It was the third day of the event.
By now, fewer than ten thousand Trainers remained on the island.
With Jiang Xiaoyu's Dragonite and Qin Feng's two powerful Pokémon,
the solo Trainers and small teams they encountered along the way no longer posed a threat.
The two defeated them without trouble.
Qin Feng and Jiang Xiaoyu also made it deep into the island.
After spending three days together, their relationship had eased considerably.
"Qin Feng, look." Having gone several days without a bath since arriving, Jiang Xiaoyu now had dirt smeared all over her gorgeous face.
The two looked as though they were trying to survive in the wilderness.
Following the direction of Jiang Xiaoyu's finger, Qin Feng spotted a lake down in the valley ahead and to their right.
The lake was small, roughly the size of a soccer field. Calling it a pond would have been more appropriate.
"Finally, we can wash our faces."
Over the past few days, they had survived on fruit Hoopa had swiped and wild fruit they picked along the way.
Now that she saw the water, Jiang Xiaoyu could barely resist jumping in for a proper bath.
"Bega, bega~"
Egg Yolk waved his claws excitedly too.
As they approached the pond, Jiang Xiaoyu suddenly stopped.
"I think someone's there!"
Qin Feng frowned slightly.
He immediately looked down toward the pond.
There was indeed a team of Trainers below.
"The safe zone keeps shrinking, so our chances of running into other Trainers have gone way up, especially somewhere with water."
"Let's watch them first!"
Hearing Qin Feng's words, Little Fish nodded.
The two crouched down and hid behind a patch of bushes.
Qin Feng was being so cautious because any Trainers who had made it this far were no longer novices.
Most had already