Cloud Nine Doesn't Shut Off the Weather

Before he could respond, Gengar started shrieking strangely again.

Umbreon was stunned. "Really? How many went?"

Gengar went, "Geh geh geh geh," a few more times.

As if it understood, Umbreon nodded vigorously, then turned to Heiduo with a grave expression. "Tyranitar has already led a team over, and there are quite a few of them. Gengar doesn't know exactly who they are."

Heiduo hadn't expected Tyranitar's side to react so quickly. Being up in the mountains, it had probably spotted the firelight below at a glance.

He lowered his head to think for two seconds, then asked Umbreon, "Are you going?"

Something was off with Umbreon. Having spent so long together, Heiduo knew that Umbreon would normally say outright whenever it was upset about something. But this was the first time it had stayed silent like this.

"I... I'll go!" Umbreon gritted its teeth. It couldn't let Heiduo go alone. Without the protection of moves like [Protect], [Aurora Veil], and [Safeguard], Heiduo was extremely vulnerable.

Besides, it was time to break free from that nightmare. People had to look ahead. What was the point of always dwelling on the past when there was no going back?

Following Heiduo might take it to even more dangerous places in the future. It could treat this as getting used to the environment in advance!

Heiduo looked into Umbreon's eyes. After confirming that it wasn't merely indulging him and truly wanted to go, he silently placed it into the bag he had taken out. "Stay in here for now. Just put up shields when needed. Listen to my orders like this afternoon, and don't stick your head out."

They all knew each other too well to say some pointless things that would only make everyone awkward. Words meant less than actions.

Nor did