Slowly waking from its slumber, the Bouffalant first licked its horns a few times before slowly walking out of the cave. It strolled leisurely across its territory, enjoying the lushest green grass. Gazing toward the areas where Elite Rank Pokémon were active, ambition flickered in the Bouffalant's eyes.
Soon. I am about to break through.
Once it possessed greater strength, it would surely use its sharp horns to carve out a territory of its own in that place. Just as the Bouffalant was full of high aspirations, Gu Yuan, the uninvited guest, arrived at its door.
"Hello there. Since this is our first meeting, I wonder if I could take a gift from your nest?" Gu Yuan asked with a smile.
Gu Yuan hadn't expected his luck to be this good; the very first Pokémon he encountered had the item he wanted in its nest. Although the Bouffalant didn't know how Gu Yuan had appeared, it wasn't hard to guess from his tone and demeanor that the human wanted its treasure.
However, that was a treasure left by its father, a treasure meant to restore its father's glory, and it was also its "reverse scale." Anyone who dared to lay a finger on it had to be prepared to face its wrath! With a loud roar, the Bouffalant took the lead and launched an attack. Naturally, it used its signature move, Head Charge.
"Go, Annihilape! Rage Fist!"
Facing the Bouffalant's assault, Gu Yuan simply stood calmly in place and issued the command. Seeing Annihilape directly swing its fist to attack, a hint of excitement flashed in the Bouffalant's eyes as it secretly increased its power.
To the Bouffalant's surprise, its Head Charge had no effect at all. Subsequently, under the Bouffalant's shocked gaze, Annihilape's Rage Fist slammed into its body. Boosted by the impact of Head Charge, the power of Rage Fist was not so easily endured. Under the impact of the force, the Bouffalant retreated continuously as intense pain surged.
Taking advantage of the situation before the Bouffalant could recover, Gu Yuan ordered Annihilape to use Rage Fist and charge again. Sensing the danger, the Bouffalant immediately struck back with Revenge. Unfortunately, the Fighting-type Revenge was still ineffective against the Ghost-type Annihilape. Instead, it further boosted the power of Annihilape's Rage Fist.
Swinging its fist, an even greater power struck the Bouffalant's head. It felt as if it had been hit by several trucks at once, leaving the Bouffalant feeling dazed. Using Phantom Force, Annihilape quickly crossed the distance between them, and Rage Fist appeared once more.
The dazed Bouffalant didn't have time to think and immediately countered with Giga Impact, which was the strongest move it had mastered. Unfortunately, Normal-type moves could not affect Annihilape. The Rage Fist, boosted for a third time, struck out and sent the Bouffalant flying. After landing on the ground, the Bouffalant smashed a crater into the earth.
Struggling to stand up and looking at the disappearing Annihilape, the Bouffalant couldn't help but feel some despair. There was no way around it; making a Normal-type Bouffalant fight Annihilape was indeed bullying the "bull" too much. All Gu Yuan could do was end the Bouffalant's pain as quickly as possible.
Rage Fist struck again, and this time the Bouffalant countered with Reversal. In the Bouffalant's despairing eyes, Reversal had no effect. Instead, Annihilape's Rage Fist, its power increased for the fourth time, slammed heavily into its body. This time, the Bouffalant failed to stand up and directly fainted.
When facing Fighting-type or Normal-type Pokémon, Annihilape's existence was a guaranteed kill unless the opponent had moves or abilities to counter it. Unfortunately for the Bouffalant trapped in this spatial rift, it was impossible to have any knowledge of the extremely rare Annihilape.
"So this is the legendary special item. It looks like it should be a horn."
Walking into the Bouffalant's nest, Gu Yuan quickly found the horn storing energy. After testing it with a specialized instrument, he found that the horn contained Normal-type energy, which happened to be suitable for Ditto. However, for the current Ditto, it wasn't time yet; it still needed to wait a bit.
After such a long period of exploration, the League had already gained a deep understanding of these special items and had even manufactured instruments capable of detecting energy attributes. In reality, it was just an extremely simple program. Even without this instrument, trainers could understand what type of energy was hidden inside based on a Pokémon's reaction.
The method of use was even simpler; just place it beside the Pokémon, and the Pokémon could absorb it on its own and control the speed of absorption. The reason that Bouffalant hadn't absorbed it all in one go was to prevent its strength from becoming too hollow while preparing for its breakthrough. For Gu Yuan, who had points, he usually wouldn't need this and would only use it during a breakthrough.
With this initial success, Gu Yuan looked forward even more to his subsequent exploration. Picking a direction at random, Gu Yuan had Alakazam use Teleport to take him away. Before leaving, Gu Yuan didn't forget to give the Bouffalant some medicine to prevent its injuries from being too severe and allowing other Pokémon to take advantage.
It wasn't that Gu Yuan had found his conscience; it was purely that since he had taken such a treasure from someone, he should compensate them with something, even if this compensation seemed very insincere.
With Teleport for transportation, Gu Yuan challenged many Leader Rank Pokémon in succession over the next few hours. To Gu Yuan's disappointment, none of these Pokémon possessed such special items. this made Gu Yuan realize that even with three months, he might not necessarily have a huge harvest.
Even so, Gu Yuan adjusted his mindset with the fastest possible speed. Anyway, with the system, he could still make his Pokémon successfully break through from Leader Rank to Elite Rank even without these special items. Rather than being obsessed with searching, it was better to treat this spatial rift as a trial ground and frantically harvest points.
Nodding with satisfaction, Gu Yuan prepared to continue challenging Leader Rank Pokémon along this direction until he entered the area where Elite Rank Pokémon were active.
"Gu Yuan, I've discovered a place with very strong energy fluctuations."
Before Gu Yuan could change his plans, Alakazam's voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
"Take me there quickly!"
At this moment, Gu Yuan selectively forgot his previous thoughts and changed direction without stopping, rushing straight toward the place where a special item might exist.