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"Beep~~Do~~"

Deep in the dimly lit sewer, a low, hoarse, grating voice softly hummed.

Along with the sound, there was also the constant sound of flowing water.

If this were a scene from a horror movie, the next character to appear would likely be a hunched-over figure with an obscured face, carrying a worn-out axe covered in reddish-brown marks on his shoulder, and perhaps dragging a bloody trail along his hand.

Unfortunately, there was only a high school senior on a mission here.

"Namikaze, the Blade of Air!"

The abrupt sound interrupted the unpleasant singing coming from the sewer.

While experiencing the ebb and flow of the mud, it suddenly opened its eyes, and its originally flat body seemed to suddenly transform from 2D to 3D, bulging up from the water.

Its pale white, intelligent eyes emerged from its swollen body, instinctively looking in the direction from which the sound came.

"Beiduo?"

This stinky mud seemed different from the tattered bag and stinky mud Mu Yun had encountered before; it didn't seem to have a strong sense of aggression or retaliation.

Upon hearing Mu Yun's voice, his first reaction was not to retaliate, but to reveal his true form and stare blankly at him.

Then......

puff! !

The air blades released by the ripples whistled through the air and struck the Mud.

"Bedo!"

In pain, Mud let out a cry, and then... nothing more.

After letting out a cry, he seemed to lose all feeling of pain, blankly raising his hand to scratch his sticky head, his big, "wise" eyes looking at Bofeng and Muyun who had just attacked him.

There was no counterattack, nor did they flee; they simply displayed some "wisdom."

"?"

Even Mu Yun was somewhat surprised by this scene.

What's going on with this Grimer? Is it Slowpoke in disguise?

Despite his doubts, Mu Yun continued to shout orders, commanding Bo Feng to continue attacking.

Then, to Mu Yun's incredulous gaze, the stinky mud began to repeat the actions it had just performed.

Hit by an air blade, cry out in pain, scratch head, look over, stare blankly, then get hit by another air blade, cry out in pain, scratch head, and the cycle repeats...

Until a "ding" sounded...

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[Ding! Pidgey (19) defeated Grimer (29). Permanent Quest 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level was detected to be higher than yours. Congratulations, host, your reward has been doubled! You have received 20 points!]

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At first, Mu Yun thought that Chou Ni was using some new tactic to paralyze his opponent's mindset, but when he collapsed to the ground in a very straightforward manner, his eyes turning into mosquito coils, Mu Yun realized that Chou Ni might just be a little mentally challenged.

Looking at the unconscious Chou Ni, Mu Yun couldn't help but scratch the back of his head.

He seemed to have a clue why this stinky mud, despite being of a high level, was placed here.

The Trainers Association really makes the most of everything, not even sparing idiots...

Mu Yun took out an alloy clip from behind him, removed the inferior treasure from the "genius" Grimer, wiped it clean, and then put it away with a Poké Ball.

Then, Mu Yun noticed that Xiao Du and Bo Feng couldn't help but focus their attention on the Poké Ball filled with Grimer in his hand.

Clearly, this was the first time in all their lives they had ever seen such a goofy elf that behaved so much like a Slowpoke.

"The world is so big, and there are so many creatures. It's normal for some to be underdeveloped. You will see a race of elves that are all like this in the future," Mu Yun said.

Slowpoke: Ya-dong?

After putting away the "genius" Grimer, Mu Yun was left with only an empty, pale green Poké Ball.

There's no time to mourn the fall of "genius" Mud; next up is a group of tattered bags eating.

There were five of them, drinking wastewater from one of the drains, occasionally picking up a solid object and stuffing it into their mouths to eat with relish.

The levels are all similar, with the lowest being level 18 and the highest being level 22. It is also the only one with the potential to be at the senior level, while the rest of the broken bags only have the potential to be at the ordinary level.

This time, the tattered bags were clearly normal. Upon hearing Mu Yun's footsteps, they all stopped eating and launched an attack together.

Mu Yun, of course, would not surrender without a fight.

"Wave, Tornado!"

"Pop!"

With a whoosh, a tornado formed inside the sewer.

The terrifying tornado instantly created waves, forming a magnificent waterspout that swept away all the acid sprayed from the five broken bags.

Five tattered bags were also swept up in the rubble.

They were like tattered rags that had accidentally fallen into a washing machine, being tossed around until they were dizzy and disoriented, completely powerless to resist.

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[Ding! Pidgey (19) defeated Broodling.........]

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[Ding! Pidgey (19) defeated Broodling (22). Permanent Quest 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level was detected to be higher than yours. Congratulations, host, your reward has been doubled! You have received 20 points!]

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After five consecutive system notification sounds, Mu Yun raised his hand to signal Bo Feng to stop the tornado.

At this moment, the ground, which was originally quite clean, was covered in water stains, making a squelching sound when you walked on it.

Fortunately, Mu Yun had changed into rain boots before coming in, so he didn't mind the water stains.

Looking at the five unconscious, tattered bags, Mu Yun directly chose the strongest one and put it into a Poké Ball.

As for the remaining four, let's leave them to the trainers who come later to do the mission.

"Mission accomplished, time to head home!"

Mu Yun waved his hand and said.

"Hiss!!"

"Kiss!!"

"nut!!"

When going in, the speed is very slow because you have to be constantly vigilant about your surroundings, but it is much faster when coming out.

With the mission over, Nut Dumbbell cleared a path in front of them, and within ten minutes, the three Pokémon and one person emerged.

"That's pretty fast."

Upon seeing Mu Yun emerge, Wang He, who was reading a paper book nearby, immediately closed the book and came to greet him.

"How was your first mission?"

"good."

Mu Yun said, then paused, and added, "I have personally experienced the diversity of species."

"Oh?"

Wang He looked at him: "Tell me about it."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yun recounted the entire story of the "genius" Chou Ni.

"It's really quite diverse."

After listening to the story, Wang He was also somewhat moved.

Unexpectedly, besides the Slowpoke race, there are other "geniuses" of this caliber in this world. It's truly an eye-opener.

"By the way, Instructor Wang, this is something that fell off that stinky mud." With that, Mu Yun took out the broken mud.

Wang He took the treasure and examined it carefully. After discovering that it was full of cracks, he made a judgment.

"A low-quality treasure, though not as good as a normal one, it's still worth a good amount of money. You're really lucky, kid, you even got something from such a simple task!"

"What are your plans for this? Do you want to keep it for yourself, or should I sell it for you and exchange it for Alliance Coins after the mission is completed?"

Wang He's words revealed no intention of accepting the gift.

"Either is fine, Instructor Wang, it's up to you."

Mu Yun said.

"Hey kid, forget it. I'll sell it for you later. This thing can only be used a limited number of times, so it's only worth a little research." Wang He said with a smile, then put it in his pocket.

"Let's go. First, I'll take you to the Trainer Association to turn in this mission, then you can take a shower and change your clothes before we move on to the next mission."

Wang He patted the Steel-Armored Raven beside him.

It's still early. By the time I finish submitting the task, it will probably be just past noon. I should be able to reach the location of the other task before dinner.