Exeggcute was the first to notice the abnormality.
Miraidon initially even thought Chen Kai was too tired from the journey and had fallen asleep, so he wanted to get a blanket to cover him.
But Chen Kai had slept for a long time on the plane to Paris, and he had only just arrived at the hotel a short while ago. Logically speaking, it was impossible for him to fall asleep again so quickly.
Exeggcute quickly jumped to Chen Kai's side, a mysterious purple light flickering in its eyes.
It focused intently, trying to use its Psychic to break through the strange Hypnosis.
Its body trembled slightly, and apart from its eyes, a faint glow began to emanate from its small body.
However, Exeggcute's level was not high after all, and its Psychic seemed too weak in the face of the opponent's powerful Hypnosis. It tried its best to increase the output of its Psychic, but it was still in vain.
Although Iron Bundle did not have Psychic-related attributes, which caused it not to detect that Chen Kai was attacked, fortunately, it saw Exeggcute's movements and immediately reacted, moving to the window and jumping out without hesitation.
The cold night wind of Paris blew against it, but this did not disturb Iron Bundle's concentration in the slightest.
It quickly adjusted its posture in the air and, relying on its powerful perception ability, began to search for the source of this Hypnosis.
In the darkness, Iron Bundle's mechanical eyes flickered with a ghostly blue light, quickly locking onto the enemy's position—in a small alley next to the hotel, a dark figure was muttering to himself, directing a pink Pokemon to use Psychic.
Iron Bundle did not hesitate for a moment. In an instant, a cold aura erupted from its body, and the surrounding air quickly condensed, forming a thick layer of dry frost.
Following that, this dry frost spread like a surging tide towards the dark figure.
Wherever the frost reached, the air seemed to be instantly drained of moisture, becoming unusually dry and cold.
The opponent and his Pokemon were completely unprepared for this change; they only vaguely felt a chill coming, and before they could make any dodging movements, ice crystals densely hit them.
The ice crystals rapidly spread over their bodies, frantically absorbing heat and moisture from around them.
In the blink of an eye, one person and one Pokemon were frozen into a crystal-clear ice sculpture, their expressions of terror fixed on their faces.
As the enemy was frozen, the Hypnosis cast by that Pokemon also instantly vanished without a trace.
Chen Kai slowly awoke, still a bit groggy, his head heavy, trying to recall what had happened earlier.
At this moment, Exeggcute chirped in his ear, recounting what had just transpired.
Chen Kai instantly sobered up, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes. Without thinking too much, he quickly got up and rushed downstairs: "Damn it, I just got to Paris, who's the idiot who dared to use Hypnosis on me!"
Chen Kai rushed into the alley and, under the dim light, discovered that the person frozen into an ice sculpture was a Black man, with a purple Pokemon beside him—Musharna!
He was full of doubts: he was in Paris, not America or Africa, so why was there a Black man here?
Moreover, he didn't know any Black people at all, so he couldn't figure out why this guy would use Hypnosis on him.
Chen Kai cautiously looked around, making sure no one noticed the commotion, especially ensuring he was behind this frozen Black man so he wouldn't see him.
He quickly took out an invisibility cloak and a mask from his orange gem, skillfully putting them on, completely covering his face.
Then, Chen Kai used Ice Heal to unfreeze part of the Black man, and with a lowered voice, asked him, "You, what are you doing here?"
The Black man's body was freed from the frozen state, but his limbs and Musharna were still frozen, and his eyes were filled with extreme terror.
He seemed to still be recovering from the fear of being frozen, his mouth trembling, babbling a long string of words.
His speech was extremely fast, mixed with French, English, and African languages, which left Chen Kai completely confused and unable to understand anything.
At this moment, Miraidon came in handy. Although it usually only communicated with Chen Kai telepathically, it could actually communicate directly with anyone's mind.
This Black man with dreadlocks suddenly heard Miraidon communicating with him telepathically, scaring him almost to death. After all, his Pokemon was also the Psychic-type Musharna, so he knew that ordinary Psychic-type Pokemon couldn't do this, and he had clearly run into a formidable opponent.
He spilled everything to Miraidon in one go.
Only then did Chen Kai learn that someone in Paris wanted to kidnap him.
This Black man and his accomplices originally planned to use Rattata to steal Chen Kai's bag and lure him to an isolated corner for a forced kidnapping.
But they didn't expect Chen Kai to react so quickly, so they had to sneak near the hotel where Chen Kai was staying, attempting to hypnotize Chen Kai and take him away.
Chen Kai didn't have time to ponder who wanted to capture him; he quickly asked about a more pressing matter: "Where's the trainer of that Rattata?"
This Black man immediately exposed his accomplice. Through Miraidon's translation, Chen Kai learned that Rattata's trainer was originally outside the alley helping him keep watch, and now he had probably seen the Black man frozen and had already vanished.
"No, he can't get away!" Chen Kai was shocked upon hearing this. Now that this person knew Chen Kai was associated with Iron Bundle, he couldn't be left at large!
Chen Kai had Iron Bundle throw the Black man into his room through the window, telling Iron Hands to watch him. He would decide what to do after catching Rattata's trainer.
Iron Bundle and Iron Hands knew the situation was urgent and immediately acted as Chen Kai instructed.
Then, Chen Kai activated his invisibility mode and chased after them with Iron Bundle.
"Can you still detect the energy fluctuations of that Rattata from this afternoon?" Chen Kai asked.
Iron Bundle sensed for a moment, then nodded and said, "I've detected it."
Chen Kai recalled his other Pokemon, including Miraidon, then tightened the mask on his face, making sure it wouldn't fall off.
"Alright, let's chase!"
Iron Bundle instantly entered battle mode, its round body suddenly tensing, and its two short legs, as if spring-loaded, exerted force, whooshing forward and taking the lead as a scout.
Chen Kai followed closely behind Iron Bundle, sprinting through the bustling streets of Paris.
The shop windows on both sides of the street were brightly lit, and colorful lights spilled onto the ground, forming dazzling patterns of light and shadow.
Pedestrians came and went, some leisurely strolling, others chatting and laughing.
Iron Bundle weaved nimbly through the crowd, sometimes turning left to avoid oncoming passersby, sometimes turning right to bypass street stalls. Its agile movements made passersby turn their heads, thinking it was a cute Pokemon happily frolicking.
Chen Kai followed closely, his invisibility cloak allowing him to move through the crowd like a ghost. He could hear the conversations of the surrounding pedestrians and smell the aroma from the street food stalls, but at this moment, he had no time to spare, his full attention focused on Iron Bundle, afraid of not keeping up with it.
Meanwhile, Rattata's trainer ran frantically, constantly glancing back in terror, his eyes filled with fear. He had just glimpsed his companion being instantly frozen, and the opponent's terrifying power had scared him stiff.
Moreover, Rattata also seemed to feel an invisible force closely following it, and its whole body trembled like a sieve.
But Rattata's trainer couldn't see any figure, which made him even more panicked, and his steps became unsteady.