Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

He felt the task wasn't too difficult.

Su Tian nodded slowly: "In the Dark Cave, unless you are a trainer with extremely strong perception, you may not be able to get out even with plenty of light."

This is one of the reasons why so many trainers are trapped inside.

"I roughly understand, and I think I can..."

"Let me finish speaking first."

Su Tian interrupted Tetsuya, who was just about to accept the task, with a serious expression.

"This mission still carries a certain degree of danger."

"Danger?" Tetsuya asked, puzzled.

Su Tian nodded: "Of course I know how strong your school is in terms of perception, which is why I asked you to help me with this. In addition, most of your Pokémon are very suitable for underground battles, while trainers in our Violet City, who mainly use Flying-type Pokémon, are somewhat limited in their abilities underground."

As Ah Si's old friend, he deeply understands the first reason.

In comparison, the second point seems somewhat insignificant.

If that's the case, then where does the danger that Su Tian mentioned come from?

Do you know why the Dark Cave was abandoned?

Su Tian suddenly changed the subject.

"do not know."

Tetsuya honestly shook his head.

"The terrain is only one aspect that is publicly acknowledged; the main reason is that floods will pour into the Dark Cave."

Su Tian bluntly revealed a secret that most people didn't know.

Tetsuya has a deep understanding of floods, having experienced one himself not long ago.

However, he felt that the entire Johto region was filled with water.

"It's strange, isn't it? Why does it feel like the whole city is flooded?"

Of course, Su Tian also knew about the sudden flood that Tetsuya had encountered in the Forest of Herakross not long ago. At that time, Kikyo City was the main place where they requested help.

If it weren't for the fact that Liu Bo, who was more suitable to deal with the flood, had time to go there, then it would have been him who appeared before Tetsuya at that time.

"The source of the flood here is quite clear; it's the fluctuation of the ocean tides."

Su Tian sighed and said helplessly.

"But isn't Kikyo City quite a distance from the ocean?" Tetsuya asked, expressing his doubts.

In this situation, could the fluctuations of the tides really affect the underground tunnels surrounding Kikyo City?

"This thing is very complicated. Anyway, the conclusions drawn from all sides are like this, and the forest of trees in Kikyo City is a product of it."

Su Tian, ​​who is just a trainer, said that he didn't know much about it either. He's not a professional geographer, and he's lucky if he knows a conclusion.

"In short, thanks to the clear source, the timing of this flood is traceable, roughly between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. and between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., which is why the Kikyo Gym seals off the entrance to the Dark Cave at fixed times."

Seeing that Tetsuya still wanted to ask more questions, Suten quickly stopped him by changing the subject.

Tetsuya pondered, since the flood in the Dark Cave of Kikyo City was related to the tides, could the Herakros Forest, which is closer to the ocean, also be affected by the tides?

But it's not like that. The floods over there have no pattern at all; they can be huge or small at will.

"What if they're from Yanmo City?"

Putting aside the questions in his mind, Tetsuya focused his attention on the task at hand.

No matter what, making money is the top priority.

"Same here, the Yanmo Dojo also sends people to block the area at fixed times," Su Tian said matter-of-factly.

The Dark Cave is almost finished being built, so it wouldn't be right not to use it at all, since it's really convenient.

However, contrary to initial expectations, the usage time of this channel is subject to great limitations and uncertainty.

Most importantly, no one knows if the tides will suddenly become unpredictable, and if something goes wrong, it won't be fun.

The maze-like lair of the Earth Dragon's younger brother is enough to give anyone a headache, not to mention natural disasters.

Some people might think that we can ignore those who get lost in there, since the official statement says that the Dark Cave is an abandoned passage and not recommended for use.

However, this is precisely the responsibility of a city's dojo.

Regardless of the reason, and regardless of whether those people are alive or dead, it must do what it is supposed to do.

If this weren't the case, then people in each city wouldn't have the heartfelt pride they feel for their hometown's dojo.

This sense of security is brought to people by generations of protection.

Dark Cave is part of two cities, not just the wilderness. If someone encounters danger inside, the gym will still need to provide assistance.

“It’s 1:30 PM now. You can enter immediately after the tide recedes tonight. My biggest concern is that you won’t be able to quickly locate the trainers who died and evacuate them successfully before 3:00 AM tomorrow.”

Because he and Ah Si were close friends who had risked their lives for each other, Su Tian could be considered Zhe Ye's elder by a rough calculation. In addition, after several meetings and Zhe Ye's help just now, his perspective on the issue was somewhat influenced by personal feelings.

If it were someone else, he wouldn't care about the other person's safety; he'd just pay them to do the task, how convenient!

As for withdrawing halfway and continuing the search tomorrow, there might not be enough time, and the overlap rate of the search areas would be greatly increased.

Because of the environment inside the Dark Cave, Sutian searched for a long time but could not find a trainer willing to take on the rescue mission. At this time, a considerable amount of time had passed since the first trainer who reported the distress was trapped.

