Eddie looked around but didn't see the owner of the truck. He thought: Could this be a poacher?
The definition of poachers in the Pokémon world is not particularly clear at present, and it does not even prohibit capturing multiple Pokémon at a time, but there are several points that are clearly defined as poaching behavior.
1. Use thermal weapons when capturing Pokémon.
2. Use unconventional items to imprison (such as cages) or harm Pokémon.
3. Capture Pokémon in a protected area.
After a long time, Eddie didn't see the owner of the truck. Eddie quietly walked out of the bushes and approached the truck.
"Brionne, please help me keep watch. If anyone approaches, alert me immediately!"
"Brione~"
The Brionne nodded quickly.
When Eddie quietly walked to the side of the truck, the Flabébé finally noticed it.
"Labé ~ Labé ~"
"Labé ~ Labé ~"
The Flabébé were very agitated. They thought Eddie was in cahoots with the humans who captured them. Their faces were full of anger.
"Shh!" Eddie quickly made a quiet gesture to them, "I'm here to save you."
But the Flabébé's didn't believe it, and their eyes were still filled with anger as they looked at Eddie.
Just when Eddie was about to check the condition of the iron cage, the Brionne suddenly cried out. It turned out that a tall and thin hunter came out of the woods not far away. He was holding a cage in his hand, and there was also a Flabébé in the cage.
"Labé ~ Labé ~"
The little Flabébé pounded the cage frantically, but the tall and thin hunter grinned and said, "Don't waste your energy. This cage is specially made. You can't open it. You'd better wait to be sold to me!"
Seeing this, Eddie quickly squatted down and used the truck to block his figure. The Brionne also quickly rushed to Eddie's side and hid.
While the tall and thin hunter was still a short distance away from the truck, Eddie whispered to the Brionne: "Brionne, use Sing!"
The Brionne nodded, then began to sing with the help of the truck's cover.
"La la la~"
Seeing this, Eddie quickly covered his ears.
I have to say that if you ignore the hypnotic effect of the song, the singing of the Brionne is indeed beautiful, as if a young girl is soothing your soul with her tender voice.
The tall and thin hunter stopped subconsciously when he heard the beautiful song.
"Hmm? Where does the singing come from?"
Suddenly, his steps staggered and he seemed to be unable to stand steadily. Alarm bells rang in the tall and thin hunter's heart.
"Oh no, someone is plotting against us!"
However, by the time he realized it, it was too late. The singing effect of the Brionne was too strong. Moreover, it was an unexpected sneak attack, and it was impossible for the tall and thin hunter not to be hit.
Bang!
The cage in the tall and thin hunter's hand fell to the ground, and he himself fell to the ground. Eddie even heard a "thump", which showed that he fell quite hard.
Not only the tall and thin hunter fell into the trap, but the Flabébé in the cages also fell asleep. They were caught off guard and also fell into the trap.
Eddie walked out from the darkness, smiled and gave Brionne a thumbs up, praising him: "Brionne, you did a great job!"
Hey~
Brionne looked very proud.
Eddie walked up to the tall and thin hunter, picked up the cage that had fallen on the ground, and after fumbling for a while, he found that he couldn't open the cage.
At this time, Brionne pointed at the tall and thin hunter's waist, where a key was hanging.
Eddie gave the Brionne a thumbs up again and said, "Smart, you are worthy of being my elf."
Brionne once again proudly puffed out its chest.
Eddie not only took the key from the tall and thin human's waist, but also searched his entire body carefully. In addition to some miscellaneous things, Eddie found a total of four Poké Balls containing Pokémon.
However, he did not open it but locked all the switches of the Poké Ball.
The key was indeed used to open the iron cage, and it was a master key. All the iron cages on the truck could be opened with this key.
After Eddie released all the Flabébé, he found that there were eight of them caught. He took out eight Berries and fed them to the Flabébé one by one. After a while, they woke up one after another.
Seeing the Flabébé looking alert, Eddie said again: "I really am here to save you. Look at that human." As he spoke, Eddie pointed at the tall and thin human who was sleeping not far away.
