I, the first trainer of the new world

"This person is amazing. He actually managed to break down the defenses of Liu Ruyan's martial arts school."

"A trainer from Kanto? Does anyone know him?"

"I don't know him, but he sounds so cool!"

"Was he handsome? All I saw was his proud, honored face in death."

The audience was engaged in heated discussion, but few believed that Qianlin could defeat Liu Ruyan.

After all, Liu Ruyan had already mastered the art of Substitute and Poison. The combination of Gliscor and Amoonguss had defeated countless trainers who thought they could defeat her. No matter how advantageous a trainer was at the start, they would eventually fall victim to Poison.

Starmie, a common Water-type Pokémon, has appeared countless times.

Therefore, not many people believe that Seto Kaiba below can defeat Substitute Poison.

Can't I?

Faced with the ultimate absorption of the exposed mushroom, the gem starfish remained motionless, its central red gem shining with boundless brilliance.

Qianlin's lips curled up: "I'll correct two of your mistakes. First, if your Scorpion King doesn't participate, with the power of Starmie, its Ice Beam and Water Cannon attacks can both take down your Scorpion King. Even if Starmie's level is higher than Scorpion King's and it can't kill it in one hit, your Scorpion King won't have a chance to heal with Feather Rest."

"Secondly, Agaric's strength doesn't lie purely in its Substitute, Defense, and Poison abilities. Forcing Agaric to be a Special Defense is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut." Qianlin took out a Poké Ball. "Starmie, Gravity!"

A green glow shone from the Exposed Mushroom, and terrifying energy instantly bombarded the Gem Starfish.

Almost simultaneously, the red gem shone brightly, and a terrifying force descended from the sky, as if a mountain had instantly pressed down on the exposed mushroom.

With the burst of Ultimate Absorption, the shimmering energy on Starmie returned to Mushroom's body, and the next second, a red light retracted Starmie.

"I'll give you a little something for free." Qianlin maintained his arrogant smile, "Even if you were out of your mind, you shouldn't have made such a decision as to send out the Defeat Mushroom to use Giga Drain!"

The second Poké Ball was thrown.

"Crush them! Nidoran!"

"Roar!"

Purple, with a single horn, a dinosaur-like figure, and armor gleaming with a cold light, a terrifying behemoth landed in the arena.

Liu Ruyan's expression changed slightly.

She must have been a bit out of her mind to use Giga Drain. She should have used Spore instead. Although it can't limit Starmie's gravity, it would generally make the opponent careful with their switching, since they don't want their second Pokémon to be eaten by Spore as soon as it enters the field.

However, her ultimate drain attack caused Starmie to activate Gravity normally, and at the same time gave Nidoking the opportunity to appear.

I'm out of my mind!

"But so what!" Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth. "I haven't lost yet!"

It's just Gravity Plus Nidoking... What's Nidoking's skill pool again?

Oh no, so few people use this Pokémon game; I don't know much about it.

"Hmph↘↗" Seto Kaiba crossed his arms, "Nidoking, Flame Burst!"

"Roar!"

Nidoking roared, and crimson flames erupted from its dinosaur-like, ferocious maw. The flames gathered in front of it, and the fierce, clawing shape transformed into the Chinese character "大" (big) as it flew rapidly. The intense heat made the opposing Shroomish look uncomfortable.

"Isn't Nidoking a physical attacker?!" Liu Ruyan forced herself to calm down. "You don't know how to battle at all, and you've exposed yourself as a Fungus and a Booster!"

How could a physical attacker's move possibly kill me instantly?

Go to sleep! Then go die!

boom! ! !

A terrifying roar erupted in the stadium, and flames and a storm instantly shot out. The transparent energy walls around the stadium blocked the flames and storm, and everyone looked down in astonishment.

Qianlin crossed his arms and calmly watched the flames and smoke ahead, his silver trench coat fluttering in the wind.

Amidst the dazzling flames, green dust drifted in the wind.

Nidoking, who was standing to one side, suddenly felt his eyelids get heavy and instantly knelt down. He fought off his sleepiness and struggled to open one eye to look ahead.

On the other side of the field, the battered and bruised Mushroom held up its shields, its sharp eyes fixed on them.

Even though the flames scorched its body black, its eyes remained bright and alert.

Nidoking gritted its teeth, red blood vessels appearing in its sleepy eyes. The next second... its massive body crashed to the ground, and it fell into a peaceful sleep.

As the smoke cleared, the center of the venue reappeared before everyone's eyes.

Seeing Nidoking fall, voices of "I knew it" came from the audience. They were not surprised at all. The Pokémon that had revealed its mushroom flesh did not seem to be a Grass-type Pokémon, but rather a Water-type, and was completely unaffected by Fire-type moves.

"Hehehe..." Liu Ruyan smiled, her beautiful face beaming with a warm smile, much like a virtuous woman. "Next, you either switch to Starmie to court death, or gamble on whether Nidoking can wake up. This is the consequence of only bringing a Special Attacker~"

Is this a yandere?

Qianlin simply stared at her coldly: "If it's just about degree... that's boring."

Slightly——

Clench your teeth.

