Pokémon: Encounter

"Hmm... so blinding..."

"Here...where is..."

Li Xiaogang opened his sleepy eyes.

He raised his arms to block the direct sunlight from above his head, but scattered light still shone into his eyes through the gaps between his fingers.

Li Xiaogang came back to his senses, then forced himself to stand up and looked around with some confusion.

"Is this... a forest?"

"Huh!? What's wrong with my voice...?"

"My arm!?"

"My clothes!?"

"mine..."

It took Li Xiaogang a full hour to calm himself down.

When he found a water source and saw his current appearance clearly, Li Xiaogang finally confirmed one thing.

He was reborn and traveled through time!!!

In his previous life, he was a veritable rich second generation.

Since he was a child, Li Xiaogang has had a wealthy father who is all-powerful and has almost everything. Therefore, when he was growing up, all kinds of people would constantly appear around him.

Those people are either flattering, pretending, hypocritical or loyal.

Since he lacked parental discipline since childhood, he easily developed a bad character of being arrogant and domineering, and not considering other people's emotions at all.

As a result, he also attracted many dark people with jealousy, hatred and darkness in their hearts. Under the pretext of surrendering, they gradually approached and integrated into Li Xiaogang's life.

And on this day.

An accident happened.

His best friend and his current girlfriend had an affair at his swimming pool under the guise of having a party at his house at night. Then, by chance, he discovered them while passing by and looking for someone!

Li Xiaogang was furious and wanted to beat the couple to death. But his body, which had been wasted for more than 20 years, was already overdrawn and full of holes. He could not beat the two people on the opposite side.

The couple looked at each other during the doubles match against Li Xiaogang, and suddenly there was a hint of madness in their eyes.

Anyway, I had obtained a lot of money from Li Xiaogang in various ways before, and now he found out that I had done such a thing behind his back. He will definitely not let it go!

Why not just go all the way! Wouldn't it be wonderful for the two of them to become a pair of desperate mandarin ducks~!

Anyway, his father has so many illegitimate children outside, so he doesn't need one more! If he is lucky, maybe nothing will happen to him!

The madness in their eyes grew more and more intense.

After less than half an hour of struggling, a freshly-excavated corpse was already floating steadily on the swimming pool. But there was no one around him.

Thinking of this, Li Xiaogang couldn't help but sigh.

But, since God has given me a chance to start over, then this time! I will definitely not give up on myself! I must work hard to be a positive, sunny and cheerful young man who helps old ladies cross the road every day! Uh no... a good boy!

Why do you say he is a teenager?

Because from the way Li Xiaogang was dressed at the moment, this body looked like a boy of about ten years old.

A small white vest and a pair of dark blue shorts.

He also wore a small yellow straw hat on his head.

In his left hand he held a tall insect net, and in his right hand he held a transparent observation box for the captured insects.

And now there are two red and white Poké Balls in the insect box.

Um, Poké Ball.

Huh? Pokeball!!!?

Li Xiaogang suddenly reacted.

"Isn't this...isn't this...the Poké Ball from Pokémon? No way, no way? Am I reborn in the world of Pokémon?"

Li Xiaogang tremblingly took out the Poké Ball from the box in his right hand, and then threw it out gently...

Another hour passed.

“Oh hehe…”

“Oh ahahaha…”

"Wa ...

"God is really helping me!"

"It's worth it that I kept using the accelerator all night to play the ladder!"

"With my Master Ball-level combat power, I can come to this world!"

“I’m really lucky!”

"Sorry! I seem to have seen the trajectory of my life!"

"What about the insect-catching boy?"

"In the near future, I will collect all kinds of divine beasts, challenge all the major gyms, become the champion, become the chairman of the alliance, marry a beautiful and wealthy woman, and reach the pinnacle of life!"

“I’m still a little excited just thinking about it!”

"In this life! I will start a new life!!!"

......

"Hey! My dear little one! Please don't spoil your little sister too much, okay!?"

"It used to be the big sister of those grass-type Pokémon!"

"There's no need to sit on you, right?"

"Snapped--!"

"Sister Snake, please do as you please."

Suddenly, there was a noise not far from Li Xiaogang.

Li Xiaogang looked in the direction of the sound and saw a handsome young man walking out of a bush with his Pokémon.

That's... Absol and Serpentine?

