Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

Chapter 602 Misunderstanding

Once the knockout stage begins, a new draw will be held for each advancement, so even if Lin Xuan and his team win the match early, they cannot know the strength of their opponents in advance through the group assignments.

However, that evening, Lin Xuan finally learned about her next opponent.

"Uh……"

Lin Xuan's expression was somewhat strange. In fact, not only Lin Xuan, but also the other players on the Chinese team, as well as the audience who were watching the group assignments, were all collectively silent.

Because the player Lin Xuan encountered this time was none other than Dila, the captain of the Egyptian team, whom he had personally carried away in the very first Swiss round.

Moreover, Lin Xuan just carried away another Egyptian player today. Lin Xuan even wondered if the league was really not doing this on purpose.

Almost everyone began to observe a moment of silence for the athlete, Dillah.

Given Lin Xuan's performance these past few days, although Dila has shown great strength so far and definitely has some strength he's holding back, no one thinks he'll be a match for Lin Xuan.

No one was there, not even Dila herself felt the hope was slim.

So when he saw this group assignment, he was so angry he almost vomited blood and nearly went to the league to seek justice.

He endured humiliation and surrendered directly to Lin Xuan during the Swiss round, wasn't it all so that he could achieve better results later?

Then in the second round of the knockout stage, you made me run into you again. Isn't that targeted?

Dila really wanted to curse, and she even actually did it. If her teammates hadn't held her back, she might have filed a complaint with the league headquarters.

But these kinds of things are destined to be unspeakable suffering.

So much so that even netizens online are making fun of it.

[Is Teacher Mimikyu really going to just carry out all the members of the Egyptian team?]

That's so tragic, this is their only child!

So... Lin Xuan, please go a little easier tomorrow and leave a slightly better impression.

Who will want to play with you anymore if you keep acting like this?

"So you're saying you're sure this wasn't a deliberate arrangement by the alliance?"

Lin Xuan was stunned when she saw the draw. Although the knockout stage allocation would take into account the points from the previous Swiss rounds to some extent, the probability of encountering Dilla was still not high.

This just shows how unlucky he was.

After all, the league couldn't possibly do anything underhanded; Lin Xuan was just making a casual joke.

"The league is definitely fine. I think the problem lies with you... So far, you've encountered what's considered normal, and there aren't many weaker players left."

Although Zhong Mingyi didn't know exactly how strong the opponent was, he was definitely not among the strongest in the current team.

So far, Zhong Mingyi feels that the only remaining threat is actually the captain of Galar. The captain of Carlos is weaker than he thought, but he is still very strong. Not to mention that the girl is still an uncertain factor.

Then there are the captains of Unova and the captains of Japan.

Most of them are captains of those seeded teams, but even among them, their abilities vary greatly.

Among them, the one Zhong Mingyi felt was the most threatening was that guy from the Unification.

So far, that guy hasn't shown any particularly strong abilities, but Zhong Mingyi could sense... he's very strong! Really strong!

This is a kind of intuition, and Zhong Mingyi trusts his intuition quite a bit.

However, halfway through her speech, Lin Xuan suddenly remembered something. Hadn't they agreed to talk about Zhang Shouqing? But the topic was diverted because of the group assignment information from the alliance.

"Alright, alright, let's put this aside for now. We'll have time to talk about it later."

Zhong Mingyi knew what Lin Xuan wanted to know, so he said directly, "I fought him before, guess what the result was?"

"Wait a minute, let's confirm first, are you all going all out?"

Lin Xuan asked first, because if this question wasn't clarified first, Zhong Mingyi might just give Lin Xuan a completely unexpected twist.

Lin Xuan was certain that Zhong Mingyi was the kind of person who could do such a thing.

But this time, Zhong Mingyi nodded very firmly.

"Because there was still some time before the tournament, we didn't hold back at all."

At that time, there was still time before the tournament, so neither of them had any reservations.

If the tournament is too close to the start, players might be hesitant to play for fear of injuring their Pokémon prematurely.

However, in that battle, both of them used their full strength.

