Chapter 34

With his mouth wide open and lightning flashing between his teeth, he bit straight at the creature blocking his path.

The single strike landed, proving extremely effective.

The creature blocking the way immediately collapsed to the ground.

"Well done, Shinx."

That man was none other than Su Yu.

At this moment, since the Shell Dragon needed to focus its efforts on evolution, Su Yu had recalled it into its Poké Ball.

Thus, Su Yu proceeded to grind levels accompanied only by his Shinx and Torchic.

After two days of grinding, the Shinx had leveled up from its original level 10 to level 15.

One could say the speed was incredibly fast.

Furthermore, the Shinx had learned new moves: Shock Wave and Charge Beam, both ranged attacks.

[Shock Wave: Unleashes a quick electric shock at the opponent. This attack never misses.]

[Charge Beam: Fires an electric beam at the opponent. Due to the built-up charge, it sometimes raises the user's Special Attack.]

Meanwhile, the Combusken had also leveled up from its original level 15 to its current level 18, likewise learning the move Bulk Up.

[Bulk Up: Tenses the muscles with all one's strength, thereby raising the user's Attack and Defense.]

Su Yu felt very satisfied with the gains from this expedition.

After defeating the creature blocking his path, he continued moving forward.

"It is about time to head back."

Su Yu thought to himself.

In the forest a dozen meters away from Su Yu, two figures were at that moment gazing at him greedily.

They hid within bushes that ordinary people would hardly notice, using them as cover.

"Yan Wei, are you sure this high school-looking boy has reaped a huge harvest?"

One of the two figures, a tall and thin man, opened his mouth to ask.

Beside him, Yan Wei, who looked somewhat chubby, heard this and spoke with an expression of absolute certainty.

"Of course. You don't know that I've been following him for a long time. I've discovered this person is different from ordinary Trainers."

"Others either wear frowns and look miserable, or appear exhausted and half-dead."

"Only this young man constantly wears a smile on his face. Clearly, he has obtained quite a few good things from this secret realm."

Yan Wei nudged the man beside him with his elbow, glancing sideways with a smile as he spoke.

"Even if he hasn't gained much, that Combusken of his is worth a considerable amount of money."

"As long as we capture his Combusken and hand it over to Team Magma, won't our positions as official members be secured?"

"What do you say, Jiang Xing?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xing remained somewhat hesitant, his eyes shifting slightly.

Seeing that Jiang Xing had not yet made up his mind, Yan Wei looked at him with an expression of frustration, as if angry that iron had not been forged into steel.

"Just think about it: once we join Team Magma and become official members, we'll be set for life!"

"Not only can we participate in many secret activities to skim profits, but we'll also receive many rare Pokémon."

"Once we're in the team, we'll be rich! We'll never have to stay here and endure this humiliation again!"

Scolded by Yan Wei's tirade, Jiang Xing's gaze also turned resolute.

"You're right! Let's pull off this big job, and we'll be set for life! Let's see who dares to look down on us then."

"That's the spirit." Yan Wei patted Jiang Xing on the shoulder.

"I observed him earlier; his Pokémon seem to be of ordinary strength, likely around level ten-something."

"Compared to our Pokémon, which are over level twenty, he absolutely has no chance of winning."

Yan Wei patted his chest, projecting an air of confidence.

"In a moment, we'll capture him directly and then force him to reveal his gains..."

After finishing their discussion, the two immediately began approaching Su Yu.

At this moment, the Combusken following beside Su Yu sensed something amiss in the surroundings and let out a cry.

"Chamo!"

The Combusken turned its body, staring intently at a clump of bushes nearby.

"What's wrong, Combusken? Is there another Pokémon?"

Su Yu also turned his head to ask.

"Chamo." The Combusken shook its head, denying Su Yu's question.

If it wasn't a Pokémon, then it must be a human.

Su Yu looked at the bushes and called out softly.

"I wonder who is there? Is there something you need?"

However, no one answered.

Su Yu gave the Combusken a look.

Upon seeing it, the Combusken immediately understood Su Yu's intent.

It opened its mouth wide, spewing a curtain of fire from its mouth that attacked the nearby bushes.

"You little brat, we haven't even made our move yet, and you attack first?"

"Exactly, what if we were good people? Wouldn't this make you a murderer of the innocent?"

Two figures, one fat and one thin, leaped out from the bushes nearby.

"Heh heh, you two were acting so sneakily; just what exactly are you trying to do?"

Su Yu watched the two warily.

In the wild, encountering humans was far more dangerous than encountering elves.

Moreover, these two had actually been tracking him, clearly harboring ill intent.

"Since you've discovered us, we won't hide anymore," Yan Wei said with a smile.

"Young friend, if you hand over the treasures you obtained from the secret realm, we will let you go."

Jiang Xing, standing beside him, nodded. "That's right, lad. Hand over the treasures on your person, and we might spare your life."

046: Shelgon's Ultimate Move: Double-Edge!

Hearing this, Su Yu spread his hands and spoke helplessly.

"But I didn't find any treasures in the secret realm. I only came here to train with my elf."

"Heh." Yan Wei sneered coldly. "If there are no treasures, then leave your Combusken behind!"

"Your Combusken is also quite valuable! It could fetch a handsome sum in the black market."

"I'm afraid not. Combusken is my partner; I have no intention of handing him over to you."

Su Yu shook his head.

Seeing Su Yu's uncooperative demeanor, Yan Wei threw out his elf ball.

"In that case, we can only settle this by force! Come out, Seviper!"

On the other side, Jiang Xing also sent out his elf.

"We'll join in too! Go, Ekans!"

Instantly, two purple, snake-shaped elves appeared before Su Yu.

One coiled upward, while the other curled forward.

They were precisely the two famous venomous snakes, Ekans and Seviper.

Su Yu also activated his Appraisal Eye to check the attributes of the two elves.

[Name: Seviper (Poison)]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: LV.24 (Elite)]

[Ability: Shed Skin (By shedding its skin, it sometimes cures abnormal status conditions.)]

[Potential: Elite]

[Individual Values: HP (24), Attack (22), Sp. Atk (27), Defense (17), Sp. Def (18), Speed (20)]

[Moves: Wrap, Bite, Poison Tail, Feint, Screech, Venoshock, Poison Fang]