"Hmm… this…"
Faced with David's question, the attendant looked troubled, stammering as if she found it difficult to speak.
David also saw her hesitation, smiled, and took out the Blazing Badge, which he had only received a day ago. It was coming in handy so soon after getting it.
Then he gestured toward Lucario and said,
"I am also a Trainer. If something really does happen, perhaps I can be of some help."
The attendant looked at the silver badge in front of her, and at the Lucario, which looked strong just by its appearance. After a moment of hesitation, she decided to tell David.
As one of only two Tier-1 Gyms in Sol Province, the Blazing Gym's reputation was quite effective. She, of course, knew the meaning of this badge perfectly well.
The silver-level badge in front of her could only be obtained after completing the intermediate challenge.
And this meant that the handsome young man in front of her had defeated a Professional-level Trainer from the Blazing Gym.
Coupled with the Lucario in front of him, a Pokémon that even she, a non-Trainer, was very familiar with, this prompted her to make this decision.
This was also why David gestured toward Lucario when he spoke. After all, ordinary people, without specialized knowledge, do not have the ability to judge a Pokémon's specific strength with their naked eyes.
Even if Zorua and Kirlia were very strong, they still looked a bit too delicate. Combined with David, who looked very young, he could easily be mistaken for an ordinary rookie Trainer and be underestimated.
But Lucario was different. As a Lucario in its final form, it was consistently known for being rare, loyal, and powerful, enjoying considerable popularity among both Trainers and ordinary people.
It was clearly a symbol of a powerful Trainer, which was why David gestured toward Lucario when he spoke just now.
Sure enough, this tactic indeed worked.
"You mean the train was attacked by Pokémon, and a whole group of them? There was no negotiation, giving them food didn't work, and those Pokémon just attacked the train regardless?"
"That's right!"
The attendant nodded, confirming.
However, David frowned at this point. Something was not right!
When traveling by land transportation, because one has to pass through wild environments, loud noises can easily attract nearby Pokémon. It is very normal for vehicles to encounter wild Pokémon blocking the way.
Most of the time, the train staff only needed to take out some food as "protection money" or "toll fees" to pass easily.
After all, if you disturb them, it's not wrong to give them some food as compensation.
Sometimes, if they encountered aggressive Pokémon or Pokémon that were accidentally provoked and insisted on attacking the train, this was when the Professional-level Trainers equipped on the train would step in.
To deal with emergencies, every operating train is equipped with specialized Professional-level Trainers as security personnel.
For a train like the one David was on, according to standards, there should be at least a security team led by two Professional-level Trainers.
Although they were only Trainers at Professional Stage One, this level already possessed considerable deterrent power against most wild Pokémon.
Generally speaking, Professional-level Pokémon are actually quite rare among the wild Pokémon that trains might encounter during operation.
After all, the people in charge of railway construction for the Alliance are not fools. When planning, they would naturally choose areas with fewer and weaker Pokémon as much as possible.
Professional-level Pokémon can already be considered minor overlords of a wild area. Such transportation routes would deliberately avoid the territories of powerful Pokémon.
So, in this situation, a team of two Professional-level Trainers was already sufficient to deal with most unexpected situations.
Moreover, Pokémon are not unintelligent beasts. In most cases, those stubborn Pokémon, after a skirmish with the security personnel, would realize that humans were not easy to deal with.
After receiving some food, they would basically choose to leave obediently.
As the attendant just said, situations where they insist on attacking regardless are very rare.
There must be something wrong here.
"Something's not right. I must go out and see. Miss, please continue with your work! I'll go outside the carriage."
After speaking, David gave Kirlia a look, and the understanding Kirlia directly used Teleport to take them outside.
"Oh… Sir, you…"
The attendant, seeing David directly Teleport out of the carriage, stomped her foot in regret.
Although after hearing David's words, she had thought about asking him for help, she was originally going to ask the conductor's opinion, but the passenger just left like that.
What if something went wrong? Unable to help it, she handed over the task of comforting passengers to her other colleagues. The attendant also quickly rushed toward the outside of the carriage.
After Teleporting outside, David looked at the scene unfolding before him.
It was indeed as the attendant had just said.
The train, which was stopped in place, clearly had its front end damaged, with obvious scorch marks. In front of the train, a large number of wild Pokémon had gathered.
Even Pokémon of different species had converged here, firmly blocking the train's path forward.
The security team led by the two Professional-level Trainers was confronting these wild Pokémon.
The two Professional-level Trainers had released all six of their Pokémon.
His system scanned them. These Pokémon generally had energy levels in the early forties, with two clearly stronger than the average, which should be their main aces.
Name: Simisear
Type: Fire
Ability: Blaze
Energy Level: 45 (Professional Stage One)
Aptitude: Blue-Purple
Name: Ferrothorn
Type: Grass/Steel
Ability: Anticipation
Energy Level: 44 (Professional Stage One)
Aptitude: Blue-Purple
The strength of these two Professional-level Trainers was quite average, far inferior to Sadie, whom David had encountered during his challenge at the Blazing Gym earlier.
However, just as David looked at the group of Pokémon surrounding the train, something unexpected happened.
"Roar!!!"
A fierce roar came.
The Pokémon surrounding the train suddenly scattered to both sides.
A Pokémon resembling a lion appeared before David.