Chapter 33 Grade-Level Competition (7)
Chapter 33 Grade-Level Competition (7)
Although the bell had rung to signal the end of get out of class, the students' enthusiasm for the Pokémon battle competition remained undiminished, as there were still 25 matches in the afternoon where one person would get a bye, and the top ten would face off in a challenge to defend their title.
At this time, the three truants were eating in the cafeteria. When other first-year students passed by, they would point and whisper about them. The most outrageous ones were the students from Class 3.
Because our trio practically beat up the students in that class. Wang Zong's Little Crocodile from Class 3 was exhausted by Xiao Gang, Raymond was tricked by his own actions, and Liang Xiuer was beaten to tears. Fortunately, their homeroom teacher was reasonable, otherwise it would have definitely escalated into a huge brawl.
The students from other classes, having been collectively implicated, were pointing fingers at Xuan Mingtian.
While eating, Xuan Mingtian said angrily, "Xiao Gang and Binzi, they're so annoying. You have to talk things out properly. It's not good to talk badly about people behind their backs. How about we take advantage of them when they're alone and give them a good beating? It'll be so satisfying to stab them in the back when they're not looking."
Xiao Gang and Yang Bin rolled their eyes repeatedly after hearing what he said, making the eye-rolling gesture very obvious.
At this moment, Xiao Gang said, "Xiao Tian, you have no idea how explosive your match with Ye Yuxi was. You had a perfectly good Flying Leaf Quick Blade, but you insisted on using Magic Leaf instead. As a result, another one of you got beaten to tears, and she cried even more than Binzi's Xiuer."
Yang Bin chimed in, "Yes, Brother Tian, Liang Xiuer ran back home before she started crying, but your Ye Yuxi cried on the field and ran back home. From what I've observed, Ye Yuxi hasn't come over for dinner yet."
After listening to what the two had to say, he said expressionlessly, "I think you two are asking for trouble. I'll have to loosen your bones properly when we get home tonight, otherwise you'll all rust. Besides, I've already made Ye Yuxi surrender, but she's turned around and wants me to surrender instead. What kind of nonsense is this?"
Meanwhile, the cunning man thought to himself, "He's not falling for this. This is a bit tricky. If Xiaotian shows even the slightest sign of relenting, I'll definitely have to report him."
"You two are done. During the lunch break, try to let the elves absorb as much energy as possible. The students in the other classes are not easy. If you lose, you'll lose face big time." After saying that, Xuan Mingtian ignored the two of them and ate his lunch by himself.
Meanwhile, the homeroom teachers of other first-grade classes also took advantage of the lunch break to remind the students who were going to participate in the competition. After all, Class 1 was not a class specifically for training trainers, but they were beaten so badly by the three truants that they couldn't even lift their heads.
At this moment, Teacher Chen in the principal's office said, "The principal's random selection system has been modified, and Xiao Tian will be the one who doesn't get a turn."
"Hmm, well done. We can let him participate in the title defense competition directly then."
The principal nodded after hearing what Teacher Chen said, since it was his personal instruction, and his main purpose was to stop Xuan Mingtian from continuing to show off.
Time flew by, and the bell rang again for afternoon classes. Xiao Gang and Yang Bin took advantage of this time to absorb a wave of energy from the props they had been given.
At the same time, they also practiced the most useful tactics in the morning: the "smear dirt into eyes" tactic and the "chase and chase" tactic. In particular, Yang Bin made his little dragon grab a handful of dirt whenever it came on the field, so that it could smear dirt on the opponent whenever it attacked or when it attacked away.
Watching these two bastards' tactics, I couldn't help but roll my eyes. They're addicted to underhanded tactics, but I have to admit that this kind of tactic has a very high success rate, especially in battles at our level, where it's invincible.
At this moment, the principal on the commentary platform saw that all the first-grade students had arrived and said, "Students, the competition this afternoon is a 25-person bye competition where 1 person gets a bye. Those who failed this morning, please don't be discouraged, because a temporary setback does not mean a lifetime of setbacks. As long as we study and train hard, I believe you can achieve the ranking you want in next year's competition."
In the upcoming matches, you must also utilize the terrain to your advantage, and at the same time, don't abandon a useful tactic just because a certain tactic seems unreliable. Now, the draw ceremony officially begins.
After the principal finished speaking, the names of the students on the projection screen on the podium spun rapidly, and the match list was neatly arranged in less than 5 seconds. Our Xuan Mingtian got a bye due to behind-the-scenes manipulation.
"Brother Tian, you're so lucky to get a bye! And your opponent is even luckier, because with your bye, even the little kids won't have to cry for their mothers," Yang Bin said excitedly.
"Yes, yes, you're right. It's your turn to go on stage soon, so get ready."
I'm very satisfied with this bye, because I advanced without having to do anything, which is just awesome.
This match: Yang Bin vs. Liu Yuqiang
After the match information came out, I immediately used the panel to scan Liu Yuqiang's teardrop lizard from Class 3.
