Chapter 268: Dispute, Regret
Seeing Lilligant's attitude, the Bonehide Croc was so angry it laughed. 'You're incredibly bold, running away from home. Why do you make it seem like I'm the bad guy?'
"Kele~ Kele~" The Bonehide Croc decided to lock up Florges and Floette, to see how they would run then!
"Li Di~ Li Di~" However, just as it was about to act, a voice appeared, stopping it.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a Pokémon with a verdant green body walking towards them.
This Pokémon had a crown-like ornament on its head, a yellow sepal-shaped collar, arms made of leaves, a tulip-shaped light green skirt, and golden sepal-shaped feet.
Ange looked surprised. Wasn't this a Lilligant?
Lilligant, the Flowering Pokémon, single Grass-type. The flower ornament on its head can emit a sweet fragrance that heals the hearts of those who smell it, putting them in a good mood.
This is a Pokémon that is only female and is commonly found in the Unova region.
"Kele~~" Why are you here?
Seeing Lilligant, the Bonehide Croc's momentum immediately dropped.
Whether it was just Ange's imagination, he always felt that the Bonehide Croc, the king of the Songin Forest, a powerful Pokémon with a level as high as 95, seemed a little lacking in confidence when facing Lilligant.
Similarly, seeing Lilligant coming over, Florges and Floette seemed to have found support and immediately flew to Lilligant's side.
"Hula~ Hula~" Teacher!
"Labe~ Labe~" Teacher, you're finally here!
The four Pokémon began chattering, telling Lilligant about their grievances.
After listening to Florges and the others, Lilligant said something astonishing:
"Li Di~ Li Di~" I also want to go to the human world with this human.
This time, not only was the Bonehide Croc stunned, but Ange was also shocked.
What's going on? What's going on? Is my charm that great?
"Kele~ Kele~" No, that won't do. It's too dangerous!
The Bonehide Croc was, of course, firmly opposed. It knew very well why Lilligant wanted to go to the human world.
"Li Di~ Li Di~" I have the ability to protect myself. If not, let's have a battle!
As she spoke, Lilligant struck a battle pose.
Hearing Lilligant's words, Ange subconsciously used his Appraisal Eye to look at her.
Lilligant
HP: 31
Attack: 21
Defense: 29
Sp. Atk: 31
Sp. Def: 28
Speed: 30
After seeing this, Ange was even more surprised. This Lilligant's level was almost catching up to his Metagross!
Were there so many high-level Pokémon in the Songin Forest? No wonder Nurse Joy said that fewer and fewer people had been able to enter the Songin Forest in recent years.
Hearing Lilligant's words, the Bonehide Croc immediately looked conflicted. How could it possibly fight with Lilligant!
"Li Di~ Li Di~" I've been waiting for many years. Now is the chance. I must go out!
Lilligant said decisively.
"Kele~" I disagree!
The Bonehide Croc firmly opposed.
"Li Di~ Li Di~" You can't stop me, and you have no right to stop me!
Lilligant retorted.
Just like that, the two Pokémon began to argue fiercely.
Through their conversation, Ange gradually understood Lilligant's identity.
It turned out that she was Venusaur's disciple.
When Venusaur had an accident, she was out healing other Pokémon, so she couldn't discover Xiaochen's evildoing in time.
Over the years, she had always felt very guilty. If she had been home at the time, Venusaur's herbs wouldn't have been stolen, and Venusaur wouldn't have had an accident.
Like the Bonehide Croc, she had been harboring hatred in her heart all these years, so she relied on training to gradually become stronger.
It was just that she was not as talented as the Bonehide Croc in cultivation, so her level had never been able to catch up to it.
However, Lilligant's level was already very high. She was the strongest Pokémon in the Songin Forest besides the Bonehide Croc.
Ange's appearance gave Lilligant hope for revenge. She wanted to go to the human world to find Xiaochen! To make him pay for harming Venusaur!
The reason why the Bonehide Croc lacked confidence when facing Lilligant was precisely because it felt that Venusaur's death had a lot to do with it. It felt that it was letting Lilligant down.
Although Lilligant had never blamed it over the years, it couldn't get over that hurdle in its own heart.
Lilligant and the Bonehide Croc argued more and more fiercely, reaching the point of drawing swords and facing each other.
If it were normal, the Bonehide Croc would never have spoken loudly to Lilligant and would have yielded to her in everything.
But today was different. It had failed to protect Venusaur back then, and it absolutely couldn't let Lilligant take risks now.
