my pokemon player.

Li Xiang shook his head violently, no longer thinking about those melodramatic novel plots, and leaned over to touch the corpse on the ground.

Don't get me wrong, he doesn't have any special hobbies, he's just collecting food from these black-robed men.

Although the island was covered with dense vegetation and it was not difficult to obtain food, he really didn't want to chew tree fruits anymore.

Soon, Li Xiang finished collecting the food and looked up at the two people who were still in a stalemate in the air.

He could also see that it was Karina who intercepted Molde, which was worth his efforts in the past few days to improve Karina's favorability.

So Li Xiang smiled and waved to the two people in the air. No matter whether Karina could see it or not, at least he had to have this attitude.

After saying hello, Li Xiang continued on his way with Dujianshao and Zoroark.

He did not chase after the fleeing man in black robe, partly because there was no need to do so. A trial participant who lost his Pokémon would only die.

As for whether this man in black would spread the word that he owned Zoroark and arouse the covetousness and hostility of other trial-takers, Li Xiang didn't take it to heart.

Are you kidding? From the moment he subdued the Dual Sword Sheath, he had become the public enemy of all trial-takers, okay?

As the saying goes: Too many lice don't itch, too many debts don't worry.

Anyway, he was destined to become the target of other trial-takers, so having one more Zoroark didn't matter.

Of course, he will only despise the enemy strategically, but he still has to take the enemy seriously tactically.

This was also another reason why he didn't chase after the other party, to avoid encountering other trial-takers. After all, his current condition was not very good.

Li Xiang casually fed half a piece of dry food to the little fellow disguised as a rat in his arms, and then asked Du Jianshao in a concerned tone:

"Are you okay? Do you want to feed off my energy?"

"Yoshi~"

Du Jianshao shook the hilt of his sword, indicating that he was not hungry and just needed to rest for a while.

"Okay, let's find a safe hiding place first." Li Xiang planned to find a place to log off and call for help.

Although the little guy has a high probability of passing the trial with his ability to create illusions, it is better to be safe than sorry.

He paid so much for this challenge and got such a wonderful start. He doesn't want to give up.

What's more, he could feel that it was becoming increasingly difficult to gain Karina's favor. After all, he was just a substitute in Karina's eyes.

It is difficult to break through Karina's favorability threshold through ordinary methods. Only when they are in desperate situations can they establish true feelings.

His behavior seems like that of a scumbag. He is obviously a pure love warrior in the real world. Dr. Hu has really done a lot of harm to people!

Li Xiang pushed all the responsibility onto Dr. Hu while walking on the soft humus into the depths of the forest.

Karina in the air saw this scene and breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that Li Xiang would get too excited and chase after the fleeing man in black without any care.

Fortunately, Li Xiang is very sober, just like Ike at the beginning, she will always remain rational. If it weren't for her burden, Ike would definitely be able to pass the Blood Prison Trial.

Thinking of this, Karina pulled the reins tightly, and a deep sadness flashed across her eyes as she looked at Li Xiang's back.

It was not until she heard Molde's voice that she came back to her senses from her memories.

"Master Priest, are you really not going to reconsider it?" Molde asked unwillingly.

Karina controlled the waves in her heart and replied in a cold tone:

"Don't consider it. There is no room for negotiation on this matter!"

"But."

"No buts!" Mold was interrupted by Karina before he could finish his words.

"I advise you not to waste your time, and it's best not to do anything tricky. I will keep an eye on you these few days!"

Molde's face became even gloomier after hearing this, but he couldn't think of a way to seize Zoroark for the time being, so he could only grit his teeth and say:
"Master Priest, you will definitely regret this!"

"Mold, I am the person in charge of this trial!"

Karina raised her chin and said, with a hint of contempt in her tone.

Molde looked at Li Xiang below with hatred, and then left with a look of unwillingness on his face.

The reason why he followed Kalina on patrol was to see Kalina's defense break, but he ended up breaking his own defense instead.

Karina ignored Molde who was leaving. After all, Molde was just a secret guard.

If he was not a close confidant of the guardian Ram, Karina would not even look at him and would sink him into the sea for any reason.

