"Poliwrath, use Bulk Up!"
Poliwrath took a deep breath, and instantly, the muscles on its arms bulged like small mountains, its biceps swelling high, with clear and rigid lines, as if carved from marble. On its forearms, veins also protruded as its muscles tensed, adding to its sense of power.
Immediately after, the bald uncle gave a new instruction: "Use Brick Break on the two Pinsir closest to the bus!"
Poliwrath's eyes sharply fixated on one Pinsir, gathering all its strength into its palm, and striking down swiftly like a blade.
That Pinsir, not noticing Poliwrath, was hit in the back and flew off, knocking down several other Pinsir nearby.
"Good!" the bald uncle shouted upon seeing this.
But he immediately realized something was wrong; the Pinsir that was sent flying instantly stood up, glaring angrily at Poliwrath, and dozens of surrounding Pinsir also turned to look at him and Poliwrath.
"It seems... not good..."
It seemed the bald uncle might not be able to handle it.
Chen Kai looked around; although other passengers on the bus had Pokemon, most were in their beginner stages.
"Director Dong, Celestial King Liang, aren't you going to help?" Chen Kai leaned over and asked.
Dong Gang also turned to look at Liang Zhi.
Liang Zhi showed a troubled expression: "Before we came, they specifically instructed me that unless we encountered the target person, neither of us should make a move."
But outside the bus, Poliwrath once again sent several Pinsir flying. However, it was accidentally caught by two Pinsir gripping its arms.
It seemed these two Superior were not to be relied upon; with them here, Chen Kai also found it inconvenient to call out Iron Bundle.
"Troublesome."
The bald uncle was also surrounded by Pinsir. Chen Kai didn't care about that anymore and threw out two Poké Balls: "Uncle, I'm here to help you!
Xiao Mei, Thunderbolt, don't hurt that uncle!
Big Boss, use Dragon Breath, Second Boss, Seed Machine Gun, go help Poliwrath."
Two figures sprang directly out of the Poké Balls and out of the bus.
Xiao Mei's tail glowed, and a Thunderbolt scattered, hitting all the Pinsir around the bald uncle.
Big Boss's Dragon Breath directly repelled one of the Pinsir gripping Poliwrath.
Unfortunately, Second Boss's Seed Machine Gun didn't do much damage and didn't make the Pinsir it attacked let go.
Thankfully, Poliwrath freed one hand, and with a 'Pound', it knocked back this Pinsir.
Having temporarily repelled a wave of Pinsir, Chen Kai and the uncle, along with their three Pokemon, drew closer to each other, forming a defensive stance.
"Are you alright, Uncle?" Chen Kai asked.
The uncle looked back, recognized Chen Kai, and said, "It's you! Thank you, I'm fine. I already called the police! It might take about 10 minutes for the Alliance's people to arrive. We have to hold on!"
Chen Kai took out his Pokedex and scanned it. Most of the Pinsir were not particularly high-leveled, but about ten of them were Elite Level (around level 30).
Chen Kai could only say, "We'll try our best."
Just as Chen Kai was talking to the uncle, several Pinsir charged towards Chen Kai with their heads down!
Chen Kai quickly commanded: "Big Boss, use Dragon Breath!
Xiao Mei, first Charge, then use Electric Net, make it bigger to restrict them!"
Big Boss first unleashed a Dragon Breath, hitting the fastest-charging Pinsir. Xiao Mei gathered electrical energy for a moment, then swung its tail, launching a huge Electric Net from its orb, covering most of the Pinsir.
But there were simply too many Pinsir; while a few were caught, several more immediately followed and charged forward.
Their pincer-like horns were all wide open, shimmering with a white light, kicking up a cloud of dust as they rushed forward one after another.
Chen Kai could clearly feel the aura of Normal-type moves emanating from them; they must all have used the move 'Vice Grip,' which usually isn't very powerful in the games.
But now, with dozens of Pinsir simultaneously using 'Vice Grip' and charging at Chen Kai, he felt a highly aggressive and threatening aura.
During this time, Chen Kai continuously had Xiao Mei use Thunderbolt and Electric Net to restrict the Pinsir, while Big Boss's Dragon Breath was also constantly unleashed, and Second Boss was continuously spitting out Seed Machine Gun.
Even Poliwrath was receiving treatment from the bald uncle while contributing with Water Gun.
But they could only repel them temporarily; the Pinsir kept closing in on Chen Kai and his group.
"Poliwrath! Go forward and hold them off! Use Dynamic Punch." The uncle quickly sprayed some Potion on Poliwrath's arms and then sent it back to buy time.
Poliwrath slowly pulled its right fist back to its waist, and the muscles on its arm instantly bulged, becoming as hard as steel.
Immediately after, it charged forward with lightning speed, its right fist like a cannonball, hitting a Pinsir with a whooshing sound.
