Chapter 41: Avalanche
As a result, after Xiaoju risked her life several times, she naturally grew rapidly and even joined this relatively large Hunter Association.
Hei Yan, the leader of the Hunter Association in front of them, was trying to secure the suddenly increased number of Letter Hunter slots.
This mission was to obtain a Quasi-Legendary Pokémon egg or a Quasi-Legendary Pokémon cub.
After multiple investigations, Hei Yan finally confirmed that a Salamence was incubating eggs on Mt. Coronet.
Moreover, it was very likely a Tianwang-level Salamence, and a Salamence's strength would decrease during its egg-laying period, which was his opportunity.
So, Hei Yan decisively formed his mercenary group as the core and began this mission.
Of course, Hei Yan was not the only one taking action; others who hoped to become Letter Hunters also set their sights on this opportunity.
After all, for Letter-level Spirit Hunters, one had to wait for the Spirit Hunter to retire or die; otherwise, a Letter Spirit Hunter would not give up that title.
This was not only a symbol of identity and status but also granted greater rights within the Hunter Association.
Becoming a Letter Spirit Hunter was almost considered an upper-echelon figure in the Hunter Association, as there were only twenty-six Letter Hunters in the entire Hunter Association, and above them were the few Tianwang-level Hunter Kings.
Chenxi and Zhu Lan did not know that many Spirit Hunters were also continuously gathering on Mt. Coronet at this moment.
Of course, even if they knew, Chenxi and Zhu Lan would not be too flustered.
After all, Mt. Coronet was simply too vast; even if tens of thousands more people were scattered across it, they might not necessarily encounter Chenxi and Zhu Lan.
In a sense, the entire mountainous region of Mt. Coronet combined occupied a quarter of the total land area of Sinnoh.
From this, one could understand how enormous Mt. Coronet truly was.
And Chenxi and Zhu Lan continued to work hard to cross Mt. Coronet in front of them.
Chenxi had to admit that choosing to go to Qiefeng Academy with Zhu Lan was a very correct decision.
Perhaps because Zhu Lan came from Celestic Town, she was very familiar with Mt. Coronet; she knew where to find water sources, where to find food, and even places Zhu Lan had never been to, she could make a judgment.
For Chenxi, it saved a lot of trouble.
The only thing that gave Chenxi a headache was that Zhu Lan wouldn't do many chores.
For example, one time while washing dishes, her Dragon Power unintentionally leaked out, and the iron bowl directly turned into an iron ball the size of a marble.
From then on, small tasks like washing dishes were handed over to Chenxi to handle entirely.
As for whether this Dragon Power was truly unintentionally leaked, Chenxi said he didn't know, and he didn't dare to ask.
After spending these days together, both sides also learned about each other's Pokémon and became familiar with them.
Besides the Garchomp as her main force, Zhu Lan also caught a Gastrodon and a Roserade.
Although these two were relatively common Pokémon in the Sinnoh region, both Pokémon had reached blue-level potential, and their levels had also exceeded 50, so they were considered Pokémon that had entered their mature stage.
Additionally, Zhu Lan also had a purple-grade Togepi.
This was the third purple-grade Pokémon Chenxi had seen, besides Garchomp and his Torterra.
To be honest, Chenxi was somewhat envious.
The journey on Mt. Coronet started smoothly, but after a period of time, as they delved deeper into Mt. Coronet, the entire environment became dangerous.
Because with the increased density of Pokémon, Pokémon that Chenxi and Zhu Lan could only defeat by working together began to appear.
After all, the strongest Pokémon they currently had was only Master level.
The only fortunate thing was that their other Pokémon, during battles with wild Pokémon in the Mt. Coronet area, began to push their potential, and their levels started to rise rapidly.
The most significant was Chenxi's Nidorino; originally, he was in his teens, but now he had grown to over twenty levels and was almost thirty.
Just as the two were advancing as usual, Torterra was attracted by something and did not proceed in the normal path direction but turned in another direction.
"What's wrong?!" Chenxi patted Torterra's shell, making Torterra stop.
Although Torterra stopped, he still yelled a few times in that direction.
"It looks like something over there is attracting it!"
