After a long and silent night, a fine, silk-like drizzle drifted through the sky this morning.
The ground was covered in puddles of all sizes, reflecting the gloom of the sky and the shadows of the trees. Some branches were bent low by the rainwater, adorned with crystal-clear droplets that looked like strings of pearl necklaces.
The leaves appeared exceptionally green from the heavy rain last night, swaying gently in the breeze. From time to time, raindrops slid off the leaves and into the puddles below, creating a crisp, pleasant sound.
The air was filled with the fresh scent of soil and the fragrance of vegetation, making one feel refreshed and relaxed.
Fei Xiao was preparing lunch for everyone under the shade of the trees.
Yes, lunch.
Presumably because of the environment and the weather, everyone slept exceptionally soundly last night.
It was now nearly afternoon before they finally managed to wake up.
"Morning, Sister Fei Xiao!"
After suffering from insomnia for several days, Meng Xi had rarely slept so comfortably; although she was a bit annoyed at first, she ultimately chose to forgive the situation.
"Uh, good morning, Sister Fei Xiao."
Lin Siyu walked out of the cave, rubbing her head while whining.
"Are you... having a stiff neck?"
Fei Xiao watched this scene, puzzled.
"It's... nothing, I just bumped it while sleeping."
Lin Siyu replied, looking embarrassed.
...
"Can the phone be used now?"
Lin Siyu took out her phone and tried to operate it.
Last night, as the heavy rain fell, electronic devices like mobile phones lost their signal entirely, as if they were broken. (Items rewarded by the system do not count.)
The live stream was also interrupted because of this.
"It must be due to interference from the thunderstorm."
Fei Xiao did not mention that guests had passed by last night, as there was no need to speak of it.
"Hey! It's back! I have a signal again!"
Fei Xiao also checked her messages and found a message sent by Jiao Xiaoyan.
It was basically concern about what happened last night; after all, the live stream was going fine, but the weather suddenly changed, and the stream was inexplicably cut off.
It was normal to be concerned.
Ding!
"Hello, hello, hello! Is that Siyu? Are you guys okay?"
"We're fine, the sudden heavy rain last night caused us to lose signal, but it's all good now!"
Lin Siyu answered a call, which was the one Jiao Xiaoyan had left earlier.
"That's good. After the live stream was interrupted last night, I couldn't reach you no matter what I tried."
"If Fei Xiao wasn't there, I would have wanted to come find you guys myself."
"I'm just glad you're okay."
Jiao Xiaoyan on the other end clearly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
If her grandfather hadn't persuaded her, she probably would have really come this morning.
"By the way, is Sister Fei Xiao there? I have something to tell her."
"I'm here, what is it?"
Since Lin Siyu had the speakerphone on, Fei Xiao naturally heard her.
"Sister Fei Xiao, I'm sending you a room number; please go in and take a look."
...
Following Jiao Xiaoyan's information, they opened a live stream room.
It looked like they had quite a lot of fans, presumably having been in the live streaming business for quite a while.
But this title.
(Brother Yang leads everyone into the world of Pokémon!)
"So soon? There are copycats already?"
"Are these people really that bold?"
Seeing the title, the three of them knew this was imitating them.
"Yes, after yesterday, quite a few people started imitating you this morning."
"But fortunately, there aren't many. Many near the edge of the city have already been caught and brought back."
"Of course, there are also many who haven't been found yet."
"You're telling me this, surely not just to have me catch this person, right?"
"That's not it. Take a close look at the environment in the live stream."
The group carefully examined the live stream for a few minutes.
Brother Yang in the stream appeared to be on a small volcano at the moment.
The other party seemed to be planning to climb the volcano to explore for Pokémon.
Now, Brother Yang was almost halfway up; because the slope of the entire mountain wasn't very steep, as long as he paid attention to his surroundings and kept moving forward, he should be able to reach the summit soon.
From the environment, there were no special features visible at the moment.
"My god! Is this guy having a brain cramp? Going to such a dangerous environment to explore?"
"Yeah, he's probably hopeless. By then, even his remains might not be left behind."
The two of them had basically sentenced this person to death.
It would be one thing for a layman to imitate them, but to go to such a dangerous place.
If he didn't die, it would be an insult to their professionalism.
Unless the other side was cheating.
...
"Can you stop beating around the bush? Can you just give us the conclusion?"
Fei Xiao was a bit speechless; this was not the right time to be mysterious!
"Ahem, okay, okay."
"This volcano appeared suddenly with the Pokémon, and it's currently located next to a small town."
"But previously there were no signs of eruption or other anomalies, and because of the Pokémon situation, no one paid much attention to it."
"So? Has the volcano started to become active?"
"After our careful inspection, we found that the volcano is still perfectly normal, with no signs of any possible eruption."
"Then what are you telling us for?"
Lin Siyu asked curiously.
"This is footage from the live stream about half an hour ago. My grandfather hopes you can help identify the Pokémon that appeared in it."
After saying this, Fei Xiao received a screenshot on her phone.
After opening and viewing it, her expression was instantly shocked; it seemed something was really about to happen.
Seeing Fei Xiao's slightly shocked expression, Lin Siyu and Meng Xi stepped forward to take a look.
The Pokémon in the picture had white fur, and the parts without fur were grayish-blue. It had red eyes, and on the right side of its head was a horn resembling a bow.
"This Pokémon is..."
Lin Siyu was just about to take out her pokédex when a low voice came out.
"Absol, once known as the Disaster Pokémon."
"Disaster Pokémon? That means it brings disaster!"
Lin Siyu and Meng Xi were startled for a moment.
"No, it's the exact opposite. The existence of Absol is to remind people to prevent disasters."
"Because it possesses the ability to foresee disasters, it is called the Disaster Pokémon."
Speaking of this, Fei Xiao's expression finally became somewhat grave.
And the two who heard this clearly suddenly understood.
"Foresee disasters? That means a disaster is about to happen at the scene in the video!"
"The live stream is at a volcano, so is the volcano about to erupt?"
But a sigh came from the phone.
"If it were just that, it would be easy to handle; we could just evacuate in advance. But no matter how we check, the volcano is determined to be very stable."
"So we didn't dare to easily cause a panic, which is why we wanted to ask Fei Xiao to confirm."
Once this was said, the two also fell silent; machine results shouldn't lie.
So where was the problem?
"Jiao Xiaoyan, send me the address of the live stream room, and then hurry to evacuate the local people."
After saying this, Fei Xiao turned around, ready to leave immediately.
"Sister Fei Xiao, are you planning to go there yourself? Then wait for us, we'll come pick you up right away."
On the phone, Jiao Xiaoyan was getting ready to ask her grandfather for help.
"No need, just send me the address, I'll set off myself."
Fei Xiao directly rejected the other party's plan, worried about the time if she waited for them.
"Hm?"
Lin Siyu and Meng Xi noticed at this moment that it seemed to be getting windy.
Intense wind pressure surged around Fei Xiao, and the two could not help but back away repeatedly, for fear of being blown away accidentally.
Fei Xiao took a slow step forward, her skirt fluttering in the wind behind her.
"I will hunt and patrol!"
As the words fell, Fei Xiao's cape slowly turned into fluorescent light and dissipated.
The two clearly saw that after the trench coat disappeared, the tattoo on Fei Xiao's fair back emitted a dazzling emerald green light.
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