Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Many people may not have much experience or concept of long-term combat, and they always feel that if they don't bring it up, the matter will be forgotten.

This is different from ordinary field combat; you can't just leave whenever you want.

Or you can leave, but the consequences could be quite serious, and no one would be willing to bear those consequences.

"Point number four can also provide restoration services, based on the principle of proximity if needed."

"Same as above for No. 8/No. 11/No. 22".

At his prompting, some trainers with similar recovery abilities also tacitly announced their locations in the channel.

"It's confirmed. Lord Lyub from the Kaji Gym will arrive in about five hours. Until then, we'll have to rely on everyone's efforts."

At the same time, Morio also gave another piece of good news.

Sure enough, Tetsuya raised an eyebrow, just as he had thought.

Moreover, the timing of five hours was perfect, suggesting that the flood was being used as a live-fire exercise.

Tetsuya said he was very familiar with the league's official procedures.

He simply couldn't believe that a trainer who was at least at the Elite Four level wouldn't have a single Sky Pokémon for traveling.

Given Liu Bo's abilities and the strength of the Pokémon in the opponent's possession, even though Kaji Town and Heracross Forest are located at the northernmost and southernmost parts of Johto respectively, it shouldn't have taken this long.

Even with Tetsuya's speed, it would only take him a little over four hours to travel from the northernmost to the southernmost point of the Kanto region. The distance between the northern and southern ends of Johto is not as great as the Kanto region.

Of course, he might be overthinking it; it's entirely possible that the long delay was due to the inability to contact Uncle Liu temporarily.

But this reason is simply not convincing.

"Was this flood considered large?"

Out of curiosity, Tetsuya secretly sent a message to Morio.

He grew up in Northeast China and although he has a broad knowledge base, he doesn't really understand these things very well.

"If the incident is confined to this forest, it's quite large."

In the history of the City-Capital Alliance, this wouldn't be a big deal at all.

Morio's reply clearly corroborated Tetsuya's initial thoughts.

He shrugged helplessly. Fine, he didn't know what the higher-ups were thinking. As someone below, all he could do was contribute.

Clearly, after learning this news, not only him, but all the trainers felt much more at ease.

They even occasionally exchange information about the defense process in the channel.

The title "one who understands the harshness of winter" truly reflects the power of his ice-type spirit.

If he hadn't voluntarily given up the competition for the title of one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the region, like most of the older generation, who knows who the Four Heavenly Kings would be now?

"A near-Elite Rank Pokémon has appeared at point 12. The defender requests assistance."

As time went by, Tetsuya, who had initially been relaxed, started to get busy with other things to do.

The information coming through his headset was something only he could hear.

"Understood, I'll be right there."

Tetsuya responded with a rather relaxed expression.

It has been an hour since the water level started to rise, and from his vantage point in the sky, the waves between the cliffs are clearly visible.

The suspension bridge that originally connected the cliff is now in grave danger.

Fortunately, everything proceeded as the forest rangers had initially predicted, including the elves' escape.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, everything is acceptable.

"Then, it's up to you."

Tetsuya shouted at the Blaziken that was at the same level as him.

It was sitting on a branch of an enormous tree.

"Xia Mo"

The Blaziken let out a cry and nimbly leaped down from the sky.

Without making a sound when it landed, it vanished into the dense forest in a flash.

Tetsuya was naturally not worried that Blaziken wouldn't be able to solve the problem.

On one hand, Blaziken's strength is undeniable; at least among the wild Pokémon of the same level, none of them can match Blaziken, even with the help of its minions. Without Blaziken's command, it would be the same.

On the other hand, Blaziken, with its waveguide, has a significant advantage in identifying teammates and enemies. It doesn't even need Tetsuya to lead the way; it can sense the location on its own just by pointing out a general spot.

As before, five minutes later Zhe heard the message "crisis resolved" in his earpiece.

Blaziken reappeared on the tree at just the right moment.

A Serperior, perched on another branch, lazily spread its arms wide on the green grass, helping Blaziken recover its strength.

It now feels like a tool snake, with nothing but grassy fields.

Tetsuya shook his head, both amused and exasperated by its appearance.

"Let's go, I'll take you to do some exercise."

Just then, another person who needed to be dealt with arrived. Tetsuya called out to Serperior, and Pidgeot put him on the ground.

"chirp"

The monarch snake slithered down from the tree, hissing as it did so.

Its red eyes blinked as it stared at Tetsuya.

"It's a Diglett, which will be a bit troublesome for Blaziken to deal with."

Tetsuya weaved through the jungle, speaking to the Serpent Lord who followed him.

The serpent nodded knowingly. "Little mouse? I know it well. I used to deal with it in the wild all the time."

Soon, the person and the Pokémon arrived near the defensive point of the trainer who had asked for help.

"We've finally arrived! Hurry, hurry, I can't hold on any longer."

The trainer, who had released all six of his Pokémon to struggle against the Dugtrio and the swarm of Diglett, saw Tetsuya's arrival as if he had seen a savior.

