The South Korean competitors looked livid. They also had information on China's competitors, including the newcomers Xiao Ran and Veranica. After all, the roster had to be submitted in advance.
They therefore knew very well that, judging by her age, Veranica was only a sophomore, yet she was stronger than their juniors and even their seniors.
South Korea sent out another competitor, but he was still only a Pokémon Trainer of average strength who specialized in Fire-types. Perhaps they felt Veranica did not warrant a particularly powerful opponent.
"He specializes in Fire-types, and his Starter Pokémon was Charmander. He also has two Gym Leader Class Pokémon. His strongest, Charizard, is Mid Gym Leader Class! The other one, Ninetales, only just reached Gym Leader Class," Xuan Yuan Tianyu said as he read the information.
These competitors were not as strong as they had imagined. Now it all depended on how ferocious Salamence could be.
"Roar!" Charizard appeared. Veranica did not insist on keeping her Elite Class Gothorita out and recalled her immediately. Then Salamence entered with a roar.
"Roar!" An even more deafening roar rang out, making the smug Charizard immediately lower his head. The South Korean team's spirits sank to rock bottom.
"We want to lodge an appeal! This girl isn't Chinese!" The South Korean instructor stood up and appealed to the referee.
The referee paused briefly at his words. He glanced at Veranica, then contacted the officials on the dais. Meanwhile, the spectators began discussing the sudden interruption.
"Now that you mention it, she does look Western. She's obviously not Asian!"
"Exactly! What is China doing? Bringing in a Westerner to compete under false pretenses? Have they run out of people?"
"They must be too weak. China hasn't done very well in the last few Global College Leagues, and