Chapter 295: Release A Da, the two of us, let you leave here

A Zhu and A Mei stared at A Da in the net bag, struggling desperately and low‑growling nonstop, their faces showing a hint of hesitation, and couldn't help but ask, "Big sister, does this Kati Dog really have the qualification to become king?"

A Song snorted, glanced at A Da in the net bag, and said with confidence, "Ha, after the previous king of the Blowing Fire Island lava battlefield died, it left two offspring, namely it and its brother."

She paused, waved a hand, her face full of disdain, "The other one is so skinny as if it hasn't been weaned; it doesn't even qualify to be king."

A Mei frowned and quickly asked, "Then what should we do now to make it become king?"

A Song's confident expression faded a bit, and in a blunt tone said, "I don't know."

A Zhu and A Mei were instantly stunned, both turned to her, their eyes full of bewilderment and urgency—they had thought the big sister already had a plan.

A Song felt uneasy being stared at by the two younger sisters, sighed helplessly, softened their tone and said, "I originally thought, if we could make it become king, we could also leverage the king's name to reap some benefits."

"If we really can't, keeping it is still useful; we can use it to blackmail Gua Na and the Pearl Team, exchanging for solid benefits, which isn't a loss."

A Mei stared at A Da still struggling in the net bag, low‑growling, suddenly her eyes lit up, turned to A Song and said, "Big sister, I heard the previous king of Blowing Fire Island was a Wind Speed Dog; could it be that this Kati Dog can't become king because it hasn't evolved?"

A Song heard that, turned to A Zhu, exchanged a glance, both eyes flashed with realization, and A Song immediately nodded, "Makes sense, Xiao Mei!"

A Zhu also echoed, adding, "You were in the Pearl Team before; maybe you really hit the mark."

A Mei, affirmed by the two, gained a bit more confidence and tentatively asked, "Then… should we now try to find a way to make this Kati Dog evolve into a Wind Speed Dog?"

When that was said, A Song and A Zhu immediately crowded over, in unison asking, "Do you know how to make it evolve?"

A Mei's joyful expression faded completely, her tone drooped, and she whispered, "Besides letting it evolve naturally, the only option left is the Fire Stone… but with our ability, we can't afford the Fire Stone at all."

Hearing the words "Fire Stone", A Song and A Zhu also wore worried expressions and both sighed heavily.

They had heard of this item before; it's an evolution item commonly used by Fire-type Pokémon, but its price is absurdly high, they simply can't afford it; even if they tried to steal it, they couldn't even find a place to snatch—Fire Stone is inherently rare, nowhere to be seen in ordinary places.

A Song frowned, clenched teeth and said, "There's no way, we can only try to train it first, see if it can naturally evolve."

A Zhu and A Mei were about to echo, when a voice full of anger and cold sharpness suddenly came from behind, booming, "You have no chance!"

The Three Bandit Sisters' hearts tightened, they turned sharply, and saw Huo La and Ming Yao already in pursuit, their aura fierce, eyes filled with chill.

Huo La, without waiting for their reaction, barked, "Claw Tail Scorpion, Fireburst Beast, use Shadow Ball!"

Before the words finished, two Pokémon instantly appeared, their bodies gathering pitch‑black Shadow Energy, several Shadow Balls wrapped in fierce aura shot toward the Three Bandit Sisters, speed so fast no one could dodge.

"Bad! Dodge quickly!" A Song reacted the fastest, face changing sharply, shouted loudly while their body already lunged down first.

A Zhu and A Mei also couldn't think further, rolled on the spot with A Song, scrambling to the side, barely evading the Shadow Ball's blast.

"You two little brats actually chased all the way here!" A Song glared at the two, eyes wide with anger, tone full of shameful fury.

Huo La, without wasting words, shouted deeply and continued ordering; the Claw Tail Scorpion and Fireburst Beast again gathered energy, several Shadow Balls fired in succession.

In an instant, Shadow Balls rained down from all sides, the Three Bandit Sisters could only scramble left and right, not even a breath's pause.

"How dare you be so reckless, aren't you afraid of hurting the Kati Dog?!" A Zhu narrowly dodged a Shadow Ball, braced a tree trunk to steady herself, and shouted at Huo La in anger.

Huo La's expression remained cold, said nothing, merely raised a hand to signal the Pokémon to continue the attack, completely ignoring her words.

A Mei suddenly shouted, "Second sister, look! Something is blocking in front of A Da, it's the Magic Wall Puppet's Reflect!"

A Zhu suddenly glanced at the Kati Dog in the net bag, and indeed saw that when a Shadow Ball shot toward A Da, a pink ripple suddenly spread in front of it, the Shadow Ball hit it and was violently reflected back.

A Song also immediately noticed this, a calculation formed in their mind, they while clumsily dodging Shadow Balls, hurried their steps toward A Da, and quietly drew a gleaming dagger from their sleeve.

"Bad, Huo La!" Ming Yao instantly sensed the clue, shouted sternly. The Magic Wall Puppet's Reflect can block energy attacks, but it can't stop this kind of pure physical close‑range move!

But his warning was ultimately a step too late.

A Song had already flipped and pounced in front of A Da, holding the struggling creature down, the dagger in the sleeve pressed straight to A Da's neck, the blade had pierced a little, the once snow‑white fluffy neck hair instantly soaked with fresh red, spreading a glaring crimson.

Huo La's pupils contracted, immediately raised a hand and waved it, shouting sharply to halt the Claw Tail Scorpion and Fireburst Beast from continuing the attack.

A Song, pressing the dagger, a cruel smile curled at the corner of their mouth, eyes fierce as they stared at the two: "Heh, little guys, making it this far shows you have some skill. But trying to catch us is pure fantasy! If you don't want this Kati Dog to die here, get out quickly! Otherwise…"

They lowered their wrist slightly, the dagger pressed a bit closer, A Da let out a painful whine, the blood on its neck thickened.

Huo La's brows knit tightly, gaze fixed on the dagger in A Song's hand, aura around them grew heavy and chilling.

Ming Yao, beside them, lowered his voice, tone heavy: "No chance to act, the dagger has already pierced skin, even if the Magic Wall Puppet's Psychic is faster, it can't stop their sudden thrust."

Huo La paused a moment in silence, slowly nodded, gaze still fixed on A Song's actions, and said word for word, "Release A Da, the two of us, let you leave here."