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The group exchanged glances, while Jonar, who was not far away, sighed inwardly.

Bai Yao's soldiers only experience a very short period of stun after using Meteor Strike, a fact they knew, and they had even told their teammate above them. However, he... seemed to have forgotten this because he was too nervous during the match.

This brief period of stagnation might be exploited in a normal battle, but it won't work once you've defeated a Pokémon.

Because both recalling a Pokémon and releasing a new one take time, and during that time, Sirfetch'd can recover.

However, to Jonah's surprise, the onion soldiers on the field did not seem to have recovered, which made Jonah tilt his head.

Could it be that the Meteor Strike he just used had taken too much to handle, forcing even him to rest for a while?

That was possible, but soon Jonar understood Bai Yao's intention—it was a trap!

Jonah quickly looked at his teammate, and sure enough, after seeing the opponent's Farfetch'd freeze, he quickly threw out a Poké Ball.

It was the same Gyarados that instantly returned to the field.

But the moment this guy returned, the scallion soldier looked up and launched the second Meteor Assault—Sprint!

This scene startled the trainer on the other side, and Jonah shook his head.

This time, we're likely to lose, not only because of our overall strength, but also because of our lack of experience in combat.

But even though he had already noticed it, he couldn't possibly say anything to warn him.

Because this is an individual competition, he would disdain doing such a thing. Moreover, if he did, at best he might receive a warning from the league, and at worst he would be disqualified from the competition.

Even Carlos's alliance wouldn't step in to protect him.

Since this is the first World Championship, if anyone dares to tamper with the competition, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to the league?

This is absolutely unacceptable, even to members of the alliance.

So even though Jonah saw through all of this, he could only watch helplessly.

The Gyarados, caught off guard, was instantly severely injured. In the ensuing battle, it could only try to wear down Sirfetch'd's stamina, knowing it had virtually no chance of defeating him.

The opposing side had also largely accepted the fact that they were about to be defeated.

Even if Gyarados manages to hold off Sirfairy for a while, Bai Yao still has two Pokémon left!

There's even a Babu Tubo who can be resurrected through prayer, and soon the Onion Soldiers can take the field again.

As for Lin Xuan and the others, seeing that the outcome of the match was basically decided, they simply started chatting.

"Such a treacherous tactic, you must have taught it to me?"

Zhong Ming has always been outspoken.

"Hey! What do you mean by 'insidious'? Besides, this has absolutely nothing to do with me, okay?"

Lin Xuan waved his hand helplessly; this was entirely Bai Yao's own spur-of-the-moment idea.

It can only be said that even Zhong Mingyi and many others seemed to underestimate Bai Yao.

Indeed, among all the people present, only Bai Yao seemed silly and completely clueless.

But don't forget that although Bai Yao's runner-up finish had an element of luck, she still genuinely defeated Cheng Si, who was sitting right there on the sidelines.

"Okay, I admit I underestimated this girl a bit before."

Zhong Ming nodded and said with a smile that Bai Yao's strength was stronger than he had imagined, which was a good thing, meaning that the Chinese team was stronger!

However, the overall significance is still not very great, since Bai Yao will likely not be able to play in the subsequent team competitions.

Bai Yao originally left Babu Groundhog to deal with that Gyarados, but before it could be used, Gyarados collapsed on its own.

Actually, Lin Xuan had always been puzzled by one thing: why this Gyarados hadn't Mega Evolved.

If it can Mega Evolve, although it will still be a bit difficult to deal with Fighting-type Pokémon like Baiyao, at least it will no longer have a four-fold weakness, which is definitely an advantage.

However, this Gyarados doesn't even have the ability to Mega Evolve, because it's not carrying a Mega Stone, while the other one is carrying a Key Stone, which means—

The opponent's last Pokémon—Super Aggron!

It's an incredibly tanky character, but it still seems a bit too much for Bai Yao's Pokémon.

Even though the exhausted Onion Soldier finally lost his ability to fight, he still managed to use his last Meteor Strike. However, less than a minute later, the first thing Babu Tubo did after entering the field was not to attack, but to use Resurrection Prayer.

Scallion soldiers—resurrected!

