"Awoo!"
"Awoo~~!" "Awoo~~"
In the jungle, a pack of Mightyena howled and chased a purple figure ahead. As they called out, more and more Mightyena gathered.
Ahead of them, Miraidon was speeding, and Chen Kai was holding tightly to Miraidon, while Xiao Mei was clutching Chen Kai's clothes, afraid of falling off.
"Ah… ah… ah!
Run, Miraidon!"
"Mei~!" (Run for your lives!)
Miraidon grumbled, "How did you two provoke a pack of Mightyena again?
Can't you two just stay out of trouble?"
Chen Kai and Miraidon had been exploring the small world for three days, during which Chen Kai and Xiao Mei always caused trouble and stirred up problems.
It was either beating up some Weedle and Spearow, which attracted swarms of Beedrill and Fearow.
Or stealing honey from a Beedrill Queen.
Every time, Miraidon had to run away with them.
"This time, it really wasn't us. I just made eye contact with a Mightyena, and they started chasing me to bite!
If you don't believe me, ask Xiao Mei."
Xiao Mei also nodded and cried, "Mei, mei, mei!" (Yes, that big gray dog saw us and bit me. I still have its drool on my fur!)
Even Miraidon was a bit exasperated, thinking to himself: Maybe exploring alone would be more efficient?
But he still reluctantly said, "You two hold on tight, I'm going to speed up. We're almost at Grimmsnarl's territory."
"Okay!" Saying that, Chen Kai grabbed the nearly falling Xiao Mei with one hand and gripped Miraidon's back even tighter with the other, while lowering his body.
At this moment, Grimmsnarl, Morgrem, and Impidimp were gathered together.
They were all covered in wounds. The Grimmsnarl leader even had a Beedrill's stinger stuck in his head, and the Impidimp were wailing non-stop.
They had just finished a battle with their neighbors, the Beedrill swarm.
These past few days, a human riding a Cyclizar kept running into their territory. They couldn't stop him; he would just zip into a cave and disappear.
This human also brought their neighbors into their territory.
Any stray cat or dog can just come and run wild in our territory? This was extremely offensive to the powerful Grimmsnarl Family.
They first gave the Beedrill Queen's Family a good beating, then fought the Fearow Family, and then battled the stubborn Beedrill Family for a day and a night, driving the Beedrill away.
The Grimmsnarl Family Head pulled the stinger from his head, stood in front of his Family, and fiercely declared, "Damn it, I'm going to bite that son of a b*tch human to death! This is a complete Taunt to our Grimmsnarl Family!"
Another Grimmsnarl said, "But boss, that Cyclizar runs too fast. We don't even know where it came from, it just vanishes in a flash."
"Whoosh—" A purple figure darted past them.
The Grimmsnarl stared blankly, and one of them said, "Yes! Just like that."
The Family Head angrily slapped him on the head: "Like what? Chase him!"
By the time they reached the mountaintop, Chen Kai and Miraidon had already disappeared.
Looking at the small cave in front of them, they could see straight through it. The tall Grimmsnarl Family Head couldn't even fit inside.
"Are you sure you saw that human go in here?" The Family Head asked, puzzled.
His Family members all nodded: "We all saw it, the human disappeared as soon as he entered this cave!"
And at this moment, a pack of Mightyena came chasing from behind.
The Mightyena at the front said to the one behind him, "Boss, that human's scent is right ahead, behind the Grimmsnarl."
And from the back, a tall Mightyena emerged. He walked slowly but with great power and presence.
"This is our Grimmsnarl territory! Are you dogs looking for death?!" The Grimmsnarl Family Head shouted loudly.
The Mightyena snorted coldly, baring his fangs, "Hmph, old Grimmsnarl, we're just here to catch a human. I don't want to be your enemy, but the human injured my daughter. Hand over the human, and we'll leave."
The Grimmsnarl Family Head was about to flare up—what kind of dog dares to bare its fangs at me? But he glanced at his injured Family members and gritted his teeth, holding back.
"The human is in the cave behind, but he went into the cave and disappeared."