If it weren't for this sudden flood, even the security team wouldn't have expected there to be a group of gophers led by three gophers here.

No wonder the plants in the forest are growing so well; these little guys probably deserve some credit for it.

"Monarch Serpent, Vine Whip."

Tetsuya glanced at the situation, and without even saying hello, commanded Serpent to attack immediately.

The green vines quickly spread towards the three-legged ground squirrel.

Dugtrio, which was focused on dealing with the few Pokémon in front of it, never expected that a Pokémon far stronger than itself would suddenly appear. Caught off guard, it was tightly bound by the Vine Whip.

Chapter 313 A World Covered in Silver (As usual, I'll revise this later.)

Just as the battle began, Tetsuya received another distress call through his earpiece.

"Let's finish this quickly; we need to get to the next location."

His eyes flashed, and he immediately gave the command to Serpent Lord: "Use Energy Ball!"

"Taka~"

The Serpent Lord raised its head, using its vine whip to firmly hold the Diglett in place, while green light spots converging from all directions rapidly formed a huge sphere of light in front of its body.

This is a forest, the domain of Grass-type Pokémon. Under these conditions, the preparation time and power of any Grass-type move will be greatly enhanced.

In a matter of moments, the energy ball was ready.

With a slightly frightened look in the eyes of the three gophers, the serpent swung its tail, and a green energy ball hurtled towards it at high speed.

"Da na" *3

The triplets, who are good at teamwork, made a sound at the same time.

It is quite experienced in combat.

When Dugtrio realized that it could not break free of the vine whip's restraints, it immediately used Rock Slide to gather rocks in front of it as a defense.

Unfortunately, in the rush, these rocks did not serve their intended purpose at all.

With the skillful control of the Serpent, the energy ball bypassed the rocks and successfully hit the Diglett.

"boom"

The moment the three-legged gopher was released, it crashed directly into a tree.

"Give it the final blow, Magic Leaf."

Tetsuya relentlessly commanded Serpent to continue its attack.

After all, it's a near-Elite Four level Pokémon. Even considering the damage inflicted by the defenders and the type advantage, Dugtrio shouldn't have lost its ability to fight in one hit.

Soon, the magic leaf, radiating blue-purple light, tracked the three-legged rat and stunned it.

"The rest is up to you."

Tetsuya patted Serpent Lord in encouragement, then shouted to the defenders still fighting nearby before preparing to head to the next location.

"Okay, thank you."

The trainer, who was busy and sweating profusely, took a moment to reply before returning to the front line of combat command.

He looked like he was having a tough time, so before leaving, Tetsuya casually used a Poké Ball to capture the Dugtrio inside, otherwise it would be too embarrassing when it recovered.

On the way to the next location, Tetsuya whistled and called out to Pidgeot.

This was so that it would bring the Blaziken over.

Most Pokémon in the forest are Grass-type or Bug-type, making Blaziken the most suitable main attacker.

The ground-type Dugtrio we just encountered is a very rare breed.

Actually, it would be fine to let Serperior deal with it, because as a semi-elite four, the difference in strength between it and wild Pokémon is still quite obvious.

The Dugtrio, for example, is actually a Pokémon with astonishing strength; otherwise, its unique three-headed structure wouldn't have allowed it to dig to depths reportedly over 100 kilometers.

The rocks and soil there are exceptionally hard.

Even so, the wild Diglett is still somewhat inferior in strength to the Serpent Lord he raised from childhood.

It should be noted that the power of the Serpent Lord is definitely one of the weakest among all its abilities.

The comparison between these two is enough to illustrate the strength of Serperior.

But ultimately, battles between members of the same type are too time-consuming and far less efficient than Blaziken.

With Blaziken's strength and type advantage, it can basically defeat any opponent it encounters in the forest with a single Flamethrower.

If one shot doesn't work, then two.

Soon, Pidgeot appeared beside Tetsuya with Blaziken after hearing his call.

"Five hundred meters ahead, there is an Ariados of near-elite rank."

Another advantage of having Blaziken do the work is that it saves Tetsuya a lot of trouble.

He casually pointed in the direction of his request for help, and the Blaziken vanished from his sight at an incredible speed.

By the time Tetsuya arrived at the scene, Blaziken had already helped the trainer resolve the battle.

"Well done."

Tetsuya patted the Blaziken's waist.

Don't ask why he didn't pat your shoulder; he couldn't reach it.

Over the next hour, Tetsuya and his spirits experienced firsthand just how "enthusiastic" the spirits of the Heracross Forest could be before the flood arrived.

A series of near-Elite Four Pokémon appeared frequently in the small forest.

Even the members of the forest guard didn't expect that there would be so many near-Elite Four Pokémon in this forest.

This number is much larger than they usually know.

However, looking at those Pokémon that suddenly appeared at the near-Elite Four level, it seems normal that we didn't notice them.