The Instructor on the Sidelines Was Warming Up!

[Ding! Alolan Ninetales (33) defeated Parasect (30). Permanent Quest 1 is complete. The opponent's level tier matches your own. Congratulations, host! You earned 30 Points, and Alolan Ninetales's growth level increased slightly!]

[Ding! The target was a non-Wild Pokémon belonging to Short-Term Quest 12: Escape the Dense Forest. Congratulations, host! You earned an additional 150 Points!]

"Until we meet again, Zhou!"

After hearing the system notification, Mu Yun cupped his hands toward Zhou Ping, who had yet to react, then strode off with Bingbing.

He left behind a Parasect frozen solid and a wide-eyed Zhou Ping whose gaze was full of bewilderment.

"Wait, what just happened?"

Zhou Ping scratched his head. There was no anger at the sneak attack in his eyes, only confusion.

Zhou Ping's confusion was no concern of Mu Yun's. He had no intention of sacrificing time he could spend farming Points to answer a stranger's questions.

After collecting the Points from Parasect, Mu Yun continued sweeping through the forest in search of more "wild targets."

With his powerful physique and keen senses, he found another ambusher—or a student under attack by one—every so often.

Sometimes Mu Yun took down the ambusher. Other times, he took down both the ambusher's Pokémon and the student's.

Without exception!

Secret Realm training camp headquarters.

"Captain Zou, we've lost contact with another of our people!"

The communications officer, wearing a headset, sounded worried.

Ever since the students entered the Secret Realm that morning, members of the Blazing Fire Squad had been dropping out of contact one after another.

The Secret Realm's forest covered a large area. To give most of the students a proper rude awakening, they had deployed eight teams from the Blazing Fire Squad and Flowing Cloud Squad across its four corners.