First battle against a Totem Level Pokémon! A righteous gang-up!

"Bingbing, let's get out of here!"

With nine belts in tow, Mu Yun went all out and quickly slipped out of the camp.

After gathering the mentally exhausted Bingbing into his arms, Mu Yun swiftly recalled Namikaze and ran off into the distance.

About half an hour later, Mu Yun finally stopped inside a cave.

"Xiao Du, get ready!"

"Bzzz!"

Xiao Du's aura surged, and his silvery Bee Needles instantly lit up.

Triple Focus Energy + X-Scissor was ready!

Next came the happiest part—collecting the rewards!

"Now, let's welcome our first lucky contestant!"

Mu Yun casually pulled out a Poké Ball and tossed it.

Pop!

A Pokémon resembling an anteater appeared in the cave, its body almost entirely red, with patterns of flowing lava across its skin.

Like Feraligatr, he had been enjoying his downtime and had never expected to be let out outside of mealtime.

After Mu Yun released him, he stared blankly at the white-clad young man.

"Bzzz!"

His bewilderment, however, did nothing to affect Xiao Du's decisiveness.

At point-blank range, Xiao Du's Bee Needles slammed into Heatmor in the blink of an eye.

The terrifying force instantly sent the Elite Level Peak Heatmor flying backward.

Unlike Feraligatr, however, Heatmor's resistance to Bug-type attacks halved the damage, keeping him from being knocked out in one hit.

Though his head was still muddled, he realized that it was time to fight.

Unfortunately, that realization came too late.

Xiao Du's second X-Scissor gave him no time to catch his breath.

[Ding! Beedrill (32) defeated Heatmor (49). Permanent Quest 1 completed. The opponent's level was detected to be higher than your Pokémon's. Congratulations, host! Rewards doubled. Points earned: 20!]

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