Chapter 24: The Wounded Ralts

Peace River Forest,

In the lush forest, the cicadas sing quietly, and the sun penetrates the thick shade, casting mottled light and shadow.

"Emol."

After Takashi and Lian left, Emolga seemed to remember something important. She jumped onto the ground, spread her little feet, and ran into the distance.

Aron froze for a moment, secretly criticizing Emolga's impolite behavior, but Emolga suddenly turned around and ran back.

"Emol,emo."

Emolga quickly came to Aron, put the energy cube on the ground, stretched out her short hands, and tugged at Aron's trouser legs, staring at him with wide eyes.

"What's the matter?" Aron squatted down and stared at Emolga.

"Emol,emo!" Emolga said a series of words while pointing in the direction she had just run.

It is a pity that middle school does not teach knowledge about Pokémon language, and Aron only had a rough understanding of Emolga's words.

Fortunately, movements and gestures can often convey meaning. Aron thought to himself and asked aloud, "You want me to go there with you?"

Hearing Aron's words, Emolga was overjoyed and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Immediately afterward, Emolga tugged on Aron's trouser leg again, seemingly in a hurry.

"Okay, okay, you take me there." Aron smiled helplessly and nodded in response.

Unexpectedly, this little guy's antics had postponed Combusken's leveling journey indefinitely.

Fortunately, the Houndoom they encountered earlier provided a lot of experience points.

"Well, encountering Pokémon itself is a wonderful journey, and many times it's more interesting than boring leveling." Aron thought to himself.

Leveling is important, but what is more important is to enjoy every beautiful moment in this real Pokémon world and cherish every encounter.

Seeing Aron nodding in agreement, Emolga turned around again, stepped forward, and ran in the direction she had come from.

Aron and Combusken followed closely behind, trotting all the way.

Along the rushing Peace River, Emolga led Aron and his Pokémon all the way upstream, meeting various Pokémon along the way, all of whom cast curious eyes at them.

About ten minutes later, Emolga finally stopped panting and stood in front of a bush.

Thanks to the exercise done during this time, Aron only panted slightly. He looked around, observing the environment.

"Close to the water source, leeward, and with a wide view; this place is suitable for camping," Aron thought to himself.

It is close to the water source, but a short distance from the Peace River, making it an excellent location.

"The book once said that if you camp near a water source, you'll be visited by countless Pokémon who come to drink water at night."

What is learned from books is always shallow, and one of the main purposes of this trip is to turn theoretical knowledge into practical experience.

"Emol,emol."

At this time, Emolga placed two energy cubes on the ground and stretched out her hand to pull away the bush in front of her.

As the bushes parted, a petite Pokémon with a white lower body appeared in front of Aron.

It had blue hair covering most of its face, and the bright red horns on its forehead swayed gently in the breeze.

But this Pokémon's body was covered with scars, with even a trace of blood oozing out. Its breath was weak, and its condition was poor.

"This is... Ralts!" Aron's pupils constricted after seeing the Pokémon in front of him, and he whispered.

[Pokémon: Ralts (Psychic/Fairy)

Ability: Synchronize

Qualification: Champion

Level: Lv5 (Rookie level)]

Champion qualification?!!

Although his Combusken and Beldum were also champion-level qualified, they were completely different from the wild Ralts in front of him.

Combusken was obtained at the Pokémon Breeder Center, where Pokémon generally have higher qualifications than those found in the wild, and Beldum was gifted by Hugh Smith himself, making it extremely precious.

The probability of encountering a wild, champion-level qualified Ralts was one in ten million.

Moreover, this was in the wild near South Riverland City, where most Pokémon with good qualifications had already been caught by trainers who passed through.

Hold on!

"Its hair is blue... normally Ralts has green hair!" Aron noticed a key detail.

This Ralts was a Shiny Pokémon!

"What is the probability of meeting a Shiny, champion-qualifying Ralts in the wild?" Aron froze.

"Am I a actually the son of luck?"

Well,don't trade your life just for some luck...

"Emol, emol."

Emolga picked up one of the energy cubes from the ground and handed it to the weak Ralts.

