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His opponent also threw out his own Poké Ball and stammered, "Go... Ledyba..."

A Pokémon with three pairs of legs and antennae resembling those of a ladybug appeared on the ground.

[Pokémon]: Ledyba

[Attribute]: Bug, Flying

[Talent]: Unrated

[Level]: LV7

[Ability]: Swarm

Jiang Jing frowned. The level was so low that he almost couldn't bear to attack. It was really too low.

"Aron, use Tackle!"

"Ledyba, use... Tackle!" The little boy responded in a panic.

Ledyba charged out at its fastest speed, looking as though nothing could stop it. Someone in the stands loudly cheered for it. Jiang Jing guessed they were probably the little boy's parents, relatives, or friends.

Sorry to disappoint you, but there was no way he could win.

Aron ran out proficiently. Once it locked onto Ledyba's position, it accelerated faster and faster. In the blink of an eye, the distance between them was less than a meter.

Aron fully unleashed the skill it practiced every day. It leaped into the air, its black-and-white body like a rock as it slammed into Ledyba.

Bang!

Aron landed steadily on the ground. As for Ledyba, it flew away with a miserable cry, crashed into the ground, and passed out, completely losing its ability to battle in one fell swoop.

The referee announced expressionlessly, "Ledyba has lost its ability to battle. Aron wins."

Jiang Jing calmly recalled Aron into its Poké Ball, then turned and left, leaving all the spectators with a cool silhouette from behind.

Jiang Jing's performance made many people in the contestants' area remember him. He was a formidable opponent.

One girl in a pink dress said to the girl beside her in a blue dress, "Xiao Wan, that guy is so strong, isn't he? He actually has an Aron, and it's trained so well!"

Xiao Wan said, "Manman, that Aron is indeed pretty good, but it's not that strong. Its opponent was just too weak, which gave you that impression."

"My Staryu could defeat that Ledyba in one move. It wouldn't be difficult at all."

Lin Manman said, "Huh? So that's how it is! I worried for nothing."

Meanwhile, elsewhere, a chubby boy followed a sunglasses-wearing boy with an arrogant swagger into the contestants' area.

The chubby boy whispered to the boy in sunglasses, "Boss, it looks like the matches have already started."

The boy in sunglasses yawned and said indifferently, "I know. If you hadn't woken me up, I would've liked to sleep a little longer."

"By the way, Fatty, which match am I in again?"

The chubby boy hurriedly pulled out his phone and checked. "Boss, you're in the twenty-seventh match."

The boy in sunglasses asked, "What about you?"

The chubby boy replied, "I'm in the twenty-second match."

After returning to his seat, Jiang Jing said, "Liu Bin, you'd better do your best too. I'll be waiting for you in the next round. If you can't even make it past the first round, you might as well bash your head against a block of tofu."

Liu Bin snorted. "What a joke. Who do you think I am? How could I possibly fail to get past the first round? Just watch."

Five minutes later, it was finally Liu Bin's turn. However, he became nervous again. The way he forced himself to calm down was pretty funny.

It wasn't just him who was nervous—his opponent was even more nervous. Liu Bin looked mature, like he was seventeen or eighteen years old.

In the eyes of both spectators and contestants, the older someone was, the stronger they were. So they all thought Liu Bin was very strong.

Compared to his opponent, Liu Bin was indeed quite strong. Although he missed a command during the battle because of his nerves, there were no other issues. Shinx's strength was the real guarantee.

Naturally, he won in the end. After all, a Two-Star Talent and an Unrated Talent were worlds apart, not to mention the difference in levels.

After returning from his victory, Liu Bin said excitedly and happily, "Brother Jing, I won! I was so nervous when I first went up there, you know?"

"There were really so many spectators below, a complete sea of people. Every gaze was focused on you. My legs kept shaking from nerves. Good thing I won."

Jiang Jing said, "You'll be fine once you get used to it. This is only a small street tournament. Once school starts, are you planning to enter other competitions?"

"There'll be even more spectators then, and they'll all be Trainers watching you."

Liu Bin thought for a moment and said, "That's true, but I think I've completely adapted already. Nothing unexpected will happen next time."

A while later, at ten-thirty, the twenty-second battle began. A chubby boy stepped onto the field, but when his Pokémon appeared, Jiang Jing's brow furrowed slightly.

He quickly scanned it with Data Eye.

Pokémon: Starly

Attribute: Normal, Flying

Talent: ★★

Level: LV10

Ability: Keen Eye

A Two-Star Talent Pokémon. Aside from his and Liu Bin's, this was the second Two-Star Talent Pokémon Jiang Jing had seen today.

Its level was also the same as Liu Bin's Shinx. He turned to look at Liu Bin and felt that he might be in danger.

After a while, One-Star Talent Pokémon began to appear as well, and their levels started breaking past level ten.

A little later, a boy in sunglasses caught his attention. The Pokémon he used was very unusual—it was actually a Drilbur.

Pokémon: Drilbur

Attribute: Ground

Talent: ★★

Level: LV21

Ability: Sand Rush

This Drilbur was the highest-level Pokémon he had seen so far, putting a great deal of pressure on Jiang Jing. Aron might not be able to win against Drilbur.

After thinking about it for a while, he gave up. Forget it, there was no point dwelling on it. He would only know after fighting. If he could win, he would fight; if he lost, then he lost. What else could he do, sneak up and attack it?

The morning finally ended. There were no matches for Liu Bin or Jiang Jing in the afternoon either, and with the weather so hot, neither of them planned to come back.

Wouldn't it be better to stay home and watch the livestream?

That afternoon, Jiang Jing sat in the contestants' area, enjoying the air conditioning while watching the two Trainers battle on the field.

He hadn't wanted to come either, but he couldn't rest easy without learning about every opponent's Pokémon and levels in person. Besides, Cerulean Supermarket had brought out a huge air conditioner because the morning had been too hot, so why would he go home?

The first round ended in a single day. Jiang Jing had watched all eighty-eight contestants who made it through the first round. Only eight of them were worth noting; the rest did not matter.

Among them were Jiang Jie, the chubby boy who had used Starly that morning; Liang Shen, the boy in sunglasses; Lin Manman, the girl in the pink dress; and Zhou Wan, the exceptionally pretty girl in the blue dress.

Lin Manman used a Two-Star Talent Cottonee, while Zhou Wan had a Two-Star Talent Staryu that had even reached level seventeen.

The other four contestants did not have Two-Star Talent Pokémon. They all had One-Star Talent Pokémon above level ten. They were young, but they remained calm during battles, as if they had participated in similar competitions before.