Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

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Happy New Year, babies!

Chapter 744 Dandy Boy

Buzz buzz~~

The bee's wings, as thin as cicada wings, vibrated rapidly, producing a series of buzzing sounds.

Trainers who enter Viridian Forest usually try to avoid conflict with these forest tyrants, and will avoid them if possible.

After all, Beedrills are known for their irritability, strong territoriality, and large numbers. Once provoked, hundreds or even thousands of Beedrills from an entire colony will mobilize to launch a swarm attack on the provocateur.

They fly at extremely high speeds, and their double needles and the poisonous stinger at their tails contain extremely troublesome toxins. No one or Pokémon would dare to provoke these bullies of the forest.

However, this group of "gangsters" in the forest showed Su Hao a kindness that almost no one else could witness.

The leader of the giant bees took out a jar filled with crystal-clear honey that seemed to gleam in the sunlight and handed it to Su Hao. The honey was made by the bees themselves.

As for the jar, it was stolen from some unlucky trainer, so it's not a big deal.

Su Hao blankly accepted the Beedrill leader's "goodwill," his expression strange.

Do I give him a gift when we meet? It makes him feel really awkward.

"Spi~~"

The Beedrill leader was pleased that Su Hao accepted their gift as a gesture of goodwill.

It circled around Su Hao with considerable concern, looking left and right but not seeing any other Pokémon.

That won't do; it's not good for someone to wander around in such a dangerous forest alone.

Fortunately, they encountered these bee colonies that have lived in Viridian Forest for generations. If they had encountered those outsiders who have only recently arrived in Viridian Forest, those ignorant creatures would definitely have been hostile to this human who has a pleasant scent similar to that of the forest that nurtured them.

The Beedrill leader grew increasingly worried, so it made a decision—

Apart from a portion of its people who stayed behind to guard the territory, it led its people to protect this human!

Without hesitation, the Beedrill leader flew past Su Hao and stood in front of him, protecting him like a loyal knight.

Half of the thousands of Beedrill dispersed to other parts of the territory to continue guarding, while the other half, about five hundred Beedrill, followed behind Su Hao and the Beedrill leader, quietly flapping their wings.

Su Hao: "........."

The power of Viridian allows him to perceive the mindset of Pokémon. This Beedrill leader, a Gym Leader at an early stage, and hundreds of Beedrill of varying levels are actually planning to act as his guards. Isn't this treatment a bit too terrifying?

Imagine having a group of menacing Beedrill clearing the way for him. Not to mention any Pokémon that don't know their place, even a team of human trainers would have to avoid him.

Returning to Viridian Forest feels like coming home, and there's even a group of volunteer guards—this treatment is just too good!

Su Hao was secretly delighted, feeling like a spoiled young master from ancient times, leading a large group of "guards" and running rampant.

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"Have you heard? That infamous Beedrill colony in the northern part of Viridian Forest, known as the 'Black Fiends' colony, has started moving."

"Black Fiend, what kind of strange title is that? Who gave it to you?"

"Legend has it that when they attack intruders in their territory, the terrifying number of them forms a horde that sweeps in like a black aura, hence the name Black Fiend. Adventurers and trainers who come to Viridian Forest to search for treasure and explore will consciously avoid their territory."

"Hiss... So what do you mean?"

"These guys have started moving around erratically. It's said that some trainer groups saw them from afar and were so scared that they fled Viridian Forest for fear of encountering them."

"......"

This is a conversation between two trainer teams during a brief encounter in Viridian Forest. At this very moment, countless similar conversations are spreading at an incredible speed through the vast Viridian Forest.

In the border area of ​​the northwestern region of Evergreen Forest, a team that had just set off also heard the news.

This team is composed of students from the currently popular Exploration Department of Jiangcheng University. Almost all team members are freshmen who just enrolled this year, with an experienced senior student and a senior student from the Combat Department who is responsible for backup.

Coincidentally, the senior student in charge of leading them this time was Li Xiao.

He is the current captain of the Jiangcheng University team, a member of the champion team of the previous college league, and the son of Li Luoyan, the current fire-type king. In terms of both status and strength, he is at the pinnacle among his peers.

With him there to back them up, these freshmen felt very secure.

Li Xiao looked at Yang Sheng, who had just finished talking with another group he had encountered, and asked, "How did it go? What did they say?"

Yang Sheng nodded and solemnly recounted the news he had heard from the other side, adding, "With our strength, we should try to avoid those Beedrill. It would be difficult to protect them while fighting hundreds or thousands of Beedrill with so many people."

Yang Sheng looked at the dozen or so freshmen behind him who looked innocent and naive, as if they were on a trip, and his eyes were full of worry about the future.

Li Xiao agreed with Yang Sheng's suggestion. These freshmen who were not from the battling department had very few elite-level Pokémon. The only ones who could be considered as combatants were himself, Yang Sheng, and Lin Ke, the senior student from the breeding department who accompanied them and was Li Xiao's girlfriend, who was in charge of logistics.

