Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

That's right. For him, going on this kind of field mission, without having to stay by his trainer's side for endless training and battles, is already a vacation.

What's more, this field mission seems to involve just looking at a sign and playing house with a group of new trainers.

Thinking of this, Pikachu, who was lazily basking in the sun, became even more relaxed.

The next moment, everything suddenly went dark, and the warm sunlight was obscured by dark clouds.

"Pikachu?" Pikachu opened its eyes in confusion, only to find that the sky over this area was covered by dark clouds.

With his extensive battle experience, he naturally recognized that an elf had used Rain Dance.

He couldn't help but become more vigilant, preparing to deal with the attack from those little devils.

In the blink of an eye, a torrential downpour began in the area along the stream.

Pikachu pricked up its ears, but heard no other unusual sounds coming from its surroundings.

No, it's down there!

The sound of rain hitting the ground masked the traces of the enemy's infiltration from underground. Pikachu frowned as he watched the churning soil on the ground.

Did it dig its way in? Then it's most likely a Ground-type Pokémon.

The crackling electric sacs on Pikachu's cheeks calmed down, and instead quietly gathered Steel-type energy at the end of its tail.

Pikachu didn't know where the enemy would emerge from, but it didn't matter. Its target was definitely the scoreboard it was guarding; it just needed to wait for it to come to it.

As the churning mud on the ground drew closer, Pikachu crouched down, straining slightly, ready to leap up and deliver a powerful Iron Tail strike to the intruder at any moment.

Finally, a Pokémon emerged from the damp ground—it was indeed a Ground-type Excadrill!

Without hesitation, Pikachu leaped up, its lightning-like tail lashing out at him.

"Bang—" The crisp sound of Iron Tail hitting its target rang out as expected, but it didn't hit the Screw Mole's body, but rather the protective barrier it had prepared in advance.

Pikachu didn't care. It had seen this kind of situation many times in the arena, and it was just a matter of trying again.

Steel-type energy once again gathered in its tail, and just as Pikachu was about to leap up again to teach this arrogant junior a lesson, a strange noise came from behind.

Other elves also infiltrated this place!

Pikachu instantly realized that the Screw Mole in front of it was just a decoy; they were playing a trick to mislead!

Damn it, I promised the trainer I'd keep an eye on this sign. If I do, I can play an extra hour of Pokémon League after training!

Nobody can stop me from playing! Pokémon League!

Pikachu nimbly turned around and leaped towards the smelly shark that had already touched the scoreboard.

"Pikachu!" He leaped high into the air, his metallic tail slashing towards the Garchomp that already had the sign in its mouth.

"Bang—" It was the sound of the iron tail hitting the transparent barrier again.

This is so annoying! Why does every elf have to protect it?

Pikachu's temper gradually became irritable.

"Gible, Dragon Breath!"

"Blue Crocodile, water cannon!"

Two more annoying voices came over, and Pikachu had no choice but to turn around and deal with the two troublesome guys.

"Pikachu!" Two thick, bright yellow bolts of lightning, as thick as pythons, collided with the water cannon and dragon breath that were aimed at Pikachu.

The Thunderbolt, split in two, actually withstood the combined power of the two Pokémon's STAB moves and even subtly overwhelmed Water Cannon and Dragon Breath.

From turning around to unleash the Thunderbolt attack to turning back to deal with Garchomp, Pikachu only took a mere three seconds.

According to his calculations, even if the Garchomp burrows into the ground, it couldn't possibly run very far.

To Pikachu's surprise, when it turned around, it discovered that an ice path had formed on the ground around it, and Garchomp was gliding on the ice at such a speed that it left a blur behind it.

Pikachu stared in disbelief, but didn't notice that Diglett, Gible, and Crocodile had also taken the opportunity to disappear.

So, in the empty stream area, only Pikachu and Magikarp in the stream stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded.

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Xia Shen and his group ran for a full kilometer before stopping. They turned back to make sure Pikachu wasn't following, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xia Shen took out the scoreboard that Garchomp had been holding in its mouth and patted its head encouragingly.

Seeing that he had only used up some energy to get thirty points, Zhou Yuanyuan excitedly laughed and said, "It feels like we've found a great way to rack up points!"

Jiang Chuan shook his head and said calmly, "It's not that simple. When facing different opponents, the tactics definitely need to be adjusted."

"Alright, no matter what, we've got a solid 60 points. It's almost lunchtime," Xia Shen said. "Let's eat first, and then we can talk about the afternoon."

Finding an open space, Jiang Chuan took out a storage ball and brought out the outdoor cooking utensils and food he had prepared in advance.

Before setting the fire, they didn't forget to clear away the weeds on the ground, after all, the slogan "arsonists will be imprisoned for life" applies in this world as well.

