I, Zhulan's childhood sweetheart, was trapped in Xicui.

How could you possibly attack me!

The following battle was just as it expected. Arcanine's several sharp stone attacks and flame jets were indeed difficult to hit the extremely fast Pherome.

This made Pheromonees' face even more arrogant.

Even though the barrier that trapped it was already in tatters due to these attacks and only needed a little damage to escape, it still did not move.

Enjoying the feeling of making the opponent run around in circles.

Acerola said anxiously, "This guy is so fast, dodging here and there! It's impossible to aim at him!"

"Actually... you don't even need to aim." Xu Li smiled and looked at Arcanine. "Stop playing. It's not fun if you keep missing. I'll find you an opponent next time."

"Woo..."

Wind Speed ​​Dog thought so too.

Then the flames suddenly erupted from his body like a wild storm, sweeping across the entire area in an instant.

Great indignation!

A fire-attribute skill that indiscriminately attacks the entire field.

Under the raging fire, the pheromone had no way to escape. With a deafening explosion, it was lifted directly into the air. It could no longer maintain its proud expression and fell into a coma in the air.

"How powerful!" Aserola exclaimed in amazement, looking at Arcanine who was walking casually in the sea of ​​fire with shining eyes.

Then Acerola's eyes suddenly turned panicked, and she took out all the Poké Balls. "Ah, there's going to be a forest fire! Everyone, stop the fire!"

She hasn't thrown it out yet.

With a loud bang, the sky quickly turned gloomy, the air began to be filled with a damp smell, and the wind began to carry a hint of coolness.

Acerola was surprised. "It's going to...rain? What's going on?"

"It's thanks to it." Xu Li rubbed the floating bubble that seemed to be rubbing against his cheek like a water droplet. "Floating Bubble, the weather Pokémon."

"Amazing!"

Then there was another loud bang, and heavy rain fell. Xu Li, Aserola, and the Pokémon hid under a cliff, waiting quietly for the heavy rain to wash away.

Acerola looked at the white dot in the distance and said, "That Pokémon... is still out there. Should we take it back?"

Xu Li leaned against Arcanine's warm fur and said, "Don't worry, it won't run away. It won't be hurt by a little rain."

After the rainstorm,

Xu Li and Aserola walked towards the pheromone lying on the ground. Its body, which was like a skirt, was dotted with colorful pure crystals.

At this time, it had no ability to resist and could not move. It could only lie there quietly, staring at the two people who were gradually approaching with its stubborn eyes.

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Chapter 142 Greedy Lapp, Z Core

"Hmph..." Xu Li looked down at the limp Pheromone Mantis, his arms folded across his chest. "You stole all these, didn't you? Where's that pride you had just now?"

Acerola echoed, "Yes! Yes! You stole Acerola's Z-Pure Crystal too!"

"Hurry!"

"Oh...? You said most of them were found by yourself? Doesn't that mean some of them were stolen?"

"call……"

The mantis turned its face to the side. It was indeed the fact and had already acknowledged it. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. There was nothing more to say, so it said no more.

Looking at it like this, Xu Li shook his head, threw out the Ultimate Ball casually, and steadily took it in.

"Acerola, find your things."

"There are several Ghost Z Pure Crystals here. I don't know which one is Acerola's. Regardless, they're all the same."

Acerola picked out a dark hexagonal crystal and placed it back on her Z bracelet.

"Kou Jie! Kou Jie!"

Gengar jumped out from the side and looked at the Ghost Z Pure Crystals scattered on the ground with curiosity.

Xu Li looked at Gengar with amusement: "Why? Are you interested?"

“Kou Jie…!”

"...I don't have any Ghost or Poison Z-Crystals." Seeing Gengar's disappointment, Xu Li whispered to him, "How about this, if you want to try it, I'll borrow it from Aserola and we can try it privately. But you have to return it after all, right?"

The main reason is that Ghost Z's actions are too embarrassing, which may be just right for a ghost princess like Acerola.

"Kou Jie!"

……

After returning to Malie City, Xu Li directly handed over the remaining Z pure crystals to Miss Junsha.

Originally, he wanted to let the pheromone mantis pick out the purest crystals it had stolen and then give them to Miss Junsha, but it ignored him. So Xu Li simply handed all the spoils to Miss Junsha and let them compare them slowly.

At this time, in the special lounge of the Marié Library.

Xu Li lay leisurely on a soft recliner. In his arms, Alola Vulpix and New Leaf Meowth were curled up into two furry balls, yawning leisurely.

I listened to the story of "Greedy Lapu" told by Aserola to Nini and Pico.

In Xu Li's hand was a book about the mythology and history of Alola that he had randomly picked up from the library shelf. After reading half of it, he closed it out of boredom.

What he said was nothing more than the myth that Zhulan told Xu Li at that time, but it was not as detailed as Zhulan's.

At this time...

Rotom's phone beeped "Lotom" and a message came through.

Xu Li thought it was Zhulan urging him to go back again, but when he opened the letter, he saw that it was someone he hadn't seen for a long time.

[I ended up being first, so strong and awesome:???]

Daigo?

[I came in first, strong and powerful: I've been in Padia for a long time! Why haven't you come yet? Where are you now!?]

Xu Li: “…”

If he hadn't mentioned it, Xu Li would have really forgotten it.

【Xu Li: Vacationing in Alola.】

[I ended up being the first, both strong and powerful:凸(艹皿艹)]

At that moment, Dawu directly sent a video invitation. Xu Li stood up and walked to the balcony, then smiled and nodded to accept.

