Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

After several battles, Xia Yan and Unicorn Beetle successfully made their way through the dense grass.

Its existence seems to form a natural dividing line.

The forest became even more mysterious and dangerous afterward; the complex smells in the air said it all.

The dense trees blocked out the sunlight, making the air in the forest seem a bit colder.

The numerous animal trails and the faintly visible footprints of various Pokémon all indicate that the Pokémon activity in this forest is unparalleled by those surrounding Goldenrod City.

slam-la-

The faint sound of flowing water reached Xia Yan's ears.

I compared the map and determined my location.

"The direction of the water flow is not opposite to my destination, and being closer to the water flow also gives me a better chance to encounter some grass-type Pokémon that like water."

Xia Yan quickly made a judgment and moved forward with the current.

Of course, water is the source of all things, and it's not just grass-type Pokémon that live around us; there are also many other Pokémon that cannot live without water.

Sure enough, when Xia Yan and the unicorn approached the water source, they encountered a spirit.

With its short, pale yellow fur and small size, it looks somewhat chubby and has a pink, pig-like nose, as well as a long, slender, and flexible tail with a brownish-yellow tip, resembling a primate elf.

Its tail wagged, its short legs thrashed about, and with a look of panic and tears welling in its eyes, it plunged into the water amidst shouts.

"Monkey monster?"

Xia Yan's first impression of Mankey, a Fighting-type Pokémon, was that it was social and extremely prone to anger. Once angry, it would completely forget its fear and launch an attack without regard for anything else.

Xia Yan's second impression of Mankey was that both Mankey and its evolved form, Primalnade, could learn one of the ultimate moves of Dragon-type Pokémon, Outrage. The combination of Fighting-type Chop, Close Combat, and Dragon-type Outrage was simply a typical example of violent aesthetics.

But now the monkey monster is very scared and has no choice but to rush into the water it doesn't really like.

But next second.

Xia Yan then understood what it was afraid of.

buzzing-

The sound approached rapidly, and when he saw the owner of the sound, his expression froze. He shifted his feet slightly to better conceal himself in the bushes, while simultaneously reaching out to press down on the unicorn beetle's head, silencing its curious gaze.

Suddenly, a swarm of massive bees, each carrying its golden twin guns, flew menacingly out of the woods, looking as if they harbored deep hatred.

Their target was that monkey monster.

Such a large swarm of Beedrills, let alone one monkey monster, or even a whole group of monkey monsters, might not be able to stop it.

Aren't you scared? Are you just throwing your life away?

"What on earth did the monkey monster do to attract such a swarm of giant bee bees?" Xia Yan swallowed hard, gaining a completely new understanding of the danger level of this forest.

They dared not make any move and stayed put obediently.

Fortunately, the Beedrill weren't very patient Pokémon. After sensing that the Mankey's presence had disappeared, they left in a huff.

The sharp twin spears and tail spikes speak of their power.

"Phew—" Xia Yan breathed a long sigh of relief as he watched dozens of giant bees leave along the same route.

"Woo—" The unicorn beetle also breathed a sigh of relief, just like him.

Therefore, in the wild, you can't be overly arrogant just because you have a little bit of strength. Harsh reality can always hit you hard at the right time.

Only after confirming that the Beedrills wouldn't return did they slowly walk out.

"Hoga!!"

Suddenly, after Xia Yan and Unicorn Beetle left the bush, a monkey head also burst out of the water, panting heavily, with a hint of relief and a hint of mockery in its eyes.

"Hoga!! Hoga!!"

The monkey monster seemed to realize this somewhat belatedly...

It can't swim!

Upon seeing Xia Yan and the unicorn on the shore, he immediately shouted for help.

Xia Yan glanced at the monkey monster being swept away by the river, but ignored it and prepared to leave this dangerous place with the unicorn beetle, not knowing if the beetle would reappear.

"Hoga!! Hoga!!"

Seeing that Xia Yan ignored him, the monkey monster suddenly became anxious. Its eyes darted around quickly, and it reached out and scratched its seemingly sparse fur. A soft mass of something that reflected a crystalline light in the sunlight appeared in its hand.

