Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

"very strange?"

Lin Yi was walking briskly towards the camp, still thinking about the dinner menu in his mind.

Suddenly, as if he noticed something strange, he stopped abruptly, frowned slightly, slowly raised his head, and looked around vigilantly.

"Crack?"

The Fiery Roaring Tiger following behind was carrying a bag full of food ingredients and almost bumped into Lin Yi because of his sudden stop.

It looked at Lin Yi with a puzzled expression, making a low cry, and its thick tail swept the ground unconsciously, as if asking what was going on.

"Are there so few wild Pokémon here? I haven't seen a single one after walking for half a day."

As Lin Yi spoke, he looked around, his eyes full of confusion.

He knew the terrain of this mountain forest very well. In order to take a shortcut, he deliberately chose a different route when returning.

In his memory, this place was the habitat of a group of Parasol mushrooms. Whenever he passed by here in the past, he could always see the Parasol mushrooms waving their fists or the mushrooms moving slowly.

But today, as I walked along, I didn't see even a single shadow. It was so quiet that it was a little abnormal.

"Was it scared away by the water-type Pokémon that Manaphy called over? But Parasaurolophus isn't the kind of Pokémon that can be easily scared away."

Lin Yi whispered to himself, trying to find a reasonable explanation.

He knew the habits of the Parasol mushrooms. These little guys were tough and would not run away at the slightest noise.

"Ma."

At this moment, Manaphy, who had been jumping around nearby, seemed to sense something. His little body stiffened, and then he raised his little hand, pointed in a certain direction, and shouted.

"You mean there seems to be something there?"

Seeing this, Lin Yi felt curious and uneasy, and he walked quickly in the direction Manaphy pointed.

The dead branches and leaves under his feet made a crunching sound. He walked to the edge of the grass, took a deep breath, stretched out his hand, and slowly pushed aside the dense grass.

"Crack?"

The Fiery Roaring Tiger also came over, its huge body casting a shadow behind Lin Yi. It couldn't wait to know what was hidden behind the bushes, and asked anxiously.

"……Walk!"

Lin Yi's hand stopped in mid-air, and his eyes, originally full of doubt, were instantly replaced by shock and anger.

He was silent for a moment, and that brief silence seemed to freeze time. Then, he turned around abruptly and shouted at the Blazing Roaring Tiger in a low but urgent voice.

In that patch of grass, there were densely packed parasol mushrooms and mushrooms that were firmly grasped by strange devices.

These Pokémon seemed to be cast under a strange spell. They all turned into stone statues, standing stiffly in place, motionless, with endless fear and despair in their empty eyes, as if silently telling the terrible experiences they had encountered.

As far as Lin Yi knows, the only one who has the technology to instantly petrify Pokémon is the infamous Hunter Association.

Recalling the time when Hunter J used the petrifying device, it was just a trump card that he kept in his hand and would never show it out until the critical moment.

But now, this technology has developed to the point where it can be used on a large scale in actual combat to capture Pokémon. The speed of progress is truly frightening.

Lin Yi felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart. He knew very well that the current situation was not something he could handle alone.

The most urgent task is to return to the camp and contact the alliance.

The Hunter Association is powerful and ruthless. In their hands, the strange petrification device is simply a dimensionality reduction attack on Pokémon, and ordinary trainers are simply unable to compete.

"Where are you going?"

Just as Lin Yi turned around and prepared to leave quickly, a cold voice sounded from behind him without warning.

Lin Yi's back stiffened and his hair stood on end instantly.

He turned around slowly and saw a dark shadow appear behind him like a ghost.

The man had a playful smile on his face, but there was an indescribable sinisterness in that smile. His eyes were like a hungry wolf staring at its prey, greedily fixed on Manaphy in Lin Yi's arms, as if he had seen a rare treasure.

"call!"

Almost instantly, Lin Yi turned around, without any hesitation, clenched his right fist, and with a whistling sound, blasted it towards the man's face like a cannonball.

"Fuck!"

The man obviously didn't expect Lin Yi's reaction to be so quick and decisive. He widened his eyes in horror and subconsciously raised his arms to resist.

Although he guessed that Lin Yi would resist, he never expected that Lin Yi would not rely on Pokémon, but would attack with his bare hands.

Lin Yi's fist stopped abruptly just a few centimeters away from the man's face. Before the man could breathe a sigh of relief, his brain was still in a blank daze, but Lin Yi's right leg had already been raised like lightning, his knee bent, and he kicked at the man's knee with all his strength.

"what!"

A shrill howl of pain pierced the silent forest. Under this fierce blow, the man's knee lost its support instantly, like a dead branch hit by a sledgehammer. His body tilted forward uncontrollably and he fell heavily to his knees, raising a cloud of dust.

However, Lin Yi's attack did not end there.

Taking advantage of the moment when the man knelt down, he quickly raised his knee, like a long-accelerated rocket, with powerful impact force, and hit the man's chin hard.

The blow was so powerful that it sent the man flying backwards.

"boom!"

The man's body fell heavily to the ground, splashing a cloud of dust, and then he lay there motionless, his eyes closed, having fainted.

"Isn't this guy a fucking idiot? Why is he running in front of me instead of releasing his Pokémon?"

Lin Yi looked at the mysterious man lying on the ground, his tense nerves finally relaxed. He took a long breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and secretly congratulated himself for reacting in time.

"It's good to be young, just fall asleep."

"Crack!"

The Blazing Roaring Tiger raised its sturdy arms high and gave Lin Yi a thumbs up, its eyes full of approval.

During the tense confrontation just now, it had been on high alert.

It knew in its heart that the opponent had been extremely vigilant towards it from the moment it appeared. As long as it made the slightest move, the opponent would most likely send out Pokémon without hesitation, or even directly use the terrifying petrification device.

Fortunately, the man's attention was overly focused on himself and he ignored Lin Yi, which gave Lin Yi the opportunity to fight back.

"Let's contact the Qinghai City Trainer Association first and ask them to send someone over."

Lin Yi took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and took out his cell phone from his pocket.

His fingers slid quickly across the screen, searching for the contact information of the Trainer's Association.

"Shh!"

Just as Lin Yi's finger was about to touch the dial key, a white figure jumped out from the dense grass like lightning.

The figure was extremely fast, creating a whistling sound, and attacked directly towards the back of Lin Yi's head where he was unprepared.

Judging from the opponent's ruthless and direct attack method, it is obvious that he doesn't mind taking Lin Yi's life directly.

"Crack!"

The reaction speed of the Fiery Roaring Tiger was equally astonishing. It let out a deafening roar almost at the same time as the figure appeared.

Its sturdy arms were like a pair of pliers. It instantly grabbed Lin Yi's collar and pushed him backwards.

Immediately afterwards, the huge body of the Fiery Roaring Tiger stood like a solid wall, blocking Lin Yi firmly in front of him.

Black energy quickly emerged on its arms, which was the Hell Stab skill. With a low roar, its arms and the white figure collided heavily.

"boom!"

A loud bang echoed in the mountains and forests, and the powerful impact caused the surrounding air to shake.