At the entrance to the Secret Realm, Chu Xin and Bai Le emerged once again, utterly exhausted. Including today, they had already spent two days battling inside.
Although both were worn out, Bai Le's eyes were brimming with excitement.
"You cleared out one percent of the frenzied Pokémon this time. Eighteen percent remain in the Secret Realm."
"Only eighteen percent left. With any luck, we'll be able to finish tomorrow."
As soon as they left the Secret Realm, Luo Luo delivered its now-familiar report on the situation inside. For the past two days, Bai Le and Chu Xin had been fighting there constantly, clearing out large numbers of Pokémon on every trip. There were no longer so many Pokémon that even Luo Luo couldn't count them.
Despite all the Pokémon they had cleared out, plenty of frenzied ones remained in the Secret Realm. Fortunately, the end was finally in sight.
In contrast to Bai Le's excitement, Chu Xin looked utterly drained. This was Bai Le's Trial, and passing it would earn him a Heracross Mega Evolution Stone. Chu Xin, meanwhile, had gained nothing at all. The prolonged, intense battles had visibly worn down even him, the Trainer, making him look as though he had aged several years.
"It's finally almost over! I really don't want to go back into that Secret Realm!"
Chu Xin glanced toward the Secret Realm, a trace of disgust lingering in his eyes. Even Zeraora's Trial hadn't been this exhausting. Compared to that, this Trial was pure torture. He truly didn't want to set foot in this Secret Realm again!
After leaving the Secret Realm, Chu Xin followed Xiao Wu back to camp and began preparing lunch.
Bai Le, who had come back with him, eagerly studied the data Luo Luo had provided.
"Your Jindu Academy's