## Chapter 72: The Strange Excadrill

## Chapter 72: The Strange Excadrill

Because the Gogoat scattered and fled, the Excadrill under the small mound didn't know which one to chase for a moment, so it could only stop in place.

"Yaroo!!!"

Just then, **Talonflame Captain** descended from the sky. Its entire body was burning with intense flames. Using the Move Flame Charge, it hooked its sharp and powerful giant claws and fiercely struck the small mound.

Boom!!!

Following a loud explosion, the small mound was shattered by **Talonflame Captain**'s attack. Unfortunately, the Excadrill under the mound ran too fast and was not hit by Flame Charge.

Seemingly realizing it had been ambushed, the Excadrill immediately tried to escape.

But since **Bai Feng** had suffered a loss once, he naturally wouldn't make the same mistake a second time. He took out a Poké Ball, and with a flash of red light, **Grandpa Fu**'s Tropius appeared.

Tropius, having already received **Bai Feng**'s instructions, immediately locked onto the quickly moving small mound as soon as it appeared.

It lifted its thick and powerful leg and stomped heavily on the ground. The ground immediately shook violently, and cracks appeared, all extending towards the small mound where the Excadrill was hiding.

This was the Move Earthquake.

The ground vibrated violently, and the underground was no less affected. Before long, with a scream, a black-brown Pokémon was thrown out of the ground.

This Pokémon's head and claws were made of giant steel drills; it was indeed an Excadrill!

However, when **Bai Feng**'s gaze met the Excadrill's, he couldn't help but freeze.

What kind of Excadrill was this? Its eyes were fierce and malevolent, even flickering with an abnormal eerie light, looking completely devoid of reason.

Not only that, but as soon as it emerged from underground, an abnormal roar came from its throat. Its mouth full of sharp, pointed teeth didn't look like what an Excadrill should have at all.

Finally, **Bai Feng** also saw dried bloodstains on some of its fur. Those discolored and blackened bloodstains made it look dirty and smelly, and even drilling through the dirt couldn't remove them.

"Roar~"

The Excadrill roared in turn at **Bai Feng**, Tropius, and the Talonflame surrounding it, then immediately tried to use the Move Dig to burrow back into the ground.

Tropius lifted its foot and stomped down heavily again. The Excadrill, which had only just managed to get its head in, was shaken out again, falling onto the ground on its rear.

**Talonflame Captain** led several of its subordinates and seized the opportunity to simultaneously use Flame Charge to attack the Excadrill again.

But this Excadrill's battle instincts seemed extremely strong. Although the opportunity found by the Talonflame was very difficult to come by, it still reacted.

The Excadrill suddenly flipped over and turned back, its body rapidly spinning. In a moment, it spun into a ball.

It used the Move Rapid Spin.

The Talonflame's claws landed on the Excadrill's spinning body, making a clanging friction sound that was extremely harsh, even sparking, and completely unable to cause effective damage to the Excadrill.

After forcing the Talonflame back, the Excadrill still didn't give up and tried to use the Move Dig again to escape, but just like before, it was interrupted by Tropius's Earthquake Move.

Seeing this, the Talonflame swarmed towards the Excadrill again. The Excadrill originally planned to repeat its trick, but just as its body started spinning, Tropius's Earthquake came again.

The violent shaking of the ground forced the Excadrill's Rapid Spin to stop.

This time, the Talonflame's Flame Charge finally hit it.

As a Steel-type Pokémon, the Excadrill was weak to Fire-type Moves, so it let out a painful wail, a sound mixed with alarming ferocity.

**Bai Feng** wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but he felt as if the eerie light emanating from the Excadrill's eyes had become even deeper.

After being hit by Earthquake several times in a row, and now facing the combined attack of multiple Talonflame using Flame Charge, the Excadrill was already seriously injured, and its hidden ferocity was finally unleashed.

"Roar~"

It let out a long roar towards the sky. In that instant, **Bai Feng** saw its eyes change from white and black to crimson red. Immediately after, giant rocks fell from the sky, smashing towards the Talonflame.

This was the Move Rock Slide.

**Talonflame Captain** reacted extremely quickly. Its wings glowed with a metallic sheen, and it charged headfirst into the continuously falling giant rocks. With each collision, a giant rock was shattered by its wings.

The other Talonflame followed suit, one after another using the Move Steel Wing to counterattack, finally resisting the Excadrill's Rock Slide attack.

Taking advantage of the moment the Excadrill was counterattacking the Talonflame, Tropius began to prepare its ultimate Move. The bananas on its neck emitted a golden light, and a ball of intense light quickly condensed at its mouth, emitting a heart-pounding aura.

This was the precursor to activating the Grass-type ultimate Move, Solar Beam.