They are so handsome!

Li Xiaogang's eyes were shining and no one knew what he was thinking.

Huh? Why is there a child here?

This is a port area on land. Maybe they are children from a fishing village.

Wow! It looks like he's a bug catcher! Come to think of it, this seems to be the first time I've seen a real bug catcher in this world!

Hmm! It’s actually alive!!!

The young man looked at Li Xiaogang, his eyes also shining.

"Kid! Whose family are you from and why are you playing here? Where are your parents? Are they nearby? I want to ask them something." said the young man.

"Um...big...brother!"

"I'm already ten years old! I have the right to go out and have adventures!"

"What do you want to ask? I can tell you!"

The insect-catching boy looked cute and innocent, while Li Xiaogang inside him felt cold all over and looked like he was about to vomit.

"Ha~ That's fine~"

"Then could you please tell me how to get to downtown Diying?"

"I know it's nearby, but I got lost as soon as I entered the forest. I can't find the right direction, hahaha~"

The young man touched the back of his head sheepishly and said with a smile.

"Ah~ Low-lying urban area! I know~"

"But~ before I tell you, should we talk about the reward first?"

Li Xiaogang gave the young man a wicked smile, with some ill intentions.

The young man was surprised at first, then he lowered his head and thought for a moment.

"Yeah, that's right. Although it's strange how a ten-year-old like you can have so many ideas."

"But anyway, everyone has a bad past."

"At all times, we should all look to the money!"

"So your compensation is reasonable."

"What do you mean? If it's about money, I'll consider the market price. If it's too outrageous, then I won't ask."

Li Xiaogang thought to himself, are people in this world so easy to fool?

I just got reborn and I got such a big order! It's so cool!

Unconsciously, Li Xiaogang's ruffian spirit from his previous life was brought into the present world.

"Ahem... What kind of money do I need as a kid? I have nowhere to spend it."

"I actually only have one request!"

"That's a Pokémon battle!"

"But this isn't just an ordinary battle!"

"There is a certain amount of stakes involved!"

"That is, if one of us loses, we must give our Pokémon to the other side unconditionally! And we cannot complain!"

Li Xiaogang's eyes were burning and full of confidence.

When he learned what his two Pokémon were, he had already had the outline of this plan in his mind. When he saw the Pokémon carried by the young man, the seeds of evil began to take root.

"Oh."

"Thank you."

"Then I don't need it. Goodbye."

The young man walked past Li Xiaogang with a cold and expressionless look.

Li Xiaogang was stunned, then immediately turned around and yelled.

"Hey! Are you, an adult, afraid of a little boy like me who just turned ten years old?"

"Then you are too cowardly!"

"If I were you, I would just find a hole in the ground to crawl into!"

"I...!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Xiaogang immediately closed his mouth in fear, because the small group of leaves that suddenly appeared suddenly brushed across his cheek and stood firmly on the tree trunk behind him.

The young man looked back indifferently.

"I won't fight you because you are using your friends as tools to make money."

"You are only ten years old."

"So sad for your fellow Pokémon."

After saying this, the young man shook his head, turned his back to Li Xiaogang and slowly walked away.

Li Xiaogang was stunned.

From childhood to adulthood, no one has ever dared to talk to me like this. Except for those two bitches before I died!

Bad memories came back to me again.

Li Xiaogang was angry.

He would not allow anyone to look down on him like this! No matter in the past or now!

"Heracross! Use Tile Break!"

Li Xiaogang's eyes were red and he was roaring loudly. He had completely lost his mind.

The dark blue beetle rushed behind the young man in the blink of an eye.

It raised its hard arms and chopped him hard!

"Snapped--!"

Two vines took the initiative and tightly wrapped around Heracross' arms.

The young man turned his head slowly.

"No wonder you seem so confident, your Pokémon partner does have some strength."

"But you really have the wrong person."

"Absolu, the spiritual blade."

The young man spoke coldly.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, Heracross flew far away and fell directly at Li Xiaogang's feet. It circled its eyes and lost consciousness with just one move.

"How can it be!?"

"Heracross is a Pokémon with both Bug and Fighting attributes!"

"How can you not beat the pure evil Absol? That's four times the restraint!!!"

Li Xiaogang couldn't believe it.

"Oh? You have learned the theoretical knowledge quite well."