The two Pokémon got heated, and the Bonehide Croc couldn't control its emotions and roared angrily:
"Kele~~ Kele~~~" Go, go! If you go, don't ever come back! I'll just pretend I don't have a friend like you.
After saying these words, the Bonehide Croc was stunned. At the same time, its heart trembled, and it couldn't believe that it would actually say such a thing.
Lilligant was also stunned. The sad expression on her face flashed by, and then it was covered up by anger.
"Li Di~ Li Di~" If I don't come back, I don't come back! I hate you. I never want to see you again!
After saying that, she looked at Ange and said, "Li Di~ Li Di~" Human, aren't you leaving?
"Ah? Oh~ Right, I'm leaving!" Ange was stunned by the question. Thinking that he really should leave and couldn't watch the show anymore, he neatly climbed onto Latios's back, then patted its neck, "Latios, Latias, let's go!"
"Woo~"
"Woo~"
The siblings groaned softly and soared into the sky.
Seeing this, Lilligant said to Florges and Floette, "Li Di~ Li Di~" Let's go too!
Florges and the three Floette looked at the Bonehide Croc and then at Lilligant, feeling a little at a loss for a moment.
What to do? The king and the teacher were arguing. Who should they listen to?
It turned out that Florges and the Floette were Lilligant's disciples, the successors of Lilligant and Venusaur.
While the four Pokémon were hesitating, Lilligant's urging voice came.
"Li Di~ Li Di~" What are you still standing there for? Come over here!
"Hula~"
"Labe~"
Florges and Floette gritted their teeth and finally decided to follow their teacher. Although they respected the king, they were closer to their teacher after all.
So, under Lilligant's instructions, Florges and Floette used vine whips to tie up Lilligant's body, carried her into the sky, and chased after Ange.
The Bonehide Croc looked at the departing backs of Lilligant, Florges, and Floette, opened its mouth, but ultimately didn't call them back. Only a trace of regret flashed across its face.
After hesitating for a while, it quietly followed Lilligant and the others.
Ange and Latios were about to fly out of the forest when suddenly a voice calling him came from behind.
He looked back and saw that it was Lilligant, Florges, and Floette who were coming.
When they flew in front of him, Ange asked, "You guys are..."
"Li Di~ Li Di~" We're leaving with you!
"But..." Ange looked hesitant. "The Bonehide Croc doesn't agree with you leaving, right?"
A trace of sadness flashed across Lilligant's face, but she quickly restrained herself and said angrily:
"Li Di~ Li Di~" My affairs are none of its business.
An Jue thought about it and realized that unlike the Flower Veil and Budew, who needed protection, a Lilligant was a powerful Pokémon with its own code of conduct. It didn't need anyone's permission to do what it wanted.
But was it really okay for it to have such an unpleasant falling out with the Bone Crest Titan?
Seeing An Jue in a daze, the Lilligant thought it was unwilling to take it along, so it quickly said:
"Li Di~ Li Di~" You won't regret bringing me along. I'm proficient in herbs and I can definitely help you!
"Hu La~ Hu La~" That's right, that's right, our teacher is very powerful!
"La Bei~ La Bei~" We can also help you. We are very good at cultivating flowers and plants!
The Flower Veil and Budew competed to speak up for the Lilligant.
"Li Di~ Li Di~" Take me with you, I won't cause you any trouble!
The Lilligant looked at An Jue with its eyes wide open. Those big, watery eyes made it impossible for An Jue to say no.
"But you and the Bone Crest Titan..." An Jue hesitated.
"Li Di~ Li Di~" That's our business, don't worry about it.
"Okay... okay then." An Jue finally couldn't resist the Lilligant's charm. "Then you can sit on Latias' back."
Its relationship with the Lilligant wasn't close enough for it to interfere in its private affairs.
"Li Di~"
"Hu La~"
"La Bei~"
The Lilligant, Flower Veil, and Budew cheered upon hearing this, and then sat on Latias' back together.
"Let's go!"
As An Jue's voice fell, Latias and Latios accelerated and flew out of the range of the Gaoyin Jungle.
After their figures disappeared into the sky, behind a large tree in the jungle below, the Bone Crest Titan quietly walked out.
It looked up at the direction the Lilligant had left in, its expression extremely lonely.
If only... if only I hadn't said those angry words!
While An Jue was returning to Bai Ke City, a major event occurred at the Bai Ke City Pokémon Center.
In the afternoon, the Pokémon Center was crowded with people. Nurse Joy and the Jigglypuff were anxiously busy.
At this moment, a group of people in red uniforms rushed in, scaring the guests at the Pokémon Center.
