Just as Jun Shafeng was wondering why all the first-level trainers seemed so afraid of a trainer named Situ, Bai Yu, who was standing beside him, spoke up nervously.
"I didn't expect that Situ Kong would be our team leader... the King of Explosion. This is bad."
Seeing Bai Yu so anxious, Jun Shafeng asked, "King of Explosion? What do you mean?"
Bai Yu sighed and explained, "You don't know about the trainer rankings? Situ Kong is a B-level trainer, but even most A-level trainers avoid him. His battle tactics are so extreme that he's basically been blacklisted by most Pokémon battle clubs."
"Come on, stop being so mysterious and just tell me already," Jun Shafeng said curiously.
Bai Yu gave a wry smile. "Situ Kong uses four Pokémon: Naughty Thunderbolt, Rhydon, Forretress, and Gastly."
As soon as Jun Shafeng heard the names, he immediately understood. "Oh... no wonder they call him the King of Explosion."
"Exactly. If we're on the same team, we'll have to worry about being caught in his explosions. I bet those other trainers were burned—maybe even literally—by his reckless moves."
"So we should definitely keep our distance from him, or we'll get blown up too."
Just then, a group of wild Pokémon burst out of the forest.
Situ Kong quickly threw out a Poké Ball. With a flash of red light, Naughty Thunderbolt appeared.
"Naughty Thunderbolt, use Thunderbolt—100,000 Volts!"
As Situ Kong began his attack, the other trainers joined the battle, throwing out their Poké Balls.
Situ Kong alone handled two or three Pokémon, each around level 30. Meanwhile, most C-level trainers fought in groups of three against a single opponent. Their Pokémon just weren't strong enough to handle solo battles.
But there were exceptions. Jun Shafeng and Bai Yu, both stronger than average, chose to fight alone.
Teaming up meant sharing points—and they'd rather keep the full reward for themselves.
Jun Shafeng's opponent was a large wolfhound, level 32.
"Wind Speed Dog, perfect time to try your new move—Speed!"
Wind Speed Dog barked in response. Under the pressure of Jun's domineering presence, the already impressive-looking dog became even more intimidating.
The wolfhound paused, showing fear in its eyes.
Before it could react, Wind Speed Dog shot forward, slamming into it and sending it flying like it had been hit by a speeding truck.
"Now, use Flame Fang!"
Wind Speed Dog pounced and sank its burning jaws into the wolfhound. It yelped and was left in a burning state.
Trying to fight back, the wolfhound fired off a Destruction Ray—but Wind Speed Dog dodged with ease using high-speed movement.
"Finish it with Quick Attack!"
With a blur of motion, Wind Speed Dog charged in and sent the wolfhound flying over 100 meters. It hit the ground hard and didn't get back up.
At the same time, Bai Yu and his monster hand Pokémon defeated a Rattata.
Soon, the rest of the trainers wrapped up their battles. Over a dozen D-level trainers had to retreat to Tianhong City—most of their Pokémon were too injured to continue.
Situ Kong scanned the group and said, "We just fought Pokémon that aren't from the secret realm. These were probably just wild Pokémon living in Rainbow Forest. They ran out because they sensed the terrifying aura of the secret realm's Pokémon and panicked."
Someone raised a hand and asked, "If that's the case, why are we stopping them from leaving the forest?"
Situ Kong looked at the trainer and answered, "Because we don't know if they've been infected with the Pokémon virus. The moment the virus was discovered, the Alliance sealed off the secret realm to stop infected Pokémon from escaping. If these wild Pokémon have been infected, they could spread it further."
Jun Shafeng frowned. "Wait—if we fight infected Pokémon, won't our own Pokémon risk being infected too?"
That sent a wave of panic through the trainers nearby.
Situ Kong quickly raised his voice. "Don't worry. If a Pokémon is infected for less than 24 hours, the Alliance has medicine that can fully cure it. But if it's more than 24 hours, the virus changes the Pokémon's nature permanently. At that point, it's incurable. Luckily, the Alliance has a detection device. After every battle, we'll get our Pokémon checked at the Pokémon Center."
The panic eased a little.
Suddenly, a huge spatial distortion rippled through the forest.
In the middle of the Rainbow Forest, something like a black hole appeared. At the same time, the black hole in the sky vanished.
Situ Kong muttered, "The secret realm has finally taken shape... I wonder when the Alliance will arrive."
Just then, a bolt of lightning struck the Rainbow Forest. A moment later, a large group of Ponyta and Rapidash came stampeding out of the trees.
Situ Kong immediately shouted, "Everyone, release all your Pokémon! Ponyta and Rapidash don't normally live in this forest. That means they're from the secret realm!"
At his command, the trainers stopped holding back and summoned their strongest Pokémon.
Jun Shafeng also released his Slowpoke.
Slowpoke looked around drowsily, glanced at Jun Shafeng, yawned... and lay down to take a nap.
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