The outcome was unsurprising. Astraea's final Pokémon was quickly defeated as well, and he lost the match.
Lu Ze entered the top twenty-five, while Astraea fell into the twenty-fifth to fiftieth range.
"It's over."
Astraea's gaze dimmed. After glancing at Lu Ze, he headed off the field.
Lu Ze had no intention of responding to him and headed off the field as well.
"You're strong, kid!"
"Of course."
The moment he returned to the lounge, Sui Yan's voice rang out.
Hearing Sui Yan's voice, Lu Ze couldn't help but smile and replied proudly.
"You're already in the top twenty-five. You're not far from challenging the top ten now."
As Sui Yan spoke, he browsed through the tablet in his hands.
"Come to think of it, there aren't that many Dragon Nation contestants in the top ten."
"Three is already a lot, okay?"
Lu Ze glanced over it and replied somewhat helplessly.
"Old Master Wang Yi is ranked second, Zhuge Ci is fourth, and Chu Wanquan is ninth. Even the United States only has three."
However, the United States' three contestants seemed to rank higher than Dragon Nation's.
Well, except for the last one.
First place on the World Elite Four Rankings belonged to the United States, and third place did too.
There was also one ranked tenth.
Fifth place belonged to an Elite Four trainer from Great Britain, while sixth and seventh were both from Russia.
Eighth place was from Island Nation, and that was someone worth watching out for as well.
Of course, if he got the chance, Lu Ze would most likely want to defeat that person.
It was a shame he couldn't knock that person out of the top ten. That would have been even better.
Still, since tenth place was from the United States, Lu Ze