Tearful Lizard
Attribute: Water
Characteristic: Sniper
Qualification: Green
Skills: Slapping, Shouting, Water Gun, Tying Up, Water Jet
Review: If it trains properly, it will definitely be a sniper weapon in the future. (I bet your gun is out of bullets.)
Looking at this Sniper-type Tearful Lizard, I can't help but think that Yang Bin will be a tough opponent today, because this ability greatly increases the power of the skill when hitting a vital point.
Fortunately, yesterday Yang Bin was giving Charmander a bath while training him, and he even claimed that this was to show the charm of type advantage, rather than because he disliked Charmander for being too dirty.
It should also be mentioned that the flame on the little dragon's tail symbolizes its own life, so this flame has no temperature, it can't burn people and it can't be extinguished by water.
After both sides brought their Pokémon into the arena, the referee announced, "Both sides, prepare for battle."
"Tearful lizard, use your calls to deal with it."
"Little Charmander, you know what to do, right? Interrupt it with Ember."
Upon hearing this, Charmander immediately grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and spewed out a small flame.
After some probing, neither side gained an advantage.
"Sobbing Lizard, let's grab a handful of dirt and use the Water Gun skill." After seeing Charmander grab dirt, Liu Yuqiang didn't want to be left behind and gave the command for Sobbing Lizard to grab a handful of dirt as well.
"Charmander, use your metal claws to split the Water Gun attack in half."
"Roaring Fire Dragon": Watch my power!
As the water gun approached, Charmander used its condensed metal claws to slash at the center of the water gun. At the same time, the water gun split into two streams after hitting the metal claws' high hardness.
"Little Fire Dragon, use smoke to cover the entire area."
Smoke enveloped the entire arena, but left the empty space in the middle of the teardrop lizard.
"The teardrop lizard is rapidly spinning its body while using a water gun."
When Liu Yuqiang saw the smoke, he had already come up with a solution: to have the teardrop lizard spin around quickly and shoot water to prevent the little fire dragon from launching a sudden attack.
However, Charmander had already arrived in front of Sobble and taken appropriate measures, which was to quickly dig a hole and hide inside. The effect was obvious, and Sobble's water gun was completely useless.
Upon seeing the Tears Lizard stop its water gun attack, Yang Bin immediately shouted, "Charmander, now's the time!"
The quick-witted little dragon immediately understood what was happening, grabbing a handful of dirt in its left hand and a metal claw in its right.
Liu Yuqiang quickly responded, saying, "Tearful Lizard, water jet defense."
Upon hearing the trainer's words, Sobble immediately surrounded itself with water and used the Water Jet move, because in this situation, the best defense is offense.
Just then, Charmander raised its metal claws and attacked Sobble, who was also in an attack stance. With a bang, the two attacks were canceled out.
At that very moment, Charmander raised his left hand and, with a whoosh, threw a handful of dirt into Sobble's eyes. A scream shocked everyone present, because Sobble not only had dirt thrown into its eyes, but was also kicked away by Charmander.
The smoke dissipated at the same time, and the audience and Liu Yuqiang could see the tearful lizard rubbing its eyes incessantly, indicating that it had been hit.
"Charmander, let's take care of it! Spark into Metal Claw!"
Seeing this situation, Yang Bin certainly couldn't let such a good opportunity slip by.
"Tearful Lizard, don't rub your eyes yet, spin around and use the water gun skill."
But it was all in vain. This was the teardrop's last struggle, because although the sparks were scattered by the water gun, the little dragon was fearless and charged forward.
With a loud bang, the entire lizard's body flew backward, and in less than 3 seconds, the tearful lizard was knocked to the ground and its eyes began to bulge.
The referee, realizing what was happening, promptly announced: "Yang Bin from Class 1 wins this match."
"Little Charmander, you're amazing!" Yang Bin praised Little Charmander happily.
Meanwhile, our classmate Liu Yuqiang carried the tearful lizard to the medical staff next to him.
"Binzi, not bad! You used this tactic very well. You truly deserve to be called the Soil-Spreading Man. Although Tearful Lizard also grabbed a handful of soil, he wasn't familiar with this method, so you can't be too complacent. I believe that soon, your tactic will spread throughout the lower grades." Xuan Mingtian said to him with a gratified expression.
When Yang Bin returned, his classmates were whispering among themselves, saying that they must make their elves learn this method. At that moment, the Soil-Scattering Gang gradually rose to prominence.
At this moment, he began to wonder, since Yang Bin was also from the Hoenn region, because in a few years, a digging champion would appear in the same place.
That's right, this person is Steven Stone, the future Hoenn Champion. At this moment, I have to admit that the Hoenn region is truly teeming with talent. The current "Groundhog" and the future "Groundhog" are a perfect match!
He also reminded Yang Bin, "Binzi, you came up with this method yourself. You should carry it forward and make it popular, preferably in your own hometown. I believe you can do it."
Yang Bin, his face full of excitement, said, "Brother Tian, I will definitely work hard and strive to take this method to a higher level."
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