Pokémon: Shadow of the Dawn

Chapter 841 I Surrender

"The first battle of the Johto team, the two sides are contestant Kazuki and contestant Green. Except for the two fighting parties, all other trainers are requested to leave in an orderly manner..."

After saying that, Kazuki walked to the center of the battlefield and looked at Qinglv who was also walking towards him.

The Quartz Conference Finals has cancelled the previous restrictions on the battle venue. Now the trainers of both sides will not have a special battle seat, but will stay in the venue like Pokémon...

This is the most primitive and original competition rule, which means unlimited outdoor battles. The champion of each level is determined by dueling under such rules.

After a while, everyone else left the battlefield.

At this time, only Yishu and Qinglu were left on the field, as well as Jin Zhi, the host and referee floating in the air, and the cheers and shouts of the audience resounding through the sky.

"Green! Green! Big Green will win!"

"Down with that pretentious masked man!"

"Bullshit! Kazuki-sama is so handsome... Kazuki-sama!"

"Damn it, I don't want to see a sissy in the arena! Oki Aoki, defeat him!"

"Don't miss it if you pass by. One tree against a big tree, green. The odds are 1.5 to 1. The battle has just begun and the bet is closed..."

In the huge auditorium that was comparable to a large-scale celebration, all kinds of small vendors came out to take advantage of the opportunity, and many gamblers took out the Alliance Coins they had saved for many years, just to make a comeback at this moment.

"Buy! Buy me all the big green trees!"

Oki Yukinari, who was wearing a thick black robe, gritted his teeth and said to his assistant Hanako beside him.

"Okay, okay..."

Hanako responded with a smile, took a thick stack of Alliance coins from the doctor, and handed it to a passing vendor.

The vendor counted the cash in his hand, but returned it with an apologetic look: "Alas... beautiful lady, I don't accept bets over 100,000 Alliance coins. You should go to the official Alliance betting site to place your bets."

Hanako took the money and looked at Professor Oak again with some confusion.

At this time, Da Mu Xuecheng was wearing a black robe and it was inconvenient for him to meet people. He took the money and said angrily: "You have no courage at all. You can't even afford two million alliance coins. You deserve to be a small vendor..."

He cursed for a while, but still put the money away obediently and looked around to make sure no one noticed him.

The official league does have handicaps, and it's not far away. All you have to do is find the corresponding league trainer and tell them to pay...but the league's handicaps are more formal, and you need to show your league card or identity card. No bets will be allowed without identity verification.

If Hanako went by herself, she would easily be found out as a research assistant at the Oak Institute. Some people with bad intentions might follow her to check, and that would be difficult to deal with.

Oki Yukinari didn't want to gamble on whether his identity would be exposed by spending only two million Alliance coins. It was really not worth it.

......

Before long, bets had been placed on dozens or even hundreds of odds in the huge auditorium.

Although everyone was calling Qinglu's name, more people actually voted for Yishu because his odds were higher.

For example, An Shu, a fruit farmer who also lives in Zhenxin Town, called out to a passing vendor:

"I bet 100,000 Alliance coins! I bet on Yishu to win!"

An Shu invested all the money he had saved from growing fruit trees for three years without hesitation.

A trainer from Pallet Town nearby widened his eyes and hurriedly grabbed him to dissuade him, "Uncle An, forget it. If you don't bet on Cyan to win, you can't bet on Kazuki to win, right? How can Kazuki win?"

"Tsk!" An Shu broke free from his sleeves and glared, "Stop talking nonsense. Aren't you an elite trainer? You can't even beat Blue Green. What can you understand?"

After the phone call, he handed over all the 100,000 Alliance Coins to the smiling vendor and registered some simple information.

"Don't run away with the money! This is the Quartz Plateau, the headquarters of the alliance!" An Shu reminded with a serious face.

The vendor still smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't run away if you run away. I'm just afraid that you won't admit your loss!"

An Shu cursed and waved his hands, "Get lost..."

After scolding the street vendor away, An Shu sat down confidently, completely ignoring the helpless expression of the Pallet Town trainer next to him.

An Shu certainly had his reasons for doing this.

Oak Green is, after all, just a novice trainer, and the most valuable thing about him is the name of Oak.

The previous performance was very good, but didn’t the opponent Kazuki also easily make it to the top 16?

Yishu looks much older than Qinglu, how could he lose to this green-eyed boy?

Even if Caterpillar used his brain, he would know that the more experienced and older the trainer, the stronger he would be. So, shouldn't we bet on Kazuki?

Who are those idiots who think that a rich boy like Oki Aoki can continue to win? They even raised Kazuki's odds a lot higher.

Who knows, maybe Oki Qinglu's grandfather had rigged all the previous battles and informed his opponents in advance!

"Good words won't persuade a dead ghost."

The Pallet Town trainer next to him muttered.

Unfortunately, this voice was still ignored by Anshu who was full of expectations. He was waiting for the battle to start and waiting for Yishu to win easily!

......

In just a dozen breaths, both trainers were ready.

The host Jin Zhi in mid-air also contacted all the alliance departments.

Especially the trainer teams of the various alliances in charge of opening the market. After they had basically received no bets, Jin Zhi spoke up:

"The top four of the Johto group in the Kanto Quartz Tournament Finals! Ichiki versus Oki Green. Both players are ready. Please release the first Pokémon!"

As soon as the voice came out, Yishu and Qinglu took action.

The two of them threw the Poké Balls they were holding at the same time:

"Come out, Slowpoke!"

"The Rhinoceros!"

Two red lights flashed briefly, and the dull-looking Slowpoke soon met the eyes of the tall and strong Rhinoceros.

Without any chance to think or breathe, Jin Zhi in mid-air stepped on Magneto and rose up suddenly, saying:

"The battle begins!"

"Drillhorn Rhino, ground stomping!"

Qinglu had already tightened his nerves and blurted out the moves.

Kazuki on the other side also tensed up his nerves and blurted out the words he had prepared:

"Referee, I surrender!"

"......etc!"

Qinglu felt choked by his own saliva and quickly asked the rhinoceros to stop.

"You, what did you say?"

Qinglu asked haltingly.

Yishu looked at him with an extremely complicated look, raised his hand very solemnly and shouted: "Referee, I give up!"

At this point, the referee Jin Zhi, who was also in a daze in the air, finally came to his senses. He ordered Magneto to lower its altitude and came to Kazuki. He asked again in an incredible tone:

"you sure?"