However, even though Mold's identity is special, he can't cause any waves with her watching.

Her only concern now is whether Li Xiang can pass the trial smoothly.

Although Li Xiang has two magical beasts, Dujianshao and Zoroa, and can pass the trial if nothing unexpected happens, she is still worried.

There was no way. The psychological trauma left by Ike was too deep. If Li Xiang also died in the trial, she might really collapse.

So Karina immediately ordered the big-mouthed gulls to catch up with Li Xiang and shouted at him: "Wait a minute!"

Li Xiang heard Karina's voice, turned around and asked in surprise:
"Lady Karina? Why did you fall down? Didn't Lord Morde continue to stop you?"

Karina raised her eyebrows: "It seems that you have guessed why we are stuck in the air."

Li Xiang shrugged: "It's not hard to guess. He just wants to use my death to take revenge on you."

"Later, when he saw the little guy's true identity revealed, he wanted to snatch it away, but you stopped him."

Karina glanced at Soraya who was hiding in Li Xiang's arms and observing her secretly, nodded and said:
"You guessed right. Molde wants to use Zoroark in exchange for me to protect you through the trial."

Li Xiang understood and said, "So this little fellow's name is Soraya. What a nice name."

"Aren't you curious whether I agreed to his conditions?" Karina asked with interest.

Li Xiang asked back: "Do you still need to ask such a simple question?"

"You are extremely intelligent. How could you not see that I have a chance of passing the test?"

"Besides, if you agreed to his terms, he would have been eager to snatch Zoroya away."

Karina coughed twice and said, "Ahem, that's true, but you must not be proud. You still have to act with caution."

“No matter how confident you are in passing the trial, you must not let your guard down, or you will pay a heavy price!”

When she said the words "painful price", her eyes were filled with sorrow and regret.

Li Xiang solemnly assured him, "Don't worry, I won't underestimate the enemy, and I won't seek death. I will try my best to survive to the end."

"Dog?" Karina didn't quite understand what the trial had to do with the dog, but she could sense Li Xiang's determination. "That's good. Don't worry about Mord getting in the way. I'll keep an eye on him."

"But he will also be keeping an eye on me, so don't expect me to help you, you have to rely on yourself for everything!"

When Karina saw Li Xiang nodded solemnly, the stone in her heart was relieved a little.

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. Go find a suitable hiding place. I think there might be a suitable place in the northwest. What do you think?"

Karina winked at Li Xiang playfully, and her girlish charm made Li Xiang stunned for a moment.

Oh, I really deserve to die. I have always been playing with other people's feelings.

Even though Karina is the villain in the game and her hands are stained with blood, she is absolutely sincere to me.
Li Xiang sighed in his heart, then quickly calmed down and said to Karina with a smile:

"What a coincidence! We thought of the same thing. I was just about to go northwest."

Seeing that Li Xiang understood what she meant, Karina didn't say anything more. She just gave Li Xiang an encouraging look and then pulled the reins to command the toucan to take off.

She wanted to find Mold and keep a close eye on this guy, lest he be blinded by greed and do something irrational.

Looking at Karina's receding figure, Li Xiang said in a faint voice: "You are such a beautiful woman, why do you become a thief~"

"Shuo Luo?"

Soraya looked up at Li Xiang in confusion, as if asking what this sentence meant.

"You are still young. You will understand when you grow up." Li Xiang said casually.

"Shuo la!"

Zoroya wrinkled his nose in dissatisfaction, then jumped out of Li Xiang's arms and rolled over to transform into Karina.

"You don't think that becoming an adult means growing up, do you?"

Li Xiang said helplessly, and at the same time noticed the tail behind "Karina", which made him think of the legend of the fox turning into a human.

"It is said that when a fox transforms into a human, it is easy to expose its tail. I didn't expect that Zoroark also continued this setting. It's quite interesting."

Li Xiang walked forward and grabbed Zoroark's tail, turning Zoroark back to his original appearance.

"Little guy, your fox tail has been exposed. You should hide it well in the future and don't let others find you easily."

"Shuo la!"

