On the playground, the students of Class 2, Grade 2, were panting from exhaustion.
Su Yuexi was already lying on the grass.
Now, the class curriculum was no longer just a simple two-lap run; Teacher Xu had gradually increased the intensity this week, and by Friday, they were required to run ten laps, a total of four kilometers.
Most of the Pokémon were fine, but Chen Kai's classmates, who used to run one kilometer for boys and 800 meters for girls, couldn't handle this kind of training.
Even Huang Mao and Wang Yi were all so tired they couldn't straighten their backs.
Yelena was also a bit out of breath.
But Chen Kai seemed perfectly fine, only lightly sweating.
Although he had been somewhat lax in his training recently, these four kilometers were just a warm-up for him, considering his summer vacation at the Botanical Garden.
What shocked Teacher Xu and his classmates the most was that Chen Kai ran even faster than the Pokémon; Grovyle couldn't even catch up to him.
Huang Mao grumbled, "He's practically inhuman."
Teacher Xu clapped his hands, "Alright, students, take two more minutes to rest, then we'll start our Pokémon battle training!
Desk partners, pair up."
Su Yuexi suddenly sat up from the grass in surprise, "Huh! Is that real or fake! I'm fighting Chen Kai?"
Chen Kai stood beside his Ampharos, Hydrapple, and Grovyle.
The newly evolved Gloom beside Su Yuexi was trembling a bit.
Fortunately, Yelena raised her hand at this moment, "Teacher Xu! Can I spar with Chen Kai?"
Teacher Xu considered that Yelena didn't have a desk partner, so he agreed:
"Then Su Yuexi, you can spar with Spidops?!"
Gloom looked at the Bug-type Spidops and was momentarily on the verge of tears, wishing it could switch to another opponent.
Chen Kai snorted softly, "You actually want to battle me proactively? Did Aegislash give you that confidence?"
"What, are you scared?" Yelena said disdainfully, crossing her arms over her chest.
Chen Kai stretched his joints and said indifferently, "I'm just afraid your Aegislash will lose to me and you'll get furious."
Yelena changed the subject, "Then do you dare to make a bet? If you lose, you must answer one question for me."
Chen Kai smiled, "Sure, if you lose, stop following me around!"
Yelena nodded; her Aegislash was a professional-level Pokémon!
"Alright, how do we battle?"
Chen Kai politely extended his hand, "You decide."
Yelena proudly raised her head, "Then each of us will send out two Pokémon, 2v2. Don't say I'm bullying you."
"Alright." Chen Kai almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
As they spoke, they walked over to the battle arena.
The other students on the sidelines were stunned by their conversation!
Teacher Xu was also taken aback: Could it be that Yelena came here specifically to pursue Chen Kai?
This... what kind of melodramatic soap opera plot is this!
"Go, Aegislash."
Aegislash immediately launched its attack in its full-powered Blade Form!
"You go first, Hydrapple."
"Fury Cutter!" Yelena showed no mercy, using a move that was super effective against Hydrapple.
Immediately after, it appeared suddenly like a ghost beside Hydrapple, and its blade subtly turned yellowish-green.
"Withstand this cut, and use Syrup Bomb!" Chen Kai used the most stable method, as Syrup Bomb's accuracy wasn't particularly high.
The sharp blade cut across Hydrapple's shell. Fortunately, it was only the first cut, so the power wasn't particularly great, and Hydrapple could still endure it.
At the same time, Big Boss spat a thick red syrup onto the Aegislash in front of it. The syrup exploded, causing Aegislash's blade movements to stutter for a moment.
Additionally, a lot of syrup stuck to Aegislash's blade.
"Continue, Fury Cutter!" As expected, Yelena continued to command.
"Protect!"
Syrup Bomb continuously slowed the opponent for three turns, so Chen Kai naturally wanted to stall for as long as possible.
As Aegislash continued to swing, more and more areas were covered by syrup, and its swinging speed also slowed down.
The attack hit Protect and caused no damage. Chen Kai also took the opportunity to recall Hydrapple.
"Go, Xiao Mei, Electric Net!"
Xiao Mei came out of its Poké Ball and immediately took a 'Fury Cutter' hit, but Aegislash was also hit by the Electric Net launched from Xiao Mei's tail bead.
This was already the third cut, and the damage was quite high.
But the 'sizzling' yellow net made Aegislash's speed even slower, and the sticky syrup almost completely covered its body. These syrups shimmered with a disgusting luster under the sunlight.
Its already slow speed had now dropped by four stages!
"Aegislash, continue!" Yelena had no intention of breaking the Fury Cutter chain.
Chen Kai, however, didn't want to fight head-on anymore: "Xiao Mei, get far away! Use Electric Net again!"
Xiao Mei ran nimbly around the field.
Aegislash, when flying, felt as heavy as if it were filled with lead. Its blade was also constrained by the syrup and net, only able to swing slowly, its body coordination completely destroyed, and its overall speed was not much faster than a snail.
"Whoosh--" Another Electric Net flew towards Aegislash with a whooshing sound. It wanted to dodge, but its body simply couldn't react in time.
The Electric Net hit its body with a "bang," and even as a Steel-type Pokémon, it couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
"Come back, Aegislash." If this continued, it would be a one-sided beating. Yelena had no choice but to recall it.
And the Dewott that replaced it hadn't even stood firm before another Electric Net covered it.
The crucial thing was that while this Electric Net was normal against Aegislash, it dealt quite a lot of damage to the Water-type Dewott.
Yelena commanded:
"Dewott, Aqua Jet!"
Dewott gathered a large amount of water all over its body and charged towards Xiao Mei at high speed.
Aqua Jet is a priority move after all, so even if it was slowed down, it wouldn't be affected.
Chen Kai snapped his fingers and said:
"Xiao Mei, finish it with Thunderbolt."
The water spun rapidly, carrying a powerful impact as it roared out, enveloping Dewott as it crashed into Xiao Mei.
However, it was ineffective.
Xiao Mei retaliated with a Thunderbolt, knocking Dewott unconscious.
Yelena clicked her tongue in annoyance, she had thought Dewott could at least withstand another hit.
"Tsk, its Special Attack stat is so high.
Come back, Dewott."
Chen Kai had mixed the Intelligence Feathers that had burst out yesterday into Xiao Mei's food.
Chen Kai didn't know how to use Intelligence Feathers, but he figured eating them couldn't hurt.
It proved useful; Xiao Mei's Special Attack had improved ahead of time.
Yelena had no choice but to send out Aegislash again.
Chen Kai, meanwhile, recalled Xiao Mei and sent out Hydrapple again.
Big Boss previously had the Gluttony ability, but after evolving into Hydrapple, it gained Regenerator, which restores HP when it returns to the party. The damage it took from the previous Fury Cutter was effectively nullified.
Previous battles were not against enemies of the same caliber; this was the first time its ability was used.
Aegislash is best suited for long-range attacks, but Yelena's Aegislash had just evolved, and it hadn't had the chance to learn moves like Shadow Ball or Flash Cannon yet.
Helpless, Yelena could only use Fury Cutter again.
However, with the Fury Cutter chain broken, its power had to start from scratch.
Chen Kai once again commanded Hydrapple to withstand a blow. Just as Aegislash's old strength was exhausted and new strength hadn't yet formed, a concentrated Syrup Bomb splattered on Aegislash's face.
Followed by Protect.
Yelena gritted her teeth in frustration, her expression changing.