Pokémon, you're not allowed to expel me from human form!

He stopped mid-sentence, shook his head slightly, and then looked at Ningya under Karen's questioning gaze.

"Miss Ningya, if I were to apply to use this venue for three weeks as a Heavenly King, would that be possible?"

"Absolutely."

Although Luo Ke won the title of Heavenly King from Ning Ya, Ning Ya was convinced of it. So now that the misunderstanding was over, her attitude towards Luo Ke became much friendlier. She also planned to help Luo Ke with the Carmen matter.

"Luo Ke, don't underestimate this Heavenly King's status."

"For the alliance, the King is already a top-level figure. He has the right to advise and be informed about many of the alliance's decisions, and if he is good at management, he can even take over partial management of a region."

"Even if one is not good at management, if needed, being responsible for guarding important facilities, areas, or cities in a region can grant considerable power in that area."

"In addition, there are hundreds of passive rights, and 95% of public facilities can be used for free. Hotels and shops under the alliance are also basically free. 70% and 99% of the areas and content in the world that are not allowed to be entered or accessed are now completely open to you."

"So don't even mention applying for a venue for three weeks, even if you asked the league to build a venue for you right now, the league would agree."

With Ning Ya's explanation, Luo Ke gained a deeper understanding of the Heavenly King.

"Then please allow me to use this venue for the next three weeks."

"Ok."

Ning Ya nodded without even asking any questions, while Karen moved closer to Luo Ke, looking completely bewildered.

"Luo Ke, what do you need this venue for?"

"Karen, my original plan was for you to find a way to contact your sister, so that she wouldn't have to challenge me. I would take the initiative to arrange a time to fight her, simplify the problem, and then solve it all at once."

"But when I thought about how the next three weeks would be a period of 'defending the title,' I thought it would be better to expand the scale a bit."

At this point, Luo Ke smiled.

"I still have some connections, and with the power of a superstar, I'm going to announce this to the whole world, to those guys who think they have the ability, ambition, and goals."

"Anyone who wants to challenge me, come here!"

"I would accept it for most of the day—as long as they could cover the time and travel expenses wasted if the challenge failed."

Hearing Rocco say this, Karen's eyes widened, and Ningya, who had originally planned to share with Rocco how to minimize the number of challenge experiences in the next three weeks, was also clearly stunned.

They were all surprised that Luo Ke dared to do this, and even more surprised that he had such a relaxed smile on his face when he said such a thing.

Luo Ke's declaration did not contain any confident statements such as "Come on, anyone who wants a challenge, but I'm ready to laugh at you" or "I'm invincible, do whatever you want."

There was no sign of high spirits or domineering aura in him.

It was as if this was something as simple as eating, drinking, or breathing for him.

There is no need for a declaration, no need for self-confidence.

Victory was something he took for granted.

He simply didn't want these doomed losers to interfere too much with his life, and he didn't take their strength seriously at all.

That's how Luo Ke is.

As for Ningya, and even Karen, when they subconsciously wanted to say a few words to Luo Ke, they found themselves at a loss for words.

After all, they had just experienced and witnessed it.

Facing the well-prepared Ningya, Luo Ke won by using only two Pokémon.

Kallen has seen Mewtwo.

She felt that Mewtwo, who could change the world with a mere gesture, was definitely stronger than Ditto and Victini.

What about the remaining elves of Naroko?

Are they all armored pupae?

Karen thought it was impossible.

Given this, isn't it only natural that Luo Ke would adopt this attitude? What could they possibly say to persuade him otherwise?

All I can do is nod in support.

However, while they remained silent, the others who heard Luo Ke's words did speak up.

"it is good!"

A gentle-toned but high-pitched voice came from the entrance of the stadium.

When Rocco and the others looked over, they saw a beautiful woman who bore many similarities to Karen, with white hair, crescent-shaped eyes, and a gentle smile walking towards them.

"Sister, why are you here?"

Karen asked this question, but Carmen didn't answer her sister who had brought people to steal her peaches. Instead, she went straight to Rocco, and there was no place for anyone else in her eyes except for this powerful man.

"You just finished the King of Heaven change battle with Ning Ya, and your team is probably in a bad state right now. It would be too despicable and shameful for me to challenge you directly here."

"Since you're going to announce this to the whole world, then please reserve it for me."

"Luo Ke, once you've set up the arena, I'll be the first to challenge you, and..."

At this point, Carmen's smile widened.

"...As for the other trainers who came because of your announcement, I'll take their place too!"

......

26. Let's all come at each other together.

“Actually, it’s possible now.”

Rocco looked at Carmen in front of him, still smiling.

"No, let's talk about it after you've fully recovered."

Carmen shook her head.

She wouldn't take advantage of someone in distress.

But just as she was about to say something more, the tremors from the ground silenced her.

At the same time, Luo Ke and Ning Ya also sensed the problem.

Karen, however, was completely unaware of the increasingly obvious commotion and asked the others around her for answers.

"What's happening? An earthquake?"

Carmen and Ningya were both on guard, but only Luo Ke, who possessed the power of wave guidance and had already sensed the situation, answered Karen's question while turning his gaze toward the entrance of the arena.

"That's footsteps."

"Footsteps!?"