Zoroark turned his head to look at his tail. How to hide the tail was indeed a difficult problem.

Without waiting for Soraya to think about it, Li Xiang reached out and held it in his arms, saying softly:

"Don't worry, once your strength improves, you will be able to hide your tail naturally."

"Shuo Luo?"

"Of course it's true. I never lie to anyone. Well, at least I haven't lied to Pokémon. If you don't believe me, ask the Sword Scabbard."

"Yo-chi!"

Time passed unknowingly during the conversation, and Li Xiang also found a suitable hiding place - an abandoned underground cave of some unknown Pokémon.

The entrance to the cave is wide enough for Li Xiang to get in. The deeper he goes inside, the larger the space becomes.

The most important thing is that this underground cave has other exits, so there is no need to worry about being blocked.

Li Xiang guessed that the original owner of this underground cave should be a rabbit-type Pokémon. After all, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and only a rabbit-type Pokémon would be so cautious.

But then again, the entrance to this underground cave is so secretive, how did Karina find it? Could it be that she had been to this island before?
Well, as the person in charge of the trial, it was normal for her to inspect the island's conditions in advance.

Forget it, I don’t want to think about all these things. I’ll just clear off my traces first.

Li Xiang used dead branches to wipe away the traces of footprints, and then ordered Du Jianshao and Zoroya to find some weeds and vines to cover the entrance to the underground cave.

By the time he finished all this, it was already very late. He took his two Pokémon into the underground cave, ready to log off and call for help.

Before logging off, he also asked about Zoroark's background and why he was caught here.

Although Sorolla cannot speak or write, it can create illusions and vividly interpret the scene at that time.

Li Xiang also understood the cause and effect through Soraya's performance. The reason why this little guy was caught was very simple, it was purely because of bad luck.

Like Dujianshao, Zoroa has never seen his parents since he was born.

However, thanks to its ability to create illusions, it can transform into other Pokémon and join their tribes, so its life is pretty good.

Moreover, Zoroark is very smart. It chooses targets that are extremely common Pokémon, so it does not have to worry about being hunted by humans.

For example, the Pokémon it transforms into, Tantan, is a Pokémon that can be found everywhere. In addition, Tantan is very vigilant and will send out signals at the slightest sign of trouble. Logically, it will not encounter any danger.

Who would have thought that in order to cope with the trial, Molde would actually capture a common Pokémon like Troll. What was even more unfortunate was that when the Shadow Church was capturing Troll, it was Zoroark's turn to be on patrol and guard.

There's no way Zoroa would patrol or stand guard, nor would he use his tail to send signals like a rat.

It used to be just a shill, pretending to be on guard duty, but this time it was in real danger.

After receiving the signal, the other sniffer mice ran back to the cave, but it was still standing outside in a daze, and then it was captured by the people of the Shadow Church.

Although Zoroark didn't know how tempting he was to humans, he realized through observation that humans liked to capture Pokémon that were rare.

Since it was born, it has never seen a creature of its own kind, so it thinks it would be better not to change back to its original appearance.

As long as it keeps its appearance as a rat, these humans might let it go.

The result was as it expected. The man in black robe ignored it, and the trial participants looked down on a shivering rat hiding in the corner.

Just when it thought it had escaped, it suddenly heard the man in black robe say that after the trial, these unwanted Pokémon would be killed and sacrificed to some damn Demon God.

Soraya could no longer sit still and wanted to find a chance to escape. Li Xiang knew what happened next without him telling him.

It escaped from the cage, but the noise it made still attracted the black-robed men to chase it and even angered Molde.

In a desperate situation, Zoroya had to try his luck and ran straight to Li Xiang and Karina.

Because it saw from the iron cage that the humans outside were very respectful to Karina, and it knew that Karina was the leader of this group, so it thought of taking a gamble.

It turned out that its bet was right, and Kalina indeed sent out the Flame Queen Lizard to stop the Mold Armored Bird.

As for why it chose Li Xiang's arms instead of Karina, it was because Karina looked at it with disdain.

On the contrary, Li Xiang's eyes were very gentle, so it resolutely threw itself into Li Xiang's arms. (End of this chapter)