Outside the door, Bai Yun and Lin Lin stood together. Bai Yun, with a look of gossip, asked, "Hey, hey, Tian, why did I just see you with Su Han?"
Lin Lin quickly nodded, "Yeah, yeah, I saw Su Han smiling so happily."
"You saw wrong," Cheng Tian said without hesitation.
"Impossible, you little rascal were definitely chatting with Su Han, I saw it. You're quite something, yesterday you said you weren't interested, and today you've already got her?! I saw the faces of all the boys in the classroom, they were all dark."
Cheng Tian said irritably, "I was just thanking her for helping me earlier, what are you thinking?"
"Oh, right, right, everything you say is right."
Cheng Tian rolled his eyes and didn't continue. He knew it would be useless to say anything more. "How did you do on the exam?"
Bai Yun gave a thumbs up, "Of course, no problem. I think I aced it this time." Lin Lin also smiled, "I'm pretty much the same. I answered all the questions this time except for a few difficult ones."
"What about you? How did you do on the exam?" Lin Lin asked.
"Me?" Cheng Tian said with a matter-of-fact expression, "Except for that odd question 35 that I left blank, I wrote down everything else I knew."
Bai Yun and Lin Lin nodded in perfect sync.
"I figured as much." x2
Cheng Tian: ...Thanks, I feel offended.
Bai Yun chuckled, "No choice, Ah Tian, your math is just that bad." Lin Lin chimed in, "Exactly, you don't even know how the coordinate quadrants are distributed."
Seeing the two of them acting like a married couple, Cheng Tian was truly annoyed... The morning exam was held in the classroom, but the afternoon battles were held in Dulwich High School's newly built open-air stadium.
As expected of a key municipal high school, Dulwich High School's battle arena in the stadium was built according to the specifications of a formal competition. The venue also had special treatment machines for Pokémon, and the hardware facilities were all complete.
The stadium was large enough to accommodate all the students for viewing.
So the afternoon competition was quite lively, with so many people watching, the contestants were also quite nervous.
Many students in the arena had already summoned their Pokémon and were eager to fight.
"Tian, over here, over here!" As soon as Cheng Tian arrived at the venue in the afternoon, he immediately saw Bai Yun and Lin Lin. They had surrounded themselves with a circle of sodas and popcorn, even forming a small temporary base. The two called out to Cheng Tian.
Cheng Tian walked over, feeling quite speechless.
What's it like to have two overly eccentric friends???
"Are you two planning a trench warfare?" Cheng Tian asked, exasperated.
"Hehe," Lin Lin stuffed a handful of popcorn into her mouth. "There are 4 hours of matches this afternoon, how can we not be fully prepared?"
Bai Yun picked up a bucket of popcorn and handed it to Cheng Tian: "Come sit, come sit. So much popcorn and soda, let's finish it all this afternoon!"
Although Cheng Tian was reluctant, he couldn't resist the allure of popcorn and soda, so he sat down and ate with them, drawing envious glances from those around him.
It was still very hot at 2 PM in Binzhou in September. At this time, being able to drink a soda was, of course, a pleasure. But for those who couldn't get a soda, it was torture... The people around them kept staring at the three of them drinking soda, their eyes full of resentment... Please, you three, have some humanity!
Just as Cheng Tian and his two friends were sitting and waiting for the competition to start, Su Han also walked into the stadium. Immediately, many eyes turned from the sodas to Su Han.
The weather was quite hot, and Su Han was only wearing a white shirt with her school uniform pants. Her perfect figure was on full display, causing many 'old gentlemen' to feel a rush of blood to their heads.
Su Han immediately spotted the three most conspicuous people in the crowd. A charming smile played on her lips as she walked towards them.
"Classmate Cheng Tian, we meet again," Su Han greeted Cheng Tian with a smile.
Cheng Tian, who was chugging soda, paused, then quickly swallowed it. "Hello, Classmate Su Han."
"There are no seats nearby, may I sit next to you?" Su Han asked sweetly.
As soon as she said this, the boys' eyes turned hostile. "What virtue and ability does this kid have to sit next to my goddess?!" "Ahhh! It's unfair, I'm clearly much handsomer than that kid."
Cheng Tian hadn't spoken yet, but the two people beside him had incredibly expressive faces.
Big gossip!
Lin Lin quickly answered for Cheng Tian, "Yes, yes, Classmate Su Han, please sit here." Bai Yun also nodded quickly, stuffing a bottle of soda into Cheng Tian's hand, making a comical winking gesture.
"Thank you," Su Han smiled sweetly and sat down next to Cheng Tian. Cheng Tian could smell her fragrant scent.
He rolled his eyes at Bai Yun and handed the soda in his hand to Su Han: "It's hot, drink one to cool down."
Su Han took the soda, thanked him, unscrewed the cap, and started drinking. Her small sips contrasted with Lin Lin chugging directly from the bottle. "It really is cooler."
Bai Yun and Lin Lin watched the two of them chatting happily, their desire for gossip burning intensely, their smiles almost reaching their ears.
"And they said there was nothing going on." x2
Just then, a teacher walked onto the field. "Quiet, quiet! I see someone still talking!"
Everyone around immediately quieted down.
"Ahem, we will now begin the afternoon battle test. Everyone will have two matches, and you will come up when your number is called."
