Chapter 92: The Dark Side Of The World
Lu Li pretended not to notice, then casually got into the taxi.
Sitting in the car, Lu Li closed his eyes to rest, but his spiritual sense continuously scanned behind the car.
After a moment, Lu Li slowly opened his eyes.
The other party had actually stopped following. Had they given up? Or…
Seeing the truth, Lu Li squinted at the driver in the driver’s seat.
With a guess already in his mind, Lu Li said, “Uncle, can I change the destination?”
The taxi driver didn’t answer yes, but instead asked, “Young man, where are you planning to go?”
Lu Li smiled and said, “Let’s go to the suburbs. The city is too lively, I want to see the scenery.”
Hearing this, the taxi driver’s mouth curved into a wide grin. He tried his best to suppress his grin, which was harder to control than an AK, and nodded heartily: “No problem.”
The taxi sped along, and soon it was out of the city.
In this world, no matter how prosperous a city is, its suburbs will appear very desolate, and Nandu City is no exception.
As the route became more remote, the surrounding scenery became better and better.
After the taxi driver drove for another half hour, the car finally stopped.
“Why aren’t you driving further? This place is so barren, there’s nothing scenic to see,” Lu Li asked, feigning impatience.
“Heh heh, this is indeed a prime spot of Feng Shui, kid! If you’re going to blame anyone, blame your bad luck,” the taxi driver said, then suddenly raised his hand, holding a bottle of unknown spray.
Before the driver could press the spray in his hand, Lu Li’s actions were even faster.
The driver only felt his eyes sting, and then discovered his hand was broken.
“Ah! You bastard!”
Screaming in pain, the driver hastily and awkwardly opened the car door and fled out in anger and fear.
He hadn’t expected this child’s physical fitness to be so terrifying. In the cramped taxi, the other party had actually managed to break his wrist directly. What kind of outrageous strength was this?
With a cold smile, Lu Li slowly opened the car door.
“I’m very curious, why are you targeting me?” Lu Li asked.
“Hmph! Kid, don’t be too arrogant!”
Gritting his teeth, the driver, using his intact left hand, pulled out a Poké Ball.
After two flashes of white light, an Arbok and a Weezing appeared.
Seeing the strength of these two Pokémon, Lu Li raised his eyebrows, “Veteran Level?”
“Kid! What’s the use of good physical fitness? Powerful Pokémon are the truth of this world!” the driver said with a sinister smile at Lu Li, then viciously commanded, “Arbok, bite him to death!”
Upon receiving the order, the Arbok shot towards Lu Li like an arrow released from a bow, but soon, the Arbok was flying backward at an even faster speed.
A stunningly beautiful Pokémon blocked Lu Li’s path.
“Milotic? Elite Level!”
The driver looked at the exquisite Pokémon in front of him in horror.
Milotic was beautiful, but in the face of mortal danger, this beauty only became more perilous.
“How did that scoundrel Old Li choose his prey? Didn’t he say this was a Rookie Trainer?” the driver cursed his stupid teammate in his mind.
The stall area of the Seed Market was a Grey Area. He and Old Li had been cooperating in the Seed Market for three years. Those who came to the Seed Market were generally Planters, whose strength was generally low, making them the best targets for hunting.
It was difficult for one or two people to go missing each month without being discovered, as they would generally select a target, observe the target, and only act after confirming that the hunting target would not attract the attention of the authorities.
But today was different. Because Lu Li’s demeanor was more mature, they mistook him for a Rookie Trainer, so they didn’t investigate further.
Most importantly, Lu Li was too cooperative; he actually took the initiative to ask to go to the suburbs. Wasn’t this like a prey delivered to their doorstep?
Then the tragedy occurred. This was no little lamb, but a deep-sea leviathan!
Realizing the gap in strength, the driver immediately surrendered: “Little brother, this might be a misunderstanding. Can we just pretend this never happened?”
Seeing that Lu Li remained silent, the driver continued, “I admit we were blind, so let’s just drop it. My Weezing knows Explosion.”
“Explosion?”
Lu Li looked at the world before him with a cold smile.
In the game, for Weezing to learn Explosion, it needed to be level 50. Of course, there was no such setting in the Real World, otherwise, the one surrendering now would be him.
However…
“I don’t believe it!” Lu Li smiled sinisterly.
“Milotic, Disarming Voice!”
A melodious cry rang out, and the Arbok and Weezing were instantly hard-controlled.
Being one level lower than Milotic, the two Pokémon couldn’t even struggle before being hard-controlled by Disarming Voice.
Seeing this, the driver anxiously shouted, “What are you two idiots doing? Wake up, damn it!”
“Hydro Pump.”
Lu Li continued his command.
Hit by Hydro Pump while held in place, the two Pokémon immediately lost the ability to battle.
“I…”
The driver opened his mouth, wanting to speak but stopping.
He had originally planned to use a black mist followed by Explosion to sacrifice one Pokémon and escape, but the situation had suddenly turned into such an awkward dead end.
