Chapter 110 – Funding Secured! The Pokémon Corps is Ready for Deployment!

The floating embers landed on Umbreon, causing it to grunt softly from the pain.

But at that very moment, Jolteon released its Thunder Shock!

Its vibrant yellow fur bristled and crackled as friction generated massive amounts of static electricity. Jolteon's unique body structure gathered this energy into a concentrated blast.

A thick bolt of electricity surged upward—striking the airborne Fletchinder dead-on!

Fletchinder had just finished dropping its Ember attack, its momentum still carrying it upward like a retreating bomber plane.

But it was too late.

The lightning-fast Thunder Shock hit it squarely.

A shriek rang out as the intense current tore through its body, and its wingbeats faltered instantly.

Worse still, the electricity surged through its limbs—paralysis took hold.

Thunder Shock's 10% paralysis effect had triggered!

With Jolteon's Special Attack stat at a whopping 110, and the attack being super effective against Flying-types, the damage was devastating.

Fletchinder fell like a shot-down chopper, spiraling straight down!

"Now! Umbreon—use Helping Hand! Jolteon, hit it again with Thunder Shock!"

Li Xiaoyu's eyes lit up. This was the chance she'd been waiting for.

True, Fletchinder was better trained than her two newly-evolved Pokémon. Even with a type advantage, one hit wouldn't be enough to take it down.

So to ensure they could eliminate the threat in one go, Li Xiaoyu played it safe.

She had Umbreon use Helping Hand, boosting Jolteon's damage by 50%.

Umbreon's golden rings glowed against its jet-black fur. It lifted its head calmly. A shimmering illusion of two hands appeared above it and clapped softly—clap!

With that sound, a mysterious supporting energy wrapped around Jolteon's body like a powerful buff.

Jolteon's static charge intensified—sparks erupted wildly as a second Thunder Shock, even thicker and more powerful than the first, exploded upward!

The paralyzed, falling Fletchinder was struck mid-air again.

Super-effective damage.

Boosted by Helping Hand.

Jolteon's high special attack stat.

The second hit overwhelmed it.

Fletchinder let out a cry and vanished into a beam of red light, returning to Ding Yue's Poké Ball.

With Fletchinder down, Nidoran was left completely vulnerable.

And worse yet, it was still paralyzed by Jolteon's Thunder Wave from earlier.

Refusing to give up, Ding Yue tried to rally Nidoran for a desperate counterattack—but under the combined pressure of Jolteon and Umbreon, there was no room to breathe.

Just a few quick exchanges later, poor Nidoran also collapsed and was recalled to its Poké Ball.

The once-dominant Ding Yue, who had ruled the battle center for days, was finally defeated!

At that moment, Diancie's sweet voice echoed across the stadium:

"The winner—Li Xiaoyu!"

The unexpected result sent the Pokémon Center into absolute uproar.

Everyone knew how strong Ding Yue had been lately—she'd crushed opponent after opponent with ease.

And yet… she lost. Just like that.

To many, these Pokémon battles were even more exciting than clashes between Awakened individuals.

You never knew who'd win until the very end.

And the coordination between Jolteon and Umbreon had been nothing short of brilliant—it left the audience awestruck.

Pokémon battles were just so incredibly thrilling!

As cheers thundered through the air, Su Bai gently clapped his hands.

He chuckled as he praised the match:

"That was a bit of a sneak attack, but still… Ding Yue's team was completely countered by Li Xiaoyu."

"Especially this attack-support setup—it's incredibly effective in double battles."

"Umbreon's one of the top-tier support Pokémon in the entire lineup."

"If Li Xiaoyu keeps building her team around the Eevee evolutions, she's going to be a force to reckon with."

Meanwhile, Wang Tao and the others were far more animated.

After all, Ding Yue had been dominating them for days—Li Xiaoyu's win was a sweet dose of justice!

"Her strategy was so unfair…" one muttered with a grin, barely hiding his satisfaction.

Liu Yunlan looked at Umbreon with admiration in her eyes.

"That support Pokémon is incredible! Tough, versatile, and even provides buffs."

"Li Xiaoyu already has two evolved forms, and she just got two more base-form Eevee."

"Her team's almost complete! I need to start seriously training my Growlithe, then get another Pokémon!"

Everyone around her nodded in agreement—especially Zhang Qun.

He looked wistfully at Li Xiaoyu, remembering how not long ago she was just another struggling Trainer like him.

Now she'd made a breakthrough.

His own Goomy and Gible still showed no signs of evolving…

He could only sigh. After all, they were pseudo-legendaries. Even Su Bai had said they'd be slow to develop.

While the other Trainers were still excitedly dissecting the match, Su Bai suddenly heard a familiar voice beside him.

"Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"

"Watching this battle gave me even more confidence!"

Su Bai turned to look.

City Lord Zhu?

Indeed, Zhu Jianyuan had arrived, practically glowing with pride and confidence.

His every step seemed to carry momentum—like someone with a wind at their back.

"Ciyu Lord Zhu! I didn't expect someone as busy as you to drop by the Pokémon Center."

Su Bai smiled. "So… did it all sell?"

Zhu Jianyuan chuckled:

"The Zhang Group is truly efficient. They took a small cut for the City Hall, but the deal was handled beautifully."

"Word of Haicheng having Pokémon hasn't leaked to other cities."

"The equipment markets elsewhere are still red-hot."

"And President Zhang… wow. No wonder he built a corporate empire from nothing."

"He broke up the death beasts' cores and bodies into separate shipments, sent them to multiple cities—and sold everything. At high prices."

"When we tallied it all up, it was actually more than I expected."

"Five hundred million. We did it."

Su Bai raised a brow and glanced at the wide-eyed Zhang Qun.

Wait… your dad's that amazing?

Su Bai had mentioned five hundred million as a joke—he was going to tell City Lord Zhu he only needed three hundred million!

But now… the full amount had been raised?

And from the City Lord's tone, it sounded like there was even a surplus.

Zhang Qun blinked and adjusted his glasses. "Wait… five hundred million? What in the world is worth that much?"

The other veteran Trainers were also buzzing with curiosity.

"Boss Su… is City Lord Zhu buying legendary Pokémon in bulk?"

"If we can pick, can I get another pseudo-legendary?"

Su Bai rolled his eyes and waved dismissively.

"Another one? You're already the pseudo-legendary collector here."

"Focus on training the ones you've already got!"

He turned to City Lord Zhu and smiled knowingly.

"So this is for Haicheng's Pokémon Corps, huh?"

"If you've done your part, then I won't drag my feet either."

"The Pokémon army you requested… is ready."

"Where should we handle the handover?"

Note:

I still have requirements to finish; this is only my update for today.