Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

These swarms of frenzied Radamanthys shouldn't have lost their fighting ability so quickly after being hit by a poison needle.

But the little Radamanthys that were hit by the poison needles seemed to wake up from their madness all at once, regaining their instincts and reason. After glancing warily at the unicorn beetle, they turned and ran away, disappearing without a trace in a moment.

This sped up the cleanup.

So it's very fast.

Behind the door frame blocked by the silk thread, most of them escaped, except for a small number of little Radas who were left behind.

And the Rattatas that were blocking Xia Yan and the Unicorn Bug were finally all eliminated.

The incredibly resilient silken web, which even Rattatas struggle to break through, was easily sliced ​​open by the Weasel's tail with a flick of its wrist.

I climbed the stairs again and headed upwards.

"Huh?" the unicorn beetle murmured softly.

Xia Yan took out an energy cube, the last one he had left. Regardless of whether he could complete today's mission, he had to go back and buy a new energy cube. These things were very beneficial to elves, and it was best not to run out.

"What's the deal with these little Radas? They're clearly being controlled by something, and that's our target this time."

"Huh?!"

The unicorn looked shocked.

What kind of being could control so many little Radamen?

“You’re just surprised because you haven’t seen it before. But…” Thinking of the mission file Loto gave him, “the objective of this mission is indeed somewhat special.”

"Waaah..."

"You'll know when you see it."

Climb the steps.

It doesn't matter which layer the target is hidden on; the unicorn beetle has some instinctive sense of awareness.

Before I knew it, I had arrived at the top floor of the dilapidated residential building.

At the top of the stairs is a small, almost completely enclosed space with no windows or lights, creating a dark and gloomy environment.

These places are often where residents store miscellaneous items.

But when Xia Yan and Unicorn Beetle arrived, they found the place unusually clean, without even a speck of dust.

"Waaah!"

The unicorn beetle chirped softly, its tiny eyes fixed intently on the corner.

Noticing its reaction, Xia Yan followed its gaze.

Then I saw a thin, withered figure sitting in a cramped corner that was almost completely dark.

With the help of the starlight, one could barely make out that its body was a combination of yellow and brown, with ears on its head that were lighter in color, and a nose that was neither long nor short, swaying back and forth.

Upon seeing its appearance, Xia Yan was certain that it was the target of this mission.

Psychic-type Pokémon, Hypnos!

The arrival of Xia Yan and the Unicorn Beetle did not seem to attract the attention of the Hypnotic Tapir; it simply sat quietly on a box.

After getting close.

Xia Yan was somewhat surprised to find that the hypnotic tapir was actually holding a book in its hands.

A book that is not very profound, and could even be described as very simple. It is a children's book with short stories printed on it that only children would like to hear.

But the hypnotic tapir seemed to be watching with great interest.

This can be seen from its upturned mouth and its constantly twitching ears.

Surprisingly, Xia Yan didn't disturb them. He simply pulled over a suitcase and sat down not far from the hypnotic tapir.

The unicorn blinked its curious eyes.

This is the first time I've ever seen a book-loving elf.

The key question is, how do elves understand the words in books?

A strange silence gradually spread.

at last.

Snapped!

With a hint of lingering enjoyment, the hypnotic tapir slowly closed the book, carefully placing it on the box in front of it, perfectly aligning the corners of the book with the corners of the box, and smoothing out the slightly folded corners of the pages.

He turned around to look at Xia Yan and the unicorn beetle, lingered on the unicorn beetle for a moment, and finally landed on Xia Yan.

A light blue halo suddenly appeared in his eyes.

The unicorn beetle sprang to attention and rushed in front of Xia Yan.

However, before it could even assume an attack stance, Xia Yan gently patted its back, signaling it to calm down.

Because suddenly a rather childish voice rang in his ears.

Hello~

"Telepathy?" Xia Yan looked at the hypnotic tapir with some doubt. The halo around its eyes and the voice in his mind both indicated this.

"Yes," the voice replied again.

It seems that Xia Yan only needs to respond in his mind for the hypnotic tapir to hear him.

"So, those little Rattatas downstairs are under your control, right?" Xia Yan was slightly surprised, but that was all.

“Yes.” The hypnotic tapir nodded calmly.

He glanced at the unicorn beetle again and said calmly, "You were sent by them, weren't you? Thank you for letting me finish the last story. I'm ready. You can do it now."

The voice was a little hesitant, but the general meaning was understandable.

The blue halo in the hypnotic tapir's eyes dimmed, and it opened its arms, appearing calm and accepting.

this.....

Have they given up the fight?

Chapter Thirty-Two: Out of Control

Target Pokémon: Hypnotic Baku

Attribute: Psychic

Body: Inferior

Speed: Excellent

Move: Special

Reaction: Special Grade

Tacit understanding: None

Overall rating: Special Grade

Strength Assessment: Qualified (Excellent)

Description: Possesses intelligence comparable to humans, but is physically weak. However, has exceptionally strong mental power, far surpassing its kind, and has the ability to control humans and elves with relatively weak wills.

Note: This is a product of a failed experiment. It is mentally unstable and possesses unique abilities. It is recommended that it be eliminated immediately.

This is the description of the hypnotic tapir in the mission document that Xia Yan obtained from Loto.

His task was to locate and eliminate the hypnotic tapir based on the information provided in the document.

To avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

The reward for the mission is 30,000 Alliance Coins, which is quite generous.

As a Bug/Poison type Pokémon, Weedle will take double damage from Psychic-type moves. However, similarly, the Psychic-type Hypno will take double the type-advantage damage when facing Weedle's Bug-type moves.

They can be described as two spirits that restrain each other.

Xia Yan and Unicorn Beetle were quite confident in their willpower. In addition, the strength assessment of this hypnotic tapir was only qualified, which was one level weaker than the excellent Unicorn Beetle. It was not impossible for them to complete the mission.

What Xia Yan didn't expect was that this hypnotized tapir, which was marked as having extremely unstable mental state, actually opened its arms, looking as if it was willing to die.

They didn't directly have the unicorn do anything.

Xia Yan was somewhat curious.

"Why don't you run away? I know you have this ability. Although controlling so many little Radas must have taken a lot of your mental energy, escaping shouldn't be difficult," Xia Yan said.

The hypnotic tapir ended the telepathic connection, and he could only speak aloud, but he believed the tapir could understand him.

hum-

Sure enough, after hearing Xia Yan's words, the blue halo reappeared in the hypnotic tapir's eyes.

A voice echoed in his mind: "Someone, superpowers, lockdown, city."

Upon hearing this...

Xia Yan was stunned for a moment, but when he realized what was happening, his eyes widened in shock.

The hypnotic tapir said that someone had locked down the city, but perhaps it wasn't just targeting it, and it probably didn't even have that right.

But without a doubt, the only person in the entire Saffron City capable of doing this is probably Sabrina, the Saffron City Gym Leader.

Having finally escaped the laboratory, even without using teleportation, it's believed that if it wanted to, it wouldn't be impossible to leave Goldenrod City.

Why hide in such a remote, yet still traceable, slum?

"Escape? Where to?" the hypnotic tapir asked again.

Where to go?

This hypnotic tapir may have lived in a closed laboratory since birth, facing all kinds of experiments every day. It has no experience outside the laboratory at all, so where could it have escaped to?

Xia Yan fell silent.

For the hypnotized tapir in front of it, the entire world outside the laboratory might be completely unfamiliar.

My eyes inadvertently swept over the box in front of the hypnotic tapir, where children's storybooks were arranged almost obsessively.