Pokémon: Starting as a Pokémon Researcher with Milotic

Suddenly, a bird-shaped sprite appeared in front of him, and he immediately became alert. However, a boy then walked out from behind the sprite, accompanied by a Kirlia.

"Is this uniform worn by an investigator from the Alliance?"

Despite being severely injured and in excruciating pain as if all the bones in his body had been crushed, Wang Chengzhou still managed to stand up unsteadily and warily stared at the bird-like spirit.

"Someone sucked into the secret realm? Run! It's dangerous here!"

Ye Chen patted the sniper tree owl on the shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous. This sniper tree owl is not affected by that malice and will not attack randomly."

Then he saw that the Sniper Tree Owl was staring straight ahead. Ye Chen looked over as well and saw a pitch-black elf that looked like a night owl, but the color and some details were not right.

Elf: Night Hawk

Rank: High-level Dojo to Quasi-Elite Four

Qualification: King level

Evaluation: Due to close contact with the source of malice and absorption of a large amount of Dark-type energy, its type changed to Dark and Flying.

In fact, it is not impossible for a Pokémon's type to change. There are records of the Vulpixel clan changing their type to Ice due to different living environments.

Therefore, it's understandable that Noctowl changed from a Normal/Flying type to a Dark/Flying type. It seems that it absorbed too much Dark-type energy, causing Noctowl's strength to break through to a level between Gym Leader and Elite Four member.

"That wouldn't happen to be one of your old friends, would it? He's not just a little weaker than you," Ye Chen muttered to himself.

"The tree calls."

On the other side, the Night Hawk seemed to have seen the appearance of the Sniper Tree Owl, and its emotions suddenly became extremely excited. It transformed into a black shadow and rushed towards this side.

The sniper tree owl also had a sharp gaze, and it instantly rushed towards the night owl in a blur.

Ye Chen said to Wang Chengzhou, "Leave the rest to me."

Wang Chengzhou wanted to say something, but the powerful aura emanating from the sniper tree owl silenced him.

"Another Gym Leader-level Pokémon. Are young people these days really this strong?"

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Chapter Forty-Two: Liberation

The night owl and the sniper tree owl kept crossing each other in the air, then turning back and crossing each other again.

With the help of the power of the Everlasting Rock, Ye Chen was able to barely make out their movements.

However, after a few rounds, the sniper tree owl's charging posture became noticeably unstable, and many small wounds appeared on its body.

While the Sniper Tree Owl is slightly weaker, the difference shouldn't be this large.

The Night Hawk did not successfully break through to the Elite Four level, while the Sniper Tree Owl was already at the peak of the high-level Dojo level.

Ye Chen shouted, "Sniper Deciduous Owl, don't hold back! It absorbed too much Dark-type energy. Even if we eliminate the source of its malice, we won't be able to turn it back to its original form!"

There was actually one more thing Ye Chen didn't say: the Sniper Tree Owl had killed so many people that even if it returned to its original state, the higher-ups of the Human Alliance would find it hard to accept.

Upon hearing Ye Chen's words, the Sniper Tree Owl glanced around with a complicated expression.

The elves and humans who had been defeated and killed by the Night Hawk lay scattered all over the ground, their blood everywhere.

Ye Chen continued his verbal sparring: "If the Night Hawk were still conscious, it would ask you to help it get rid of this pain! You should know better than I what kind of spirit it originally was!"

The sniper tree owl looked at the night owl and seemed to see a struggle and pleading in the other's scarlet eyes!

"Tree call!"

Old friend, let me help you get rid of this burden!

Ye Chen was overjoyed: "Flying Leaf Swift Blade, Stealth Spirit Surprise Attack!"

The Sniper Tree Owl silently followed Ye Chen's command, instantly flapping its wings to shoot out several feathers that transformed into flying leaf blades. Then, its body submerged into the void and quietly swam behind the Night Hawk.

The Night Hawk roared and used its air slash to shatter several flying leaf blades, but was hit by an attack that suddenly appeared behind it!

While Ghost-type is weak to Dark-type, it is not completely immune to it like Psychic-type.

The Nighthawk was shot down from the sky. This was the first time it had been injured since it appeared. It had even faced an entire team of investigators without being hurt before.

It screamed angrily, its scarlet eyes fixed on Ye Chen.

It's this human who's in charge.

"Brave Bird Attack!"

