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The evolution process lasted a full two hours. Spinarak successfully shed its old skin and evolved into Ariados.
Houndour, on the other hand, grew two large horns and a demon-like spiked tail, looking majestic as it gazed at Aileen.
The aptitude of these two Pokémon ultimately remained dark green, but they had reached the peak of dark green, with a faint trace of cyan visible.
It was estimated that after consuming Qing Wu's energy cubes for a while longer, they might be able to achieve light cyan aptitude.
Seeing that Lei Ming and Aileen's Pokémon had finished evolving, Qing Wu packed his luggage, preparing to use the cover of night to leave the Rocket Team's trial base and capture high-quality Pokémon recorded on the trial island map.
"I need to go out. You two stay in the trial base. It's too dangerous outside. You can train your Pokémon using the trainers in the training ground," Qing Wu said to the two delighted individuals after packing his things.
"Leader, it's too dangerous outside right now. If Lan Ling and Cang Mu's teams find out, they'll try everything to kill you in the wild. There are only three days left until the third gathering," Aileen couldn't help but advise Qing Wu.
Qing Wu, of course, knew it was dangerous, but he was confident he could evade any attacks.
Most importantly, not just anyone could enter the trial island. Many Rocket Team members, after leaving the trial island, never returned for the rest of their lives.
There were several reasons for this: first, the Rocket Team had strict rules. Without orders, one was not allowed to return to the trial island. Only elite Rocket Team members were exempt from this restriction.
Second, Rocket Team members were too busy with missions to return to the trial island.
Third, the memories of the trial island were deeply ingrained in the minds of the trial participants. The participants were too busy trying to escape; how could they possibly return to the trial island to relive those memories again?
"That's right, Leader. We might as well wait until the third gathering. There are only a few days left," Lei Ming also advised.
"My mind is made up. There's no need to persuade me further," Qing Wu put on a black robe, covering his entire body.
"I'll leave this room to you two. I'll be going now," Qing Wu said, leaving the room under the cover of night.
Cang and Qiong watched Qing Wu's hurried departure from the shadows. When they advised Qing Wu not to leave the trial base, they had already noticed Qing Wu's shifting gaze, knowing that the kid hadn't listened. Sure enough, when they came out to check, they saw Qing Wu's retreating figure in the distance.
"As expected, this kid can't hold back. Cang, should I send a Pokémon to watch him?" Qiong muttered. Cang's Pokémon was still asleep after taking the antidote.
"No, we cannot break the leader's rules." Cang knew that he could give Qing Wu a Pokémon because Leader Sakaki had considered his past poisoning, and also because that Deino had once been Cang's Pokémon.
Cang giving his Pokémon to Qing Wu was not a violation. It was also fortunate that Qing Wu chose Deino, otherwise, he truly wouldn't have been able to complete the task.
However, if Qiong's Pokémon were to help Qing Wu, it would greatly cross Sakaki's bottom line.
"In the Rocket Team, we must strictly adhere to the Rocket Team's rules. We cannot take the lead in breaking them. If this kid doesn't return, it means he's not fated with me. I'll avenge him and repay the favor," Cang suddenly seemed to age significantly.
On the trial base plaza.
"Leader, the person you ordered to monitor just left the base in a hurry," a trial participant said to Lan Ling, who was reading a book.
"Oh? That's strange. There are only three days left until the third gathering. What is he running out to do this time? Find a way to track him and figure out where he's going. If possible, kill him." Lan Ling didn't want to personally confront Qing Wu and become his enemy.
After all, Lan Ling was not entirely confident in facing a strong person like Qing Wu.
"Find a way to pass the message to Cang Mu's team, and have Cang Mu's team hunt Qing Wu," Lan Ling thought of using someone else to kill.
"Yes, Leader." The trial participant under Lan Ling hurriedly left, preparing to act on Qing Wu according to Lan Ling's orders.
Just then, a figure in a black robe furtively approached a corner of the trial base's perimeter and summoned a Pidgeotto with a Poké Ball.
Pidgeotto emerged, familiarly stretching and flapping its wings. A bamboo tube was tied to Pidgeotto's leg.
"Pidgeotto, please, deliver this message," the black-robed figure slipped a small piece of paper into the bamboo tube on Pidgeotto's leg and sealed it with a cork.
Pidgeotto gave a reassuring look, flapped its wings, and disappeared into the vast night. The black-robed figure also hurriedly returned to the Rocket Team's trial base, vanishing in a blink of an eye.
On the outskirts of a certain forest on Trial Island, many Mankey corpses lay on the ground. Each Mankey corpse had two needle-like wounds, and their faces were livid and purplish, clearly indicating they had been poisoned.
At this moment, the trial participant team was lighting a bonfire and cooking.
A giant Arbok and a giant Seviper lay on the ground. A pale-faced young man with snake-like eyes was feeling the pleasure of Arbok's and Seviper's cool scales sliding over him.
Another fat man, was currently in the forest, directing a newly evolved Arbok to train. Arbok shot venomous needles from its mouth directly into a tree, covering the trunk in a dense array of needles. The tree was corroded by the venomous needles, riddled with holes.
The fat man was much thinner than before, but his eyes were even more gloomy. Twisted resentment had become his motivation to live.
"Qing Wu, Lei Ming, I will definitely tear you both to shreds! You never expected that I would actually find the former trial participant's secret manual for cultivating Arbok. By cultivating according to the manual's method, my Ekans was able to evolve into Arbok in such a short time!"
Just then, a black shadow flapped its wings and descended from the sky, landing near the yellow-haired man who was directing his subordinates to cook. The yellow-haired man was startled. He focused his eyes and realized it was Pidgeotto, their spy specifically used to send messages within Lan Ling's team.
The yellow-haired trial participant took out the paper from the bamboo tube. After reading it, he immediately ran to Cang Mu and said, "Leader, I received a secret message. Qing Wu left the trial base in a hurry half an hour ago and is nowhere to be found. Should we find Qing Wu and 'take care of him'?" The yellow-haired man made a cutting motion across his neck.
"'Take care of him'? You might as well 'take care of' yourself. Lan Ling didn't even dare to do it herself. Lan Ling sent this message intending to use me as a knife to kill someone for her, then she would just sit back and watch us fight. This woman doesn't even have the courage to deal with Qing Wu, so why should I?" Cang Mu opened his eyes, a look of disdain on his face.
"Indeed, it's a petty trick. He just likes to use such methods. However," Cang Mu's tone shifted.
"I am quite curious about what Qing Wu is doing. Let's send a few people to follow Qing Wu. Don't alert him." Cang Mu stroked the scales of Arbok and Seviper, lost in thought.