The main island possessed abundant resources, so the huge ship only came once each year.
Raven also lived a legendary life here. As long as he delivered fifty qualified members to Headquarters after three years, another promotion would await him. Perhaps he could even leave the island and be directly transferred to Headquarters… at that point, it could be considered that he had finally made it!
When Tetsuya and Catherine once again went to check on the teams from Kanto and Unova, there was naturally no doubt that they were all already dead. Under Houndoom's Flamethrower, they had all turned into ashes as well.
"Only people from Sinnoh remain. How strong are they?"
Tetsuya asked Catherine. At this moment, the two of them were walking along the road while searching.
"Heh~ Not much to speak of. They're far inferior compared to those from Hoenn," Catherine said with a disdainful tone.
"If their combat power is poor, then they probably wouldn't go too deep… Does that mean we need to head out instead?" Tetsuya felt somewhat troubled.
"Un, I think so."
Tetsuya and Catherine could only move toward the forest entrance.
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As the cold plum blossoms faded away, winter departed and spring arrived. A new year had already begun.
This year was destined for even more events to occur. Tetsuya had already fallen into the Shadow Team's hands for four years, and his strength had also experienced a "significant" improvement. It was time to escape their shadowy grasp… "Cough!"
Once he reached the mainland, if he wanted to openly appear beneath the "sunlight", then he would have to serve as a catalyst for the Shadow Team's destruction!
Once the Shadow Team was destroyed, he would have nothing left to fear. Judging by the timeline, during this round of Elite Four replacement, Pryce was already no longer serving in the position, and Kurokawa Ryosuke no longer had any need to assassinate him.
Of course, sooner or later, he would definitely settle that grudge himself…
Not far from the forest entrance, Tetsuya and Catherine spotted three wooden cabins.
"To think there would actually be cabins like this in such a forest… What a surprise," Catherine said.
"Tehe~ Looks like they're preparing to stay here long-term." Tetsuya let out a disdainful laugh.
"These people are truly beyond saving." Catherine naturally also guessed who it was and spoke helplessly.
"…Should we make a move?" Catherine asked.
"We haven't checked their improvements for a whole year. Let's observe first."
"Un!"
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After observing for one week, the Sinnoh team of six here went out every day searching for food.
Their food mostly consisted of stewed mushrooms and roasted Pidgey. During this time, they captured a Stantler, which made everyone overjoyed. At the very least, they would not need to go out searching for food for three consecutive days.
On the first day after capturing the Stantler, since the six people no longer needed to go hunting, they released their Pokémon for training.
From the movements during their training, Tetsuya could basically judge these people's level. After one year, not only had their combat power failed to improve, it had actually declined considerably. Even if such people became members of the Shadow Team, they would only end up as cannon fodder sent to their deaths.
"Do we still need to observe them?" Catherine somewhat looked down upon their level.
"There's no need. It's just that this place is too close to the base… If we make too much noise, it will definitely attract the Shadow Team's attention. If they discover us, then things will become disastrous," Tetsuya said.
Catherine nodded. It truly was somewhat troublesome. It could only be said that the six people from Sinnoh had chosen an exceptionally "good" location.
"Hmm… right now, what would anger them the most?" Tetsuya asked thoughtfully.
"Of course it's food," Catherine said. The six people had originally been busy hunting every single day, so food was naturally scarce. That was why they had become so excited after capturing the Stantler.
"That's true. It's just that they already know all your Pokémon, while they aren't familiar with any of mine. They've never even seen Mamoswine and the others before. This time, we'll send Houndoom out instead."
After Tetsuya finished speaking, he threw out Houndoom's Poké Ball, "Houndoom, later, while they're training, rush out and first eat all the food they're cooking. Then drag the remaining Stantler away and run back. The farther you run, the better. I will have Beedrill follow behind you."
Houndoom nodded and concealed itself behind the trees.
At this moment, the fragrance of the Stantler had already drifted into Tetsuya's nose. The six people were currently chatting and laughing merrily while discussing whose Pokémon was stronger.
'Do it.'
Tetsuya waved his hand. Houndoom shot out like a bullet, directly running beside the pan and eating voraciously!
In just a moment, Houndoom had already eaten more than half. Then it kicked over the pan with one paw, and the sound immediately alarmed the group of six. Right afterward, Houndoom swaggered away while carrying the remaining Stantler in its mouth as it ran forward.
"Our food..."
"Kisamaaa! Chase it!"
Only now did they realize that this Houndoom had not only stolen food, but had also packed up the leftovers. They hurriedly called their Pokémon and chased after it.
Houndoom ran wildly while the six people relentlessly pursued it. This was three days' worth of rations, yet it had actually been stolen away by a single Pokémon.
Hatred involving food was tremendous!
Tetsuya had Beedrill follow behind, while Catherine also had Chatot and Honchkrow closely follow after them.
After chasing Houndoom for a full two hours, they had already reached the depths of the forest. Within the dense forest, Houndoom dropped part of the Stantler bodiy and assumed a battle stance.
The six from Sinnoh panted heavily, already speaking incoherently.
"Th-this beast finally can't run anymore, right?"
"Get it! Kill it… kill it for meeee!"
The six and their total of thirty Pokémon were just about to attack…
From behind them, Beedrill's Pin Missile rained down like a storm, instantly throwing all thirty Pokémon into disorder!
At this moment, Houndoom unleashed Smog and Inferno one after another.
Afterward, it used Double Team. Ten Houndoom wrapped in Inferno flames and Smog charged toward those thirty Pokémon.
"Attaaaack!"
At this moment, the six still relied on their numerical advantage and did not take Houndoom seriously at all. Ten Houndoom merely meant sending out ten Pokémon to resist them.
Right at that moment, more than twenty Chatot suddenly rushed into the middle of the thirty Pokémon. The Round and Echoed Voice net was unleashed, instantly causing more than ten Pokémon to collapse.
Houndoom's [Blightfire Assault] struck, instantly taking down five Pokémon at once. The further back the attack spread, the weaker its power became, and it failed to knock out opponents in a single hit. However, Beedrill's finishing ability was extremely powerful.
[Twin Fury] connected seamlessly. Houndoom and Beedrill successively defeated ten Pokémon. The few Pokémon not struck by [Blightfire Assault] had already been intimidated by Houndoom's overwhelming power and were quickly taken down by Houndoom and Beedrill working together.
Honchkrow was responsible for relaying information and had already gone to guide Tetsuya and Catherine in their direction.
Now, only a little over ten Pokémon remained, still suffering under the torment of Round and Echoed Voice. Naturally, the six recognized that these were Catherine's Chatot, but after shouting several times, there was still no trace of her.
The few people began to feel faintly uneasy…
They recalled the Pokémon on the ground that had been defeated by Houndoom and Beedrill and started fleeing. Due to the obstruction of the soundwaves, the ten Pokémon trapped by Chatot could not be recalled.