The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

Because this spring is located around the largest tree in the forest, the Sacred Tree, it has always been regarded as the territory of the Zarude people who live on the Sacred Tree. It is the foundation upon which their people depend for survival, and they never allow any other Pokémon to enter or meddle with it.

"Coco, who are those guys you're referring to?"

The strongest of the three, Zarude, asked the question knowingly, with a mocking expression.

"Oh no, run! Greedy squirrel!"

Coco yelled and immediately took off running, but the strongest Zarude clearly had no intention of letting him go.

“We just need to use the spring water,” Coco argued.

"This spring belongs to us."

"You invaded first, stole our food, and then you accused us first," Coco retorted.

"The strong rule, and it is only natural to seize; this is the law of nature, and everything has its rules."

Having said that, the strongest Zarude let out a deep roar.

It suddenly raised its hand, and several thick vines shot out from its palm, lashing out at Coco.

Coco staggered backward instinctively, the vine whip lashing against the trees, leaving deep welts on the trunks.

But the wrath of the Zarude did not subside. In a flash, it rushed towards Coco like a ghost, its sharp claws flashing coldly.

Coco broke out in a cold sweat, and with the agility she had developed growing up in the forest, she dodged the opponent's series of claw strikes by sidestepping.

And with a swift movement, it leaped onto the back of the strongest Zarude, then gave it a sharp push from its back, using the momentum to perform a backflip in mid-air and land on a nearby tree.

The strongest Zarude stumbled and nearly fell, enraged, and its attack intensified.

It began to gather grass-type energy, and countless green bullets were spat out from the mouth of this strongest Zarude, hurtling towards Coco—these were seed machine guns.

Coco immediately dodged and swung away on the vines. The seed machine guns only hit many trees, leaving shallow craters on the trunks and sending wood chips flying everywhere.

The strongest Zarude quickly swung its vines in pursuit of Coco.

During the chase, Coco became very familiar with every path in the forest, nimbly weaving through the trees.

But the strongest Zarude behind it was just as familiar with the forest and as fast as Coco.

While relentlessly pursuing Coco, various vine whips and claws continued to attack her, but none of them hit her. Instead, they broke branches along the way.

The two chased each other, eventually circling the sacred tree, and finally returned to the sacred tree.

Seeing that Coco had nowhere to escape, the strongest Sarud said with immense pride,

"You brat, do you think you can beat me, Coco?"

Even so, Coco had no intention of surrendering. He untied the vines wrapped around his wrists, tied them into a lasso, and swung it toward the strongest of the Sarud.

But trying to outmaneuver a Grass-type Zarude with Vine Whip is clearly like showing off one's limited skills before an expert.

But he had no other choice; this was the only weapon he had at the moment.

Coco swung the vine at the strongest Zarude, but the strongest Zarude grabbed the vine and pulled her away with a sudden burst of strength, sending Coco sprawling face-first to the ground.

Coco, unconvinced, immediately jumped up and pounced on the strongest Zarude, only to be easily dodged by it.

The strongest of the Sarud also swung its vine whip back, successfully binding Coco's left ankle and capturing her.

"Let me go!" Coco shouted.

Even though he was caught, he continued to struggle.

“Shut up,” the strongest Zarude snapped.

Just as Coco was about to be captured, a thick vine suddenly shot out from the side, accurately targeting the hand of the strongest Zarude that had launched the vine whip. Then, with a sharp pull, it caused the strongest Zarude to stumble, and Coco was able to escape successfully.

Then another lash of the vine whip sent Abba Sarud rushing out of the nearby bushes and landing between Coco and the strongest Sarud, shielding Coco behind him.

“It’s you again,” the strongest Zarude roared.

"dad."

“Didn’t I tell you not to come back here?” Father Sarud turned to Coco and said.

"But……"

"I'll hear your explanation when I get back."

At the same time, the strongest Zarude had already angrily pounced on Abba Zarude, shouting,

"You actually dare to swagger back like that? Do you think I'll let you off the hook?"

Abba Sarud shoved the strongest Sarud away.

He then bowed deeply behind the strongest Zarude, emitting a series of rapid growls as if apologizing.

“Elder! I’m sorry, this won’t happen again. I know he was wrong. I’ll take him away from here immediately. I will teach him a lesson. Please…”

The strongest Zarude turned around and saw that it was Elder Zarude who had arrived.

"Rules are rules. It will be too late if something really happens. Get out of here quickly," Elder Sarud said.

Since Elder Zarude had spoken, the strongest Zarude, though still furious, had no choice but to stop its attack and let the father and son go out of respect for Elder Zarude. However, its gaze toward the father and son remained cold.

"Let's go, Coco."

Abba Sarud immediately told Coco to leave.

Before the father and son left, the strongest of them, Sarud, said coldly,

"The elder has always been too lenient with you."

Upon hearing this, Coco even made a face at the strongest Zarude.

Then, Abba Sarud grabbed him by the back of the neck with one hand and lashed out with a vine whip with the other, sending him away from the sacred tree.

After leaving the sacred tree, Abba Sarud and Coco returned to their home.

“You brat, didn’t I tell you not to go there again?” Abba Sarud scolded.

"Those guys are clearly hogging the spring," Coco retorted, unconvinced.

“The Sarud clan has its own rules, and everything is for survival.”

Abba Sarud spread his hands and explained.

"So what about the other Pokémon?"

They had no idea that the Pokémon in the forest were incredibly powerful.

Desert dragonflies love to fight, but they are incredibly strong.

The Iron-Faced Ninja was very fast.

"Once the cotton balls are gathered together, they will never separate!" Coco exclaimed excitedly, waving her arms and legs.