Chapter 975

"Thank you for your hard work, thank you for your guidance."

"It is I who should say that; it is a great honor to battle you!"

Shanren and Tetsuya shook hands in a friendly manner at the edge of the dilapidated field.

Although depressed about his own defeat, the person in front of him was not only older than him but also held a high position in the Oulei League.

Tetsuya naturally wouldn't lose his manners.

Shanren said: "It's not worth mentioning, you are All Baimu's friend, so you are my friend; let's battle together again if there's a chance!"

"Okay!"

Tetsuya smiled.

Outside the field.

When Shanren and Alakazam walked out of the player tunnel, sheets of cheers suddenly erupted in an instant!

"President Shanren!"

"Congratulations, President Shanren!"

He looked out and saw countless strange or familiar faces crowded together, looking at him excitedly with a posture that could be called celebrating a championship victory.

Shanren felt somewhat helpless inside, but smiled happily on the surface:

"Thank you all for coming! Your enthusiasm truly makes me feel flattered! Please bear with me, everyone, and retreat for now!"

The President spoke.

Staff members immediately dispersed the crowd.

And Shanren looked at All Baimu standing at the very front, completely ignoring the latter's action of opening his arms, walked straight up, bumped his arm away with his shoulder, and walked slowly toward Dinis.

He said: "Father, I couldn't fulfill the promise of the past. But for the road ahead, I still want to walk it with my Pokémon."

"Okay!"

Dinis was full of relief, patted Shanren on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Walk firmly on the path you have chosen for yourself!"

"I will support you!"

This sentence was never spoken, but his gaze had already revealed the meaning.

He smiled slightly, suddenly looked at the Team Aqua members who were about to leave in the distance, and shouted: "Matt!"

"..."

The dark-skinned strong man turned his head in confusion.

Shanren said: "Let's have that 'life-or-death' battle we didn't finish another day. After all, you weren't very satisfied with that result, were you?"

"... Hey!"

Matt grinned, turned his head back, waved his left hand and said: "Waiting for you anytime! Also! President Shanren! Well fought!"

He originally wanted to see what kind of means this person, who used special rules to eliminate him, would use when facing a strong enemy.

He didn't expect that a slight change seemed to have occurred in the other party.

He wasn't very clear about what exactly.

But he could just feel it.

And after saying what he wanted to say, Shanren turned to All Baimu and said: "Be quiet when watching the match next time, your gaze is noisy, you know that?"

"Hehe, completely an unfounded accusation; you start acting crazy after winning? Could you have won without my help from the sidelines?"

The two argued, but their hands clenched into fists and touched each other with extreme tacit understanding.

Neither of them mentioned the farewell declaration of the past.

The battle just now was enough to prove whether Shanren wanted to continue.

The only thing that could hinder him, from beginning to end, was himself.

The harmonious scene made everyone around smile, and everyone came forward to congratulate them one after another.

A-Wu wasn't there; he rushed to another match after watching Shanren's battle, as he had one in the fourth wave in the afternoon.

Besides that, Wally, Director Zhengyi, and Liu Ge were all in the fourth wave.

The results of the matches were also without suspense; everyone successfully defeated their opponents.

This made All Baimu, who was watching from the sidelines, somewhat regretful.

He actually really wanted to see an unknown dark horse appear in the tournament; the opponents were basically all acquaintances, and he always felt there was a lack of unexpectedness.

Thus.

The second round of the preliminaries was declared over.

Videos of the Legendary Pokémon battle flew all over the internet, attracting all kinds of people to watch this tournament.

The benefit was that the Oulei Assembly really became popular, and its reputation had spread all over the world since the first session.

The downside was that many bad guys were also attracted by the Legendary Pokémon.

Like the Team Rocket trio, who had bold ideas but no brains.

Fortunately, the Oulei League had long had a contingency plan for this.

Not long ago, the Southeast Prison happened to release a batch of minor offenders, freeing up many prison cells.

Plus, with the end of the year approaching, International Police were in urgent need of performance to fill the gaps.

It was truly...

A double blessing!

Where did you think you were coming to?

The year-end big sale and good luck made many people very happy, full of the joy of harvest.

Of course.

These wouldn't affect the competition arena.

The arena was crowded with tourists every day, and several cable cars transported people back and forth, comparable to Tauros pulling brick carts.

Diligent and conscientious.

Hotel rooms in Battle Town were not enough every day, and almost no players left directly after being defeated.

Everyone generally wanted to see the end.

Except for Tobias.

He came quietly and left quietly, like a shadowless ghost.

All Baimu had once worried that he would be targeted by criminals, but it seemed he was picked up by people from the Pokémon Ranger Union.

These people who silently protect Pokémon are mostly very low-key, and it is also difficult to see them in mainstream regions unless there are special circumstances.

