When Ye Feng woke up, he heard something.
The Silver Conference Committee had warned all contestants.
The Pokémon that had battled Ye Feng's shiny Gengar before had all inexplicably fallen into a coma.
They were in a vegetative state, and currently beyond help. This prompted the next contestants to seriously consider whether to battle Ye Feng if they encountered him!
Ye Feng left the contestant dormitories.
Earlier, in the dorm building, he had felt hostile gazes from other trainers.
Especially as he walked towards the Silver Stadium, many people looked at him and were discussing him.
Of course, it was almost all men.
Upon reaching the Silver Stadium, these voices became even clearer.
"Hey, for the Pokémon that fell into a coma after battling his Gengar, shouldn't they seek him out to resolve it?"
"They did. Ye Feng said he himself doesn't know what happened and it's not his fault."
"Not his fault?! It's obvious he did it, it all happened because of his battle, and he says he doesn't know?! I think the committee and organizers should ban him from the tournament!"
The stadium buzzed incessantly.
Today was the final championship, the last stage.
There were still 16 contestants left in the Silver Conference, the top 16.
The championship was also quite simple.
Trainers would battle one-on-one, with each party having six Pokémon.
There were four types of battlefields in the Silver Stadium.
Grass,
Rock,
Water,
Ice.
One would be chosen at random.
The first match of the top 16 began.
It wasn't Ye Feng.
It was heard that Ye Feng was scheduled for the last match.
The first match was between rivals Gary and Ash.
They battled on a rock battlefield to determine the winner.
At this moment, Ye Feng stood with Brock and Misty.
Brock said, "Ye Feng, we heard about the shiny Gengar incident. What exactly happened?"
Misty also asked, "Yeah, Ye Feng, what's going on? Why did all the Pokémon that battled your shiny Gengar become like this, in a vegetative state?"
Ye Feng glanced at them.
He smiled and said, "How would I know?"
Seeing that Ye Feng wasn't answering directly, they stopped talking and continued watching Ash and Gary's match.
The battle was fierce, and in the end, Ash won.
Gary lost.
Ultimately, Ash's Charizard defeated Gary's Blastoise.
After losing, Gary appeared calm.
He shook hands with Ash, and they walked off the battlefield together.
Following this, the matches proceeded quickly.
It was then time for Ye Feng's final match.
Ye Feng stood on the battlefield.
He had drawn the Ice battlefield.
His opponent was a girl.
A very beautiful girl.
Her skin was fair and flawless, and she was wearing a Lolita dress.
This caused countless male audience members to shout, "Wifey!"
The Lolita girl, however, pouted and coquelly asked Ye Feng, "Brother Ye Feng, could you go easy on me?!"
Her spoiled demeanor was enough to melt anyone's heart.
Ye Feng grinned and said, "Of course, I can go easy. I've always been lenient towards girls."
The Lolita girl replied, "Mhm, thank you, Brother Ye Feng!!!"
Then, as the Lolita girl was about to send out her first Pokémon, she saw Ye Feng release his shiny Gengar.
The white Gengar, with its ever-present eerie and comical smile, looked somewhat frightening.
"Damn it."
Seeing the Gengar, the Lolita girl muttered.
She asked him to go easy, and he brought out *that* shiny Gengar?!
The Lolita girl felt unable to fight.
If she hadn't received the notice from the committee and organizers this morning, she would have fought fiercely with Ye Feng.
But after seeing that notice.
All Pokémon that had battled Ye Feng's shiny Gengar had fallen into a coma and wouldn't wake up.
What was she supposed to fight for?
Risk her Pokémon?
Although she desperately wanted to win, she decided against it.
So, she raised her hand and said to the referee,
"I surrender."
Facing the girl's surrender,
Most people had already expected it.
After all, there was the news about that shiny Gengar…
No one wanted their Pokémon to end up in a vegetative state…
So, surrender was normal.
After all, back in the Indigo League, Ye Feng had once defeated opponents' Pokémon so badly with just a Pikachu that they were forced to surrender, and it wasn't unheard of.
What was happening now was quite normal.
It was giving the opponent a chance.
Either surrender, or become a vegetative state.
It was even worse than last time.
Last time, their Pokémon were merely injured, making them unable to battle for life.
But this time, their Pokémon were directly put into a deep, comatose, vegetative state.
And, you had no concrete evidence to prove he was responsible.
You knew he did it, but you were helpless against him.
The top 16 matches concluded just like that.
It was getting late.
Ye Feng went to Ash and Gary.
Gary looked at Ye Feng,
He was increasingly unable to understand this man.
However, Gary's own championship journey had come to an end.
"Ash, after this tournament is over, I'm going to leave Johto, no, more precisely, I'm going to leave the path of a trainer."
Ash tilted his head, "What do you mean?"
Gary said, "I've realized that being a researcher suits me better than being a trainer."
Gary smiled, appearing to have matured significantly.
Ye Feng sneered from the side.
His gaze drifted towards Gary's cheerleaders, who were not far away.
They had grown taller compared to last year, their legs long and fair.
Of course, being a trainer wouldn't suit you if you had to travel all over the place, how tiring.
As a researcher, you could stay in one place, and when you got tired, move to another.
The next day,
The top 8 battles.
They continued in full swing.
Ye Feng was the first to battle, and his opponent, like the Lolita girl from yesterday, immediately surrendered.
Without even fighting.
Ash's opponent today was Sawyer from Littleroot Town, Hoenn region.
After a fierce struggle, Ash lost.
In the end, Ash's Charizard was slightly inferior and lost to Sawyer's Blaziken.
The poor boy.
He returned dejectedly.
Brock and Misty comforted him for a while.
Ash eventually regained his confidence.
After the top 8, came the top 4.
Sawyer from Littleroot Town versus Duncan from Cherrygrove City, Duncan won.
Ye Feng from Pallet Town versus Azazel from Goldenrod City, Azazel hesitated for a long time.
In the end, he surrendered.
In fact, Azazel had his own plans.
Even if Ye Feng didn't use that shiny Gengar,
He still had a red-striped Pikachu.
Rather than being thrashed by Ye Feng, he, Azazel, would rather compete for third place.
The third-place match would be between Sawyer and him.
Sawyer had just battled Duncan not long ago.
His main Pokémon were still at the Pokémon Center.
Therefore, facing Azazel, whose main Pokémon were all intact,
He could only be soundly defeated.
Thus, the third-place winner was directly decided.
And tomorrow, would be the championship decider of the Silver Conference.
In the evening, Silver Town was bustling.