"Woo~~" The unicorn beetle sensed something and couldn't help but look at the monkey monster. When it saw what the monkey monster was holding, its eyes lit up.

"Hmm?" Noticing the unicorn beetle's reaction, Xia Yan also looked at the monkey monster.

"This is... Beedrill honey?" After confirming what the monkey monster was holding, Xia Yan was somewhat taken aback, and at the same time understood why the monkey monster was being "chased" by the Beedrills.

This audacious creature raided the Beedrill's nest?

The monkey monster was still yelling and waving the honey in its hand, seemingly willing to exchange it for a life-saving treatment.

After a moment's thought, Xia Yan said to the unicorn beetle, "Save it, spin silk."

Chapter Fifty: A Little Kindness

After leaving this area that Xia Yan considered extremely dangerous.

Looking at the monkey monster in front of me, completely soaked, lying on the ground, panting heavily.

“Ho...ga..."

The monkey monster let out a weak shout.

As it lay on the ground, its chest heaved, and its eyes darted around.

Xia Yan and the unicorn beetle just watched it silently without saying a word.

Suddenly.

The monkey monster nimbly leaped up from the ground and strode quickly toward the depths of the forest.

slip away.

Once you enter the forest, you've entered its territory.

However, it had only been running for a short while when a crystalline thread tightly wrapped around its foot.

boom!

With that pull, he fell straight to the ground, making a very professional face-first gesture.

Xia Yan crossed his arms, chuckled softly, slowly walked up to it, and held out his hand, "Honey."

He had already seen through the monkey monster's little scheme. He used honey to lure the unicorn to rescue it, and after getting ashore, he pretended to be very tired. When he and the unicorn lowered their guard, he ran away, so he wouldn't have to pay the honey.

They're incredibly cunning.

"Hoga..." The monkey monster turned its head with difficulty, just about to act cute, when it was met with the sharp spikes of the unicorn beetle.

Trying to fool the unicorn?

Me, a unicorn worm, easily fooled?

This is intolerable.

"Woo!" the unicorn beetle cried, its voice full of threat.

"Never mind, let's take them ourselves," Xia Yan said casually, giving Unicorn Bug a look.

The unicorn instantly understood.

Before it could even touch it, the monkey monster raised its hand and grabbed a golden, honeycomb-shaped solid, which was the honey of the bee.

Their will to survive is at its peak.

Upon seeing the honeydew beetle, its eyes lit up, and its mouth uncontrollably secreted saliva.

"Not enough." But Xia Yan stopped it, shaking his head as he spoke.

"Hoga!" the monkey monster cried out anxiously.

Wasn't this what we agreed on before?

“Yes, that was agreed upon before, but your attempt to run away just now has lowered my trust in you to the lowest level. Besides, the unicorn spun silk once to save you, and then it spun silk again to stop you this time. That’s double the labor, how can you pay me for a single effort?” Xia Yan said slowly.

"Hoga?"

The monkey monster was dumbfounded. It blinked, wondering if there was such a way to calculate things.

"Woo!!" The unicorn beetle nodded its little head frantically upon hearing Xia Yan's words.

Xia Yan makes a good point!

Spinning silk twice, so tiring.

Moreover, it is quite obvious that the piece of honey the monkey monster took out at this moment is not the same piece of honey as the previous one.

This means it definitely took a lot.

"That's why I said we'd do it ourselves."

"Waaaaah!!"

"Hoga!!" The monkey monster admitted defeat, raising its hands again with a look of grief and indignation. This time, it held two hands, two pieces of Beedrill honey.

Seeing that the monkey monster was actually so obedient, the unicorn beetle turned to look at Xia Yan.

"Huh?"

How to do?

Even the unicorn beetle could tell that this monkey monster had more than just these two pieces of honey, otherwise so many bees wouldn't have rushed out so aggressively, looking like they were filled with bitterness and hatred.

It was just a little curious: where exactly did the monkey monster hide so much honey?

Xia Yan looked up.

"The weather's nice today, let's tie it up."

"Ho...Hoga?!"

The monkey monster finally realized that it had just escaped the tiger's mouth only to fall into the wolf's den.