Hmm...

Unless you enter their performance scope.

At dinner time in the evening.

Everyone gathered together to eat.

Gladion and Naruhiro agreed to have another match after the tournament; the chuunibyou teenager suddenly felt that using his sister's Pokémon to battle was somewhat winning unfairly.

He wanted to let Naruhiro taste the power of Z-Moves!

Otsuka volunteered to be the second target to be impacted by a Z-Move.

All Baimu was slightly dissatisfied with this.

If you want to eat a Z-Move, I have plenty here!

Sigh!

The little brothers have grown up, and the team is not easy to lead anymore!

Tetsuya's sister heard that she was crying when her brother lost, but she didn't lose her infatuation with Shanren because of it...

It can only be said that being young, good-looking, and successful in one's career is simply invincible.

When All Baimu learned of the news from Lisia, his heart was full of schadenfreude.

It's a pity he couldn't tell Shanren directly.

What if it affected his state when drawing lots?

The next situation is very important!

"Ten acquaintances in the Round of 16... good guy, everything that follows is enjoyment."

All Baimu thought about who Shanren would draw for him next.

Do you have the ability to get another top-tier draw?

Holding a certain expectation.

That night.

He came to the drawing scene again to watch Shanren live-stream the player combinations for the Round of 16.

Since eight matches can be finished in half a day.

Therefore, the time was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, providing everyone with only half a day of rest.

The players had no objections.

They couldn't wait for it to come sooner.

After all, the Round of 16 to the Round of 8 is also called the ticket to the finals, and whether one can enter the Championship Tournament depends entirely on this match.

The inevitable happened, acquaintances were paired on a large scale:

Flannery and Leo, Bartlas and Gladion, Wally and Shanren, A-Wu and Director Zhengyi...

Plus him and Long Ren.

Only Liu Ge "escaped," but his opponent was definitely not weak either.

"Did you wash your hands before drawing?"

All Baimu was simply speechless.

Shanren said: "None of your business, just be happy with this result yourself, why care so much?"

If he were battling Tetsuya, he could still think about using status moves to make up for it, and then rely on believing in the power of Pokémon to gamble.

Wally...

It can only be said that there are differences between Assembly runners-up, and there are even more differences between Assembly winners!

"Besides, being able to battle Wally is not necessarily a bad thing."

Shanren maintained a normal state of mind.

The result of the Assembly was no longer that important.

He had found the answer deep in his heart; even if he lost to Tetsuya at that time, he would continue to move forward with his Pokémon.

All Baimu was speechless, looking at his opponent—

Long Ren.

The spiky-haired teenager who personally destroyed the second-generation Shadow Team and defeated the Shadow Boss Evice, who controlled Shadow Lugia.

Even in the anime world, it was an incredible feat.

And the opponent who should have been met in the finals was met in the preliminaries now; Shanren's luck really had something to say.

Hope it brings an enjoyable battle.

Before long.

The match list was sent to all players' mobile phones; those without phones were notified by staff in person.

Some were happy and some were sad, and after the sadness, they were all stirred up with fighting spirit again.

After all, everyone participating in the Assembly was for one goal.

Win!

——

The next morning.

All Baimu still got up very early.

Grinding and polishing the damaged dragon bone of Regidrago.

It had nothing to do with the battle with Heatran yesterday; the current scars were poked by Calyrex's Glacial Lance this morning.

Although the King of Bountiful Harvests had never taken the Dragon Pillar or the Electric Pillar seriously, for the latter two, the former was an enemy that had to be defeated.

Therefore, battles happened from time to time.

So far, the Dragon Pillar hadn't been able to withstand one of its Glacial Lances, while the Electric Pillar was fast and could dodge a bit.

But as long as it was caught, it was basically a one-hit fate.

"Keep up the good work!"

All Baimu dropped the sandpaper to cheer for Regidrago, who was lying on the lawn.

Every time the Dragon Pillar finished fighting, it would be autistic for a while, specifically manifested by the fact that the dot matrix on its face wouldn't light up no matter how much one shouted.

Unlike the Electric Pillar next door, which was full of energy immediately as long as it could charge after fighting.

For this reason, All Baimu even bought several large diesel generators.

He even considered building a small power plant.

Unfortunately, the cost was too high.

Abandoned for the time being.

He withdrew his gaze from Regieleki, which was sucking and lighting up like a light bulb.

As the saying goes, there are only two kinds of people in the world—the brainless and the unhappy.

Pokémon are the same.

The Dragon Pillar is usually brainless, the Electric Pillar is usually unhappy; every time they finish fighting with Calyrex, they swap roles.

Changing to three is actually about the same.

For example, the famous Hoenn trio, Regirock is a typical brainless one, while Lei Jiaisi and Registeel are unhappy.

