You're Surrounded

On the eighth day of the journey to the Johto Region, Xiao Yu.

Before dawn, while the sky was still barely light, Yu Hai got up.

He had no choice. He was leaving this ship and had no intention of sleeping any longer. If he waited until daylight, escaping would become troublesome.

He casually washed his face in the bathroom. His clothes reeked of smoke and wine, but he did not care. When he reached the rail, the sky had not fully brightened yet. Coupled with the gloomy drizzle, this morning had arrived later than usual.

He released Fearow and took off directly from the side of the ship. Using a compass to find the right direction, he flew toward land.

The moment he took off, a middle-aged man in the captain's cabin raised binoculars and watched him fly away. In the end, he had still been discovered.

"Follow him. Catch him on land, and remember to keep him alive," the middle-aged man said as he lowered the binoculars and sent his underlings after Yu Hai.

Keep him alive?

He wanted to know what the secret his boss mentioned really was. Was it that Pokémon that had detected the ambush? He was truly looking forward to it. What kind of Pokémon would it be?

Not long after Yu Hai took off, he discovered the two pursuers behind him. He had no idea when they had started watching him, nor could he tell whether that terrifying jacket-wearing middle-aged man was following. They were too far away for him to judge, so he could only keep flying forward.

With Fearow accelerating, they reached land after just over an hour. The instant Yu Hai saw the shore, he dove straight into the forest, intending to ambush the two men there and test