Seeing a stylishly dressed man with his arm around a girl, accompanied by two lackeys, approach, Mu Li immediately became excited.
Here they come, the classic confrontation between young masters, disliking each other, then gambling, with stakes often reaching hundreds of millions.
Li Yu stood up aggressively and shouted at the man, "Wang Kai, what's up? Are you brave enough for another round today?"
The person named Wang Kai rolled his eyes and grumbled, "Do you think I'm stupid? You brought your girlfriend, so what's the point of playing? Do you think I'm a masochist?"
"Tsk, such a coward." Li Yu shook his head, looking disdainful.
"Hey, Li Yu, if you've got the guts, bring your Blastoise. If I chicken out, I'll take your surname," Wang Kai immediately challenged.
"My Blastoise needs two days to rest. We'll fight again once he's recovered from his injuries," Li Yu didn't try to act tough either.
Wang Kai also noticed Mu Li's presence and asked, "Who is this?"
"This is Mu Li, my college roommate." Li Yu then pointed at Wang Kai and introduced him, "This is my buddy who grew up with me."
Upon hearing this, Mu Li's face showed a hint of disappointment: "I thought I'd get to see a battle between scions of wealthy families or something."
Li Yu grumbled, "What are you dreaming about? What kind of wealthy scion am I?"
Unexpectedly, Wang Kai said, "Don't say that, there really will be one later. I heard Zhao Yu's brother is back. His Charizard was severely injured by you, so he's probably coming to get revenge today."
"His brother? You mean Zhao Heng? Didn't he go to the army as a soldier?" Li Yu asked, "How did he come back? Discharged?"
"Not yet. You know his family's connections in the army," Wang Kai said irritably. "He's definitely going to find a position in the army to work in the future."
"Isn't he just from the army? Let him come. With Zhang Linlin here, am I afraid of him?" Li Yu said proudly.
Zhang Linlin, however, had a clearer grasp of the situation and analyzed, "Don't brag. You don't even know what kind of unit he came from, and you're making blind judgments. You should know that some special units in our Huaxia require Heavenly King Level strength just to get in."
Li Yu's eyes widened in surprise, "No way? Is our Huaxia that powerful?"
Zhang Linlin retorted, "Do you think the official forces are weak? Every year, a few disobedient Champions and Legendary Pokémon appear on Blue Star. Who do you think deals with these people and Pokémon?"
Mu Li had heard about this.
Generally speaking, Pokémon Trainers in the army are more skilled in field combat, which is outdoor battle. Unlike regular Pokémon battles, outdoor battles essentially have no rules. Ambushes on Pokémon, or even ambushes on Trainers, are all allowed tactics.
The army trains this kind of combat style.
No matter how powerful a Champion Level Trainer is, it's ultimately the Pokémon's strength. The Trainer's own strength cannot be compared to that of a Pokémon. Through mature beheading tactics, a Trainer can defeat an enemy Trainer effortlessly.
Even at Mu Li's strength, he didn't dare to be too reckless, especially abroad, and even more so in countries with more volatile domestic situations.
Who knows if someone will shoot you through the window while you're sleeping? Even if you're a God Level Trainer, it's very difficult to defend against such constant ambushes.
While they were chatting, someone had already gone on stage to register for a challenge. Before long, a Charmeleon and a Pikachu appeared on the battle stage.
After a quick glance, Mu Li lost interest in watching.
"Seriously, this level of battle? I'm afraid even middle schoolers are better, right?" Mu Li couldn't help but complain.
You should know that in the current middle school Pokémon battle league, the participating players already include Superior Trainers. And this Charmeleon and Pikachu can barely be considered Superior Pokémon. Watching such a match is just like watching a middle school league, isn't it?
Moreover, from their simple exchanges, their Trainers' command skills were not even as good as those middle schoolers.
Li Yu also chuckled, "This is just the beginning."
After several fierce clashes between the two Pokémon, Charmeleon, relying on its stamina advantage, defeated Pikachu, who insisted on a head-on confrontation.
"Damn it! Just a little bit more!" Mu Li even heard the Pikachu's owner complaining.
To which, Mu Li just wanted to say, "Hehe, you're still far from it."
After the first eye-sore match, someone finally couldn't stand it and directly sent out a Scizor.
This Scizor looked well-trained, its shell gleaming with oil, indicating it had been well-maintained.
Scizor's appearance raised the level of the match to Superior Mid-tier.
Li Yu's Blastoise, after evolving, should be close to Superior High-tier. It must be said that Li Yu was quite competitive in this venue.
Li Yu was clearly a regular at this bar. Just sitting there for a while, many people had already come over to chat.
Mu Li watched as Scizor sent Butterfree flying, then couldn't help but yawn and say, "Boss, you're not going to make me watch this all night, are you?"
