Ambush Outside the Camp!

"Old Wang, why do you think Captain Liu urgently called us back?"

"Who knows? He sounded pretty anxious. Maybe something happened at camp."

"What could happen at camp? There are more than a dozen people there. Unless all the students charge the camp, no matter how many come, they'll be defeated."

"Enough, stop talking. At least heading back to camp is more comfortable than camping out in the wilderness, right?"

"True."

The three white-clad hunters chatted as they hurried toward camp.

They did not feel nervous in the slightest.

But that made sense. They weren't heading into the wilderness to capture wanted criminals. Facing a group of students who weren't even adults yet, what did they have to be nervous about?

"Whoosh~~~"

Just then, a fierce wind mixed with snowflakes suddenly kicked up.

It blew straight into the three men's faces.

The bone-chilling wind made even the three men, who were accustomed to the cold, shudder.

"Damn it, is it this cold in Evergreen Province at night too?"

"No, this isn't an ordinary cold wind. It's an Ice-type move. Release your Pokémon!"

The leader reacted quickly. Almost the instant he made his judgment, he threw out a Poké Ball.

Pop~!

A Pokémon with jet-black skin, glossy fur, long curved horns on its head, and a tail whose tip resembled a shoulder appeared before him.

Houndoom, a Dark- and Fire-type Pokémon.

"Buzz buzz buzz~~!"

Almost the instant Houndoom appeared, the sound of rapidly beating wings disturbing the air came through the wind and snow.

In the leader's eyes, he only caught sight of a bright yellow streak of light, nearly impossible to distinguish with the naked eye, shooting out of the darkness.

In the blink of an eye, it arrived before Houndoom.

With a boom, it knocked the exposed Houndoom to