Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

271. Rainy Night at the Border

The sky was a chaotic, pitch-black darkness, and the moonlight was barely visible.

A dampness rose from the earth, carrying the scent of fresh grass.

The sound of "tick-tock" lingered in my ears.

Night, rain, border forest.

Led by Zhuo Yan, the eleven-member elf search team quickly traveled along the border between the Dragon Kingdom and the Grassland Kingdom.

Nanfeng and his team's goal is to arrest a group of Flying Birds attempting to cross the border, and according to their informant, the group is very likely to include "Eagle," the leader of the Flying Birds organization.

This is the special circumstance that led to Zhuo Yan and Li Datian's early arrest.

Once a pursuit of Eagle, the leader of the Flying Bird Group, is launched, the Flying Bird Group will immediately go underground, regardless of whether it succeeds or not.

It will probably be difficult to catch them then.

Therefore, even if some minor enemies are missed, the Dragon Kingdom Elf Investigators are prepared to take action ahead of schedule and launch a surprise attack on the known Flying Bird Group bases and Flying Bird Group cadres!

"Everyone, release your super-powered spirits, wrap yourselves in telekinesis, and shield yourselves from all detection." Upon arriving at the border, Zhuo Yan immediately gave the order to 17.

The members of Nanfeng released their Psychic-type Pokémon.

As a Pokémon Investigator, to be deployed to the front lines, you need at least one decent Psychic-type Pokémon. If you don't have one, then sorry, you can only hold an administrative position.

Without the shield of Psychic and Dark-type Pokémon, you're practically invisible to a trainer with a Psychic-type Pokémon. Furthermore, lacking the signature Psychic-type move "Teleport," your chances of success in missions aimed at eliminating your opponent are a staggering 70%!

Nanfeng sent out Gardevoir. With a wave of its delicate arm, a faint psychic aura spread out, as if covering Nanfeng with an invisible blanket.

It not only insulates against the rain, but also against the low temperatures of the rainy night.

"How come I never thought of using telekinesis before?" Nanfeng couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Qin Qingqing stared wide-eyed at Nanfeng's shiny Gardevoir. She then sent out her own Psychic-type Pokémon, an Espeon.

As a new member this year, Tang Zhihui is also in Zhuo Yan's team, and she sent out a hippo king.

"It has been confirmed that Eagle, the leader of the Flying Bird Organization, is indeed in the smuggling group we are about to face, so everyone must be on high alert!" Zhuo Yan's voice came through the headset to everyone's ears.

Everyone's breath caught in their throats.

What was possible before is now certain.

Before coming here, everyone had already read a lot of information about the Flying Bird Organization, the first of which was the leader of the Flying Bird Organization, "Eagle".

The name Eagle comes from his ace Pokémon, Eagle Warrior, just like the name of the Bird Organization, whose members are all professional trainers of bird Pokémon.

As for the eagle's strength.

Currently, the Pokémon investigators rate his combat strength at the Gym Leader level. This data is from two years ago. In reality, he may be even stronger.

As a criminal organization, they will use various illegal means to obtain resources. Furthermore, the Asuka Group is a large transnational criminal organization; their ambition to target even the legendary spirits demonstrates their strength.

It's not a big problem to create a gym leader by using resources.

That's why the Dragon Kingdom Elf Investigator Headquarters dispatched two top investigators this time: Li Datian and Zhuo Yan, Nanfeng's senior.

"Threes in a group, spread out and wait!" Senior Zhuo Yan gave the order.

The team immediately split into four groups, centered around an investigator with a canine spirit, and then dispersed in all directions.

Nanfeng, Qin Qingqing, and a young man named Li Jiangbai were in a group, with Li Jiangbai holding a lightning-chasing dog on a leash.

In the rain, and facing opponents who are skilled in Flying-type Pokémon, the Pokémon Investigator decisively changed the usual breed of dog from Arcanine to Electabuzz or Razer.

"Scent detection" Li Jiangbai gave commands to the electric dog.

The electric dog immediately bent down and sniffed to find the scent.

"What are you looking for?" Nanfeng asked.

"Stinky," Li Jiangbai replied.

What's that stench?

Before Li Jiangbai could answer, the Electric Hound's gaze suddenly sharpened, it bared its fangs, and a threatening sound escaped its throat.

“rrrrrr…”

Li Jiangbai immediately lowered his voice and shouted into the headset.

"Captain, Team 4 has smelled something foul."

"All teams, stay where you are, keep hidden, and wait for my instructions!" Zhuo Yan whispered.

Nanfeng and the other two immediately crouched down. Li Jiangbai even recalled Electrike into its Poké Ball at the first moment, explaining, "Canine Pokémon have a sense of smell that is several times stronger than that of ordinary dogs, so they can easily find human scents in complex environments and distinguish between Pokémon scents to lock onto them!"

"Experienced criminals release foul-smelling sprites to mask their own odor when crossing the border."

Since we can't pinpoint the other party's location, we usually just use smell to determine if they've entered a certain area.

"The stench we smell now means the other side has entered the border forest."

Upon hearing Li Jiangbai's explanation, Nanfeng felt she had learned something new.

He had also seen the use of foul odor detection in some battles.

Odor detection 053 is equivalent to half a clue.

Once used, it renders the opponent's deceptive moves like Misty Haze and Shadow Clone Jutsu ineffective. And when it comes to countering Smell Detection, the Stench ability is indeed the best solution.

"Nanfeng, I have a favor to ask you!" Zhuo Yan suddenly said.

"Captain, please give instructions!"

"Alright, the other teams haven't smelled the foul yet, which means the criminal organization is closest to you. Judging from the direction they're coming, they should be advancing straight at you from the front."