"So you wanted to bring the energy cube back to Ralts..."

"No wonder you didn't choose to leave it. I misunderstood you," Aron thought to himself.

Ralts managed to lift its head and glanced at Emolga through the blue hair covering its face.

The next second, it noticed Aron behind Emolga. Its body suddenly shrank back and trembled uncontrollably.

"ralts,ralts..."

This series of movements involved the area of its injuries, and the severe pain surged like a tide, making Ralts groan in pain.

"Eemol?"

Seeing Ralts in pain, Emolga stood there helplessly, confused.

"The child is injured." Aron's voice came quietly.

"It needs to be treated as soon as possible, or it won't be able to eat anything," Aron said.

"Emol." Emolga nodded quickly, seeming to understand.

Aron then took out the first-aid kit from his backpack and approached Ralts.

"Don't be afraid, little guy, I have no ill intentions," Aron said softly.

"Ralts Ralts..."

When Ralts heard Aron's words, its eyes flickered, and the red horns on its head shone slightly.

Remembering the information about Ralts, Aron recalled that Ralts can detect the emotions of humans and Pokémon using the red horns on its head, distinguishing between goodwill and hostility.

If Ralts senses hostility, it will hide in the dark.

"Ralts..."

Suddenly, a warm current flowed through Ralts's body, and it gradually warmed up.

Ralts sensed the kindness emanating from Aron, and it called out softly, no longer avoiding him.

Seeing this, Aron carefully reached out and lifted Ralts, placing it gently on the ground beside him.

Then, he took out the first aid tools from the kit, along with a healing spray, and began to treat Ralts.

"A serious injury..." Aron muttered under his breath, carefully observing the injuries on Ralts.

This was not an injury caused by losing a battle but a severe injury that could become life-threatening if left untreated!

"Fortunately, the first aid kit is complete," Aron said with relief.

Aron had already mastered the necessary first-aid skills before coming out into the field, so he didn't panic. He began to treat Ralts step by step.

About ten minutes later, Aron wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and exhaled deeply.

"Emol,emol."

Seeing Aron stop, Emolga, who had been by his side the whole time, called out immediately.

Aron smiled and said, "Don't worry, your little partner is fine. He'll fully recover after some rest."

"Ralts Ralts."

Ralts, now lying in Aron's arms, cried softly,her spirits were much higher than before.

"Eeeeeeemol!"

Seeing this, Emolga smiled brightly and began to dance.

"Okay, although you're fine for now, you still need a good rest today. I'll spray you with healing spray tonight, and you'll be back to full health tomorrow morning." Aron clapped his hands and smiled.

"Ralts!"

Ralts nodded,her eyes glimmering from under her hair.

"On the contrary, I'm quite curious about your injuries... How did they get so serious?" Aron narrowed his eyes and muttered.

Ralts seemed like she wanted to answer, but since Aron was not proficient in Pokémon language and didn't have a talking Meowth, he couldn't understand anything.

He put Ralts back on the ground, stood up, and said, "Combusken, you watch over them both. I'm going to camp nearby."

"Combusken," Combusken nodded emphatically.

As Aron walked a short distance away to set up camp, Emolga approached Ralts and began to tell the story of how it met Aron.

It gestured with its little hands and made fighting poses.

"Ralts~"

After silently listening to Emolga's narration, Ralts' eyes sparkled with a strange brilliance.

Aron set up a tent under a tall tree and placed Ralts inside. Emolga ran in after him.

"You two little ones, just stay here and don't run around," Aron said.

"Eeeeeeemol!"

"Ralts~"

Seeing the two little ones nodding in agreement, Aron took out various items from his backpack and began preparing dinner.

This was their first supper in the wild, so it had to be well-prepared.

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At the same time,

In front of a cave not far from where Aron was camping,Takashi stood in front of Lian.

"This place isn't bad," Takashi said, smiling as he looked at the vast forest below.

"Yeah," Lian nodded.

They had found the cave after much difficulty. It was a safe spot, with a cliff in the front, a forest below, and exits on both sides.