"Hmph, how is that possible? Kuye City has an old mansion that has been haunted for a long time. How about we go there together?"
Xiao Zhi put his arm around Xiao Mao's shoulder and asked for his opinion.
'Anyway, the St. Anne won't depart for some time, so it's not bad to go with Xiao Zhi to see some Ghost-type Pokémon.'
Thinking of this, Xiao Mao nodded: "Okay, I have plenty of time right now, so it doesn't matter if I go."
'Ahem, Xiao Zhi. Do you think we are good brothers?'
Li Qingfeng coughed, his face a little red.
This made Xiao Zhi a little curious why Li Qingfeng was suddenly like this: 'Of course! Li Dage, what happened?'
Li Qingfeng thought about how one could receive a Pokémon upon enrollment at Indigo Plateau Academy and said: 'Can you help me ask Xiao Mao when that school he mentioned last time will be built?'
Xiao Zhi: ???
Xiao Zhi really wanted to know why Li Qingfeng was so keen on this school. Wasn't traveling more enjoyable? Why go to school?
After all, Li Qingfeng had given him a lot of help, so Xiao Zhi sighed inwardly, then asked Xiao Mao about the school.
"Oh? Are you so keen on acquiring knowledge? Actually, I was just teasing you that time. That school actually has a predecessor and is currently undergoing renovation. It should be completed after the Indigo League tournament concludes."
Xiao Mao waved his hand. That school had been around for many years and had already produced several graduates.
It was said that there was even a graduate who went back to his hometown to be a teacher.
Xiao Mao changed his mind and didn't expect Xiao Zhi to be so keen on this school, and he said testily:
"My grandpa is a Pokemon Doctor. If you want to acquire knowledge, why don't you just ask him? Plus, it's one-on-one teaching, which is much better than large-class teaching."
Xiao Zhi waved his hands repeatedly, explaining: "It's not like that, it's a friend of mine who is very curious."
As soon as he said this, Xiao Mao shook his head and sighed: "Is that friend you're talking about yourself? Let me guess, are you trying to say there's a voice in your head telling you to ask? I've seen too many light novel plots like that, I don't believe such magical things still happen."
After chatting, the four first went to the Pokémon Center to heal their respective Pokémon.
During the healing process, Xiao Zhi looked at Xiao Mao's poké ball, curious about which Pokémon the other party had caught: "Xiao Mao, besides Wartortle and Eevee, which other Pokémon have you caught?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Mao answered Xiao Zhi's question and then asked in return: "As for me, I've caught quite a few. Besides those two, I have Kadabra, Nidorino, Growlithe, and Fearow with me. What about you?"
Xiao Zhi chuckled, showing off a bit: "Excluding Pikachu and the others you've seen, I also have the starter Pokémon with me now~"
Xiao Mao was surprised. It was known that starter Pokémon were very rare in the wild.
Outside, there was very little chance to catch wild starter Pokémon. He didn't expect Xiao Zhi to be able to collect all the Kanto starter Pokémon in such a short time. There was indeed something to it.
Just then, Pikachu was pushed out by Nurse Joy. Xiao Zhi saw Pikachu restored to full energy and put him on his shoulder: "Let's go! To the haunted house!"
The four walked grandly along the roads of Kuye City. The surrounding residents stopped in their tracks when they saw this, wanting to see where they would go.
They eventually discovered that their destination was in the direction of the haunted house, and they looked at them with awe.
Xiao Zhi pushed open the door and saw the dust-filled interior, then walked back out: "Cough, cough, it's so dirty inside…"
"Is it very dirty? It seems no one has been in for a long time. Which Ghost-type Pokémon could be inside?" Xiao Gang murmured to himself, his arms crossed, deep in thought.
Xiao Xia released her Starmie, just in case. She looked around and felt a chilling sensation.
"Kanto's Ghost-type Pokémon are the Gengar family, Ghost-type and poison-type dual-attribute Pokémon. In that case… Kadabra, I'll leave it to you." Xiao Mao analyzed the situation and found Kadabra to be the first choice. He exchanged glances with Xiao Zhi and together they pushed the door open again.
As soon as they entered the house, the surrounding chill became even more intense. Xiao Zhi walked in, covering his nose. Just as he was about to go up the stairs, he saw several vase fragments floating around.
These fragments seemed to have a will of their own and attacked the four. Their respective Pokémon, seeing this, used their moves to shatter these fragments.
"The power isn't connected…" Xiao Gang touched the switch, found it had no effect, and sighed helplessly.
Xiao Zhi released Charmander, letting him act as a flashlight for a while, while he himself went upstairs, wanting to see where the opponent was hiding.
"Pika?" (What's going on?)
Pikachu cried out, and Xiao Zhi turned his head to find his Pikachu was flying! He also said curiously: "Pikachu, how can you fly?"
"Pika!" (I'm being controlled!)
Pikachu cried out in alarm, trying to wave his limbs, but found he couldn't move at all. Xiao Zhi picked him up, but felt a force transfer from Pikachu's body to his own.
"Gengar!" (Leave here!)
An angry voice reached everyone's ears, and it was clear the other party was very angry.
"This voice... Gengar?!" Xiao Mao heard the Pokémon's cry and couldn't help but take a step back in fright.
Gengar is a final-stage Pokémon, and its strength is definitely not bad. In light novel terms, it's at least Gym-level.
Xiao Mao scanned the surroundings, observing if anything was amiss, and then instructed Kadabra to be ready for Teleport at any time. He knew his Kadabra could take all four of them away.
"Gengar?" (Why isn't my Psychic working?)
Gengar let out a confused sound.
Normally, its Psychic was always effective, so why didn't it work on this child?
Gengar was a little unconvinced, putting more force into its attack, but Xiao Zhi remained motionless, which made it doubt its existence as a ghost.
Goodness, is this a human? Are you sure it's not an Evil-type Pokémon?
(Li Qingfeng: *#%@!)
Xiao Zhi saw Gengar appear and immediately commanded: "Charmander, Flamethrower! Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
Charmander immediately spewed out a scorching flame. It swiftly shot towards Gengar, the flame appearing a bright orange-red, releasing powerful energy, and violently impacting Gengar.
When the flame collided with Gengar, there was a violent explosion, and the surroundings were filled with heat waves and Ember.
At the same time, Pikachu discharged electricity throughout his body, releasing a powerful current. This current instantly formed like thunder and lightning, appearing a bright yellow.
The current swiftly shot towards Gengar, striking Gengar with extremely high voltage and powerful current. Gengar was instantly enveloped by the current, emitting a sharp Thunder Shock sound.