Abilities

So Dian planned to find a hiding place before lighting a fire to produce smoke.

Before that, he also had to clear the surroundings and create a firebreak to keep the mountain from catching fire.

After all, he had no desire to get caught by a Ranger and enjoy tea and free accommodation behind bars.

Lighting fires in the forest was allowed, but starting a wildfire was not. That was the Rangers' bottom line.

Whoosh!

Crackle, crackle, crackle.

As red flames rose, the dry branches and leaves burned fiercely. With a layer of broad, still-green leaves and some discarded plastic piled on top, thick black smoke soon billowed up.

Blocked by the barriers around it, the smoke could only spread into the cave. The few wisps that escaped quickly dispersed into the sky, causing little trouble.

Dian and Misdreavus hid on a rocky ledge above the cave, with Beedrill beside them, sensing movement in the surroundings.

As for Hoppip, he had recalled it to conserve its strength. He would definitely need Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, and perhaps even Poison Powder later.

After a while, two dark shapes came wobbling out of the black smoke. One began faltering the moment it emerged and slowly sank to the ground, its deep purple wings still twitching occasionally.

The other stubbornly flew toward a nearby patch of shade. Although the sunlight was not particularly strong, it could still damage its skin.

It could barely manage to fly toward the shade, with no strength left to use Supersonic to probe its surroundings.

When it finally reached the shade beneath a tree, it saw a dark shape lash toward it. A moment later, its vision went black, and it lost consciousness completely.

First came the smoke, then the combined assault of Stun Spore and Sleep Powder.