Bang!
The doors of Cerulean Gym were kicked open, and Di Tian strode inside.
After a long, dull stretch of grinding in the grass, the Charmeleon in his team, which had originally only been level sixteen, had been force-fed the experience of countless Oddish and Bellsprout until it reached a full level twenty-four!
Not only had its stats risen by a huge margin, even its gaze had become fiercer than before.
"You little brat, I'm back! This time, I'll definitely wash away my shame!"
Without another word, Di Tian rushed straight up to Gym Leader Misty and triggered the battle.
[Misty sent out Staryu (Lv.18)!]
"Charmeleon, tear it apart for me! Use Metal Claw!"
With an absolute level advantage, Charmeleon became an orange-red blur. With a single swipe of its sharp steel claws, it completely emptied Staryu's health bar.
Then, the Starmie that had once made Di Tian lose face entered the field.
Di Tian gritted his teeth as he stared at the familiar blue, many-pointed starfish.
Though he disdained Huo Yuhao's cowardly tactic of "throwing sand into people's eyes," he lowered himself for the sake of victory—and for the dignity of the Black Dragon King.
"Charmeleon, use Smokescreen!"
A large cloud of thick black smoke spewed out, instantly blocking Starmie's vision.
What followed was much the same as before. With its eyes obscured, Starmie missed two consecutive Water Pulses, while Charmeleon seized the chance to rush in.
Relying on the high physical attack brought by level twenty-four, Charmeleon used three powerful Metal Claws in a row, forcibly shattering Starmie's hard shell.
[Starmie fainted!] [You defeated Gym Leader Misty! You obtained the Cascade Badge!]
Watching the droplet-shaped badge on the screen fall into his bag, Di Tian let out a long breath. He leaned back in