Liu Ruyan could no longer maintain her fake smile. She gritted her teeth and said, "Then die in your sleep! Exposed Mushroom, Ultimate Absorption!"

"Amoon!"

The exposed mushroom raised its shield high, its eyes filled with pride and confidence.

It has defeated many powerful enemies and countless Pokémon, facing Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Ice types head-on. But so what? Its trainer is the strongest trainer! Even a Pokémon as weak as itself can…

boom! ! !

The crimson flames enveloped the exposed mushroom again, and the terrifying temperature even distorted space, leaving only the bright red color reflected on Liu Ruyan's blank face.

Nidoking, who was already asleep, stood in place with his eyes closed, but flames were churning in his mouth.

The scene was completely silent.

Qianlin turned around, showing his back to everyone, and tilted his head to gaze at the scene with the last glimmer of light: "Your struggles only deserve this kind of ending."

The flames burned fiercely, and the exposed mushroom fell to the ground, helplessly looking at Nidoking in front of it, before collapsing into the flames.

The referee raised his flag at the opportune moment: "The exposed mushroom is incapacitated!"

"Next one." Qian Lin said coldly, his back to Liu Ruyan, "Don't waste my time."

The flames were burning.

The venue was completely silent; even Yi Ke and Zheng Yaqian were terrified.

For some reason, the two of them sensed an emotion from Qianlin that was... anger.

"...Talking in your sleep." Liu Ruyan spoke blankly, "Gravity Explosion, are you really from Kanto?"

She felt she had been deceived.

Qianlin didn't answer, but glanced at her face out of the corner of his eye: "Next one."

For some reason, Liu Ruyan suddenly felt a very bad feeling. The anger she felt from being provoked by 'Seto Kaiba' vanished instantly, and her mind seemed to clear up a lot.

Along with that, her previously degenerated 'Emperor's Perception' also became active.

Danger—every cell in her body was telling her that.

At this moment, she didn't want to know who 'Seto Kaiba' was, nor did she want to know how the other party could use two Pokémon that could be found everywhere to create such a cruel thing as a gravity explosion. She just wanted to survive... at least to make sure that her hand wouldn't be broken.

It's impossible to break a hand after it's been beaten into such a mess.

Thinking this, she threw out Gliscor's Poké Ball.

The Scorpion King, which had just made its appearance, was about to raise its pincers to give itself a boost, but almost at the same time, a terrifying gravity pressed it hard to the ground. Its wings seemed to be tied up, making it unable to fly, and its whole body became much heavier.

“Gli——”

Scorpion King stood on the ground, its tail swishing, watching Nidoking with extreme vigilance.

Seemingly sensing the killing intent... whether it came from Scorpion King or 'Seto Kaiba', after Scorpion King appeared, Nidoking shook his head and suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes were sharp, showing no trace of the dazedness of someone who had just woken up.

"Did the flames weaken the mushroom spores?" Qianlin closed his eyes, chuckled, then opened them and walked back the way he came.

Everyone was stunned, staring blankly as he left.

The referee seemed to want to say something, and just as he turned to face Qianlin, a calm voice came from the passage: "Take care of Nidoking, Blizzard."

"Roar!"

The roar shook the heavens.

Before the flames had even died down, endless snowstorms appeared out of nowhere. Extreme heat was followed by extreme cold, and the white snowstorms quickly covered the entire battlefield.

The next second, a beam of red light shot out from the passage and accurately struck Nidoking amidst the raging wind and snow.

As Nidoran disappeared from the scene, the blizzard began to subside at a visible speed.

The entire ground was covered in snowflakes, turning it a pure white. The cold wind blew through the venue, making it as cold and silent as a snowy wonderland.

Inside that snow-white stadium, Scorpio King was buried by snowflakes.

The referee was the first to recover, and almost instinctively raised his flag: "Scorpion King is unable to fight, so the winner is Seto Kaiba!"

Everyone looked toward the challenge area, which... was completely empty.

Zheng Yaqian walked up to the command platform and patted Liu Ruyan on the shoulder with a gloating expression: "You're finished."

At this moment, Liu Ruyan was like a wind-up toy that had been forgotten to be oiled, stiff and listless.

Qianlin gave her so many chances, yet she still let anger cloud her judgment and beat her into such a mess. The Gravity Blast Team must be so simple and mindless. Not only did she fail to seize the opportunity to counterattack, but she also overlooked the Sleep Talk move.

It's over, she's finished.

The pride she gained from dominating weaker opponents has now truly come back to haunt her.

It broke our hearts!

Liu Ruyan covered her mouth and cried out, "Sister Qian~"

“It has nothing to do with me.” Zheng Yaqian immediately distanced herself from the situation, but seeing Liu Ruyan’s pitiful appearance, she couldn’t bear it and said, “You know, Qianlin is very serious about this kind of thing. Don’t even mention calling me, even if you call Yike, it won’t make a difference. What you need to do now is to go over and apologize quickly, maybe you can copy less.”

If it's just copying the attribute counter table...

Zheng Yaqian glanced at Liu Ruyan, who was bursting into tears, and helplessly shrugged. There was nothing she could do to help her.