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

"Things should calm down for now."

Chi Hong recalled his Dragonite and Machamp and landed on the road. As soon as he landed, he felt dizzy and almost lost his footing.

Asagiri parked her car next to him, rolled down the window, and called out, "Get in!"

Chi Hong nodded, glanced at the back seat where Zhaoxia and Zhou Mei were sitting. Zhaoxia was waving at him, so he opened the passenger door and got in.

"How are you? You seem a bit off; your mental energy is quite depleted?"

"You...you just finished a major battle?"

Zhaoxia leaned against the back of the passenger seat, reached out and pressed her hand against Chi Hong's forehead, her face full of worry.

"No fever." Chi Hong smiled and patted Chaoxia's hand, then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

He's not in good condition right now, and sleep is a way to restore his mental energy.

Of course, given his current state, a good night's sleep wouldn't restore his nearly depleted mental energy.

Zhaoxia's hand was still pressed on Chi Hong's forehead. Then she turned to look at her mother, Zhou Mei, and said in a deep voice, "His spiritual energy is about to be exhausted."

"Send him to the refuge in Jinling. As the captain of the law enforcement team, he has priority in cases of mental exhaustion."

"At times like these, we cannot afford to lose a high-level combat force like Chi Hong."

Asagiri glanced at Chi Hong. She had long regarded Chi Hong as the morning sun. Now, seeing Chi Hong fall into a deep sleep with a face full of exhaustion, her eyes revealed a look of heartache.

"He's only 19 years old, even though he's already had his birthday. Why does he have to work so hard?"

With a sigh, Zhaoxia drove her SUV at high speed towards Jinling city.

Within Jinling City, a large number of law enforcement officers were fighting in the city. Of course, not only law enforcement officers, but also some beast tamers participated in the battle.

There was no other way; this was their hometown. Escaping was easy, but they couldn't abandon their home.

Other cities were in a similar situation to Jinling, with a large number of beast tamers losing their lives in battle.

Large numbers of people poured into the refuge.

"The shelter is large, but it's impossible to accommodate so many people."

"We can't keep the door open like this!"

One law enforcement officer frowned and said that the situation was completely out of control, and there had even been a stampede. In a place where a large number of people gather, the consequences of a stampede are extremely serious.

People crowding together can kill you.

"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. It's no use saying anything now!" A law enforcement officer was shouting through a megaphone, giving instructions, but the crowd, gripped by fear, wouldn't listen to him.

"I'll do it!"

A man in a trench coat strode forward. They were positioned in the upper passageway, able to see the situation below, which meant that these law enforcement officers were actually already inside the shelter.

Meng Yi strode forward and walked to the position of several guards. These guards were all carrying rifles and were fully armed. The effectiveness of firearms should not be underestimated.

"All troops, fire!"

Meng Yi shouted loudly, and all the guards pointed their guns upwards.

Then came a burst of intense gunfire, but amidst the clamor of the crowd, the gunfire made no difference whatsoever.

"well....."

Meng Yi sighed helplessly, then waved his hand, and the Punishing Horned Lion appeared, landing directly above the crowd. Its wings whipped up a gust of wind, and it opened its mouth to let out an angry roar!

"Quiet down, everyone!"

"Don't push or pull!"

"Don't push forward! Anyone who dares to push, I'll throw them outside to be fed to the beasts!!"

Meng Yi shouted loudly, and this time, the effect was remarkable!

"Go, rescue the people who were just trampled and take them inside the shelter for treatment."

Meng Yi instructed that the situation be stabilized for the time being.

About an hour later, Asagiri drove out through a back door, which was the entrance and exit for law enforcement personnel.

"I'm back." Meng Yi nodded to Chaowu.

"Mm." Asagiri nodded in agreement, and then she and Asaka helped the unconscious Ike Hongjia out of the car.

"Where is your father?"

Meng Yi glanced around and saw that, apart from Chao Wen, the entire Chao Wu family was there, including her brother-in-law.

"He... is fighting for Jinling. Of course, after I settle Chi Hong down, I will also go out to fight."

"With my mother," Asagiri replied calmly to Zhou Mei.

She then looked at Meng Yi and asked, "Where are your wife and children?"

"Your sister-in-law..."

"You know she's a primary school teacher, and in a situation like this..."

Meng Yi's eyes suddenly reddened, but his complexion was already poor, with bloodshot eyes and very dry skin.

"She sacrificed herself to protect the children during the evacuation."

"As for my daughter, I... I can't find her..."

Meng Yi suppressed his grief and spoke in a hoarse voice, as if he were recounting a trivial matter.

"Feel sorry."

Chaowu uttered these two words, then helped Chi Hong walk inside.

Asaka pouted; unlike Asagiri, she wasn't cold, and tears were already welling up in her eyes...

"Help me kill more. I have orders from above that I can't go out to fight. I have to keep this shelter under control. There can't be any mishaps here..." Meng Yi said, looking at Chao Wu's back. Then, with trembling hands, he took a crumpled cigarette from his ear, lit it shakily, and took a deep drag.

"Um."

Asagiri nodded and said nothing more.

Chi Hong's ears twitched twice. He was not unconscious. Although he was asleep, he could still vaguely hear external sounds.

"The situation is not optimistic..."

"I absolutely cannot fall down now."

"Even if it means overdrawing my resources, I have to give it my all!"

Chi Hong thought to himself.

Asaka and Asagiri escorted Chi Hong to the treatment room, and Asagiri skillfully took the medicine from the shelf.

"I'll give him some IV fluids, but I'm not a doctor, so I can only inject him with things to maintain his energy levels," Asagiri said, shaking the medicine bottle in her hand.

"Okay, thank you for your help, big sister." Zhaoxia nodded, then turned around and paused for a moment!

Chi Hong actually sat up. He had no breath at all, his limbs were stiff as he sat up, and his eyes slowly opened. His eyes were dull and lifeless.

"What's wrong, Chi Hong?"

"Don't scare me!"

As dawn approached Chi Hong, she reached out her hand, wanting to touch him.

hum~~~

An unusual aura shook the morning glow away.

Then Chi Hong sat cross-legged on the bed, placed his hands on his lap, made a Taoist hand seal, and lowered his head limply.

No one saw that a thin, white line, as fine as a hair, was slowly forming between Chi Hong's brows...

"What kind of aura is this?"

"Did Chi Hong's backup plan... go wrong?"

Asagiri frowned; Chi Hong looked far too strange now.

"It's alright, I'll stay here with him, everything will be fine."

Chaoxia shook her head and said firmly.

If Luo Dongjun were here, he would definitely tell them with a shocked expression that the aura was not an aura at all, but rather, magical power.