I haven't decided on a name for my Pokémon trainer yet.

Behind a tree, Ye Feng leaned quietly against the ground, cautiously peering ahead.

Not far ahead, there was a man-made clearing with several tents set up, which looked like a small campsite.

Inside the camp, several people dressed in camouflage were sitting around a extinguished campfire talking. Ye Feng counted them; there were four people in total: the bearded man, the man in the baseball cap, the man with blond hair, and the man with dark skin.

"Why are they all foreigners?" Ye Feng frowned slightly.

What are foreign trainers doing here?

"Rotom, listen to what those people are saying," Ye Feng whispered.

“Okay, Rotom!” Rotom extended an antenna from the top of his head and began to probe the conversation, translating it onto the screen.

"Hey, is it really possible that legendary elves appear here? We've been searching for a month and haven't found a single hair," complained a muscular man with a stubble beard, while brushing aside some smoldering branches.

"No need to add any embellishments," Ye Feng said, looking at the screen with a dark expression.

“Alright,” Rotom said regretfully, and began to translate seriously.

"The message the boss received couldn't be fake, could it?" the bearded man asked.

"Who knows? Anyway, whether we find it or not, we'll just take it one day at a time, as long as we get paid." - Man in baseball cap.

"Don't be too happy yet. If you don't make any progress, you'll have your pay docked," said the blond-haired man.

"I don't care. What if the information from the boss is inaccurate? Is it my fault?" said the man in the baseball cap.

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The conversation that followed was rather pointless; these people actually started discussing the reward, and after listening for a while, Ye Feng noticed that the topic was heading in an indescribable direction.

"A legendary elf?" Ye Feng stroked his chin.

Has another legendary Pokémon emerged from the secret realm? And has it been discovered?

But how did they get the news about this place?

Judging from their conversation, it seems they were commissioned by someone to find the elf.

Ye Feng peeked out again, memorizing their appearance or characteristics, and then tiptoed away from the area.

Since there was no clue as to how to find the stone slab, Ye Feng decided to follow these people first.

He was a little curious about what rare elves might be here.

Chapter 308 The Elf Who Knows How to Use Tactics

And so, Ye Feng maintained a safe distance from the four men, secretly following behind them.

Nothing happened in between, until the third day.

That day, Ye Feng followed the four people and found a huge flower field.

Ye Feng was somewhat surprised to find such a flower field hidden deep within the primeval forest.

The blooming red flowers, carried on the gentle breeze, brought forth a fragrant aroma.

In the middle of the flower field, a small, hedgehog-like green sprite was hopping around happily.

"Finally found it, Shaymi." The bearded man looked at the elf in the middle of the flower field with greedy eyes, as if he saw not elves, but piles and piles of money.

The others were also incredibly excited; they'd been stuck in this damned forest for over a month, and they were practically rotting away.

"It's Shemi?" Ye Feng hid behind a tree, squinting at the flower field.

So, these flowers are Gracidia flowers?

Ye Feng looked at the four people who were sneaking away. He originally thought of directly ambushing and subduing them, but he was afraid of scaring Shaymin. After thinking for a moment, he instructed Gengar, Gardevoir, Kingdra, and Togekiss to sneak around behind the four people without being discovered and wait for his orders.

The four of them kept their eyes on Shaymi in the center of the flower field while spreading out in four directions to surround Shaymi, completely unaware that they were also surrounded by elves.

This might be a classic case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Shami was jumping around among the Gracidia flowers, happily inhaling their fragrance, when suddenly, as if sensing something, she stopped and looked up.

Unfortunately, it was too small, and its view was largely obscured by the flowers, so it failed to detect the four people's whereabouts.

"It might just be my imagination," Shemi thought, and continued rolling around in the flower field.

"Go!" The four of them took out their Poké Balls, and with the bearded man's command, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Crobat, and Drapion suddenly appeared in the flower field, surrounding Shaymin tightly.

"Ah!" Shemi was startled and screamed. She instinctively tried to run, but found herself surrounded with no chance to escape.

"Hahaha, finally caught him!" The bearded man laughed and walked forward, looking down at Shaymi, who was covering his head and trembling. The other three also curiously gathered around and began to observe Shaymi.

"Coward, what's so rare about this kind of elf?" The bearded man thought to himself with contempt, but since it was his employer's target, he still raised his hand.

The man in the baseball cap grinned wickedly and approached Shemi with a net in his hand.

"Using a net? Are you an elf hunter?" Ye Feng's eyes narrowed.

Normally, trainers use Poké Balls to catch Pokémon, but there is one different group: Pokémon hunters.

