Pokémon: Thunder Shatters the Darkness

When I opened the door of the lounge, I saw several people already sitting inside.

They were chatting with each other, and the atmosphere was pretty good, without any sense of pressure as if they were about to fight each other.

Even when Yang Xiao pushed the door, he saw someone polite enough to stand up and greet him.

Is this the rookie competition?

It really is... just like playing house.

Yang Xiao would only think about this in his heart but would not say it out loud.

So when he faced the few people who stood up and greeted him, he had a kind smile on his face that no one could find fault with:

"Hello everyone, my name is Yang Xiao, and I'm contestant number 57."

Some responded with a smile, while others seemed to be thinking about something.

"Yang Xiao...Oh? Oh!"

The man took out his cell phone. After twenty seconds, he suddenly covered his mouth and pointed at Yang Xiao with a surprised expression: "Are you... the boy that Jiang Youyi mentioned?"

With three million fans, is the traffic that huge?

Or is it because she is a local internet celebrity, so more people in the local area have seen her?

Yang Xiao smiled and said, "If there is no other person named Yang Xiao in Henghai No. 3 Middle School, then it should be me."

"Depend on."

The man scratched his head and sighed: "Whoever runs into you is bound to lose."

"how is this possible?"

Yang Xiao was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed out loud:

"We are all new trainers. Who wins and who loses can't be decided by just chatting for a few minutes. What's more, you are afraid before we even fight. What's the point of you coming here?"

"Makes sense."

Some people ignited their fighting spirit and looked at Yang Xiao with burning eyes: "I worked so hard to get into the combat class, how can I retreat without a fight?"

"Just do it!"

"You have to touch it to know whether it's hard or not!"

"Must win!"

Yang Xiao looked at the people in front of him who were inspired by him with a smile, not caring at all that these words were said by everyone looking at him.

The atmosphere has been created.

I guess... I should have some confidence now, right?

If you know you are going to lose before going on stage, few people will fight with passion, and they will just prepare for it after a rough preparation.

For the audience who bought the tickets, it would definitely feel like they had wasted their money, which would result in a decrease in the number of viewers for the next game.

Yang Xiao would never accept such a thing!

Impressed.

Who needs to encourage their opponent to fight hard before a game?

Entering the changing room, Yang Xiao took off his clothes and put on the "competitive uniform" printed with advertising slogans, and gently touched the Poké Ball of his bear apprentice at his waist.

Yang Xiao specially went to buy a trainer belt yesterday.

There are a total of six buckles on the top, which correspond to the maximum number of items a trainer can carry. Currently, the first position on the belt is Ursagi, and the second one is Dinobot.

The first is his Pokémon, the second is his "bodyguard".

As if sensing something, the two Poké Balls shook gently.

Yang Xiao smiled slightly and put his hands on them.

After a few minutes, the last two contestants walked in one after another.

One male and one female.

Yang Xiao noticed one thing.

The first thing these two people looked at when they came in was Yang Xiao's position. They probably thought that his news had just been discussed again outside.

But when Yang Xiao looked back, one of the boys quickly looked away, obviously not daring to meet Yang Xiao's gaze.

This made Yang Xiao feel helpless.

Does he need to encourage these newcomers again?

Isn’t that too abstract?

Just as he sighed, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the short-haired girl who came in last and was looking at him with interest.

She even greeted him after noticing his gaze.

Ok?

This person... seems to have some impression of me.

Yang Xiao quickly flipped through his memories about the short-haired girl and soon found the corresponding information.

Sure enough, he is also a student from No. 3 Middle School.

It's just that she, like Red Hair, is a student in the second interest class, and is completely unfamiliar with Yang Xiao. They met at the entrance ceremony, but Yang Xiao estimated that her ranking was not very high.

Nodding to her politely, Yang Xiao continued to wait for the draw.

A minute later, a staff member came in holding a box.

"Let the drawing begin now."

Putting the box on the table, he pointed to the round hole on the top of the box and continued to explain:

"There are 9 contestants in this group. Contestant No. 51 has automatically forfeited due to timeout, so you all need to draw lots to decide who your opponent will be."

"The normal lottery number is 'One Two Three Four'. Those who draw the lottery number written with 'Pass' will be promoted directly to the next round as a bye."

"After the draw, please go to the venue marked on the lot as soon as possible and prepare for the game. Don't waste time. Do you understand?"

Everyone said in unison: "Understood."

Then they came forward and drew lots.

"Yeah! I won!"

Some people were surprised and held up wooden sticks, looking very excited.

The staff member came forward to check and nodded: "Confirmed, please leave the lounge immediately and go to the bar to register."

"Okay... well, good luck everyone."

Before leaving, he even went out of his way to encourage other people in the lounge.

Yang Xiao looked down at the wooden stick in his hand - "One" and "Hall No. 5" below.

Stand up.

Yang Xiao was about to go through the fast lane, leave the central lounge and go to lounge number five.

But as soon as he stood up, he saw a slender black shadow in front of him.

It was the girl with short hair.

She put her hands behind her back, wearing a pleated skirt, short white socks and small leather shoes, looking like a girl next door: "Yang Xiao, are you also number 'one'?"

Yang Xiao looked at her calmly: "Yes."

"Great, let's go together."

The short-haired girl waved the wooden stick in her hand, with a smile that made her face dimple: "I'm number one, too."

Yang Xiao glanced at her twice, walked around her and pushed open the door of the fast lane.

The short-haired girl followed closely behind, as if she didn't notice Yang Xiao's indifference, and said, "Yang Xiao, who do you think will advance this time?"

Yang Xiao said casually: "Guess."

The short-haired girl chuckled: "Don't you have confidence in yourself?"

"Guess again."

The short-haired girl curled her lips and said, "Even so, I won't give up. If I'm scared now, how can I become the head of No. 3 Middle School?"

Yang Xiao stopped.

"Ouch."

Not paying attention for a moment, the short-haired girl bumped into Yang Xiao's back. She rubbed her forehead and looked at Yang Xiao in confusion as he suddenly stopped.

"come on."

"what?"

"I said, come on."

Yang Xiao looked at her with shining eyes: "It would be best if you could fight with me for a few rounds."

good very good.

This person doesn't need to comfort himself.

He has to be a student of No. 3 Middle School. His ability to withstand pressure is indeed unmatched by students from other schools.

Done.

He walked toward the corner to the right and disappeared.

The short-haired girl stood there in a daze.

half an hour.

She suddenly wrinkled her nose and said to herself, "Did he look down on me just now? Right? That's why he encouraged me? Damn it, who is he looking down on?"

"Zhou Xuan? Wait and see if I won't beat you up and make you cry!"

Then she strode away angrily.