The second, third, fourth... battles were all quite heated.
In the audience, the students of Class 1, the Battle System, were all excited.
But in Shi Yi's eyes, it was nothing more than children playing house.
The sixth battle was Lin Feng versus Ran Wei.
“I'm going up.”
Ran Wei got up from beside Shi Yi.
She could have walked to the battleground faster by taking the other route, but Ran Wei insisted on walking past Shi Yi, taking the longer path.
Shi Yi understood that Ran Wei was waiting for his encouragement.
“Don't worry, Ran Ran, you're going to win this battle.”
Shi Yi smiled confidently, looking completely assured of victory.
Ran Wei nodded, her confidence boosted by Shi Yi's encouragement.
Once both Ran Wei and Lin Feng arrived on the battlefield.
Qin Hong gestured for them to release their Pokémon.
Ran Wei generously released her Shroomish.
Some of the girls in the audience, upon seeing Ran Wei's cute Shroomish, had envy in their eyes.
Girls, after all, love flowers, and Shroomish's evolved forms, Roserade and Beautiful Bayleef, are both flower Pokémon. Which female student wouldn't love them? (Except for Flash Sister, of course, she's the big sis of the Sandstorm Team!)
“Lin Feng, where's your Pokémon?”
Seeing that Lin Feng was delaying in releasing his Pokémon, Qin Hong urged him.
Lin Feng, however, was wearing a sour face, clenching his teeth in frustration.
Only after Qin Hong urged him again.
He reluctantly released his Magikarp from its Poké Ball.
“This is... Magikarp?!”
“Lin Feng's starter Pokémon is a Magikarp?!”
“Hahaha... I'm dying! No wonder this guy hasn't said a word for the past two days. He was always the most talkative in the group chat, always bragging. I was wondering why Lin Feng had gone quiet these past two days, it turns out he caught a Magikarp. He's too embarrassed to speak up now, hahaha...”
“Pffft—" A student who was drinking water sprayed a mouthful of water directly on the guy in front of him with a crew cut.
“Ah! Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to! But I couldn't hold it in... how can anyone's starter Pokémon be a Magikarp?! Hahahaha...”
The crew cut guy wanted to be angry, but he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
“Even if you couldn't find a Pokémon in the Xi Xi Wetland Secret Realm, you could buy a Pokémon egg with money! Why catch a Magikarp and punish yourself like this?”
In the Pokémon world, Magikarp is definitely a common Pokémon.
It's also rarely caught.
After all.
Pokémon as weak as Magikarp are very rare.
Even Gyarados, Magikarp's evolved form, is incredibly powerful in battle.
But... not every Magikarp can evolve into a Gyarados.
Magikarp with low potential struggle even to level up, how could they ever meet the conditions to evolve into a Gyarados?
Besides, Gyarados are known for their bad temperaments. Only experienced trainers can tame them.
On the battlefield.
Ran Wei looked at Lin Feng with pity.
This fueled Lin Feng's anger even further.
“Laugh! Keep laughing! You'll all pay for this! Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, never underestimate a young man!”
After saying these words.
Lin Feng retracted his Magikarp and chose to forfeit the battle.
He then walked directly out of the arena.
“Just you wait until my Pokémon egg hatches! You'll all pay then! With my luck, the egg I got from the egg pool will hatch into either a Legendary or a starter Pokémon!”
Lin Feng clenched his teeth, choosing to endure for now, and then make a spectacular comeback, enjoying the worshipful gaze of the weaklings.
Standing at the entrance of the arena, Lin Feng spread out his arms, striking a pose of embracing the sunlight and accepting the pilgrimage of the weak.
But
“Excuse me, can you move? You're blocking our way.”
The maintenance workers responsible for maintaining the arena were carrying tools and wanted to enter the arena, but Lin Feng was blocking their way.
“Hmph! A bunch of short-sighted fools!”
Lin Feng moved out of the way, continuing to mutter under his breath as he left.
The maintenance workers looked at Lin Feng with pity and didn't bother to argue.
“So young, and already acting like a fool?”
The maintenance workers whispered to each other after entering the arena.
...
Since Lin Feng forfeited, Ran Wei won by default and advanced to the next round.
“Shi Yi, why do you think Lin Feng caught a Magikarp?”
Ran Wei returned to her seat and asked, confused.
“I don't know, maybe he's lost his mind.”
Shi Yi shook his head.
“I think so too.”
Ran Wei nodded and didn't think much of it.
After two more battles.
It was finally Shi Yi's turn to battle.
“Shi Yi, good luck!”
“Victory is certain.”
Saying that.
Shi Yi walked onto the battlefield.
Coincidentally, Shi Yi's opponent was none other than Wang Ba, the one whose opportunity he had stolen.
“Shi Yi, I won't hold back! I caught a very powerful Pokémon in the Xi Xi Wetland Secret Realm! You're in for it!”
Wang Ba held a Poké Ball in his hand, looking confident in victory.
“Okay.”
Shi Yi gave a “OK” gesture.
He didn't even bother to say anything more to Wang Ba.
He directly pulled out a Poké Ball.
Under the watchful eyes of Teacher Qin Hong.
Both sides released their Pokémon at the same time.
On Shi Yi's side, a hulking beast, a Kangaskhan, appeared.
Wang Ba's Pokémon, as Shi Yi expected, was indeed the Poliwag he had knocked unconscious.
When both Pokémon appeared on the field.
The audience was speechless.
“What the hell?! What's going on?! Why is Shi Yi's Pokémon a Kangaskhan?!”
“Are there Kangaskhan in the Xi Xi Wetland Secret Realm?”
“Damn! Why didn't I encounter a Kangaskhan!!! A Kangaskhan as a starter Pokémon, what a god-tier start! I'm so jealous of Shi Yi!”
“I'm envious and resentful too! But don't get ahead of yourselves, even if Shi Yi's Pokémon is a Kangaskhan, does that mean he will automatically win? Pokémon battles test many aspects, it's not always about who's bigger. Let's wait and see.”
“Go to hell, look at that Poliwag, it's so small, even though it's cute, against Kangaskhan, it's like a tadpole versus a giant monster! How can it fight?!”
“True... in terms of size, stats, or any other aspect, Poliwag has no chance against Kangaskhan.”
“What if? I mean, what if Shi Yi doesn't know how to command his Pokémon, can Wang Ba win? Wang Ba! Let everyone see that your muscles aren't just for show! Protecting the weak is your duty!”
“……”
As the audience was chatting enthusiastically.
Wang Ba, who was equally shocked, swallowed hard.
He thought... Duty my ass! Hey hey hey, you guys are so full of hot air! It's not like you're facing a Kangaskhan, you can chat all you want right?
……