"I never thought guarding an entrance would land us such a huge prize!" The eyes of the two Hall members lit up at the sight of Milotic. A Pokémon that rare was beyond their wildest dreams.
"Hmph! You're just two officers. You'd better worry about how you're going to survive," Xiao Ran sneered, not taking either of them seriously.
Their clothes marked them as two ordinary Hall officers. Since they were stationed at Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, they might be somewhat stronger than the ones at the entrance to the Sweet Spring Lake Secret Realm, but certainly not by much.
At most, the organization had given them two Elite Class Pokémon to help out here. They themselves were only Entry Class Pokémon Trainers. This Elite Class Arbok and the Weezing behind them were probably their strongest fighters.
Their expressions darkened at Xiao Ran's words. He had identified their rank at a glance and remained completely unfazed. Clearly, this wasn't ignorance making him fearless—he genuinely didn't consider them a threat.
Indeed, Milotic's appearance had put Arbok under such pressure that Arbok couldn't even raise its head. Bombarded by two Elite Class Pokémon, Arbok had nowhere to escape. Meanwhile, after Butterfree, Brother Chen summoned his second Pokémon—Mightyena.
This Mightyena was clearly stronger than Butterfree and the Dugtrio from earlier. Chen San was a bona fide Elite Class Pokémon Trainer. How could he not have an ace up his sleeve?
As Mightyena appeared, an inexplicable pressure spread through the surroundings. This was clearly Chen San's trump card: a Gym Leader Class Mightyena.
"Awooo!" With a low howl, Mightyena lunged straight at the two men.
The two Hall members froze in terror at the approaching Mightyena. Their earlier ease vanished as they backed away, panic written across their faces, while placing Weezing in front