my pokemon player.

Xiduolan always felt that he was offended, but he had no evidence, so he could only say unhappily:

"Your son is really unlucky to have such an irresponsible father like you."

After these days of getting along, it had already learned about Ryan's existence from Nord and Victini.

When it learned that Nord had willfully thrown his territory to Ryan and even refused to see Ryan, it still had some opinions about Nord.

Sidoran thought that Nord had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father, but Nord said that the child was not young anymore and should be able to take care of himself.

He also used the example of Warcraft, saying that many Warcraft would drive their adult offspring out of their families and tribes, leaving their offspring to fend for themselves.

I have taken care of Ryan for more than ten years and handed over the territory to Ryan. I have been considered responsible.

Other human lords would never hand over their territories to their offspring in their prime, which was enough to show his concern and trust in Ryan.

After listening to Nord's explanation, Xiduolan also felt that what Nord said made sense.

But just because it makes sense doesn’t mean it’s right, the inequality is instantly wrong.

From time to time, Sidoran would tease Nord about this matter, just like he did just now.

"If your son knew that you were not dead and were still living happily outside, he would definitely hate you."

Xiduolan continued, revealing a hint of worry in his words.

To be honest, it had a good impression of the sincere and generous human in front of it. It was rare to see a human who could treat a monster as a partner.

So it didn't want anything to happen to Nord's family and wanted to persuade Nord to go back and take a look.

"Bimi~"

Victini nodded in agreement, agreeing with Sidoran's point of view.

Nord reached out and poked Victini, then said jokingly with a smile:
"What does it have to do with you? You haven't even learned telepathy yet, and you're still lecturing me!"

Upon hearing this, Victini covered his ears with a painful expression:

"Bi-mi! Bi-mi!" (Stop! Stop!)

I am just a monster who likes to eat sweet fruits, why do I still need to study?

Looking at Victini who was shaking his head vigorously, Nord said unmoved:

"Don't throw a tantrum here. This trick won't work on me. Xiduolan said that it's easy for monsters with super powers to learn about emotions."

"But you haven't made any progress at all. Is telepathy difficult? Think more about whether you have studied hard and whether you were distracted while studying."

Victini pouted and protested: "Bimmy?!" (Why doesn't Flame Chicken need to learn?!)

"It's just a warrior. Why learn this? Just knowing how to fight is enough."

When Flamingo heard this, he scratched his head in embarrassment:

"Scared~" (Thank you for the compliment. I am not a pure warrior yet~)

Victini looked at Flame Chicken in shock: "Bimmy?" (Do you think this is a compliment?)
"Khamo?" (Isn't it?)

Flammel asked back, in its opinion, "Warrior" is a compliment.

Victini shook his head helplessly. This Flame Chicken had been brainwashed by Nord.

Oh no, to be precise, they have similar tastes and recognize each other.

Seeing that Victini was being controlled by Nord and the topic was gradually going off track, Sidoran spoke again:
"Nord, are you really not going back? I don't believe you don't miss your son!"

Nord remained silent after hearing this. After a moment, he smiled bitterly and said:

"What father wouldn't miss his son?"

"But I have more important things to do. The activities of the Shadow Church are becoming more frequent. According to the intelligence we obtained before, they seem to want to capture the God of Fire."

"This is just their action in the Whirlpool Sea. There is a high probability that the Shadow Church in other regions will also take action."

"They have begun to attack you, the magical beasts that are revered as gods. If they succeed, the entire Arad Kingdom will be in danger of being destroyed."

"Countless humans and monsters will die at the hands of the Shadow Church, and my son will not be spared."

"He is the lord of a kingdom, and he also destroyed the plans of the Shadow Church. Do you think the Shadow Church will let him go?"

"So the best way for me to protect him is to stop the Shadow Church's actions and prevent him from being harmed by the Shadow Church!"

Hearing Nord say this, Xiduolan didn't know what to say for a moment.

Only then did it understand that human emotions are too complicated and that fatherly love has many forms of expression.