"Both sides can only use one Pokémon. The battle ends when one or both Pokémon are unable to fight. You are not allowed to attack trainers; violators will be severely punished."
"It's not about achieving victory. Even if you lose, there will be teachers on the field who will grade you based on your battle performance. So please think carefully about how to deliver a battle that satisfies the teachers."
"Did everyone understand?"
"Understood!" Everyone below the stage replied.
The teacher nodded at their response, "Then, the competition now begins. Students whose exam numbers are called, please come onto the stage for the battle test."
"093660122, 093240881"
Hearing this, two boys stood up and looked at each other, their eyes meeting without any sign of backing down. They walked directly towards the field.
"Both contestants summon your Pokémon. Let the battle begin."
Two flashes of red light, and a Poochyena and a Diggersby appeared on the field. "Diggersby, use Mud Shot!"
Diggersby quickly dug up several clumps of dirt from the ground and powerfully launched them towards Poochyena with its ears.
"Dodge and then use Quick Attack!" Poochyena nimbly dodged the incoming Mud Shot and used Quick Attack, rushing towards Diggersby.
The agile Diggersby, seeing this, used Dig and burrowed underground.
The match on the field kept everyone below the stage glued to their seats. Cheng Tian and his friends found their popcorn tasted even better. Su Han watched Cheng Tian continuously stuff popcorn into his mouth, finding it very amusing.
He eats popcorn like a hamster, with his cheeks puffed out... After Diggersby jumped out of the hole, it launched an attack on Poochyena. Its powerful ears and sharp claws clashed together, creating an intense scene.
Finally, Diggersby successfully defeated Poochyena with Dig and Tackle. "Winner, Diggersby. And don't be discouraged if you lost, there will be another match."
Both students nodded simultaneously, recalled their Pokémon into their balls, and walked off the field to heal their Pokémon.
In the subsequent matches, everyone fought very hard, even resulting in situations where both Pokémon lost the ability to battle simultaneously. The atmosphere quickly became heated.
"093250086, 093280556"
"Hmm? It's my turn." Bai Yun heard her exam number called, put down her popcorn, and stood up. "Go, Yun!" "Fight well, defeat your opponent!"
Cheng Tian and Lin Lin cheered Bai Yun on, and Su Han, from the side, nodded to encourage him.
Bai Yun smiled confidently, "Watch me and Chimchar perform."
Both contestants walked onto the field, and with a flash of red light, "Yaka!" Chimchar let out a spirited cry. Its opponent was an Elekid.
Cheng Tian's expression was strange. He remembered in the anime he watched in his previous life, Ash's Infernape was abandoned by Paul when it was a Chimchar. And Paul just happened to have an Electabuzz that evolved into Electivire.
It's like a fated showdown... Elekid looked like it had a plug on its head, and currents were crackling between its two horns, clearly full of fighting spirit.
"The battle begins!"
Bai Yun gave the first command: "Chimchar, use Focus Energy and Work Up, prepare Fire Punch." Immediately, a faint brown aura surrounded Chimchar, and its eyes became sharper. Its fists were enveloped in flames, waiting for the command to attack.
The opponent was no fool and didn't immediately choose to engage Chimchar in close combat. "Elekid, use Swift!"
Yellow stars condensed between the two plugs on Elekid's head and were flung out, flying towards Chimchar. Seeing this, Chimchar spat out a burst of sparks from its mouth, colliding with Swift.
However, a few stars were not intercepted and hit Chimchar. Chimchar was struck and took damage.
"Good opportunity, Quick Attack, then Thunder Punch." Elekid transformed into a white light, rapidly pouncing towards Chimchar, its fists wreathed in lightning, striking Chimchar fiercely.
"Hmph, just a punch, we'll join in too! Fire Punch!" Chimchar met Elekid's attack with its already prepared Fire Punch, and Elekid actually recoiled a bit. The Iron Fist ability was not that easy to take.
Elekid looked shocked. This little monkey in front of it, looking so skinny, actually had such great strength.
Bai Yun smiled. Chimchar trained its punches daily with weights. Now that Chimchar had removed its weights, it could attack 140 times per minute (with both hands combined), and a single punch had a force of 28 kilograms.
"Don't stop, let it taste Thunder Punch too."
Chimchar's fists were no longer wreathed in flames, but in lightning. It began a furious assault on Elekid.
"Yaka!" Chimchar's punches landed squarely, and Elekid could initially parry one or two times, but gradually it couldn't keep up and was even paralyzed.
Chimchar's eyes were filled with fighting spirit. Looking at the constantly battered Elekid, it could only think of one phrase... Boxer briefs... Boxer briefs!!!!
"Quick, retreat!" The opponent urgently commanded. "Going? Don't go!" Chimchar clasped its two fists together and used Fire Punch again. The flames from its clasped hands were significantly larger, and Chimchar slammed them fiercely onto Elekid's head.
Elekid's eyes rolled back, and it fainted.
"Winner, Chimchar!"
Chimchar waved its hand, and the flames on its fists dissipated. It looked at the fallen Elekid with disdain.
Seeing this scene of mindless punching, everyone felt a surge of excitement.
Cheng Tian nodded. "As expected of you, DIO. Chimchar."