"The results of it?"

"I won, but... it was a tough victory! It was a Pyrrhic one."

Zhong Mingyi said this, and Lin Xuan could tell from the guy's eyes that he was definitely not lying.

Lin Xuan saw that Zhong Mingyi's strength was unmatched, even in the entire World Championships.

For Zhang Shouqing to have achieved this level of skill... is already quite outrageous.

"However, that guy made a decision beforehand."

But Zhong Mingyi quickly continued.

"what?"

Lin Xuan asked with some curiosity. Now that she knew Zhang Shouqing's strength, Lin Xuan felt more at ease. The Chinese team seemed to be even stronger than she had imagined!

"That guy doesn't seem to be planning to go all out in the individual competition; he's saving it for the team competition."

"what?"

Even Lin Xuan was stunned when Zhong Mingyi said those words.

Before this, many people were indeed hiding their strength, but it's basically impossible to hide it anymore, since no one can be indifferent to their ranking in individual competitions.

To some extent, it is even more important for individual players than for team competitions.

But Zhang Shouqing seemed completely unconcerned.

"But if that's the case... it's up to him."

Lin Xuan knew that Zhang Shouqing was probably thinking of the team, but that was a little unfair.

Moreover, given the current strength of the Chinese national team, it seems unnecessary to do such a thing!

Even if they play normally, there are probably few teams that can compare to the Chinese team.

If Zhang Shouqing's strength is truly as Zhong Mingyi described, it should still be above Jonar's at full power, which is already quite terrifying.

Lin Xuan felt that apart from that girl, Carlos's team probably couldn't come up with a second Jonar.

"It's not entirely because of those things, actually that guy..."

Zhong Mingyi seemed to be finding it hard to say, but Lin Xuan immediately guessed what he wanted to say.

"You're not trying to tell me that this guy is just lazy and that's why he doesn't want to continue the competition, are you?"

Lin Xuan's lips twitched slightly, but considering the situation over the past few days, it was still very possible.

If that's really the case, Lin Xuan thought she was already a very lazy person, but she never expected there to be someone even more awesome than herself.

However, Zhong Mingyi still nodded, affirming Lin Xuan's words.

"Okay, if it's his own decision, then so be it."

Lin Xuan nodded in agreement, and at the same time felt that not only other teams, but also other players in the Chinese team might not be clear about Zhang Shouqing's strength, and then watch him be defeated.

According to Zhong Mingyi, in subsequent battles, Zhang Shouqing would try his best to only display the strength of Chu Jingyun, and then lose when he faced an opponent of similar ability.

In other words, the Chinese teams cannot meet each other, otherwise he would rather have a civil war and then surrender, which would also give him a better excuse to be lazy.

"But that guy also said that we shouldn't let him play in team matches unless necessary, we can handle it."

Zhong Ming shrugged, while Lin Xuan chuckled.

"It's alright, we can just leave the troublesome battles to Chu Jingyun from now on."

"You guy..."

Zhong Mingyi was also helpless, but he still expressed his approval of Lin Xuan's idea.

This also gives Bai Yao and others a chance to play.

After all, unless it's a very strong opponent, with Zhong Mingyi and the others backing them up, even if Bai Yao goes up and gets killed, they can still win.

Time passed quickly, and after a day of rest, Lin Xuan finally returned to the battlefield.

As for standing opposite Lin Xuan at this moment, it was Dila, who had a somewhat resigned expression.

This guy isn't in a good mood right now. After all, he's run into an opponent like Lin Xuan at a time like this. It would be strange if he were in a good mood!

"Although I may not be your match, I will still give it my all."

The opponent spoke somewhat broken Mandarin, clearly having learned it on the spot, but Lin Xuan still nodded in respect.

This guy is definitely stronger than the one I met a couple of days ago.

But what does it matter?

Lin Xuan has even beaten the stronger Jonar, so why would he be afraid of this?

Lin Xuan threw out the Poké Ball, and the entire venue erupted in cheers upon seeing the Pokémon that appeared inside.