aircannonsinc Chapter 32: The Deserter's Skills Are Exactly Good
Chapter 32: The Deserter's Skills Are Exactly Good
Lin Ye, standing on a uniquely colored sword sheath, pierced through the clouds and broke through the wind, speeding across the sky above Shuijing City.
Since it's broad daylight now, it's impossible for no one to notice us when we returned last night, unlike when we did.
Not to mention, this is the Pokémon world, and there are quite a few trainers who own flying Pokémon.
Along the way, Lin Ye also saw many men, women, and children riding Pokémon, among whom were quite powerful.
For example, Pidgeotto, Staraptor, Noctowl, and even a person was seen riding a Charizard at high speed.
But among them, the one who attracted the most attention was undoubtedly Lin Ye!
Not only because the monocle is a rare color, but also because in the videos uploaded to the internet by various trainers or adventurers, there has never been a precedent of someone riding—no, stepping on—the monocle to fly.
This method, while seemingly unsafe, was indeed quite dangerous, causing the flying Pokémon and trainers passing by to hold their breath for Lin Ye.
What they didn't know was that Lin Ye was a necromancer who could achieve a state of spiritual unity with the sword sheath.
What might be unbelievable to others is actually quite easy for him.
Halfway there, Lin Ye easily overtook a tropical dragon that flew slowly but steadily on his sword.
The tropical dragon itself carried a woman holding a child. Upon seeing Lin Ye riding the sword "Super Dragon," the child's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed:
"Mom, I want to fly like that when I grow up, like skateboarding in the air, it's so cool!"
The woman immediately flicked his child on the forehead and said irritably:
"You little brat, you don't learn anything good. Others aren't afraid of death, so why aren't you? What if you slip and fall?"
Lin Ye was also helpless. He never expected that one day he would be used as a negative example by the elders to educate the children on the spot. So he communicated with the sword sheath through the contract and accelerated away.
A lone figure with a sword flew to Mount Songshen, landing effortlessly in the area where Lin Ye had previously ventured. The fog here was still so thick it wouldn't dissipate, and a chilling energy slowly flowed through the air.
Moments after landing, Zorua peeked out from the shadows at Lin Ye's feet, feeling right at home in this environment.
The Snow Fairy also appeared, quietly floating beside Lin Ye, occasionally condensing a few snowflakes with her cold air and then casually scattering them away.
The three ghost Pokémon were already familiar with each other in their own shadows, so Lin Ye didn't need to introduce them further. He simply said to them:
"We're going to have a tough battle in a few days. We'll try our best to defeat as many powerful Ghost Pokémon as possible on this trip, and then use my necromancy to quickly extract their energy to strengthen you."
Lin Ye was quite confident about this adventure, after all, he had already gained a lot last time with only a Zorua that had just reached the "excellent" level.
This time, not only has Zoroa's own strength improved by leaps and bounds, but he also has two powerful beings, the Single-Sheathed Sword and the Snow Fairy.
With the three of them working together, plus his necromancy assisting him, he was even confident that he could go toe-to-toe with a regular "professional" Ghost Pokémon.
Moreover, he remembered that he had seen a total of four "professional" ghost Pokémon in this area the day before yesterday.
The strongest of them is the Flower Rock Monster, but we don't know if it's still around, so we won't consider it for now.
The remaining creatures are Wandering Night Spirit, Dream Demon, and Lost Coffin. The latter was scared away by Xiaoyao's hyperactive ape last time and was not seriously injured. Moreover, he was a prince whom Dujian Sheath had served in his previous life, so Lin Ye has temporarily ruled him out.
The last targets were the Dream Demon and the Wandering Night Spirit. He had witnessed firsthand how the two had their strength drained by the "Curse Talisman" crafted by the Flower Rock Monster the day before yesterday.
Given the severity of the damage, it's unlikely that it will heal completely quickly; now is the best time to deal with it.
With this in mind, Lin Ye decided to go to the pumpkin spirit's territory first to see if he could find a "ripe pumpkin" and ask about the whereabouts of these "professional" ghosts.
