"I have to go. Talk later!"
The instant Xu Mu heard the report, he put a hand on Tian Xu's shoulder, stopping the Trainer from going to Huacheng with him.
Then he ran out of the hospital.
"Your Pokémon still need you. Please look after my Slaking and Dragonite too!"
"You wouldn't be much help there right now. Leave it to me!"
Worried that Tian Xu would do something stupid, Xu Mu turned back like a movie hero and called out one last reminder.
Outside the hospital, Xu Mu released Lugia and leaped onto his back. Pointing toward Huacheng, he said:
"Lugia, full speed! Due north!"
Lugia knew what had happened and immediately took to the sky.
Xu Mu wasn't a saint, but he wasn't heartless either.
He would have gone regardless. There was simply no need to rush off as though every second counted.
But Xu Mu had a reason for it.
When he had first arrived in this world, he had offended the Scarred Charizard of Charizard Valley in Flame City because of Charmander and Greninja.
That had sent every Charizard in the Secret Realm charging out of Charizard Valley, ready to attack a human city!
Back then, Greninja, the one at the heart of it, had been nowhere near as strong as he was now.
Xu Mu hadn't had nearly as many Pokémon partners to rely on, either.
If not for Lin Haiyuan and Chen Qi, Xu Mu might truly have been burned alive by the Charizard army.
That was no exaggeration!
The Scarred Charizard had agreed to fight Greninja one-on-one back then.
It hadn't been about some bullshit sense of honor. Lin Haiyuan and the other powerful Trainers had been there, keeping him from making things worse!
(The author planted a hint back then. Readers who