On the outskirts of White Forest, Temple leaned against a large tree, gorging on food.
His sharp eyes scanned the surroundings through the moonlight.
Beside him stood Fearow, a ferocious-looking Pokémon with red blood dripping from its beak. At its feet lay a dead Rattata.
In the Pokémon world, a food chain existed, excluding non-meat-eating Pokémon. Carnivorous Pokémon would capture weaker Pokémon for food.
Pokémon raised in the human world typically ate specialized Pokémon food or meat like beef and mutton raised by humans.
In less than a minute, Temple finished his food, and Fearow consumed the Rattata at its feet.In the silent forest, the aura emanating from Torch and Fearow was intimidating to normal beings. Experienced individuals could recognize this aura as a sign of murderous intent. Normal people would instinctively fear those with such an aura, avoiding confrontation."If you want to catch me, you'll be the one to die first," Torch declared, rising to his feet. He took something out of his bag and began to arrange it, while Fearow stood guard.At the entrance of White River Forest, Lancy, a third-year student at Samson University, descended from a flying Pokémon she had rented."Pichu," she said, comforting the frightened Pichu on her shoulder. "Don't be afraid. I'll buy you a Light Ball when I catch that bad guy."While Pichu didn't understand what a Light Ball was, it understood that Lancy was going to buy something for it, and its fear subsided."Come out, Electivire!" Lancy summoned her strongest Pokémon, a pseudo-Elite level Electivire.The other five Pokémon in her team had suffered varying degrees of injuries during the pursuit of Temple, and even Electivire was not in optimal condition.After treating Electivire, Lancy entered White River Forest with it. As soon as they stepped inside, a Pokémon flew overhead."Dragonair, slow down. We're getting closer," Ashborn instructed.He was less than three kilometers from the red dot, which had remained stationary. To avoid startling the target, Ashborn asked Dragonair to reduce its speed.With the slower speed, Ashborn was able to free one hand and take out his mobile phone. He shook slightly, almost dropping the phone.He became even more determined to purchase a Flying Seat for Dragonair, allowing him to use both hands freely while playing on his phone.Ashborn opened the Trainer APP and entered "Torch" into the task section. The system displayed information about the wanted criminal.Torch was an A-level wanted criminal, a pseudo-Elite Trainer, and a professional Pokémon hunter.Upon learning that Torch was a Pokémon hunter, Ashborn understood why he had become a wanted criminal. Pokémon hunters often used illegal means to capture Pokémon. They might even forcibly take Pokémon from their trainers.The profession of Pokémon hunter was a mixed bag, with both legal and illegal activities. Some Pokémon hunters specialized in capturing Pokémon for individuals who had issued capture missions.These missions typically involved rare, powerful, or valuable Pokémon that were difficult to obtain through other means. Pokémon hunters would capture Pokémon from the wild, secret realms, or ruins, or even by forcefully taking them from other trainers.Capturing Pokémon from these sources was challenging and could be dangerous. To increase their chances of success, some unscrupulous Pokémon hunters would target Pokémon that already had trainers.They would forcibly capture these Pokémon and sell them to those who had issued capture missions. The original trainers of these Pokémon often had no recourse due to fear of retaliation.Pokémon hunters made up nearly a third of all wanted criminals, making them notorious in the outside world. Some people even expressed disgust upon learning that someone was a Pokémon hunter.However, Pokémon hunters were generally skilled trainers. One of the eighteen top Elites in Xortros Country was a Pokémon hunter who occasionally ventured into advanced secret realms to capture Pokémon for clients.Ashborn was still one kilometer away from Torch. Unlike others who might land and enter the forest to search, Ashborn remained in the air. The dense forest and darkness made it difficult to spot someone hiding in the trees.Ashborn relied on the red dot on his mental map to locate Torch.He returned to Dragonair, realizing that its slender body was not suitable for combat in the dense forest. He released Metagross instead.White River Forest was home to over 100 species of Pokémon, with a total population of ten million. The Pokémon were distributed based on their strength, with the weakest Pokémon located on the periphery where Ashborn was currently situated.Using Intermediate Psychic, Ashborn could perceive more than ten Pokémon within a 100-meter radius, with the closest one being ten meters away.He noticed a trembling bush and saw an Ekans emerge. Even a sprinting human would take over a second to cover ten meters, let alone a Pokémon.Ashborn stopped Metagross from attacking and dodged the Ekans' deadly fangs, grabbing its tail."Twister tornado ready to launch!"With a strange cry, he threw the Ekans into a whirlwind. When he released his hand, the Ekans disappeared into the distance."Cool," Ashborn said. In the past, he would have been unable to avoid Ekans' close-range attack, but now he had the Mega Pallet Town physique.After setting up traps and alarm devices, Torch was about to rest against the tree when his alarm device was triggered.He saw an Ekans entangled in its own steel wire, struggling in pain. The steel wire tightened, triggering another trap.A burst of flames erupted, followed by a massive explosion that could be heard within a ten-kilometer radius.___________Ara ara ~~ Sayo nara ~~