Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

Cheng Liming sat on the sofa, his expression slightly distressed.

Although he admitted that he couldn't use his full strength due to the limitations of the space, under the punch of the Blazing Roaring Tiger... it seemed that it didn't matter whether he used his full strength or not.

Damn, I actually lost a battle against a rookie trainer! I'm so embarrassed!

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Meanwhile, the battle between Xiao Zijian and Bai Linglong also came to a conclusion. Bai Linglong's fossil pterosaur proved superior, securing victory against the domineering panda.

This also means that the team's leader and captain will be chosen from among Su Hao and Bai Linglong during the competition.

The second match started smoothly. This time, Su Hao banned the Blazing Roar Tiger, no longer letting this simple-minded, strong-armed, silly tiger wreak havoc on the building.

Milotic VS Gyarados!

Pokémon: Gyarados

Attributes: [Water + Flight]

Gender: Male

Characteristic: [Overconfidence]

Level: [Early Stage of Dojo Level]

The Gyarados opposite Milotic stared at Milotic with its ferocious gaze fixed on Milotic, seemingly unaffected by Milotic's beautiful appearance.

Su Hao was a little curious and expressed his doubts to Bai Linglong.

Bai Linglong said meaningfully, "Do you really want to know?"

Su Hao nodded.

"My Gyarados... prefers the same sex to the opposite sex, like Arbok in my party, it really likes it."

Su Hao: "!!!" Σ(?д?|||)??

So it wasn't Milotic's charm that couldn't entice Gyarados, but rather that this Gyarados had a different preference, and that it already had someone it loved!?

Su Hao paused for a moment, then could only focus his attention on the battle.

Although all the Pokémon known to Bai Linglong, apart from her ace, are Dragon Egg or Dragon-type Pokémon, her command ability and the level of her Pokémon training are undoubtedly powerful.

This Gyarados prefers close combat to the usual Gyarados that like to unleash massive energy for ranged attacks; its tail, teeth, and head are all weapons.

With moves like Water Tail and Iron Head appearing one after another, Su Hao estimated that this Gyarados's combat power was probably comparable to that of Alakazam after Xing Yuandao unleashed his psychic powers.

However, Milotic was always one step ahead. Even though it was careful not to use any moves to create a big hole in the building, Milotic still controlled most of the water flow and used its tail to elegantly beat Gyarados until it was stunned.

Su Hao will serve as the team leader.

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A shimmering green light enveloped Gyarados's battered body as Su Hao used the power of Viridian to heal its wounds.

Bai Linglong and the others squatted to the side, their eyes filled with surprise.

With Su Hao's powerful healing abilities as a trainer, wouldn't they have a huge advantage in wild battles?

Now the others had no objection to Su Hao being appointed as the team leader.

Bai Linglong was standing close to Jin Lin when she noticed a necklace fall out of Jin Lin's pocket as Jin Lin bent over. Picking it up to return it, Bai Linglong looked closer and exclaimed in surprise, "Hmm...where have I seen this pendant before?"

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Chapter 618 A Conspiracy Hidden in the Dark

"Huh?" Jin Lin was taken aback. After she saw the crescent-shaped pendant on Bai Linglong's hand, she smiled and said, "I met a cute little boy on the way to the hotel. I saw that no one was buying his things, so I bought one."

"Oh~" Bai Linglong picked up the pendant and looked at it. The golden crescent moon was very beautiful, but there were just too many designs like that. It was a simple crescent moon, and the necklace was probably just silver-plated. It was normal that it didn't sell.

It's probably because there are so many accessories designed like this that I have the impression of having seen them before.

Su Hao also finished treating Gyarados at this time, and brought Gyarados to Bai Linglong's side to remind her that the treatment was over.

At the same time, Su Hao also saw the crescent moon pendant on Bai Linglong's hand.

"!!!"

A terrifying wave suddenly emanated from Su Hao. Bai Linglong and Jin Lin's smiling expressions froze as their hearts began to pound under the pressure from Su Hao. They looked at him with a mixture of fear and bewilderment.

Why are you all so excited all of a sudden? And why is this kid's aura almost as strong as Gyarados's?!

Bai Linglong looked at Gyarados, but even though Gyarados had just been healed by Su Hao and had developed a preliminary liking for him, it was still confused and couldn't understand why Su Hao was suddenly so excited.

Seeing the strange looks directed at him, Su Hao's momentum faltered, but quickly vanished under his conscious control.

Bai Linglong and Jin Lin patted their chests, complaining, "That scared me to death! What happened all of a sudden?"

Xiao Zijian and Cheng Liming also arrived at this moment, frowning and asking, "What's going on? What's going on?!"

Su Hao took a deep breath, staring intently at the two women. After confirming that he saw no signs of mind control in them, he first apologized to them, then asked, "Where did you get this pendant from?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Linglong shook her head, shoved the pendant back to Jin Lin, and denied, "This is Jin Lin's pendant."