Li Yu was somewhat curious and asked, "What? Don't you like it? I specifically arranged to be here because I thought you were interested in Pokémon battles. Don't you like Pokémon battles quite a bit? I used to often see you watching those matches."
Mu Li twitched his mouth: "It's true that I like it, but don't you think the standard here is a bit too low?"
Zhang Linlin's eyes lit up, and she gave Mu Li a thumbs-up in strong agreement, then openly started teasing Li Yu: "Finally, someone understands what I'm thinking. I told him before, but he just gets engrossed in battling here."
Mu Li nodded and said, "Rookie pecking, it's understandable."
Their conversation did not avoid Li Yu and Wang Kai at all, and both of them immediately blushed.
Wang Kai instantly became displeased: "It's fine if Sister Linlin says it, but what's your strength to dare to comment like that? Shall we go up and spar?"
As Wang Kai spoke, he looked like he was about to challenge Mu Li, but before he could act, Li Yu pulled him back.
"Old Li, don't pull me. Even though he's your friend, I still need to show our strength," Wang Kai said indignantly.
Li Yu's mouth twitched, but his hand showed no intention of letting go of Wang Kai: "Although I don't know A Li's strength, he has a Sylveon, which is at least Gym Level High-tier."
Wang Kai's body stiffened. Before he could speak, Li Yu added, "There was a president of our school's Pokémon Battle Club who liked a classmate in our class. He reached Gym Level with his strength, and no one in the whole school could beat him. He would block our classroom door every day to harass our classmate. A Li couldn't stand it, so he had Sylveon knock both the person and the Pokémon flying with one move."
Wang Kai gasped, his eyes full of surprise. Then he forced a smile and said to Mu Li, "Brother, you're right, what's good about watching these kids' stuff..."
Before he finished speaking, a rather greasy male voice rang out: "Oh, Young Master Wang looks down on our battles now? Did you perhaps get promoted to Gym Level these past two days?"
Everyone turned to look and saw a man in a sharp suit, with his hair slicked back with gel, holding a stemmed red wine glass, appear before them.
Mu Li immediately felt goosebumps: "CEO Li, is that you? Did you also transmigrate?"
"Zhao Yu, can you speak properly?" Wang Kai couldn't help but complain, "Wearing a suit in this heat, aren't you bothered?"
"Man, you wouldn't understand. A suit is a man's romance." No sooner had Zhao Yu spoken than the man next to him directly put him in a headlock.
"Speak to me properly!" Everyone only just noticed this man.
One look at the man's demeanor and you knew he was from the military. He had a tall posture, dark skin, and a very muscular physique. This must be Zhao Heng, whom Li Yu had just mentioned.
"Brother Heng, when did you get back?" Li Yu completely ignored Zhao Yu, offered Zhao Heng a drink, and greeted him warmly.
Zhao Heng also smiled, completely without any tense atmosphere, instead turning into a scene of old friends reuniting: "I'm back for a couple of days to rest, and it's a good chance to see you old friends."
"Don't say that, Brother Heng, you've been in the army for two years, and your demeanor is completely different now that you're back." Li Yu also said with some emotion, "Zhao Yu should also be thrown into the army for some good training."
Zhao Heng's eyes lit up, and he raised his wine glass to Li Yu, echoing, "Who says not? It's a pity my parents just dote on him too much and don't want him to suffer."
"What a shame," Li Yu sighed.
Zhao Yu sat down with a speechless expression: "Are you guys acting like I don't exist?"
"We're doing this for your own good," Li Yu said with a mischievous grin, "lest you go down the greasy path and never return."
Zhao Yu helplessly rolled his eyes.
Li Yu then looked at Mu Li and said, "How about it? Brother Heng is here, and his strength is pretty good. Do you want to battle him?"
Mu Li glanced at Zhang Linlin beside him and gestured, "Let your girlfriend go. She's probably bored just sitting here."
Indeed, people who choose to major in Pokémon Battle Research usually have some violent genes in them.
As soon as Zhang Linlin heard there was a Pokémon battle, she immediately became excited and shouted at Zhao Heng, "Brother Heng, how about a 1v1? Let me see the military's fighting style!"
Zhao Heng came prepared to battle. These past two days at home had made him incredibly bored. He had already heard from Zhao Yu about Zhang Linlin's strength, Gym Level High-tier, just like him.
Having a battle with someone of similar strength, he naturally had no reason to refuse.
Without much more discussion, the two directly ascended the battle stage.
People who frequently visited this bar clearly recognized Zhang Linlin, but not Zhao Heng. Many people below the stage were whispering about Zhao Heng's identity.
Without further ado, both summoned their Pokémon.
Zhang Linlin's Pokémon was a Grass-type Serperior, while Zhao Heng's Pokémon was an Infernape.
The moment the two Pokémon appeared, Mu Li had already judged both to be at Gym Level High-tier.
