The sky gradually darkened, the moon hung high in the sky, and stars sparsely dotted the night.
The entire Lake Heart Island seemed to be enveloped in a mysterious veil, with everything silent except for the subtle sound of the breeze gently sweeping across the lake.
In a hidden corner of the island, there was a bird Pokémon that was pure white but covered in numerous scars.
It was panting heavily, each breath appearing so difficult and heavy.
Beside it, a beautiful young human girl squatted, carefully dipping soft gauze into medicine and gently wiping the shocking wounds on the Pokémon's body.
This girl was Qi Shu, and this injured Pokémon was Swanna.
They had just experienced a thrilling escape, having previously used the air blast from Magnemite's self-destruction to get some distance and escape the pursuit range.
They successfully escaped from the clutches of and Xia Yong.
However, at this moment, they were far from the Core area of Lake Heart Island, having found a hidden jungle to hide in, and after only a brief respite, they faced a new crisis.
Suddenly, a faint "rustling" sound came from the bushes not far away.
This sudden noise instantly broke the original tranquility, making the already tense Swanna and Qi Shu immediately feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Swanna vigilantly raised its head, its gaze Lock-On on the swaying bushes, emitting a low warning growl from its throat; Qi Shu also stopped her movements, clenching her fists nervously, ready to deal with any potential danger at any time.
A ghost-like human shadow darted out of the bushes!
However, facing such a sudden situation, Qi Shu and Swanna, who were already fully prepared and on high alert, showed no hesitation or fear.
Qi Shu stared sharply at the shadow and quickly shouted, "Swanna, use Water Gun!"
Upon receiving the command, Swanna opened its mouth without hesitation, and a powerful Water-type energy instantly condensed and swirled within its mouth.
In the blink of an eye, a thick blue water column, as wide as a bowl, roared out!
Unfortunately, due to its severe injuries, the Water Gun attack launched by Swanna at this moment had its power greatly reduced, barely reaching even one-tenth of its usual strength.
But the abundant Water-type energy of Lake Heart Island still gave this attack a power that could not be underestimated.
Suddenly, a Pokémon with a black, hat-shaped head, a pointed top resembling a lampshade, appeared from behind the attacked person.
Its only facial features were two bright yellow eyes.
Inside its glass head, there was a blue flame.
It had two long, swaying arms.
Its body was small, with a smaller lamp holder at the bottom.
This Lampent directly blocked in front of the human figure, and the blue flame in its glass head emitted dense Psychic-type energy, but there was no sound of skill collision, fixing the water column in the air.
Pfft~ With a clear sound, the water column formed by the Water Gun attack was shattered by the Psychic energy in the air, dispersing into Water-type energy that diffused into the air.
At this tense moment, the figure spoke, "Don't be nervous, it's me, Yu Xingken."
The person who arrived was none other than Yu Xingken, who had come to provide support.
After parting ways with Li Guanjun, he had been tracking Qi Shu's location by following the satellite transmitted signal and the reminders from the Magnemite drone.
As the figure and the Lampent gradually approached, with the faint blue flame on top of the Lampent's head and the moonlight, Qi Shu was able to see the person clearly.
Qi Shu also breathed a sigh of relief; fortunately, the person who arrived was from their alliance and not the Water Blade Gang bandits, because she currently had no ability to resist, as her Galvantula had been captured, and she only had two nearly fainted Pokémon and a severely injured Swanna left.
Qi Shu took a breath and said, "You came to support us, Brother Yu, and... is this Lampent! Li Guanjun's?"
Xing Ken might have also wanted to ease Qi Shu's mood, so he chatted with her, saying, "Li Guanjun's Lampent, with the Helping Hand of his niece.
He has already found a very good S-grade Dusk Stone and successfully evolved into Chandelure, and this Lampent of mine is one of its offspring."
Qi Shu's eyes shifted, as if she thought of something, and she anxiously said to Xing Ken, "The situation here has exceeded the investigation mission issued by the alliance, even Uncle Zou has been captured by the Water Blade Gang, if it's just you, you might not be able to rescue Uncle Zou."
Xing Ken smiled noncommittally, saying, "Who said it's just me? There's also Li Guanjun, and your Master might already be on their way to the Core area.
After this night, it should all be over tomorrow.
The Divine Beast information you concealed still didn't escape the alliance after all."
Qi Shu was quite surprised after hearing this; she didn't expect that the Lake Heart Island incident would still attract the attention of the Champion.
Her Master's entertainment gimmick of challenging the Champion outside had never achieved the expected results.
Qi Shu also played dumb, saying, "I only found out about the Divine Beast after coming here.
Let's go rescue Uncle Zou and Brother Xiao Heng first."
"Brother Xiao Heng? Is Zhang Heng also on Lake Heart Island?"
"Yes, when the Water Blade Gang broke the Divine Beast Field, Brother Xiao Heng entered that independent space with the Divine Beast."
"Nonsense, he's not even a Trainer, yet he dared to enter that independent space where the Divine Beast lives?
First, take out Swanna's Poké Ball, I'll treat it, and then we'll go together to rescue them."
Qi Shu mumbled softly, "Uh... Swanna is Uncle Zou's Pokémon, we didn't have time to grab its Poké Ball when we broke through."
Xing Ken: "..."
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At the same time, in this moonlit night sky, there were two figures speeding rapidly.
One was desperately fleeing ahead, while the other was closely pursuing like a shadow.
However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the distance between them had already narrowed to less than 50 meters!
It should be known that this thrilling chase has been going on for nearly two whole hours.
During such a long time, whether it was the one desperately fleeing ahead or the one relentlessly pursuing from behind, the Pokémon on both sides were undoubtedly undergoing immense physical exertion and challenge.
"Hey! Don't run! The Hydreigon next to you definitely can't protect you.
Hand it over and I can spare your life."
The pursuer in the back sped up while shouting loudly, their voice cutting through the silent moonlight, echoing far and wide.
