Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Chapter 27 Were we tricked?!

Hearing Huo Xing's words, Ze Shu gave a strange smile. However, Huo Xing took it as a look of fear caused by his surroundings and shouted, "Hurry up! Don't..."

She hadn't finished speaking.

Ze Shu immediately dashed off in one direction, shouting, "Quick! Keep up!"

They acted as if they were terrified of being arrested and couldn't wait to abandon them and run away.

Huo Xing paused for a moment, then wanted to call out to the hunters who were battling those wild Pokémon.

But she hadn't said a word yet.

The Pokémon hunters were even more afraid of death than she was, and had already noticed her conversation with Zeju. When Zeju moved, they also sprang into action, braving the attacks of wild Pokémon to closely follow in Zeju's direction.

Even faster than Huoxing's movements, the main force quickly left her behind.

Huo Xing: "..."

These cowards! Why weren't they so eager to fight just now?!

She could only call upon her only "confidant" here, four henchmen dressed in Team Galactic uniforms, to follow.

The forest was pitch black at night, and it was difficult to see anything more than a meter away from you while walking through it.

But Ze Shu's "leading the way" turned left and right without the slightest hesitation, as if he had a god's-eye view. He was even more familiar with the area than the wild Pokémon that lived there, and quickly "shaken" them off, which made the people following behind him even more certain to follow him.

This kid looks very familiar with this place!

……

Time slipped by at this crucial moment.

The sounds of pursuit had ceased, and although the surrounding roads remained dark, it was unclear where they were headed.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief, their expressions relaxing. Some even praised Ze Shu, the leader, saying, "Luckily we had you, otherwise we would have been lost in this forest like headless skunks, just farting everywhere, hahaha..."

He seemed pleased with the metaphor that had suddenly come to him, and burst into laughter.

A lot of hushed laughter could be heard from the people around.

Only the Tank Skunk's trainer's face darkened slightly; this guy was clearly mocking his Tank Skunk's earlier habit of farting everywhere. But he also harbored disdain for the Tank Skunk that had protected him, scoffing, "I'll sell him when we get back! And get a new Pokémon!"

This immediately sparked another round of laughter.

They were all used to these casual Pokémon sales, after all, it was their livelihood. Some even jokingly suggested netting the Tank Skunk and throwing it into the sea to make it struggle, which would stun a bunch of aquatic Pokémon and net them some prey.

Hearing this...

Huo Xing looked disdainful.

Although they were all there to "cause trouble," she always felt that there was a fundamental difference between Team Galactic and these inferior Pokémon hunters—Team Galactic had a noble and great goal!

Ze Shu remained expressionless and continued leading the way.

They walked for what seemed like an eternity through the dark woods, the surrounding rocks becoming increasingly numerous. They had now entered a place with cliffs on both sides, and the possible directions to proceed gradually decreased, unlike the winding paths through the woods earlier; now they could only go forward or backward.

Some people were already sensing something was wrong and growing impatient, but the pitch-black night made it difficult to act rashly. They could only shout, "Kid! How far is it from the exit of the forest...?"

"We're almost there," Ze Shu said in a muffled voice. "It's just around the corner. I loved coming here when I was a kid. Once we turn the corner, we won't have to worry about being hunted down by the Alliance anymore."

He pointed ahead to what seemed like a dead end. There, on the left, was only a narrow passage, barely wide enough for two people to walk side by side.

As soon as he finished speaking...

The people following him, without waiting for him to continue leading the way, took the lead and overtook him, wanting to go directly to the corner Ze Shu had mentioned. They had been traveling aimlessly through the woods for quite some time and were getting impatient.

The man who took the lead was still shouting, "I'd like to see what kind of nice place you can take us to. If it's a nice place, I don't mind..."

But as soon as he went in, he fell silent.

"Haha, you don't mind anything..." The person in second place hadn't realized this yet, and teased as he followed closely behind.

But then...

He also fell silent.

The third, fourth, and fifth people followed suit. It wasn't until the sixth person that they finally realized something was wrong and released their Pokémon, a Houndoom.

"...What happened?! Houndoom, go in and check the situation!"

not only that.

The surrounding Pokémon hunters all turned to look at Zeju, who had led them here and was now motionless. Their relaxed expressions vanished instantly, replaced by shouts of unease: "What's going on around that corner?! Where did you lead us?!"

"Outside the corner?" Ze Shu tilted his head, looking innocent, but what he said shocked them. "I don't know... After going around the corner, he was probably arrested by the police."

Huo Xing instantly realized what was happening, his eyes widening as he exclaimed, "You're from the Alliance!"

She instantly realized: she had been tricked!

She and Team Galaxy had made so many preparations against the League. They thought they had the League completely under their control, but they never expected that everything had been exposed long ago, and it was all because of just one person.

"You bastard!!"

Enraged, she instantly threw out a Poké Ball, and a Bronze Bell and a Zubat circled around her. The pressure of psychic powers filled the field, and the Zubat opened its mouth wide, its sharp teeth gleaming coldly, and lunged straight at Zeju.

They wanted to take down Ze Shu, this "traitor," directly.

The surrounding Pokémon hunters were also "indignant" and pulled out their Pokémon.

But just then...

Frequent footsteps echoed from the surrounding stone walls, and beams of light suddenly fell, illuminating the Pokémon Hunters' faces, which were a mixture of anger and surprise.

At the same time, several restraint devices and the beams of electric gun bullets shot down from above, mercilessly firing at the Pokémon hunters.

"Surrender!"

"Hands up! You are surrounded!"

Because he was careful not to accidentally injure Ze Shu, he wasn't hit by many gunshots. This didn't stop Huo Xing's attack; she looked resolute.

The red eyes on the bronze bell were shining brightly, their supernatural power pushed to its limit; the giant beak bat's teeth were also flashing with purple light, its venomous fangs about to bite into Ze Shu.

It seemed that Ze Shu, caught off guard, would be seriously injured and fall into her hands at any moment.

Huo Xing had already seen a glimmer of hope in breaking through the encirclement. As long as he could capture this person, he would at least have a bargaining chip to resist.

Above the cliff face.

Upon seeing this, Officer Jenny's pupils contracted. "No!"

From behind, a man with a red afro emerged. Seeing this, he quickly summoned his pre-made Pokémon and hurriedly commanded, "Infernape! Mach Punch! Protect that guy..."

Unfortunately, he was too far from Ze Shu, and his Infernape was unable to interrupt Huo Xing's attack.

They could only watch as the attack was about to land on Ze Shu.