Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

This would be extremely beneficial for them to take advantage of the chaos and defeat these teams one by one.

Jin Lin's gaze lingered on the rough, hand-drawn map, which clearly marked the locations and member distributions of the five rebel alliances. However, no matter how hard she searched, she couldn't find the location of the Sakura Kingdom alliance team, who were supposed to be the hosts of this selection tournament and had performed exceptionally well in their familiar surroundings.

They seemed to have vanished into thin air. If it weren't for the fact that her points bracelet showed the Sakura Kingdom Alliance's total points were still at 50, she would have almost thought they had been eliminated.

"Whether they hide in the shadows or wander among the teams like 'ghosts'... it feels like we can take advantage of them!"

Jin Lin tapped the table with her pen cap, and inspiration struck.

By the third day... the space between dozens of teams was being squeezed. Why not just pin the blame for "the mastermind behind the manipulation of wild Pokémon" directly on the Sakura Country Alliance team?

In any case, they had ample motive and opportunity to commit the crime!

Jin Lin thought it was a good idea and it seemed promising. Just as she was about to wake Su Hao up to discuss it with him, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the tent.

The tent was quickly pulled open, and the person who came in was Bai Linglong, who had led the team out to scout. Her expression was somewhat flustered and strange, and she looked very complicated.

Before she could explain to Jin Lin, Bai Linglong quickly went to Su Hao and Lucario, who were meditating, and carefully woke them up.

Su Hao slowly opened his eyes. In fact, the moment Bai Linglong entered the tent, he had already detected her presence and exited his meditative state.

Without saying much, Su Hao simply glanced outside the tent, and Lucario, as if by telepathy, immediately appeared outside the tent to guard against any Pokémon eavesdropping or spying.

Its speed made Bai Linglong and Jin Lin's hearts tighten. In the blink of an eye, Lucario appeared outside the tent, and they couldn't even see how it moved.

Ignoring the two women's shock, Su Hao looked at Bai Linglong and asked, "What happened?"

Bai Linglong was taken aback at first, but quickly got into the zone and nodded, saying, "Actually, not long ago, the Sakura Kingdom Alliance team finally appeared, and as soon as they appeared, they approached the 'Rebel Alliance' led by the Thousand Islands Alliance."

"Oh? Where did they get the courage to challenge multiple alliances led by the Thousand Islands Alliance at the same time?"

Jin Lin's eyes widened, while Su Hao became interested and sat up straight to listen more attentively.

Bai Linglong's expression was somewhat strange, and she hesitated before saying, "What I'm about to tell you might be a bit bizarre, but it's definitely something I witnessed with my own eyes."

Su Hao and Jin Lin nodded: "Go ahead."

Bai Linglong took a deep breath and said, "The Sakura Kingdom Alliance, like us, has led a lot of wild Pokémon to attack the Thousand Islands Alliance's base!"

Upon hearing this, not only Jin Lin but even Su Hao was startled by this unexpected news. After a pause, Su Hao, having composed himself, looked at Bai Linglong and asked, "They also lead an army of Grass-type Pokémon?"

Bai Linglong shook her head: "That's not it. There are many kinds of wild Pokémon, and basically many types are mixed in them. I took a few glances from afar, and they are not like your Grass-type Pokémon army, which can cooperate with each other in battle. They are basically fighting on their own."

"To be honest, I don't understand why they also have the ability to control wild Pokémon. Are there special ability users among them like you?"

Su Hao smiled and shook his head, saying with interest, "I don't know about that, but since they suddenly appeared and launched an attack on the Resistance Alliance led by the Thousand Islands Alliance, we must get closer to observe and gather intelligence."

"At the very least, given how openly they use wild Pokémon, we need to figure out how they control these wild Pokémon."

Su Hao looked at Jin Lin and instructed her, "I've temporarily hidden the wild Pokémon army in a cave not far from the camp. If you encounter any danger while I'm away, ignore the other alliances that have joined us and hide there."

