Chapter 167 Pig Teammate_1

"Liu Le... don't cry, there are ten thousand New Trainers in Su province this year. Just standing in this arena, making it into the top hundred, even top eighty or seventy, is already amazing," Lin Jing said, trying to comfort Liu Le, whose eyes were red with his own results.

In the players' village restaurant, the initial three members of the new star plan gathered for a meal. Lin Jing saw Liu Le with eyes red and spoke about his achievements.

"He's not crying," Fang Yuan said. "Look at what he's eating..."

Lin Jing looked... super spicy... noodle soup?

Liu Le, with his head drenched in sweat and eyes reddened, lifted his head and nodded: "Spicy..."

"..." Lin Jing.

Liu Le ate heartily, hissing as he spoke:

"Actually, hiss, if crying worked, I'd really like to cry... hiss."

"Because my dad said, if I could make it to the preliminaries, my pocket money would double! If I make it to the main competition, it would increase by five times... hiss..."

As he spoke, Liu Le truly started crying. Battling was too hard, harder than the toughest math problems.

Fang Yuan and the others were speechless, burying their heads in their food, no longer paying attention to Liu Le.

"Hurry up and eat, we still have extra training later."

"Tomorrow's team battle opponent is not to be underestimated," Fang Yuan said.

By using the infuriating bombardment tactics, Pingcheng No.1 Middle School had beaten two high schools with not-so-strong teams. Even if the opponents were prepared, they were still unable to resist Eevee.

This tactic was like an open secret; even if it was known in advance, without solid quality, there was no way to deal with Pretentious moves.

There's no defense that can't be overcome, only the inevitable arrival.

With three consecutive victories in the team battles, although there's one more match to go, Pingcheng No.1 Middle School advancing to the next round was a certainty.

One could say that, Pingcheng No.1 Middle School, which had always been by the book, had really turned things around this time, thanks to Fang Yuan and Eevee's blessing.

...

That night, after extra training, Fang Yuan and Eevee began playing with their cellphones.

With the competition only one day in, the internet was already buzzing.

Especially the netizens from Su province, who were extremely concerned about their own province's competition.

The players' battle videos, personal profiles, were all exposed in a colorful array.

"Bwoo..."

Eevee, scrolling through the phone, saw many images of its own valiant figure.

What comforted Eevee was that its pictures and videos were actually the most numerous??

Eevee couldn't help feeling inflated and spent all night busy liking its own photos and videos.

It even pretended to be a silly netizen, interacting with those who praised it, though it could only use emoticons for now.

"Damn, what's the deal with this post?"

Fang Yuan also stumbled upon a post that kind of made his scalp tingle.

In both individual and team battles, the captain-level players received quite a bit of attention; they were seed players, you could say.

Fang Yuan being discussed heavily online was understandable.

But this post...

This netizen named "Xiao Shuangjiang" claimed that Fang Yuan would be this year's Rookie King of Su province, the strongest newcomer?

Fang Yuan fell silent. This was not pushing him into the spotlight, setting him up for backlash? However, considering that the poster had a discerning eye, Fang Yuan let it go.

...

The next day.

Before the individual battles' three-person round-robin was grouped together, the team battle preliminaries reached their final critical moments.

Pingcheng No.1 Middle School inevitably came across a tough opponent, Jinghai Middle School.

Jinghai Middle School's overall strength ranked them within the top five in Su province's key high schools. As a well-known high school in an educational powerhouse province, their strength was self-evident... and they made a name for themselves on a national level.

"One last reminder, you have to take their captain very seriously," Fang Yuan warned.

"Infernape, a Pokemon that's in an excited and frenzied state all day long."

"Not only is their blood always boiling, but their spiritual power is also quite active. Although this doesn't mean they are immensely powerful in terms of spiritual power, if they are well-trained, their resistance to psychic-type moves is also very strong."

"Guo Xuan's ancestors for three generations have all been professional trainers breeding Leave Kings, so it's impossible that they haven't trained in this aspect."

The players' room, one hour before the match starts.

Director Wu Pingqiu mentioned the captain of Jinghai Middle School again.

Many teachers, including Wu, were worried that Eevee's Pretentiousness would not have much effect on Infernape, which could cause gaps in the overall rhythm of the match.

Fang Yuan silently nodded. The teachers' concerns were valid but unnecessary.

"Whether Infernape can wake up in advance or overcome its Confused state, your primary goal is to eliminate Infernape first."

Because of the significant difference in strength between the two high schools, Pingcheng No.1 Middle School was bound to lose in a normal fight, so they had to quickly establish an advantage.

"Perhaps... we can try a different method?" Fang Yuan suggested.

...

Grass Arena.

Before the match, players from Jinghai Middle School and Pingcheng No.1 Middle School arrived at their respective positions, waiting for the referee's order.

The players from both sides came forward to shake hands amicably, and Fang Yuan noticed that the expression of Jinghai Middle School's captain seemed somewhat heavy.

"Guo Xuan."

"Fang Yuan."

Guo Xuan's heaviness mainly stemmed from the pressure from all sides. As the captain of Jinghai Middle School, he dared not lose, whether in individual or team battles, fearing criticism and finger-pointing.

From previous performances, it was clear that Fang Yuan was a challenging opponent. While Pingcheng No.1 Middle School was wary of Jinghai Middle School, Jinghai was also wary of Pingcheng No.1 Middle School.

Pingcheng No.1 Middle School wouldn't lose face if defeated, but Jinghai Middle School, as a prestigious old school, would suffer the keyboards' criticism if they lost.

The higher you stand, the harder you fall.

"Start the match!!"

Following the referee's command, Eevee dashed forward once again, exposing itself to all the Pokemon.

In response to Eevee's actions, previous high schools had tried various methods to stop Eevee, but Fang Yuan and Eevee had countermeasures.

However, breaking the norm, Jinghai Middle School ignored Eevee and attacked the other four Pokemon of Pingcheng No.1 Middle School with long-range moves.

"What is Jinghai Middle School planning?" the audience wondered.

Once, a school had started by attacking Eevee with long-range moves, but when Eevee demonstrated exceptional reflexes, the opponent realized that this only hastened their defeat.

At such a distance, Eevee could dodge even five attacks.

Moreover, Eevee wasn't alone; other Pokemon were supporting him from behind.

The audience understood that Jinghai Middle School was clearly looking to break through using Pingcheng No.1 Middle School's other players because, besides Fang Yuan, the rest didn't seem too impressive.

As expected.

After a brief exchange, Zhou Xueyao's Bulbasaur from Pingcheng No.1 Middle School got knocked out after taking the brunt of the attacks.

Meanwhile.

Eevee reached the appropriate distance quite smoothly, and its Pretentious moves and the opponent's Heal Bell were deployed nearly simultaneously.

However, this time, Eevee didn't infuriate the entire opposing team but instead locked onto every Pokemon except Infernape.

Fewer targets, enhanced effect!

The powerful wave of Pretentiousness disrupted the bell's sound waves, and the angering was successful.

Immediately after, Eevee approached Infernape to start a close combat fight.

"Bwoo!" Eevee greeted the burly Infernape during its attack.

Have you ever heard of a "pig teammate"?

The other four Pokemon from Jinghai Middle School, confused, began indiscriminately attacking Eevee, not caring whether they might hit Infernape in the process.

Eevee was planning to use its exceptional reflexes to decide the battle with Infernape amidst the chaotic friendly fire.

Under a rain of moves from all directions, Infernape was stunned by a Fire Orb that landed nearby.

Infernape: ???