After they found tree trunks to use as cover, they no longer heard any banging.
"Yo-ho, yo-ho," Poliwag panted heavily as it hid behind another tree trunk after hearing Yu Hai's warning.
With no more sounds of attack, Yu Hai cautiously poked his head out toward the temporary campsite. The Kingler had not chased after them. Instead, they had knocked over the stew pot, grabbed the Caterpie that had yet to be cooked with their claws, and left the temporary shelter.
Damn it, they really came for the food. They hadn't come over all those days before, so why did they pick this time?
And the path along the beach was blocked by fallen trees. They must have come through the sea.
Yu Hai did not know that the Kingler had only noticed them that morning, while Poliwag was training Water Gun.
The Kingler had come looking for food. On a beach where food was scarce, Kingler often fought over food and territory.
When the Kingler came over that morning, they had merely been curious about Yu Hai's strange duo and had no intention of attacking. But after catching the scent of meat wafting from the stew pot, they could not resist.
Lured by the smell of meat, the three Kingler brothers had come right to their door, snatched the food, and slipped away.
They had originally only intended to test the waters with an attack. They had not expected this strange pair to be so timid that they fled in panic. Naturally, the Kingler had helped themselves to the gourmet food.
When Yu Hai returned to the temporary shelter with Poliwag, the campfire beneath the tree had already gone out, and the stew pot lay overturned.
The place was a complete mess. Even the water bucket had a hole