Seeing their captors sleeping on the ground, the Flabébé and the others finally stopped being so resistant to Eddie. After all, they have simple personalities and are more likely to trust people.
A few angry Flabébé wanted to go up and beat the tall and thin hunter, but were stopped by Eddie's quick reflexes. The human was just asleep, not dead. It would be no fun if he was beaten awake.
Eddie rummaged around in the truck and finally found a thick hemp rope, which he used to tie up the tall and thin hunter tightly.
After gaining the initial trust of the Flabébé and the others, they began to tell Eddie how they were captured.
Originally they were wandering around adventuring with the summer wind, but who would have thought that they would be noticed by a pair of brothers, who chased them all the way and eventually caused them to accidentally escape into the mountains near Mystic Mountain.
Despite running for a long time, they were ultimately unable to escape the brothers' clutches and were eventually caught here one by one.
Eddie obtained two important pieces of information from the Flabébé's description. One was that they still had companions fleeing outside, and the other was that the humans chasing them were not just one person but a pair of brothers.
Eddie dragged the tall and thin human aside, and then told the Flabébé, "Keep an eye on this human. I'll go find another one and see if I can help you find your companion."
"Labé ~ Labé ~"
The Flabébé looked at Eddie with gratitude, then patted its chest and assured Eddie that she would keep an eye on the tall and thin human. Before Eddie left, they also pointed Eddie in a general direction.
Eddie led Brionne and followed the direction indicated by the Flabébé. Along the way, they also inquired about information from wild Pokémon and finally captured the trace of another hunter.
"LABEEE !!!" After walking for an unknown amount of time, Eddie suddenly heard a scream coming from the woods in the distance, and the voice sounded like a Flabébé's.
He quickly said to the Brionne: "Let's go over and take a look!"
After saying that, Eddie ran out, followed closely by Brionne.
Not long after, Eddie heard the sound of fighting coming from the front. He ran over and saw a tall and thin hunter directing a Toxicroak to continuously attack a Florges, and behind the Florges were several trembling Flabébé.
Um?
When Eddie saw the tall and thin hunter's face clearly, he was confused. Wasn't he just tied up and handed over to the Flabébé and others? Why did he appear here again?
It took him a while to realize that the hunter brothers were actually twins.
The Toxicroak seemed very strong, and the Florges was no match for it at all. He was injured several times in the blink of an eye.
Florges's strength was not as good as that of the Toxicroak, and its attributes were restrained by the Toxicroak. When Eddie arrived, he just saw it being hit by the Poison Sting of the Toxicroak, and then falling from the air staggeringly.
"Labé ~"
"Labé ~ Labé ~"
…
Seeing the Florges being defeated, several Flabébé became extremely anxious. They finally overcame their fear and used Fairy Wind to attack the Toxicroak at the same time.
But the Flabébé were too weak. Even with a combined attack, they couldn't do anything to the Toxicroak. The Toxicroak just waved its hand, and the Fairy Wind of the Flabébé was dispersed.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Eddie used his old trick again. He once again instructed the Brionne, "Brionne, use Sing!"
"La~"
But this hunter was much more alert than his twin brother. As soon as the song of the Brionne sounded, he suddenly looked towards where Eddie was hiding.
"Who's there? Toxicroak, Poison Sting!"
whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Without saying a word, the Toxicroak opened its mouth and spit out a string of purple to black poison needles towards the bush where Eddie was.
Seeing this, Brionne pounced forward and used its skill Sparkling Aria. Circles of transparent ripples mixed with water vapor spread out, forming a barrier in front of Eddie and it, and all the poison needles that hit it were shattered.
Since he was discovered, Eddie no longer hid. He led the Brionne out of the bushes and commanded the Brionne:
"Brionne, use Water Gun!"
"Bri!"
Brionne opened its mouth and spit out a stream of water, which looked as terrifying as other Pokémon's Hydro Pump.
The Toxicroak subconsciously crossed its hands in front of it for defense, but was still blown away by the Brionne's Water Gun and hit a big tree hard, actually breaking the tree directly.
Although Brionne has not evolved to its final form like Toxicroak, it has Eddie using his cheat code to help it light up its hidden energy circuits. Compared to the final form of other Pokémon, it is really not much worse.
