Everyone else is a trainer, but you are a swordsman?

three days later.

With the advanced Gyarados leading the way, Feng did not encounter any strong opponents, and Gyarados's level was also raised to level 33.

The only one who dared to cause trouble was a cunning Tengu with high strength. As a result, he was beaten by the flying Gyarados and fled for his life. He was chased all the way and even his nest was destroyed.

Looking at the Cunning Tengu family knocked to the ground by Gyarados, Feng had no intention of taming them. One reason was that these Cunning Tengu were not highly qualified, and the other was that there was a lack of shipping channels. If they were kept, they would either starve to death or lose money to feed them.

While Feng was thinking, danger suddenly came without any warning...

On the branch of a big tree not far from Feng, an inconspicuous dark shadow ball suddenly appeared out of thin air.

Then, the shadow ball floated silently towards Feng. Not only was its movement stealthy, but its speed was so fast it surpassed normal human reaction. Like a bullet fired from a silenced sniper rifle, it was insidious and ruthless, aiming for a single, deadly blow.

In the blink of an eye, the shadow ball was about to fly in front of Feng. At the critical moment, a green light curtain quickly unfolded and blocked it at the last moment.

Only then did Feng suddenly realize that he had been attacked. He felt a sudden fear in his heart and even cold sweat broke out on his back.

With the concealment and silence of the ghost attribute of Shadow Ball, if the Shield Blade Monster had not been sensitive to ghost energy and reacted in time to use Protect, Feng might... still be safe and sound, after all, Feng is a normal type.

The Pokémon that had released its ability was revealed. It turned out to be an elite-level Dragonite. Despite its name, it looked nothing more than a large lizard. It had a lizard head, a curled tail, and a green body with a red stripe.

Looking at the numerous skills learned from skill discs on the Hidden Dragon attribute panel, Feng couldn't help but understand that he was being targeted. The enemy was in the dark, and we were in the light, and we didn't know their strength. It would be best to leave and hide first to see if the mastermind would reveal himself.

Feng then returned Gyarados to its Poké Ball and quickly sank into the shadows, pretending to flee into the distance. However, he cleverly circled around and returned to the shadow of a nearby tree, allowing the Shieldsword's shadow to blend perfectly with the tree's.

The Hidden Dragon was about to continue its concealment and attack, but Feng unexpectedly left without hesitation, leaving it stunned. Scratching its massive head, the Hidden Dragon let out a strange, rhythmic cry into the forest behind it.

Not long after, accompanied by a slight noise, a man dressed in black with a ferocious face slowly emerged from the woods after hearing the signal. At his side, closely followed an elite-level Mongoose Slasher.

"Hidden Dragon, it seems you failed. What happened?" asked the man in black.

The Hidden Dragon shouted and gestured, then repeated the process of attacking and escaping.

"He blocked your attack and then ran away?" asked the man in black.

The Hidden Dragon nodded.

The man in black thought for a moment, then said to Bian Yinlong, "Where did he run to? You lead the way and we'll go and see. If we can't find him, forget it."

Upon hearing this, the Hidden Dragon chased in the direction Feng had previously escaped.

Feng didn't rush to follow. If they didn't find Feng, they might return to this location. This was an opportunity to think about countermeasures. Whether to fight or flee should be decided before they returned.

The sudden attack by the Hidden Dragon just now was obviously planned for a long time. It launched the attack the moment Gyarados finished fighting, giving Feng a very skilled feeling.

The probability of encountering a trainer in the Orange Forest was actually quite low, and the likelihood of a fatal attack was even lower. A reasonable explanation for this was that he had been targeted since entering the Orange Forest, and then followed the entire way. With the Elite-level Stealth Dragon's concealment ability, it was difficult to detect him without taking action.

Feng suspected the black-clad man was the group responsible for the disappearances. He'd been followed since leaving Kanaz City, and after three days of being followed, he'd discovered he only had one high-level Pokémon, Gyarados. Combined with Feng's youthful appearance, he was an easy target for the next disappearance.

Fortunately, Feng usually feeds the Shield Blade Monster by throwing energy blocks into its shadow. Otherwise, if the elite Shield Blade Monster is exposed, the man in black might give up or call for other helpers.

After thinking about it, Feng decided to take advantage of the man in black and give him a taste of his own medicine. Since the Invisible Dragon could use its invisibility to sneak attack Feng, Feng could naturally use the Shield Blade's ghost-type stealth to sneak attack the man in black.

As long as you don't get too close, the elite Pokémon's perception range will definitely prevent them from finding the Shieldsword in the shadows, and if a sneak attack fails, they can still escape.

After making a plan, Feng hid under the shadow of a big tree and made some arrangements.

Even though Feng relies on sneak attacks every time he strikes, showing no respect for martial ethics, for the weak, means are more important than principles. When the enemy's steel knife is at their neck, 99.9% of the weak who stick to their principles will regret not using any means necessary.

……

A quarter of an hour later.

"Step, step."

All that was heard was the sound of grass being trampled. The man in black, who had been chasing the Pokémon in vain, returned with the two Pokémon along the way, with a gloomy expression on his face.

The forest was so big and Feng deliberately sped up his escape, so it would be difficult to catch him with the few Pokémon in the man's hands that had no tracking ability. If he had known earlier, he would have borrowed his companion's elite wolfhound, so that he would not have to give up after walking for a while like now.

"Bian Yinlong, what does that person look like? Describe him again. I'll have the people in the back stronghold keep an eye out."

It was Bian Yinlong who had been following Feng all along, and then came back to report the situation to the man in black. The man in black did not show up to check it out in person because of the risk of being discovered.

The invisible dragon was seen dancing with a funny and exaggerated expression, but even the man in black who was very familiar with it didn't know what it wanted to express.

The Mongoose Zhan next to him understood what he said. He compared the height of the man in black, gestured twice to indicate Feng's height, and then pointed to a color and the clothes of the man in black to indicate the color of Feng's clothes. The Hide Dragon next to him nodded repeatedly when he saw this.

The man in black also understood, and just as he was about to say something, a silent shadow ball shot out quickly from the shadow of a big tree, almost perfectly replicating the sneak attack of the Hidden Dragon just now.

However, the black-clad man's two Normal-type Pokémon weren't sensitive to Ghost-type energy, and they didn't have time to use their shields like Aegisblade. The pitch-black Shadow Ball was about to strike the black-clad man in the back. With his average physique, a solid hit would have killed him instantly.

At this critical moment, the man's sixth sense, honed through numerous life-or-death experiences, saved him. As if sensing something, he subconsciously leaned slightly to the side, unexpectedly dodging the fatal blow.

The shadow ball missed his back, but it shattered his right arm. Flesh and blood exploded, and a small section of the arm, along with the space bracelet, flew out and landed on the grass. His shoulder was a bloody mess, and the broken arm was bleeding profusely. The man in black screamed in pain and fainted.