Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

"Can Black Gaze and Immobilization Technique achieve this effect?" a contestant not far from Lin Xuan exclaimed.

"It's possible, but it requires a very high level of mastery over the Pokémon's skills." Lin Xuan nodded, while also feeling a little regretful.

"What a pity about this match, I'm not even in the commentary booth..."

Lin Xuan pursed his lips. With Zhong Mingyi and Su Qiming's reputations, and the two sides' Pokémon fighting so fiercely, if he were to do a live commentary, he might be able to scam... and collect more gifts.

"You can't even hold them in place with this move?"

Su Qiming's eyes showed surprise. He originally thought that the immobilization spell and the black gaze could at least trap the Slowking King for at least a second. Such a long time was already very rare for a battle of this level.

However, Dazed King quickly broke free of his restraints using his superpowers, which made him think more highly of Zhong Mingyi.

"President Su, this isn't a good time to keep going. Why don't we go all out?" Zhong Mingyi smiled confidently at Su Qiming, seemingly very confident that his "Dumb King" could win.

“Fine!” Su Qiming naturally wouldn’t back down.

The two people's voices were not broadcast live, but all viewers could clearly see that Slowking and Gengar, who was not far away, were temporarily at a stalemate, and neither of them took the initiative to launch the next attack.

But in the end, Gengar moved, slowly floating into the air. Perhaps "floating" isn't quite the right word, because Gengar was being lifted up by countless venomous droplets beneath its feet. If Gengar's previous use of Nightshade against Precognition resembled a surging wave, this time it was a true venomous wave.

But Su Qiming seemed to think it wasn't enough. Several shadow orbs converged in front of him, eventually merging into one, with countless venomous liquids surrounding it as if drawn by a special gravitational force.

"Jie Jie Jie!"

Gengar's face broke into a sinister smile once more; this was his strongest attack! If you're so capable, then watch and see!

But the scene at Slowking's place was equally extraordinary. A massive amount of psychic power emanated from the gem and spread to the ground beneath his feet. It seemed to be a Psychic Field ability, but it contracted dramatically the moment it spread, only covering the area beneath Slowking's feet.

"Gengar, show Slowking your strongest attack!"

Even Su Qiming, who had seemed very calm before, couldn't help but show some excitement at this moment. In the battle with Zhong Mingyi, he seemed to have found the feeling of his youth again, the feeling of challenging various trainers with Gengar!

Although I don't know if it can still be called a "shadow ball," let's just call it that for now. It headed towards Slowking with its highly corrosive venom.

Slowking lightly stomped his foot on the ground covered by the Psychic Field, and instantly the psychic power that had been compressed to the limit burst forth, arriving beneath the Shadow Ball and then unfolding like a curtain of light.

Wide-area combat power!

boom!

Pink psychic light, eerie purple ghost-type energy, and venom each occupied half the sky, followed by a powerful explosion. Countless streams of venom scattered, but were blocked by a thin curtain just before they were about to splash onto the audience.

"Firm~"

A shield-shaped Pokémon floated overhead, its large shield instantly covering the entire arena and blocking all the aftershocks of the attack. Clearly, the organizers were prepared for this scenario.

But no one's attention was on the Aegislash, because he wasn't the main character of the match. Everyone was only concerned with one thing at that moment... who won?

Finally, as the aftershocks subsided, the psychic glow and the wave of venom vanished, leaving Slowking still standing and Gengar lying nearby, seemingly announcing the outcome of the match.

After a brief silence, the crowd erupted in cheers.

"I'm getting old after all, and I can't keep up with the young people anymore."

Picking up the Poké Ball, Su Qiming recalled Gengar into it, shook his head, and sighed.

"I'm actually taking advantage of you quite a bit."

Zhong Ming shook his head and said, "Su Qiming's five-star level Pokémon are not limited to Gengar. If it were a full-scale battle, he would most likely be no match for him."

Afterwards, Zhong Mingyi and Su Qiming came to the center of the arena and shook hands, signifying the successful conclusion of this exhibition match.

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"One day, I will stand there too!" Cheng Yin's eyes shone with hope, her fists clenched, regarding becoming a master trainer as her dream.

In fact, this was also the thought of most people present at the time. Just like students who had just listened to the school's 100-day countdown rally before the college entrance examination, it was inevitable to have such thoughts after watching such an intense battle.

As for why I say only the majority... there is one exception.

"Yeah~"

Lin Xuan was quietly eating sunflower seeds on the side, which made the little dot in the Poké Ball very dissatisfied. It also wanted to come out and eat berries!

"Where did you get these sunflower seeds?!" Wu Rui looked at him in surprise.

"I brought it myself. I was planning to take it out when I listened to the leader speak, but I forgot."

Everyone:...

Damn it! My fighting spirit that had just been ignited!

"Don't you dream of becoming a master trainer?" Wu Rui asked tentatively, only to be met with a surprised look from Lin Xuan.

"My main job is as a commentator. Don't you think it's too demanding for a commentator to be a master-level trainer?"

