Xiao Yan walked through the dense, three-foot-tall grass with Pikachu on his shoulder. As an ordinary human, he still felt rather uneasy, even with six powerful Pokémon on him.
I've visited countless forests during my travels in Kanto, but people lived nearby, so the League naturally protected those places. With the League's protection, powerful wild Pokémon couldn't enter the forests. But out here in the middle of nowhere, there must be plenty of strong wild Pokémon. One wrong move and... At that thought, Xiao Yan swallowed, nervous sweat trickling down his forehead.
It was midnight, and the sky was extremely dark. With only the moon and a sparse handful of stars overhead, Xiao Yan was practically feeling his way through the darkness.
After walking south for about ten minutes, Xiao Yan felt the urge to pee and hurried beneath a nearby tree to relieve himself. Suddenly, rustling sounds drew closer and closer through the surrounding grass. Startled, he hastily pulled up his pants, while Pikachu watched their surroundings warily from his shoulder.
A Seviper sprang out of the grass beside Xiao Yan, flicking his tongue and baring fangs coated in deadly venom. His cold, sinister eyes gleamed with greed at the sight of a rare delicacy as he lunged at them.
Xiao Yan remained calm in the face of Seviper's attack. Anticipating the lunge, he simply sidestepped and let it miss.
Before Seviper could react, a Thunderbolt struck him. The powerful Electric-type attack left his face contorted in pain, and he howled in agony amid the lightning.
"Even though you wanted to kill us, you only did it to fill your stomach. I'll spare you this time." Looking at Seviper lying motionless on the ground, Xiao Yan decided to let him go and continued on his way.
As he watched