Natsuhiko was no stranger to traversing space.
After a brief moment of dizziness, he felt his feet touch the ground.
He immediately threw out the Pokeball and summoned Beedrill.
Ensuring his own safety first, then he looked around.
It was pitch black, nothing could be seen, like being in the dark night.
He quickly took out the flashlight he had prepared in advance, and its dim light lit up.
Then he realized that he seemed to be in some tunnel, possibly underground or inside a mountain.
"With a bit of bad luck, you might really be teleported into a rock or underground mud..."
Natsuhiko was somewhat relieved that his luck was decent, landing just inside a tunnel.
Though the underground tunnel certainly wasn't the best situation, it was at least not the worst.
If lucky, landing in some forest would be better.
But one can't guarantee that one won't end up in the middle of a Pokémon Race's territory, at which point you're really boxed in.
"Dragapult?" Natsuhiko didn't immediately move but instead shouted towards the empty space beside him.
"Baluya." Dragapult's voice echoed.
Hearing this sound, Natsuhiko secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Luckily, Dragapult was still around and hadn't been separated by this so-called random teleportation.
Does this mean random teleportation isn't real?
Is it just a gimmick from the league to fool people?
He asked again, "Dragapult, did Elite Trainer Yuanzhi and the others sense you just now?"
Then he saw Dragapult slowly reveal its figure, with a slight hesitation and confusion in its eyes as it shook its head.
'Probably not...'
Did they not?
But looking at Dragapult's hesitant expression, it was clear that it couldn't be sure either.
Natsuhiko regretted a bit.
If he had known three Elite Trainers were coming, he would have put Dragapult in the Pokeball beforehand.
But if Yuanzhi and the others didn't discover it, it's good news for Natsuhiko.
This undoubtedly gave him more opportunities to leave with some hidden resources, like... some valuable Pokémon.
And Dragapult's presence also provided greater security for Natsuhiko.
After getting some information from Dragapult, Natsuhiko began to prepare to explore the tunnel, which he had no idea where he was.
He threw out the Pokeball again and summoned Yujira and the others.
With four main Pokémon in hand, he felt more confident.
Exploring unknown areas was something he had quite experience with.
Yujira and Natsuhiko's own abilities merged, expanding the scope of Super Sensing, allowing Natsuhiko to immediately detect approaching creatures.
Doublade hid in his shadow, preventing those Pokémon that couldn't be sensed by superpowers from sneaking up on him.
Beedrill carried Double Needle in front as they opened the way, while Togetic silently followed beside him, ready for control support at any time.
Actually, after the last journey to Regigigas's Alternate Space, Natsuhiko thought about what tools to use to continue enhancing his Pokémon's strength, exploiting their features to the fullest.
Beedrill was still missing a Focus Lens, which could improve its accuracy when aiming for an opponent's weak point.
The Silk Scarf that Togetic was wearing now could actually be replaced, as the Silk Scarf that boosts General Type techniques wasn't very beneficial to Togetic currently, so if conditions allowed, it could be replaced with a Sophisticated Scarf to greatly enhance its speed.
Although the drawback is that the Sophisticated Scarf restricts the wearer to only use the same Technique, it doesn't much affect Togetic, who is accustomed to using Divine Power for control activation.
Currently, there's also Cherrim as a substitute for support; its main role is purely as a Controller.
If it evolves into Togekiss, the Sophisticated Scarf would boost it even more.
However, Natsuhiko didn't manage to acquire those two items at the auction in Zhuqing City's black market; a simple stroll didn't yield any results.
Due to limited time, he didn't search thoroughly.
After this trial ends, he should be looking for those two items immediately.
Thinking, while exploring the tunnel.
Gradually, the tunnel expanded, revealing a spacious cave in front of them.
They didn't encounter any Wild Pokémon along the way, but that wasn't necessarily good news.
Wild Pokémon aren't seen everywhere; either it indicates an established Pokémon Race exists, or if they aren't seen, once encountered, it might be a group.
Or there's a very powerful Pokémon nearby, and they've entered its territory.
Regarding the survival and racial forms of Wild Pokémon, Natsuhiko has more or less grasped them.
Entering this cave.
It's not a closed cave; the surrounding rock walls contain several entrances like the dark one he entered, leading in unknown directions.
Drip drip drip—
A small spring occasionally had droplets falling from above, producing a crisp sound upon touching the water surface, echoing within the small cave.
"A clean water source." After approaching and observing for a while, Natsuhiko made the judgment.
In the wild, a clean water source is often more important than a food source.
Although this spring isn't big, it's very clear, with water seeping from crevices above and being filtered through soil, gravel, and rocks, it's practically mineral water rich in trace elements when dripping—
Of course, some small bacteria are inevitable, but as long as it's boiled, it can be consumed safely.
"Enough to cover daily water consumption." Natsuhiko nodded satisfactorily.
Good luck; not long after entering, they found a suitable water source.
Then basically there's no need to hesitate; choosing to briefly camp here is certainly no problem.
Even though the cave isn't sealed, with Togetic's Secret Power carving out a secret space, sudden attacks aren't much of a concern.
Natsuhiko suddenly felt like, today, somehow, he's become a "luckier guy."
From the current situation, his condition was pretty good.
"Next... we'll see who our 'neighbors' are." Natsuhiko said, scanning the cave walls marked by a number of dark tunnels.
He left a superpower "anchor" point here with Yujira, then prepared to start exploring nearby areas and analyze the plan for subsequent actions based on the situation.
Didn't linger here much longer, he plunged into one of the tunnels.
Just after walking a short distance, Natsuhiko felt something different.
The air and temperature in the tunnel noticeably increased as he went deeper.
"Lava? Is it underground or is it a Volcano?" Natsuhiko made an initial judgment.
"Yongji."
Suddenly, Yujira softly called out.
"I see it."
Sharing Super Sensing with Yujira, Natsuhiko naturally "saw" what it had sensed.
In the narrow rock crevice lay a lizard, its pitch-black body almost blending with the surrounding environment.
Its slender, curved purple eyes were filled with slyness and venom, its head more black, like wearing a similar mask as nighttime thieves and robbers do, from below its body to its tail's tip had the only distinct color pattern resembling slow-flowing lava.
The name of this Pokémon came to mind, and it was naturally called.
"Salandit."
A dual-attribute Poison Type and Fire Type Pokémon.
This Pokémon, notoriously infamous, wasn't welcomed by people or Wild Pokémon; they're naturally wicked.