Nord not going back doesn't mean he doesn't love his son, but he is protecting Ryan in another way.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit cold, Nord pretended to be casual and said:

"Of course, this is just one of the reasons. The main reason is that I don't like being a lord. I prefer going out on adventures."

"Besides, I am also helping that kid accumulate experience."

Xi Duolan cooperated and changed the subject: "Background? Are you referring to us?"

"Yes, other lords can only leave their descendants with magical beast inheritances such as Venusaur and Blastoise. The royal family is so noble, but they only have the inheritance of natural disasters."

"But what I left for that kid are you who are revered as gods!" Nord said proudly.

Xi Duolan was speechless: "When did I agree to work for your family? I knew you had bad intentions."

"You lied to me before and told me that you would send me back to Volcano Island after defeating the Shadow Church. Now you're saying that I'm the foundation of your family."

"I'm not as easily deceived as that little guy. If you dare to treat me as a weapon to be inherited, I will burn you into charcoal!"

Faced with the threat from Sidoran, Nord was not at all panicked.

He said carelessly: "Who used you as a weapon? Don't you know who I am?"

"You keep fooling around, you humans are good at hiding yourselves." Xiduolan said.

Nord waved his hands and said, "Okay, okay, if you don't believe me, you have to believe Xiaobi. I have been with him for so long, and I have always treated him as a family member and a partner."

Victini nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. The reason why it was moved by Nord in the first place was because Nord treated monsters equally, and that had not changed over the years.

Seeing this, Xi Duolan snorted coldly: "Humph, you are trying to trick me, right? Who knows what sweet words you used to deceive the little guy."

Nord patted Victini's head and said with a smile: "I don't know how to say nice things, I only have a sincere heart."

"I didn't mean to treat you as objects in what I said just now. I just wanted to give my son a chance to get along with you. Whether he can keep you in the territory depends entirely on his own ability."

"If he can convince you to stay, you won't leave even if I chase you away."

"If you don't want to stay in the territory, I will take you back to the Whirlpool Sea immediately."

"And based on your strength, if you really want to leave, who can stop you? I don't understand what you are worried about."

Xiduolan was stunned, and actually felt convinced. But he still couldn't admit that he had misunderstood Nord, so he said stubbornly:
"I will not follow you back to the territory. I have no affection for humans, and humans are only afraid of me."

"That's not necessarily true. My son is like me and loves Warcraft very much."

Victini, who was standing next to him, heard this and looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

If Ryan liked Warcraft, he wouldn't have to hide for so many years.

But then again, Ryan has indeed changed now. Not only does he dare to approach these monsters, but his attitude is also very friendly.

"My son brought wild monsters back to the territory, and gradually eliminated the stereotypes of monsters among the people."

"Even if you come back to the territory with me, those humans won't be afraid of you. They won't even respect you enough!"

Nord took the opportunity to promote Ryan and Firefly Town to Sidoran.

Through these days of getting along day and night, he could see that Shi Duolan was a lazy person.

Rather than going out on adventures, Xiduolan prefers to find a place to stay.

It would be best to have a volcano, but it doesn’t matter if there is no volcano, as long as no one disturbs it.

It is impossible for Xiduolan, with this kind of personality, to continue to follow him on adventures.

Therefore, instead of letting Xiduolann retire after achieving success and hide on a volcanic island to sleep, it is better to keep it in Firefly Town and become Ryan's helper.

This can be considered as his compensation to Ryan. No matter how reasonable his reasons for not going back are, he will feel that he owes Ryan.

"I don't need human respect, I just want to live in peace."

Seeing that Nord was about to speak, Xiduolan immediately interrupted him and said:
"Okay, let's get down to business. Don't forget why we came to this island!"

After hearing this, Nord did not try to persuade him anymore. After all, there was still a long time to go. The Shadow Church could not be destroyed so easily. He had plenty of time to convince Sidorlan.

So he looked at the black smoke not far away and said, "Of course I haven't forgotten. It's just to deal with the scum of the Shadow Church. This is what I am best at."

Nord received intelligence on the supply island two days ago that the God of Fire had once shown his presence on a nearby island."

