Chapter 76: Aegislash and the Hidden Treasure

"Oh dear! Jin-xue, what happened to you? Did you fall flat on your face? Are you alright?"

"You… very well! It looks like you've prepared yourself to be disqualified!"

Jin Hongyu, who had gotten up, was sporting a black eye, his earlier arrogant image completely gone.

"Jin-xue, you took quite a hard fall there. Do you need to see a doctor?"

"Stop playing the fool. Don't you know the rule against fighting in private?"

Bai Jing spread his hands. "The school rules say students can't have Pokémon battles here. I didn't break any rule!"

"Hmph, you think you can wriggle out of it like that?"

Bai Jing raised his fist. "You want another beating?"

"You… forget it. I won't lower myself to bicker with a coarse person like you!"

"Don't worry, I won't report you. I'll defeat you fair and square in the tournament and make you lose face in front of everyone!"

"Don't forget, you still have a bet with us."

Bai Jing said disdainfully, "You're just afraid of getting beaten up, aren't you? Putting it so nicely!"

"Forget it, suit yourself. Now scram!"

Jin Hongyu left; faced with a fist, he chose to be wise and yield.

"Sure enough, fists are the hard truth!"

With no busybodies around, Bai Jing could finally dig for treasure without worry.

"Let's get a real treasure!"

While the Slakoth was humming and working away, a Pokémon curiously came over.

"Oh? It's an Aegislash!"

Bai Jing couldn't help but feel delighted; he hadn't expected a Pokémon like this to be hiding here.

An Aegislash is Steel- and Ghost-type. With it on his side, why would he still need to look for Ghost-type Pokémon?

"Just don't know what its quality is like?"

One Appraisal went over.

Aegislash

Gender: Male

Type: Steel, Ghost

Ability: No Guard

Potential: HP (B), Atk (A), Def (A), Sp. Atk (A), Sp. Def (A), Spe (B)

Potential: Quasi-Champion

Strength: Novice (Early)

Bai Jing was a little stunned!

"It's actually Quasi-Champion level!"

"Right, the system gave two prompts in a row earlier—one was for the Pawniard, and the other was for you. You were just hiding in the shadows and I didn't notice!"

"And its potential is pretty good too!"

"Is this what they call 'a village appearing after the dark willows and bright flowers'?"

The Aegislash was still curiously watching the Slakoth dig the hole, unaware it had already been targeted by Bai Jing.

A while later, the Slakoth held something in its hands, proudly coming over to claim credit.

"This is…"