However, Solar Beam requires charging, so Tropius needed preparation time.

This Excadrill's strength was truly formidable. It could hold its own against the combined attack of several Talonflame. One must know that **Bai Feng**'s **Talonflame Captain** was not weak and had the advantage in type and numbers, yet they still couldn't take it down.

Finally, Tropius finished charging, and a golden beam of light erupted from its mouth, shooting directly at the Excadrill.

The Excadrill had little reason left and was driven mad by its injuries. At this moment, its attention was completely drawn to the surrounding Talonflame, so how could it notice Tropius on the other side?

Ultimately, the Excadrill was engulfed in the golden beam of light formed by Solar Beam.

When the light beam dissipated, the Excadrill lay unconscious in a deep pit.

"Phew~ It's finally resolved!" **Bai Feng** let out a long sigh of relief.

As soon as the Excadrill fell, the Gogoat that had been hiding elsewhere all gathered around again, wanting to see what this "demon" that had taken away several of their companions looked like.

**Bai Feng** didn't stop them. After the Gogoat had seen enough, he walked to the edge of the large pit and took out a Poké Ball to catch the Excadrill.

Seeing the Excadrill successfully enter the Poké Ball, **Bai Feng** breathed a slight sigh of relief. Since it could be caught in a Poké Ball, it meant the Excadrill hadn't been caught by others, which greatly reduced the possibility of someone manipulating this incident from behind the scenes.

But the appearance of this Excadrill... no matter how **Bai Feng** looked at it, something felt off.

Forget it, he'd better wait until he gets back and show it to **Grandpa Fu**.

Unable to sort out his thoughts, **Bai Feng** gave up thinking. He instructed **Talonflame Captain** to take its subordinates back first, then returned Tropius to its Poké Ball, and finally said to the Gogoat, "Alright, the matter is resolved, let's go back!"

"Go~go~"

"Go~"

"Go~go~go~go~"

...

With the potential threat eliminated, the Gogoat's demeanor became relaxed, and their calls became cheerful.

Back at the **Ranch**, **Aunt Balice** and **Uncle Luobu** immediately surrounded him with worried faces and asked, "How was it? Did you catch that Excadrill?"

**Bai Feng** took out the Poké Ball containing the Excadrill and shook it, saying, "I didn't fail my mission, the Excadrill has been captured!"

**Aunt Balice** and **Uncle Luobu** first breathed a sigh of relief, then bright smiles appeared on their faces.

"**Bai Feng**, we really owe you a lot this time!"

**Bai Feng** shook his head and said, "Although the Excadrill has been caught, the missing Gogoat and Skiddo haven't been found..."

Hearing this, the smiles on the couple's faces instantly disappeared.

"Actually, we were already mentally prepared..." **Luobu** said after a deep sigh. In fact, when they saw the bloodstains in the **Forest**, they had already given up hope.

**Bai Feng** comforted him, saying, "Perhaps there's still a miracle. When I go to **Grandpa Fu**'s place, I'll try to see if I can find any clues from the Excadrill."

**Aunt Balice** said, "Good child, thank you for your trouble."

After expressing their gratitude, the couple insisted on keeping **Bai Feng** for lunch at **Home**, but **Bai Feng** was in a hurry to go back and report the outcome of this matter to **Grandpa Fu**, so he politely declined.

But before he left, the couple once again gave **Bai Feng** many bottles of Grassland Goat Milk, almost filling his Space Backpack. Fortunately, his Space Backpack didn't have a large capacity, otherwise, who knows how much more the couple would have given him. **Bai Feng** couldn't refuse their enthusiasm at all.

After leaving the **Ranch**, **Bai Feng** rode Tropius directly to the **Coupling Gym**.

**Grandpa Fu** was surprised to see **Bai Feng** appear at the **Gym** and asked, "Is the matter resolved? So quickly?" The morning wasn't even over yet!

**Bai Feng** nodded and said, "It's resolved, but I always feel like something isn't right." He then told **Grandpa Fu** about the Excadrill's state.

**Grandpa Fu** frowned tightly after listening, then said to **Bai Feng**, "Come with me."

**Grandpa Fu** led **Bai Feng** to the **Gym**'s **Battlefield**, then said to **Bai Feng**, "Release that Excadrill so I can take a look." After speaking, he took out a Poké Ball and released a Tangrowth.

**Bai Feng** nodded, then took out the Poké Ball and released the Excadrill. To his surprise, the Excadrill had actually woken up in such a short time.

It looked deranged and immediately tried to attack **Bai Feng** and **Grandpa Fu**, completely disregarding its injuries.

However, with **Grandpa Fu** present, the Excadrill couldn't cause any trouble. As soon as it made a move, thick vines flew out from **Grandpa Fu**'s Tangrowth and bound it tightly, leaving only a constantly twisting head exposed.

