Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Through a thorough search, Team Magma has suffered heavy losses, both in the hands of wild Pokémon and those of League Trainers.

However, Ghostfire, standing to the right of the campfire, slowly reached out and placed a dark red fragment with scattered gold patterns on the stone platform.

As the rocks appeared, the temperature inside the cave suddenly rose.

Fragments of the original Groudon's shell!

Xia Yan, with his eyes lowered, recognized the thing at a glance.

"Very good." The campfire nodded in satisfaction. "Although it's not big, it's enough."

He put away the stones, glanced at the people present, and his tone became more serious.

"Give the orders to everyone to be prepared to leave at any time. The boss sent word that the information blockade against the Alliance wasn't thorough enough, and Alliance support could arrive at any moment. The people over there won't be able to stay for long, so hurry up and pack your things."

The people over there?

Upon hearing this, Xia Yan's heart stirred.

Does this mean... an undercover agent within the league belonging to Team Lava or some other faction?

Does it have that much energy?

“When necessary, some minor characters should be abandoned,” Campfire said without any emotional fluctuation.

No one expressed any opinion or objection to what she said.

Even among the more outstanding ordinary members, those who should be discarded will be discarded.

“That fire moth…” someone asked.

The campfire raised the corners of its mouth, revealing a smile.

"I'll go and have a look at it."

That Volcarona is very strong, extremely strong. If she could be captured, Campfire was confident that she could stand out among the three top executives of Team Lava.

The three top executives of the Lava Team are not on good terms.

A qualified leader does not need a harmonious and peaceful atmosphere among his subordinates; such a leader is not far from being ousted.

What he needed was a balance—a balance of outward harmony among the three while secretly vying for power.

Just like Giovanni of Team Rocket never stopped the competition among his subordinates, the three top executives of Team Magma also had their share of competition among themselves.

For Campfire, this fire moth was an opportunity to overpower the other two.

Even if it's very strong, she still wants to give it a try.

Standing at the bottom, listening to the conversation over the campfire, Xia Yan's eyes gleamed beneath his hood.

Chapter Ninety-Seven: Their Secrets Are Exposed

The impromptu meeting ended quickly.

All the cadres went back and quickly led their subordinates to pack up supplies and luggage, preparing for their departure.

Meanwhile, the campfire rested alone in the cave, preparing to meet the fire moth that was flying high in the sky.

Xia Yan silently walked out of the cave.

She glanced at the Volcano moth in the sky, which resembled a small sun, continuously radiating light and heat, and pursed her lips.

The light was dazzling and warm.

But for some reason, Xia Yan felt a trace of sadness and loneliness from the fire moth hanging high in the sky.

Does it... have no people of its own?

shook his head.

"Baruya—"

At that moment, the invisible Dronbalut suddenly spoke, its voice ringing in Xia Yan's ears, filled with complex emotions.

'It's crying...'

"Ok?"

Xia Yan was taken aback when he heard what Dorombalto said.

cry?

Doronbaruto, hidden in the shadows, wore a complex expression. His narrow eyes revealed sympathy for Volcano and an overwhelming sense of shared experience.

According to Dorombalutto

It actually looks very similar to the Volcano moth.

Similarly, having stayed in one place for countless years, one can only be accompanied by loneliness throughout the long process.

Similarly, there were no members of their tribe, or rather, they could no longer find any of their tribe members after waking up.

Dralongbaruto felt empty and incomplete when he couldn't find Dralongmesia, and could only find solace in Xia Yan's Dragon-type Pokémon egg.

It was alright; it had found some comfort in Xia Yan.

But this fire moth...

Doronbaruto knew why the Volcano Moth had risen so brightly into the sky.

It is calling to its companions.

Unfortunately, it has received no response since it took off.

The loneliness in my heart, which had been dormant for countless years, was not diluted by time, but instead continued to ferment until it erupted.

After listening to Dorombalto's empathetic explanation, Xia Yan remained silent.

To be honest, I was a little touched, but there was nothing I could do.

Suddenly, Xia Yan had a thought and asked in a low voice, "You want to help it?"

Help it?

The invisible Doronbalu looked up at the sky, its gaze piercing through the dazzling light and heat, landing on the figure at the center of the light, constantly flapping its wings and channeling energy, a figure that appeared very lonely yet still persevering.

In just a few seconds, Doronbaruto put himself in Volcarona's shoes and made a quick decision.

"Baruya!"

'help!'

Upon hearing this, Xia Yan smiled.

With his abilities, he simply couldn't help Volcano, and even if he wanted to, he was powerless to do so.

But Dorambaruto saw his own reflection in Volcarona. After adopting her identity, the feeling of becoming confidants despite not having interacted with her suddenly came over him.

Whether Xia Yan can provide any help depends on Doronbaruto's attitude.

"Then I'll help!" Xia Yan said with a smile.

It was a simple sentence, yet it touched Dorombalto deeply.

It knew that Xia Yan was actually planning to leave, because it was indeed quite dangerous.

But because of his words, he made changes, which inevitably came with danger, deeply moving Dorambaruto, who had just finished his "loneliness speech".

Why would someone with such strength like Dorambaruto be willing to follow Xia Yan?

Was it really just because of those energy cubes, because Xia Yan brought them out of the ruins' dazed seal?

This was partly due to his own reasons, and another part was because when Draco was still young and naive, he saw how Xia Yan interacted with his Pokémon, and it felt very comfortable with their way of getting along.

Xia Yan is a trainer who sometimes sets high standards for his Pokémon, but he also considers their feelings and tries to see things from their perspective. It's not a strict hierarchy in their interactions, but rather a feeling of equal communication.

If a Pokémon feels that a particular training method suits it better during training, it will speak up. If Xia Yan thinks it's reasonable, he will adjust the plan based on the Pokémon's opinion.

This is one of the reasons why it, including the happy elf Togekigu, is willing to follow Xia Yan.

"Baruya?"

How can I help?

"Doronbaruto asked."

Xia Yan raised his head again and said softly, "No rush. Going out now will make us a target. Let's wait a bit longer."

We're just waiting for the campfire to make its move.

After saying that, Xia Yan strode forward and returned to the place where Nanmu, Ishino and the others were.

It might be fate, but Watari was assigned to a group with Kusunoki and Ishino.

Xia Yan glanced at the three people, then at the rest, and said in a deep voice, "Pack your things and get ready to leave."

"leave?"

The group exchanged bewildered glances upon hearing this.

At this point, Wataru finally couldn't sit still any longer and stepped forward to ask, "Lord Shingo, are we about to leave the alternate dimension? Have we achieved our goal?"

After saying that, he realized he had lost his composure and quickly added, "I haven't gained much yet."

Xia Yan looked at him.

Shingo-sama......

well.

Kusunoki immediately stepped forward and said, "Lord Shingo, his name is Ryūkichi."

Longji...

You can't stop talking about dragons in every sentence, right?

He nodded.

"That's about it. Get ready, if you don't want to be stopped here by the Alliance."

Xia Yan is giving Du a piece of information.

The external alliances have already taken action.

As expected, after hearing Xia Yan's words, Du lowered his head and began to think.