Xiao Zijian and Cheng Liming, who had come closer, turned their gazes to the crescent moon pendant, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes, and said in unison, "We've seen this before!"

Su Hao was almost driven to distraction by these people. He had thought that Bai Linglong, who was holding the crescent pendant, was a member of the Crescent Moon Cult, but he didn't expect that the crescent pendant belonged to Jin Lin.

Then Xiao Zijian and Cheng Liming came out and said they had seen this thing before.

Hiss... Could it be that the Divine Continent Alliance is the brewery?!

Jin Lin looked left and right, and quickly repeated what she had said to Bai Linglong before.

After listening to her story, Xiao Zijian and Cheng Liming said that they had also encountered people wearing crescent pendants, but they had not obtained crescent pendants from them.

Xiao Zijian encountered a woman dressed in professional OL attire who seemed to be trying to seduce him, but despite his muscular build, Xiao Zijian's mind was entirely focused on Pokémon battles, and he completely ignored the woman.

However, during the retreat, Xiao Zijian also noticed the crescent moon pendant hanging on the woman's chest.

Cheng Liming encountered a female high school student who wanted to invite him to visit a jewelry store that made crescent pendants, in exchange for not writing anything on Tomato.

At this moment, seemingly because the three people's conversation had activated Bai Linglong's memories, she suddenly said, "I... I think I also met someone who, although not as good-looking as Su Hao, was still quite attractive... invited me to visit his shop for free. At that time, he was wearing a bracelet with a crescent moon pendant on his wrist."

"However, because I was in a hurry to get here for the meeting, I declined their invitation."

All four of them said they had encountered people related to the Crescent Moon Pendant, and the taxi driver they met even wanted to invite them to visit a branch of the Crescent Moon Cult... Su Hao had a bad feeling.

All of this is too much of a coincidence. Not only him, but the Crescent Moon Cult and the five-person team sent by the entire Divine Continent Alliance have also made contact. It is hard to call this a coincidence.

Even if it's a coincidence, some things can still be confirmed.

For example, the Crescent Moon Cult, which is associated with the R Research Institute, is growing unchecked in the larger society of the Sakura Kingdom Alliance.

Considering the Sakura Kingdom Alliance's completely indifferent and lenient attitude towards the Crescent Moon Cult, Su Hao had reason to suspect that there might even be members of the Crescent Moon Cult among the alliance's high-ranking officials.

"This is getting serious."

Under the bewildered gazes of the four, Su Hao murmured softly.

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In the end, just to be on the safe side, Su Hao put on the super glove and, under the questioning gazes of the four, touched each of their foreheads to confirm that the mind-controlling and will-influencing power of the crescent pendant did not remain in their minds.

Then, Su Hao returned to his assigned room and dialed Miao Yin's number directly.

beep-

The call was answered, and Miao Yin's voice came through the receiver: "You should be in Tokyo right now, why are you calling me?"

Su Hao said in a deep voice, "Senior Miao, the situation in Tokyo... might be a bit bad."

"Ok?"

Miao Yin on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, made a gesture, and took a few steps back. Soon, other combat personnel stepped up and launched an attack on the muscular figure in red.

Once they reached a quieter spot, free from the noise of the battle, Miao Yin asked, "What happened?"

“Actually, I encountered Crescent Moon Cult members trying to convert me as soon as I arrived in Tokyo today…” Su Hao frowned and recounted all the information he had gathered so far. “The other four members of our Shenzhou Alliance team also came into contact with Crescent Moon Cult members of different backgrounds and professions.”

“I have reason to suspect that the Crescent Moon Cult has a deeper root in the Sakura Kingdom Alliance than we thought. They are far too unscrupulous. I even suspect that the people sent by other alliances to participate in the competition have also been contacted by them.”

Su Hao wasn't so idle as to meddle in the affairs of other alliances, but the Crescent Moon Cult clearly had close ties with Cresselia, the owner of the Crescent Moon Feather that was incorporated into his Super Glove, as well as the R Research Institute, and the R Research Institute also had very close ties with the Nova Organization.

For these reasons alone, he cannot sit idly by and let the other party develop unchecked.

Miao Yin pondered for a moment, his mind racing.

After a moment, Miao Yin said in a deep voice, "Here's what we'll do. I'll introduce you to someone. She's an Interpol agent. Tell her the details, but don't act impulsively."

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The second update of "Burning Out My Inner Universe: Barbecue" will be released around 1 PM.

Chapter 619 Code Name: Pretty Girl

Miao Yin emphasized, "Your main task now is to represent the Shenzhou Alliance in the competition. I will also bring up this matter with the champion team you are leading. Don't think about going on a risky trip by yourself!"

"whispering sound......."

"What did you say?"

"Okay—I say okay!"