Originally.
Though this small island was strange and eerie, with many ancient wooden houses still standing on it, at least it had remained intact.
But now.
Every house Xia Yan remembered at the island's entrance had already been reduced to ruins.
Faint traces of battle could still be seen.
"Marshadow!!"
Xia Yan took a deep breath and shouted.
His voice could not carry very far. The mist shrouding the surroundings seemed to have the faint ability to block sound as well.
Rustle—
Suddenly.
A rustling sound came from the patch of weeds beside him.
Delight appeared on Xia Yan's face as he looked toward the grass.
But hope came quickly, and disappointment often came even faster.
There.
A Skuntank with its tail raised upside down and a vicious expression slowly crawled out of the grass.
Its savage eyes locked firmly onto Xia Yan. Wisps of purple-black Haze churned around its body, accompanied by a gradually spreading stench.
Xia Yan frowned.
He casually tossed out a Poké Ball.
The fluffy, snow-white Larvesta appeared by his feet.
Its strands of white fur swayed gently, as though flames were flickering back and forth within them.
"Kuh!!"
At the sight of Larvesta, Skuntank immediately sensed danger. Yet instead of retreating, its ferocity surged.
At the same time, the end of its huge tail hanging above its head sprayed out a mass of viscous purple Toxic material, which came reeking toward Larvesta.
"Larvesta, Flamethrower."
Xia Yan remained unmoved, though his voice seemed to be suppressing something.
Larvesta faintly sensed Xia Yan's condition and did not hesitate in the slightest.
The five antennae beside its head lit up with dazzling red light. Countless flames spilled from them before merging into a blazing pillar of fire that roared forward.
Sizzle—
The Toxic liquid hissed the instant it