"Who are you, what do you want?" Nurse Joy asked loudly, seeing that they were up to no good.
The leader looked at Nurse Joy and sneered: "Nurse Joy? Perfect!"
Saying that, he directed his Spiritomb beside him: "Grab her for me!"
The Spiritomb immediately carried out the order upon hearing this.
"If you want to touch Nurse Joy, you'll have to get past me first!"
"Who are you people? How dare you touch Nurse Joy, it's outrageous!"
... ...
Seeing that someone wanted to hurt Nurse Joy, the trainers resting in the Pokémon Center jumped out one after another, and directed their Pokémon to protect Nurse Joy in front.
The leader snorted disdainfully: "Overestimating yourselves, Spiritomb, take care of them all!"
"Ka Ka~ Ka Ka~"
The Spiritomb grinned grimly, and a Dark Pulse swept out. In an instant, rows of Pokémon fell down.
The trainers were dumbfounded, not expecting the person in front of them to be so powerful.
Seeing the trainers hesitating and not daring to step forward, the leader instructed his subordinates: "Arrest them all."
So a great battle broke out in the Pokémon Center. Before long, all the trainers were captured by these uninvited guests.
At the same time, a large group of police officers appeared outside the Pokémon Center, surrounding the Pokémon Center tightly. The leaders were Officer Jenny and Diantha.
It turned out that the members who broke into the Pokémon Center were members of Team Flare, and they had a secret base in Bai Ke City.
After Diantha found the location of the secret base, she immediately besieged the base.
But she didn't expect that there was a secret escape passage inside the base, and some Team Flare members escaped through the passage.
Diantha and Officer Jenny led people to track them all the way, chasing relentlessly. Seeing that there was no hope of escape, the Team Flare members broke into the Pokémon Center.
Officer Jenny shouted loudly into the Pokémon Center with a loudspeaker: "Listen up, Team Flare members inside, you are already surrounded and there is no way out. I advise you to surrender quickly, it won't do you any good to resist stubbornly!"
The Team Flare leader inside the Pokémon Center smiled cruelly upon hearing this. He looked around and finally set his sights on a little girl.
The little girl trembled as he stared at her, immediately hugging her Fennekin and backing away step by step.
Seeing that its trainer was frightened, the Fennekin immediately jumped out of the trainer's arms and barked wildly at the Team Flare leader.
"Fo Ke~ Fo Ke~"
However, the Team Flare leader kicked it away. The Fennekin whimpered and crashed into a table, passing out.
Nurse Joy couldn't bear it any longer when she saw this scene.
"Jigglypuff, Dazzling Gleam!"
"Pu Ding~~" The Jigglypuff responded and rushed towards the Team Flare leader, its body radiating colorful light.
However, a Psychic suddenly fell on the Jigglypuff. The next second, the Jigglypuff was thrown hard against the wall.
The Spiritomb had made its move.
The Jigglypuff was just a medical assistant and was not good at fighting. How could it be a match for the Spiritomb?
"Jigglypuff!" Nurse Joy exclaimed and was about to run towards the Jigglypuff.
At this time, the Team Flare leader said: "Spiritomb, catch them all!"
"Ka Ka~~" The Spiritomb responded, its eyes flashing with strange light. Psychic was activated, and Nurse Joy and the girl were captured.
The Team Flare leader walked straight to the door, the Spiritomb followed with Nurse Joy and the girl.
When he arrived at the door, the Team Flare leader grinned at Diantha and Officer Jenny and said:
"Officer Jenny, and our Champion Diantha, I advise you not to act rashly, otherwise, I can't guarantee what will happen to Nurse Joy and this lovely little girl."
"You..." Officer Jenny was extremely angry, "Despicable!"
"Despicable?" The Team Flare leader sneered, "I'm the villain! What's wrong with being despicable?"
Although he said that, the Team Flare leader didn't really think he was a villain. They were working hard to create a new world, and necessary sacrifices were understandable.
"If you surrender now, I can try to give you leniency! Otherwise..." Diantha said with a cold face.
"Leniency?" The Team Flare leader sneered, "Do you think I care?" He was always prepared to sacrifice himself for Team Flare's cause. Did they think they could scare him?
After saying this, the Team Flare leader turned around and returned to the Pokémon Center, leaving behind a sentence: "Don't play tricks, or you won't want to see the consequences!"
Inside the Pokémon Center, the injured Glaceon gently twitched its ears, and then said to the Doublade:
"Did you hear any movement?"
The Doublade, who was resting after training, listened carefully upon hearing this.
"Something seems to have happened in front. You stay here, I'll go take a look!"
