Spearow

The next day.

Dressing well, strapping on his backpack, packing some essential supplies, and carrying the filming equipment provided by the club, Xia Yan brought Weedle along, full of high spirits.

He boarded the bus.

Goldenrod City was the largest city in the Kanto Region, and it was no exaggeration to call it a trading center, so its land area was quite large.

Densewood Forest was located on the other side of Goldenrod City, and the bus was currently the fastest means of transportation Xia Yan could obtain.

Although it would waste a little time, it was at least much more reliable than walking on foot.

He ate breakfast on the bus.

He rode the bus to its final stop.

After getting off.

The field of vision was mostly filled with colors like green, yellow, and cyan.

A faint, fresh fragrance rushed toward his face, mixed with a hint of an imperceptible smell of decay.

Fallen leaves were everywhere in the autumn woods, but there were also quite a few trees that stayed evergreen, which were actually in the majority.

Stepping on the soft fallen leaves, he walked into the woods.

Currently, this place was still in the suburbs of Goldenrod City, jointly cleared by the Goldenrod City Pokémon League and Gym, and generally there were no wild Pokémon; in the spring, it was a very nice place for an outing.

The Weedle on Xia Yan's shoulder looked around with curious little eyes.

This place was different from the place where they had trained before.

"Stay alert, and watch out for Pokémon that might appear at any time. If they show even a tiny bit of hostility, don't hesitate, attack directly," Xia Yan said seriously.

In the wild, one always needed to maintain a guarded heart.

It was not only to guard against wild Pokémon, but even more so against certain Pokémon Trainers.

Sometimes, certain Pokémon Trainers seeking survival in the wild tended to be even more dangerous than wild Pokémon.

Because Pokémon had simple minds, while a Pokémon Trainer who looked harmless on the outside might remain calm on the surface, while nobody knew what kind of shady business they were plotting on the inside.

Woo!

Weedle nodded hard, its little eyes darting around as it gazed at the surroundings.

Upon coming to the wild, the Trainer's safety fell upon the Pokémon.

Soon.

Xia Yan and Weedle walked out of the safe zone and stepped into Densewood Forest.

The dense leaves cast flickering shadows, mottled spots of light passed through the gaps between the leaves and landed on the ground, and the entire forest revealed one message: quiet.

And behind this quietness, danger that could appear at any time was hidden.

Caterpillars quietly clinging to branches gnawed on leaves, Oddish hidden in the bushes swayed their leaves, and flocks of Pidgey playing in the forest swiftly brushed past, startling the Caterpillars into hiding beneath the leaves without daring to move a fraction of an inch.

It was a scene full of vitality, completely unaffected by the seasonal changes.

They were all non-aggressive wild Pokémon.

As long as one didn't actively taunt them, other than feeling somewhat curious about Xia Yan and Weedle entering, they wouldn't make any out-of-line moves.

Suddenly.

Xia Yan felt the body of the Weedle on his shoulder suddenly stiffen and straighten up, its little eyes tightly staring at a certain spot in the dense forest.

Had it arrived?

Xia Yan narrowed his eyes and continued walking without changing his expression.

Jie!!

A resounding cry rang out.

Only to see a robust wild Spearow abruptly burst out from behind the cover of the leaves, its sharp gaze sweeping across Xia Yan and Weedle, and finally its fierce sight landing on Weedle.

Its sharp beak and cold-glinting talons all indicated that it was an excellent hunter in this forest.

Spearow's target was Weedle.

Woo! Weedle arched its body and let out a low cry.

"String Shot."

Xia Yan commanded swiftly.

In his eyes, such a linear attack was no different from serving food.

Hearing the command, Weedle didn't hesitate at all; its arched body suddenly tensed, and a fluorescent white thread spat out from its mouth, swiftly sweeping across the forest, covering a short distance to hit Spearow's wing directly.

The sudden change in the wing's weight made Spearow panic in its heart, and both its speed and flight direction were affected quite a bit.

"Encore," Xia Yan said calmly.

Weedle's mouth opened again, and another thread shot toward Spearow.

The successful hits of the two String Shots destined Spearow to have already lost its final ability to resist.

"Finish it, Poison Sting."

As Xia Yan's voice fell, Weedle, who also felt the timing was right, lit up its sharp horn with a purple halo, and several slender poison stings gleaming with cold light shot out, accurately sinking into Spearow's body.

Weedle's toxicity was originally not strong, but after being developed by Energy Cubes over the past few days, it had already made significant progress.

"Jie!!" Spearow let out a miserable cry.

After the poison stings sank into Spearow's body, it staggered directly, unable to maintain flight, and crashed straight to the ground.

Its body was suffused with circles of purple.

It fell into the Poisoned status.

"One taken care of."

Xia Yan silently took out the club's camera to photograph Spearow's miserable state, then stepped over it and continued deeper inside.

Their mission this time was to clear out the entire area of the Densewood Forest, and this Spearow could only be considered an appetizer.

Moreover, this Spearow's strength was not high; perhaps it could roll over wild Weedles, but against Xia Yan's Weedle, it fell a bit short.

"Well done, a good start."

Every Pokémon cleared out would come with a reward.

He took out a small piece of an Energy Cube and handed it to Weedle.

The task this time was not light, and the dangers of the wild meant they couldn't lower their guard just because of a single Spearow; Weedle needed to maintain sufficient stamina and condition at all times.

"Woo!"

Weedle took the Energy Cube and responded.

It also knew that now was not usual, and instead of being overly excited at the sight of the Energy Cube, it maintained vigilance at all times.

Even every time it lowered its head to take a small bite, it would quickly raise its head again, paying attention to the movement around them.

And

"Spearows should be social Pokémon; the appearance of one in a forest means there are definitely others." Xia Yan analyzed calmly.

Spearow belonged to a more irritable breed of Pokémon, and their social habits made them existence that wild Pokémon Trainers were unwilling to provoke.

Just like a swarm of Beedrill, they belonged to an unreasonable category of Pokémon in the wild.

"However, since the Densewood Forest is cleaned up regularly, the number of Spearows coming here shouldn't be much."

Stepping on fallen leaves and dead branches, making a "rustling" sound.

Just as he anticipated, they hadn't walked far before Weedle felt the threat again.

Several agile figures flew out from the dense tree canopy, flapping their wings and staring with red eyes at Xia Yan and Weedle below.

"Four."

Xia Yan swept his gaze over them and confirmed there were only four, letting out a slight sigh of relief after seeing no more Spearows appear.

The number of this group of Spearows was not large.

And with no Fearow present, it would be relatively easier to deal with.

At the same time, Xia Yan noticed that one of these four Spearows was sturdier in build compared to the others. It swept a fierce look at Xia Yan and Weedle, and after confirming there were no other enemies, a flash of disdain crossed its eyes.

When were they Spearows going to be bullied by a Weedle?

That previously defeated Spearow had simply lost too much face for them.

Flapping its wings gently a few times, it slowly landed on a tree branch and actually lowered its head to start grooming the feathers on its body and its sharp talons, not putting Weedle in its eyes at all.

"Jie!"

It let out a cry like an order.

The other three Spearows stared with reddened eyes and charged straight toward Xia Yan and Weedle.

One versus three, this was Weedle's first time.