"But you should take another look at the difference in strength."

The young man shook his head helplessly.

"Damn it! I won't accept it!"

"Come again!"

"It's up to you!"

"Giant Mantis! Use the Cross Scissors!"

A bug-type Pokémon wearing crimson armor appears.

It has two pairs of translucent wings on its back, and two huge pincers with bright patterns like eyes.

Although the giant mantis has a slender body, it has amazing attack power. No matter how hard the object is, its iron-clad claws can easily crush it. The large claws account for one-third of its total body weight, and even rocks can be smashed to pieces with one blow. It is very dangerous just by waving its claws.

Once it identifies an opponent as an enemy, it will raise its pincers with eyeball patterns to intimidate the opponent, making it look like it has three heads.

It then uses its iron-hard pincers to continue beating the enemy until it is broken into pieces. Its heavy pincers are more suitable for smashing the enemy than for clamping it.

"Heracross, Giant Mantis."

"What a heaven-defying start this is."

"Is he really a ten-year-old child? And not some old Deng who was reincarnated with some god-level script?"

Seeing the opponent's lineup, the young man couldn't help but be surprised.

The young man watched the giant mantis rushing towards him without panicking.

"Snake sister, use the vine whip to wrap around its pincers."

Vine Snake snorted and offered a 'buy one get one free' deal.

Not only did the vine tightly wrap around its two pincers, but the other vine also tied the giant mantis's two ankles together.

"boom--!"

The giant mantis had no time to retract its strength and could only fall to the ground out of control.

"Giant Pincer Mantis!!!"

Li Xiaogang tore his cheeks frantically with his hands.

The Absol just now was fine, but what happened to the Vine Serpent this time? Could it be that this little snake was also one of those big guys who only upgraded but did not evolve?

Possessed by Pikachu!? Snake God!?

Li Xiaogang fell to his knees helplessly.

The continuous blows were simply unacceptable to him. Moreover, he had just come back from the brink of death!

"It's just a show."

"If you lay a solid foundation for a few more years, I believe your strength will improve by leaps and bounds."

"By then, I should be able to compete with the Four Heavenly Kings of South Island... probably~"

The young man commented.

"Now, remember this lesson well."

"Stop playing those crooked tricks."

"Absol, use Jet Fire."

The blazing flames spurted out, the vines were instantly retracted, and the giant mantis was the first to bear the brunt of the attack.

"boom--!"

The giant mantis completely lost consciousness and could no longer fight.

At this point, Li Xiaogang's only two Pokémon were all defeated.

"Goodbye, my dear insect catcher."

After saying this, the young man turned around gracefully, without taking a single cloud with him.

Our Li Xiaogang was so angry that he lost consciousness the moment the young man turned around.

-

"puff--!"

"I don't agree!"

"I......!"

Li Xiaogang flapped his hands hard, and the environment around him suddenly changed.

A huge swimming pool appeared before his eyes again.

"Is this... I'm back!?"

Li Xiaogang looked around with his eyes wide open.

Familiar scene, familiar swimming pool. But the evil couple had disappeared.

"Is it... a dream?"

Li Xiaogang swam to the edge of the swimming pool. On his left hand side, a long insect net was lying there alone.

"This is not a dream..."

"I'm really... back..."

"Just wait for me!"

"From today on! I, Li Xiaogang, will regroup and start anew!"

"That man... I really hope I have the chance to meet you again..."

-

"Ah sneeze——!"

"Suck~!"

"Who is talking about me?"

Nan Fang sneezed, somewhat inexplicably.

Suddenly, a light gray energy slowly floated over from behind Nan Fang and gradually merged into his body.

The South knew nothing about this.

He just felt his body suddenly get cold, and then returned to normal.

Serpentine and Absol on the side watched the gray energy disappear, and then looked at their boss strangely.

[He didn't feel anything at all!? ]

"Eh? What are you looking at? Is there something growing on my face?"

"Aiya~ I know I'm handsome, it's been so long, you guys still haven't seen enough?"

[Yeah, it's still the same shameless boss. Sure enough, he hasn't changed at all. 】

"Ah! I see the building!"

"As expected! It's always right to trust my intuition!"

"Battle Arena!"

"we are coming!"

Nan Fang, along with his two female generals, ran excitedly towards the next destination.