Escape The Mine

The two of them worked together to move their unconscious colleagues one by one.

When they were a certain distance away from the jade stone mine, Kashiwagi finally learned what had happened in his absence from Hong.

"So that's how it is."

"These guys deserve it. I wish they could die inside!"

Hong muttered fiercely while applying medicine powder and bandaging his wounds. He looked toward the three comrades who had been rescued by Aron, his eyes red as if they were about to bleed.

"For now, let's not worry about them. The important thing is to pass the assessment and not let their suffering be in vain."

Kashiwagi shook his head. Revenge was necessary, but the assessment's result was equally important.

There were eight people on their team, counting the ones who participated the previous day. Three of them are currently missing. If they could all pass, even Chaida and his Small Captain uncle would not be a threat.

After all, there weren't many official members in the Quicksand Team's younger generation.

"Goo."

Aron's Growl sounded.

Kashiwagi turned around and saw it spitting out several jade stones, each about the size of a finger.

"Thank you, you've worked hard," Kashiwagi whispered, squatting down and pushing the iron ingot towards it. "It might be a bit less, but I hope you don't mind. If I have the chance, I'll give you a few more."

Aron glanced at him, then lowered its head and lightly cracked the ingot, easily swallowing it as if it were a crispy biscuit.

Hong looked curious, "Kashiwagi, it seems to be very obedient to you, huh?"

Kashiwagi waved his hand dismissively, "It's not about being obedient, it's about mutual help."

He thought for a moment and took out a Poké Ball, "By the way, do you have a trainer..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Aron became alert and took several steps back.

It seemed nervous, staring at the Poké Ball as if it saw something unpleasant, even making short and urgent sounds.

"Goo!"

This made Kashiwagi feel embarrassed.

"Sorry."

He quickly put away the Poké Ball and was about to say something to remedy the situation when Aron suddenly turned and ran away.

In no time, it disappeared.

"Ah, sigh..."

Kashiwagi sighed, completely surprised that his reaction would be so extreme. It seemed that Aron was likely an abandoned individual.

Such Pokémon often have different triggers for trainers and should not be touched.

Too impatient.

He rubbed his face, realizing that he had forgotten to plan carefully and act hastily because he was in a hurry to save the three severely injured colleagues.

"You seem to be disliked, Kashiwagi." Hong laughed at his misfortune but then got hit on the head by Kashiwagi.

"Shut up."

He picked up the jade stones on the ground and put one in each of the three unconscious people's arms. "Let's get them out of here."

Staying in place and waiting for rescue was equivalent to giving up on the assessment, and he wouldn't move the injured people easily.

"You're right." Hong nodded. Although he was also injured and bleeding, he felt much better after bandaging himself. He could carry one person with some effort.

Kashiwagi was responsible for two people, carrying one on his back with the prepared rope and holding another in his arms. With his strength, this combination was not an excessive burden.

"Let's go."

He exhaled a breath and walked towards the exit, according to his memory. "It would be best if we could meet the other three along the way."

"...Yeah."

Hong complied, although he was trembling and struggling to keep up.

Not long after they left, Aron, who should have slipped away, quietly reappeared and followed them again.

After Aron left, Galar Yamask appeared.

As a supervisor, it meticulously broadcasted the scene and planned to continue filming.

But suddenly.

A sharp scream came from the jade stone mine passage behind it, full of anger, causing Galar Yamask to stop in its tracks.

It hesitated for a moment, just about to fly towards the jade stone mine passage, when an explosion suddenly came from there!

Boom!

The screams were drowned out by the explosion, but they could still be faintly heard.

The mine shook, and debris kept falling from the top as if it was about to collapse.

Many panicked Pokémon rushed out from inside as if they had encountered something terrifying. Two of them ran slowly and were directly caught by a large black arm and dragged back.

Another roar and explosion followed!

Galar Yamask was taken aback and immediately found a place to hide, scanning the fleeing Pokémon with its camera.

Among them was a young man being carried by a Rhyhorn with a terrified expression on his face. His body was covered in blood, and one of his arms was unnaturally bent.

Inside the dark mine.

Kashiwagi turned his head and looked at the gasping and sweating Hong. "Can you hold on?"

"I'm fine! Just keep going!"

Hong groaned, not because he was dissatisfied with Kashiwagi, but because he was too exhausted. He didn't even have the energy to speak.

If he hadn't been injured, he wouldn't have ended up in this state, carrying two hundred kilograms of weight was not something you could easily do!

Kashiwagi looked at Hong, who was stumbling in his footsteps, and increased his pace.

He was grateful for his good memory; otherwise, they would have to carefully observe their surroundings and avoid traps if they had to find the way again. He didn't know how much time that would waste.

Boom!

The mine trembled as if experiencing an Earthquake.

Kashiwagi continued walking, thinking that the Pokémon were fighting in the jade stone mine.

The gathered Pokémon were very similar to the animals he had seen in his past life, using sound or actions to intimidate each other and search for opportunities. This could last for a long time.

Now they've finally started fighting.

"Ah! It hurts!"

Hong suddenly yelled in pain. Kashiwagi looked up and saw numerous rocks and dust falling from the top. There were creaking sounds of collapse.

Damn it!

It's going to collapse!

"Run! Don't look back, just run!"

Kashiwagi roared while carrying the two people and accelerated even more.

Hong's complexion was pale, and the rumbling sound behind him was so close that the Death Aura was constantly surrounding him. The feeling of narrowly escaping death multiple times was too terrifying.

Several times, he wanted to drop the heavy burden on his back, but the frequent urgent roars ahead made him give up on that idea.

In a short while.

"Relax, we're safe... luckily in misfortune."

Kashiwagi took a deep breath.

Initially, he thought about carrying each person out one by one, but the fear of causing the mine to collapse during the Pokémon's fight made him abandon that plan.

They could only take all three at once.

Now he just hoped that the Pokémon who attacked the miners at the entrance was not there and that the entrance was not buried.

"We're almost there, hold on."

Kashiwagi encouraged Hong in a low voice, "Once we're out, we'll be official team members! Pokémon! Money is waiting for us! Think about your parents, they're still waiting for you!"

"Uh-huh!" Hong nodded, gritting his teeth.