Chapter 135

Huo La, who hadn't directly joined the frontal battle, suddenly raised his hand and took out a Poké Ball: "Beedrill, come out!"

A red light flashed, and Beedrill, its wings glowing with a cold metallic luster, immediately flapped its wings and circled, stopping in mid-air in front of him.

Huo La lowered his voice, his command clear: "Air Cutter, target the remote control in Yamato's hand!"

Two sharp air blades, thin as cicada wings, shot out instantly, their speed so fast that only a residual image remained, heading straight for Yamato's wrist.

Yamato was so startled that her whole body stiffened, and she hurriedly dodged to the side. The remote control in her hand slipped out with a "plop," rolling to the edge of the grass, its shell even cracking.

"The remote control!" Kosaburo was quick-witted and immediately ordered his Meowth: "Quick, snatch it back! Don't let them destroy the mechanism!"

Meowth immediately arched its body and pounced toward the remote control like a white shadow, its claws almost hooking the edge of the device.

"Jolteon, stop it!" Red reacted extremely quickly. Before the words fell, Jolteon had already darted out like a bolt of lightning, accurately blocking in front of Meowth.

Fine current surged around its body, and its blue fur stood on end, forcing Meowth to brake in an emergency. It could only hiss and growl at the remote control, not daring to move forward another half step.

Just as the two sides were deadlocked over the remote control, a very subtle sound of breaking air suddenly came from the distant forest. A silver injection needle, as thin as a hair, pierced Yamato's neck accurately like a lightning bolt.

Yamato instinctively raised her hand to pull out the needle, the tip still hanging with a few drops of purple liquid. Her face turned pale instantly, and her lips trembled as she shouted vaguely to Kosaburo: "Kosaburo, someone is sneak... attacking..."

Before she could finish, the anesthetic took effect rapidly. Her body went limp, and she fell straight to the ground, her eyes closed, losing consciousness completely.

Kosaburo just turned to check, when another needle shot out from the dark, firmly stabbing into his arm.

He only felt a strong wave of dizziness strike, the scene in front of him blurred instantly, his footsteps staggered twice, and he didn't last two seconds before falling down, lying side by side with Yamato on the grass, motionless.

"What's going on?!" Lilian's hand holding the notebook trembled violently, and she couldn't help but exclaim, her eyes full of panic.

"I don't know! Who is acting in the dark?" Misty also furrowed her brow, her gaze vigilantly sweeping toward the surrounding woods, but she didn't find any abnormal movement.

"Don't care who it is, save Entei first!" Huo La didn't have time to dwell on the source of the hidden arrow. Grabbing this fleeting opportunity, he immediately ordered Nidoqueen: "Nidoqueen, crash into the metal stake of the trap net! Quick!"

Nidoqueen responded immediately, arching her body and crashing into the metal stake fixing the trap net.

With two dull bangs of "Bang! Bang!", the metal stake was severely deformed, and the originally taut trap net loosened instantly. The barbs entangled on Entei's body also fell off a few, no longer tightly strangling its body.

Entei felt the restraint weaken, raised its head and roared, its whole body erupting with residual power, its limbs struggling hard.

The remaining metal stakes couldn't withstand its force at all, and with a "crack," they broke completely. The trap net scattered like a rag, falling lightly to the ground.

It staggered back two steps, its orange-red fur losing its previous luster, becoming somewhat dull, and the elegant white smoke behind it becoming weak. Clearly, it hadn't recovered from the anesthetic and the consumption of the battle, and even standing was somewhat unstable, its body swaying slightly from time to time.

"Entei! Are you okay?" Ash hurriedly took a step forward to help, but was stopped by Entei shaking its head gently.

Subsequently, Entei didn't stay, turning and walking toward the depths of the forest.

Its footsteps were still somewhat staggering, each step taken very slowly, yet exceptionally firm, and it soon disappeared into the dense bushes.

After Entei's figure completely disappeared into the depths of the jungle, the battle on the field finally came to an end.

Raticate and Meowth lost their command and were soon solved by Pikachu and Jolteon, obediently being recalled into their Poké Balls.

"What now?" Ash walked quickly to Huo La's side, his gaze still drifting toward the direction Entei left from time to time, clearly still worried about its condition.

Huo La first looked at Yamato and Kosaburo who were lying unconscious on the ground, then looked up toward the direction of the forest where the hidden arrow was shot, his brow slightly furrowed—he was always concerned about the person who acted in the dark.

But after struggling for a moment, he turned to Ash, his tone firm: "Ash, let's continue forward. The Rainbow Wing is on you; it will guide us to see Ho-Oh."

"Good!" Ash nodded immediately, touching the Rainbow Wing on his chest, his eyes instantly lighting up.

"However, these two people in front of us must be dealt with first." Huo La's gaze fell back on Yamato and Kosaburo, his tone carrying a hint of pondering. "We can't just leave them here. It would be troublesome if they wake up and cause trouble again."

"I'll stay." Red suddenly spoke, stepping forward to stand beside Yamato and Kosaburo. "You continue to look for Ho-Oh; leave this to me."

"Brother Red..." Ash hesitated. He wanted Red to go with them, but he knew that staying to deal with the aftermath was very important.

Red patted his shoulder and looked at Huo La, his tone carrying trust: "Since Ho-Oh chose you and left behind the Rainbow Wing, this is an opportunity to become a Rainbow Hero; you must grasp it. With Huo La following you, I'm relieved. When you come back, just tell me all about what you encountered."

"I'll stay too!" Brock said immediately.

"And us!" Lilian and Misty also spoke. Lilian put away her notebook, and Misty put her hands on her hips. "We can also help watch these two people until Officer Jenny comes to deal with them."

Red pondered for a moment and shook his head: "Brother Brock, you should follow Ash and Huo La. They need someone to take care of them on the road. You are experienced and can help a lot. Lilian and Misty, you stay with me and wait for Officer Jenny. Too many people will make it chaotic; this division of labor is just right."

Brock was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Fine, then I'll leave this to you."

Ash also nodded forcefully: "Brother Red, Lilian, Misty, thank you! We will definitely see Ho-Oh!"

After arranging the division of labor, the few didn't delay any longer.

Red, Lilian, and Misty stayed behind to guard Yamato and Kosaburo and contacted Officer Jenny;

Huo La, Ash, and Brock packed their things, turned around, and walked toward the direction guided by the Rainbow Wing, their figures soon merging into the forest ahead.