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A certain Little Magnetic Monster's Super Electromagnetic Gun is in continuous practice...
However.
Just one night's training won't lead to very noticeable results.
On the training ground.
As electric arcs wound around the Little Magnetic Monster and it made crackling sounds, Fang Yuan treated it as if he were playing a shooting game.
"Don't be distracted when using it."
"Remember the Ampère's force formula..."
"It's okay if you're not familiar with it, when we go back I'll have you do my practice workbook."
The Little Magnetic Monster called out in difficulty, suddenly feeling envious of Eevee, who could play with a mobile phone.
Could it be that Eevee had learned this way too?
...
The next day.
Director Wu drew lots with a grave expression.
In the team battle ranking matches, the qualified schools and other groups' qualified schools had to fight again in a round-robin.
Currently, the schools Pingcheng No.1 Middle School had yet to battle against were Nanjiang University Affiliated Middle School, Wu Jin No.1 Middle School, Fengcheng Middle School, and Wuzhou Number One High School.
This time, drawing lots was unavoidable, and they were bound to face these powerful schools.
But, Director Wu hadn't expected his luck to be so bad... Right off the bat, he drew Nanjiang University Affiliated Middle School, the hot favorite to win the championship.
Competitors' rest area.
Director Wu returned and first motivated everyone, although... everyone's fighting spirit wasn't very high.
Then, he gave Fang Yuan an individual reminder, "Your individual match is up first, against Zhang Rui of Liangcheng Middle School, be careful in responding, we'll discuss the team battle later."
"Okay."
"Don't worry too much about me," Fang Yuan said with confidence.
Fang Yuan remembered, his opponent's Solrock possessed superpower, fire, and rock attributes, and was cultivated as a fixed artillery with no significant speed.
To tackle such a Pokemon, Eevee shouldn't be under too much pressure.
"I will conserve as much energy as possible to face Nanjiang University Affiliated Middle School," Fang Yuan said.
...
Elsewhere.
Nanjiang University Affiliated Middle School competitors' rest area.
"Jiang Ran, you need to pay special attention to Fang Yuan of Pingcheng No.1 Middle School. In this team battle, we'll be using T-1 Tactic, remember to communicate with Manwen," the lead teacher instructed.
"Okay," Jiang Ran responded, regretfully saying, "It's a shame that only that Eevee, Growlithe, and Little Kabigon can be considered worthy opponents..."
The teacher from Nan University Middle School was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "I know you want an evenly matched battle, but there's nothing we can do about it. Not every school can be the same as our affiliated middle school. Don't think too much, just focus on preparing for the battle."
"Right, I'm going to get ready for the individual match," Jiang Ran acknowledged with a nod, then glanced at the clock.
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April 24th.
8 AM.
The individual matches start on time today.
The content is the round of 8 to 4, a total of four battles.
First up is Jiang Ran from Nan University Middle School; her opponent is Guo Xuan from Jinghai Middle School.
Guo Xuan's Infernape is immensely strong; as the saying goes, great strength can produce miracles...
But this time... Guo Xuan and Infernape simply found no way to deal with the elusive Gengar. Throughout the battle, they couldn't even touch Gengar's shadow, being toyed with from beginning to end.
Poor thing, all that strength... Reaction speed just not up to par.
The second match, the captain of Wu Jin No.1 Middle School vs Bai Qi from Wuzhou Number One High School.
On the sidelines, Fang Yuan shook his head and said, "Bai, oh Bai, it looks like you won't be able to seek revenge against me."
Bai Qi's Magmar had gotten stronger, especially its signature move Fire Vortex which was more concentrated in energy; it must have been specially trained after Eevee's last collision left a hole.
However, his opponent's Golduck was clearly their nemesis.
The third match, the captain of Fengcheng Middle School vs the captain of Yanhe Middle School.
Fengcheng Middle School wins.
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The fourth match, Fang Yuan of Pingcheng No.1 Middle School vs. Zhang Rui of Liangcheng Middle School, finally it was Fang Yuan and Eevee's turn to enter the stage.
And their opponent was the previously mentioned Solrock.