With a plop, the driver directly knelt down.
“Bang!” The driver kowtowed to the ground and then shouted loudly, “Lord, please spare me! I am willing to pay any price.”
It was evident that in order to survive, he was indeed willing to pay any price.
Lu Li didn’t speak but tilted his head and asked, “Why hasn’t your companion arrived yet?”
As if grabbing a life-saving straw, the driver quickly replied, “He should still be on the way. I already sent him a signal when I was coming.”
As for selling out his teammate being immoral?
Now he just wanted to survive. To survive, let alone sell out a teammate, he wouldn’t hesitate to sell his wife.
“What’s your companion’s strength?” Lu Li asked coldly.
Lu Li didn’t even need to pry; the driver spilled all the details about his teammate.
“He’s Veteran Level like me, and he’s a Bug-type Trainer. His Pokémon are Beedrill, Butterfree, and Venomoth.”
After getting the information he wanted, Lu Li directly released Charmander.
Lu Li: “One last question, how much money can you offer to buy your life?”
Finally seeing a glimmer of hope for survival, the driver dared not hide anything and quickly replied, “4 million! I have an unassigned Black Card, and I can withdraw money as long as I know the password.”
“4 million, huh.”
Lu Li nodded with satisfaction.
Lu Li said, “Hand over the card and tell me the password.”
“If I tell you, will you spare me?” the driver asked obsequiously.
“I swear on Arceus, as long as you hand over the money, I absolutely will not kill you with my own hands.”
The driver, solely focused on survival, didn’t notice Lu Li’s wordplay. Upon hearing that he could live if he just paid the money, the driver unhesitatingly took out the Black Card and gave Lu Li the bank card password.
Actually, he had played a small trick. Besides these 4 million, he actually had another card with 1 million on it, which he had saved for his retirement.
Taking the card, Lu Li took out a POS machine, inserted the card, entered the password, and after confirming that the password was correct, Lu Li nodded with satisfaction.
The driver, still kneeling on the ground, looked at the scene speechlessly. Carrying a POS machine and being so proficient – who was the bad guy here?
Despite his internal complaints, for the sake of his own life, the driver didn’t dare to ask further, only praying that this devilish youth would let him go quickly.
With the money in hand, Lu Li said in a cold tone, “Burn him!”
“Fire?”
Charmander looked at Lu Li with some confusion. As a Starter Pokémon cultivated by the Alliance, Charmander had a very upright worldview; at the very least, it understood the law.
Hearing this, the driver, whose face was ashen with fear, shouted in terror, “No! You can’t do this, you swore you wouldn’t kill me.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t kill you with my own hands,” Lu Li sneered.
Seeing that Lu Li was breaking his promise, the driver, knowing his doom was sealed, could no longer suppress his fear. He got up from the ground and tried to run.
Watching the driver run away, Lu Li coldly urged, “I said burn him. Don’t you like burning things the most?”
Sensing the trainer’s icy gaze, Charmander realized that Lu Li was not joking. If it didn’t obey the command…
No longer daring to hesitate, Charmander unleashed a Flamethrower at the fleeing driver. The flames instantly pierced the driver’s chest, and under Charmander’s control of the flames, the running driver turned into a torch amidst screams.
“Well done. From now on, you are officially an adult,” Lu Li said, patting Charmander’s head with satisfaction.
Lu Li felt no guilt about commanding a Pokémon to kill someone. He had only commanded Pokémon to kill other Pokémon before, so there was no reason for him to feel uncomfortable when commanding a Pokémon to kill a human.
Charmander, who had been somewhat nervous, relaxed a bit after hearing Lu Li’s exaggeration.
Lu Li said softly and comfortingly, “This is a necessary path for your growth. After all, you are a combat pet, destined to sink in blood and fire in the future.”
Charmander nodded. It realized that burning people and burning Berries seemed to be no different; people just moved and screamed.
“Burn this car too,” Lu Li said, pointing at the car.
Charmander immediately complied. It loved burning things the most.
Soon, the torch turned to ashes. Lu Li then released Tropius and had it use its wings to blow away the ashes. Lu Li nodded with satisfaction.
Burning it to ashes and then scattering them – this should be the best way to destroy evidence, right?
Thinking of this, Lu Li jumped onto Tropius’s back. “Fly low along this road, we’re going to find an acquaintance.”
Tropius nodded. This was not the first time it had done such a thing, so it was very experienced in low-altitude flight.
Lu Li quickly found his target. A middle-aged man was desperately riding a motorcycle towards the city. The man had clearly sensed that his companion had been dealt with, hence his desperate speed.
“Tropius, charge up and ram him to death!”
The middle-aged man, who was speeding on his motorcycle, sensed the commotion behind him and his already anxious face instantly darkened.
“Damn it! What kind of ominous star have I provoked this time? It’s one thing to catch up, but how did that bastard recognize me?” the middle-aged man cursed under his breath.
