Hunter J cast a cold glance over everyone present, then landed on the ground with Salamence and fell silent.
The crowd murmured among themselves, but no one went up to greet her.
Hunter J had always been a lone wolf.
Besides those whispering among themselves, there were also people like Hua Er, quietly hiding away.
There had been a period of unpleasantness between Hua Er and Hunter J.
Though now, Hunter J probably did not care much about it.
Still, Hua Er's reaction was instinctive.
After Hunter J arrived, the atmosphere seemed to freeze.
That stillness did not last long before Gastly appeared again and shattered it.
"Salamence, Dragon Pulse!"
The instant she saw Gastly appear, Hunter J decisively commanded her Salamence to attack.
Gastly was startled, but with Deoxys's help, he narrowly dodged Salamence's attack.
Hunter J's eyes narrowed.
There was something off about this Gastly.
In theory, Gastly should not have been able to evade an attack from her Salamence.
The gap between them was simply too great.
Yet Gastly had dodged it. Though he had barely managed it, he had indeed dodged it.
Hunter J's expression did not change, but she had developed some interest in Gastly.
Unfortunately, Gastly was prey—prey worth twenty million.
To her, that was more important than her own interest.
After Salamence's attack, Gastly vanished again.
Hunter J showed no reaction. Though the other Pokémon hunters looked at her with clear displeasure, none of them made a move.
There was no other reason for it. Hunter J was simply too powerful.
Powerful enough to make all of them shut up.
Even if she only had one Pokémon, Salamence.
After missing with her first strike, Hunter J did not attack again and quietly waited for Gastly to reappear.
Having hidden himself again, Gastly nervously