Amu Zan stared blankly at Mi Jiu, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
How was he supposed to compete with that?
Xu Mu's family sponsored the tournament, and the officials were all on his side.
I... I feel so wronged.
"Please, Magnezone."
Helplessly, Amu Zan, a genuinely ordinary competitor, could only accept the harsh reality.
The public, the tournament officials, and the reporters covering it—
none of them wanted this match to end with a whimper.
Even if Xu Mu swept Amu Zan's entire team, that would still make a great story.
"Legendary Pokémon appears and sweeps all six!"
See? Tomorrow's headline practically wrote itself.
"Mind Reader, then Sheer Cold!"
Xu Mu gave the same command again. His plan was simple: each of the original Legendary Birds would take down two opponents.
If each bird only took down one, there wouldn't be enough to go around. That wouldn't fully show off Xu Mu's strength...
Fine, that was just an excuse.
What Xu Mu really wanted was to give the news time to spread, then bring out the Galarian Legendary Birds in the next match and show off all over again.
Without the slightest warning or chance to prepare,
Magnezone went down.
It had been on the field for less than ten seconds.
Seeing the despair on Amu Zan's face, Xu Mu smiled with satisfaction.
There. His opponent's spirit was broken.
Perfect. That was exactly the effect he wanted. What was this? Psychological warfare!
An excellent Trainer never relied on powerful Pokémon to crush an opponent. He struck on a deeper, tactical level instead.
He made his opponent lose the will to fight and collapse without a battle.
Exactly. That was it!
"Forget it. This isn't any fun. Come back, Articuno."
Looking utterly bored, Xu Mu recalled Articuno.
Amu Zan saw