As a junior, Ai Xing had never imagined that his senior Tao Lu had this little quirk. As she watched Chu Xin and Bai Le flee across the island in disarray, her smile remained composed, but a hint of wicked amusement gleamed in her eyes.
Ai Xing shuddered involuntarily as he looked at Tao Lu. She definitely still remembered Bai Le giving her Calm Mind to Chu Xin. That incident must have made her furious, which was why she had arranged these obstacles in the Trial to torment its two participants and vent her feelings.
Watching the footage of Chu Xin and Bai Le's frantic escape, Ai Xing sighed helplessly. Chu Xin really had done something incredibly foolish. He wondered how Tao Lu would handle it this time and hoped it would not affect Chu Xin too badly.
Meanwhile, outside the Surveillance Room, Bai Le and Chu Xin finally shook off the frenzied Pokémon after more than an hour of fleeing. Only then did the exhausted Xiao Wu set them down somewhere safe before retreating straight into the Poké Ball, leaving Chu Xin no time even to say anything.
Chu Xin looked awkwardly at Xiao Wu's Poké Ball. It seemed Xiao Wu was sulking.
Still, he really had asked a lot of Xiao Wu lately. Whether escaping Tentacruel's territory or evading the Pokémon pursuing them from the Secret Realm, they had needed Xiao Wu's ability to fly. Each time had drained an enormous amount of stamina. Even in battle, Xiao Wu had rarely experienced such intense exertion.
Chu Xin helplessly attached the Poké Ball to his belt. It looked like they would have to take things easier from here on. Their Pokémon were in terrible shape, and the Secret Realm on the island was still far too dangerous.
Bai Le