Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

Everyone was stunned.

Overconfidence: Your physical attack increases by one level for each Pokémon you defeat!

This is a hidden trait of the Raven Head.

Just like in the game, individuals with hidden traits in Pokémon are extremely rare in reality.

This also caused others to miss this detail for a while.

After Xia Shen's reminder, and recalling the absurdly unusual reverse shot that the sniper had just fired at the tree owl, everyone finally realized what had happened.

On the other side, they're trying to raise a monster crow-headed push team!

……

To ensure the continuity of the competition, the transition time between matches is extremely short.

At this moment, the opponent's second Pokémon, Crowmaster, has already entered the field.

Facing the Lucky Kappa, who was like a candle flickering in the wind, the Crow leader did not hesitate. With a single attack of its own type, it ended the Lucky Kappa's last breath, which was trying to chip away at its teammates' health.

Then, bursts of orange light erupted from its body!

Just as Xia Shen guessed, this was an overconfident leader of crows!

The unexpected changes on the field also drew gasps from the audience and excited discussions in the live chat.

Everyone knows that Weicheng No.1 Middle School's wolfish ambitions have been revealed, and this competition is getting more and more exciting!

……

There was no time for further discussion, as the referee urged the next player from Zhijiang Middle School to take the stage.

Everyone could only watch silently as Wang Yiyi took over from Chu Si and stepped onto the battlefield.

Compared to the first match between Rakuten Kappa and Sniper Tree Owl, this match is much tougher.

The crow leader that MetalGreymon was facing was not only at full strength with its attack power increased, but it was also completely immune to its Psychic-type moves.

Not to mention that the metal monster's raw strength is inferior to its opponent, even if it is slightly stronger, it would still be extremely difficult to win.

Regardless, the outcome is already decided.

Wang Yiyi throws out a Poké Ball, and MetalGreymon enters the arena! The battle continues!

……

Fortunately, Wang Yiyi's metal monster is proficient in two of the three punches of the farmer's fist—the freezing fist and the lightning fist.

Both of these moves happen to be double counters to the opponent's Raven Leader.

With unstoppable momentum, the metal monster engaged in close-quarters combat with the crow leader, and then typed "gg..."

There's no way around it; the base stats of a pseudo-legendary Tier 2 are just so-so. This is already the most tenacious way for a Metal Head to fight.

Try to reduce the opponent's health as much as possible to create an advantage for the final opponent, the Circle Bear.

Fortunately, its valiant charge yielded some results.

After being attacked by bullet punches, ice punches, and lightning punches in succession, Crow Leader successfully defeated the Metal Monster, but also suffered considerable damage himself.

But none of these are the main points.

Amidst the gasps of the audience, the Crow Leader, having defeated another opponent, emitted an even more intense orange glow!

The overconfident Raven Leader's attack enhancement has reached level two!

No one doubted that, with all of Zhijiang Middle School's main Pokémon already on the field, this powerful crow leader couldn't accomplish the feat of defeating three opponents in a row!

Even the commentators, who should have remained neutral, were now practically sentencing Zhijiang Middle School to death.

Needless to say, the barrage comments were even more exaggerated and inflammatory.

……

"How can we lose when the bird is right in our face!"

"Being defeated by a weak team in a 3-on-1 comeback means that Zhijiang Middle School will forever be nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of the qualifying tournament!"

"The last Pokémon from Zhijiang Middle School should be Espeon, a pure Psychic-type Pokémon. This match is over..."

……

Pessimism, schadenfreude, rational analysis...

The content of the bullet comments is diverse, but they all share the same core message—

The Zhejiang Middle School team's first match is already a death sentence, just waiting to be buried.

Speculation, cold stares, ridicule... that was the atmosphere at the scene.

The final leg of the Zhijiang Middle School's challenge has officially begun!

