Dawn of Pokémon

At noon on April [-], Xiao Ye arrived at the foot of Shenling Mountain.

Mount Kamirei [Japanese: Shinrei_Yama, English: Mt. Peak] is located in the middle of the Land of Beyond. It is a rocky mountain with sparse vegetation.Together with the surrounding continuous mountains, it forms a vast mountainous area in the middle of the Land of Beyond.

The Pokémon that live in Shenling Mountain are mainly rock-type, and it is said that there are also many ancient Pokémon that have become extinct in the outside world.They do not form a large group of their own like the giant forest. Their living habits are relatively laid-back and they are not very exclusive.However, the individual strength far exceeds that of grass-type Pokémon in the forest, so these wild Pokémon are still dangerous beings that need to be guarded against, and they are also the best opponents for training.

Looking up from the foot of the mountain, you can see thin, knife-edge rocks standing all over the mountain, pointing their sharpest knife tips toward the sky.

This is a unique geological phenomenon in Shenling Mountain, called "knife rock". The formation principle is still under investigation, and there is no clear conclusion.The only thing that is certain is that these blade-like rocks are as sharp as real knives and must not be touched casually.

If you accidentally fall on it, I'm afraid it will immediately turn into fresh human slices.

This mountain, which is shaped like a cone, is not very short. It is not easy to climb to the top.Taking into account time constraints, Xiaoye planned to go up the mountain from the west side, climb to the mountainside, and then go straight down the mountain to leave.

With this idea in mind, after starting to climb the mountain, Xiaoye noticed——

Something is wrong.

The ancient armor wields its deadly pincers, and its brilliance tears the air.Xiaoye no longer had time to think about "this is a rare Pokémon that has become extinct in the outside world." After the crystal blue sword light knocked back the ancient armor, the command was also issued.

"Air chop."

The golden bird flapped its wings, and countless wind blades poured out, enveloping several stone-dwelling crabs surrounding them and falling in all directions.

Ghost Stone's combos had quickly followed up, and the dark shadow fist dealt the final blow to the stone-dwelling crabs.As for the more powerful ancient armor, it had already received more than a dozen consecutive slashes from Xiaoye, along with an electric shock from Pichu, and staggered to the ground.

Sensing that another wild Pokémon was approaching, Xiaoye immediately instructed the Pokémon to evacuate first to avoid a wheel battle - of course, Ghoststone needed to spend dozens of seconds to retrieve her hand first.

While taking a break behind the shady rock, Saya looked at the atlas again.

"The rock-type Pokémon on Shenling Mountain are not very aggressive, and most of them will not take the initiative to attack." This is indeed the original text written in the atlas.However, the facts that Xiao Ye saw were completely different from the records in the atlas.

It had only been an hour since she entered the range of Shenling Mountain, and Xiaoye had already been attacked by wild Pokémon many times.Almost all attackers have obvious and even bared malice, attacking outsiders almost madly.

It was like a wasp that had just stabbed its nest.

"Why were those guys shouting 'get out' so fiercely just now? We're not their enemies, it's really baffling." Pichu, who was accidentally hit on the tail by a stone, shook his head in dissatisfaction and said.

"Pichu, do you think they react as if a war has just ended?" Xiaoye said as if casually, still looking at the map in her hand.

"...Huh? Why Qiu?"

"It's just a guess."

Xiaoye smiled and rubbed the head of the confused little Pichu.

All wild Pokémon have intense emotions and obvious aggressive tendencies, and there is almost no buffering time required to enter the battle state.Coupled with the strength scars originally carried on the ancient armor - these sights made Xiaoye feel more and more like they were soldiers who had just retreated from the battlefield.

and also--

Leaning out from the shade, Xiaoye heard the thunder in the distance again.

No, maybe it wasn't thunder.

The rumbling sound came from far away, intermittent, more like an explosion after the collision of moves.

Wherever he looked, the blue sky was calm and cloudless, and there was no smoke in the distance where the sound came from.After staring for a moment, Xiaoye looked away.

No matter what happened in the distance, Xiaoye now had no extra time to explore.Just keep going along the original route.

Once again, we set foot on the steep mountain road, and the overly intense attack continued.Xiaoye didn't deliberately avoid it - or in other words, what she was looking for was such an intensive and dangerous battle.This is the meaning of coming to the other side to experience.

It is an anomaly to be as peaceful as a forest of giant trees.

After the sun went down, it took Xiaoye a long time to find a relatively safe cave to rest.The six Pokémon were all very tired and went to bed early to rest after eating. Xiaoye did not continue her ability training in the previous nights.

——The practice of waveguide power is too conspicuous at night, and it will be troublesome if it attracts a large number of wild Pokémon.

April [-]th, early morning.

Even yesterday, when the battle was fierce, Xiaoye could still feel the Riolu following her footsteps not far or near - probably tracking its position through the induction between the waveguide messengers.

