"Protect."
When he saw Kirlia use that move, Li Feng gave up all hope.
Grass-type moves were four times as effective against Larvitar. All he could do now was gamble on Protect succeeding.
Larvitar's Protect had only just formed when it collapsed on its own, and Magical Leaf blasted him away.
"Lar~"
Larvitar gave a feeble cry, his head lolled to one side, and he passed out.
"I lost. Give me your bank account number."
Li Feng took it in stride and made no attempt to welch.
Compared with a million, his reputation was undoubtedly far more important. Besides, Ye Qing really was mysterious and had great potential. If he could recruit him to work for him, wouldn't that be even better?
Ye Qing handed Kirlia a different Advanced Pokéblock and urged her to eat it quickly.
"Kir~"
Kirlia rubbed her cheek against Ye Qing's and happily accepted the Pokéblock.
"Mon!"
Monferno plummeted from the sky with a shriek and landed in front of Kirlia with a thud.
Up in the air, Milotic flicked her tail. Yes, she felt better now.
"Lair."
With Monferno sent flying by Milotic, Lairon was finally free too and immediately ran over to celebrate with Kirlia.
"Mon?"
Monferno was just about to lose his temper when he suddenly noticed the evolved Kirlia.
"Riruru?"
Kirlia was now as tall as Monferno, and she tilted her head to look at him playfully.
"Mon!"
The fossil-digging frenzy gradually faded from Monferno's eyes. He placed his filthy hands on Kirlia's shoulders, overjoyed. He hadn't expected the little girl to evolve so quickly!
But when he realized that Kirlia was about as tall as he was, his smile immediately froze.
He held a hand against Kirlia's forehead to compare their heights, and only relaxed when he saw that he was