Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Xia Yan didn't say anything more, but gestured for them to hurry up.

After explaining this matter, he arrived at the outside of the Flame Valley canyon, sat silently on a pile of rocks, and looked up at the fire moth in the sky.

He is waiting.

Even with its immense power, the Volcano Moth must be expending enormous energy every second by relentlessly emitting photosynthetic heat.

The campfire was left unattended.

They are also waiting for the Volcano Moth to expend its energy on its own.

If this fire moth were at its peak, it wouldn't be a match for Campfire's strength, but if it continues to deplete itself, then things are hard to say.

Knock knock knock—

Suddenly, footsteps approached.

Xia Yan turned around and saw that it was Du.

Here to gather information again?

Is he capable of passing the message out?

Xia Yan suddenly realized this.

Otherwise, there would be no need to insist on it so much.

If it could be passed on...

Du walked to Xia Yan's side with a very respectful expression.

"We're here," Xia Yan said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Wataru was taken aback for a moment, then realized, "Shingo-sama knew I was coming?"

Xia Yan turned halfway around, his expression carrying a hint of mockery and a touch of teasing.

"Should I call you Longji, or... Yulongdu?"

Upon hearing this, Du, who was professionally trained and would never lose his composure, became somewhat flustered.

But he tried his best to control his expression, and his face looked somewhat stiff.

"I don't understand what the adults are talking about."

Xia Yan dusted off his clothes, slowly stood up, looked into his eyes, and said directly, "I know you."

It's very well-cooked.

This time, Du finally stopped hiding it. Although he didn't know how his identity had been exposed, he knew that if he didn't do something, he might not be able to leave.

His hand was already on the Poké Ball at his waist.

But before he could make a move, he saw Xia Yan raise his hand, palm facing him.

On the palm of the hand, there is a special symbol.

This symbol is recognized by Du as the code that Xia Yan designed before they entered the alternate dimension.

After a moment of stunned silence.

He suddenly realized what was happening, and his voice carried a hint of probing, "Xia Yan?"

Xia Yan withdrew his hand and stared at him expressionlessly until Du felt uneasy, at which point he finally spoke.

"Why can't it be Daigo?"

"Depend on!"

Watari couldn't help but swear.

He took two steps at a time, clenched his fists, and made a move to strike.

Life is full of ups and downs. He had just prepared to summon his Pokémon and run away immediately. He was even prepared to try to leave some information for Xia Yan and the others if he failed to escape and was surrounded by Team Lava.

Who knew that after thinking for a long time about how to leave a message for Xia Yan that he could see, Xia Yan was right in front of him.

"Stop!" Seeing the fist coming at him, Xia Yan immediately shouted, "Ahem, mind your current status."

Du's fist froze, and the veins around his eyes throbbed.

After holding it in for a while, he suddenly burst out laughing.

Xia Yan smiled knowingly.

The two were surprisingly in sync when it came to choosing to infiltrate Team Lava.

"What's going on with you?" Du gestured to his face.

Xia Yan lifted a corner of his face.

Upon seeing this, Du suddenly understood.

“You haven’t answered my question yet. Why can’t it be Daigo?” Natsuhiko asked.

He felt there was nothing wrong with his disguise; Du called out his name without hesitation, so there must be some basis for it.

This is the basis for Xia Yan's future attention.

"His back view," Watari said directly.

"Back view?"

"Yes, I thought your back looked familiar, but I didn't dare to think in that direction. I didn't expect it to actually be you," Watari explained.

Xia Yan's expression was strange.

Others recognize people by their face shape, hand shape, bear... cough cough, the more skilled ones rely on scent, footstep frequency and so on, and Xia Yan has noticed all of these.

But unexpectedly, the person crossing the river was only seen from behind.

Have you been reading too many essays?

"I'm going to buy some oranges. You stay here and don't move."

"Ok?"

Du Zhang Er was completely baffled by Xia Yan's sudden remark.

Seeing his reaction, Xia Yan sighed.

If no one responds to this joke, it just doesn't feel right.

"Ahem, alright, let's get down to business. Do you have a way to send messages out?" Xia Yan asked.

This is the main reason why he voluntarily revealed his identity.

Even if they aren't exposed now, they will be exposed when Team Lava leaves.

They can't really leave with the Lava Team and go back to become some kind of fishing officer, can they?

Team Lava's executives are really not as appealing as the Gym Leaders of the League.

If it were the Rockets, they might consider it.

Moreover, his identity cannot withstand scrutiny.

They might be able to get by in this alternate dimension, but once they go outside and are thoroughly investigated, they'll definitely be exposed.

Because Xia Yan's arguments are untenable in many ways.

Back to topic.

Watari's expression also turned serious, and he nodded hesitantly.

"There is a way, it's the investigator's method, but it's uncertain whether it can be received outside, and we only have one chance."

This is also why he wanted to infiltrate Team Lava.

However, he lacked the Ditto mask for disguise and a near-Elite Four level Pokémon to infiltrate higher levels, so the useful information he gathered was extremely limited.

Xia Yan rubbed his chin.

Let's just consider it an experiment; something is better than nothing.

"Alright, tell them that the item is with the campfire."

"thing?"

"It's what the Lava Team was looking for when they entered this alternate dimension. I don't know what it is either, just tell me."

Du had absolutely no doubt about Xia Yan. "I understand."

"Don't stay here any longer. Team Lava is retreating, and there's no point in staying any longer. Follow this direction, and you'll enter a territory of hyperactive apes. Cuckoo and Kona are in there," Xia Yan pointed out to Du.

"Kona?" Wataru was taken aback.

"Don't you recognize him?" Xia Yan raised an eyebrow.

Upon hearing this, Du Yao shook her head. "No, she's a top student from Silver Academy. She's said to be the most talented Ice-type Pokémon trainer since Elite Four member Liu Bo. I've heard of her."

"That's good. She's quite capable, but she lacks experience in the wild. You can 'teach' her a thing or two."

powerful?

Xia Yan's strong opinion immediately piqued Du's interest.

He enjoys fighting strong opponents the most.

But he quickly realized that Xia Yan was telling him to leave, "What about you?"

"I still have some things to take care of. I'll join you guys later. I reckon the three Elite Three should be arriving by the time the Lava Team leaves. I wonder if the trial will continue..."

Hearing that Xia Yan still had things to take care of, Du did not insist.

He had great confidence in Xia Yan's abilities and strength.

Moreover, in Du's view, Xia Yan is a very careful and sensible person, and he would not do anything too dangerous.

In summary, he's a very cunning person.

"Alright, that's all. I'm leaving now. You should leave quickly too."

Having said that, he got up and walked towards the Valley of Flames.

Watching him walk away, Du called out, "Be careful!"

Xia Yan waved his hand with his back to him.