1: Viridian Forest

Viridian Forest

The largest forest in Kanto lies between Viridian City and Pewter City. It also borders the Johto region at its southernmost end. The deep and sprawling forest is home to millions of Pokemon, especially bug and flying-type Pokemon that attract many trainers.

Every year, many travelers are lost and trapped inside the forest's natural maze. Even after a thorough search, the authorities could only rescue a few lucky survivors.

What about the rest of them?

Unfortunately, they could only be declared as a missing person.

At this time, in an uninhabited corner of the forest, a 1.7-meter height young man with a shoulder-length black ponytail was running through it. His adolescent-looking handsome face was mired with nervousness as he jumped over an old fallen tree before continuing his run.

He looked behind as he ran and saw a purple silhouette gliding on the ground. Its stout body effortlessly crawled over the fallen tree and vines that were obstructing the road at a speed that did not conform to the laws of nature. It left a snake-like trail on the ground as it chased the young man.

It imposingly stood at 3.5 meters, twice the height of an average human. Moreover, its large hood has a face-like pattern resembling a devil's face, making him fearful just by glimpsing at it.

It is a wild Arbok with a length of more than five meters, a sturdy and flexible body, and a terrifying venom that can instantly kill a person. It is a kind of Pokemon that can hardly find any natural enemies in the wild.

If it wasn't for the Arbok had just shed its skin, which made its body a little weak, he would have been caught up by it long ago. Hearing the hiss that was getting closer, a wry smile appeared on Hisoka's face. If he had a much better option, who would want to provoke such a terrifying Pokemon?

Fortunately, he had already planned everything accordingly. Therefore, although this task is a little dangerous, as long as everything develops according to the plan, there will be no problem.

And thinking of the profits that can be gained after completing this plan, the last trace of worry vanished from his heart. Instead, Hisoka's face became more confident as time passed.

"Ralts, how much time do we have left!" Hisoka asked.

Suddenly, a small green head appeared from the neckline of the jacket that Hisoka was wearing. Most of its face is covered by green hair that resembles a bowl cut and a pair of pinkish-red eyes with two red horns on top of its head. It is a Pokemon that looks very similar to a little girl.

"There are ten seconds left before Ralts can use Teleport!" Ralt's voice sounded in Hisoka's mind.

This was Ralts's unique ability, telepathy. It can directly use mental power to link with human brain waves to communicate freely with human beings.

'10, 9, 8..,' Hisoka silently counted in his mind.

He pushed Ralt's head into his embrace. Then he took a deep breath and used all the strength of his body to sprint in the northeastern direction of the woods.

There is a gap at the end of the road. It separated the two cliffs for about 102.8 meters long, which he meticulously calculated a few days before.

Ten seconds passed in the blink of an eye, and Arbok behind him was gaining distance. It was hard for him to exert his full strength as he had to run in a winding pattern because he had to dodge the occasional Poison Stings that the Arbok fired. Fortunately, he will reach his target soon.

As he rushed out of the trees, a tall cliff appeared in front of him. Without the slightest pause, he ran to the ridge at full speed.

'Calm down. You already practiced this a dozen times before,' Hisoka soothed his heart.

Argh!

His right foot stomped hard right on the cliff's edge. With this thrust, Hisoka stretched out his body like an eagle and soared toward the sky.

"Ralts, Teleport!" Hisoka screamed.

Right before his body started to plunge towards the bottom, a mysterious force wrapped around his body. Feeling the chaos brought about by the space tearing, a smile appeared on Hisoka's face.

In the next second, his entire body suddenly disappeared mid-air, and when he reappeared again, he was already on the opposite side of the cliff.

Bam!

He fell to the ground heavily.

"Hahaha..."

Hisoka rolled over and stood up, disregarding the pain in his body, and laughed cheerfully.

He flipped at the Arbok, who was glaring at him on the opposite side. Anyway, he's not afraid of the Arbok currently. There was no way it could cross the large gap in a short amount of time. By the time it reached here, Hisoka would be long gone.

The limit distance of Ralt's Teleport is 100 meters, while the total distance of the cliff gap is 102.8 meters. So the distance shortened by his own sprint jump made up for the missing 2.8 meters.

In conclusion, this mission is a huge success for Hisoka.

…

"Ralts, we will have a lot of money after this mission is completed. What do you want to eat?" Hisoka asked.

The oncoming breeze blew lightly on his face as he rode a bike on the road. Hisoka, who was in a good mood, enjoyed the scenery as they cut across several farmlands and fields.

Ralts, who was sitting on his shoulder, waved her little hand excitedly and said, "Ralts wants vanilla-flavored Poke Puffs, Honey Cake, and chocolate-flavored Pokeblock."

"Alright, we will buy all of them later," Hisoka glanced at the Pokemon, who was jumping on his shoulders excitedly. He then stepped on the pedal, facing the setting sun and heading towards Viridian City.

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