"Therefore, I need you to give the Asuka Group a shock the moment you see them, and break up their formation from the very center."

"The other two teams will immediately split up to encircle them from the left and right and arrest them one by one. As for Eagle, the leader of the Flying Bird Organization, I will hold him back immediately after you launch your attack. After we deal with the Flying Bird Group's lackeys, we will attack Eagle together." Zhuo Yan already had a strategy.

He originally intended to give the Asuka Group a hard time.

But considering the presence of Nanfeng, who possesses the strength of a Gym Leader, he could play it safer. He had a backup plan, ready to catch Eagle, the leader of the Flying Birds team, if he tried to escape.

Otherwise, if the eagle uses ordinary members as human shields to buy itself time to escape, it will be quite difficult to catch this slippery big fish.

(I'm having writer's block. Please allow me some time to think about how to write. I'll be going out tonight, so the update will be quite late.)

272. Cunning, murderous

At three in the morning, the rain was getting heavier and heavier. In the dark woods, the torrential rain made the wilderness seem quiet.

"Boss, are we still crossing the border today?" A deep voice rang out from the darkness.

More than ten people, dressed in black windbreakers, huddled close to three large trees, standing motionless like statues in the noisy rain. They were almost invisible unless you looked closely.

The person referred to as the boss slightly raised his head.

This rain just won't stop.

Rainy days are definitely not good weather across borders. The weather forecast, as always, is remarkably accurate in its inaccuracy.

"Pass," the eagle whispered, raising his hand to throw a Poké Ball.

A Noisy Dragon immediately appeared.

He flipped over and mounted.

"go!"

The Noisy Dragon immediately flapped its strong wings and moved swiftly and nimbly through the forest.

Flying in the treetops is not allowed, even at night, as it would expose you to the sight of border guards.

More than ten dark figures also immediately took action, releasing their Flying-type Pokémon, and followed behind the eagle, hurrying through the rainy night.

At the same time, six dark shadows swept past overhead.

A Weavile, a cunning Tengu, a tank skunk, and three crow leaders.

The six elves were just on guard in the big tree they were leaning against.

Among them, the tank skunk is the one with the most foul odor.

"Use the super-powered spirits to scan and cover the area with telekinetic energy!" the eagle whispered the order.

Among the dozen or so figures that were following, someone immediately threw out a Poké Ball.

A giant squid appeared, floating behind everyone, its invisible spiritual power spreading out like tidal waves.

Any place that has been covered or washed by the waves will appear in the Squid King's mind.

"Follow the wind!" the eagle whispered.

The leaders of the crows overhead immediately flapped their wings, creating a gust of wind.

Instantly, the flight speed of the entire team increased to a whole new level!

In the pitch-black night, more than a dozen dark figures hurried along, like ethereal, invisible ghosts drifting in the rainy night.

Hundreds of meters away.

"Follow the wind! It's a tailwind, southerly wind, get ready!" Zhuo Yan, who was at the back of the group, felt the wind suddenly accelerate around him and immediately reminded them in his earpiece.

"Received!" Nanfeng replied in a low voice. He also felt a rushing current, but without the experience of a top-notch elf investigator like Zhuo Yan, he thought it was a tailwind used by a criminal organization.

Behind Nanfeng, Qin Qingqing and Li Jiangbai held Poké Balls, ready to assist at any time.

Nanfeng held his breath and focused intently, his eyes blazing.

The "Thousand-Mile Eye" cultivation manual obtained from Yuanzhu Dojo is not just empty talk.

In the darkness of night, it can't be said to see as clearly as in daylight, but it's still not difficult to see things forty or fifty miles away!

Until...

A sharp gust of wind swept across the green leaves battered by the rain.

A cluster of shadowy figures, impenetrable to the naked eye, leaped into Nanfeng's view! Three shadowy figures, half-kneeling on the backs of three giant swallows, moved swiftly! Their speed was so fast that it seemed as if they would pass right in front of him in the blink of an eye.

coming!

Nanfeng's alarm bells rang in his mind, but his eyes were fixed on the shadowy figure moving about.

The other person is getting closer and closer.

Even at only twenty meters, this is already an excellent distance for a sneak attack.

But just as Nanfeng was about to make a move, Mega Gardevoir reached out and put its hand on his shoulder first.

Nanfeng immediately abandoned the idea of ​​taking action.

To ensure nothing went wrong, Nanfeng specifically instructed Gardevoir to use the Foresight move as soon as the target appeared.

To resist a move that foresees the future, the opponent must possess mental strength exceeding that of Gardevoir.

Therefore, Nanfeng specially had Gardevoir undergo Mega Evolution.

With Mega Gardevoir's psychic power, it sought to exempt itself from the ability to foresee the future.

Unless the opponent is a Champion-level Psychic-type Pokémon!

Moreover, it has to be a master of special attacks. Even ordinary Psychic-type Pokémon at the Elite Four level might not be a match for Mega Gardevoir in terms of mental strength!

However, if the Flying Bird Group's Eagle were a Heavenly King-level powerhouse, Nanfeng and Zhuoyan would probably just watch them slip away without a second thought.

Nonsense, that would kill people!

Even two gym leader-level trainers combined wouldn't be a match for a Champion!

Three dark figures quickly swept past Nanfeng's side.

Nanfeng did not make a move, nor did the other groups.

Zhuo Yan nodded to himself. His junior was cautious enough and steady in his work, making him suitable for a job as an elf investigator!

Ten seconds after the three dark figures flew by, more than ten more figures sprang out from the dark forest, riding on flying-type Pokémon such as Noivern, Pidgeot, and Skarmory.

It seems that the one in front was probably a stand-in.

The real deal is right here!

“A cunning criminal organization!” Nanfeng’s eyes flashed with a cold light.