Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 196 Suicune. High-definition uncensored.jpg

After the Frozen Spine Dragon returned to training, Arcanine followed. The two of them had been training together frequently over the past few days.

After all... the Frostspine Dragon is an Ice/Dragon type, and the Dragon type grants it resistance to fire. In addition, the Frostspine Dragon can absorb heat through its dorsal fins, thus converting it into ice energy.

Therefore, Severosaurus is not strictly afraid of Arcanine's fire; in fact, they could be considered the best training partners.

During his time on Spine Mountain, in addition to training with the Frozen Spine Dragon, Arcanine also frequently battled the tundra bears living in the mountains.

Throughout the battle, it only used Extreme Speed ​​and avoided using other Fire-type moves. Over several days, Arcanine improved its Extreme Speed ​​and its mastery of the move greatly increased.

In addition, there's the training of the Righteous Heart ability. Through the recent crackdown on poaching gangs, Arcanine has gradually figured out how to use the Righteous Heart ability to convert bonuses.

It's fair to say that Growlithe made rapid progress during his time on Spine Mountain.

Even so, Su Yu planned to leave. The temporary forest ranger's mission was drawing to a close, and a new person would come to take over.

Next, Su Yu only needs to complete the next task to obtain the task related to Suicune.

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The next day arrived.

Riding his Gyro Dog and carrying his backpack, Su Yu waved goodbye to the old ranger and the Frozen Spine Dragon.

The old forest ranger said with great reluctance:

"Sigh, why didn't you stay a few more days? I could have just applied to let you stay. Oh well, I'll miss your cooking."

The Frozen Spine Dragon was also very reluctant to part with it, and it said with tears in its eyes:

"Spine...!" After you leave, you must come back to see me again!

"Don't worry, I will definitely come back."

—I'll come back after I capture Suicune.

Riding the Growlithe, Su Yu began his journey through the night. Under the cover of darkness, he stopped to collect some branches, started a fire, and cooked a meal.

The ingredients in his backpack were given to him by the old forest ranger before he left; there were a few white radishes and some cabbages.

After feeding the Growlithe a few Power Cubes, they continued their journey. The second mission didn't take much time; Su Yu completed it in just one day after arriving at their destination.

……

……

Looking at the contribution points displayed on my phone, I saw that I had reached 230 points.

Su Yu excitedly opened the task he had already saved and clicked to sign up.

After several days, the number of people who signed up for this task was still not high, only 4 out of 14, which is 10 short of the full quota.

After successfully registering, Su Yu grinned. Now, he could finally get close to the three sacred beasts trapped in the fishing net!

"It seems the alliance hasn't made much progress on this matter yet. That's convenient, though, as it makes it easier for me to join now."

Putting down his phone, Su Yu summoned his Growlithe, and they also sped towards the rendezvous point above.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side...

The number of poachers tracking Suicune has been increasing these past few days. Right now, on a ranch in the countryside, many poachers are gathered here and there.

Several of them were acquaintances. They exchanged glances, and finally, one of the gaunt men with a sinister expression spoke up:

"So, you were also here after your organization was scattered by that Hoenn Champion?"

Upon hearing this, the others all nodded.

"Yes, that Hoenn champion suddenly stormed into our base that day and pinned our boss right to the wall... Luckily, I ran fast enough, otherwise I'd be squatting in there right now."

"That spirit concealment device your organization sold was completely useless; Daigo found us right away. I was just thinking of asking you for a refund!"

Upon hearing this, the sinister-looking man grinned. He took out a Poké Ball, giving off an air of "you can try asking for money if you want."

Opposite the sinister-looking man, several poachers also gathered around.

Seeing that the two sides had suddenly become tense, one of the bald men stepped forward with a laugh to smooth things over:

"Haha, we're all in this together now, why argue about those things? Back when we had the spirit realm concealment devices, everyone's business was booming, and I'm sure you all made a lot of money."

"Business is tough these days. Let's finish this deal and then retire from this business. Perfect, this mysterious Pokémon we've never seen before should fetch a good price."

Upon hearing this, the sinister-looking man chuckled and put away the Poké Ball. He had come specifically for this Pokémon. This Pokémon closely resembled the legendary Pokémon depicted on a stone slab he had previously seen.

However, after searching for so many days, they still hadn't found the mysterious Pokémon's hiding place. This made the sinister man begin to doubt whether the Pokémon truly existed.

Just then, one of the henchmen suddenly ran in, holding a photograph in his hand, and shouted:

"We've found that Pokémon!"

"It's located 300 kilometers east of Tundra City, and our people haven't been discovered by Him; they're still tracking us!"

Upon hearing this, the poachers' attention was immediately drawn to it.

The high-resolution photo perfectly captures Suicune's figure as she lowers her head to drink water. Aside from being partially obscured by a misty fog, the image is flawless.

"It really is that legendary Pokémon?"

The sinister-looking man was slightly alarmed. If they really caught them, wouldn't they be rich?

Immediately, a few poachers gave a signal, and the main force followed closely behind, rushing towards the location where Suicune had been discovered.

After the poachers left, an undercover agent from Officer Jenny's organization took out a walkie-talkie and called out the command post's code name.

……

When Su Yu arrived at the meeting point, the two Officers in charge had just received the news of the undercover agent.

They exclaimed in surprise:

"It really is a new type of Pokémon?"

They thought it was fake news from the last century, like "UFOs being photographed."

After a brief discussion, they also said:

"Notify Officer Jenny nearby and request reinforcements. As for us, take your men and chase after them first."

With an undercover agent present, they're unlikely to lose their position as poachers. And this time, it would be best to wipe out this entire group of itinerant poachers in one fell swoop.

As they were preparing to depart with their group, they bumped into Su Yu, who had come to report for duty. After a brief exchange, Officer Jenny told Su Yu to join the group.

It was only then that Su Yu came into contact with the latest news.

"What? The poachers have already started their operation?"

Is it too late for us?

The boy next to him immediately forwarded the high-resolution photo of Suijun to Su Yu, which was also transmitted by the undercover agent.

After seeing the photo, Su Yu nodded to himself.

Hmm... that's right, it really is Suicune.

After seeing Su Yu's Growlithe, the boy asked:

"Hey bro, are you from Officer Jenny's system? I'm from the ranger's side next door."

Hearing this, Su Yu finally glanced at the boy. Not only could Su Yu receive tasks related to forest rangers, but the forest rangers themselves also received similar assignments.

Nodding to the boy, Su Yu began to ponder how to intercept Suicune.

(End of this chapter)