"Are you comfortable?"
Xiao Luoxue asked Jiang Chen through gritted teeth.
"So-so. Your massage technique is too poor. You should go learn someday."
"Who would go learn that?"
Xiao Luoxue declared that as a princess, she had never even massaged her own parents. How detestable! She vowed to find an opportunity to get back at Jiang Chen someday.
"My hands are all sore."
She shook her hands, looking at Ling Wanqiu who was laughing at her. Xiao Luoxue was very annoyed. Just wait, don't give me a chance to trick you.
"I've sacrificed so much, so don't trick me then."
Xiao Luoxue didn't ask Jiang Chen to go too easy on her, only hoping that he wouldn't let her lose too badly. That would be enough.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely let you lose to your satisfaction," Jiang Chen assured Xiao Luoxue.
"Why does that sound so strange to me?"
Xiao Luoxue felt uneasy listening to Jiang Chen's words, but then she immediately sighed. If she could win, who would want to lose?
Today, she had even come to curry favor with Jiang Chen just to lose gracefully. Indeed, lacking strength was truly stifling.
After this competition, she definitely had to double her Pokémon's training and improve their strength.
In the afternoon, the first match was between Jiang Chen and Xiao Luoxue.
"Go, go, go!"
"Are you cheering for me?"
Hearing Ling Wanqiu cheer, Xiao Luoxue couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, I am cheering for you. Keep it up, hope you don't lose too badly."
It wasn't to cheer Xiao Luoxue on to victory; even if she were filled to the brim with encouragement, she couldn't win. It was just to encourage her to try a little harder, so she wouldn't lose too miserably.
"He promised me before, I won't lose too badly."
Xiao Luoxue felt very relieved at this moment. She believed Jiang Chen wouldn't trick her. She had put in a lot of effort before, and her hands were still a bit sore.
"Yes, he did promise to make you lose more gracefully, but what if he loses control after the battle starts and accidentally knocks you out? What then?"
Ling Wanqiu's words made Xiao Luoxue freeze. Such a thing was indeed possible. What if Jiang Chen suddenly got excited and instantly defeated her?
"I have to work hard too."
Clutching her Poké Ball, Xiao Luoxue walked towards the competition arena, and Jiang Chen also arrived. "The contestants in this match are probably no strangers to everyone. Since the start of this Hidden Dragon Cup Trainer Competition, contestants Jiang Chen and Xiao Luoxue's popularity has remained consistently high..."
What the commentator said was true. Jiang Chen and Xiao Luoxue were very popular. Not just them, but Ling Wanqiu and Gu Shuangyue were also very popular.
Xiao Luoxue and the others were all beauties, so naturally, they attracted more attention. There were also many female spectators who followed the competition. In terms of looks, Jiang Chen had never lost; he had never seen anyone more handsome than him.
"According to my understanding, the relationship between contestant Jiang Chen and contestant Xiao Luoxue is not ordinary; they seem to be in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship."
The commentator suddenly revealed.
In the arena, Xiao Luoxue heard the commentator's words and suddenly burst into a joyful smile. This commentator was good; he knew how to help her.
"What is he saying? I suspect he's not a qualified commentator at all."
Ling Wanqiu felt very uncomfortable. What nonsense was this commentator spouting? When did Jiang Chen and Xiao Luoxue become boyfriend and girlfriend? This was slander.
If the commentator were in front of her, Ling Wanqiu wouldn't mind getting violent and smashing his head open.
In any case, this commentator was already firmly on Ling Wanqiu's blacklist.
At this moment, the commentator, who was passionately narrating some gossip he had acquired from who-knew-where, suddenly shivered, feeling as if something had its eyes on him.
"Strange, I don't see any Ghost-type Pokémon around, so why is it so cold?" The commentator muttered strangely, then continued his commentary.
The commentator's words caused an uproar in the audience, and many supporters of Jiang Chen or Xiao Luoxue were very displeased.
"Jiang Chen is my husband!"
"Nonsense, that's clearly my husband! We were doing intimate things together yesterday!"