If you encounter a slightly larger group of Pokémon, let alone fight back, it would be difficult to guarantee that everyone would escape unscathed.

Fortunately, they only operated in the outer areas of Viridian Forest, and the wild Pokémon they encountered were at most professional level and a very small number of gym level, otherwise Li Xiao would not have dared to take on this responsibility.

After all, he had once accidentally wandered into the territory of a King-level Hydreigon in the Viridian Forest during a field training exercise, and he still felt lingering fear when he thought about that life-or-death crisis.

Li Xiao released a lithe, rabbit-like humanoid Pokémon and said to it, "Cinderace, you're in charge of guarding the surroundings."

"Bass."

Flame Ace nodded slightly, but before he could act, a slightly panicked female voice rang out: "Li Xiao, something bad has happened!"

"My scout, Magic Masked Meow, said that a large swarm of Beedrills is heading in our direction, and they'll be close in a few minutes!"

Lin Ke's voice caused Li Xiao and Yang Sheng's expressions to change drastically. How could there be such a coincidence in the world?!

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Chapter 745 Me and My Friends in the Forest

"The secret realm is very stable, with no spatial fluctuations whatsoever. If you hadn't mentioned that the secret realm is in the air, I wouldn't even have realized that there was a secret realm here if I hadn't searched carefully."

"To be honest, this secret realm is so stable that it's difficult for me to break in, and it might not collapse for the next few years."

Back on the ground, Reshiram in Su Hao's mind gave the conclusion.

Su Hao frowned slightly. He had originally intended to take this opportunity to deal with the troubles in the Secret Realm of Life and Death. After all, Reshiram was now a first-class legendary combatant in his prime, and was no weaker than Yveltal.

Not to mention that he is currently within the territory of the Divine Continent Alliance, where he can summon the two Aqua and Seraphim that can undergo super evolution, as well as Celebi, which can fight in Viridian Forest. There are also the three Holy Beasts that protect the Divine Continent Alliance as backup measures. Once they sense the commotion of battle, they will definitely arrive at the battlefield quickly.

With Xerneas added to the lineup, taking down Yveltal shouldn't be a piece of cake.

But Reshiram actually said that the Realm of Life and Death is very stable, and Yveltal could not possibly break through the Realm and descend upon this land. Could the foreseen future be a more distant future?

Su Hao was unusually bewildered.

The will of Viridian Forest showed no unusual emotions, and the Secret Realm of Life and Death remained safely above Viridian Forest. So what was the image that Hua Beibei was conveying?

It can't just be his imagination, can it?

"Spi?"

The leader of the Beedrills called out in concern, seemingly because Su Hao had been pondering for too long, making it a little worried.

Su Hao composed himself and chuckled, "I'm fine."

The Beedrill leader, unsuspecting, turned and began directing its members to check the surrounding area for any potential risks or threats to Su Hao.

Seeing how busy it was, Su Hao sighed with admiration.

After spending time with Beedrill and the others, Su Hao discovered that once they consider you a partner, they will treat you with all their heart and worry about you in everything they do. They are a very cute group of Pokémon.

Unfortunately, almost no human can get Beedrills to treat them like that, and no one knows about this different side of them.

After observing for a period of time, Su Hao discovered that the love of Viridian Forest made these Pokémon, who had lived in Viridian Forest for generations, have an extremely high natural affinity for him.

They won't attack you, often show a considerable degree of goodwill, and will even lead their own group to volunteer as your protectors, just like the Beedrill leader.

In fact, Su Hao had lost count of how many times he had rejected wild Pokémon along the way.

As for the other group of wild Pokémon that had not yet taken root in Viridian Forest, they were much more normal. Some showed hostility, while others simply glanced at them from afar and left.

However, the wild Pokémon that showed hostility and aggression were simply driven away by Beedrill and the others.

In this Viridian Forest, the unique properties of Viridian power are fully utilized.

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There's no point in dwelling on this. Since it hasn't happened yet and we don't know when it will, there's nothing he can do right now. Even if he summons a ghoul, the ghoul will probably just play the riddles.

Su Hao decided to put the matter aside for the time being, take a stroll in Viridian Forest, train some Pokémon, and check on the Hydreigon and his Berry Garden.

After so much time, the fruit trees I saved should have blossomed and borne fruit again. It's time to harvest some to fill the warehouse.

After all, it would be impolite to let the Beedrill work for free, so meals would definitely be provided. The berries would be used to fill the energy block deficit.

Under the protection of the Beedrill swarm, Su Hao headed towards the territory of the Hydreigon he remembered.

Before Su Hao could even enter the inner area of ​​the Everlasting Forest, a waveguide that Su Hao found somewhat familiar entered his detection range.

Su Hao paused in his movements on the soil, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Li Xiao? What's he doing here? He seems to be accompanied by more than a dozen people?"

Su Hao immediately changed direction, intending to visit his old classmates and former teammates.

After all, he hasn't graduated from Jiangcheng University yet.

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