Another Aura Guardian, Metagross Evolves!

"Alright, let's take a break for now!"

After sweeping through all the Pokémon on the first level, Hu Yang looked at the still-energetic Metang before him.

He looked around, found a large rock to sit on, then took out a drink from his backpack to restore stamina and energy and fed it to Metang.

Watching Hu Yang give Metang a drink, Piplup silently let out a rather human-like sigh behind him.

Compared to Metang and the others, it had indeed arrived later.

Therefore, it had no right to get upset over Hu Yang being close to Growlithe and those other Pokémon.

Still, no Pokémon cuter or fluffier than it could be allowed to get close to Hu Yang!

Absolutely not!

Piplup secretly made up its mind. It would work hard to defend its place in its trainer's heart!

However, the instant that thought surfaced, footsteps suddenly echoed from the mine shaft not far away.

Then, a fluffy blue-and-black Pokémon shaped like a dog appeared at the end of the mine shaft.

At that moment, a bad feeling suddenly rose in Piplup's heart.

It abruptly turned its head and saw its trainer staring at that upright, fluffy dog Pokémon with shining eyes.

"It's Lucario!" Piplup heard its trainer say excitedly.

"Piplup!"

Piplup shouted at the top of its lungs.

Hu Yang turned to look at it, but before he could speak, a piercing cry rang out from the entrance leading to the lower mine shaft.

Immediately afterward, a dark-blue "storm" swept out from within and surged toward the outside in one great rush. It formed a dense, chaotic black mass.

Hu Yang frowned at the sight.

Those were... Golbat?

Why were there so many of them?

Golbat being this violent during the day was clearly abnormal.

A few of them even