If he can get this information, then the Shadow Church can naturally get it as well, so the Shadow Church will definitely be active on the nearby islands.

Sure enough, not long after they left the supply island, they saw the ships of the Shadow Church.

What? How did they know for sure?
The answer is simple, only those psychopaths in the Shadow Church would wear black robes in broad daylight!

Under Victini's stealth attack, all the church members on the ship were quickly wiped out, without even having time to send out a signal.

After questioning, Nord learned that there was still a group of Shadow Church members on the island, and they had also held some civilians hostage.

As for what they are going to do, those who stay on the ship are peripheral members and have no idea.

Although he didn't ask for detailed information, all Nord needed to know was that there were still some scum from the Shadow Church on the island.

So he let Nidoking stay on the ship. Anyway, the strength of these peripheral members was not strong and the monsters had lost their combat ability, so Nidoking was enough to intimidate them.

Then Nord took Victini and the others to the unknown island without stopping, ready to eliminate these members of the Shadow Church and gather intelligence at the same time.

"Let's go. I haven't exercised in a few days. My fists are itching."

Nord said excitedly: "Xiaobi, it will be the same as before, I will beat them to pieces!"

"Bimi~"

Victini curled its lips, knowing that Nord wanted to go into battle himself again.

"Blazing Chicken, do you want to see who can defeat more enemies?" Nord challenged Blaziken.

"Don't!" (No!)
Flame Chicken decisively refused, saying that what it hated most was people who cheated, and
"I'll let Xiaobi send you energy as well."

Ahem, and the people who didn't let it cheat, so it immediately changed its words:
"Kahmo!" (Okay, I love competition!)

Xi Duolan: “.”
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Just as Nord led the monsters deeper into the island, an evil sacrificial ceremony was being held inside the island.

Members of the Shadow Church carefully brought out a small statue and placed it respectfully on the platform.

The face of this statue is blurred and its body is distorted, and it is impossible to make out its specific image.

According to the church, this was a test set by the Demon Lord.

Only members with pure faith can see through the false statue and see the true appearance of Lord Warcraft.

Therefore, even though these members cannot see anything, they have to pretend to be convinced by Lord Warcraft, otherwise their faith will not be pure.

They all prostrated themselves before the statue, praying fervently:

"Supreme, omnipotent, and ever-changing Lord Shadow Demon, please respond to the call of our humble believers, send down a miracle, and find the trace of the false god."

"We are willing to sacrifice the lives of these unbelievers in exchange for your great divine power!"

After saying this, the members of the Shadow Church all raised their heads and looked at the statue expectantly.

However, the statue did not react at all. Just when they were wondering if the Demon Lord was unwilling to accept the sacrifice, the black-robed leader suddenly shouted:
"The Demon God has agreed. As long as we sacrifice enough lives, He will bring down a miracle!"

Upon hearing this, the other men in black robes looked at the statue again, but no matter how hard they looked, they could not see any changes in the statue.

The black-robed leader said calmly, "You should have seen the statue nod, right?"

Everyone looked at each other and said nothing.

The black-robed man continued, "Could it be that you can't see it? It is said that only members with impure beliefs can't see the true form of the Demon Lord. You can't..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the remaining men in black robes were immediately in an uproar.

"Well, of course I saw it, but I don't know if others saw it."

"You said it as if I couldn't see it. I just didn't say it on purpose to see if you would abandon your beliefs!"

"What a coincidence, I had the same idea."

"Hahahaha"

The black-robed leader looked at his subordinates who were laughing awkwardly with a disdainful expression.

I can't cure you guys!

Deacon Dick was right. Most ordinary people follow the crowd blindly. As long as there is a firm leader, others will follow subconsciously.

What they have to do is to become the leaders of the whole world.

As for the Shadow Demon, he is just a means to realize this dream.

Even the church's top brass can't unify in describing the Shadow Demon's true form, so it would be strange if you low-level members could figure it out!

He then said to his subordinates: "What are you waiting for? Bring those people up to me!"

"As you command!" (End of this chapter)