The Excadrill's eyes were frantic, the crimson red color in its eyes became more obvious, and the look it directed at **Bai Feng** and **Grandpa Fu** revealed a strange... desire?

**Bai Feng** vaguely felt that if this Excadrill could break free from its restraints, it would devour him in the next second.

**Grandpa Fu** frowned and looked at the Excadrill for a while, then finally said to **Bai Feng**, "Send it to **Officer Jenny**."

**Bai Feng** hesitated and asked, "Shouldn't we first look for clues about the missing Gogoat and Skiddo from it?"

**Grandpa Fu** was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Send it to the **Police Station** first. We'll talk about the rest later."

Hearing this, **Bai Feng** could only nod. He felt that **Grandpa Fu**'s attitude was a bit strange, but he didn't feel it was appropriate to ask more questions.

"The matter is resolved. I'll send the Fairy Flower to you later," **Grandpa Fu** added.

"Thank you so much!" Hearing this, **Bai Feng** finally beamed with joy.

After saying goodbye to **Grandpa Fu**, **Bai Feng** rode Tropius to the **Police Station** again, handed the Excadrill's Poké Ball to **Officer Jenny**, and simultaneously recounted what had happened at the **Ranch**.

When **Officer Jenny** saw the Excadrill's state, her expression immediately became extremely serious. Subsequently, she asked **Bai Feng** to go back first, saying they needed to conduct a test on the Excadrill and would notify him when the test result was out.

**Bai Feng** thought to himself: This Excadrill definitely has a big problem, otherwise, **Grandpa Fu** and **Officer Jenny** wouldn't have such ambiguous attitudes.

After leaving the **Police Station**, **Bai Feng** returned to the **Blue Bird Orphanage**. He distributed the Grassland Goat Milk given by **Aunt Balice** and **Uncle Luobu** to the children again.

"Wow, **Brother Bai Feng**, you really bought it again!" **Xiao You** shouted excitedly, holding a milk bottle.

**Bai Feng** shook his head and said, "Someone else gave it to me. They gave quite a lot, so I brought it for you."

"Wow~ Wow~ Wow~"

Due to economic reasons, the children usually didn't have many opportunities to eat snacks or drink beverages, so at this moment, the younger ones were all running and cheering excitedly in the **Yard**, holding their milk bottles.

**Xiao Limo** couldn't make a sound, but still followed behind her brothers with a smiling face, running happily even if she couldn't keep up.

**Aunt Balice** and **Uncle Luobu** indeed gave a lot of Grassland Goat Milk this time. After giving each child a bottle, there was still a lot left, so he stored it in the **Orphanage**'s refrigerator.

**Bai Feng** also instructed **Director Meili** to let the children drink one bottle a day and not to drink too much.

**Bai Feng** didn't leave at noon and stayed at the **Orphanage** to have lunch with everyone. Although the lunch was very ordinary, **Bai Feng** ate happily.

As soon as he returned to **Fangxing Mountain**, **Bai Feng** was informed by **Bai Ye**, who ran over, that something had been delivered from the **Coupling Gym**.

**Bai Feng** guessed immediately that **Grandpa Fu** had sent the Fairy Flower.

**Bai Feng** walked into his **Home** and saw that there were indeed five piles of plants in the **Yard**. Each pile was neatly stacked on the ground.

As for why there were five piles, it was because there are five types of Fairy Flower: Red Fairy Flower, Orange Fairy Flower, Blue Fairy Flower, White Fairy Flower, and Yellow Fairy Flower.

Depending on the color of the Fairy Flower held, the color of Floette's Evolution into Florges will also vary.

Although **Bai Feng** hadn't specifically reminded him, **Grandpa Fu** thoughtfully prepared a set of all five colors of Fairy Flower for him.

**Bai Feng** counted, and there were probably about a hundred seedlings of each color, which was quite a large quantity.

However, these Fairy Flower were still seedlings, and it would likely be some time before they bloomed.

"Let's quickly go and plant these Fairy Flower!" **Bai Feng** released all of his Pokémon and called out to them.

"Shira~" "Aibi~" "Yo~" "Kika~"

The Pokémon cheered and ran over one after another to help **Bai Feng** carry the flower seedlings.

**Bai Feng** didn't plant the Fairy Flower elsewhere. He cleared out a flower field on an empty lot near his **Home**'s entrance and planned to plant the Fairy Flower there.

The empty lot left near **Bai Feng**'s **Home** was quite large, so clearing out a flower field was completely fine. Fairy Flower are beautiful flowers, and planting them near the entrance of **Home** allows him to enjoy the flowers whenever he wants, which is wonderful!

(End of Chapter)