The recent training had put the Wild Pokémon in the forest through hell. Within a thousand-meter radius, almost everything from Fearow to Caterpie had taken a beating from Infernape.
Of course, the other Pokémon had not been idle during this time either. Lion had assigned each of them physical conditioning exercises.
Gabite struggled to run along the ground while dragging two truck tires, while Gardevoir used Confusion to peel apples with a fruit knife made of paper.
Haunter could not stand being bored. These days, he played pranks whenever he had time, completely unable to control himself.
Lion could do nothing about him either. He knew that was simply how the Gastly species was, and there was no changing it.
So he could only send him into the forest to rescue Trainers who had fallen into danger.
Milotic and Lairon were not idle either. One uprooted trees with a tail, while the other charged upstream through the river.
That afternoon, another Primeape fell beneath Infernape's iron fists.
With Lucario's Aura, Ye Qing did not need to give spoken commands at all. Often, a single thought was enough for Infernape to understand.
"Lu."
Lucario dispersed his Aura and panted heavily. Using Aura to build a Mind Link for them over long periods consumed a great deal of Psychic Power. Even he could not maintain it for too long.
Lion waved to stop Lucario from trying again. "That's enough. Go get some rest first."
Through this week's training, with the help of Aura, Ye Qing and Infernape had grown accustomed to each other. They could now vaguely sense each other's intentions even without relying on Aura.
"Come here, you two. We're moving on to the next exercise."
"The next exercise?"
Ye Qing and Infernape exchanged a glance, unsure what the next exercise