By the time Su Bai rode Arcanine to the gates of J University, everyone else had already assembled.
Qi Shijun stood at the front, followed by Director Li and Wang Officer Jenny, then two-thirds of the Pokémon Department's teachers.
Gone was Qi Shijun's usual easygoing, unkempt manner. He looked unusually serious.
When he saw Su Bai arrive, Qi Shijun merely nodded, then released his male Gardevoir.
"Gardevoir, thanks for the effort."
"Gardevoir~"
Gardevoir nodded and closed his eyes. He used Teleport, taking the entire group to the Ten Directions Mountains.
This time, however, Teleport could only take them to the outskirts.
Clearly, this was not Director Li's first mission of this kind. She turned to Su Bai and explained why they had teleported here.
When the entrance to the Distortion World became unstable, the energy leaking out affected space. If Gardevoir teleported so many people straight into the depths of the Ten Directions Mountains and the Distortion World's energy disrupted the surrounding space, the consequences would be unimaginable.
They still had two thousand meters of mountain terrain to cross, so everyone would have to rely on their own Pokémon to get there.
Qi Shijun and the teachers brought out their Pokémon, while Su Bai shared a ride on Tropius with Director Li.
If he had not needed to keep Gengar's existence secret, Su Bai could have kept up using Gengar's Psychic. But since a riding Pokémon was available, there was no need to reveal Gengar.
Still, this reminded Su Bai of something.
He needed to find a way to catch a flying mount later. That way, until Dratini hatched and evolved into Dragonair, he would not have to worry about air travel.
"Everyone, be careful!"
With that warning, Qi Shijun rose into the air under Gardevoir's Psychic and led the