Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 80 Bear Appearance

"So you mean...?"

After listening to Xiao Zhao's words, Ming You looked up at Lei Qie again, hesitant to speak, still unwilling to believe that a living person had passed away like this.

"Hmm..."

Is it dead...?

Ponpon is somewhat sensitive to the word "death".

"Yo yo..."

The horned deer shook its head. Although it had also lost its memory, its instincts still allowed it to discern that the person was not dead, only that their soul had disappeared. Its spiritual power could barely sense this.

"The soul disappears? Isn't that still death?"

Mingyou subconsciously asked a question, but Xiaozhao shook her head and explained, "The meaning of the 'mysterious horned deer' is that this person is still alive, but his soul has been taken away, which has caused a state of apparent death."

"Um... I just thought of that too, but the soul is a very mysterious thing, isn't it? If we really have to say what it's related to, it's only..."

"Ghost-type Pokémon!"

The two of them gave the answer in unison.

Mingyou nodded. Latias had felt afraid of this forest before and guessed that there was one or even several very powerful Ghost-type Pokémon here. Now the answer was basically confirmed.

"So this fog was also created by them? To make it easier to catch prey?"

He speculated, then looked up and asked, "Speaking of which, could we find a flying Pokémon to fly out with?"

"Yo yo..."

The horned deer shook its head.

"What do you mean?"

"It said that no matter which way you go in this fog, even if you fly or dig, you probably won't be able to get out. As long as the fog doesn't dissipate, it's impossible to leave."

"That's impossible..."

Listening to Xiao Zhao's detailed explanation, Mingyou shook her head, clearly not believing such an outrageous thing. This wasn't some horror novel, how could there be a ghost wall?

Ponpo nodded...

"what?"

"Hmm..."

Ponpo explained that this was indeed the case with the fog. When it came alone to look for the mask during a foggy day before, it was trapped for a whole night and could only leave after the fog dissipated at dawn.

Although it didn't encounter any real danger, it always felt that the only truly terrifying thing here was the monster that had taken away its mask.

Listening to Ponpo's words, Xiao Zhao thought for a moment: "I'm afraid Pokémon shouldn't be targeted. This fog is specifically aimed at humans. Right now, all the victims are humans, not Pokémon."

"You're being racist, aren't you!"

Racial egalitarians... are outraged!

He pulled himself out of his reverie, looked into the mist, and said, "So the important thing now is to find this monster first. Let's go!"

"Um... what about this person?"

Xiao Zhao pointed to the Raiqie hanging on the tree.

Mingyou shook his head and replied, "We can't take her away either. Besides, her soul is gone, and her body is just hanging here, which means those Pokémon aren't interested in her physical body. So let's leave her here for now."

"Oh well."

The two followed the monstrous antler deer, taking Ponpon with them into the depths of the mist. The area gradually returned to calm, but just then, a pair of green eyes suddenly lit up in the mist, followed by a huge black shadow slowly approaching and taking the Thunder Cutter away from the tree...

Half an hour has passed since the fog began to rise in the Eternal Forest. The screams that occasionally rang out only intensified the fear in the hearts of those who were still lost inside.

Their fear will become sustenance, making the monsters even more excited.

Latias carried Zoroia and ran around in the woods. Although nothing attacked her, she was instinctively afraid. She hated this gloomy place and regretted not leaving.

Zorua, being a Ghost-type, wasn't afraid of this environment; on the contrary, it felt quite comfortable, and the spiritual energy surrounding it even enhanced its strength.

However, they are also searching for people because the forest environment has changed, and now they don't know where they are, so the situation is not particularly good.

Just then, Latias, who was running around aimlessly, suddenly heard a crying sound and instinctively stopped, because the sound seemed very familiar...

"Wuwu?"

She looked in the direction of the sound and used her mental power to see through the mist. She saw a blonde girl crouching down with her head in her hands, too scared to speak and only able to make soft sobs.

Beside the girl were three Pokémon wearing masks resembling human skulls, with black bodies and red eyes... The three Night Patrols surrounded her, constantly trying to scare her.

"Waaaa?!"

Latias couldn't possibly fail to recognize that the bullied girl was clearly Lillie. Why was she here? She didn't understand...

But seeing her only human friend being bullied like this, she was initially afraid, but now she was instantly enraged. She leaped into her true form, leaving Zoroya stunned.

Then a Dragon Pulse shot out, and before the three Night Watchers could react, they were swept away by the beam and all lost their ability to fight.

"Waaah!"

You dare bully my friend? You're asking for trouble!

Latias immediately reverted to her little girl form and ran over with Zoroah to comfort the terrified Lillie.

However, the scene just now was witnessed by the Team Rocket members who entered after the fog rolled in, and they are now equipped with new equipment.

Each person wears a strange inspection mirror on their face. The prototype of this inspection mirror was designed by a trainer named Azure.

The patent was later sold to Silver Corporation, which developed the Silver Inspection Scope. The version they wear now is the Rainbow Rocket Inspection Scope RX, which was developed by stealing the patent and researching and modifying it!

Not only can they see spirits, but they can also see clearly many things that cannot be directly perceived by the eyes, such as detecting the release of spiritual power, waveguide release, and seeing through smoke and fog, etc.

Therefore, the mist of the Everlasting Forest had little effect on them.

Aside from not being able to see any colors, this thing looks a lot like a regular night vision device.

"Hmm~ There's actually such a thing? This is truly an unexpected bonus. It seems the research project on the Mirage Pokémon can continue..."

Yalo chuckled, but didn't intend to capture Latias right now; it was too troublesome, and they had a main mission to complete. However, they had already memorized Latias's appearance, so things would be easier from now on.

"Let's go deeper. After we finish this mission, we'll find that monster from last night and get revenge!"

"receive!"

Team Rocket has also begun to move, which means this forest will become increasingly chaotic...

The monster they were talking about was currently carrying several people whose souls had been stolen while hanging from trees, slowly approaching Mingyou and his companions who were moving forward. The enormous black shadow was extremely oppressive.

But then, the two suddenly stopped. Mingyou, hands in his pockets, calmly turned around and casually said into the mist ahead, "You've been following us for so long, you should be coming out by now, right? Although I don't know who you really are..."

The psychic power of the elusive deer had already sensed the other party. To avoid alerting them or causing misunderstandings, Mingyou and Xiaozhao did not act immediately. Instead, they prepared themselves and observed the other party for a while longer.

The two stared ahead. Ponpo pulled out a thorny vine club, and a hint of panic gradually appeared on its face. As the dark shadow in the mist got closer and closer, it felt a sense of familiarity, as if it were the monster that had stolen its mask!

Although it would run away at the mere sight of the other party in the past, not daring to confront it head-on, this time Mingyou was right behind it. If it did what it always did, then Mingyou would be in danger.

"Mmm!"

Come on, big monster!

Suppressing her fear, Ponpo mustered her courage and wanted to face the terrifying monster with Mingyou!

The dark figure's footsteps were heavy. Even knowing they were waiting ahead, it didn't stop. A pair of green eyes, along with its massive body nearly three meters tall, finally pierced through the mist...

The figure of the monster that Ponpo had mentioned was finally revealed to the two of them, followed by Mingyou's shock upon seeing it.

"There's a bear!!!"

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(End of this chapter)