Before long, the battles between the second- and third-year students were drawing to a close.
After a brief rest and some treatment, Lai Guanting walked over carrying a transparent box filled with identical plastic balls.
"Everyone who advanced, come draw lots."
Twelve second- and third-year students had advanced, while there were ten first- and fourth-year students in total.
In other words, there were twenty-two people about to battle.
Under the one-on-one arrangement, eleven people would advance in the first round. In the second round, one person would randomly receive a bye and directly claim one of the six advancement spots.
Of course, receiving a bye was not necessarily a good thing, since there would later be a challenge round where contestants could choose their opponents.
"Once you've drawn your numbers, go onstage in ascending order."
After the twenty-first person finished drawing, Lai Guanting put away the last numbered ball and spoke.
Mu Yun opened his numbered ball. Inside was the number twenty-two.
Clearly, he was in the final match.
As for Ling Ruijie beside him, he was the exact opposite: number one.
Mu Yun knew Ling Ruijie's opponent as well. It was none other than Liu Yizhong, whom he had only just met.
"Please release your Pokémon!"
On the battlefield, Ling Ruijie and Liu Yizhong stood at their respective command platforms.
As the referee's voice rang out, the two threw their Pokémon at the same time.
It was worth mentioning that, since the Black Dragon Cup used a three-on-three battle format, the school team selection matches did the same.
In fact, although these were only three-on-three matches, the high frequency and intensity of the battles meant that most participating students had full teams of six Pokémon.
Fourth-year student Liu Yizhong naturally did as well.
Therefore, whether in terms of