"Anger makes people lose their reason. Gyarados really isn't a suitable Pokémon." After escaping Gyarados, the group rested beneath a large tree. Xiao Ran glanced back the way they had come, thinking to himself.
"I can still hear it every now and then. Gyarados probably isn't too far away. We should hurry and leave!" After a brief rest, Bai Tingjiao spoke, still shaken. Gyarados had given her quite a fright.
"Yeah, you're right. But we should remember where Gyarados is. If we run into Team Rocket later and can't beat them, we can lead them this way," Xiao Ran said after a moment's thought.
After giving their Pokémon some basic treatment and helping them recover their stamina, the group continued onward. The Pokémon in Phoenix Forest had mostly been cleared out, so aside from dodging the occasional Beedrill, their path was practically unobstructed.
Before long, they found markers left by the other teams, indicating that they had reached their destination. A little farther ahead, they indeed spotted a human camp hidden behind the dense woods. Xiao Ran did not rush in recklessly, however. Instead, he withdrew to meet up with Xuan Yuan Tianyu and the others first.
"You're back? Is everyone all right?" Seeing Xiao Ran and his companions return, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yeah, the Substitute lured Gyarados away. How about you?" Xiao Ran walked over and asked.
"We're all fine. Their camp is just a little farther ahead, so we stopped here to regroup," Xuan Yuan Tianyu said.
Xiao Ran looked around. They were in a patch of dense woods beside a waterfall. The roaring water masked their movements, and hiding among the trees meant they did not have to worry about being spotted by the Beedrill overhead. It was an excellent hiding place.
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