Meanwhile, many people in the live stream noticed Lin Xuan's calm and composed reaction and immediately started spamming the chat with comments.

Why do I feel like what Mimi-Oka-sensei says makes no sense, yet I can't refute it?

[As expected of Mystery Oka-sensei]

How does Mimikyu-sensei manage to create art styles that are completely different from those of the people around her?

"Alright, it's time to get ready for our match!"

Lin Xuan clapped her hands, threw the sunflower seed shells into the trash can, and then turned her gaze to the screen not far away. Now it was finally time for the group stage of the competition!

As usual, Ren Shi, the previous host, stepped forward to take over the positions previously held by Zhong Mingyi and Su Qiming.

"Next up is the group assignment, which is of great interest to all the contestants. To ensure fairness, the group assignments will be displayed here in real time. Please look at the big screen now!"

Ren Shi waved his hand, and instantly the photos of all the contestants appeared on the huge screen behind him. Then the screen began to flip through the photos randomly. After about ten seconds, the group assignments were officially finalized.

Lin Xuan looked carefully and found that he was in the eighth group. He was lucky that although there was another contestant from Jianghai City in this group, he would not meet him in the group stage.

Chapter 198 One-Punch Man Kirlian

There are so many matches to be played, and if all of them were played, there wouldn't be enough venues. So this morning, only the first eight matches will be played. Lin Xuan is lucky, otherwise she would have had to be sent back to the hotel before coming back.

Of course, if players want to stay in the lounge until the competition starts, that's fine too; the organizers will provide meals, but very few people actually do that.

After all, the hotel wasn't far away, just a few steps away.

"Contestants, please assemble at the designated area."

As soon as the announcement came over the loudspeaker, Lin Xuan stood up and waved to the group. Three other students from Huada University also walked out, clearly from the top eight groups.

Lin Xuan put on his hat, after all, the other party had paid for the advertisement. At the same time, he released Little Point. Little Point, who was not used to staying in a Poké Ball, was a little bored just now. It immediately crawled into Lin Xuan's backpack, took out a berry, and started to eat it.

"Dandan!"

You weren't even calling me while you were eating sunflower seeds!

"You can't get out again. Also, don't eat too much; you have a match to play later."

"Dandan~"

I feel like it's not even my turn to take action~

Xiaodian completely ignored Lin Xuan's words because Lin Xuan had no idea what the opponent's Pokémon was before the battle, so the choice of who to send out to fight was entirely based on his mood.

His plan was to send out Kirlia first, and if they couldn't win, then bring out Eevee, and if they were smaller, bring them out last.

Although from my perspective, Eevee's strength can still be suppressed by me with one hand, he is already very strong. Superpowers are hard to defend against, and even he could be tricked if he is not careful.

As for Kirlia, although her raw strength is somewhat lacking, her teleportation ability is too insidious; often, her opponents might not even be able to touch her before she falls.

The only pity is that Kirlia currently only knows Farmer's Three Punches and Shadow Sneak. Lin Xuan had considered having him learn Mind Blast, but there was a problem... Kirlia seemed to be completely immune to all psychic abilities except Teleport. No matter what he did, he couldn't even get close to the basics.

Otherwise, logically speaking, Kirlia should have found it easier to learn the Mind Hammer than the Three Punches.

On the way to the competition venue, Lin Xuan chatted happily with several fans until they parted ways at the fork in the road.

Upon arriving at the battlefield, Lin Xuan saw his opponent, who nodded somewhat reservedly in greeting. It seemed the opponent wasn't a fan, otherwise, such politeness would be unusual.

Lin Xuan also smiled in response.

The official live stream also divided the matches from different regions, allowing viewers to choose the matches they wanted to watch. However, there were only a few commentators, who would only select some interesting matches, such as Lin Xuan's matches.

"Hello everyone, it's me again, Ren Shi. But now I'm not the host, I'm the commentator for this match! And the two players in this match are Ma Yu from Funing City and Lin Xuan from Jianghai City!"

Ren Shi sat in the commentary booth, looking at the arena and smiling as he spoke to the audience.

The official team seemed to know that Lin Xuan had a special status, which was equivalent to a built-in popularity boost, so they put his match on the front page. And the result was obvious: as soon as Lin Xuan's name was posted, the number of viewers in the live stream skyrocketed.

[I'm late, I'm late! Has it already finished?]

No, you've come at the perfect time.

So, is Ms. Mimikyu going to bully the kids again today?

I still want to see Mimikyu-sensei get bullied by the kids!

[Quickly eliminate Mimikyu-sensei, then this guy can go back to commentating in peace!]

[Go Ma Yu!]

[Any viewers going to snipe?]

The sniper said he was gathering energy, so there was no rush.

Then a very strange scene unfolded in the live stream: a bunch of people wearing Lin Xuan's fan signs were sending cheers to his opponent, making Ren Shi in the commentary booth twitch his lips. Luckily, he was experienced in this kind of thing...

Okay, he had never seen such a scene before, but he quickly steered the conversation back to the main topic.