Solrock was orange all over, shaped like a celestial body, with eight yellow rock spikes.
This Pokémon could not only float but also read the minds of living beings, and it was capable of emitting high heat and intense light by spinning its body, skilled at using three different types of moves.
But because of this, Solrock was very complex to raise and took a long time to do so.
Zhang Rui's Solrock was a typical case of not having its abilities fully tapped into, yet even so, it had allowed him to comfortably reach this point in the competition.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
As the battle began, Eevee immediately charged out, dodging with Dangerous Premonition while tossing Shadow Balls.
Due to its slow movement and reaction speed, and firepower that was inferior to Eevee's, it wasn't long before Solrock was hit, first disturbed by Eevee's Pretentiousness, then headshot by a Shadow Ball.
Amidst the swirling smoke, Solrock fell to the ground, the opponent silent.
"We'll have a rematch if there's a chance," Zhang Rui said, clearly unwilling to accept his loss. An Eevee with a stronger spirit power than a Psychic System Elf, that was something he couldn't accept.
He attributed his loss to his Solrock not being fully trained yet.
"I'll wait for you," Fang Yuan said with a smile, taking Eevee back to the contestants' room.
...
While listening to the host's commentary, Fang Yuan walked back, his mind occupied with figuring out how to defeat Nan University Middle School.
He felt the difficulty was a bit high.
This was a team battle.
Given Jiang Ran, the captain of Nan University Middle School's previous performance, Eevee would have to be extremely cautious against Gengar, not to mention dealing with the pressure from the other four Pokémon.
As for his teammates...
Perhaps Lin Jing and Liu Le could barely hold off one person, but the other two candidates, whether Yue Chenfei or Zhou Xueyao, would have a hard time standing on their own.
...
"Speaking of which, who do you guys think the other team will send into battle?" With Fang Yuan winning easily, Liu Le began to ponder anxiously.
All ten members of Nan University Middle School, based on the data, were very strong.
Even the reserve members could easily outperform Yue Chenfei and Zhou Xueyao.
It had to be said, the overall quality on Pingcheng No.1 Middle School's side was too poor.
"That Jiang Ran will surely enter the field. After all, she hardly exhausted any of her energy in the individual battles... Dream Eating is just too much of a cheat," lamented Lin Jing. "Moreover, their team has two Fire Spirits with the Fire Pull attribute, and my Growlithe will probably have a hard time dealing with them."
Zhou Xueyao shrank back slightly, "Then... do I still need to participate?"
Her Pokémon was Bulbasaur.
Though, joining the team battle would give her a chance to show herself, none of the present team members had enough confidence to actively volunteer to enter the battle.
They were all looking at Director Wu and Teacher Bai Ning, waiting for the decision of the lead teachers.
Personnel arrangements would certainly be influenced by the teachers' opinions.
After Fang Yuan's return, Director Wu said:
"Fang Yuan, Liu Le, Zhang Huan Yu, Yue Chenfei..." Director Wu started by naming four people, then turned to Lin Jing and Zhou Xueyao.
"There's a good chance the opponent will let those two Fire Spirits with the Fire Pull attribute enter the battle."
"Sharped and the Fire Spirit can enhance each other's fire-type moves, and Ghostss's Ghost Fire can also strengthen their fire-type moves."
"Both Growlithe and Bulbasaur would be at a severe disadvantage..."
Just from the discussion, everyone fell silent, Nan University Middle School ranking first in Su province and even in the top three nationally, had an incredibly deep foundation.
With such a lineup, Pingcheng No.1 Middle School had no chance of resisting.
And this was just one of their possible choices of action.
"You guys decide," Fang Yuan said casually.
"I'll go. If the opponent sends out Sharped and the Fire Spirit, I'll try not to let Growlithe use fire type spells... Also, my Growlithe can detect Gengar's location with Odor Detection," Lin Jing volunteered, seeing that everyone was reluctant to participate.
"Let's go with that," Director Wu thought for a moment and realized they had no other option.
"Just do your best, losing is not something to be ashamed of," Teacher Bai Ning said.