If Tetsuya's rescue is delayed any longer, then those people's last remaining hope of survival will probably be gone.

It wasn't that Su Tian was unwilling to go down and search himself, but as the Gym Leader and Guardian of Violet City, this kind of thing wasn't something he was qualified to do.

It would be truly tragic if something even bigger happened while he was away.

This is also stipulated by the league.

Moreover, his performance in the cave might not be much better than Tetsuya's.

"No problem, leave it to me."

Tetsuya showed considerable confidence in this regard.

"The reward for the mission is roughly..."

Seeing this, Su Tian didn't say much. It was each trainer's own choice. He then started talking to Tetsuya about the reward for the mission.

"Okay, if there are no other problems, I'll go and make the preparations."

Not long after, the two, who had reached a consensus, smiled at each other, and Tetsuya took the opportunity to say goodbye.

Su Tian nodded.

Watching Tetsuya's departing figure, he sighed softly.

"Hopefully, the food that group of people left behind will last until now, and hopefully they can find a place to take shelter from the flood."

Su Tian didn't expect Tetsuya to bring everyone back alive, but even one or two would be a good thing.

"Hey, Xiaochun, it's me, Sutian..."

He turned around, went into the dojo, and made a phone call.

Chapter 326 The Intricate Underground Caves (Read in half an hour, currently being revised)

"call--"

A cold wind swept through the darkness, and Zhe unconsciously tightened his backpack.

He had already entered the Dark Cave.

This incredibly quiet, deserted underground cave is truly unsettling.

"Buwoo"

The electric dragon looked around in front of him, its tail emitting an incredibly bright light.

This ray of light also brought Tetsuya a great sense of security.

No matter how good your eyesight is, you will inevitably feel some fear and unfamiliarity when you are in complete darkness.

"Blazing Chicken, can you sense the aura of a stranger?"

Tetsuya turned to the Blaziken with its eyes closed and asked.

"Xia Mo"

Blaziken opened its eyes and slowly shook its head.

Tetsuya frowned.

From this perspective, those trainers who got lost in the maze must have gone quite a distance, at least beyond the approximate location of the Dark Cave that was initially defined.

This is quite normal, after all, the cave dug by the earth dragon brother extends in all directions.

Or perhaps it was a group of earth dragon brothers who came from who-knows-where and incidentally dug into the area of ​​the Dark Cave.

Those trainers who were already disoriented were unlikely to linger in this area; he was just checking in with a sliver of hope.

What if? This concerns someone's life; we must rule out all possibilities.

Tetsuya crouched down and carefully examined the marks on the ground again under the dazzling light from the electric dragon's tail.

Unfortunately, due to the tide, the traces of human footsteps that should have remained are almost invisible.

Even with his excellent eyesight, Tetsuya couldn't deduce the direction the lost people had gone from these faint traces.

"It seems the only option is to use the most brute-force method to investigate step by step."

Tetsuya thought to himself with a heavy expression.

This was also a major reason why Su Tian was worried that he wouldn't be able to find the person quickly.

This method of searching, which is like digging three feet into the ground, is extremely time-consuming, even for someone with Blaziken who has mastered waveguides.

Unless he is a superhuman, and an extremely powerful one at that, capable of scanning the entire cave to find people.

Otherwise, seven or eight hours probably wouldn't be enough time for him to find the survivors.

While waveguides are powerful, they still fall short in terms of range.

"Pang Yan, please listen to the sounds from underground."

However, he wasn't without an elf to shorten the search time.

"Dangoro!"

The enormous rock behemoth nodded obediently.

A slight smile appeared on Tetsuya's lips.

When it comes to finding things, his sprites are all experts.

When doing bounty missions in the wild, the biggest difficulty isn't the fighting, but the search process.

"Tsk, but I still need to find time to train a Psychic-type Pokémon."

Tetsuya and his three companions searched and pondered at the same time.

This was already the umpteenth time he had thought about this issue while on a mission.

The advantages of Psychic-type Pokémon can be fully demonstrated in this situation. In addition to finding people faster, ensuring safety is also a very important aspect.

It's not that Blaziken and the others can't guarantee it, but rather that Psychic-type Pokémon react faster and are more likely to prevent themselves from suffering serious damage.

However, Psychic-type Pokémon are extremely rare, especially those that suit his taste.

Comparatively speaking, the reasonable way to raise Psychic-type Pokémon, which is known only to a few, is actually easier for him.

After all, he could ask Cynthia.

Her best friend, Gadriya, is a very powerful psychic and Psychic-type trainer, and has plenty to say on this subject.

If all else fails, you could try asking Naz as an alternative.

Tetsuya was mainly puzzled by the attitude of this superpowered queen; otherwise, he felt that she was quite reassuring, especially when it came to matters concerning superpowers.

As time goes by, Tetsuya delves deeper and deeper into this intricate underground cave.

The notes he used to record the general route had evolved from just a few strokes to countless coils of yarn.

Now he finally understood why no one was willing to take on the rescue missions issued by Sutian.