Encounter Battle

At nine that night, on the day of the Selection Tournament, the Divine Land Alliance team had thoroughly penetrated Aokigahara Forest, leaving the outer region behind and entering an area that could truly be called a paradise for wild Pokémon.

At that moment, everyone had gathered within the territory of the Mega Sceptile that Su Hao had successfully "tamed." Including the companions they had collected along the way, Su Hao's Grass-type Pokémon army had now exceeded forty members.

The Gogoat herd, thirty strong, had been assigned alongside Arboliva by Su Hao as support and disruption units. The wild Grass-type Pokémon they sought afterward still followed two principles—solitary and powerful.

"Early Elite Four Level Sableye, Mega Sceptile, and Torterra; Late Gym Level Arboliva, Nutoking, Dragapult, Togetic... Uh, isn't Su Hao's Pokémon selection a little strange?"

Xiao Zijian held a dumbbell Su Hao had pulled from his bag of holding, doing squats as he counted them off.

Jin Lin had a few thoughts about Su Hao's choices. Both her hands moved so quickly they left afterimages as she frantically prepared food suitable for these Grass-type Pokémon, while she continued speaking. "Whether it's the Gogoat or Arboliva, they're all Pokémon that excel at support and disruption."

"From the very beginning, Su Hao never expected wild Gym Level Pokémon to fight the elites from other Pokémon Leagues. The main combat force has to be those three Elite Four Level Pokémon."

Cheng Liming also chimed in, "His Special Ability can tightly connect these wild Pokémon, which should have been extremely scattered. Many times, they can produce an effect greater than one plus one."

Bai Linglong sighed. "At least from what I can see, if any one of us—or even all four of us together—encountered this army, we might not be able to retreat unharmed even