Moreover, compared to Pokémon bred by ordinary people, the original energy of Brionne is much higher in quality and purity. Correspondingly, the skills it uses are naturally much more powerful than those of ordinary Pokémon.
Eddie lost to Flame Mask before because Flame Mask was too strong. In fact, his Pokémon are really strong.
The hunter on the opposite side was also shocked by the strength of the Brionne. He looked at Eddie and really had no idea where this little brat suddenly appeared from.
The Toxicroak climbed up from the ground in a panic. It endured the severe pain and bared its teeth at Eddie and the Brionne, and took an alert posture.
"Who are you? Why are you hindering me?" The hunter questioned Eddie with a serious expression.
Eddie pointed at the Flabébé not far away and said, "I also have my eyes on this group of Flabébé, so of course I won't let you get them easily."
The hunter was furious when he heard this: "Boy, don't covet things you shouldn't."
Eddie just smiled and said nothing when he heard this.
"Toxicroak, Poison Sting!"
While Eddie was not paying attention, the hunter once again commanded the Toxicroak to attack, but Eddie would never let his guard down. At the moment the Toxicroak attacked, the Brionne used Sparkling Aria again to shatter all the poison needles.
However, the hunter did not abide by the ethics of martial arts and took the opportunity to release a Muk and a Persian. Obviously, he saw the difficulty of the Brionne, so he did not look down on Eddie just because of his young age.
Eddie had been on guard against him. The moment Muk and Persian appeared, he took out the Poké Ball and released Captain Talonflame.
"Yeah~"
As soon as Captain Talonflame appeared, he let out a long cry, and all his aura was released, causing Muk and Persian, who had just appeared, to pause in their movements.
The Talonflame is much stronger than Brionne. As soon as it appears, it faces both Muk and Persian at the same time without any fear.
The appearance of Captain Talonflame made the hunter's face suddenly become much uglier.
Muk shook all over, and suddenly balls of foul-smelling mud flew out from it, targeting not only the Talonflame, but also Eddie and the Brionne within its attack range.
This is the Poison skill Sludge Bomb.
But Captain Talonflame did not panic. With its huge body, it spread its wings to the maximum, forming a special encirclement. Metallic light flashed on its wings in an instant.
This is the Steel Wing skill.
Captain Talonflame flapped his wings violently, sweeping away all the sludge balls. Also swept away was the Persian who took the opportunity to pounce on him.
"Meow!!!"
The Persian screamed as he was whipped away, fell heavily to the ground, and rolled over several times. His shrill wails were even a little creepy to the ears.
Captain Talonflame swung Steel Wing with all his might, and no wonder Persian screamed so miserably, especially since one of Captain Talonflame's wings just happened to cross Persian's soft abdomen, which was a very fragile area.
On the other side, the Brionne also performed well. The Toxicroak was always frustrated under its suppression, but similarly, Brionne did not gain much advantage.
When Brionne saw that Captain Talonflame was fighting two Pokémon alone and still looked so majestic, he immediately felt unconvinced. He couldn't let other Pokémon perform better than him in front of Eddie.
An idea suddenly came to its mind, and it suddenly had an idea.
After dodging the Toxicroak's Sucker Punch, it opened its mouth and spit out a blue ball of light into the air. Then the sky darkened and a drizzle followed.
The Rain Dance skill that I have been learning with Vaporeon for so long is finally useful!
Brionne controlled the range of rainfall very well, and it did not affect Captain Talonflame's battlefield at all. It was just a pity for Eddie, who was closer to Brionne, and was soaked.
With the arrival of rain, the humidity in the air suddenly increased. The Brionne sang a Sparkling Aria at this time. As the song sounded, the water vapor in the air vibrated along with the song. At that moment, the Toxicroak felt as if it was suddenly surrounded by countless enemies.
Snap! Snap! Snap!
As the air trembled more and more violently, the water vapor began to explode, especially near the Toxicroak, the explosion was particularly violent.
Finally, due to the frequent explosions, the Toxicroak was exhausted and fell down.
"Wait!" The hunter shouted the moment the Toxicroak fell, "These Flabébé are all yours, I give up!"