A spirit descends, Gardevoir is my childhood friend?

"Let's eat first." Lin Xiaolin took out some food from her bag and distributed it to everyone. Everyone picked up compressed biscuits and mineral water and started eating. At this moment, no one was in the mood to eat self-heating food. They just ate something to tide them over.

They entered the cave around 1 p.m., and it's already 6 p.m. The sky is slowly getting dark. In the past five hours, Lin Xiaolin has observed that their area has been patrolled twice by a crow leader, and even a Houndoom has walked to the cave entrance. Fortunately, Gengar was there and they weren't discovered.

"We've done all we can now, and we can only pray that the forest rangers will find us soon." After finishing their meal, Lin Xiaolin looked at the four people sitting together.

Everyone nodded and leaned against the wall to rest. They were all exhausted from moving stones all afternoon.

As night fell, Gengar's power was exhausted, forcing it to stop and eat an Energy Cube to recover its strength as quickly as possible.

Lin Xiaolin didn't have Xiao Lan directly conceal the cave's aura, but instead had her expand her search area as much as possible to clearly see the people searching for them.

If anyone approaches this way, wake up Gengar.

"Don't worry, Little Blue is checking the surroundings. If she detects anyone coming, Gengar will wake up and help us conceal our presence. We're safe, so you can sleep soundly."

Lin Xiaolin spoke casually, comforting everyone. Perhaps they were too tired from the day, or perhaps Lin Xiaolin's comforting words had an effect, everyone soon fell asleep, and Lin Xiaolin also pretended to fall asleep.

But when he opened his eyes again after everyone had fallen asleep, his eyes were bloodshot. How could he be safe? Although Xiao Lan had a wide detection range as a Psychic-type Pokémon, he was still an elite-level Pokémon and had not received systematic training.

They are not even comparable to ordinary elites, let alone lord-level elves.

"Little Blue Sister, if we are really discovered, you should teleport away with them, go as far as you can, and leave me, Gengar, and this Infernape behind."

Lin Xiaolin's voice entered Xiao Lan's mind directly.

"But Xiao Lin, you'll be in real danger!" Xiao Lan said worriedly.

"It would be dangerous if we were all caught together. If only I am caught, they should remove the signal jammer after they catch me, so we can quickly call the forest rangers. That way, we might have a chance to survive."

Lin Xiaolin's resolute voice rang out, and Xiao Lan fell silent, clenching her little fists. For the first time, she hated herself for being so weak, for not training more in her younger years and for being too playful. Now she couldn't even protect Xiaolin.

"Sister Xiaolan, okay, this time you have to listen to me." Lin Xiaolin gently grasped Xiaolan's tightly clenched fist.

"Gengar, I'm sorry, but I have to let you come with me on this adventure. If you don't come with me, they'll definitely suspect how I managed to hide for so long and will continue searching if they catch me. So we have to go together."

Lin Xiaolin looked intently at Gengar, who was recovering its energy.

"Hehehe." Gengar opened its eyes and nodded to Lin Xiaolin.

As night deepened, everyone and the Pokémon fell asleep. Lin Xiaolin had already handed the Heartscale Poké Ball to Xiaolan and taken the Gengar's Poké Ball from the sleeping Yan Fan.

This night was destined to be sleepless. At six o'clock in the morning, Xiao Lan suddenly sounded an alarm. It seemed that the Sable Eye had sensed her, and Gengar immediately woke up and covered the entire cave. At this time, Gengar's power had also recovered to about 70-80%.

"Hmm?" The leader of the men in black stood on a Pidgeot, with Sableye beside him. Sableye had just told him that there was a mysterious aura around, but it disappeared as soon as he got close to the hill. It seems that the little mouse was hiding here.

Chapter 43 One Protects Four

The leader of the men in black smirked slightly beneath his cloak, causing Pidgeot to descend and drop four Poké Balls. Weavile, Houndoom, Stranglethorn, and Bisharp appeared directly beneath Pidgeot.

After giving the order to the four spirits, they surrounded the small hill where Lin Xiaolin and his group were, and began to search slowly from the bottom of the hill to the top.

The leader of the men in black ascended directly with the Soul-Hooking Eye. The power of the Soul-Hooking Eye enveloped the entire hill, and he could perceive any movement or disturbance.

Lin Xiaolin watched as the Blackjaw stalker drew closer and closer to her, and no longer hesitated.

"Sister Xiaolan, let's go! Hurry! Otherwise it will be too late!" Lin Xiaolin shouted to Xiaolan in her mind.