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Author's Remarks

6000 words today, barely enough for one update. I haven't been home for a long time due to the pandemic. I'll be going back for the Dragon Boat Festival, so I can't update much more, only managing a basic 4000 words. I'm very sorry! Finally, I wish everyone a happy and healthy Dragon Boat Festival in advance!

2022-06-02 18:00

Chapter 101

Seeing the handsome young man step onto the battlefield, the first reaction of everyone in the audience and the online comments was surprisingly consistent.

Who is he?

Not to mention the audience, even the commentators were completely bewildered when they saw the last person from Zhijiang Middle School appear.

The commentator was unaware of the lineups for both sides, so although he was familiar with most of the players in the match, he had a very shallow impression of Xia Shen.

He flipped through all the contestants' files and awkwardly introduced this unfamiliar contestant to the audience.

"As you can see, the last batter in the Zhijiang Middle School tournament wasn't Xu Chong's Espeon, but Xia Shen's Pokémon. Xia Shen is a substitute player from Zhijiang Middle School, 16 years old, and in... his second year of high school?"

Because he was a substitute who rarely got to play, the commentators' impression of Xia Shen before he came on was only of his two elves.

Upon closer examination, the commentator was surprised to discover that the substitute player was actually a high school sophomore who had only been a trainer for half a year!

There was an uproar.

The screen was filled with question marks in the comments.

What do you mean?

The most crucial anchor in the entire match was someone who had only been involved in Pokémon battles for half a year.

After the initial astonishment came countless questions.

……

"Has Zhijiang High School completely given up on itself?"

"My dad's a school principal series?"

"Even the principal level might not be enough; at the very least, he should be the president of the Zhijiang City Trainers Association!"

Congratulations to Weicheng No.1 High School!

……

Similar comments filled the live stream and were also heard in the discussions among the audience at the scene.

But regardless, there's no denying that this match is becoming increasingly interesting.

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Wu Yu looked at Xia Shen opposite him and frowned slightly.

As their rival whom they had stayed up all night studying, Wu Yu naturally remembered the only person a year younger than him.

But he never imagined that his last opponent would be him.

But it doesn't really matter. Since the coach didn't give any special instructions, there probably isn't anything special about it.

Let me tell this junior about the cruelty of the Pokémon battle arena.

……

A flash of red light appeared, and a large, green, cuddly bear appeared before Wu Yu.

Wu Yu secretly pursed his lips. So ugly!

However, while still on the battlefield, he immediately regained his composure and said in a deep voice, "Chief Crow, launch a sneak attack on a vital point!"

He did not choose to launch a surprise attack.

The Circle Bear isn't faster than the Crow Head, and for the same damage, a surprise attack consumes more energy than a sneak attack on vital points, so Wu Yu felt there was no need to launch a quick surprise attack right away.

Moreover, if the opponent chooses to strengthen themselves in a desperate move, wouldn't we be at a huge loss?

The crow leader wasn't flying fast; it had just flapped its wings twice to take off when Wu Yu saw the circled bear begin its bodybuilding exercises.

He sneered inwardly, "I knew you would enhance it, but did you think my Raven Chief could only fly this fast?"

Wu Yu shouted, "Head of the Crows, third gear!"

Upon receiving the coded message, the crow leader's eyes narrowed, and his flight-type energy surged within him, causing a gentle breeze to swirl around him.

Visibly, Crow Head's speed has increased by nearly double!

This isn't really a move, and it can't continuously increase your speed level.

It was just a quick acceleration technique that Wu Yu learned from his father's Pidgeot.

However, Wu Yu used this little trick to outwit many opponents in battle.

And now...

Wu Yu's lips curled up slightly.

Because he saw that the next victim, that big, clumsy bear, was still there, ignorant and fearless, bodybuilding!

Even an amateur-level elf using Bodybuilding will take two seconds, no matter how fast it is. Even if you sacrifice strength for casting speed, it will still take 1.5 seconds.

At Crow Leader's current speed, it would only take him a second to fly there!