Afternoon.
After several hours of rest, the Masters Eight Elimination Tournament resumed.
Beneath the blazing sun, Spikemuth Arena, which could hold three hundred thousand spectators, remained packed to the brim.
At this moment, Spikemuth Arena was no different from a massive steamer.
The Galar League had even mobilized a group of Ice-type Pokémon, placing them throughout the stands to use Icy Wind and cool the audience down.
If open-air air conditioning was impossible, they could simply rely on the power of Pokémon.
Running all day, they only consumed the equivalent of three meals.
Like the morning, the afternoon schedule featured two battles, which would completely determine the final eight.
The first match was Dande versus Steven from the lower bracket. Both were favorites to win the championship, and the spectacle even surpassed the two morning battles.
The second match, Su Hao versus Cynthia, was the same.
Some people online even said that compared to the upper bracket, the lower bracket was practically a group of death.
The top three had all been lumped together, along with poor, helpless sixth-place Su Hao. Fighting his way out would not be easy.
The match began soon afterward.
There were far fewer people in the waiting room.
Even though she had been eliminated, Iris had sorted out her feelings and decided to stay and watch. She left with Ash for the friends-and-family section.
Caronne had been carried off immediately after her first match, so she simply took a private jet back to the Kalos region to attend promotional events.
To her, being an actress was her true career.
Once Dande and Steven left as well, only Su Hao, Lance, and Cynthia remained in the waiting room.
The three looked down below.
Steven and Dande had already exchanged their pre-battle taunts and were preparing to