He had been in this line of work for a long time. Making money as a Pokémon Hunter was too slow and too risky, nowhere near as profitable as disguising himself like this to trick inexperienced Trainers.
After all, the best hunters often appeared as prey. All he had to do was lie here, and someone was bound to take the bait.
Ye Qing felt his way forward using the map he had downloaded long ago. The more he traveled through this primeval forest, the better he understood why Ash and his companions had always gotten lost.
Even without a poor sense of direction, everything in the forest looked far too similar. If Kirlia had not specifically pointed out the paths they had already taken, Ye Qing might have gone around in circles several times by now.
Perhaps they were nearing the edge of the forest, as signs of human activity became more frequent nearby. Every so often, they could even see the remains of campfires that had long since gone out.
Besides these traces left by humans, the paths had also become clearer. Much of the grass had been trampled bare, leaving trails of yellow dirt.
Just as Ye Qing was about to leave the forest, he suddenly spotted a human figure on the ground ahead, and a faint smell of blood drifted through the air.
"Someone's there?"
Ye Qing and Kirlia exchanged a glance, both somewhat puzzled by this discovery.
"Ah-cha."
Although no one had asked him, Infernape still rubbed his chin, indicating that something was definitely wrong here.
His perception was not as good as Kirlia's, but his eyesight and sense of smell were decent enough.
Although the blood was human, it was not fresh.
Ye Qing pondered for a moment. Of course he had to save