Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

only.

Neither Lusamine nor Zaobo noticed.

As he left, I saw his cunning eyes blinking in his shadow, and wisps of black mist swirling around him.

...

...

"Umbreon, Moonbeam, then Inferno Strike!"

Gladio waved his hand and shouted.

Then I saw it.

The glittering moonlight scattered across the night sky entered Umbreon's body, and its injuries healed rapidly at a visible speed.

It quickly transformed into a sharp, dark light, appearing behind the Burning Insect in the blink of an eye.

Xia Yan had a smile on his face.

"Burning Bug, Flame Wheel Protection."

Just as Umbreon's "Infernal Thrust" was about to hit the Burning Bug.

A surge of golden-red flames instantly erupted from the burning insect's body, spiraling and enveloping it.

As a result, while Umbreon's attack was effective, it had very little effect.

On the contrary, the flames from the volcanoes tore at Umbreon's soft black fur, causing considerable damage.

but.

Umbreon's reaction speed is also quite fast.

Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately withdrew and retreated, thus avoiding being burned too badly by the flames of life.

"Buyi!"

Luna Eevee, lying on the ground, looked serious.

It's clearly the Pokémon that's truly good at defense, but when facing the Burning Bug, it seems like a hedgehog, and there's no way to break through its defense.

"That's about enough," Xia Yan said, stopping the test.

Looking at Gladio, whose expression was slightly dejected, he teased, "What, you really want to beat your teacher?"

Gladgio's expression stiffened slightly, then he realized, "Teacher, you're one of the Four Heavenly Kings."

Xia Yan tapped his forehead with her finger and said with a smile, "So, you did very well today, and I'm very satisfied."

Upon hearing Xia Yan say "satisfied," Gladio finally smiled.

"Teacher, brother, you are both amazing."

Lillie, who was holding the little six-tailed fox tightly, immediately ran over, her little face flushed with excitement.

Xia Yan rubbed her head.

"Next, we'll test your knowledge of cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Lillie's face immediately fell.

boom--!!

But at that moment...

A huge roar suddenly erupted from the nearby Ether Paradise Research Institute.

A huge yellow flame illuminated half the sky.

Even the entire Ether Paradise experienced a significant tremor.

"Gu~ Gugu—?"

Cosmog, who had been fast asleep in Xia Yan's arms, seemed to sense something and floated out, blinking its round orange eyes and tilting its head.

So cute~~

Lillie's eyes lit up when she saw Cosmog.

Xia Yan quickly pulled the little guy back into his arms.

This little thing can "teleport" and run off at any time, making it hard to find.

Then he looked at Gladgio.

"what happened?"

Gladgio didn't seem very surprised, as if he was already used to it.

"I don't know either. There have been occasional explosions lately, it's probably because the research department is conducting some dangerous experiments."

His face also showed confusion.

"But something's strange. These explosions are actually quite regular, happening once every seven days, but one just happened yesterday. And this explosion was much louder than the previous ones."

Xia Yan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Gugu~~"

Cosmog let out a joyful cry, its body radiating a halo of superpowers.

"Little one, no..."

Before Xia Yan could finish speaking, Cosmog's superpowers enveloped them, and in a flash, they disappeared from the spot.

next second.

The gaze shifted.

Xia Yan, Gladio, and Lillie appeared near the explosion zone of the Ether Paradise Research Institute.

"Hurry up!"

"Release the restriction barrier immediately!"

"This is not normal. All three of them have gone out of control and rampaged, and the restraint barrier can no longer hold them back!"

"Increase energy output! We must limit them!"

"..."

The researchers at the institute were in complete disarray, and no one noticed the arrival of Xia Yan and his two companions.

And in some corner of the research institute.

"They're here again, they've gone berserk again! These three guys are too powerful, we must catch them this time!"

The speaker was a woman with red hair wearing a white coat, her face full of excitement.

"Right, right! As long as we can catch them, we can ask the higher-ups for credit, and then we can be transferred back to headquarters. If we gain Boss Sakaki's favor, we can be promoted to officer!"

The one who echoed this was a young man with long blue hair wearing a white lab coat.

"Don't worry, I'm all ready, meow~~ This time all three of them are out of control, they can't stop them. I've already created a device that simulates their restraint barriers, catching one will be no problem at all, meow~~"

The last thing to speak was a talking cat.

These three were clearly the Team Rocket trio who had been forgotten by Xia Yan within the Aether Foundation.

At this moment, they are ready to seize any opportunity to act.

"I really forgot about these three guys," Xia Yan thought to himself.

Having already developed his superpowers, Xia Yan naturally noticed the Team Rocket trio lurking in the corner immediately.

but.

Xia Yan couldn't care less about the three guys anymore.

Attention was focused on the three guys who had caused the riot at the research institute.

Looking towards the rising flames and the scattering dust at the center.

It's invisible to the naked eye, but superpowers can perceive it very clearly.

"I thought they hadn't figured it out yet, but it turns out they'd already made progress."

Xia Yan walked step by step toward the center of the explosion.

"Why are you here? This place isn't for outsiders!"

They happened to run into Zaobo, who was giving instructions.

His expression changed instantly when he saw Xia Yan.

Xia Yan completely ignored him, only glancing at him sideways before flipping his hand and throwing out two Poké Balls.

"Bu-i~~"

"Na na~~"

Sylveon and Milotic appeared before Xia Yan.

"Ow~"

Vulpix was finally able to jump out of Lillie's arms and land next to Sylveon and Milotic.

He stared at the gradually dissipating dust, his expression turning serious.

"Gugu—"

Cosmogu, on the other hand, seemed carefree and quite happy.

"Little guy," Xia Yan quickly said with a laugh, pulling it back.

Just as Xia Yan brought the little guy back, three bright white air blades tore through the air and slashed towards Xia Yan.

Upon seeing this.

Milotic's eyes narrowed, and instantly, a spiraling water column wrapped around Milotic's long tail, surging with powerful force as it lashed out at the three incoming "Air Slashes."

Water flow tail!

Bang bang bang—!

The aftershocks of the energy impact scattered, dispersing all the dust that had been stirred up around them.