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So why are the footprints here so messy? Lin Xuan didn't know, but he knew that they must be very close to the target, because these marks were left not long ago.

After all, given their speed, once they plan their route, overtaking them would be a piece of cake. According to Nidoking and Nidoqueen, there are no five-star Pokémon in the Excadrill family, and even the strongest among them is still quite far behind.

If this species were elsewhere, it would be considered to be able to dominate a region. You know, Lin Xuan doesn't seem to have encountered many four-star Pokémon. He only saw the most in Victory Road, not to mention five-star ones.

However, on the Road to Champions, this level of talent is merely above average, nothing special.

In the end, Lin Xuan and Nidoking and Nidoqueen quickly found the place—a huge cave, which was the habitat of the Excadrill tribe.

Seeing that the footprints indeed led all the way here, Nidoking's eyes instantly filled with rage. These dragon-headed exploding rats had indeed kidnapped his child! They're really asking for trouble!

Previously, the two sides had kept to themselves, but that was only because the other side hadn't entered their territory, and Nidoking and his group were too lazy to care. If a real fight broke out, Nidoking could wipe them all out on his own, not to mention Nidoqueen on the other side.

Nidoking and Nidoqueen made no attempt to conceal their imposing presence, immediately startling the Excadrill horde inside.

They were well aware of the power of these two tyrants. Even if they attacked together, they could only scratch the surface at best. So why were these two suddenly on their territory, looking so angry?

Upon sensing Nidoking's presence, a dragon-headed excadrill was the first to step forward.

This giant exodium is large and has very sharp claws, making it seem like the strongest member of its kind. However, even it showed some fear when facing Nidoking and Nidoqueen.

However, his own people were behind him, so even if he was afraid, he had no choice but to stand up. If he didn't stand up, who could stop the furious Nidoking?

What brings you here?

Chief Excadrill asked Nidoking quite politely, but Nidoking showed him no respect and replied directly:

"Roar!"

Hand over my child, or I'll tear you all to pieces!

It can only be said that Nidoking has a rather volatile temper, and he's quick to start a fight at the slightest provocation, to the point that even Lin Xuan, who was watching from the side, couldn't stand it anymore.

In his view, there must be some misunderstanding here.

Regardless of what the Excadrill family wanted Nidoran for, even if they did have some ulterior motive, like a deliberate kidnapping, they should at least have chosen a powerful Excadrill to cover up the traces of their burrowing.

Moreover, the footprints left by Nidoran along the way were quite strong, not at all like they had been abused, but rather like they were just there to have fun.

For some reason, Lin Xuan just had this feeling.

As time went on, more and more Excadrill emerged from behind, varying in strength. Lin Xuan couldn't stand it any longer and stood beside Nidoking, saying:

"Let me ask. All you ever do is fight."

Nidoking was about to retort when he remembered being beaten up by Little and Eevee not long ago, so he promptly shut up.

Meanwhile, the Excadrill family not far away saw Nidoking's expression of shock upon seeing Lin Xuan, like a mouse seeing a cat.

Who is this person who can make King Nidoran and Queen Nidoran obey?

As for why Nidoking shut up, one reason was naturally due to the suppression of power. The other reason was that Lin Xuan had led him to this place, so Lin Xuan might indeed know more about it.

Nidoking was a bit simple-minded, but not stupid. Lin Xuan didn't show any malice, so he still thought he was trustworthy.

Watching this scene, Ibrahimovic could only say – this big oaf is really going to have a better and better future!

After that, Lin Xuan began to use her waveguide power to communicate with the Dragon Head Mole family.

[Nidoking and his people have no other purpose than that their child is missing, and they found this place by following the footprints. Moreover, one set of footprints was left by Nidoran, and the other by your Excadrill clan.]

After Lin Xuan said that, all the dragon-headed mole rats were completely dumbfounded.

What Nidoran? We don't have any here! Has anyone seen one?

All the dragon-headed gophers looked at each other, but none of them had ever seen Nidolan before.

It's important to know that Nidoking's family is quite sensitive to the scent of their own children. Seeing that the other party seemed unwilling to admit it, Nidoking didn't stand on ceremony and prepared to go inside to find them himself.

"Wait a minute, let me do it!"

Lin Xuan stopped Nidoking again. No matter what, his Aura and Eevee's psychic abilities were faster than Nidoking's, so Nidoking agreed. As for Excadrill and the others—they dared not have any objections.

However, before Lin Xuan and his team could even begin their search, someone had already "confessed."

"Lan~"

Nidoran's voice came from behind the Excadrill swarm. Upon seeing his child, Nidoking ignored Lin Xuan and charged straight ahead. The Excadrill didn't dare to stop him and instantly burrowed into the ground to make way for Nidoking.

Nidoran was instantly picked up by King Nidoran and Queen Nidoran. At this moment, she seemed completely unaware of what had happened or why her parents were so worried.

Near the spot where Nidoran appeared, there stood a screw gopher, but this screw gopher seemed to be a whole size larger than a normal screw gopher, and was rather well-developed.