“But Xiao Lin, I…” At this moment, Xiao Lan’s eyes reddened.

"Hurry up!" Lin Xiaolin shouted again before Xiao Lan could say anything.

"Xiao Lin, I... I..." Xiao Lan's tears slid down her cheeks.

Lin Xiaolin rushed forward and hugged Xiaolan tightly. "Sister Xiaolan, it's okay. I'll be safe once the forest ranger arrives. I believe you can find me soon."

Lin Xiaolin spoke these words, and his gentle words seemed to be the last straw that broke Xiao Lan's back. Xiao Lan's tears fell like a rushing tide, and the energy of her superpowers swirled around her hands.

The next instant, everyone except Lin Xiaolin's Gengar and the Primal Tyranitar lying on the ground disappeared. Lin Xiaolin felt the warmth in his arms vanish and a smile appeared on his face.

"Gengar, it's just the two of us left." Lin Xiaolin plopped down on the ground, smiling, but her legs were trembling uncontrollably.

Since receiving treatment, Fiery Monkey has shown no signs of waking up, and no one has paid attention to his kung fu.

With a loud "boom!", the rocks at the cave entrance collapsed under the force of Houndoom's flamethrower. Houndoom stood at the cave entrance, looking up at Lin Xiaolin sitting on the ground.

"Found you, little mouse!" The man in black robes landed at the cave entrance on a Pidgeot. Lin Xiaolin sat on the ground and looked up to see a deep wound running from his chin to his face.

"Go, take him down!" The man in black robes immediately ordered Houndoom to attack, and Houndoom spewed a burst of flames toward Lin Xiaolin.

Gengar stood directly in front of Lin Xiaolin and blocked Houndoom's flames with a wave of its hand.

"Oh? No wonder you were able to hide for so long, so you had bodyguards. All of you step back, and Sableye will teach him a lesson." Sableye jumped off Pidgeot's back and stood in front of the four Pokémon.

Lin Xiaolin glanced at them and saw that all four Pokémon were elite-level, Sableye was lord-level, and Pidgeot under the black-robed man's feet was also lord-level. With such a difference, Gengar had no chance of winning.

"Wait, wait a minute," Lin Xiaolin said, feigning a terrified expression.

"Hmm? Don't rush, once I take down this Gengar, it'll be your turn. A Lord-level Gengar should be worth quite a bit of money." The man in black licked his lips, a greedy look on his face.

"You, you can't kill me! My dad is Yan He. How much money do you want? My dad can give it to you, and he'll give this fiery monkey back to you too." Lin Xiaolin could only desperately stall for time. Bringing up Yan Fan's identity would surely make the other party wary.

"Yan He? I didn't expect this. I knew you were no ordinary person, but I didn't expect you to have such a powerful identity!" The man in black robes was now a little wary. If he really killed Yan He's only son here, Yan He would search the entire Starry Forest to find him.

Even if he escapes, the base here will definitely be discovered, and then the organization will still silence him.

Seeing the man in black robes deep in thought, Lin Xiaolin quickly pressed on while the iron was hot.

"If you let me go, I'll have my dad send you out of Dragon Kingdom and give you a large sum of money as compensation. You'll be able to live a comfortable life abroad without worrying about being hunted down by your organization. I can't promise you anything more because I know you'll worry no matter what I say. Your organization is definitely doomed because my dad is probably on his way. I've been missing in Starry Forest for over a day, and he'll definitely come!"

Seeing that the plan had worked, Lin Xiaolin also knew what the man in black was worried about, and made a treaty that could be accepted by both sides.

"Oh? What can you promise?" The man in black robes immediately became interested. This was Yan He's son. If his father paid money to bail him out, he could definitely make a fortune.

"I can promise that my dad will personally send you out of the Dragon Kingdom and give you a quasi-god egg." Lin Xiaolin could only bite the bullet and say it now, as long as she could stall him.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the four people who were fast asleep suddenly felt a lightness beneath them, as if they had suddenly fallen onto soft ground. When they opened their eyes, they found that they were all on a patch of grass, with Xiao Lan, who was already unconscious, beside them.

"Huh? What's going on?" Yan Fan stood up in confusion, feeling a bit bewildered.

"Sister Xiaolan, what's wrong with Sister Xiaolan?" Qin Lele ran to Xiaolan's side, who was unconscious.

"She fainted due to excessive mental exhaustion. Sister Xiaolan must have brought us out just now," Shi Yu said with a frown.

