Chapter 28: Win Championship!
After Magical Leaf hit Corphish, Lu Li quickly had Tropius pull back the distance.
Jin Huang continued to command: “Corphish! Keep using Mud Shot.”
Three minutes passed quickly. According to the campus competition rules, Tropius had to return to the ground and could no longer stay in the air continuously.
“Haha! I’ve been waiting for this moment!”
Jin Huang excitedly looked at Tropius landing on the ground and shouted loudly: “Corphish! Double-Edge!”
Lu Li’s facial expression darkened. Everyone knew Tropius’s speed. Facing Corphish’s Double-Edge, the chance of Tropius dodging was almost less than 30%.
Lu Li quickly shouted loudly: “Tropius, we’ll use Headbutt too!”
Although Double-Edge had great power, it depended on which Pokémon was using the skill. Corphish was only at the newborn stage, while Tropius was already at the growth stage.
“Boom!”
The two sides collided with each other. In this clash, Tropius suffered a slight loss.
Jin Huang excitedly asked: “So strong! Lu Li, how is your Tropius so robust?”
Using Tackle to meet Corphish’s Double-Edge, and only suffering a slight loss—this physical fitness could simply be described as outrageous.
The corner of Lu Li’s mouth curved up slightly. All of this was within his expectations.
After being fed Grass Essence Pills, plus the boosts from Growth and Spirit Rain Technique for grass-type Pokémon, Tropius’s stamina far surpassed that of peers at the same level.
Lu Li seized the opportunity and commanded loudly: “Tropius! Take this chance, Razor Leaf!”
“Corphish, take it and continue Tackle!” Jin Huang also reacted quickly.
After Tropius’s Razor Leaf hit Corphish, Corphish’s movements clearly paused for a moment, but it still launched a Tackle at Tropius with all its strength.
Bang~
The hit Tropius retreated two steps backward before barely stopping its body.
“Hahaha! Corphish, continue Pursuit while it’s winning.” Jin Huang shouted.
Looking at Corphish that wasn’t preparing to dodge, Lu Li continued to command: “Tropius, Leech Seed!”
Leech Seed finally hit Corphish, but Corphish’s Tackle landed on Tropius once again.
Tropius, hit again, only retreated a few steps like before.
“How is that possible!” Jin Huang looked incredulously at the unyielding Tropius.
First Double-Edge, then two Tackles—why was this Tropius still standing? It had even used quite a few skills before.
Not to mention Jin Huang, even the referee teacher nearby felt it was somewhat outrageous. With his experience, he could certainly see that Tropius was already a growth stage Pokémon, but what he couldn’t understand was why Tropius was so tanky?
Tropius’s most outstanding trait was indeed its vitality, but the problem was, why was a growth stage Tropius’s vitality so outrageous?
Yu Zhonggang in the principal’s office couldn’t help but stand up, then stared fixedly at Tropius on the screen and said: “This Tropius’s vitality has been developed too outrageously. Is this really something a junior breeder can achieve?”
The principal nearby braced himself and explained: “This… Corphish is only at the newborn stage after all.”
Yu Zhonggang: “…”
Yu Zhonggang shook his head helplessly, then explained: “Even a late-stage growth Tropius couldn’t remain standing after releasing so many skills and taking so many hits.”
The corner of Lu Li’s mouth curved slightly as he looked at Jin Huang with confident eyes.
“It’s over.”
From the moment Leech Seed took effect, Jin Huang had lost.
Corphish stood in place looking shaky, and even though it had excellent defensive talent, after taking two skills, it couldn’t continue fighting.
In the end, Corphish fell on the arena. The referee teacher nearby excitedly shouted loudly: “The champion of today’s campus tournament is—Lu Li and his Tropius! Let’s give a round of applause to today’s champion!”
Lu Li recalled Tropius, then explained to Jin Huang: “My Tropius is already at the growth stage.”
“What? Hasn’t it only been a week?” Jin Huang looked at Lu Li in shock.
Lu Li smiled and patted Jin Huang’s shoulder, then left the arena.
After the match ended, it was the award ceremony.
Lu Li, pulled onto the podium, curiously waited for that mysterious surprise.
The principal, holding the microphone, excitedly announced loudly: “Today we are honored to have a special award presenter. Let’s welcome Qingfeng City Gym Leader—Gym Leader Yu Zhonggang with warm applause!”
As soon as the principal finished speaking, a figure leaped down from the second floor. Yu Zhonggang landed steadily on the podium, then smiled and took the trophy from the principal’s hand.
“Oh my god! It’s really Gym Leader Yu!”
“How could this lord come to First High School? Even the mayor couldn’t invite him, right?”
“Aaaah! It’s really Gym Leader Yu!”
The students below screamed excitedly, just like seeing their idol.
In fact, Yu Zhonggang was indeed the idol of most First High School students, especially the commoner students who regarded him as their faith.
Looking at Yu Zhonggang walking over with the trophy, Lu Li finally understood why Jin Huang’s opponent was so tough—this was clearly the homeroom teacher creating an opportunity for Jin Huang to showcase himself.
He had always thought the one watching the match was some education bureau leader, but now it seemed his perspective was too narrow. The one attracted was actually Qingfeng City’s gym leader Yu Zhonggang.
“Did it succeed?” Lu Li curiously glanced at Jin Huang.
Lu Li, not wanting to play guessing games, asked softly: “So, were you so happy before because you succeeded?”
Jin Huang replied softly: “Seems like it.”
Lu Li gave a profound look at the homeroom teacher under the podium. This was indeed a surprise, but with all the school teachers hiding it, it couldn’t be brushed off with just “mysterious surprise.”
If they had known earlier that Yu Zhonggang would come to watch the match, the students’ passion would definitely have been higher. Under the premise that no one knew, the competing students unknowingly became stepping stones for Jin Huang.
Lu Li didn’t feel this was unfair. If Jin Huang didn’t have the ability, no amount of arrangement by the homeroom teacher would help. If his strength was lacking, Jin Huang might not even make the school top three.
Betting the school top three and ten thousand yuan on a bright future—even a fool would know what to do, since Jin Huang’s family truly didn’t lack that ten thousand yuan.
When handing the trophy to Lu Li, Yu Zhonggang didn’t forget to praise: “Youth, your talent and aptitude have amazed me. Congratulations, you will become Qingfeng City’s sponsored student.”
Hearing this, a flash of joy appeared on Lu Li’s face.
Qingfeng City’s sponsorship was different from those noble families’ sponsorships. The latter required selling oneself to the sponsor, while the former had no price at all.
Of course, Qingfeng City’s sponsored student qualification wasn’t that easy to obtain. To gain it, three conditions must be met.
First was the school’s recommendation, then recognition from the education bureau, and finally passing the city’s gym assessment. Only by meeting these three conditions could one receive the alliance’s sponsorship.