However, if it accidentally catches fire, it's not a big problem. Although Xia Shen and his friends don't have a fire-fighting captain like Squirtle, their Blue Crocodile, which can also spray water, can handle a small fire.

With five people and eleven Pokémon, especially with Garchomp, a big eater, cooking alone took a lot of time.

While energy cubes and instant food can solve the problem, after a long morning of hard work, it's time to treat the hardworking elves to something warm.

After eating and drinking our fill, we cleaned up the leftover trash from the picnic.

As everyone got up to leave, they bumped into a group of uninvited guests.

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Chapter Sixty-Three: Extortion Attempt Backfires

Xia Shen didn't expect that he would encounter other school teams after only one morning in Yunlin Mountain, much earlier than he had anticipated.

Fortunately, the opposing team was an eight-person team... a group of noobs that Xia Shen had designated for mutual support.

However, it's hard to say what his true strength is, since this is just Xia Shen's wishful thinking; we'll have to see the real test in person.

Since Rotom was following both groups, Xia Shen wasn't worried about them causing trouble and greeted them with a friendly smile.

When dealing with two families, harmony should be the priority.

"Good afternoon, friends. Let's settle this with a decision on whether to fight or make peace."

Xia Shen himself didn't want to fight, not because he was cowardly, but mainly because it wasn't worth it.

Having only been here for a morning, he had only managed to accumulate sixty points through hard work, and he didn't think the opponent had many points at the moment.

Perhaps to intensify the PvP desire among the students, the assessment organizers specifically displayed the team's current score on the Rotom following them.

Sure enough, Xia Shen glanced at the spinning Rotom behind them and found that the team had only twenty points so far.

Naturally, the opposing team also saw the bright sixty points behind Xia Shen and his team.

A glint of greed appeared in the eyes of the gloomy man with medium-length hair who was in the lead.

He smiled maliciously and said, "It's fate that we've met. Since we've come together, it wouldn't be right not to have a friendly spar!"

One of the rules of this assessment is that when one party makes a challenge, the other party cannot refuse.

Xia Shen was speechless, unsure whether the other person was out of their mind or simply unable to move because of the points.

Didn't they realize that since they could get so many points, they were also someone they could provoke?

But let's fight it out. Even a mosquito's leg is still meat, and it'll be a good warm-up for the elves after their meal.

"Alright, 1v1 or 3v3?"

"8v8, arena battle!" The gloomy man chuckled sinisterly. "If you don't want to fight, you can just admit defeat."

The second set of assessment rules stipulates that the format of the challenge competition is also determined by the challenging party.

Xia Shen sneered; he now knew exactly what the other side was thinking.

In an 8v8 arena battle, our side is at a significant disadvantage.

In the opponent's calculations, even if several people on this side have a second Pokémon, they are not considered to be combat power.

Relying on their superior numbers, they proposed a competition format that was most advantageous to themselves?

He didn't really want to fight; he wanted to force Xia Shen's side to surrender directly.

After all, the assessment has only been going on for half a day. A normal person would not choose to fight to the death in this situation. They would just give in and accept the loss of half the points. There is still a day and a half to make up for it.

Xia Shen chuckled, but... do I look like a normal person to you?

Xia Shen turned to exchange glances with his teammates, and after receiving an affirmative reply, he calmly said, "Okay, we'll take it."

Since you want to go home early, I'll grant your wish.

"Okay, thank you everyone..." The gloomy man couldn't believe what he had just heard. "You agreed?"

He really didn't expect the other side to be so brave; five against eight, yet they actually accepted the challenge.

Actually, he didn't really want to play; he just wanted to use some clever psychological tactics to get 30 points for free.

After all, even though they have a numerical advantage, if they force a fight, their side will definitely not get many points later on.

However, since the duel was set, neither side could back out, and they had no choice but to grit their teeth and accept the challenge.

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Two spinning Rotoms hover in the air as referees, and the first round of the Wilderness Challenge officially begins!

The gloomy man gripped the Poké Ball, laughing mockingly, "Why don't you just obediently pay some protection money? Even if you're a strong fighter, can you take on eight of them?"

Xia Shen returned a polite smile. He had no desire to communicate with such a low-class opponent; slapping him in the face would be enough.

"Come out, Zubat!"

"Garuda, finish this quickly!"

The gloomy man saw Garchomp and, though somewhat surprised, still started trash-talking, "Looks like your luck isn't so good!"

Xia Shen ignored him. "Gallopian, just be careful to avoid his ultrasonic waves."

"Roar—" Garchomp responded, unleashing a burst of dragon breath to test its opponent's flight habits and evasive maneuvers.

The gloomy man seemed completely unprepared for his elf to attack before Xia Shen had even given a command. He cried out in alarm, "Get out of the way!"