"Are you dreaming? With a face like yours, you don't deserve him!"
"The hatred of a stolen wife is irreconcilable! I challenge Jiang Chen to a duel!"
"Xiao Luoxue is so cute, Jiang Chen doesn't deserve her at all! The commentator is spouting nonsense, die!"
Jiang Chen and Xiao Luoxue clearly couldn't hear the voices from the audience. At this moment, Jiang Chen stared at Xiao Luoxue, who was smiling foolishly, and said helplessly:
"Stop smiling foolishly. Don't you realize how silly you look? Hurry up and battle, otherwise I'll disqualify you."
At this, Xiao Luoxue snapped back to reality, a smile still on her face. Her smile clearly showed that she was in a very good mood.
"You're being too polite."
Seeing the Aggron Jiang Chen released, Xiao Luoxue couldn't help but say.
He really did go easy on her! Aggron was currently the weakest Pokémon Jiang Chen had. Bringing out Aggron to battle, wasn't that going easy?
"Should I switch to Gardevoir or Garchomp instead?" Jiang Chen asked Xiao Luoxue.
"No, don't!"
Xiao Luoxue quickly shook her head, then released Emboar.
This Emboar was at the ninth stage of Quasi-Elite Four, very close to the first stage of Elite Four. Against Jiang Chen's Aggron, there was no need to use an Elite Four-level Pokémon.
While using an Elite Four-level Pokémon would guarantee a 100% victory, doing so would be a bit unscrupulous just to win.
Moreover, Emboar had a significant advantage against Aggron, both in terms of type and strength.
If she still lost under these circumstances, she would run ten laps around the entire Imperial Capital Pokémon Arena until she collapsed from exhaustion.
"Aggron, Mega Evolve."
Just as Xiao Luoxue mentally set a flag, she saw the Mega Evolved Aggron, and her expression instantly froze.
Fortunately, it was only a thought; no one knew she had set that flag.
Emboar had a good chance of winning against Aggron, but against Mega Aggron, Xiao Luoxue really had no confidence of winning.
"Mega Evolved Aggron is truly colossal! That physique clearly shows its strength; it would probably be difficult for normal attacks to break through its defense."
"However, Emboar has a type advantage over Aggron, so it still has an edge."
The commentator's words indicated that he didn't quite understand Mega Aggron. After Mega Evolution, Aggron's ability was Filter.
The Filter ability was actually quite good. When hit by a super effective attack, it could reduce its power.
This meant that attacks that were originally super effective against Aggron would have their power reduced due to the Filter ability when they hit Aggron, effectively negating the super effective bonus.
It was normal for the commentator not to know, as Mega Evolution had not been around for long. This was probably the first time the commentator had seen a Mega Evolved Aggron.
"Emboar, use Flamethrower."
"No need to dodge, Mega Aggron, use Sandstorm."
Its movements weren't fast, and dodging might not even work. Enduring a Flamethrower attack wasn't a big problem for Mega Aggron.
After using Sandstorm, Mega Aggron approached Emboar.
Mega Aggron's speed wasn't fast, but Emboar's speed wasn't particularly good either.
Due to the Sandstorm, Emboar didn't notice Mega Aggron immediately. By the time it did, Mega Aggron was already close.
A nervous Emboar immediately used Hammer Arm, striking Mega Aggron.
In terms of physical defense, Mega Aggron had it maxed out. Emboar's Hammer Arm felt like a tickle to Mega Aggron, who didn't feel a thing.
On the contrary, Emboar felt its arm swelling up. This attack didn't harm Mega Aggron, but instead, Emboar itself was injured.
"Use Double-Edge."
Mega Aggron's defense was too terrifying. Such a recoil-inducing move had no effect on Mega Aggron.
Instead, Emboar was sent flying by Mega Aggron's Double-Edge.
Xiao Luoxue couldn't see what was happening inside the Sandstorm before, but soon after, she saw Emboar flying out of it.
With one Double-Edge attack, Emboar was directly left half-crippled.
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