“Ah? Why am I so unlucky? The first one I encounter is that annoying professional player.” Song Ling'er pouted and complained, “I still wanted to win an award…”
Mu Li comforted her helplessly, “Why don’t you just withdraw from the competition? Anyway, your Pikachu can’t beat the opponent.”
Song Ling'er clearly considered it, but then she shook her head and said, “No, I must have the spirit of battle. How can I retreat without fighting? That’s not my style. Right, Pikachu?”
“Pikachu!” Pikachu also seemed very confident.
Mu Li’s mouth twitched: I don’t know where you get that confidence...
The rules of the competition were simple: 1 VS 1, each trainer only sends out one Pokémon, and whoever wins is the victor.
When Song Ling'er’s Pikachu entered the arena, it saw a Charizard on the opposite side, and the scene was quite awkward for a moment.
Song Ling'er and Pikachu didn’t seem to be intimidated by the Charizard.
It was truly a case of a newborn calf not fearing a tiger. Song Ling'er’s Pikachu was, at best, of an advanced level, while the Charizard on the opposite side was Heavenly King Level early stage.
Even so, Pikachu, under Song Ling'er’s command, unleashed Thunderbolt.
The opponent indicated that a scale had been scorched.
Then, a Flamethrower directly turned Pikachu charcoal black.
“Ah! My Pikachu!” Song Ling'er tearfully retrieved Pikachu into its Poké Ball, while also hearing the cheers from the opposite side and some unintelligible taunts.
For some reason, although Mu Li didn't understand Korean, he was certain that the opponent was mocking Song Ling'er.
Song Ling'er clearly felt the same way, and by this point, she was grinding her teeth in anger.
“This guy is too arrogant!” Song Ling'er fumed, “I can’t take it anymore, I’m going to call someone to beat him up!”
Mu Li rolled his eyes in annoyance and said, “This little girl was fine, how did she turn into a little hoodlum?”
Zhang Ruoyun also sighed helplessly: “This time he was lucky. If there was a professional player among our group on this trip, wouldn’t they have made him cry?”
To be fair, a professional player who can appear on a variety show like “Flowers and Youth” would at least have to be from the National Team, or even have won medals.
If the National Team couldn’t make such a rookie cry, then Ling Fei would make them cry when they got back.
“It’s a pity that all our players went to France for the All-Star game this time,” Li Xian also said resentfully, “Otherwise, how could it be his turn to be arrogant?”
However, Zhang Ruoyun and Li Xian’s strength was not just talk.
Both were clearly Pokémon battle enthusiasts. Zhang Ruoyun’s Lucario and Li Xian’s Greninja were both quite strong, having reached the early stage of Gym Level.
The celebrities from South Korea on the opposite side were all dumbfounded.
“Aren’t you celebrities? How do you all have Gym Level strength?”
The celebrities from South Korea even began to wonder if Zhang Ruoyun and Li Xian were truly celebrities.
“They must be professional players, otherwise how could they have such strong power?”
“Yes, they are just pretending on purpose.”
“But, how can a professional player be so handsome?”
“Who says professional players can’t be handsome? They must be…”
...
“None of you are very good, let me teach them a lesson.” The remaining South Korean player was battling Fu Peiyao.
Mu Li glanced at the opponent and asked, “Are you going, or am I?”
Fu Peiyao had some hesitation in her eyes: “What is the opponent’s strength?”
Mu Li frowned and shook his head: “I can’t tell.”
Fu Peiyao was startled: “Even you can’t tell?”
Mu Li pursed his lips, nodded, and said, “Indeed, I can’t tell. In my eyes, they are all equally weak.”
Fu Peiyao rolled her eyes in annoyance and snorted, “Forget it, I’ll go myself.”
Mu Li smiled and nodded, saying, “If you can’t win, leave it to me.”
“Hmph, you’re the one who can’t win!” Fu Peiyao suppressed the upturned corners of her mouth and walked towards the battle arena with a snort.
As soon as Fu Peiyao appeared, it immediately caused a stir of exclamations from the opposite side.
“This female celebrity is so beautiful!”
“How can there be such a beautiful celebrity in China? This is impossible!”
“She must have had plastic surgery, she definitely came to our country for it!”
“What’s the use of being beautiful? She’s just a pretty face, isn’t she?”
...
No matter what the other party said, Mu Li and the others couldn't understand it anyway.
After the Korean on the opposite side appeared, both sides began to summon their Pokémon.
The opponent surprisingly summoned a Gyarados, which was beyond Mu Li’s expectation.
“It seems the opponent is also a battle enthusiast!” Mu Li muttered.
Generally speaking, a Pokémon like Gyarados has a bad temper and looks... well... ordinary, except for its excellent combat power.
Aside from players who enjoy battling, few people typically raise a Gyarados.
Crimson Gyarados: “???”
“But looking at this Gyarados’s aura, it’s just a Gym Level early stage.” Mu Li was analyzing when he suddenly heard Zhang Ruoyun’s words.
“This is bad, the opponent is actually Gym Level.” Zhang Ruoyun had clearly seen it too.
“Ah? Gym Level?” Song Ling'er couldn’t help but exclaim, “Then Pei Pei isn’t in danger?”
Xin Zilei seemed completely unaffected by the outcome of this battle: “That’s not the case. Their gap shouldn’t be as big as the gap between your Pikachu and the opponent’s Charizard.”
Song Ling'er’s mouth was almost dropping off: “Sister Lei Lei, has anyone ever told you that you speak very harshly?”
Xin Zilei smiled indifferently, “No, but someone did say that if I licked my own lips, I’d poison myself.”
Song Ling'er’s eyes almost rolled to the heavens; when someone is so harsh on themselves, what more can she say?
After Gyarados appeared, the momentum of the opposing celebrity team instantly surged.
A series of strange Growls assaulted Mu Li and the others.
“Are they that excited? They haven’t even won yet!” Song Ling'er found it a bit unbearable.
However, the others clearly weren’t paying attention to these things; their gazes were fixed on Fu Peiyao, with a hint of worry in their eyes.
The celebrity on the other side also looked incredibly smug, constantly chattering on about something, seemingly speaking to Fu Peiyao.
“Why do I feel like what he’s saying sounds a bit familiar?” Li Xian said, frowning.
Song Ling'er also nodded: “It sounds a bit familiar to me too. Could it be that I can understand Korean now?”
Zhang Ruoyun retorted angrily, “Is there a possibility that the other party is speaking English?”
Li Xian and Song Ling'er immediately widened their eyes: “We’re not well-educated, don’t lie to us.”
Zhang Ruoyun said exasperatedly, “Listen carefully, he seems to be trying to flirt with Pei Pei.”
The two leaned closer to listen and then realized that the other party was indeed speaking English.
At this moment, the other party was saying: “Beautiful lady, how about we make a bet? If you lose, you go on a date with me? If I lose, I’ll go on a date with you? How about it?”
Fu Peiyao clearly understood as well. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and her originally approachable face suddenly became cold.
Mu Li couldn’t help but curl his lips and say, “You ran your mouth, now you’ve made her angry, let’s see what you’ll do.”