Jin Lin was taken aback and asked in confusion, "You want to go investigate alone?"

Su Hao waved the points bracelet on his wrist: "Don't forget that now, as long as you get within one kilometer of another team, both sides can detect each other's location on the bracelet. If you bring yours along, not to mention how much effort it would take for my waveguide to block the signal, nothing is more conspicuous than a large, dense cluster of waveguides moving around."

"Once Cheng Liming and Xiao Zijian return, you should stay in the camp and not go out."

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Chapter 637 The Attack of Zarude

At the Thousand Islands Alliance headquarters, a one-sided battle of suppression has begun.

Tachibana Mahiru, leading her four teammates, stood behind the wild Pokémon that were being driven by Zarude's oppressive aura and constantly charging towards the Thousand Islands League's base, watching them struggle with a relaxed yet arrogant gaze.

If they were to face this alliance of multiple teams with only their own strength, there would be no chance of victory, even if many of these alliances contained weak teams.

Among the wild Pokémon driven away by Zarude, some were strong and some were weak, but since they were already deep in the Aokigahara Forest, even the weakest wild Pokémon couldn't be too weak.

Under the onslaught of such a massive "beast tide," the defeat of this rabble was only a matter of time.

While the captain of the Thousand Islands League was directing the Pokémon to fight off the beast tide, he naturally noticed the Sakura Country League team, who were calmly standing behind the beast tide. He gritted his teeth and said, "So, the mastermind behind the wild Pokémon is the Sakura Country League!"

"Captain, we can't hold on much longer!"

The voices of his teammates kept echoing in the ears of the Thousand Islands Alliance captain. Looking at the seemingly endless enemies, who could even recover from injuries due to that hateful green light, the Thousand Islands Alliance captain closed his eyes in anguish, knowing that he had to make a decision.

The escape route had been blocked, and behind the beast horde, a black monkey radiating green light stood out conspicuously.

The captain of the Thousand Islands League finally understood how the Sakura Kingdom League controlled those wild Pokémon. Before setting off, the team leader, Aquinard, had mentioned to him the Zarude clan, the sacred beast worshipped by the Sakura Kingdom League.

Coincidentally, the territory of the Sarud tribe is located in the deepest part of this Bluewood Forest!

“We’ve been completely outmaneuvered…” The captain of the Thousand Islands Alliance looked angry and helpless. He turned to his teammates and instructed them, “Run! We will do everything we can to help you escape, and then tell the other alliance leaders the truth about the Rebel Alliance.”

A mad glint flashed in his eyes as he said bitterly, "Even if we are eliminated, we must not let the Sakura Kingdom alliance team's ambitions succeed. We must get the other alliances to unite, otherwise, if we are defeated one by one, they will definitely be the ones to advance to the top eight!"

His teammate, with tears welling in his eyes, cried out, "Captain!"

The captain of the Thousand Islands Alliance glared at him and roared, "Get out of here!!"

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Su Hao donned clothing to conceal his features and carefully avoided the "eyes" in the sky using waveguides, blocking the signals emitted by his scoring bracelet. He arrived at the edge of the battlefield like a ghost.

Having witnessed this carnage firsthand, Su Hao realized that Bai Linglong's words were true and not exaggerated at all.

Driven by a terrifying pressure, the wild Pokémon fled forward as if their lives depended on it, and the Thousand Islands League and other teams blocking their path were the ones they had to eliminate.

The instigators of all this were the members of the Sakura Kingdom Alliance team behind the beast horde, and that Mythical Pokémon—Zarud!

Su Hao stroked his chin and muttered to himself with great interest, "I never expected that Zarud would actually be in the Aokigahara Forest. No wonder the Sakura Kingdom Alliance insisted on setting the selection tournament here despite all opposition."

His gaze fixed on the Zarude, and the data panel instantly appeared.

