Chapter 59

Su Yu glanced sideways at her. "I brought food, but it's nowhere near enough. I have five Pokémon in total, and four of them need to eat. And their appetites are no small matter."

Although the school allowed students to bring Pokémon food during military training, there were strict limits on the quantity permitted.

Therefore, Su Yu still needed to prepare dinner for his Combuskens.

"In that case, let's hurry. I've never picked tree berries before."

Gu Ying appeared somewhat excited.

After all, it was her first time entering a secret realm, so curiosity and agitation were only natural.

Seeing this, Su Yu could only sneer internally. Ignorant girl, you're in for a rough time later.

Subsequently, Su Yu took out the map of the Hongyang Secret Realm.

It recorded the surrounding geography and biological conditions in considerable detail.

Coincidentally, several kilometers away, there was a grove of fruit trees.

The three of them, accompanied by their Pokémon, headed straight for that location.

Along the way, the trio encountered numerous trainers who had also entered the secret realm for training.

Occasionally, they even ran into classmates who had come for the same military training.

After walking for some distance, Su Yu discovered four boys ahead being chased by a swarm of Pokémon.

Judging by their youthful and immature appearance, they were clearly freshmen participating in military training as well.

Trailing behind them was a group of bee-like Pokémon with sharp stingers on their forearms, their red eyes radiating a man-eating aura.

When they raised the stingers on their arms, the sharp tips glinting with light made one's skin crawl.

Being stabbed by even one of those stingers would likely cause immediate serious trouble.

The four of them ran while shouting for help.

Upon spotting Su Yu, their faces first lit up with joy, then plunged into deep disappointment.

This was because they realized Su Yu was also a freshman, just like them.

Furthermore, two girls followed behind Su Yu, making it obvious they were merely treating the secret realm as a vacation spot.

Even if they approached him for help, it would simply be a waste of time.

One of the four, a relatively tall boy, shouted a warning while running.

"Brother, don't get close! This swarm of Beedrill is quite formidable; our Pokémon have already been beaten into unconsciousness by them."

Seeing the situation, Su Yu called out from a distance.

"What exactly happened? Why are you being chased by Beedrill?"

Another one of them explained anxiously, "We saw a Leaf Stone inside the forest and went to pick it up."

"We didn't expect that this Leaf Stone belonged to the Beedrill colony, so we disturbed them and have been chased ever since."

As he spoke, he held up a stone in his hand; it was indeed a Leaf Stone.

Then, he shouted to Su Yu, "Classmate, please go and call some people to help us! Tell them whoever helps us deal with these Beedrill can keep this Evolution Stone."

Clearly, the four of them were quite clever.

Their strength was obviously insufficient to confront the swarm of Beedrill, but there were still many powerful trainers within this secret realm.

A single Evolution Stone was more than enough to enlist someone's aid.

Hearing their words, Su Yu smiled.

He had originally intended to help them anyway, but now that they offered an Evolution Stone as well, he could not delay any longer.

Otherwise, the Evolution Stone might be snatched away by others.

Su Yu had already assessed the strength of the Beedrill swarm behind them; most were merely around level ten or so.

Their power was not particularly strong.

Thus, Su Yu instantly threw out two Poké Balls.

With a hiss of red light, Combusken and Luxio appeared on the ground.

"Combusken, use Flamethrower! Attack the Beedrill."

"Luxio, you use Thunder!"

Su Yu immediately issued the commands.

The two Pokémon nodded and promptly released their moves.

"Whoosh!" A ball of red fire erupted from Combusken's mouth, shooting straight toward the area behind the four boys.

Upon seeing the sudden rush of flames, the swarm of Beedrill was startled.

Fire-type attacks dealt double damage to them; if hit, they would likely lose their ability to battle immediately.

Consequently, some of the Beedrill immediately turned tail and fled.

However, some that were too slow to escape were struck directly by the Flamethrower.

After a brief roasting, a pile of Beedrill collapsed.

The remaining Beedrill still in pursuit were greeted by a bolt of golden lightning.

"Zap!"

A massive thunderbolt slashed down from the sky, illuminating the surroundings slightly.

With a hissing sound, the lightning plunged into the remaining swarm of Beedrill, instantly striking them down from the air.

Although quite a few Beedrill managed to flee, Su Yu paid them no mind.

Driving off the Beedrill meant he had completed his task.

[Combusken defeated Beedrill, gaining 100 experience points!]

[Luxio defeated Beedrill, gaining 100 experience points!]

The four running figures froze in surprise as the massive swarm of Beedrill behind them was instantly struck down.

They had never expected a young man roughly their own age to possess such formidable strength!

After all, the four of them had deployed every single one of their Pokémon, yet all four were defeated by the Beedrill.

Yet Su Yu alone had defeated the entire swarm of Beedrill.

Judging by how easily his Pokémon fought, it was obvious he hadn't even exerted his full strength.

The four halted their sprint and began gasping for breath.

Being chased all the way by Beedrill was no pleasant experience.

Shortly after, the four approached Su Yu, and one of them spoke up: "Hello, fellow student. I am Wu Zhen from Class 6, Trainer Major, Tianyun University."

"Are you a freshman at Tianyun University this year?"

It was no wonder the four were curious; Su Yu's strength simply did not resemble that of a freshman.

Su Yu nodded. "I am Su Yu from Class 3, Trainer Major. Nice to meet you all."

Hearing Su Yu confirm this, Wu Zhen drew in a sharp breath.

He hadn't expected the person before him to truly be a freshman just like them.

Wu Zhen broke into a smile and stepped forward to stand before Su Yu.

"Fellow student, we truly thank you. If not for your help, we would likely have been chased by those Beedrill for much longer."

With that, he pulled a green Evolution Stone from his pocket and said sincerely,

"This is our token of gratitude. Had you not helped us today, we would have been in grave danger."

"Please accept this Evolution Stone as our thanks."

The other three all nodded in agreement, showing no signs of dissatisfaction.

Su Yu had saved their lives; they knew clearly which was more vital—an Evolution Stone or their lives.

Seeing Wu Zhen speak so earnestly, Su Yu naturally accepted the Evolution Stone.

"Next time, be sure not to venture into dangerous areas again."

Su Yu warned.

The reason wild secret realms are dangerous is that one can be attacked by Pokémon at any moment.

Encountering some weak Pokémon might be manageable, but if one runs into vicious ones, they could be chased to the ends of the earth.

Wu Zhen and the other three nodded vigorously in agreement.

"Fellow student, even without your warning, we wouldn't dare wander recklessly again. Who could have known we'd provoke a swarm of Beedrill so soon after entering the secret realm? From now on, we'll stick only to safe areas."

Having said this, the four waved goodbye and headed to a safe zone to treat their Pokémon.

"Looks like we've already made a harvest on the very first day in the secret realm."

Yan Ruyue said with a hint of joy.