Months passed, and during this time, Gui Ling discovered too many interesting things. He didn't capture any new Pokémon, but rather focused on training with his existing ones.
Gui Ling was surprised to find that Banette's Will-O-Wisp could be incredibly strong, many times more powerful than a normal Will-O-Wisp. After a long period of training, the Will-O-Wisp's energy grew larger and larger, as did its range and duration. Anyone hit by it would definitely not escape unscathed.
Gengar's psychic power was very strong, more than enough to control a flying Pokémon. Although Gengar was large, its agility was definitely superior, allowing it to easily dodge most attacks.
Froakie evolved into Frogadier, but he didn't care about his water element; he focused on practicing his sword, wanting to master swordsmanship to the extreme. However, he still couldn't defeat Gui Ling.
Noibat had been practicing flying, and its speed and endurance were getting better and better, but there wasn't much other growth.
What? You mean that cocoon? Hmm… it's still sleeping there.
Gui Ling continued to feed it as before, but during this time, he often looked at the page with the Legendary Pokémon in his book and frequently observed the cocoon.
“…………”
“…………”
Until one day, Gui Ling was resting by the river, still looking at that Pokémon Encyclopedia, while Gengar and the others played nearby.
“I thought Xerneas represented Y, given those antlers. Did I remember incorrectly?”
But just then, Gui Ling sensed something amiss and immediately drew his tang katana, staring at the grass ahead.
“Since you're already here, why hide?”
These words alerted Gengar and the others, and they all gathered around Gui Ling.
As soon as he finished speaking, five burly men emerged from the bushes, slowly approaching with lewd smiles.
“A Shinny Gengar, a Banette? We were just wondering how to start our business today.”
“Pokémon Hunters?”
Gui Ling couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. There were five of them, meaning at least five Pokémon, and since they dared to come, they must have had full confidence.
“We'll be taking your Pokémon!”
Immediately after, the five men released their Pokémon: Drapion, Houndoom, Krookodile, Pangoro, Gengar, and Garchomp.
Gui Ling was stunned looking at this group of fully evolved Pokémon. This lineup felt like it could compete in a tournament; why were they doing this kind of work?
“Gengar, you go first!”
“Gengar!”
“Go to the city and find help!”
Though Gengar was a bit unwilling, he still burrowed into the ground. However, the opponent's other Gengar also burrowed into the ground, and in a short while, Gui Ling's Gengar was launched out.
“This…”
“Don't even think about it. Just hand them over obediently, and you can leave.”
“You wish!”
Banette used Will-O-Wisp to ignite Gui Ling's tang katana. Then, according to their previous coordination, Gui Ling and Frogadier charged forward first, with the other three attacking from a distance behind them.
Frogadier and Noibat volunteered to take on Krookodile and Pangoro in a one-on-one fight, but it was clearly impossible to win, so they knew they had to try to stall for a while.
Gengar engaged the other Gengar, Banette fought Drapion and Houndoom, and Gui Ling took on Garchomp alone.
Gui Ling charged forward with his tang katana, and Garchomp also raised its scythe-like arm and swooped down. Their weapons clashed, creating fierce sparks.
Garchomp's strength was a bit greater than Gui Ling's, so Gui Ling struggled even to defend, but he relied on his superior agility to constantly look for opportunities.
Just as Garchomp swung forward, Gui Ling seized the opportunity to flash to the side, stabbing his blade into Garchomp's body.
“Chomp! Chomp!”
Garchomp cried out in pain and immediately fired a Hyper Beam from its mouth. Although Gui Ling dodged it, Garchomp's other scythe-like arm directly thrust towards Gui Ling.
“Ugh!”
Fortunately, Gui Ling dodged in time, otherwise it would have stabbed directly into his ribs. Blood flowed from his right chest, but thankfully, it wasn't very serious.
On the other side, Gengar surprisingly defeated the opposing Gengar. Just as Gengar breathed a sigh of relief, the burly man on the other side walked over with a Mega Stone.
“As expected of a Shinny Pokémon, it's indeed stronger than a normal one, but unfortunately, you can't Mega Evolve!”
After a flash of white light, the Gengar, which had been struggling, stood up again, its condition almost fully restored.
While Gengar was still in shock, it was hit by a Night Shade and fainted.
Frogadier and Noibat on the other side had also fallen. Noibat was bitten by Krookodile and shaken a few times, losing its ability to battle. Frogadier, facing a Pangoro with much higher level and strength, didn't last more than a few rounds and also lost.
Banette, fighting two opponents, was surprisingly evenly matched, constantly using Will-O-Wisp to find opportunities with its agility. After Houndoom used Thunderbolt, Banette dodged and immediately fired a ball of Will-O-Wisp. Houndoom narrowly dodged, but the target of this Will-O-Wisp was Drapion behind it.
Upon being hit, the terrifying Will-O-Wisp burned Drapion's body. Drapion let out a mournful scream and collapsed.
While Houndoom was shocked by the power of the Will-O-Wisp, Banette used Hyper Beam to hit Houndoom, and then followed up with another Will-O-Wisp.
Thus, Houndoom received its “favorite” Will-O-Wisp and “happily” collapsed.
“This Banette is actually so powerful?”
Gui Ling was also shocked at this moment. He hadn't expected Banette's strength to be so great, but Super Genggui, Krookodile, and Pangoro had already arrived, and Banette, having expended most of its stamina, couldn't possibly be a match for the three of them.
Gui Ling was currently entangled with Garchomp. Both of their bodies had large and small cuts, but Gui Ling was clearly unable to hold on any longer.
Just as Gui Ling wanted to continue fighting, Pangoro suddenly rushed over and hugged Gui Ling. Garchomp seized the opportunity and instantly knocked out Gui Ling with a Hyper Beam, and Gui Ling completely collapsed.
Before Gui Ling lost consciousness, he kept staring in one direction in the bushes, and at the same time, a pair of huge blue eyes in the bushes observed everything, but did not intervene.
But after Gui Ling lost consciousness, those eyes closed, slowly transforming back into a cocoon.