Pokémon: Zarude

Attribute: [Dark + Grass]

Gender: [None]

Special ability: Leaf Defense

Level: [Late Stage of Heavenly King Level]

Zarude, a late-stage Elite Four member, is indeed a formidable opponent. Coupled with its overwhelming numbers of wild Pokémon, it would have no problem dominating this selection tournament.

Four vine whips extended from the back of the Zarude and plunged into the ground, while the vines wrapped around its arms were also glowing, with green ripples spreading like waves across the beast tide.

Su Hao recognized this move; it was the original "Jungle Healing," the same move he possessed called "Forest Healing," a move exclusive to the Zarude clan.

The effect is to provide group therapy by blending into the jungle.

"It's a pity you've gone so far."

Their scheme just happened to run into me; what bad luck!

Su Hao could clearly see that the people on the Thousand Islands Alliance side seemed to have given up on a collective breakout and instead focused on everyone working together to help one person open up an escape route.

"The choice is clear: send someone to deliver the message. But that alone is not enough to escape."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Hao stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers in a cool manner. The transparent body of Dorambaruto, which had been invisible and following him, gradually solidified.

"Drow Ranger, give them a hand! Triple... Hyper Beam!"

Dorronbalto nodded slightly, and the two Dorronmesia in the launch port floated one after the other beside it. The light containing a terrifying and destructive aura began to condense, converge, and finally explode!

The Triple Destruction Beam from the three-headed demon dragon Proax ripped through the sky, creating a gap at the edge of the beast tide that allowed the person to escape, under the watchful eyes of several astonished figures.

Tachibana Mahiru, who was confident of victory, was startled by this sudden turn of events. Even though Zarude's Jungle Healing quickly restored the ability of the wild Pokémon that had been instantly defeated to move around, in that brief moment, one person still managed to escape!

And their current position in the rear means they lack the ability to pursue the escaped person.

Noticing that Tachibana Mahiru's expression had darkened, Aoi Erina spoke up: "Captain..."

Tachibana Mahiru punched a tree next to him, roaring, "Damn it! We've been tricked! Who's sabotaging our plans behind the scenes?!"

"However, this is all the cowards like you who only dare to sneak around in the shadows are capable of!"

Even though Tachibana Mahiru was angry, he was also quite certain of it.

Of all the teams participating in the selection tournament, none could withstand the wild Pokémon army led by Zarude, a late-stage Elite Four member.

Whether it's South Korea, Korea, India, or China, none of them will work!

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At 5 PM on the second day of the selection competition, the host Sakura Country Alliance team, which had been silent until now, showed up and immediately crushed the Thousand Islands Alliance and the Rebel Alliance composed of seven other alliances.

The Sakura Kingdom Alliance gained 390 points, which, combined with their own 50 points, propelled them to the top of the leaderboard.

Meanwhile, based on the account of the only survivor from the Thousand Islands League who escaped the beast tide, the news that the Sakura Kingdom League could command wild Pokémon with the power of a late-stage Elite Four member Zarude spread throughout the Aokigahara Forest.

Amidst the temporary existence of the four major rebel alliances, turmoil is brewing!

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Chapter 638 There is a mole, terminate the transaction!

On the afternoon of the second day of the selection competition, at 17 pm, the girl (pseudonym Kazuma Ito), who performed exceptionally well as a newcomer, received an invitation from Nara Kawasaki, one of the protectors of the Crescent Moon Cult, and immediately set off for the headquarters of the Crescent Moon Cult.

The protector was very satisfied with Ito Kazuma's efficiency and talent. As a protector, he could only take one person with him when he went to the headquarters, but that person's spot fell to Ito Kazuma, who had only been a member of the sect for two days.

The girl had doubts about whether she had been exposed, but she had gone to great lengths to infiltrate the Crescent Moon Cult, and even with the risks involved, as an Interpol agent, she had to seize this hard-won opportunity.