Karen's eyes widened in disbelief.

The reason is simple: the tremors from the ground are already making people feel like they are shaking. If you put a table here and a water bottle on it, the water bottle might fall to the ground.

These are footsteps. What is making these footsteps?

Or rather... how many beings made the sound of footsteps together?

Just as this question arose, Karen saw something approaching.

The sky was the first thing to be occupied.

From above this open-air arena, countless elves, whether flapping their wings or using some other means of flight, surged out from all directions, blotting out the sky.

The footsteps certainly didn't come from them.

So from the direction of Roco's line of sight, the elves also surged out like a volcanic eruption, and in the blink of an eye, they surrounded the entire arena, completely surrounding Roco, Carmen, Karen, and Ningya!

This wasn't the first time Luo Ke had encountered a similar situation.

While normal Pokémon may also act in groups, a team that is well-planned, has a clear objective, and whose members all show signs of training often represents a certain possibility in this day and age – a team of trainers.

Compared to the trainers promoted by the League, Rocco knows even less about these Legion-style trainers.

Initially, after meeting Laurent, he felt that Laurent's reputation exceeded his strength and that the Legion faction was just a bunch of rabble.

But he later heard from Alice about a group of small-scale Pokémon that specialize in stealth and ambushes, forming an assassination squad-like organization that prioritizes speed and specializes in ambushing trainers.

It is evident that this model, which he does not understand, not only has people investing in it, but there are even quite a few different schools of thought.

But today's wave of elves is different again.

While they may not be as numerous as Laurent, nor as specialized as the assassination squad, each elf is fully armed, wearing luxurious and uniform equipment. Furthermore, the elf sea is also inhabited by equally armed humans.

After these guys surrounded them, the Elf Sea cleared a path at the entrance to the arena.

Unlike the others, a man who looked every bit the leader walked out of the passage wearing a full suit of jet-black armor with gold trim, a red cloak, and a golden trident resembling a crown on his helmet.

However, instead of walking directly in front of Rocco like Carmen did, he stopped at a spot where they could see each other clearly but weren't too close.

“My scouts heard the sounds from this side even though we were quite far away.”

"Even I have to admire the courage of you, Mr. Rocco, and Miss Carmen beside you—but it's a pity that your plan has to end here."

“I am not a soldier but a commander. Victory is the most important thing to me. So, regardless of what happens next, I am determined to take the throne today.”

"Mr. Rocco, I challenge you now!"

"So, to you trainers who are the mainstream of this era, we team-style trainers are nothing but a bunch of trash. You're not going to refuse my challenge, are you?"

Hearing him say that, before Luo Ke could even speak, Ning Ya frowned and spoke up.

"Battle Leader - Haojiao".

"Although you belittle the Legion style so much, your Eternal Life Chapter is not an ordinary Legion style, is it? Putting everything else aside, how many trainers are in this Pokémon Sea? How many Legion style trainers jointly control this Pokémon Sea?"

"Even if you really want to challenge him, it's not in accordance with regulations for so many trainers to challenge Roko together, is it?"

Looking at Ning Ya, the armored man she called Hao Jiao laughed out loud.

"It wasn't a rush; it was that we all wanted to challenge Mr. Rocco."

"We will send out battle groups one by one. If any group feels that it is no match for Mr. Rocco after the attack, then it should admit defeat and withdraw, and wait for them to see an opportunity to challenge again later."

"After all, we are trash in the eyes of you big shots who follow the rules, so it's normal that our rules are a bit rough."

"Or..."

Hao Jiao said this, and then turned his gaze to Luo Ke again.

"...If you important figures weren't protected by the rules, would you dare not fight?"

As soon as Haojiao said this, the trainers in the Pokémon Sea, both in the sky and on the ground, burst into laughter.

This was all arranged by Haojiao.

If Ning Ya wins today, and he wants to surround Ning Ya, then he will definitely choose a different method.

Although the scouts didn't get to witness the battle, they did hear Luo Ke's remarks. After thinking it over, Hao Jiao concluded that Luo Ke was an arrogant person.

That's why he chose this set of talking points.

He felt that Luo Ke wouldn't be like Ning Ya and would likely fall into the trap.

And then it happened just as he had initially said.

What happens next is not something he should be thinking about today. It's something he and his allies, the Holy King's Legion, the Heavenly Grace Knights, and the Sirius Warband, will study together after they escape.

But today—he will seize the opportunity when Luo Ke and Ning Ya are both severely injured to successfully take the throne of the Heavenly King!

As for Carmen... that was an accident.

Before Hao Jiao arrived, his thoughts were similar to Ning Ya's, both following the same logic. Neither of them expected that a misunderstanding like Carmen and Luo Ke would occur during the battle for the change of kings.

But since he's already here, it wouldn't do to let him leave empty-handed without knowing Carmen's strength... that wouldn't do.

He's still prepared to take the gamble!

But he lost his gamble on Carmen.

Carmen agrees with most of Ruo Zong's ideas, which makes her extremely disdainful of Hao Jiao's current behavior.

So she took a step forward, ready to make her move.

But just then, Luo Ke's voice rang out.

"sure."

He smiled at Haojiao, then continued speaking under the watchful eyes of the others.