Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Just as Beedrill and the others were about to unleash their attacks, Noivern disregarded the danger before it.

To put it bluntly, if Noivern had withstood this round of attacks from the four little ones, it would have suffered significant damage, even if it hadn't lost its ability to fight.

However, Xia Yan stopped their attack at the last moment.

Xia Yan narrowed his eyes as he watched the Noisy Dragon disappear rapidly into the cave.

"Let's go in and take a look."

He was also curious to see who was the person who had sneaked in while he was holding off the Sonic Dragon.

They entered the cave in the dark.

The cave is quite large because it needs to accommodate the Noivern dragon's ability to fly inside.

However, even with the light from outside, only a portion of the cave entrance could be seen in the spacious cave. Furthermore, the cave's location in a mountain ravine, where light was already scarce, further deepened the darkness within.

The Soundwave Dragon can use sound waves to discern the situation inside a cave, just like a bat, but obviously others cannot.

However, Xia Yan was not worried about the light. After fusing with Yunjira's superpowers, he was able to clearly see the situation inside the cave.

Moreover, judging from Noivern's hasty manner, there's probably no possibility of it turning around and launching a counterattack.

The only thing to worry about is that dark figure that rushed in just now.

In the wild, humans pose a far greater danger than wild elves.

that's it.

With sufficient vigilance and at a steady pace, Xia Yan gradually approached the deepest part of the Sonic Dragons' cave.

This is a huge cave, large enough for even a Noivern to move around freely inside.

The cave, which should have been pitch black, was now shimmering with a bright yellow light.

A figure stood in the cave.

Lying at my feet was a Sonic Dragon, severely injured and radiating a strange purple aura.

Its curled tail tightly protected the two crystal-clear fairy eggs beside it, while its pleading eyes were fixed on what the person was holding.

It was another elf egg, lying quietly in the figure's hand.

Opposite him was the male Noivern, who had just clashed with Xia Yan's Pokémon.

It kept growling in low voices, seemingly threatening, its eyes bloodshot and full of hostility.

However, looking at the Pokémon egg in the figure's hand and the female Noivern at his feet, he hesitated to make a move.

Standing inside the cave was a man.

He had a short, black haircut, half of his face was covered by a red silk cloth, and he was dressed in a black ninja outfit. Although his face was covered, you could still see the smile on his face as he admired one of the Noivern Dragon Pokémon eggs in his hand.

Ah Ju?

Upon seeing the man, Xia Yan's name almost instinctively flashed through his mind.

The Gym Leader of Fuchsia City's Fuchsia City in the Kanto region, a well-known trainer in the Kanto League, a ninja of the Iga style, a master of ninjutsu, and a proficient Poison-type Pokémon.

And behind the scenes, he also has another identity: one of the three key executives of the Rockets, and one of the people that Giovanni planted in the league.

The reason why he is relatively famous now is because there are many voices in the Kanto Alliance supporting him to become one of the new Four Heavenly Kings.

Even if he can't become one of the Four Heavenly Kings now, no one can deny Ah-Ju's strength and ability. Maybe he'll have a place in the next batch or the batch after that.

However, after staring at the person carefully, Xia Yan couldn't help but shake his head.

wrong.

Given A-Ju's current status, it's impossible for him to participate in this trial, and he's much older than Xia Yan and his generation. It's said that his daughter, A-Xing, has already made a name for herself in the alliance and has inherited A-Ju's true skills.

The person in front of me is not A-Ju, but he is definitely related to A-Ju!

"Come out." A muffled voice came from behind the mask, and the person's gaze swept intentionally or unintentionally over the shadow where Xia Yan stood.

It's obviously unrealistic to try to hide from a qualified ninja.

Xia Yan didn't intend to hide, but encountering a ninja in the wild, especially one skilled in using poison, was indeed a troublesome matter.

The purple aura emanating from the female Sonic Dragon on the ground clearly indicated that she had been poisoned.

What illuminated the pitch-black cave was a dazzling double-bouncing gas bomb, its body constantly emitting light as it used the "Flash" move.

As Xia Yan walked out, the man's mouth slowly opened beneath his mask.

“My friend, I apologize for taking advantage of you a little, but this Noivern couple and their Pokémon egg are prey I’ve had my eye on for a long time. So even if we’re talking about who came first, you’ve still interfered with my hunting plans.” The man said with a smile, but his tone left no room for argument.

"By the way, let me introduce myself. I am Taku from Fuchsia City. I am a student of A-Ju, the Gym Leader of Fuchsia City. You are familiar with this name, right?"

There's a lot of talk about A-Ju becoming one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and A-Tuo, A-Ju's disciple, is naturally quite proud.

This brings us back to A-Ju. As a successor of the Iga school, A-Ju's greatest hobby is researching all kinds of toxins. Many of the highly toxic products are extracted from different spirits and plants. If you get into some of them, ordinary antidotes are completely useless.

