Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

"Is it just a branch of the dark river leading down the mountain?"

After listening to the description of the giant crab, Wang Yao gave up the idea of ​​diving and exploring.

Starting from the passage of the pool and following the direction of the underground river, the giant crab finally swam to a waterfall on the edge of the cliff.

And a few kilometers below the waterfall, there seems to be a human town.

"Let's go. I just saw a platform that we can climb to the upper caves."

Wang Yao threw the remaining half bag of fish food onto the shore and patted the crumbs off his hands.

After discovering that the nursery of the Swamp Kings was just a minor incident, Wang Yao plans to continue exploring the Silver Cave.

……

"Cha~bai~"

Arbok lowered its head and waited for Wang Yao and Shizuka to stand firmly. Then Arbok stood up and fixed its snake head firmly on the second-floor platform.

"Come back, Arbok."

Using the Arbok elevator to reach the upper cave, Wang Yao released Ponyta and Pixie again.

Due to the structure of the mountain itself, which is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, the space in the upper cave is also much smaller.

There were many places where the two of them had to bend over and avoid the rocks on the top of the cave in order to pass through.

"You have been looking at that strange machine since a while ago."

Shizuka pointed to a detector held in Wang Yao's hand.

The instrument's outer shell is light green, with a small palm-sized screen and two protruding antennas on it.

"This is a treasure detector. Haven't you seen it before?"

Wang Yao took the instrument and waved it in front of Shizuka.

"All great trainers have one~"

There is something else behind Wang Yao's words.

"Is there really such a thing - you're not lying to me, are you?"

Looking at the flashing red dot on the instrument, Shizuka always felt something was wrong.

Although she had seen similar equipment in some science fiction movies, this was the first time that Shizuka had seen this so-called treasure hunting instrument in real life.

"Just wait and see!"

Wang Yao didn't make too many excuses.

In fact, this instrument can only receive the positioning signal of the transmitter...

But there was indeed a treasure waiting for him.

"But since you entered the cave, you don't seem to have picked up any treasures?"

Shizuka recalled.

"That's of course because there are no treasures on the first floor."

Wang Yao explained confidently.

His eyes are as sharp as a toucan, so if he can't find it, then it doesn't exist!

However, when it comes to treasure hunting in the cave, Shizuka couldn't help but start to look around.

"Pico!"

Picosi tried to make himself a little brighter.

……

Due to space limitations, the number of Pokémon on the second floor is significantly reduced.

"This is……"

However, when passing by a rock pillar, Wang Yao saw several shallow scratches on it.

"Did the Sandsand King leave this mark?"

Wang Yao rubbed his chin and speculated.

The scratches were located relatively low, only reaching Wang Yao's thigh.

Some wild Pokémon use scratch marks to claim their territory, and there are many types of Pokémon in Silver Mountain.

Wang Yao couldn't tell what kind of Pokémon left these traces.

"Forget it... Let's find a way out first."

Wang Yao looked at the red dot on the detector again.

Judging from the coordinates, the target's horizontal position is very close, but its vertical position is still several dozen meters away from me.

This means that this cave should have another level, or another passage that can lead to leaving from halfway up the mountain.

"what--!"

Shizuka covered her head and cried out in pain.

"It hurts……"

She kept her head down as she walked and didn't notice that the cave ceiling had suddenly become shorter.

As a result, his head hit the rock wall hard.

"The Silver Cave is just a habitat for wild Pokémon... There are no precious treasures waiting for you to discover."

Wang Yao put away the detector and helped Shizuka rub her head. He found the way she banged her head funny.

"I got it..."

After hitting her head, Shizuka became obviously much more careful and no longer looked down at her feet all the time.

Fortunately, the low roads and narrow paths are only concentrated in the first half, and they become wider as you go further.

"Moo~"

"Hmm... where did the armored rhinoceros come from in this place?"

Wang Yao looked at the small group of armored rhinos grazing on ferns in the cave, and a big question mark popped up in his head.

“And the moss here glows!”

Shizuka happened to step on a patch of glowing moss. After she moved her feet away, the fluorescence emitted by the moss became even more conspicuous.

Such luminous moss almost covered the entire cave. Even without the lighting of Ponyta and Picosi, one could still barely see the surrounding environment.

"Eh~"

The little fire horse curiously lowered its head and took a bite of the ferns that the armored rhinos were eating.

The top of this fern is a bunch of curled stems, and below it are densely branched small leaves starting from the root.

The stems are crunchy and taste good...

But the leaves didn't taste particularly good and were hard to chew, so the little fire horse just tasted them and spit them out.

"If Professor Oak found this place... he would be very excited."

Wang Yao walked up to an armored rhinoceros that was eating, and reached out to gently scratch the gap in its armor.

He also has a small herd of Ironhounds and knows the temperament of this Pokémon.

As long as you don't deliberately disturb them while they are eating, the armored rhinoceros is actually very docile...

Scratching them is a way of showing closeness.

"Moo~"

The armored rhinoceros twisted its neck and rubbed Wang Yao's fingers with its body.

Signaling to increase the intensity.

"Armored rhinos that live in caves are indeed quite rare..."

Shizuka also imitated Wang Yao and scratched the armored rhinoceros' back.

It feels very hard, worthy of being a Pokémon that can crush rocks.

"But where did they come from?"

Shizuka looked around but couldn't find any other exit from the cave.

"There should be some hidden entrance..."

Wang Yao grabbed a handful of wet moss and raised his wet palm to feel the air flow.

"Well...it's actually windy here."

The air flows very slowly, but you can still feel it if you feel carefully.

“…It seems to be in this direction?”

Wang Yao patted the armored rhinoceros that was blocking the way, and the other party consciously stepped aside.

Following the guidance of the air flow, Wang Yao came to a moss-covered rock wall.

I reached out and pressed it...and the feedback felt like pressing a spring mattress.

bass--!

Wang Yao took out the knife he carried with him and cut the moss.

Revealing the intertwined vines below...

"There is indeed an exit!"

Wang Yao took a few steps back and threw out the Poké Ball of the Armored Warrior.

"Use continuous cut on the rock wall!"

Swish-!

Swish-!

With a few claws, the vine wall blocking the way was completely torn apart.

Revealing a dark passage behind.

call--!

A humid air current blew in from deep inside the passage...

"Moo?"

The armored rhinos that were chewing on fern leaves all raised their noses at the same time and sniffed the air.

Led by one of the armored rhinos, the armored rhinos lined up in a row staggered into the newly opened passage.

"Let's follow too!"

Wang Yao took back the armored warrior and waved to Shizuka.