Saying that, the Grimmsnarl Family Head had his Family members clear the path in front of the cave.
Looking at the small cave in front of them, they could see straight through it. Even from a distance, they could see it was empty inside, with nothing there.
The Mightyena boss roared furiously, "NMD, do you think I'm an idiot? I'm not to be trifled with either, hand over the human immediately!"
The Grimmsnarl Family Head quickly waved his hands, "No, that human really did go into this cave."
Hearing that the Grimmsnarl Family Head was still treating him like a fool, the Mightyena opened his mouth wide and unleashed a 'Roar'. Seeing their boss make a move, the other Mightyena also used 'Take Down', charging towards the Grimmsnarl Family.
While the Grimmsnarl and Mightyena were still fiercely battling, Chen Kai, riding Miraidon, had already returned home.
He held a piece of paper and compared it to the map on his phone.
"Miraidon, look, these past few days I've observed the mountains and landforms of that small world and drawn them on this paper. The map on my phone is of our current world; they're essentially the same."
Miraidon looked at the drawing and the phone, stunned for a while.
"Xiao Kai, so you..."
"There's no signal in the small world, let's go to town and print this map out.
"Mom, I'm going to town!"
With a "Bang!" of the door closing, Chen Kai, riding Miraidon, was gone in a flash.
"?" Bai Lijuan was utterly confused.
"What? Are you still coming back for dinner tonight?"
Only the sound of Chimecho's bells answered her:
"Ding~ling~ling..."
In Zi Ning Town, Chen Kai held the newly printed map and gestured:
"I've explored all around Zining Mountain, to the southeast and west. There's only the north side left, which is a cliff and impossible to explore."
Miraidon nodded and said, "And I feel like the northeast direction is already close to the edge of that small world. Exploring further there doesn't make much sense.
The south and west feel like more expansive spaces. I recommend exploring in those two directions."
Looking at the map, Chen Kai pondered, "The Mightyena's territory is southwest of Zining Mountain, which is equivalent to the location of Zi Ning Town in the real world."
"Mightyena? They're very fast. I have to sprint at full speed to shake them off."
"Miraidon, then how long can you sprint for?"
Miraidon said with a slight frown, "About 10 minutes or so. I probably can't get too far from the Mightyena."
Chen Kai patted Miraidon's shoulder and comforted him, "Miraidon is already very strong. We owe it all to you that we've been able to get out of the small world safely these past few days.
And I think constantly running away is useless."
Saying that, Chen Kai held up Xiao Mei.
"We should also have corresponding counter-measures! Xiao Mei, show Miraidon what we've achieved these past few days!
Use Cotton Spore!"
Xiao Mei nodded, and several clumps of green wool shot out from his body.
"This is Xiao Mei's new move! He's reached Level 13, which is roughly mid-beginner stage!" Chen Kai said proudly to Miraidon.
"And Miraidon, you used to be the Dragon God who controlled lightning. Why don't you see if you can teach Xiao Mei how to use Electric-type moves?"
"Me?" Miraidon looked at Chen Kai and Xiao Mei in shock.
Although he didn't know why Chen Kai always praised him, he had always been too embarrassed to say that he was actually one of the weaker ones in the Miraidon Family in his original world.
Chen Kai affirmed, "Yes, you are the Dragon God who controls lightning! A legendary Pokémon! If you just teach Xiao Mei a little, it will definitely benefit him greatly!"
Chen Kai had been praising him constantly these past few days, and feeling embarrassed by the compliments, he just bit the bullet and agreed.
"Alright, I'll try teaching him, but there's no guarantee of results."
"Oh, right, always calling it 'that small world' is too long. Let's give it a name, shall we?"
Miraidon was still struggling with how to teach Xiao Mei, while Chen Kai had already imaginatively jumped to another topic.
Seeing Miraidon not respond, Chen Kai suggested again, "Let's call it Area Zero! How about that?"
Without waiting for Miraidon's agreement, Chen Kai stated definitively, "Then it shall be called Area Zero!"