Da Wu's resentful face appeared on the screen. Seeing Xu Li's peaceful surroundings, he couldn't help but compare them to the dry desert with its blowing sand.

Dawu pointed at Xu Li through the screen: "You...you..."

Xu Li didn't feel the slightest bit guilty: "Hey, long time no see."

This made Daigo grit his teeth.

He really wanted to teleport to Xu Li and teach this inhumane friend a lesson.

Facing Daigo's accusation, Xu Li changed the subject and asked, "Where are you now?"

"Hmph," Daigo twitched his lips, then deliberately turned the camera to let Xu Li see his surroundings clearly, and said to himself, "This place... seems to be called East Third District. I heard that this is the mining area with the most mines in the Padia area, so I came here specially to take a look."

"I even tamed a Pulonglong. Let me show you..."

"By the way," Daigo said after talking excitedly for a while. Then he remembered something, tossed his silver hair, and stared at Xu Li through the screen. "You told me I'd be interested. What's the steel-type Pokémon that matches my temperament perfectly? Now you can finally tell me, right?"

"That's a Pokémon that looks like a treasure chest. You'll recognize it when you see it, but..." Xu Li suddenly smiled gloatingly and reminded, "Look behind you!"

"Ok?"

Daigo instinctively turned around and saw that the once smooth sand had risen, forming a massive ridge. A giant iron earthworm slowly emerged from the sand, its metallic shell reflecting a cold light in the sunlight.

The master of Padya's hidden steel treasure, a giant earthworm.

"When?"

boom!

A powerful beam of cannon light shot towards Daigo like a meteor. From Xu Li's perspective, Daigo was almost submerged in the thick beam of light.

But Xu Li was not worried.

If Daigo only had this level of ability, he wouldn't be able to become the champion.

Sure enough, as the afterglow of the cannon beam gradually dissipated, the shining Metagross, flashing with dazzling silver light, slowly released Daigo from under it.

Seeing that Daigo was fine, Xu Li said with a smile: "This is also a steel-type Pokémon."

By the way, the existence of the treasure owner is explained.

Daigo seemed lost in thought, his mind split as he directed Metagross to suppress Steelix. "So that's what it is... secret seasoning?"

It was the first time he had heard of an item that could affect Pokémon in this way.

Xu Li: "Yes, leave me one petal, no, two petals."

Daigo commanded the Metagross to strike it with an arm hammer, knocking the Steel Lord unconscious. He then let it burrow into the earth and escape. He then slowly followed the ridge of earth left by the Steel Lord and waved to Xu Li: "Don't worry, don't worry. I'll go see what's going on."

"You better come here quickly, or I'll eat the secret seasoning myself and won't give it to you!"

Xu Li smiled and didn't care. He noticed Miss Junsha coming downstairs and said, "Don't worry, I have something to do. I'll hang up first."

"Hmph..." Daigo waved casually across the screen.

After ending the call, Xu Li walked out of the room where Aserola and the children were discussing the story of "Greedy Lapp" and came to a new lounge next door.

Not long after, Miss Junsha came in and took out six sparkling Z-pure crystals from her file bag and placed them on the table.

"Mr. Xu Li, all the owners of the stolen items have successfully reclaimed their belongings. The remaining items will be returned to you. We are very grateful for your help!"

"Um, okay." After exchanging pleasantries for a while and seeing Miss Junsha off, Xu Li looked at the number of Zs on the table.

Including the Z-pure crystal from Acerola, it seems that Pheromonees has stolen five Z-pure crystals, which is quite a lot.

The rest should be the parts that the pheromone said it found and excavated by itself.

Unfortunately, both the body of the pheromone and its collection are now in Xu Li's hands.

There are two emerald green grass-type Z-Crystals and two indigo dragon-type Z-Crystals. The pink one should be a fairy-type one, and there is also a bright red fire-type Z-Crystal.

It’s been a great harvest. It’s been a great harvest.

but……

On the other hand, Gengar, who was standing aside, was stunned to see that he didn't have the Ghost Z Pure Crystal, and made a frustrated expression with his chubby body.

Xu Li could only rub its body, smiling and comforting it: "What are you afraid of with Z moves... You still have Mega Evolution!"

"Kou Jie..."

……

Back in the lounge, I saw blue-haired Pico shouting something excitedly, while Acerola smiled helplessly beside him.

Seeing Xu Li coming in, Nini hugged Xu Li's legs.

Xu Li was a little confused: "What's wrong?"

Nini: "Pico, he actually wanted to go see the place where Greedy Lapu was sealed! Seriously, what's so good about that kind of demon! Sister Acerola was so annoyed that she agreed to his request!"

"Brother Xu Li! You should come with us... Nini is a little scared."

Xu Li smiled and touched the girl's soft hair: "Okay... I will protect Nini when the time comes."

Pico shouted, "I'm just going to take a look, I won't release Greedy Rapp!"

Greedy Lapu is said to be an evil Pokémon that was sealed away by the king of Ula'ula Island long ago. It has the size of a dominant Pokémon and a very bad temper. It was sealed in the suburbs of Marie City.

Not far from where the battle with Pheromonees took place, there was a stone tablet.

Seeing Nini's frightened look, Pico moved closer to the stone tablet, put his hands on his hips and said, "What are you afraid of? It's just a stone tablet. What's there to be afraid of? Greedy Lapu won't be released!"