Because Poké Balls are linked to Trainer IDs, every Poké Ball that catches or releases a Pokémon must be uploaded to the Trainer Association's database for record-keeping.

Reputable trainers will follow the rules; they capture or release Pokémon openly and honestly, without any need for secrecy.

Unlike Pokémon hunters, who have long been involved in illegal activities, their trainer IDs are on the association's blacklist, making it impossible for them to buy Poké Balls. Therefore, they have to use other methods to catch Pokémon.

Of course, you can't tell the difference between a Pokémon hunter and a trainer just by looking at them. Although this place is remote, it's not impossible for a trainer to appear here.

Therefore, Ye Feng only realized they were elf hunters when he saw the man in the baseball cap take out a net to capture Shaymi.

Ye Feng had also encountered the Elf Hunters, the two who stole Guo Pengfei's baby Gilas, and Ye Feng later tricked them into going to the police station.

That time, Ye Feng wasn't strong enough, but now...

Ye Feng stared intently at the flower field, preparing to seize the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

Just as the man in the baseball cap was about to grab Shaymi with the net, Shaymi suddenly looked up with a smug smile on his face.

"Huh?" The man in the baseball cap paused for a moment.

Shaymin yelled and his body suddenly burst into a dazzling light. The four people and the four elves who were caught off guard were immediately blinded by the flash and screamed in pain.

The man in the baseball cap yelled and, relying on instinct, threw the net towards Shaymi, but Shaymi nimbly dodged the net's attack.

Then he scattered a large number of seeds from his body. The seeds bounced and landed at their feet, quickly taking root and sprouting. In the blink of an eye, the group and their elf were bound by thick vines.

"Flash and Parasitic Seed?" Ye Feng's eyes lit up. This Shaymin is so smart.

Pretend to be afraid to lure enemies to your side, then suddenly use a flash to blind them, followed by using a parasitic seed to grab them.

"Damn it!" the bearded man roared angrily, struggling desperately, but to no avail. The parasitic seed held him firmly, rendering him unable to move.

"Nidoking, earthquake!"

Although Nidoking was captured by the Parasite Seed, he could still move his legs with difficulty. He lifted his right leg and forcefully stepped on the ground, activating Earthquake.

Although the earthquake's power was greatly reduced because it was restrained and unable to exert its full strength, it was still more than enough to shatter the parasitic seeds.

The vine's roots were snapped, instantly losing its source of power, and it was easily freed.

Shaymi's flash seemed to last only a short time, and the group that had regained their sight glared fiercely at Shaymi in the middle.

Shamy's joy was short-lived; he was stunned to see his plan foiled in an instant. He quickly put on a fawning smile, intending to lull the enemy into a false sense of security before launching a sneak attack.

"Hmph, you're asking for it!" The bearded man wasn't going to fall for it again. He put on a pair of sunglasses and waved his hand with a cold smile.

Nidoking roared and strode heavily toward Shaymi, flames crackling around his raised fist.

The bearded man planned to subdue Shemi and take her away to prevent her from having any more wicked thoughts.

He realized that this Shemi was not as innocent and cute as she appeared; she had actually devised a scheme to trick them.

Now! Ye Feng's eyes narrowed. The attention of the four people and the elf was focused on Shaymi, making it the perfect time to launch a sneak attack!

Gardevoir teleported to Shaymin's side, and to everyone's astonishment, its entire body suddenly erupted with an even more dazzling light than before.

flash!

With a second flash, the group and their Pokémon were once again blinded by the light, and Gardevoir's Flash was undoubtedly more powerful than Shaymin's.

"What's going on?! Where did this Gardevoir come from?" The bearded man, wearing sunglasses, was not blinded by the flash.

"who?!"

He looked around hurriedly and reached for the Poké Ball at his waist.

A flash of blue light appeared in Gardevoir's eyes, and its powerful psychic energy instantly spread out, firmly gripping the bearded man.

At the same time, Gengar's Shadow Ball, Kingdra's Dragon Pulse, and Togekiss's Aura Sphere also arrived.

"Boom boom boom!" With a series of explosions, the four Pokémon of the Pokémon hunters lost their ability to fight in the blink of an eye, and the four Pokémon hunters were also grabbed by Gardevoir's psychic power and unable to move.

"So weak..."

Ye Feng looked at the sprites lying all over the ground and scratched his head speechlessly.

Speaking of which, the two hunters last time were also tricked into going in by him; and this time, the group was tricked by Shaymi again...

Are elf hunters generally not very smart?

Chapter 309 An unexpected gain