Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

The night was like a huge black curtain, hanging heavily over this dilapidated city.

In the city, broken walls can be seen everywhere, and the streets are full of broken stones and abandoned vehicles, like a scene after the end of the world.

From time to time, sounds from unknown creatures could be heard from the dark corners of the city. The sounds were either low and hoarse, like the wheezing of an old bellows;

Or it can be sharp and piercing, like metal scratching on glass, which is creepy.

In this atmosphere of deathly silence and terror, An Qing carefully shuttled through the abandoned Pokémon Center.

The air was filled with a pungent smell of dust, and the walls were covered with cracks. Some places had even collapsed, revealing the twisted steel bars inside.

Her eyes revealed determination and nervousness as she carefully searched among the piles of debris and wreckage, not missing any corner where useful equipment might be hidden. Every movement she made was light and cautious, for fear of alerting the unknown beings lurking in the dark.

She gently patted one of the devices that looked relatively intact, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

After listening carefully, I did not hear any unusual noises caused by loose or damaged internal parts. From the appearance and preliminary judgment, it seems that there is no problem with this device.

An Qing pursed her lips and tried to start it with a glimmer of hope.

She pressed the start button, however, there was still deathly silence all around, and the equipment did not respond.

She frowned and tried again a few more times, but the result was the same.

It seemed that there was no electricity. Her shoulders sank slightly and the light in her eyes dimmed a little.

She sighed in frustration. This wasn't the first time she'd been disappointed, but each failure made her more exhausted.

She was just about to turn around and leave this fruitless place, but as soon as she turned around, the sudden movement involved the wounds on her body that had already been treated.

A sharp pain suddenly came over her, spreading throughout her body like an electric current. She couldn't help but let out a soft cry of "Ah". Her legs went limp and she squatted down, with beads of sweat the size of beans instantly oozing out of her forehead.

"..."

In her sleep, Mi Yu's butterfly-like eyelashes trembled slightly and her brows wrinkled slightly, as if an invisible hand touched her sensitive nerves. She seemed to sense something strange and slowly opened her eyes as deep as a lake.

At this time, her hearing has not yet fully recovered, and the world still seems a little unreal and hazy to her.

However, with the help of the mysterious and powerful waveguide power, Mi Yu's perception ability is far beyond that of ordinary people. She is like an elf in the dark, able to keenly capture even the slightest changes in the surrounding environment.

Mi Yu sat up slowly and quietly, and the sleeping bag made a slight rustling sound with her movement.

Her gentle gaze first turned to Ruan Yaoyao who was nearby. She was as quiet in her sleeping bag as a sleeping baby, and her sweet sleeping face looked particularly peaceful under the moonlight.

Afterwards, Mi Yu's gaze shifted to Ye Feng, who was lying on his back with his legs spread out, snoring intermittently, which seemed a little abrupt in the quiet night.

Everything seemed normal, so what disturbed her sweet dream?

Mi Yu was full of doubts. She couldn't help but wonder if Ye Feng's loud snoring woke her up.

However, at this moment, she suddenly discovered that the sleeping bag that originally belonged to An Qing was now empty, like a gaping black hole, which inexplicably made Mi Yu feel uneasy.

Mi Yu's heart suddenly tightened, as if an invisible big hand suddenly grabbed it. An ominous premonition surged into her heart like a surging tide, drowning her in an instant.

She had no time to think about anything else and suddenly stood up from her sleeping bag, moving quickly and quietly, for fear of disturbing her partner who was still sleeping.

She took two steps at a time and walked to An Qing's sleeping bag, slowly squatted down, reached out and gently touched the lining of the sleeping bag.

The touch was icy cold, and the chill went straight through my fingertips and penetrated into my heart. It seemed that An Qing had left for some time.

She subconsciously turned her head to look at the entrance of the Pokémon Center. The door was half-open, and the darkness revealed through the only crack was like a prehistoric monster with a bloody mouth, emitting endless gloom and terror, as if it was going to ruthlessly devour everything in the world.

Mi Yu bit her lips subconsciously, and her silver teeth lightly nibbled her lower lip, leaving a faint tooth mark on it.

After a brief hesitation, her eyes became determined and she decided to go out and look for An Qing.

She was like a nimble kitten, carefully walking around Ruan Yaoyao and Ye Feng who were still sleeping, taking every step extremely cautiously without making any unnecessary noise, and then quietly walked out the door.

The night air was like an icy sharp blade, gently scratching her skin, bringing with it bursts of coolness mixed with a hint of decay, the unique smell of a ruined city, as if telling of the loneliness after the former prosperity disappeared.

Mi Yu subconsciously pricked up his ears, like a vigilant deer, trying to capture any sound around him that might be related to An Qing.

She closed her eyes slightly and concentrated on feeling the surge of wave power in her body.

That mysterious power flowed through her meridians like a gurgling stream, allowing her to establish a subtle connection with her surroundings.

Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of a familiar scent, which was like a bright light flickering in the darkness, and its direction was right behind the abandoned Pokémon Center.

Mi Yu didn't hesitate at all and immediately quickened his pace.

Her figure was like a phantom in the night, moving quickly in the darkness.

When she came to the back, the faint moonlight sprinkled on the ground, as if covering the ruins with a layer of silver frost. In this dim moonlight, Mi Yu saw An Qing squatting on the ground with a nervous look.

In front of her was a strangely shaped device that was emitting a sharp and piercing alarm. The sound was like the howling of a ghost in the silent night, which was terrifying.

An Qing frowned and tried to turn it off in a panic, but the device didn't seem to obey her commands and she seemed a little at a loss.

Mi Yu saw this and ran over, shouting:

"Auntie An, why are you here? What is this?"

Her voice rang out in this deathly silent environment, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, breaking the tranquility of the night.

An Qing was concentrating on trying to deal with the strange device in front of her that kept sounding alarms, when she suddenly heard Mi Yu's voice. She turned her head sharply as if she was frightened.

At that moment, a trace of unconcealable panic flashed in her eyes, like a frightened deer.

However, An Qing had experienced many ups and downs after all, so she quickly adjusted her emotions and said calmly:

"Mi Yu, why are you here? I don't know much about this thing. I was trying to find some useful supplies here, but I activated this and it started beeping non-stop."