Kashiwagi was speechless. Within thirty minutes of coming down, he met three waves of Pokémon in succession, and the last one was even caught on the spot.
What to do?
Do you want to use your backhand?
He touched his pocket and looked at Cocodora nervously.
But for some reason, the opponent did not attack, but maintained a wait-and-see attitude, with a hazy curiosity in his blue eyes.
The stalemate lasted for about ten seconds, and Kashiwagi, who had not waited for Kokodora to attack, was confused for a moment, and then seemed to understand something, and slowly stretched his hand towards his collar.
at the same time.
Suddenly there was a faint buzzing sound behind him.
not good!
Those two ultrasonic larvae are back!
The house leaked and it rained all night. One cocoa Dora was difficult enough to deal with, but two more ultrasonic larvae appeared.
Doesn't this push him to a dead end?
Kashiwagi looked at Kokodora, who still hadn't taken an attacking stance, and somehow had the idea of hugging her into his arms, and then hiding them together.
Otherwise, even if he hides, Cocodola will expose himself.
Unexpectedly, the other person took a few steps back, looked at him carefully a few more times, then looked in the direction where the sound of flapping wings came from, ran to the rock wall, dug a small hole, and got into it.
The movements are concealed and sensitive, which is really amazing.
This guy……
Kashiwagi, who was hiding, couldn't help but touch the iron ingot on his chest, wondering if the clue pointed to this Cocodora.
But after talking about "obtainable" Pokémon, how can we obtain the Pokémon released by Team Quicksand?
Could it be...an abandoned individual?
There is such a probability, but it has to be based on the premise that the assessment site did not carefully examine it. In the final analysis, the clue may not point to Kokodora. There are many Pokémon in the world who are interested in iron ingots.
In short, everything is possible.
Kashiwagi held his breath and tried to reduce the subtle movements of his body to avoid being noticed by the ultrasonic larvae.
This Pokémon that lives in the desert is extremely aggressive and will not let go of any enemy it catches.
"Buzz-"
The noisy sound was like a buzzer, constantly stimulating Kashiwagi's nerves. If he hadn't had good endurance, he might not be able to hold it back anymore.
He counted down silently in his mind and held his breath.
After a while, he once again narrowly missed the two ultrasonic larvae.
It wasn't until the buzzing noise could no longer be heard that he moved slightly and looked at the small hole dug by Cocodola.
I thought the other party would show up, but after waiting for more than a minute, there was still no sign.
"He's gone... Is this guy abandoned?" Kashiwagi touched the shrunken Poké Ball in his pocket.
The two ultrasonic larvae came back so fast that he didn't even have a chance to test them.
Does this count as a miss?
He rubbed his brows to dispel distracting thoughts. The most important thing at the moment was to pass the assessment. Even if he really missed it, his status as a formal member would bring him one.
Just keep going.
Kashiwagi turned on the light on the miner's hat and adjusted the brightness to make the dim road clear without attracting the attention of some light-sensitive Pokémon.
He left not long ago.
Cocodora popped her head out of the hole, looked at the direction he left, and some dust erupted from the four small black holes on her face, and she chased after him in a hurry.
——
Huchi, wheeze, wheeze...
Chenghong ran in panic, and the armored rhinoceros chasing him behind him was like a reminder, making him panic and not choose his way.
There is no doubt that his move of treating the trap as nothing was quite unwise.
So as expected, Chenghong suddenly stepped on the air and fell into a deliberately created deep pit. The rocks at the bottom easily scratched his skin, and the blood instantly soaked his clothes.
"Hehehehe, they are a bunch of trash who overestimate their abilities and still want to pass the test."
Above the pothole, an armored rhinoceros poked its head out, and next to it were several unpleasant faces.
One of them sneered: "Tell me the whereabouts of Cypress earlier. If I am happy, I might let you go."
"You're dreaming! Just wait! Kashiwagi will definitely not let you go if he finds out!"
Chenghong looked at Shibata angrily.
After they got separated from Kashiwagi, they were very lucky along the way. Not only did they avoid various traps, but they didn't even encounter many trial Pokémon.
When they reached the depths and saw the scattered jade mines, they thought victory was in sight. Who would have thought that Shibata had already ambushed them here with people and cheating Pokémon, and caught them off guard.
All his companions fell one after another, and now he, the only one who escaped, fell into the trap.
"Let me go? Hahahaha, I want to see why he won't let me go! A bunch of poor people who are nothing! Armored rhino! Kill him!"
Shibata laughed angrily, suddenly waved his hand and planned to kill Narihiro.
The latter crossed his hands in front of him in horror and closed his eyes tightly, thinking that he was dead. Although he was extremely frightened, he instinctively gritted his teeth, unwilling to wait for his ugly appearance when he died, shouting in his heart that Kashiwagi must help him take revenge.
Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, I didn't feel any pain.
This made him couldn't help but open his eyes and look up.
"Huh? Where are the people?"
Shibata and others and the armored rhino disappeared at some point.
I was actually let off? How is that possible!
Chenghong was full of doubts.
Above the pothole, Shibata looked at the armored rhinoceros with a stiff face as he turned away. The latter was obviously a Pokémon sent by his uncle to help him, but he couldn't order this guy!
The contemptuous look the other party gave before leaving also hurt his heart.
damn it!
Even a Pokémon dares to look down on me!
Recalling that the armored rhinoceros just made it clear that he didn't take him seriously, Shibata's face was almost distorted by anger, and his fists were clenched and his body was tense. When the people next to him saw his appearance, they didn't dare to speak.
enlarge.
For fear of being implicated.
"It's all that damn Kashiwagi! I must kill him!"
In the end, Shibata blamed everything on Kashiwagi who refused to yield to him. If it weren't for the existence of the latter, how could the poor devils dare to be so stubborn. He wouldn't have been complained by his family all the time for not being able to do such a small thing, and embarrassing them.
That's right.
It's all Kashiwagi's fault!
Back near the jade mine, Shibata looked at the "poor devils" lying on the ground, wailing softly, and laughed ferociously, "Hit me! Let them cry out! The more painful it is, the better! Let that little brat Kashiwagi know this!"
"
"What about Shibata..."
"Um!?"
The speaker avoided Shibata's scarlet eyes, and the others looked at each other, wanting to say that it would be easier to attract other Pokémon, but how could they dare to disobey the angry Shibata, so they had no choice but to do as he said.
All of a sudden.
The miserable cries of pain came from the underground mines, causing many of the exploring Quicksand Team members to feel chills.
What on earth could have happened that would make me scream so miserably? Is the assessment so terrifying?
Kashiwagi, who was walking slowly forward, was also aware of it. He even heard that the howling sound was somewhat familiar, and he couldn't help but speed up his pace.
It didn't matter whether he failed the assessment or not, but he was worried that the other party would die because of it. He was not cold-blooded enough to turn a blind eye to an acquaintance who was in danger of death.
And in the shadows that no one was paying attention to, a symbolic figure that seemed to grow out of the gray stone slab was holding a miniature camera and secretly peeping at these people participating in the assessment.
In Huangtie Town, a man with noble temperament held a red wine glass, stared at the many screens in front of him, and sighed.
"The Quicksand Team is getting worse from generation to generation."
The security company originally established to protect the mine has fallen to this level.
"Death Board, let the Crying Masks keep an eye on it and don't let too many people die."
"Hiss!"
On the huge gray rock with a strange snake-shaped symbol painted on it, the purple eyes blinked slightly and disappeared immediately.