They felt very unhappy about Regirock's incessant behavior.

Darkrai?

Latios?

The match that attracts thousands of eyes?

Who cares!

Don't talk about your "glorious" deeds of defeating the former and crippling the latter anymore!

Very cool, are you awake, bro?

The Ice Pillar and Steel Pillar belong to the martial arts faction, the kind that never talks much if they can act.

Therefore, when they couldn't stand it anymore, the Rock Pillar was dragged away by them and pressed into a corner, beaten until it was more shattered than after using Explosion yesterday.

"Hum hum hum!"

These two are just jealous!

Regirock complained profusely to All Baimu, who came to care for it.

Although it had no facial features, the frequency of the dot matrix flashing inexplicably made people feel it was winking.

However, jea... lousy?

All Baimu originally thought this was another ghost story from Regirock.

Who knew that when he was alone, Registeel actually came to the door and said a bunch of nonsense in a righteous manner.

Picking out the key points.

All Baimu discovered that the Steel Pillar was here to complain about him; it was clearly the first one to be captured, and it was even sent out when capturing the Rock Pillar.

Why choose that unreliable guy, the Rock Pillar?

I can also fight!

I can also go on the field to battle!

It can only be said that the Steel Pillar is worthy of being a pillar molded in the same batch as the Rock Pillar, naturally liking to stand with the Ice Pillar.

In reality, steel also has a soft side.

Or rather.

After everyone really got familiar, Registeel didn't want to keep being too high and mighty.

The game of putting on airs is only played by Lei Jiaisi.

"I... I will consider it."

All Baimu sweated.

Under normal circumstances, compared to the five pillars, two horses, and one deer, he would definitely prioritize sending out Aggron and the others.

But since they were captured, they couldn't be left unused forever, right?

There will be other opportunities sooner or later.

Registeel left satisfied after getting the promise, warning him not to reveal it to Lei Jiaisi before leaving.

The fake serious one is very afraid of the truly serious one.

And seeing the Steel Pillar leave, All Baimu was also very curious if the Ice Pillar would come to find him.

The answer was no.

The Ice Pillar is like its type, cold and "unfeeling," while its temper is just the opposite.

Time came to the afternoon.

Familiar first wave of matches, All Baimu gradually got used to it.

Just as he was about to enter the player tunnel, a blue-haired twin-tailed girl holding Plusle and Minun suddenly squeezed through the crowd and ran over.

"Brother All Baimu!"

She was exactly Mana, whom he had met once when purifying Lugia before.

Long Ren's younger sister.

All Baimu waved his hand at the staff member who was about to rush up, squatted down to look at Mana at eye level, and asked with a smile: "What's wrong?"

Is she here to plead for her brother?

"Brother All Baimu, you must go all out!"

Mana said earnestly: "My brother has always been looking forward to someone being able to defeat him!"

All Baimu's smile froze on his face.

This girl...

Giving him a blow right off the bat.

Helping your brother show off?

He twitched the corner of his mouth and said seriously: "Don't worry, I will definitely 'go all out'!"

When he said the last four words, he almost said them one by one.

If he didn't give Long Ren a profound lesson, All Baimu would simply be unworthy of being the future Champion of Oulei!

Piling sand on the newly paved road.

Let you see what stone grains are!

All Baimu walked into the player tunnel with high spirits.

Mana looked at his back and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, Old brother, your opponent has already been buffed.

It will definitely satisfy you!

——

On the field.

Long Ren had long been waiting on the bench, kicking his legs freely.

His appearance looked like he was only twelve or thirteen, perhaps his real age was slightly older.

Also a local from Oulei.

He didn't look dark like the people of Iron Town generally; living in the northern oasis is like this.

His father, Dr. Kaminko, was very famous in the Oulei region and was once a guest of many rich people. Unfortunately, after he began to develop the purification chamber and stood against the Shadow Team.

Those who were once familiar with him drew a line with him.

Dr. Kaminko was also very tough, taking his wife, children, and some assistants to the distant northwest, where he continued his research on purifying Shadow Pokémon.

After finally achieving success, he was learned of by the second-generation Shadow Team leader, Evice, who sent his men to kidnap him.

Long Ren thus embarked on the road of searching for his father and seeking revenge.

In other words.

It was the second-generation Shadow Team that personally released the monster Long Ren, which also led to their own destruction.

But who could have thought that Long Ren could make such a great achievement?

Both Trainers were in position, and the Porygon referee and commentator also arrived one after another.

The audience was crowded as usual.

Most came for All Baimu; by comparison, Long Ren didn't have such a big reputation.

To be blunt.

Currently, more than half of the reputation of the entire Oulei Assembly outside is basically relying on All Baimu's publicity.

Especially after the Legendary Pokémon battle ended.