Ye Qing immediately let Chimchar out. Although this place was not as dangerous as the wild, the Pokémon were still very wild-natured.
Emerging from the underground passage, he saw green everywhere. Tall, thick trees stood all around, their enormous umbrella-shaped crowns blotting out the sky and sun. Only scattered sunlight filtered through the leaves. All sorts of vines and parasitic plants surrounded the trees, with ferns and shrubs that favored dark, damp conditions farther below. These plants wove vast nets over the rocks and ground.
Cute Pokémon ran and leaped through the forest. Skiploom floated in midair, while a Carnivine in the distance held its huge mouth open, quietly waiting for prey to wander into its trap.
"Ooh-wa."
Chimchar darted straight in front of Ye Qing and patted his chest, indicating that he could leave safety to him.
"All right, let's go."
Ye Qing tightened his backpack straps and stepped into this vibrant forest.
Thump.
After only a few steps, Ye Qing suddenly felt pain in his calf. He looked down and discovered that a Sunkern had accidentally bumped into his leg.
"Ooh-wa!"
Chimchar instantly flew into a rage. He darted over and picked him up, thinking, What's your problem, little guy? Making me look bad? I only just talked myself up, and you're already showing me up?
"Forget it. Let him go."
Looking at the pitiful Sunkern in Chimchar's grasp, Ye Qing did not take it seriously. He was fine, anyway.
"Whoosh."
Hearing that Ye Qing did not mind, Chimchar finally breathed a sigh of relief. With a forceful swing, he tossed Sunkern straight into a nearby shrub.
Ye Qing was in no hurry to press on. He looked around, carefully studying the terrain.
Although staff regularly cleared the paths here, the constant work of numerous Pokémon such as