Fang Yuan fell silent and tugged the brim of his hat down slightly.
Whenever the protagonist struck this pose, victory was usually close at hand.
But whether Fang Yuan was actually the protagonist...
That wasn't for him to decide.
"Begin!"
Two breaths later, the referee gave the command, and the entire Oriental Pearl Arena fell silent.
The spectators stopped talking and fixed their eyes on the battlefield.
Fang Yuan's Eevee and Xu Jing's Abra appeared on opposite sides of the field at the same time.
The first to attack... was Abra.
The moment Xu Jing gave her command, Abra's aura visibly changed. Though its eyes remained narrowed, the sharp edge of its Psychic Power could no longer be concealed.
Psychic!
"Confusion is merely a weak burst of psychic force, while Psychic is far more powerful. Starting by using a move like this to lock onto Eevee, it seems contestant Xu Jing wants to decide the match quickly."
The guests in the VIP seats watched without blinking.
Bzzz!
Blue Psyshock Waves spread across Abra's body. The next second, a powerful mass of psychic force tore through the air.
"Psychic?"
"Can your Abra lock onto Eevee?"
"Want to make a bet?"
Fang Yuan fired off question after question.
As Xu Jing frowned, Eevee was already sprinting at full speed, white light enveloping its body. This was the sign of moving with Quick Attack.
Eevee wasn't about to sit still in the face of Psychic.
As long as it ran fast enough, Abra wouldn't be able to lock onto it.
It was all part of the plan!
In midair, the powerful blue mass of psychic force followed closely behind Eevee under Abra's control.
But Eevee's footwork was incredibly sharp. Its outstanding Coordination Ability was on display once more as it raced in twisting,