After Xiaoye and her Pokémon finished breakfast, Riolu, who had been wandering nearby, finally came out openly and challenged the forest lizard again.

——And, it’s still the same ending.

Xiaoye could see that Riolu's action pattern had obviously changed. He no longer used too many open and close moves, but tried to speed up and keep up with the movements of the forest lizard.

It is indeed a Pokémon with excellent intelligence.However, two short days of practice were not enough for it to catch up with the forest lizard - not to mention, under Xiaoye's careful guidance, the forest lizard made much faster progress.

Letting Pokémon grow quickly is one of the values ​​of a trainer.

The pair of green leaf blades were danced by the forest lizard, tearing the air apart and carving scars on Riolu's body.The severe pain made it difficult for Riolu to stand again, but he had not lost consciousness yet and stared at his opponent with dark red eyes.

The forest lizard quietly retracted the leaf blade, while Xiaoye was studying Riolu's movements.

Although he was obviously scarred, he still desperately tried to get up; sweat slipped into his eyes, but he did not dare to close his eyes, and never looked away from the enemy; due to excessive exertion, the sharp claws were trembling and deeply embedded in the soil. middle.

If you are so unwilling to be defeated, or even afraid of defeat, why do you still follow up unyieldingly?

Although she couldn't empathize with him, Xiaoye could vaguely feel that Riolu's persistence as a fighting Pokémon even surpassed the fear of death.

What a great guy.

In Riolu's dizzying vision, the purple-haired girl smiled at him and seemed to drop something on the ground.

Then, she turned around with the powerful forest lizard and gradually disappeared into the stone forest.

Riolu lay quietly on the ground for a while.

Not willing to fail, it launched challenges again and again.And being defeated by the forest lizard again, while I was glad that I survived, the doubts in my heart became more and more intense.

Why let it go?Isn’t it a matter of course to end the life of the loser?

Turning over with difficulty, Riolu recalled what he had experienced all along.

The unruly Riolu is a loner, but more Pokémon have their own tribes.Riolu's innate passion for fighting has allowed him to grow rapidly, and he has challenged many leaders of small groups so far.

In its view, Xiaoye is the leader of the small group of forest lizards - although it is unheard of to use a small ball to imprison group members.Challenging the members of the group—challenging the leader of the group—conquering the entire group was a process Riolu had experienced before.The leader trampled under its feet naturally becomes its food, but if its challenge fails——

The defeated will be killed by the leader of the group to establish authority.

For Riolu, the law of the jungle is the only truth of survival.Therefore, it is completely unable to understand the behavior of Xiaoye and its "group members".Riolu, who followed all the way, had already discovered that not only himself, Xiaoye and his party had never killed any other Pokémon that took the initiative to attack.

why?

After regaining some strength, Riolu climbed up with difficulty and sniffed the fruit left by Xiaoye.

Of course Riolu knew very well that this blue tree fruit had the effect of restoring physical strength.But this is what its enemies left behind.

Did its enemies give it a fruit that restored its strength?

Why exactly?

After pondering for a few minutes, Riolu was careful not to touch the fruit, and staggered away with doubts in his mind.

It will continue to track its enemies until it washes away the shame of defeat. This is its stubbornness and honor as a Fighting Pokémon.

As for all the questions that puzzle it, there will be answers one day.

It's still a long time -

At this moment, Riolu was indeed thinking so.

noon.

There is no mountain road on Shenling Mountain. If you want to climb up, you can only use your hands and feet.Therefore, the only three Pokémon left outside were Charizard, Pidgeot, and Ghost.

——Oh yes, there are also little Pichus that have been turned into decorations.

The battle along the way was still fierce, and there was even little room for breathing.Fortunately, Xiaoye was agile enough to easily get rid of her pursuers, allowing the Pokémon to rest in the ball.

Stopping for a moment in the shadow of the rocks, Xiaoye looked at the sky.

The sky was very clear at noon, and the scorching sun overhead continued to release heat, burning the surface of the gray-white rocks to a boil.

The mysterious thunder in the distance is still looming, making people unconsciously feel tense and depressed.The sound is variable in size and direction, and becomes increasingly clear as the daylight moves upward.It’s like——

The "what" that made the sound is approaching here.

"Ah, it's lunch time already, Qiu!" the electric mouse on the shoulder shouted impatiently, "Master, let's eat, let's eat, Qiu!"

"Well, that's fair..."

Hearing Xiaoye's words stop suddenly, Pichu turned around blankly and saw Xiaoye making a silent gesture to him.

The power of the invisible waveguide spread in all directions like ocean waves, but only a tiny trace of waves was caught, and then there was nothing unusual.

Little Pichu covered his mouth nervously—why should he cover his mouth when he was obviously using telepathy all the time—and whispered quietly, "What's wrong, Master?"

Xiaoye's eyes were fixed on the distant horizon of the large uninhabited island called the Land of the Other Side for a long time, and the words she spat out made the hair all over the little Pichu's body explode.

“I see humans.