The forest had not seemed all that impressive when viewed from the air, but it was a different story from the ground.
Towering trees stood everywhere, with thick snow piled on their leaves.
Although the snow on the ground reflected the sunlight, visibility inside the forest was still very low.
The wind howled, and the biting cold cut across Ye Qing's face like knives.
"Come on out, everyone."
Three flashes of light passed, and Infernape and Lairon appeared on the snow.
Gible and Lairon were the main focus of this training session. To keep warm, Ye Qing had deliberately let Infernape out as well.
Infernape was fine. He was tall enough that the snow barely affected him.
Lairon had it rough. He lay close to the ground, so almost everything below his neck was buried in snow.
Of course, Gible had it worst. Although he stood a meter tall, that huge mouth took up more than half his body, so he could only force himself to keep it shut. Otherwise, he would inevitably end up with a bellyful of snow.
"Oh, right. Haunter, too."
The Forbidden Ridge had quite a reputation. This time, Ye Qing intended to arm himself to the teeth, even placing a safeguard in his shadow.
"Haunter~"
The cold wind howled. The newly emerged Haunter shivered, desperately trying to squeeze back into his Poké Ball.
Ye Qing returned the ball to his waist. "You get cold, too?"
Haunter nodded repeatedly, pointing at the Poké Ball, still unwilling to give up.
Ye Qing pointed at his own shadow and said, "Hide in my shadow. You can watch my back while you're there."
"Haunt."
Haunter scratched his head, still looking somewhat reluctant.
Since this Pokémon had been caught partway through the journey, a little attitude at the start was