In the forest, Greninja cleared the weeds ahead with sharp blades of water, advancing cautiously, step by step, in a half-crouch. Cheng Tian and Su Han tried their best not to make a sound as they carefully followed right behind, stepping on the ground Greninja had already cleared.
The light around them was rather dim, and it was remarkably quiet. Only a few unidentified little insects flitted back and forth beside the grass.
Cheng Tian glanced at the Z-Crystal on his wrist. Even now, it had shown no reaction.
Strange. According to Gengar's information, it should be somewhere around here.
Just then, Greninja suddenly gestured for them to stop. The two behind immediately halted and went on guard, while Greninja slowly crouched down, staring fixedly at a broken stalk ahead.
It had not broken naturally, and the damage was fresh. On closer inspection, the soil around the broken stalk actually showed faint signs of being pressed down. Something must have stepped here. Although it had been very careful not to leave footprints, it had still left a few threads of evidence.
Greninja narrowed its eyes slightly and examined the spot intently.
The owner of this footprint seemed to be no ordinary opponent. It knew how to conceal itself and had almost perfectly covered its tracks, like a ninja whose movements remained hidden.
Greninja closed its eyes, then snapped them open again.
This time, a faint blue light shone in Greninja's eyes. This was the effect of raising its proficiency in Mind Reader to the maximum level.
Under Mind Reader's probing, several traces nearby were marked out. There were five footprints and two scrape marks in total. Judging by the footprints and scrapes, the other party stood around two meters tall...
Just then, a sudden gust of powerful wind swept past.