldn't be found in the wild.

After taking two tablets out of the bag, Brother Fu tilted his head and thought for a moment before taking out another tablet.

The catnip was gently roasted with a flame at the waist until it turned from fresh and tender green to golden brown.

Brother Afu held it in his hand with satisfaction and placed it in front of his mouth and nose.

The swirling smoke was inhaled by the Blazing Roaring Tiger, and as it slowly exhaled, it inhaled it again through its nose.

Thus, a ring of smoke formed between Ah Fu's mouth and nose on his fierce face.

Zhou Yuanyuan, who was watching from the side, was stunned.

Goodness, he managed to turn a catnip snort into something resembling a little dragon; he's obviously a heavy smoker.

Ah Fu greedily savored the burnt aroma of catnip, a pure and contented expression on his face.

Its long tail swished back and forth, expressing an extremely joyful state of mind.

Xia Shen and the others were recovering from the intense battle next to the blazing roaring tiger.

……

Half an hour has passed since the challenge match with Zhao Yi and his team, and Garchomp still hasn't fully recovered.

Having temporarily lost Garchomp, a crucial fighting force, Xia Shen and his group abandoned any further exploration plans and decided to stay with Brother Fu.

As long as you don't try to get his orange card, Brother Afu is quite easy to talk to.

After plundering Zhao Yilin and his group, Xia Shen and his team's score had increased to 285 points.

A score that, even if it remains unchanged, will consistently rank among the top scores at the end of the assessment.

The two best middle schools in Zhijiang are Zhijiang Middle School and Zhijiang University Affiliated Middle School. The elite teams of their competitors have already been half-defeated, and Xia Shen and his team are gradually relaxing.

Xia Shen and Yan Yan were healing two Pokémon that had been seriously injured in the battle, while Jiang Chuan and Zhou Yuanyuan, who had no Pokémon to take care of, were preparing lunch.

Before long, the aroma of meat wafted into the sensitive nose of the Fiery Roaring Tiger not far away.

He rubbed his empty stomach and stood up to find something to eat.

"Brother Fu, we made your portion too, come and eat with us!" Zhou Yuanyuan's voice came over.

Brother Afu stopped in his tracks.

Hmph, these brats are at least sensible.

Well, I'm so tired of eating tree berries and grilled fish these past few days, at least I don't have to live the life of a wild elf anymore.

As an elf who grew up in human society, the Blazing Roar Tiger was already accustomed to human eating habits.

Energy cubes and fragrant roasted meat sprinkled with seasonings have become an indispensable part of his life.

…………

"Brother Fu, can I talk to you about something..."

The Fiery Roaring Tiger was enjoying its meal when Zhou Yuanyuan came up to it and started a conversation.

"Roar—" Don't even think about the orange sign.

Seeing Ah Fu's wary look, Zhou Yuanyuan quickly waved her hand, "No, it has nothing to do with the points token. It's very simple, we just wanted to hide near you this afternoon, and you can just pretend you don't know anything."

"Hmph..." Do as you please, Brother Fu isn't the kind of person who meddles in other people's business.

Seeing the Blazing Roaring Tiger nod, Zhou Yuanyuan chuckled.

This was their newly agreed-upon strategy—to hide near Ah Fu and wait for him to make his move.

The strategy is simple: if anyone tries to take the points card on the Blazing Roaring Tiger, Xia Shen and his team will intervene when their battle is at its most intense and challenge them in the wild.

The challenges in the wild are unavoidable, and the Fiery Roaring Tiger is temporarily unable to disengage from combat...

Isn't this much better than searching for points cards everywhere?

If you can't find anyone to be there, that's fine.

With 285 points in hand, plus the bonus points for surviving to the end, they'd be more than capable of dominating the entire event.

……

So the group, having made up their minds, spent the entire afternoon hiding behind cover near Brother Fu, lying in wait to ambush him.

And sure enough, they actually got a formidable six-person team.

Unfortunately, they were caught between a rock and a hard place, and this elite school team from Chengxi Middle School handed over their hard-earned sixty points with bitter disappointment.

However, this was also Xia Shen and his team's last gain before the end of their assessment.

At 5 p.m. sharp, as the sun set, the late autumn sunset painted the mountains and forests in a golden-red hue.

As all the teams in Yunlin Mountain spun, the Rotom bell rang simultaneously, signaling the end of the exam and guiding everyone out of the examination hall.

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"Hey, why are you guys out with Afu?"

At the No. 1 entrance of Yunlin Mountain, Teacher Ye, who came to greet the students, was quite surprised to see Xia Shen and his group walking together with his own Blazing Roaring Tiger.

"What else could have happened? We beat up Brother Afu..."

Zhou Yuanyuan chuckled, but before he could finish his joke, Brother Fu's tiger paw landed on his shoulder, a strange smile appearing on his fierce face.

Zhou Yuanyuan immediately fell silent.

Xia Shen picked up the conversation and explained briefly, "We happened to run into each other inside and collaborated for a short while."

Cooperation? Can mice and cats really cooperate?

Xia Shen's explanation still left Teacher Ye puzzled, but she didn't dwell on it anymore.

Compared to that, she cared more about the grades of her star students: "How many points did you get in the end?"

Xia Shen estimated for a moment and replied, "Well, if we don't count the survival points, it seems to be around 345 points."

"How much?!" Teacher Ye's sudden increase in volume startled Xia Shen. It was hard not to suspect that this was a loud roar she had learned from the Blazing Roaring Tiger.

People around her were also drawn to her voice and looked over.

Teacher Ye smiled apologetically at the others, then turned back and asked in a low voice, "345 points? That's the score of seven orange scoreboards!"

Xia Shen explained, "It's not that exaggerated. We stole three... no, we had a friendly sparring match with three teams, and half of our points came from that."

Although one team managed to steal the ball twice, they only contributed 15 points, giving the impression that "Kobe and I combined for 83 points"...

"As expected of my student!" Teacher Ye was very proud, and Xia Shen estimated that her bonus this month should not be low.