The Pinsir was hit by this powerful punch, its body instantly flying uncontrollably backward, drawing a long arc in the air.
Before it could even catch its breath, Poliwrath was caught by another Pinsir's arm. The Pinsir then used Seismic Toss, slamming Poliwrath back down hard.
"Poliwrath!" The bald uncle rushed forward anxiously, wanting to help his Pokemon up.
Chen Kai frowned: "Things are not looking good!"
Poliwrath had taken a heavy fall. Now, only Xiao Mei and the Dipplin were holding on, making it even more difficult.
Chen Kai was already feeling a bit annoyed: 'These two, one a Gym Leader, one an Elite, are they still not going to make a move?
Are they really just watching the show?!
If they weren't here, I would have had Iron Bundle deal with this long ago.'
At this moment, the Dipplin seemed to sense Chen Kai's irritable mood.
Especially Second Boss. It couldn't choose Chen Kai as its trainer; Big Boss chose him, but Chen Kai was still good to it, giving it more food than Big Boss, and always comforting it when it lost battles with Big Boss.
It genuinely acknowledged Chen Kai as its trainer, and Second Boss really wanted to help Chen Kai.
Unconsciously, the green seeds it spat out gradually turned red, a viscous red, the same color as its apple-like shell.
Although still not very powerful, only able to hit one Pinsir at a time, it could cover the hit Pinsir with syrup, effectively slowing down the Pinsir's speed.
Chen Kai noticed Second Boss's change: "Oh! Second Boss, you can use 'Syrup Bomb' now?
That's great! Second Boss! Don't worry about accuracy, just fire Syrup Bomb wildly!"
"Mii!" (Okay!)
Second Boss nodded and spat out Syrup Bomb even more diligently.
Big Boss on the side was dumbfounded:
"Mii, mii?" (No, little brother, how do you use this move?)
"Mii! Ah, ptooey!" (Just like this! Ah, ptooey!) Second Boss spat out a thick Syrup Bomb again, as if spitting phlegm.
'Uh...' Big Boss felt disgusted internally, somewhat reluctant to Mimic.
"Watch out behind you!" Suddenly, the bald uncle warned.
Chen Kai looked back! The Heracross that had been behind the bus had actually flown over!
Chen Kai had only been focused on dealing with the Pinsir and hadn't noticed what was behind him. By the time he realized, they had already flown over Chen Kai's head.
They flew past Chen Kai and quickly landed on the syrup-covered Pinsir to lick the syrup.
This effectively stopped a large number of Pinsir, but a few couldn't get to the syrup and flew towards the Dipplin, wanting to get to the source directly.
The scene became even more chaotic!
Chen Kai saw that the bald uncle had also been knocked down.
Just as Chen Kai couldn't help but want to call out Iron Bundle.
"Mega Kick!" A strong, powerful voice came from inside the bus.
At the same time, Hitmonlee's two spring-like legs flew out of the bus!
Waving in the air, like agile long whips!
Each swing carried an overwhelming force, knocking away rows upon rows of Pinsir and Heracross.
Before long, dozens of Pinsir and Heracross were knocked out.
Seeing that Liang Zhi had finally made a move, Chen Kai breathed a sigh of relief and lowered the hand that was reaching for Iron Bundle's Poké Ball.
"Uncle, are you alright?" Chen Kai ran to help the fallen bald uncle up.
"Young man, are you alright? Hold on for a few more minutes, and rescue will arrive!" The uncle had been hit, but fortunately, it seemed he only had a minor scrape. His head was still dizzy, but he was already concerned about Chen Kai.
Chen Kai helped the uncle to the side and said, "There's a powerful trainer inside the bus; he's made his move. It's alright now."
The uncle took a moment to recover, then observed his surroundings, finding that the Pinsir had indeed all fainted. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief: "That's good! Thank you, brother."
"It's nothing. In fact, it's my fault; I should have acted sooner?" Liang Zhi said with some guilt.
The uncle waved his hand, indicating it was fine, and at the same time, he asked curiously: "No, it's fine. I'm very grateful that you could help. I don't know what's wrong with them; in all these years, there's never been a group of Pokemon rushing onto the highway."
Liang Zhi also got out of the bus and began observing the Pinsir.
He noticed distinct sharp scratches on the Pinsir's horns.
Liang Zhi fell into thought.
From the sky, a group of people riding Flying-type Pokemon could be seen flying in the distance—they were the rescue team from the Alliance Center.
Chen Kai and Xiao Mei together carried the bald uncle's Poliwrath to the roadside.
Chen Kai handed a Potion to the bald uncle, complaining, "Such a typical melodramatic plot; they only show up after everything is over."
The bald uncle chuckled after hearing that: "Haha, the Alliance's people have arrived, so my job is done. Thank you, young man, and that gentleman."