It should be said that this Aggron is indeed very strong. Even a fully-equipped Sirfly should only be able to fight it to a draw. However, because it was hit by the initial Meteor Strike, and then by Babu Groundhog's close-range attack, it ended up being defeated along with the re-entered Sirfly.

After the battle ended, the Chinese audience erupted in cheers, because Bai Yao had only used two Pokémon so far, and hadn't even used Mega Evolution yet.

It's like winning a two-on-three battle – a huge victory!

We definitely need to cheer!

Apart from Bai Yao and Lin Xuan, the Chinese team was quite lucky, as they all started their matches on the first day and all of them advanced smoothly.

Each round lasts for two days, so whether you are on the first or second day is very important. If you are on the first day, it means you have an extra day of rest.

If the initial battle is quite intense, this extra day is also very important.

Lin Xuan returned to her residence that evening, but first went out for dinner with her parents. However, just as she was about to say goodbye to Zhong Mingyi and the others at the entrance of the athletes' village, after Zhong Mingyi and the others had left, Lin's mother somehow ran up to Bai Yao's side.

"Want to come along?"

Bai Yao paused for a moment, then looked at Lin Xuan, but it was no use, because Lin Xuan's eyes widened as well.

But after realizing what was happening, he quickly gave Bai Yao a meaningful look.

Bai Yao's mind suddenly became sharp at this moment. Although she liked to freeload meals, she also knew that not all meals were free and that one should know how to avoid harm and seek benefit in many situations!

"Excuse me, Auntie, I... I have something to do. I'll definitely do it next time!"

"Oh dear, that's such a pity!"

Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly pulled the two away, still complaining as they walked.

"It would be so awkward if the three of us were eating together and we asked others to do something!"

"Hmph! If you rely on yourself... do you understand that our Lin family has only had one son for three generations?!"

Lin's father tapped Lin Xuan on the head. These days, besides Qin Guan and Luo Guan, the only people who could tap Lin Xuan on the head were probably these two.

Even Luo Guan might not be able to hit her. Lin Xuan felt that even if her current wave power was not as good as her teacher's, it was not much worse, so she was not completely powerless to resist.

"Alright, alright, let's go eat!"

Lin Xuan was too lazy to talk about all this nonsense; she needed to finish her meal early so she could go back to training.

Even during the competition, training cannot be neglected; in fact, it is even more important to continue training precisely because it is during the competition!

After finishing her meal with her parents, Lin Xuan handed Eevee to them and gave it a good rub before returning to the athletes' village.

Then Zhong Mingyi stopped him and pulled him aside.

"what happened?"

Lin Xuan noticed that Zhong Mingyi's expression was a bit strange. Although Zhong Mingyi was usually a bit unreliable, when he showed this expression, it must mean he had something important to say!

Lin Xuan said with considerable certainty, and Zhong Mingyi nodded in agreement, speaking with a serious expression.

"This matter is currently under wraps, so please don't tell anyone."

"I know, so what exactly happened?"

Lin Xuan asked somewhat impatiently, and Zhong Mingyi's tone seemed quite serious.

Even pulling Lin Xuan into a corner wasn't enough; they even added a sentence.

"I've already had Slowking use his superpowers to seal off this area, so no one will be able to hear our conversation."

"is it so serious?"

Lin Xuan frowned; things seemed even more serious than she had initially anticipated.

"You should know that there's a torch relay part in this World Championships, right?"

"Yes, I remember it being... Moltres's fire?"

Zhong Ming shook his head.

"Although Moltres is considered an incredibly powerful legendary Pokémon by ordinary people, we all know that Moltres is not invincible among legendary Pokémon, even the strongest Moltres."

"So you mean...that's not Moltres's flame?"

Lin Xuan immediately had a goal in mind: a flame stronger than that of the Moltres.

"That's right, that's Ho-Oh's flame!"

Zhong Mingyi said to Lin Xuan.

"But just now, the Phoenix Flame that was originally preserved was stolen!"

"How can it be!"

Lin Xuan blurted out these words almost without thinking, and it was at this moment that she realized Zhong Mingyi's intention in sealing off the space.

But that's almost impossible!

Chapter 590 Curiosity

This is truly unbelievable. Where is this? This is the Alliance headquarters! How could someone possibly steal something here?