Chapter 155: Mt. Dreadmist
Kenji got off the plane right at lunchtime. As they say, food is the most important thing under heaven.
There was no rush to get to Mt. Dreadmist immediately, so he found a nearby restaurant and had a Nanyun-style mushroom hotpot. After that, he left downtown Wumeng and headed towards Mt. Dreadmist.
Kenji stopped in front of a jagged, strangely shaped mountain and checked the digital map on his device.
Ahead lay Mt. Dreadmist.
On the map, the area was colored deep red.
Even before he officially started climbing, he could already smell a faint, intermittent foul stench.
The scent practically screamed danger.
Perhaps due to the poisonous fog on the mountain, most of the plants were a strange gray-purple color. Just looking at them was unsettling.
Did Elite Four Liu really live in a place like this?
Tyson Tang had no reason to lie to him, so Kenji could only marvel that this centenarian Elite Four member was truly badass to live in such a place.
He pulled a hazmat suit out of his backpack and put it on.
This suit would isolate his body from the toxic gas outside and filter the air he breathed, completely blocking any toxins.
After putting on the hazmat suit, Kenji threw out two Pokéballs.
Two red lights flew out and landed on the ground.
Beedrill and Arbok.
In a poison-filled environment like Mt. Dreadmist, most Pokémon other than Poison and Steel types would be affected to some degree.
Unless they were wearing a hazmat suit like Kenji.
Among Kenji's Pokémon, only Beedrill and Arbok possessed the Poison type and were immune to the toxic gas.
Although Mt. Dreadmist was filled with lingering poison gas and Poison-type Pokémon made even more terrifying by the toxic environment, with Beedrill by his side, Kenji wasn't really afraid.
However, Tyson Tang had only given him the general location of Mt. Dreadmist, not exactly where Elite Four Liu lived on the mountain.
He had just said that once Kenji went to Mt. Dreadmist, he would naturally find her.
Walking into Mt. Dreadmist, Arbok hissed and slithered ahead, thoughtfully clearing away the weeds and bushes for Kenji.
"THUD!!—"
With a muffled sound, an Ekans napping in a bush was slapped out by Arbok's tail.
"Hiss-cha!!—"
This Ekans seemed to have woken up on the wrong side of the bed. Its eyes widened, ready to attack the guy who disturbed its sweet dream and teach it a lesson.
"Cha!!—"
But before it could act tough for even a few seconds, Arbok turned its head. Its dangerous serpentine eyes narrowed as it looked at the Ekans, instantly making the smaller snake shrink back and curl up, trembling.
The Ekans looked terrified. It felt a bloodline suppression from this Arbok, which was covered in black scales and looked nothing like its parents.
Arbok had no interest in this weak Ekans, as long as it didn't block its trainer's path.
But if it dared to block the way, Arbok wouldn't mind turning this little thing into a spicy strip snack.
Kenji walked up to the trembling Ekans and squatted down. His voice was muffled by the hazmat suit.
"Hey, little guy, do you know if there's an old lady on this mountain?"
The Ekans continued to tremble, acting as if it hadn't heard Kenji at all.
Kenji felt helpless and glanced at Arbok.
"Cha!"
Arbok let out a sharp cry. Only then did the Ekans seem to wake from a dream, shaking its head frantically.
Kenji sighed and didn't bother the little Ekans further, continuing up the mountain with Arbok.
The further they went, the higher the levels of the Poison-type Pokémon became, and the thicker the toxic gas grew.
Some Poison-type Pokémon even had levels surpassing Arbok's.
Fortunately, with Beedrill behind him, the journey was quite smooth.
He didn't know how long he had been walking, but he was almost halfway up the mountain.
"Gas~ Gas~"
Kenji paused and looked toward the source of the sound. A round Pokémon emitting black gas had appeared not far away.
It was a Gastly.
As a Ghost/Poison dual-type, it made sense for a Gastly to appear on Mt. Dreadmist.
After all, Ghost-types could be found all over the world; wherever there was death, there were Ghost-types.
But usually, Ghost-types appeared at night. Seeing one out in broad daylight was rare.
Gastly
Level: LV.20
Type: Ghost/Poison
Ability: Levitate
Potential: B
It was a B-potential Gastly. Seeing its potential, Kenji was mildly surprised.
"Gas~ Gas~"
Gastly called out again.
Kenji looked puzzled, so he called Ninetales out.
As soon as she appeared, Ninetales frowned. She greatly disliked the heavily polluted air of Mt. Dreadmist; otherwise, she wouldn't have obediently stayed in her Pokéball.
After all, with her personality, she hated being in a Pokéball the most.
"Translate what this Gastly is saying," Kenji said. Calling Ninetales out was naturally for her to act as his ace translator.
Gastly looked at Ninetales and called out twice more.
Ninetales didn't waste time, seeming eager to return to her Pokéball, and translated immediately.
"It wants you to follow it."
Kenji's eyes lit up. A suddenly appearing Gastly with high potential asking him to follow it...
Could this Gastly be Elite Four Liu's Pokémon, sent to guide him??!
Thinking this, Kenji recalled Ninetales to her Pokéball and signaled Gastly to lead the way.
Gastly nodded and floated ahead.
Kenji followed behind, not worried about Gastly tricking him.
Led by Gastly, they wound left and right until, a short while later, Gastly brought them to a crevice in the rocks.
Weeds grew thick all around. If one didn't look carefully, it was impossible to spot this crevice, which was only about two and a half people wide.
As Gastly entered, Kenji followed.
Beedrill took point, and Arbok brought up the rear.
Kenji was protected in the middle by the two Pokémon.
Enter through the opening. At first, it was very narrow, just wide enough for a person. After walking a few dozen steps, it suddenly opened up.
Walking through the crevice, this passage inexplicably popped into Kenji's mind.
Initially, the entrance was extremely cramped, but after walking for a while, the narrow passage gradually widened until it was spacious enough for Beedrill, Arbok, and Kenji to walk side by side.
Finally, at the end of the passage, a massive traditional courtyard house appeared before Kenji's eyes, along with dozens of fruit trees.
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