The Alliance personnel dismounted from their Flying-type Pokemon and inquired about the incident. At the same time, the Pinsir and Heracross were recalled into Poké Balls, awaiting further investigation.
Occasionally, individual Pokemon might wander onto the road, at which point security personnel would mostly try to drive them away. But a whole group like this was a first in Da City in decades.
Fortunately, there were no casualties. The Alliance personnel prepared to let the vehicles on the road proceed first and slowly investigate the cause later.
At this moment, someone, it's unclear who, recognized Liang Zhi:
"You are... No, you are Celestial King Liang."
Upon hearing this, the Alliance staff members all turned to look at Liang Zhi.
Liang Zhi, seeing he was recognized, nodded helplessly.
The scene immediately became chaotic. Many passengers who had been complaining non-stop ran over, wanting to take photos with Liang Zhi. Some came for autographs, while several Alliance staff members quickly called their superiors.
Originally, the Alliance staff had planned to downplay the incident and let Chen Kai and the others leave, but now the entire bus was forced to stay.
Before long, many Corviknight taxis flew to this road from Qu County to Da City, as if in a group.
Chen Kai heard the uncle say that the people getting out of the taxis were all important figures. But Chen Kai saw them apologizing profusely to Liang Zhi, and after apologizing, they praised him, saying that it was thanks to Celestial King Liang that everyone on the bus was protected.
They also praised Director Dong.
The two of them were surrounded so tightly that not even a drop of water could get through.
But he and the bald uncle had also contributed, and the uncle was even injured, yet now they sat by the roadside, with no one coming to say a word to them, only silently waiting for the ambulance.
Only then did Chen Kai realize, 'Are the Gym Leaders and Four Heavenly Kings in the capital really that high in status?'
However, the uncle didn't seem to mind anything. He and Chen Kai chatted idly.
"Oh, I'm getting old, young man! I'm not bragging, but a few years ago, Poliwrath and I could handle this group of Pinsir with no problem at all!
Sigh! Don't disbelieve me, I used to be in the top 10 of the Qu County High School competition!
But thanks to you and Celestial King Liang, the passengers on the bus weren't injured."
Chen Kai said somewhat unenthusiastically, "Yeah, only you, Uncle, got injured. Now both of us have to wait here for the ambulance."
Other vehicles on the road could proceed normally, but Chen Kai had to wait by the roadside for the ambulance.
However, fortunately, there were still some important figures performing in front of Liang Zhi and Dong Gang, plus the bald uncle's stand-up comedy, so it wasn't too boring.
Just now, Second Boss was able to use Syrup Bomb, and he wanted Big Boss to try it too.
Big Boss was initially very disgusted, but when it finally made up its mind, it couldn't use the move, which was quite embarrassing.
And Second Boss's gaze towards Big Boss changed!
Chen Kai felt that Second Boss's inner monologue must be: 'He can be replaced!'
After the ambulance arrived, they went to the hospital for Xiao Mei and the Dipplin to recover, and then made a record with a few staff members.
By the time they got home, it was almost dark again.
"Rong, rong." (If that ambulance had been any later, I would have fully recovered myself.)
Xiao Mei complained like this.
To hurry, Chen Kai rode on Miraidon's back, speeding towards Zining Mountain.
Although he had gotten a driving permit for Miraidon in the capital, Chen Kai hadn't had time to take the Cyclizar driving test.
Fortunately, this license could also be obtained in Qu County, so he planned to take the test when he had time.
So Chen Kai was currently driving without a license, but fortunately, there were no traffic police in the village, so it wasn't a big problem.
As Miraidon continuously ran along the country roads, the summer heat was gently enveloped by the twilight, and Zining Mountain could be seen in the distance. That tranquil hillside was like a slowly unfolding, beautiful painting.
Chen Kai's home on Blue Star was nestled on this picturesque hillside.
The hillside still looked the same: large patches of green grass swayed gently in the breeze, like a group of dancers in green robes gracefully dancing.
Occasionally, a few Pidgey flew in the sky, and that Ninjask was still calling. He wondered if it would still call in winter.
For some reason, Chen Kai still missed this place very much.
Miraidon stopped steadily at the entrance. Chen Kai saw the familiar Exeggutor. His house was built halfway up the hill, and the ceiling wasn't high enough, so the 3-meter tall Exeggutor always broke the light bulbs. That's why Bai Lijuan made it stay in the yard.
"Yo! Exeggutor, long time no see!"
After greeting Exeggutor, Chen Kai opened the door. It was still the familiar Chen Dafu and Bai Lijuan, along with a white-haired foreign girl, Chimecho, Xatu, Boltund, Gogoat, Ken Taro...
"Wait, who are you?!" Chen Kai asked, pointing at the white-haired girl.
At the same time, Chen Dafu and Bai Lijuan looked at Chen Kai with surprised expressions.
"You... didn't you cross over again?" Miraidon asked suspiciously.