Just as the Night Hawk was about to attack Ye Chen, the Sniper Tree Owl swooped down again, forcing it to face this powerful Flying-type move first!

A ball of dark energy shot toward the charging sniper tree owl, the violent energy burst stirring up a cloud of smoke.

Then the sniper tree owl burst out of the smoke, its feathers still sparkling, and slammed into the night owl!

The team leader awoke from his coma and watched the sniper tree owl fighting the night owl.

"Is that Master Zhu?"

Then I saw the boy directing from the ground. Although he was covered in dust, I could still see his handsome face.

"What is this? When did such an expert appear among the search and rescue team?"

The shockwave from the Night Hawk's attack by the Brave Bird was no less than the impact of the previous Dark Wave explosion. Fortunately, there were no humans or elves there, otherwise it would have been a second serious injury.

Ye Chen raised his hand and gently pressed down on the red and white baseball cap to prevent it from being blown away by the wind.

"The last glimpse!"

The nightjar steadied itself in mid-air, panting heavily, its injuries quite severe.

He glared fiercely at Ye Chen and the sniper tree owl, determined to kill this human even if it meant serious injury!

The fighting method commonly used by elves affected by malice is to exchange injuries for injuries. Because the Night Hawk came into close contact with the black feathers, it was able to retain some rationality during the battle.

But at this critical moment, its reason completely vanished, and in its madness, it decided to kill Ye Chen no matter what!

Black light shone from its jet-black wings, and then it swiftly swooped down towards Ye Chen, unleashing a divine bird strike!

As it got closer to Ye Chen, it hoped to see panic and fear on the boy's face, but it remained calm throughout!

When it was one meter away from Ye Chen, it suddenly stopped and could not move forward even one centimeter no matter how hard it tried.

In the flickering firelight, the shadow of the night owl cast on the ground remained motionless, appearing quite eerie.

Shadow Stitch, a special move of the Sniper Tree Owl, can stitch the opponent's shadow together while attacking, rendering the opponent unable to move.

Carrying the last wish of the sniper tree owl, the night owl fell to the ground.

Added another one, my old friend!

The sniper owl silently landed on the ground, memories surfacing in its mind.

The final image freezes on the scene where malice surges in, and the Nightjar desperately whips up a gust of wind to propel itself into Celebi's protective range.

The investigators who were still conscious around them, although they had not participated in the battle, had all watched the entire fight from beginning to end, and were nothing but shocked!

They were amazed by the skill of the sniper tree owl, and also by Ye Chen's calm and composed command throughout the entire process!

Ye Chen sensed that the black feathers were not far ahead, so he gave the Sniper Tree Owl a quick treatment and prepared to leave.

Of course, with so many people watching, Ye Chen didn't use the power of the Everlasting Rock to heal.

The captain struggled to his feet and said respectfully, "Thank you, young man. Otherwise, I'm afraid all my brothers would have perished today."

Ye Chen said, "It's alright. We're all human, and anyone would help in this situation."

"No matter who it is..." The captain gave a wry smile. Most of the independent trainers encountered when exploring secret realms were just people who would kill and plunder!

"Young man, it was Master Zhu who sent you..."

When the captain looked up, Ye Chen had already disappeared.

"Never mind, there are many dangers in the secret realm. He's probably busy rescuing people everywhere." The captain thought of a reason for Ye Chen in his mind.

He gathered all the investigators who were still able to move together to rest on the spot, only to discover that a total of 5 people had died in the attack, and the rest were all injured.

While bandaging his wound, Wang Chengzhou said, "I don't know who that young man is, but I must thank him properly when we get out."

"Judging from his age, he shouldn't be very old, but his strength is so great. He must be a genius from Chang'an University."

"When have you ever seen a college student with dojo-level fighting skills? I think it must be from that place."

"You mean there? That's certainly possible!"

Just then, four elves flew in from the distant horizon; they were Zhu Qianwei and her group.

They seemed to spot the burning fire and the gathered crowd below, and moved closer.

Chapter Forty-Three: Malicious Intrusion!

Zhu Qianwei stepped down from the eagle and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that most of the group was still alive.

"What happened? What did you encounter?"

One of the investigators wanted to stand up and salute, but Zhu Qianwei stopped him and he sat down and said:

“Master Zhu is a gym-level Nocturnal Loboom, and at least at the high-level gym level, otherwise we wouldn’t be in this predicament.”

As he spoke, for some reason the captain recalled the scene where his Alakazam's Foresight had no effect on Noctowl.