Zhu Lan said, throwing out two Poké Balls; one was Garchomp, and the other was Roserade.
After the two Pokémon were summoned, Roserade looked calm, without any reaction.
But Garchomp cried out in a certain direction, looking a bit anxious and eager.
"It's something that affects Ground-type Pokémon!" Zhu Lan reached out and touched Garchomp's forehead for a moment, then said, "Garchomp says something in that direction seems to be attracting it."
"Huh?!" Chenxi looked at Zhu Lan and said with some surprise, "You're a Psychic, you can communicate with it?"
"The extraordinary powers mastered by the Five Great Families, as long as they are developed to a certain extent, can achieve the ability to communicate with Pokémon of corresponding types. Although the effect is not as widespread as telepathy, it is still a very practical skill."
Zhu Lan looked at Chenxi with surprise and said, "You didn't know?"
"Having extraordinary power is amazing, awakening Dragon Power is amazing, I'm also a Psychic!" Chenxi mumbled.
Chenxi truly didn't know; not being able to Master Green Leaf Power was Chenxi's most painful point.
But what could Chenxi do? If he couldn't Master it, he just couldn't.
Now, his only hope was that his mental power could grow; he didn't ask to grow to the level of a humanoid Pokémon, just enough to use telepathy for command!
"Then let's go take a look, but be careful!" Zhu Lan nodded after hearing Chenxi's words.
Because Zhu Lan was very clear that anything that could attract her Garchomp, even if it wasn't some rare treasure, was probably close to it.
And at this moment, a loud "bang" echoed, sounding particularly clear in this flat area of Mt. Coronet.
As the sound swept around, Chenxi and Zhu Lan looked at each other and immediately ordered Torterra to run towards the direction of the explosion.
When Chenxi and Zhu Lan arrived, they saw a large group of Piloswine, led by several rare Mamoswine.
And confronting these Piloswine were various Ground-type Pokémon.
Among them, some Pokémon had even reached level 69 Ground-type Pokémon.
The explosion just now was the clash between the Mamoswine and these Ground-type Pokémon.
"Gliscor, Onix, Rhydon, Golem, these are all quite powerful Pokémon on Mt. Coronet.
Why would they clash with the usually relatively docile Piloswine Family, and their strengths all seem to be at the peak of Master level?"
Zhu Lan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise at the scene before her.
Not only that, Piloswine and Mamoswine are difficult to unleash their true power in the hands of normal Trainers.
But these Ground/Ice-type Pokémon are almost kings among Ground-type Pokémon.
Generally, Ground-type Pokémon would not provoke them, as a single Blizzard could potentially wipe everything out.
So, it was abnormal for these Pokémon, all nearing level 70 and about to enter the next stage, to unite and surround them.
This indicated that there was something here worth risking their lives for, even if they faced Piloswine.
"From the way they're confronting each other, there must be quite an extraordinary treasure!" Chenxi couldn't help but exclaim.
"Is that it?" At this moment, Zhu Lan was sharp-eyed, pointing to the flowers surrounded by a group of Piloswine.
These flowers were brown, encircled by these Piloswine, firmly guarded, not allowing the surrounding Pokémon to peek.
Chenxi followed Zhu Lan's refer to and looked over, then decisively used the appraisal ability brought by the system to observe.
Earth Petal: Needs to grow on a ley line, a Ground-type marvel cultivated by years of Earth Power infusion.
Effects: 1. Has an excellent effect on treating Ground-type Pokémon. (Effect is equivalent to Full Restore, limited to Ground-type)
2. After consumption by Ground-type Pokémon, it can accelerate their Growth and deepen their understanding of Ground-type skills.
3. If a Ground-type Pokémon fails to break through to Quasi-Heavenly King level, it can quickly repair the damage caused by energy infusion.
Note: The recovery effect of Earth Petal is partially reduced when used on Quasi-Heavenly King level Pokémon, and significantly reduced when used on Tianwang level Pokémon.
"It's the Earth Petal, a marvel for Ground-type Pokémon, with excellent effects on Pokémon's understanding of Ground-type skills and recovery from failed energy infusions!" Chenxi explained to Zhu Lan.
