Early the next morning, Ye Qing was woken by the sun beating down on him.
Although Gengar could control the surrounding temperature, he could not block the dazzling sunlight.
That day, Ye Qing and Gardevoir traveled at low altitude. The scenery looked exactly the same everywhere, and with no one to talk to, Ye Qing was starting to feel depressed.
The third day was no different. A glance at the navigation on his Pokédex showed that he had only covered half the journey. The Ground-type Gym was still a long way off.
"I can't take it. I can't take it anymore."
After lunch, Ye Qing finally reached his limit. For the past two days, he had seen nothing but rocks and desert, without a single other kind of sight.
That alone would have been tolerable. The worst part was that there was not a single person to talk to!
This was nothing like a forest, with its flowers, plants, trees, mountains, and rivers. Even without anyone to chat with, he could admire the scenery and browse his phone, happily entertaining himself.
But that was impossible here. Eyes open, sand. Eyes closed, sand.
On top of all that, he had to remain mentally alert, watching for danger that could strike at any moment.
Through this journey, Ye Qing had also discovered a problem.
Rock-type and Ground-type Pokémon seemed to have rocks for brains.
These Pokémon hid in the sand and often only showed emotions when they launched an attack.
This made Gardevoir's radar less reliable, so Ye Qing had to stay on edge to deal with any danger that might arise.
More than a dozen Mandibuzz circled overhead. They had been following Ye Qing for a while, only to discover that this human was incredibly hard to kill. He still had