At this moment, Lin Xuan also realized the problem: the footprints from before might not have come from the dragon-headed gopher, but from this screw gopher. As for why the footprints seemed a bit small before—

Lin Xuan originally thought it was just a small dragon-headed gopher, but now it looks like it's a much larger screw gopher!

Nidoking and Nidoqueen were initially overjoyed to finally find their child, but then they glared angrily at Excadrill and the others, letting out a roar.

Didn't you say it had nothing to do with you? Didn't you say you'd never seen it before? Why is your child here?

"Lan~"

I want to come and visit!

Nidoran: ? ? ?

Nido: ? ? ?

In the subsequent conversation, Lin Xuan finally understood that Nidoran had been left aside because King and Queen Nidoran were resting at the time, and this was not the first time.

Since there's nothing around, Nidolan can only wander around aimlessly. Besides, this place is so small, where can he possibly go?

Then, while Nidoking and Nidoqueen were sleeping, a Screw Mole accidentally crawled into the area and happened to run into Nidoran, who was playing by pulling weeds. The two underage kids hit it off and ran off to play.

That's why the footprints afterwards were so messy—they were created while playing!

Meanwhile, Little Spot and Eevee even took out their treasured Energy Cubes, eating and listening at the same time. This kind of scene seems like something out of a movie or TV series. Isn't it a bit too far-fetched?

Regardless, it was indeed their people who brought Nidoran back, so Excadrill directly apologized to Nidoking and Nidoqueen along with Excadrill.

If it were up to Nidoran's usual temper, this wouldn't have ended so easily. How could he stay here if he didn't teach these guys a lesson? This time, they've actually kidnapped their precious child!

But after glancing at Lin Xuan, Nidoking decided to let it go. Lin Xuan was just sitting there watching the fun, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Anyway, the child was eventually found, so let's just let this matter go.

Before leaving, King Nido and Queen Nido thanked Lin Xuan and told him that he could contact them if he needed anything.

What a coincidence! This is exactly what Lin Xuan was waiting for!

King Nidoran and Queen Nidoran originally intended to be polite, since in their opinion, Lin Xuan's strength shouldn't require them.

Besides, they've seen trial participants like Lin Xuan before, but they only stay for a short time, and they don't know when they'll see them again. At worst, they can just change their accommodation.

But what he didn't expect was that Lin Xuan was already waiting for him there!

Just as Nidoran thought he had finished being polite and was about to leave, he was stopped by Lin Xuan.

"That's great! There's something I need to ask you about right now!"

Nidoran: ...

Nido: ? ? ?

The two Pokémon raised question marks again. Looking at the smile on Lin Xuan's face, they had a feeling that they had been tricked.

I'm not entirely sure, but I just have this feeling.

But since the words had already been spoken, and given Lin Xuan's military intimidation, King Nido and Queen Nido could only cautiously ask one question—

"Roar?"

Is there anything we can help you with?

"It's not a big deal, it's just that we need the poison needles in your bodies, but we need the best kind."

Upon hearing this, King Nidoran and Queen Nidoran breathed a sigh of relief. That's it?

While the poison was important to both Pokémon, it was something they could recover from with a little rest, and was insignificant compared to their child.

Then King Nido and Queen Nido asked Lin Xuan how many they needed.

While losing one or two poison needles wouldn't be that important to them, losing too many would still be a significant loss. The kind of poison needles Lin Xuan wanted were clearly not the kind used for attack skills, but rather the parts of the two Pokémon's bodies where the most concentrated toxins were gathered.

"Not too many, just two will do."

Lin Xuan said with a smile, "This is the recipe given by that senior, and the herbs he gave were just enough to make two portions."

Adhering to the principle of taking as much as possible without taking less, Lin Xuan directly asked for the goods.

King Nidoran and Queen Nidoran agreed without hesitation, as it was just one poison needle each, nothing much.

So soon, Nidoking and Nidoqueen each pulled out a poison needle from their bodies and handed it to Eevee next to Lin Xuan, who simply used its psychic powers to accept it.

Even Eevee was surprised to find that even when using his psychic powers to catch them, the toxins would still corrode his psychic abilities! Although the process was slow, it was indeed slowly eroding them.

So this is the poison needle that combines the strongest toxins of Nidoking and Nidoqueen?

After receiving the two poison needles, Lin Xuan could even feel the Poké Ball at his waist shaking; it was Baby's Poké Ball.

He sensed the power of poison, which held an irresistible attraction for him.

However, Lin Xuan felt that this was not a suitable place, so he put away the poison needles and planned to prepare for the evolution of Poison Baby after he left.

Just as Lin Xuan was about to leave, he was stopped by the Dragon Head Mole and his group, who were not far away.

As their "neighbors," they knew Nidoking and Nidoqueen's tempers all too well. They could say that if Lin Xuan hadn't been there today, Nidoking and Nidoqueen would have definitely started fighting, which would have been a catastrophe for them.