Another of his great hobbies is taking on apprentices.

They also seem to bear the responsibility of promoting and developing the Iga school of thought.

Therefore, A-Ju actually has quite a few disciples.

However, the fact that she was sent to participate in this trial suggests that she holds a high position in A-Ju's heart.

Having stated his identity and stance, Atuo didn't seem to care much about Xia Yan's appearance.

"Oh? You said you were the one who targeted the prey first? You were the one who targeted it first? I could say you interrupted my hunting plan." Xia Yan shrugged and said calmly.

What? You don't believe me?

Look at the ground inside this cave; it's covered in fragments of Pokémon eggs, all from Breloom and Mushroom species. I was the first person to provide them with Pokémon eggs as nourishment. You probably don't know this, but while Breloom eggs are rich in nutrients, the spores produced during their development also have a slight growth-promoting effect.”

Atuo glanced at the eggshells on the ground, seemingly quite satisfied with his arrangement.

He was the one who initially provided Noivern with two Pokémon eggs and made Noivern understand the purpose of the Pokémon eggs, which is why Noivern would steal the Pokémon eggs every night.

Hearing him say that, Xia Yan finally understood the whole story.

It turns out the mushrooms weren't lying; the first person to steal their Pokémon eggs was indeed a human.

However, after seeing his wife eat Breloom's Pokémon egg and recover from her exhaustion, the male Noivern became a "thief" who would steal Pokémon eggs every now and then.

Does the Breloom's egg also have the effect of accelerating birth?

Xia Yan was indeed unaware of this.

It's safe to say that she's no wonder she's a disciple of A-Ju, who studies all sorts of deadly poisons. Not only does she know about toxins that can cause humans to give birth quickly or even miscarry, but she also knows how to make wild Pokémon give birth quickly...

but.

Even if it's proven that he was the one who targeted those two Noivern Dragons first, so what?

Xia Yan glanced at the eggshells on the ground and said calmly, "So?"

Hearing Xia Yan's nonchalant words, Atuo's smile gradually turned cold, and he slowly said, "You may not know, but I'm telling you this news for free as a 'kind' reminder."

After a slight pause, he continued, "In this current alternate dimension, the so-called aid device given by the three Heavenly Kings is useless."

The implication is that the rescue equipment is useless, so you should be careful; even if I kill you right now, no one will know.

A strong sense of threat.

"This news..." Xia Yan's voice came through, sounding somewhat hesitant.

Just as Atuo was about to smile again, Xia Yan, who had been looking down, slowly raised his head and grinned broadly.

"I already knew."

Chapter 72 Poisoning Surges

Bang! !

Suddenly, a dull thud of striking echoed through the cave.

Xia Yan's eyes flickered, while A Tuo across from him looked somewhat contemptuous.

All I saw was...

From the shadows, two figures emerged: on one side was Xia Yan's twin sword sheaths, and on the other was a Gengar that was grinning strangely.

"When it comes to sneak attacks, ninjas have never been afraid of anyone," came A-Tuo's confident words.

Clearly, Xia Yan had just tried to distract the other party with his words, and then use the shadow of the twin sword sheaths to launch a sneak attack and catch the other party off guard.

As we've seen, Atuo is very familiar with this kind of sneak attack method, and his Gengar neutralized the attack from the dual scabbards.

However, this was somewhat expected. Xia Yan was just trying something out, so it wasn't surprising.

Ninjas are masters of sneak attacks and assassinations. Xia Yan had even heard that A-Ju had poisoned a near-Elite Four level trainer without the help of a Pokémon.

Although he was a near-Heavenly King, who among those who reach the near-Heavenly King level is weak or an idiot? To be so easily assassinated like that shows just how skilled A-Ju was as a ninja.

Of course, this is just a rumor, and not many people know the specifics.

As A-Ju's disciple, A-Taku, who is also a ninja, obviously possesses such abilities to some extent.

Compared to Hoshino Ryuzaki, whom he had encountered before, Ataku's status and strength might not be as good as his, but for Natsuhiko, the person in front of him was more troublesome.

I pressed my temples.

"That's why I really dislike these guys who are experienced in the wild and have strong combat skills." He muttered to himself.

If Atuo were to engage in regular battles against Pokémon one by one in the battle arena, his strength might not be that great, and he might only rank around the middle among the trainers participating in this trial.

This allows him to be in the wild.

That was truly like a fish in water.

Even if he takes down the top-ranked guys in this trial, Xia Yan wouldn't be surprised.

For example, if Korna were to encounter this Artoria, the inexperienced Korna might die an inexplicable death.

“Friend, this is your last chance. Leave now, and we'll leave each other alone. But if you insist on continuing…” A-Tuo’s eyes narrowed slowly, a dangerous glint in them.

"Oh--"

Xia Yan couldn't help but chuckle softly; he didn't believe a single word of what he said.

Well water doesn't interfere with river water?