"Oh?" Zhu Lan nodded and said to Chenxi, "If it's just that, let them continue, let's leave!"
"Huh? Uh!" Chenxi was a bit stunned by Zhu Lan's words, not expecting her to be completely unmoved.
Zhu Lan said matter-of-factly, "This thing shouldn't be worth risking our lives for, right?"
Hearing this, Chenxi was slightly taken aback, looked at Zhu Lan, and then seemed to have a sudden realization, falling silent.
Yes, on this point, Zhu Lan saw more clearly than Chenxi and was more decisive.
Were Chenxi or Zhu Lan, both top figures of the Five Great Families, lacking resources to challenge the Quasi-Heavenly King level?
Not at all. If they could easily collect some, they would have done so.
But this time, there were Ground-type Pokémon fighting, risking their lives to seize these Earth Petals. Confronting these Pokémon would definitely be a life-and-death struggle.
And in the end, the so-called treasures were just Earth Petals that helped in challenging the Quasi-Heavenly King level. For the two of them, it really wasn't worth taking such a risk.
If it were an item that benefited Tianwang-level Pokémon, perhaps they would have fought for it.
After all, they were not Spirit Hunters who lived by the blade, having to seize every opportunity with their lives.
After a short while, they appeased Garchomp and Torterra with high-energy Ground-type food, and then the two decisively retreated.
After all, a clash between Ground-type Pokémon might involve AOE skills like Fissure or Earthquake. If they were caught in it when they didn't intend to participate, it would be too uneconomical.
However, it was too late to escape now.
Among a group of Ground-type Pokémon, someone unknown first unleashed an Earthquake skill. In an instant, Pokémon one after another used this almost devastating Ground-type skill, creating huge vibrations that swept in all directions.
Because Chenxi and Zhu Lan had already moved away, the damage caused by the Earthquake did not affect them.
But these continuous Earthquakes caused the snow on a certain peak of Mt. Coronet to fall off.
In a blink of an eye, an avalanche roared towards the ground, and Chenxi and Zhu Lan had not yet escaped the range of this avalanche.
"Garchomp, Dig!" Looking at the roaring avalanche, Zhu Lan decisively gave the command.
In an instant, Garchomp spun around and dug a considerably large hole on the mountainside.
Chenxi and Zhu Lan decisively hid inside, letting Torterra use Earth Power to seal the entrance of the cave with surrounding mud and rocks.
Then Chenxi summoned Staryu and used Ice Beam to seal this cave entrance.
Almost in no time, the avalanche came crashing down with a rumble, seemingly endless.
However, with this layer of Ice Beam reinforcement and the massive body of Torterra pressing down, they managed to hold out.
"Staryu, use Shinny!" Chenxi had his Staryu use Shinny.
As the light spread around, Chenxi looked at the somewhat deep cave and couldn't help but stare blankly,
"This is... dug by your Garchomp?"
"Is that possible in such a short time...?" Zhu Lan shook her head and said, "It's just that Garchomp's Dig skill seems to have dug into a natural cave's fork inside Mt. Coronet, and the air here is quite fresh, so there should be an exit!"
"Can't we dig back out?!" Chenxi turned around and pointed to the location of the ice-sealed mud behind them.
"Firstly, the Ground-type Pokémon above might still be fighting, and the avalanche might still continue!" Zhu Lan said.
"Secondly..." Hearing this, Chenxi looked at Zhu Lan suspiciously, was there a second reason?
"Secondly, my Garchomp only knows how to dig, not how to dig ice." Zhu Lan said to Chenxi very seriously.
"Alright... This reason is truly irrefutable!"
Chenxi glanced at Garchomp standing beside him, feeling that if he ordered Garchomp to dig ice, Garchomp might dig his own tongue first.
"Shark!"
Garchomp looked at Chenxi's ill-intentioned gaze and responded fiercely.
"As for the Pokémon he has that are good at digging..."
Chenxi's gaze fell on Torterra. For some reason, Torterra suddenly shivered, feeling very dangerous.
Chenxi covered his face and said, "Then let's go into the cave and take a look!"