Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Looking at his pale face, a hint of worry appeared in his eyes.

"I'm fine," Xia Yan said with a smile.

"Waaah~~"

It let out a soft call, its slender tail and fan-like scales, glistening with tiny sparkles, swept across Xia Yan's face.

A few water droplets soaked his cheeks.

The water droplets were icy cold, seemingly possessing some magical properties, which relaxed Xia Yan's tense mind and relieved his occasional throbbing headache.

A slight blush returned to her face, and she regained some of her vitality.

Milotic has the ability to calm Pokémon or humans down. In its own way, it eased the mental trauma caused by Xia Yan's overload of mental fluctuations.

Although it won't be enough to fully restore Xia Yan's health.

But it did make him feel much better.

Xia Yan's expression was complicated.

Milos's actions made it difficult for Xia Yan to say many things for the time being.

But he still said, "Thank you, Milotic."

"Waaah~~"

Milotic smiled, its eyes crinkling, and leaned closer to Xia Yan in a somewhat affectionate manner.

Because it can calm elves, it is extremely sensitive to the emotions of elves.

Back in the underground lake, it could clearly sense the joy and happiness emanating from Xia Yan's spirits at all times.

In Milotic's eyes, Xia Yan was a very qualified trainer, and there was nothing more fulfilling than making Pokémon happy.

Although it also sensed a dark aura emanating from Xia Yan.

But who doesn't have a dark side?

The key is whether one can grasp the balance between the light and shadow within their heart.

Too much light can give people a feeling that it's unreal and shouldn't exist in the real world.

Too many shadows can distort a person's personality, cognition, and judgment, ultimately leading to complete corruption by darkness.

Milas felt that Xia Yan clearly distinguished between light and shadow in his heart.

That's why it showed Xia Yan enough friendliness time and time again.

Xia Yan looked at Milotic approaching him, hesitated for a moment, and then reached out and placed his hand on its head.

It's very cool, and the scales don't have a very distinct texture, so it's also very slippery.

Some words, when they reach the tip of my tongue, suddenly leave me at a loss for words.

"Waaah—"

Suddenly.

Milos propped his head up and looked at a cliff not far from the sea with some confusion.

Steep rocks, constantly battered by waves.

The rolling waves, like pure white flower buds, crashed against the rock face, instantly blooming into beautiful but fleeting sprays.

"what happened?"

Xia Yan followed its gaze.

"Waaah~~"

Milotic wagged its tail at Xia Yan, signaling him to come and take a look together.

Without hesitation, Xia Yan climbed onto Milotic's back after obtaining its consent.

Milotic may look beautiful, but it is actually quite large, with a total body length of over six meters.

It's similar to a Pokémon like Gyarados.

The only difference is that Milotic looks a bit slimmer.

The one in front of Xia Yan was estimated to be nearly seven meters long.

It would be easy to give him a ride alone.

With Milotic carrying them, Xia Yan and his companions quickly arrived at the edge of the cliff.

At first glance

On the steep cliff face, there are only grayish-white jagged rocks, some moss, and a few slender but tenacious plants struggling tenaciously.

I didn't see anything special about it.

"Waaah~~"

Milotic called out again.

Understanding the implication, Xia Yan bent down and pressed himself tightly against its back, holding his breath.

next second.

As Milotic's body swayed gently, the somewhat icy seawater instantly submerged Xia Yan's body.

It was only with Milotic's help that Xia Yan regained some of his mental strength, allowing him to use his superpowers again to barely keep out the seawater; otherwise, this dive would have soaked him to the bone.

During the descent.

Xia Yan finally noticed something different about the cliff.

A dark cave came into view, below the sea level.

Milotic swung its tail, carrying Xia Yan towards the cave.

high speed.

Before long they entered the cave.

Furthermore, the cave was not completely submerged in water. After traveling for a while, we arrived at the interior of the cave, where there was land.

The cave walls were covered with luminous algae that emitted a faint green glow.

I can barely see my surroundings.

Tick-tick-tick-

Water droplets dripped from the stone pillars at the top of the rock onto the water's surface.

Xia Yan got off Milotic's back.

I don't quite understand why it brought me here.

"Luri!"

Suddenly.

A voice, filled with anger yet sounding somewhat weak, came from the dark tunnel in front of Xia Yan.

Even before you see the elf, a fierce aura emanates from it.

In the green fluorescence, a Marill came into his sight.

The undisguised aura immediately caused Xia Yan's pupils to shrink sharply.

Almost instinctively, two Poké Balls appeared in his hand.

This Marill is actually...

King-level!

Xia Yan has had quite a few encounters with Elite Four level Pokémon, so his judgment is definitely correct!

However, as Xia Yan approached, he discovered that this Champion-level Marill was in very poor condition.

He had obvious injuries on his body.

The Heavenly King-level Mariluri was severely injured!

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Let's Do It Again?

A king-level Marilullie!

And it was Mariluri who was seriously injured!

Xia Yan's expression was solemn.

He wasn't nervous about the appearance of this Marill, but rather because he could clearly see that this Marill was a Pokémon that had been artificially bred.

You might still see wild near-Elite Four level Pokémon, but wild Elite Four level Pokémon are extremely rare.

It requires not only resources and time, but also absolute talent and exceptional luck.

The Marill in front of me is a trainer's Pokémon.

And that's all Xia Yan could think of.

On this island, there is only one person who possesses a Champion-level Pokémon!

Miss Q!

They were in charge of this mission!

One of the top six seats in the Hunter's Guild.

But if it really is her spirit, then this Marilluri in this state...

"Waaah~~"

Milotic's tail swayed gently, just as it had done to soothe Xia Yan earlier, and glistening water droplets fell from its tail, scattering around Marill.

Mariluri's anger also visibly subsided.

But he remained wary of Xia Yan and Milotic who had suddenly appeared.

Milotic slowly crawled out of the water and came to Xia Yan's side.

Its winding body surrounded Xia Yan, enveloping him in its protection.