Chapter 20: Pursuit

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"Golbat, use Supersonic!" With the boost of the tailwind, Qingwu's Golbat was much faster than the Beedrill. Golbat's Supersonic confused some of the Beedrill, but more of the Beedrill stuck out their butts. Countless bee stings shot down like rain. Many poison stings shot into the forest, and the once emerald-green tree trunks were covered with stings. The venom from the stings seeped into the bark. The leaves of the originally lush trees instantly withered and yellowed, and the bark cracked and peeled off.

"Come out, Manectric, use Thunderbolt!" After Manectric came out of its Poké Ball, its whole body crackled with electrical sparks. Manectric opened its mouth and let out a roar. After being hit by Thunderbolt, countless Beedrill turned into charcoal and fell to the ground. A clear space appeared in the air, but it was instantly filled by the Beedrill that came from behind.

"Not good, those Kakuna must have evolved! Let's run!" Qingwu seemed to realize something and called Golbat back. Leiming also recalled Manectric, and they ran forward in a hurry. However, ahead was a wide river with a very strong current.

"Jump!" Qingwu recalled Golbat into its Poké Ball and put the Poké Ball into his bracelet, then jumped down with Leiming. They flailed their legs in mid-air, and finally plunged into the river, directly swept away by the turbulent current. Qingwu was a strong swimmer. Even falling into a rapid river, he could immediately surface. Leiming, on the other hand, struggled desperately. Soon, Leiming's head sank again. Qingwu dived to the bottom of the river, found the sinking Leiming, and pulled him towards the riverbank.

"Cough cough cough." After a long while, Qingwu reached a shallow spot on the riverbank. He pulled the unconscious Leiming ashore. The Beedrill had dispersed by then.

"Golbat, find me some firewood. I need to dry my clothes." Golbat nodded and flew out, flapping its wings.

Qingwu looked at the unconscious Leiming and took out a small bottle from his bracelet. After opening the small bottle, a foul smell emanated from it. It smelled like socks that hadn't been washed for a month. Qingwu covered his nose and placed the small bottle under Leiming's nostrils, carefully fanning the opening of the bottle with his hand to let more of the scent enter Leiming's nose.

"Ugh!" Five or six seconds later, Leiming opened his eyes in his sleep, vomiting onto the ground endlessly. He not only vomited the water he had swallowed but also undigested food.

"Boss, did you feed me sh*t? Why does it smell so bad?" Leiming's voice was a little hoarse, probably because he had choked on water.

"Stop talking nonsense. This medicine is very expensive. It's made from the saliva I collected from Bellsprout," Qingwu said to Leiming. Just then, Golbat flew back, dragging a section of a tree trunk. Qingwu's expression turned serious after seeing the claw marks on the tree trunk.

"What's wrong, Boss?" Leiming asked curiously when he saw Qingwu's expression suddenly change.

"We must have entered Ursaring's territory," Qingwu said somewhat bitterly. "And now it's Ursaring's breeding season. Ursaring are very ferocious at this time. To protect their offspring, any Pokémon that enters Ursaring's territory will be torn to shreds by a swarm of angry Ursaring."

"Boss, don't scare me," Leiming took a step back.

"We'll dry our clothes immediately and leave here right away. Golbat, chop this tree trunk into countless small pieces." Golbat spread its wings, and two or three huge Air Slashes flew out from its wings. The tree trunk instantly split into countless pieces.

"Yoho, Golbat, you're pretty good with Air Slash." Qingwu was a little surprised when he saw Golbat accurately chop the wood into several pieces with Air Slash. Golbat puffed out its small chest, looking like it wanted to be praised. "You're amazing," Qingwu rubbed Golbat's small head and praised it.

Qingwu used a windproof lighter to ignite the chopped wood, and a bonfire quickly formed. "Come on, Leiming, we need to dry off quickly," Qingwu said to Leiming, who was still standing there dumbfounded. "Okay, coming," Leiming quickly gathered around the bonfire and started drying himself.

"It's already late noon. We need to get the treasure before sunset. Nighttime is when Arbok are most active." Qingwu glanced at the treasure map. The edge of the Ursaring forest was the forest where Arbok lived. Occasionally, an Ursaring would stick its head out of the forest. Qingwu checked the Ursaring's level.

{Ursaring (Orange) Level 48}

"Good heavens, this Ursaring is high-leveled. We need to be more careful," Qingwu mumbled.

Qingwu and Leiming cautiously passed through the Ursaring forest. When they came out of the forest, both Qingwu and Leiming breathed a sigh of relief. It was too stressful just now. They walked for three full hours for seven or eight kilometers, stopping and starting, afraid that an Ursaring would pop out of the bushes if they weren't careful. Ursaring, like Beedrill, are very united. If you provoke one Ursaring, you'll provoke a whole swarm of Ursaring.

Upon reaching the Arbok forest, there were Arbok everywhere, but it was afternoon and the sun was very strong. Most of the Arbok were resting in the shade, too lazy to move. Even some Arbok that were still active lost interest when they smelled the medicinal scent on Qingwu. {PS: Of course there are Arbok in the Arbok forest.}

Finally, Qingwu and Leiming reached the location marked on the map. It was another massive ancient tree. An Arbok was lazily lying under the large tree, seemingly having a sweet dream, even drooling. {Arbok (Orange) Level 30} After confirming the level, although this Arbok was higher leveled than Golbat, Golbat should be able to hold off Arbok.

"Larvitar, be careful and dig up the treasure under the Arbok." It was the same old method. Qingwu called out Larvitar. Larvitar nodded and used Dig on the ground as instructed by Qingwu. However, this time Larvitar also knew the danger and dug deeper. A small mound did not appear on the ground. After a while, Qingwu saw a small mound appear on the ground near the Arbok. The mound grew larger and larger. Finally, Larvitar rushed out of the ground carrying a battered iron box. The Arbok was also completely startled awake. It opened its large snake eyes, which were filled with bloodshot veins. The Arbok immediately opened its mouth and sprayed a yellow liquid at Larvitar.

"Larvitar, use Rock Slide to avoid the Sludge Bomb!" Larvitar rolled on the ground and stomped hard on the ground. A huge rock directly emerged from the ground, and the Sludge Bomb landed on the surface of the rock. The rock made a hissing sound, accompanied by a lot of white smoke.

Just then, an even larger Arbok emerged from underground. This must have been the reason why Larvitar rushed out of the ground in a hurry. {Arbok (Orange) Level 32}

"Golbat, Larvitar, it's time to test your teamwork!" Qingwu shouted loudly at Golbat and Larvitar. Golbat circled in mid-air, waiting for Qingwu's command, while Larvitar powered up with Iron Defense.