24 Chapter 24 Sand Scale Fruit_1

Having realized the current situation, Fang Yuan and Eevee began to observe their surroundings.

The ground was covered with lush green grass up to the height of their calves, and from time to time, they could spot a few tall trees in their line of sight. As for the farther area, the trees seemed to be even denser.

"Why do I feel like there's no safe place around here, this place also seems..."

Fang Yuan swallowed, and the next second...

Rustle rustle rustle~~

Rustle rustle rustle~~

Suddenly, the sound of the grass shaking reached the ears of Fang Yuan and Eevee.

Eevee glanced at Fang Yuan.

What a jinx.

Fang Yuan's face also turned dark, fearing exactly what was happening. Were they really so unlucky? Only a few minutes had passed and they were already targeted by a Pokemon?

How were they supposed to wait for rescue on the spot now?

Fang Yuan and Eevee held their breath, trying their best not to make any noise and disrupt the other's judgment, but they underestimated this Pokemon's sense of smell.

"Rattata..."

Before long, a Pokemon that resembled a mouse with a primarily light purple body appeared. Besides that, its most prominent features were its two large front teeth.

"That scared me to death, Eevee, take it down."

"Bwoo!" Eevee took a fighting stance.

"Chirp!!"

The Rattata's triangular eyes bore red pupils and several blood vessels, and a cream-colored long whisker on its cheek fluttered without any wind as it gnashed its teeth, staring at Eevee with a vicious expression.

"Rattata... just a minor character, Eevee, don't be afraid, it's time to apply the results of your special training to actual combat, uh."

While Fang Yuan was talking nonsense, Rattata had already launched an attack, its limbs bursting with tremendous power and it rushed over with Quick Attack in the blink of an eye.

In a straight line?

Looking down on whom!

"Use Sand Splash!" Fang Yuan quickly said.

Such a straightforward Quick Attack, even Eevee didn't bother using it anymore as it was too easy to See Through and counter. With a forceful flick of its front limbs, Eevee whipped up a dust storm that obscured Rattata's vision.

"Start moving."

Fang Yuan tried to stay calm as he made a judgment. This was his first time commanding a battle, and as a newbie, it was definitely not true to say he wasn't nervous.

Fortunately, Eevee was very cooperative, clearly understanding Fang Yuan's intentions.

Compared to Rattata's Quick Attack, Eevee's Quick Attack was faster and used more flexibly.

Circling the area covered by the dust, Eevee moved swiftly like a shadow, keeping a close eye on the inside along with Fang Yuan...

"Now!"

As the dust stirred, the moment Rattata burst out, Eevee took the opportunity to rush forward and knock it back.

With a "bang," Rattata fell to the ground, rolling a great distance before losing consciousness.

The battle was decided.

Eevee showed a proud expression.

But before it could enjoy its victory for long, the faces of both Fang Yuan and Eevee changed again. The commotion was too great, and now more Pokemon were coming, and not just a few.

"Run."

Rattata was very strong, not in terms of power, but in its tenacious vitality. This vitality allowed Rattata to live in any environment, and combined with their terrifying reproductive rate, the threat level of Rattata actually far exceeded that of most Pokemon.

Flies, mosquitoes, rats, cockroaches — as one of the "Four Pests," the same applied even to Pokemon.

The Trainer Association never relaxed its control over wild Rattata.

"There probably won't be a small number of Rattata here."

Realizing this, Fang Yuan and Eevee quickly broke away from the bushes and ran towards a big tree in an open area.

However, when he saw a Spearow flying up from the tree, Fang Yuan's expression darkened even more, and they took a different direction.

For a Ten Thousand Years Antagonist like Spearow, they couldn't afford to provoke them.

To know, in the anime, Grandpa Zhi only accidentally hit the Spearow's head with a stone, which resulted in hundreds of Spearow chasing them…

Little Eevee wasn't like Pikachu, who could face a hundred enemies alone.

Fang Yuan and Eevee didn't want to find a safe place to stay put, but they realized that this place was swarming with Pokemon, and due to Exotic Syndrome, these Pokemon attacked them madly upon seeing them, leaving no peace at all.

Fortunately, these Pokemon weren't strong…

Fang Yuan felt relieved inside, the calamity level of this Secret location must not be high, which was quite stable for them.

After taking down a Sandshrew, they once again changed their direction because a Diglett had its eyes on Eevee.

Fang Yuan finally understood what it meant to have enemies in every direction.

After a series of battles, although the intensity wasn't high, if there were a few more of them, or if they were surrounded by a slightly larger group, they would certainly be done for.

They had to quickly find a place where Pokemon were scarce.

Now, Fang Yuan was incredibly moved, thankful that he had intentionally trained Eevee's alertness, because due to Eevee's vigilance, they had luckily avoided several ambushes.

He was also moved by himself… The daily physical workouts had finally paid off, at the very least he wasn't so exhausted he couldn't run when chased by Pokemon.

"100 push-ups! 100 sit-ups! 100 squats! Then a 10km run! Eat well three times a day. All of these must be persisted with every day!"

Running and running, Fang Yuan didn't know how much time had passed, but they finally spotted a tree that seemed to have no surrounding Pokemon activity.

However, when Fang Yuan and Eevee looked up at it, they immediately wore expressions of surprise, this seemed to be a fruit tree?

"Could it be Tree Fruit?"

After observing carefully, Fang Yuan indeed discovered a few green fruits hanging from the tree.

"Looks like they're not ripe yet… pity."

"Hold on, this shape… why does it look so familiar."

Fang Yuan racked his brain to remember, and after a while, he cried out joyously.

Sand Scale Fruit!

A top-tier existence among Tree Fruits.

It was hailed as a mysterious fruit treasure!

In ancient legends, it was said that Sand Scale Fruits hid the power of the sky, capable of enhancing a Pokemon's speed!

This kind of fruit tree was very rare. Not many had been discovered even in the Secret locations across the world, and those that had been found were all protected like treasures.

Facing the few fruits swaying on the tree, Fang Yuan stared intently, eyes gleaming with a green light.

"Eevee, go pick them down."

"It seems like we're not unlucky... but rather... we've struck major luck."

…

The Sand Scale Fruit must taste good, although Fang Yuan hadn't eaten any, he saw how Eevee savored it with relish.

On this tree, they found a total of four Sand Scale Fruits. If these were auctioned off, their value would be immeasurable, certainly causing a frenzy among buyers.

But Fang Yuan had no such plans because even if he did take them out, the ownership of the Sand Scale Fruit wouldn't be his in the end.

One must not be too greedy.

Instead…

"Does it taste good?"

Watching Eevee gobble up all four Sand Scale Fruits down to the core, leaving not a scrap of flesh, Fang Yuan asked with a pang,

As long as nothing was wasted, that was good.