Cheng Tian and the others came looking for Bai Yun's group, but they could not find them.
Seeing the felled trees around them and the trampled undergrowth, Cheng Tian and the others felt a bad premonition rise in their hearts.
"Hiss... A-Yun and the others probably ran into Victreebel too." Cheng Tian frowned deeply as he watched the traces of battle peter out. "They should have escaped by now."
"Then what do we do? Do we go after them?" Yu Fei asked.
"Let's head over and take a look."
Following the trail, Cheng Tian and the others soon rushed out of the forest.
"A-Tian, look!" Su Han pointed into the distance and shouted. They looked over and discovered two Victreebel lying dead on the ground.
The Victreebel had died horribly, their bodies covered in countless blade wounds, as though they had suffered death by a thousand cuts.
"Bai Yun and the others probably didn't do this," Cheng Tian said. "None of their Pokémon could inflict wounds like these."
"Then what do we do?" Song Rongxue looked deeply worried. "Could they be in danger?"
"Why don't we search the area?" Su Han suggested.
"No." Cheng Tian shook his head. "Our mission to find the Leaf Stone is already complete. How to mine it is the Training Camp's business. We're not in good shape right now, and searching blindly won't accomplish much. Here's what we'll do: you start heading back, and I'll press the assistance button and call a teacher over to search for Bai Yun and the others."
"Were you the one who pressed the button?" A Pidgeot descended from the sky, and a rescue worker climbed off its back.
Cheng Tian nodded. "Yes. Several of my companions are missing. I hope you can help search for them."
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