Pokémon: Having just completed the Pokédex, I'm now traversing the world of Beast Taming.

Why should I run?

Chi Hong, who was running wildly, suddenly paused. A Poké Ball appeared in his hand, and after he opened it, the tiny Abra floated in mid-air.

Abra, a Psychic Pokémon, sleeps for eighteen hours a day. Although it is sleeping, it can sense danger and can use Teleport to escape even while sleeping.

Little Casey had her eyes closed; yes, she was definitely sleeping.

"Casey, use Teleport to take us to Zoroark," Chi Hong commanded.

Upon hearing this, Casey opened her eyes a crack and glanced at Chi Hong, looking somewhat dazed.

"Click..."

Lucario pointed in a direction, and then Casey activated his psychic powers, teleporting five times before Zoroark appeared in Chi Hong's sight.

A sanctified griffin lay on one side, covered in blood and claw marks, the wounds emanating a dark aura.

Even without Chi Hong, a level 30 Scourge is no match for Zoroark.

"whee...."

Zoroark covered his mouth with one paw and laughed, while pointing the other paw at Wang Dong.

At this moment, Wang Dong was beyond dead. Zoroark had ripped a huge hole in his chest, and there was absolutely no chance of him surviving. Blood was still dripping from Zoroark's claws.

Chi Hong pinched his brow, took out his phone, took a picture, and sent it to Lu Yao.

In reality, he didn't know how the assassin organization judged whether the assassins had completed their missions, so he adopted the simplest and most brutal method.

Take a picture of the target and add your own hand gesture, such as a peace sign.

Chi Hongyue felt how terrifying real Pokémon were, especially Zoroark, a creature labeled as a fraudulent Pokémon. Zoroark had absolutely no psychological reservations about killing a person.

"Um?"

Chi Hong looked to the side, where the sanctioned horned lion was still growling.

At this moment, Chi Hong had already broken out of the state of mental unity. He frowned and walked to the side of the chameleon.

Sanctioned Horned Lion: Level 30.

Personality: Introverted

Attribute: Normal, Flying

Trait: Light of Judgment, increases the damage of ranged skills.

Skills: Horn Strike, Claw Strike, Charge, Pounce.

"What the hell? How did you train like that? This is ridiculous!"

Chi Hong checked the base stats and was surprised to find that the total base stats of this creature called the Punishing Horned Lion were even higher than those of Zoroark!

With a staggering 530, Zoroark's total base stats are only 510.

But Chi Hong clearly remembered that he had just looked at Chaowu's Punishing Horned Lion, whose base stats were only 460.

"Therefore, according to the real biological settings, racial stats represent something like potential or talent. Even within the same species, each individual's potential is different."

"Reasonable."

Chi Hong nodded to himself. So it seems that this Wang Dong, the one assigned to him by the law enforcement organization, has even better potential in sanctioning horned lions than Asagiri, who is the captain!

It's a pity that Wang Dong won't train this sanctioned horned lion.

"Unfortunately, none of my Pokémon Balls have been unlocked..."

"Um?"

Chi Hong was stunned for a moment. He realized that his Poké Ball had unlocked a new category at some point!

Healing balls: 999999.

"Will the unlocking be based on my current needs?"

"It doesn't matter, it's mine anyway."

Chi Hong took out a healing ball, took a few steps forward, and squatted down in front of the giant head of the scathing horned lion.

Blood was everywhere, and even the pupils of the chameleon began to dilate.

In this condition, by the time the ambulance arrives, the person will likely be dead.

A Heal Ball will restore all HP to a Pokémon captured by it and remove all status conditions.

At times, this Healing Ball can be considered a Pokémon center, like right now, when it's punishing the almost dead Lithops.

"Even if it's on the verge of death, it's not guaranteed to be successfully tamed, especially since it's a pet that already has its own tamer." Chi Hong pondered for a moment, then pressed the ball against the forehead of the chameleon.

"........."

After a long while, when the last glimmer of light in the monstrous lion's eyes was almost gone, Chi Hong spoke softly.

"You're mine now."

Chi Hong activated the Healing Sphere, and a red light enveloped the Punishing Lion before it was absorbed into the Healing Sphere.

To Chi Hong's surprise, the healing ball only made a symbolic "thump" before immediately falling silent.

"That's... all done?"

Chi Hong bent down and picked up the healing ball; he had indeed subdued it.

"Crack!" Lucario cried out, looking in one direction.

Chi Hong followed Lucario's gaze and saw Asagiri standing there panting heavily. She looked exhausted and injured, though Chi Hong didn't know the exact location of her injury.

After all, she was affected by the Dragon's Wave. Although her pet took defensive measures, they were not completely effective in protecting her.

Asagiri glanced at Wang Dong, who was lying dead on the ground not far away, and then at Chi Hong. Chi Hong raised his hand and released Wang Dong's Punishing Lion. This Punishing Lion was about a meter tall with all four legs on the ground, and it looked quite domineering.

Clearly, the sanctioned horned lion, which had instantly recovered its physical condition, was still in a daze. The next second, a thought that did not belong to it was very gentle and perfectly integrated into its mind.

Unity of mind and intention!

Chi Hong raised his hand and touched the big head of the sanctioned horned lion. This scene, seen by Chao Wu not far away, was enough to shatter her worldview!

"What exactly happened?"

Asagiri was filled with doubt.

Then, she watched as the assassin Crimson used a spherical storage device to retrieve all three pets and release a small, yellow pet.

The little thing's eyes flashed. Chi Hong's figure vanished from her sight in an instant.

"He... took away the Sanctioning Lion from the law enforcement organization?"

"And sanctioning the horned lions seems quite normal; was it voluntary?"

Why?

"Have Wang Dong's actions become so egregious that even the symbol of justice, the one that punishes the horned lion, can no longer tolerate them?"

Asagiri felt her head was spinning; she couldn't do anything right now, and her whole body ached.

"Never mind, I'll report to my superiors tonight and then go back to rest."

Asagiri took out her phone and sent a text message to Asaka, telling her to drive her own car to the reporting site tomorrow.

She still has work to do.

When Chi Hong returned to the hotel, he found Miao Miao still fast asleep. Chi Hong chuckled, thinking that Miao Miao's happy life seemed to have begun.

He stretched and glanced at the time: 4 a.m.

"You can sleep a little longer."

Chi Hong yawned, released the large wolfhound, and quickly fell asleep, resting his head on its body.