"Where's Xiao Lin?" Yan Fan looked around and then asked the others.

At that moment, the four of them felt a chill run down their spines. Yan Fan quickly checked his body and realized that Gengar's Poké Ball was gone!

With a bang, Yan Fan felt his mind clear instantly and immediately hugged someone in one direction.

"Anyang, stop him!" Shi Yu said at this moment. Shi Anyang's tall figure caught up with Yan Fan in a few steps and tackled Yan Fan to the ground.

"Anyang, let me go! Xiaolin, how dare that idiot Lin Xiaolin! He's still over there!" Yan Fan shouted, his eyes bloodshot.

Just then, they suddenly felt a movement behind them, and everyone fell to the ground. Shi Anyang also tightly covered Yan Fan's mouth.

Not far away, a man in black robes was holding a walkie-talkie and talking, heading in one direction—the same small hill where they had been earlier.

After the man in black left, Yan Fan began to struggle again, but under Shi Anyang's power, he had no chance to turn the tide.

"Yan Fan, calm down. Xiao Lin brought us out because he wanted to give us a chance to call the forest rangers. He's buying us time. Don't waste your time here!"

Qin Lele's eyes were also red, and her hands were trembling slightly as she took out the alarm and quickly pressed it three times. Shi Yu did the same.

This time, the alarm turned red, indicating that it had received the signal.

Yan Fan quieted down upon hearing this. Seeing that Yan Fan had calmed down, Shi Anyang stopped pressing him down, got up, took out his alarm, and pressed it three times.

Yan Fan quickly got up and felt around on his body for his alarm. He finally found it on the grass, picked it up, and pressed it three times with trembling hands.

Although it was night, there were already glimmers of light and the morning glow had appeared. The trees around them were covered with dewdrops. The four people sat on the ground, their bodies trembling, but they were unusually quiet and no one spoke.

Chapter 44 Quasi-Heavenly King

The alarm had been pressed for a short while when the headquarters of Starlight Forest was thrown into chaos.

"Four emergency alerts have appeared simultaneously in the outer forest! Coordinates XXXXX!" The staff member observing the map monitor suddenly reported loudly the moment four red dots appeared on the map.

"Quickly, quickly, notify all the nearby forest rangers to go there!"

At this moment, more than a dozen forest rangers around Lin Xiaolin's group received orders and rushed toward the location where the alarm was issued.

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After much discussion with the leader of the men in black, Lin Xiaolin agreed to give him a quasi-divine Pokémon egg, ten million Alliance coins, and send him out of the Dragon Kingdom. There was no other way; he had to agree to whatever the leader wanted.

To prevent Lin Xiaolin from deceiving him, the leader of the men in black wanted to take him back to the base and give him a specific poison. Without an antidote, he would die within a month of taking this poison.

The leader of the men in black promised that as soon as he left the Dragon Kingdom and received the item, he would immediately receive the antidote, and Lin Xiaolin had no choice but to agree.

After the terms were agreed upon, the leader of the men in black ordered Lin Xiaolin to return Gengar to its Poké Ball and handed the Poké Ball back to him. Sableye also put a black bag over Lin Xiaolin's head to prevent him from seeing the faces of the men in black and seeking revenge later.

"Let's go." At this moment, the leader of the men in black turned off the signal jammer and recalled his four subordinates who were nearby after he had reached an agreement with Lin Xiaolin and retrieved the Fire Monkey.

"Let's go." At this moment, the leader of the men in black personally led Lin Xiaolin away on a Pidgeot. Soul-Hook Eyes was watching Lin Xiaolin from the side, and the four subordinates behind him did not ask any questions and simply followed their leader away.

After flying for about ten minutes, Lin Xiaolin sensed Pidgeot landing. Then the leader of the men in black led him down stairs, leading Lin Xiaolin to guess that the base was underground.

After they reached the underground, the man in black led him for a while, and finally they heard the sound of a door opening.

"Alright, you stay here for now. Don't try anything funny. Soul-Hooking Eye will be watching you. I'm going to turn in my mission now, I'll be right back. When I return, I'll bring you the medicine, you can take it and then leave. It's better for both of us this way."

After the leader of the men in black finished speaking, he pushed him into the room. Lin Xiaolin heard the door close and sat down on the ground with a thud, but he could feel that the Soul-Hooking Eye was still beside him.

Lin Xiaolin could only pray that the forest ranger would arrive soon. If the man in black returned with the medicine and the ranger still hadn't come, he would have no choice but to accept his fate; he figured he was going to die either way.