Chapter 74: Lin Ping: “i Think You Guys Better Run Fast”
Zuo Hang didn’t know much about people from other classes, and the only one he could barely call familiar was Wang Wenchuan from Class F.
He would probably adventure into the light red area with his little brother.
That Riolu probably had E+ strength when it first clashed with Darkrai, and now he didn’t know if it could reach D.
Fletchling’s current strength is E+, and this Secret Realm Exploration is an opportunity.
Pokémon in the Secret Realm undoubtedly provide greater help for strength improvement than Mannequin A.
And Fletchling is warlike at heart; this kind of Pokémon’s strength improves very quickly in the early stages, but Zuo Hang also had concerns.
That was Fletchling’s habit of dodging Giga Drain.
It dodged very stylishly every time.
As if Giga Drain was some deadly skill that would kill on hit.
Thinking of this, Zuo Hang instructed the Fletchling in the sky: “No dodging Giga Drain next time, got it? Even if you’re confident in counter-killing, no!”
Fletchling landed on Zuo Hang’s head, chirping “Cheep cheep~” twice, indicating it definitely would next time.
First a Level-Up Battle, then less than half an hour of rest in the Poké Ball before the next battle; Fletchling was already very tired.
It found a comfortable position on Zuo Hang’s head, using his naturally curly hair as a bird’s nest, which was pretty good.
Eyes closed, Fletchling actually fell asleep.
(￣.￣)
Zuo Hang sighed.
He glanced at the time in the upper right corner of the Terminal; it was already past 12 noon.
“Rest for a bit first. Depart again in one hour, keep an eye on the Terminal at all times, don’t let people from other classes steal it.” Zuo Hang said.
“Xingye, come with me for a sec.”
“What?”
“Come when I call you, quit the chit-chat.”
“Oh.” Xingye replied softly.
The two came under a tree.
The patterns on the tree trunk were neatly arranged, the tree crown was very high, and there were a few round fruits on top.
A tree he’d never seen before, probably a Secret Realm specialty.
But the tree wasn’t the point.
“You know what I’m gonna say to you, right.”
“I know.”
Zuo Hang spoke: “We’re a team, even if it’s just a temporary squad.”
“I know, you don’t need to say it, it’s my problem.” Xingye dropped his previous hyper attitude and admitted proactively: “The last two times it was really my bad, I’ll listen to you from now on, I got inflated.”
Zuo Hang was surprised by Xingye’s attitude; he thought Xingye was the type who wouldn’t admit fault even if beaten to death.
Xingye leaned against the tree trunk and sat down, taking the initiative to speak: “Actually, I used to be like you, not much of a talker.”
“Hold up first. I don’t wanna hear backstory.”
“Damn! I haven’t even started!”
“No difference, it’s all that Big Family drama anyway. I’ve seen plenty of Gym second gens and Elite Four second gens when I ran High-Risk Zones before; they’re reliable teammates at key moments, gives the same vibe as when you just admitted fault.”
Zuo Hang also leaned against the tree trunk and sat down.
“Heh.” Xingye scoffed with a smirk, “Plenty of Elite Four second gens? Does China have that many Elite Four??”
Zuo Hang said: “Yes, tons of them. You just don’t know. The four strongest Trainers in each region’s League are called Elite Four, theoretically second only to Champion in strength. Let me put it this way: think about how many provinces China has; basically every province has a League.”
Xingye waved his hand: “Made me think you were gonna say something profound. Those half-assed ones from your half-assed competitions dare call themselves Elite Four?? That’s the problem with your China competition system. Back home, there are only four Elite Four, absolute T1 level across the whole League.”
Zuo Hang smiled, “Half-assed Elite Four are still Elite Four; at least they earned eight badges and fought their way up.”
“Clang~~” Midway through, Zuo Hang and Xingye both felt the ground shake once.
“Pika??” Pikachu on Zuo Hang’s shoulder perked up its ears and also felt the vibration.
Gardevoir looked at Zuo Hang and helplessly spread her hands.
She’d been floating with Psychic the whole time and hadn’t felt the vibration.
“Not my imagination, right?” Xingye asked.
“Probably not, Pikachu felt it too,” Zuo Hang said.
“Earthquake??”
“Doesn’t seem like it, just shook once. Maybe some Pokémon’s skill.”
“Skill? Isn’t that Earthquake? We’re pretty far from the Ecological Dense Area, right? What skill can reach this far?”
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Zuo Hang glanced at the Map.
The nearest Ecological Dense Area to them was still Rainforest, and it was just the light red area, so there shouldn’t be any too strong Pokémon.
“Lin Ping! What’s the situation over there?” Zuo Hang shouted toward the source.
“What? What situation?” Lin Ping walked over from afar, “Weren’t you two having a private chat? What’s up?”
“That earthquake just now, didn’t you feel it over there?” Xingye said.
Lin Ping frowned.
“Earthquake? What earthquake? Wait, this tree.”
Lin Ping vaguely felt this tree trunk looked oddly familiar.
The surrounding tree trunks were dark brown, but this one was light brown.
And the other tree trunks had half-person-high fern-like plants around them, but not this one.
Bare and lonely, growing in the soil.
Lin Ping looked upward.
This tree was very tall, taller than the surrounding trees, with long triangular leaves that seemed to have serrated edges.
Lin Ping stepped back, pulled out the Terminal from his back waist, and scanned the tree trunk.
One breath.
Two breaths.
“I think you all better run fast, and preferably quietly.”
“Run? What’d you scan? Don’t play riddles, just say it!” Xingye stood up and said.
“——Boom~~~~~~~~~”
As soon as Xingye moved, the ground suddenly shook violently.
Like some slumbering creature awakening from underground.
Zuo Hang quickly stood up; Gardevoir used Psychic to lift them into the air, and Fletchling woke from the shock.
The two tree trunks they were leaning against suddenly began to grow taller, and two thick legs stepped out from the soil.
Zuo Hang also pulled out his Terminal, aiming the Battle Power Evaluation System at this tree.
【Exeggutor】
Attack: 319
Defense: 379
Special Attack: 415
Special Defense: 375
Speed: 14
Intelligence: 4（Normal human is 10）
Charm: 2
Overall Combat Power: SS
Combat Power Evaluation: War Ghost Unrivaled!
One glance at the stats made it clear: an Exeggutor with dual defenses and Special Attack breaking racial limits.
The Combat Power Evaluation was ripe for roasting.
Zuo Hang increasingly suspected this Terminal’s AI only had a few canned phrases, using whatever fit.
“This… this is Exeggutor??” Xingye’s Terminal also scanned this Pokémon’s data.
“Many Exeggutor living long-term in the tropics change appearance, so don’t be so ignorant and play on your mobile phone in class.”
“I know I’m trash, but Pokémon Punk is fun!”
Zuo Hang ignored Xingye.
This gigantic Exeggutor was Grass Dragon dual-type, and the White Dragon first-gen Principal’s Pokémon guarding Secret Realm 448 seemed to be Grass Dragon.
A first-gen Principal’s Pokémon definitely had combat awareness beyond wild Pokémon.
In such a huge Secret Realm, he hadn’t expected to run into it even in the Blue Area.
Zuo Hang pulled out Ninjask’s Poké Ball.
“Double Team into X-Scissor! Gardevoir! Misty Terrain! Pikachu, Thunder straight away!”
