Ranger?
If it's Ranger patrolling, then there's really no problem.
Upon seeing that the visitors were actually Rangers, Roy was about to greet the three Ranger, but then he sensed that something was off about them.
The three of them were wearing impeccably clean Ranger uniforms, and the woman even had exquisite makeup on her face.
It's not that Rangers shouldn't be clean, but he had seen Rangers in Lilycove City who, because they had to patrol the entire forest, mostly looked dusty and travel-worn, let alone wearing any elaborate makeup.
Moreover, of all times, they had to come at this particular moment.
Roy turned to look at the Mankey beside his legs.
"Grumble!"
The Mankey- like creature called out softly to Roy.
The Ancient Gengar in the shadows translated to Roy through Mind Communication, indicating that Mankey had not seen the three Rangers come to their tribe and take away their people a week ago.
However... he had never seen those three Rangers either.
Never seen it before!
Logically speaking, if the other party was Ranger who patrolled the National Park every day, then the Mankey couldn't possibly have missed seeing the three of them.
So that means these three Rangers are fake?
Uncertain, Roy spoke first, intending to test the three of them, and asked:
"Oh, it's the Ranger! I almost thought you were poachers! Are you also here searching for clues about the disappearance of the Primeape population?"
The three Rangers exchanged glances, and finally the burly Ranger in the middle grinned, stepped forward, and said:
"Young man, we are Pokémon League Rangers on Route 37, responsible for checking the forest for poachers. Please show us your identification."
Roy showed his ID Card without any hesitation.
The burly middle-aged man paused for a moment after seeing the black Golden ID Card, then looked at the name on it.
Roy?
I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before.
But they don't need to worry about the name anymore; the ID Card in the other party's hand is something they can't afford to offend.
Is the other party trying to play dumb to take advantage of someone else?
Fortunately, I stopped the two people next to me from attacking each other directly, otherwise it would have definitely caused a disaster.
The burly man quickly returned the ID Card to Roy and said to Roy in a serious tone:
"Elite Four Majesty, our investigation has revealed that the Primeape population here did not suddenly disappear, but rather migrated to Safari Zone. It has nothing to do with any poaching."
Will the Primeape population migrate?
Clearly, the Ranger in the middle was deceiving himself by thinking he didn't understand the habits of the Primeape.
Moreover, the newspaper clearly stated that the Ranger was the first to discover the missing group of Primeape, yet this person denied the existence of Primeape group in the area.
What exactly is the other party trying to hide?
"I was probably overthinking it. As long as they're alright, that's all that matters. Thanks for letting me know."
After saying that Roy was about to pack his things and leave, but a dark shadow split off from the shadow beneath Roy and moved toward the middle person among the three.
Just as the Ancient Gengar was about to slip into the man's shadow, the burly Ranger in the middle felt a chilling aura coming from behind him and instinctively turned his head to look behind him.
All they saw was Roy waving goodbye.
None of the Krookodile, Nidoking, or Rhydon detected anything unusual.
Ancient Gengar at the Intermediate King level is not something they can easily find.
That's really strange. Could it be that the weather has gotten colder lately?
The burly Ranger didn't think much of it, smiled at Roy, and told Roy they were also planning to leave.
The other two saw Roy turn to leave and tried to stop him, but before they could take a step, they were pulled back by the burly man in the middle.
Neither of them knew what the ID Card in Roy's hand symbolized.
But did he know that possessing this type of ID Card meant Roy had at least the strength of Beginner King level Pokémon Trainer?
Even if all three of them were to go down, they might not be able to take down that boy. Besides, Roy's physique clearly indicates he's a trained fighter; it's best not to mess with someone like that.
Their task was simply to search the National Park and Route 37 for any stray Primeape and Mankey; there was no need to risk their lives.
Adhering to the principle of "better to avoid trouble," the man pulled the two back, while also having the Krookodile keep an eye on Roy to prevent him from Feint them from behind.
What the man didn't know was that a pair of red eyes were staring at him from within his shadow.
After walking about a hundred meters away, the burly man, realizing that nothing was wrong, finally let go of their hands.
A thin Ranger to the left of the burly man said:
"Boss, the young master of the Wazik family only needs to defeat one last Mankey in his mission. Why don't we just take him down and steal the Mankey?"
Besides, there are three of us, why should we be afraid of him?
The woman on the other side of the burly man also looked puzzled; clearly, she didn't understand either.
The burly man patiently explained the meaning of the black Golden ID Card in Roy's hand to the two of them.
"What? Elite Four -level Pokémon Trainer?"
Roy just now looked like an inexperienced young man, but he turned out to be so strong?
The man who asked the question felt a wave of fear wash over him, but then he said:
"Boss, I have a feeling that guy knows something. After all, they had already spread the word before we took out those two Rangers."
"It's all that damned newspaper's fault; we were too late."
The woman on the other side of the burly man had an arrogant expression, completely disregarding Roy from before.
"Isn't he just an Elite Four- level Pokémon Trainer? He doesn't look very old; at most, he's just a Beginner King level Pokémon Trainer."
Our Wazik Family has quite a few Elite Four level Pokémon Trainers.
"And even if he knew, so what? With our family's influence in Ecruteak City, even if it's not as strong as it was a few hundred years ago, we're not someone that just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can mess with."
After saying that, the woman tossed her hair, completely unconcerned.
The two men beside her were unmoved by the woman's Versailles-esque remarks. They knew that if she were truly a core member of the Wazik Family, she wouldn't need to come here with them to catch Mankey and Primeape.
The Ancient Gengar in the shadows overheard their conversation.
None of them noticed that Roy was riding Dragapult not far from them.
Dragapult completely concealed his presence, transforming into a B-2 stealth fighter and reducing his own presence to zero.