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"Shinx!"

Seeing Shinx lose its ability to battle, Liu Bin hurried over, picked it up, and carried it off to find medical staff for treatment, not caring what Liang Shen said from the other side.

The Referee announced, "Shinx has lost its ability to battle. Chespin wins!"

Liang Shen casually brushed back his hair. "Tch, so weak. Total trash."

Seeing this, Jiang Jing remained silent, as if he were deep in thought.

The morning battles officially ended, and the top three would compete that afternoon.

There would also be another drawing. Whoever drew the bye would advance directly to the finals; if they won, they would take first place outright, and even if they lost, they would still be second. There was no downside at all.

To everyone's surprise, Zhou Wan drew the bye, meaning she advanced straight to the finals while Jiang Jing had to battle Liang Shen.

In truth, this was the outcome Jiang Jing wanted. He wanted to defeat Liang Shen and avenge Liu Bin.

Liu Bin returned with an ugly expression. "Brother Jing, you've got to avenge me! That Liang Shen is seriously begging to be beaten."

Jiang Jing said while thinking, "I watched that Chespin. Its level is probably about the same as my Aron's. As long as he doesn't use that Drilbur, our chances of winning are pretty high."

Liu Bin nodded. "I believe in you, Brother Jing. You'll definitely win."

Elsewhere, Liang Shen and Jiang Jie left Cerulean Supermarket together.

Liang Shen said, "It'll probably be over this afternoon. Honestly, the first day was kind of interesting, but now it's just boring. Let's get this over with already."

"That Zhou Wan is somewhat interesting, though. It should feel pretty good to beat her."

Jiang Jie asked from beside him, "Boss, which Pokémon are you planning to use against Jiang Jing this afternoon?"

Liang Shen said arrogantly, "Chespin is more than enough for an opponent like him."

Jiang Jie looked worried. "Boss, wouldn't using Chespin be a little too risky?"

Liang Shen said disdainfully, "You worry too much. You spend all day worrying about this and that. What's there to worry about?"

"I watched Jiang Jing's battles too. He's only so-so. Judging by what he wears, he's from an ordinary family. His family probably bled themselves dry just to buy him an Aron."

"Giving an Aron to someone like that will only ruin it. Why not honestly raise an ordinary Pokémon properly? Why insist on laying hands on something that doesn't belong to you? So there's nothing to worry about."

Jiang Jie sighed but said nothing.

After returning, Jiang Jing did not rush off for a nap. Instead, he searched Douyin for battle videos involving Chespin and Aron and studied them.

Aron watched beside him as well, making it easier to find a way to defeat Chespin.

In all likelihood, Chespin was not Aron's match. He was still confident about that. But just in case, it was better to take a look.

That afternoon, the sun blazed overhead, and the weather was scorching. If Cerulean Supermarket had not placed several enormous air conditioners outside, there probably would not have been many spectators willing to come watch the battles.

The contestant area had been dismantled and given over to the other spectators. Only a small area behind the Arena remained, where a temporary room had been set up, complete with air conditioning.

There was just a simple table and seven or eight chairs. By the time they arrived, Lin Manman and Zhou Wan were already there, whispering to each other in a corner.

Liu Bin had come too. Liang Shen's defeat of him had hit him hard, and he wanted to watch Liang Shen get beaten.

Zhou Wan and Lin Manman were chatting in the corner as well.

Lin Manman said somewhat anxiously, "Xiao Wan, if Jiang Jing gets defeated by Liang Shen, won't he be unable to avenge A-Bin?"

Zhou Wan comforted her, "Don't worry. I think Jiang Jing will win. He'll definitely be able to avenge him."

Lin Manman was shocked. "Xiao Wan, you're not just saying that to comfort me, are you?"

Zhou Wan frowned. "I can't really explain it, but I feel like Jiang Jing is unusual. I have a feeling that if Liang Shen gets too careless, he might very well lose."

Jiang Jing turned and glanced at Zhou Wan. He seemed to have heard someone talking about him. It wasn't my imagination, was it?

At that moment, Liang Shen finally arrived at the contestant area. There were only a few seats and they were close together, so when Liang Shen saw Liu Bin, he could not help provoking him. "Yo, isn't this the loser from this morning?"

"Why are you here again? Did you come to watch your friend get defeated by me too? Now that's what I call good brothers!"

With so many people around, Liu Bin could not make a move. He said sarcastically, "Tch, some people haven't even taken first place yet, but they already think they're invincible."

Jiang Jing smiled. "A-Bin, calm down. We're all here for the competition. No need to get so worked up."

Liang Shen then said to Jiang Jing, "I think you should just admit defeat. You're not my opponent anyway, and staying here is just a waste of time."

Jiang Jing looked seriously at Liang Shen. A nameless anger surged straight to his head, but he quickly suppressed it.

He had already forgotten how many years it had been since he was last this furious.

Although Jiang Jing did not say anything, Liang Shen felt a chill run through him under that stare.

The feeling vanished almost immediately. Seeing that Jiang Jing did not answer him, he said, "You still refuse to give up?"

"I knew people like you were the type who wouldn't shed tears until they saw the coffin. Once I defeat you, you'll understand the gap between people."

The chubby Jiang Jie was at a loss, but he did not dare say anything and could only sigh.

Jiang Jing said, "Heh heh!"

The atmosphere instantly froze, while Liu Bin snorted from the side.

Lin Manman quietly said from behind, "Xiao Wan, the atmosphere between them doesn't seem very good."

Zhou Wan said, "Ignore them."

Fortunately, the female host's voice broke the tense atmosphere.

"Next, please welcome contestant Jiang Jing and contestant Liang Shen!"

Jiang Jing stood up, nodded at Liu Bin, and walked toward the Arena. Meanwhile, Liang Shen strode forward confidently amid Jiang Jie's cheers.

Amid a round of applause, Jiang Jing and Liang Shen faced each other.

Liang Shen held up three fingers. "Thirty seconds. I'll defeat you in thirty seconds."

Jiang Jing said calmly, "In my opinion, any threat made before the result is decided is laughable."

The Referee directly interrupted them and announced, "The battle begins. Both sides, release your Pokémon."

The two took out their Poké Balls and threw them.

"Go, Aron!"

"Chespin, end this in thirty seconds!"

"Aron, use Headbutt!"

The instant the two Pokémon landed, they launched their attacks.

"Chespin, use Vine Whip!"

Two emerald-green vines extended from Chespin's body and lashed out at tremendous speed.

Aron moved on powerful legs and burst forward. Although its Ability made it weigh twice as much as an ordinary Aron,

its speed was not slow at all. On the contrary, it was extremely fast.