The group of Southerners at the main gate, seeing that the situation was not right, had already scattered like monkeys from a falling tree.
However, only a few ran towards Da City's urban area; most wanted to try their luck and see if they could get a mega evolution stone, so they ran into the Research Institute.
The guards, seeing the favorable situation, tried to pursue them.
But there were too many bandits, and the security guards were outnumbered, so they could only temporarily apprehend a few slower ones.
Even more strong bandits rushed into the Research Institute building.
The first to sneak in was Weisuo Fu, but what he didn't expect was that the Doublade's trainer was hot on his heels.
He said angrily, "No way! It was just a Supersonic, are they that vengeful?"
And Yelena truly was that vengeful.
"Dewott, aim for that shorty in front, Water Pulse!"
"Shorty??!!"
Although Weisuo Fu was indeed very short, not even 1.6 meters tall, he hated it most when people called him a shorty!
"Crobat! Cross Poison!"
Water Pulse and poison collided in the corridor; Dewott was only Elite Level (level 30+), so its move's power was naturally not as strong as Crobat's.
The Water Pulse shattered, splashing out large amounts of water.
Yelena took a step back: "Doublade, block for me!"
Doublade stepped forward to block, and the Poison-type move Cross Poison had no effect on Doublade.
"Doublade, Iron Head!"
"Crobat, Supersonic."
Crobat obeyed his master's command, taking a direct hit from the opponent's Iron Head.
Doublade was Senior-level (level 40+), and this Iron Head landed squarely on Crobat, but Supersonic hit Doublade at close range.
Yelena continued to command: "Doublade, keep using Iron Head!"
But Doublade entered a confused state; with a one-third chance of hitting itself, Doublade directly crashed into the wall beside it, making a large hole in the wall, and it also took some damage from this.
"Darn it! Dewott, use Aqua Jet."
Pokemon like Crobat don't have high bulk, so Yelena immediately adjusted her strategy, having Dewott perform a quick attack.
Weisuo Fu smirked; he didn't just have one Pokemon!
He pulled out another Poké Ball from his waist:
"Swoobat, block it."
Water gathered around Dewott, enveloping it, and the water spun rapidly, crashing into Swoobat.
Swoobat, just out of its Poké Ball, was knocked back repeatedly, and this Just right cleared space for Crobat.
Weisuo Fu commanded perfectly: "Toxic!"
Dewott had no time to dodge and was directly spewed with poison.
A patch of Dewott's skin gradually turned purplish-blue, as the poison raged wildly within its body, corroding every inch of its muscles and nerves.
"Shell Blade!"
Even with being poisoned, it didn't affect Yelena's quick attack plan; she continued to issue attack commands.
Dewott took two shells from its waist, and water enveloped the shells, turning them into two sharp blades.
It attacked with both hands, ready to slash at Crobat and Swoobat.
"Crobat, Protect!" Weisuo Fu commanded with a lewd smile.
Dewott's entire attack landed on the barrier created by Protect.
"Continue! Shell Blade!" There's no turning back once the arrow is shot; Yelena could only continue her quick attack to the end.
"Swoobat, Protect; Crobat, Supersonic."
This was the origin of Weisuo Fu's name; he was good at using poison and confusion to interfere with his opponents, then continuously using Protect and Roost to wear down time.
Unfortunately, the Steel-type Doublade couldn't be poisoned, but he could still slowly wear it down.
For someone who dared to call him a shorty, he had all the patience in the world to deal with her.
"Crobat, Roost; Swoobat, Psychic!"
Swoobat seized the opening in Dewott's attack, using Psychic to control Dewott and forcefully smash it towards Yelena, and then into a door behind her.
One person and one Pokemon were thus crushed by the broken door.
Fortunately, the green stone in Yelena's in my arms still worked, protecting her.
But she was still sprawled on the ground, looking very disheveled.
She pulled another black stone from her bosom—this was a Dusk Stone.
She looked at the Dusk Stone with hesitation:
"Do I really have to use this stone? But..."
On the other side, Fei Zhu heard Weisuo Fu's reminder, and with Weisuo Fu running into the Research Institute's interior,
He also took advantage of the chaos to sneak in.
However, he was a bit fat and ran slowly, so he couldn't keep up and gradually got lost in the Research Institute.
"Where is this?" Fei Zhu scratched his head awkwardly.
The Garbodor beside him also mimicked him, scratching its head:
"Gar." (I don't know either!)
"Where did Weisuo Fu go?" Fei Zhu sighed, but still continued forward.
The reason he came to Long Country was that Weisuo Fu had dragged him here.
Weisuo Fu felt that coming to Long Country alone, unfamiliar with the place, he should at least bring a familiar fat person for support.
It was just that this fat person was so foolish he couldn't believe it; in the past, when the two of them drank and joked, he never thought Fei Zhu was so unreliable?
So Weisuo Fu, out of their old friendship, just gave a quick reminder and then went off on his own.
Fei Zhu's mind was fine before, but he hadn't eaten well for the past few days, and he had been hungry for a long time today, so his intelligence was completely offline.
As he walked, he suddenly smelled a fragrance coming from afar.
"So fragrant!"
The aroma seemed to hook his nose; it was the intense scent created by the collision of chili and Sichuan peppercorns, carrying the unique numbing spiciness and richness of Sichuan cuisine, like an invisible hand, tightly gripping Fei Zhu's heart.
He sniffed hard, his eyes instantly widening like brass bells, and saliva involuntarily swirled in his mouth.
He followed the scent in one direction, walking further and further, gradually exiting through the back door and arriving at a cafeteria.
"It's here!" Fei Zhu shouted happily.
The aroma of the dishes Lin cooked for dinner had lured Fei Zhu here.
"Oh! And you are?" Lin, who was tidying up the kitchen, noticed Fei Zhu.
Although it was a fierce battle outside, there were no alarms installed inside the cafeteria, and its location was slightly out of the way, so Lin didn't know what was happening outside.
"Um, is there anything left to eat?" Fei Zhu asked politely.
"I want to eat dinner."
"There is, but there's not much left of the ingredients, is that okay?" Lin stopped what he was doing and asked.
"Yes!" Fei Zhu's face immediately lit up with joy, his chubby cheeks squeezing into a flower-like expression.
"Can you eat spicy food?"
"Just a little," Fei Zhu said honestly.
Lin had Pansear light the stove again: "Then I'll make it mildly spicy."
Soon, a steaming plate of Mapo Tofu with a large bowl of rice was placed in front of Fei Zhu.
The tender white tofu was immersed in bright red chili oil, garnished with vibrant green scallions and brown Sichuan peppercorns, and the rising steam emitted a mouth-watering aroma.
Fei Zhu eagerly picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, closed his eyes, and savored the numbing, spicy, and savory flavor spreading in his mouth.
Lin then took the opportunity to ask: "Young man, where are you from? How did you get here?"
Fei Zhu was completely engrossed in the Mapo Tofu.
He didn't think about anything, stuffing his mouth with food while mumbling indistinctly: "A group of... from the South... from the main gate... forced demolition.
Cough, cough, cough..."
Lin handed Fei Zhu a cup of water: "You mean, there are many people from the South who are forcibly demolishing the main gate, and with no main gate, you just walked in like that?"
Fei Zhu's original intention was that he and a group of people had forcibly demolished the main gate and entered, but what the chef said was close enough, and he was drinking water, so he nodded.
"Alright, then you eat at home, I have something to do outside." Lin patted Fei Zhu, took off his white chef's uniform, revealing the tattoo on his back, a lifelike black dragon.
He stretched his limbs and shouted:
"Pu Dao, work's here."
Then he walked out of the cafeteria.