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After coming down from the volcano, Qingwu went straight back into the forest. By the time he reached the rock cave Aron had made with its secret power, Sō had already left.
Qingwu was now close to the volcano, and it would take four to five hours to return to Team Rocket's trial base. If Qingwu could directly ride on Zubat for assistance, he could save half the time, but then Zubat would lose its combat ability.
Qingwu walked along the forest path. The path Qingwu had opened a few days ago was now overgrown with dense weeds. Zubat once again used Air Slash to clear the way. Qingwu would probably not leave Team Rocket's trial base for some time after this return.
Torchic's Pokémon Egg needed materials to hatch, Zubat needed materials to evolve, Aron needed rarer iron ore to strengthen its body, and Squirtle needed high-grade Energy Cubes.
So a Trainer is truly either spending money or on the way to spending money. The nurturing of a Spirit, its aptitude, and its advancement potions—which one doesn't burn through cash?
Qingwu crunched a branch underfoot and wiped some sweat. There were quite a few Bug-type Pokémon in the forest, especially the extremely aggressive Pinsir (also known as Pinsir). Zubat had just driven away a wave of them.
Now, Zubat was walking in front to clear the way, Qingwu in the middle, and Aron at the rear for defense.
With Zubat and Aron's double protection, Qingwu basically didn't worry about safety. If they really couldn't win, they could always use Zubat to escape.
One after another, wild Pokémon attacked. Just after repelling Pinsir, they encountered an attack from Beedrill. However, Aron was already familiar with Beedrill, directly stomping its feet and using Rock Blast. Before Beedrill could even get close to Qingwu, it was repelled by Aron, who proudly raised its small head.
After special training, the forest was no longer an obstacle for Zubat but had become its comfortable paradise. Relying on Ultrasonic Detection, Zubat could easily avoid obstacles.
With the boost of Tailwind State, Zubat's speed became very fast. Often, some Pokémon hadn't even poked their heads out before seeing a white light, and then falling into unconscious darkness.
"Looks like I'll have to get you some adjustable weighted gear," Qingwu mused, stroking his chin as he watched Zubat fly effortlessly.
"After all, although Aron weighs 60kg, Aron also considers Zubat, flying and stopping occasionally, so it can't achieve a good weighting effect," Qingwu continued to think.
Zubat, who was fighting and killing, suddenly felt a shiver σ(っд;)っ(ˉ▽ˉ;)... It felt Qingwu's immense ill will, not knowing what new thing he would use to train it.
Zubat quickly darted between trees, appearing and disappearing unpredictably. Many Pokémon didn't even have time to peek out. As long as Zubat felt they posed a threat to Qingwu, it would flap its wings and attack directly. Often, many Pokémon were simply knocked out cold and fell to the ground.
Qingwu watched Zubat's experience points soar.
As more and more Pokémon were defeated, both Zubat and Aron exuded a powerful killing aura. Many Pokémon, even at a glance, were scared into fleeing in a panic. Thus, the closer Qingwu got to Team Rocket's trial base, the fewer Pokémon he encountered.
Most of the Pokémon were scared away by Zubat.
With a large number of "white mice" to practice on, Zubat's mastery of combat skills became more proficient, as did its control over energy, especially in the use of Flying-type energy.
With Flower's Shadowbind, which was highly toxic, Qingwu could, after mixing some materials, create a potion to develop Zubat's Poison-type energy, greatly enhancing Zubat's control over Poison-type energy, allowing it to flourish in both Flying and Poison types.
Qingwu walked for another hour before returning to the vicinity of the cave he and Raimei had previously inhabited.
"Finally back here. How about we rest in the cave for a while first?" Qingwu said to Zubat and Aron. The cave was extremely hidden and had sweet, clear spring water. Qingwu's water bottles had been emptied in the volcano, so he planned to refill them and rest for a bit.
From a distance, Qingwu smelled a strong scent of blood. The closer he got to the cave, the stronger the smell became.
"Who's there?" A low voice came from the entrance of the cave. The person inside clearly heard footsteps.
"Raimei, I can't believe you even tamed Spinarak," Qingwu chuckled. With his sharp eyes, he naturally saw Raimei's setup: transparent spiderwebs hung at the cave entrance. This Spinarak cleverly used Synthesis to hide the webs, making it look like just a cave entrance, but it was actually a trap.
These spiderwebs were specially spun by Spinarak, possessing super strong stickiness. Ordinary Pokémon, once they touched Spinarak's silk, would become more and more entangled.
Meowth was hidden in the dark, and even Electrike was ambushed nearby, watching outside vigilantly.
"It's the leader. Spinarak, retract your webs," Raimei's hoarse voice came from inside the cave.
After Spinarak retracted its webs, Qingwu entered and saw Raimei lying pale on the bed. Raimei had a very deep wound on his abdomen, which had been stitched up with Spinarak's silk, but a lot of blood was still oozing from the wound.
Beautifly was continuously using Grassy Terrain, trying to heal Raimei's wound, but with little effect.
Qingwu frowned and said, "How did this happen? And your four Pokémon are in such a state."
"It was Jigglypuff. He joined a team and used the entire team's strength to hunt me down. I was betrayed by a former friend, my location was exposed, and I was ultimately slashed across the belly by Scyther before escaping here," Raimei said with a helpless, pale smile.
"That was an old friend of mine for over ten years, yet he betrayed me just like that. He even cried and told me he wanted to live, so he had to sacrifice me." Raimei felt very bitter. That was a friend he'd known for over a decade, practically since birth.
"An injury that allows you to see a person clearly is a good deal. Don't forget, Team Rocket taught us to always be wary of others," Qingwu said, looking at Raimei's wound.
"Your injury looks very serious, but that Scyther only cut your superficial skin. It held back. Someone doesn't want you to die," Qingwu said, taking out a potion from his backpack.
"How could that be? She hates goodie-two-shoes like me the most, doesn't she?" Raimei couldn't believe it.
He felt his understanding of the world was being turned upside down: his best friend wanted him dead, while someone he didn't get along with wanted him alive.
"Some people have a sharp tongue but a soft heart, while others always act like brothers but stab you in the back. But in the end, it's often not the people you helped who save you, but those you ignored. Be careful, bear the pain," Qingwu scooped out the medicine and applied a layer on Raimei's stomach.
Immediately, Raimei felt a burning pain and almost curled up like a cooked shrimp.
"Just bear with it, this medicine is very effective. But the fact that you could tame Spinarak and resolve its emotional knot, I truly underestimated you."
Qingwu looked at Spinarak. From its anxious concern for Raimei, it was clear that it genuinely recognized its Trainer.