Trainers returning from the Kingdom of Roc

Chapter 44: Volcanic Eruption!

After learning that Luo Yan had a way to take the two of them back, Hou Hao felt completely relieved.

He had been on edge the whole time. Firstly, because he hadn't found Luo Yan and was all alone in this unfamiliar environment, he didn't dare to wander around for fear of encountering some danger. Secondly, as Luo Yan had said before, she wasn't sure if he could go back. If he really stayed here for the rest of his life, he estimated that he would be driven crazy.

But things are different now. The two things he was most worried about have been swept away by Luo Yan's appearance.

Although he didn't find Luo Yan, Luo Yan found him. Moreover, he learned that his good brother had been hiding his identity as a "superpowered person," which made Hou Hao feel that their relationship had taken a step further.

If we were brothers before, we're at least best friends now.

Luo Yan looked around at the situation, then patted his backpack. "I just caught a white ice dragon, it should be a different color, and its two ice dragon cubs. Counting what you have, we should be able to raise a whole family."

"Oh, right." Luo Yan suddenly remembered something. "Did you check the gender of the Omanyte you caught? Don't let all three Omanyte be male, or both Kabuto be female."

"You're asking me?"

Hou Hao pointed to himself with an embarrassed expression.

"If I knew how to tell the male and female of extinct Pokémon, would I need to go on a study abroad program? I would have gone to graduate school with my sister long ago, and I would have even skipped the college entrance exam."

"Uh...you're right. To be honest, I regretted asking the question the moment I asked it." Luo Yan scratched his head; he had only asked it out of habit.

"So what do we do now? Do you still have any Poké Balls? Why don't you try catching a few more? Maybe you can catch a Shiny Prehistoric Pokémon. That thing would definitely be a national treasure if we brought it back!" Hou Hao rubbed his hands together, looking eager to try.

Luo Yan thought about it and agreed that it made sense, so she took out her most treasured wishing star.

Aside from the two Wishing Stars needed for teleportation, he exchanged the rest for Poké Balls, totaling thirty-seven King Balls and two Prism Balls.

It wasn't that he didn't want to switch to a Super Gru Ball, but the Super Gru Ball's catch rate was a bit low. If he threw it and missed, it would upset the other party, which would be troublesome. In that case, it would be better to just throw a King Ball at their face.

After everything was prepared, Luo Yan looked at Hou Hao. "It's relatively safe here. I'll leave Iris here. You wait for me here. I'll go for a walk around the area, use up all my Poké Balls, and then we'll leave."

"I'll go with you," Hou Hao couldn't help but say.

But Luo Yan shook his head. "No, it's too dangerous here. I can ensure my own safety on my own. If I bring you along, we'll be too conspicuous."

"Well... alright." Hearing this, Hou Hao didn't insist too much. He wasn't someone who didn't understand the bigger picture, and he could still figure things out in this situation.

After releasing Iris and telling her to protect Hou Hao, Luo Yan did not head directly back to the grassland she had come from. Instead, she walked out of the vicinity of the large rock and ran straight to the beach.

Before coming to find Hou Hao, Luo Yan noticed that on the beach not far from them, there were several Kabuto and Ammonite beasts resting, and even some Protocoptera turtles.

These prehistoric Pokémon, any one of which would cause a huge earthquake in the real world, were now lying quietly on the beach, lazily basking in the sun, looking carefree and adorable, completely unaware that a devil's claws were slowly reaching out to them.

Carefully approaching a closer distance, Luo Yan suddenly rushed forward and grabbed all the balls, except for one fossil helmet that was closer to the seawater and ran faster. All of the remaining twenty-odd balls were caught.

In fact, Luo Yan had already considered how to deal with these prehistoric Pokémon.

It's definitely impossible for him to raise them privately, because he simply doesn't have that much money. The only way is to hand them over to Hou Hao's father, Hou Zhi, who is the gym leader, so that he can raise these prehistoric Pokémon and cooperate with the League.

This is the only way, and the best way.

At the same time, the more prehistoric Pokémon they capture, the safer they and Hou Hao will be.

Given the League's laws and Hou Hao's personality, he definitely wouldn't hand over all the Omanyte and Kabuto he captured, nor would he hand over the Odd-Colored Ice Dragon.

So here's the question: such a rare creature appearing in the hands of two rookie trainers is like children playing with a golden lock in a crowded marketplace.

By then, there will probably be many people eyeing me and Hou Hao, not to mention that the two of us inexplicably brought a large number of prehistoric Pokémon out of Black Cloud Island. Even the most stupid people from the Church of Descent should realize what's going on.

I estimate that by then, there will inevitably be a lot of trouble.

So, as I said before, we must expand the population of prehistoric Pokémon. Simply put, we need to reduce their rarity. Once everyone gets used to their existence, there won't be as many troublemakers.

After all, prehistoric Pokémon are just rare, which doesn't mean their combat power is outrageous.

Moreover, this is just the beginning. As long as I establish a teleportation point here, this secret realm can become my own 'private world,' and I can even own the island.

In that case, I can catch any Pokémon I want here.

With that in mind, Luo Yan continued her actions without stopping.

After casually creating a teleportation point with his wand, Luo Yan turned around and headed straight for the wild Pokémon without even looking back.

Omanyte?

Grasp!

Omanystium?

Received!

Fossil pterosaur?

...This is flying a bit high.

Just as Luo Yan was hesitating about whether to farm a Wishing Star through battle, and then summon a flying Pokémon to take him to the sky to catch Aerodactyl.

suddenly!

Rumbling--

A muffled rumble of thunder, like an earth dragon turning over, rolled in from afar.

The terrifying sound was very obvious, coming from afar and accompanied by the tremors of the earth. It immediately caught Luo Yan's attention. Without time to think, he suddenly looked up in the direction from which the sound came.

Looking into the distance, one could see a plume of black smoke shooting straight into the sky, and on the outline of the black mountain peak, one could vaguely glimpse red 'waves' constantly churning.

That wasn't water at all...

Boom!!

Another loud bang, and black smoke billowed out even more violently.

Luo Yan stopped completely, staring blankly at the incredibly spectacular scene.

"Why am I so unlucky..."

"A volcanic eruption!?"

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