Tianqing Mountain, evening. Dusk gradually deepened...
Yu Hai sat cross-legged inside his tent. Occasionally, busy footsteps and voices drifted in from outside. The task of searching for Ash and the others had nothing to do with an injured man like him.
He understood that clearly. It was not as if he had done nothing, though. At the very least, he had sent his Pelipper out to search for Ash and the others.
There was no helping it. Pelipper was the only Flying-type Pokémon he could use. Scizor was powerful, but it was not suited for prolonged flight.
Zapdos was a trump card that absolutely could not be revealed. He could not casually expose it before everyone. After all, it was an extremely rare Legendary Pokémon. If someone with ulterior motives set their sights on it, things would get troublesome.
As for Dragonite, he could not bear to send it out. If someone captured it, he would not even have a place to cry.
The Flying-type Pokémon under his alias were even less usable, lest he expose his identity.
The remaining Pokémon, such as Butterfree and Farfetch'd, were not with him.
Combee was even more out of the question. The little one was still too young, just a baby. With that round little body, sending it into the complicated mountain forest would likely turn it into some predator's meal. He could not take that risk.
Thinking of this, he sighed helplessly. Looking at Combee's panel before him, he silently prayed that everyone would find Ash and the others safely.
[Combee] [Attribute: Bug + Flying] [Gender: Female] [Potential: 52%] [Level: 8.12%] [Ability: Honey Gather / 1.22%] [Hidden Ability: Guts / 2.53%] [Mastered Moves...]
It had only been eight days since Combee was born, and it was merely level eight, still