The three ghosts and one person continued deeper into the forest, heading towards the small grove where the pumpkin spirits had gathered last time. After about ten minutes, Lin Ye suddenly stopped.
His mental energy detected a sneaky shadowy figure slowly wriggling not far ahead, and the ghostly energy fluctuations seemed somewhat familiar.
The fluctuation was so weak that even ordinary ghost Pokémon could easily miss it without careful observation.
But Lin Ye, being a necromancer, was very sensitive to this aura. He immediately recognized it, and with a slight smile, he gave the snow fairy a wink.
The snow fairy understood immediately, called out "Yi Yi~", and her figure flickered and disappeared into the mist in an instant.
Three seconds later, a piercing scream erupted from the shadows ahead.
Not long after, the Snow Fairy returned gracefully, carrying a trembling, ordinary-sized pumpkin spirit.
The pumpkin spirit shivered from the cold emanating from the snow fairy, muttering to itself:
"Big sister! Don't kill me! I was just passing by! I really was just passing by!"
Lin Ye laughed and said, "Oh, isn't this Little Pumpkin?"
The pumpkin spirit was startled, slowly turned its head, and saw Lin Ye's ambiguous smile. Its expression instantly became incredibly interesting!
"B-Boss... what a coincidence, you're here to take the sacred mountain for a walk again?"
"Yeah, what a coincidence," Lin Ye said, arms crossed. "What are you wandering around doing, you silly goose?"
"I...I'm...working out! Even ghosts need to stay in shape, right?"
Lin Ye raised an eyebrow at the pumpkin spirit's clumsy acting and said, "Tell me, did you get into a fight with someone again?"
"Pfft~~"
Soroya burst into laughter!
Snow Fairy and Single Sword Sheath inquired about the reason and were told that the pumpkin spirit in front of them had chosen to desert during the life-or-death battle of their tribe.
The Snow Fairy covered her mouth with her long sleeve and chuckled softly, while the single-sword sheath gave a disdainful snort and then cursed:
"So that's how it is. You're such a coward! If I had such a scoundrel in my army when I was alive, I would have kicked him out as a prime example!"
"Stop yelling! Stop yelling!"
"Alright, tell me first who you're hiding from this time. The Wood Demon is probably hiding somewhere right now. How come your Pumpkin Spirit clan has been targeted by other ghosts so quickly?"
"Alas, it's not just our Pumpkin Spirit clan that's facing this calamity; even the Little Wood Spirit clan is in dire straits this time."
"Could it be related to the existence of 'professional-level'?"
The deserter pumpkin spirit nodded: "The closest 'professional' being to our group is the Wandering Night Spirit. A couple of days ago, for some reason, it suddenly became extremely weak."
We initially thought this was a good thing. The Wood Demon had disappeared somewhere, and it was also severely damaged. We lowly ghosts could finally live in peace for a while.
Unexpectedly, after recovering a little, it started hunting down weaker Ghost Pokémon to absorb their primal energy and heal its injuries!
The lantern's voice trembled slightly, "Our Pumpkin Spirit Clan and Little Wood Spirit Clan were already weak, and now we've both lost our clan leader and the Rotten Wood Demon. We've become two unfortunate brothers, and that's why it's targeting us!"
Lin Ye frowned. He originally thought that Wandering Night Spirit would hide away to recuperate after it became weak, but he didn't expect this thing to be so ruthless, directly starting to "drain" the nearby Ghost Pokémon to recover.
However, just as Lin Ye was worrying about how to find it, it unexpectedly appeared on its own.
"So, you ran away again this time. You've become quite the expert at desertion, it's second nature to you!"
"I had no choice! That's a 'professional' Wandering Night Spirit, with Night Patrol Spirit underlings!"
"Someone like me would just be food for the enemy if I went up there. It's better to keep my body useful so I can continue the lineage for the tribe in the future..."
"Alright, alright, stop repeating the same old excuse. Lead the way, I'll take care of it for you..."
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