Gible broke through two levels in a row, reaching level nineteen as well.
The battle had looked simple, but it had been anything but.
Although neither of them had suffered much damage, they had still given it everything they had.
They had used more than half their repertoire of moves, and only with Sandstorm's help had they defeated Beartic.
Otherwise, the outcome really would have been hard to predict. With Beartic's terrifying destructive power, one punch probably would have been enough to knock Gible out.
Of course, Lairon would only have taken two or three punches.
Ye Qing paid no attention to whether Beartic lived or died. Everyone stood on equal footing in the wild. If you dared to kill someone, you couldn't blame them for killing you.
Besides, medicine was limited. He couldn't possibly use it on an enemy.
"Come on down."
Ye Qing emerged from the bushes with Infernape and beckoned to the chubby boy in the tree.
The chubby boy visibly froze at the sight of Ye Qing and Infernape coming out of the bushes.
"Thank you."
The chubby boy hurriedly thanked him, while a sense of danger instantly welled up inside him.
Given this person's strength, he definitely wouldn't be able to escape. If this guy was a bad person, wouldn't he be done for?
"Thank you, big brother."
The chubby boy quickly climbed down from the tree with Pignite, stood before Ye Qing, and sincerely thanked him again.
This was a lawless place. No one knew what sort of person they might encounter. To improve his chances of survival, the chubby boy practically wanted to call Ye Qing his dad right then and there.
After thanking him, he quickly recalled the Pokémon on the ground into their Poké Balls.
"Don't worry. I'm not a bad