In the glade, the bright feathers of the strong chicken danced between the branches and leaves like a flame. It deftly avoided the siege of the Wind Thieves and threw the severed backpack far away.

The red-haired teenager reached out and caught the stolen goods steadily.

The cloaked men let out a low, angry roar. The leader of the group gave an order to the Pokémon very quickly, and the scorpion with the tip of the tail stained with blood fiercely pounced towards the boy, but was hit by a string of sharp turquoise blades before touching the target, and quickly flew back into the air holding his injured abdomen.

The red-haired boy turned his head in surprise and saw a girl of his height walking out of the forest with a forest lizard.

The Wind Thief let out a string of grunting curses. They were keenly aware that something was not right - the "prey" looked so calm that it was the same as the panic that had been taken away from the backpack.

The power of the waveguide invisibly locks every wind thief's ready move. She was about to say hello to the young man, who was obviously not an accomplice of the wind thief, before the other party's attack arrived, when she saw the young man's expression suddenly change from a distance.

"Rock Blockade!"

As the boy gave the order, the strong chicken hammered the ground, and countless rocks rose from the ground, erecting a barrier between Xiao Ye and the wind thief.

The red-haired boy climbed the branches of the trees, and in three or two steps he jumped to the side of Xiao Ye—his eyes were also red as his hair, but the color was not scorching, like a candlelight on a mild winter day.

Two dumb hairs like young seedlings rose on the top of the boy's head, swaying gently in the wind, causing Xiao Ye's eyes to drift upwards unconsciously.

"Are you alright?" the boy asked worriedly, "it's okay, I've got your stuff back, and I'll be safe with those guys." ”

Xiao Ye was stunned, followed the young man's gaze and saw a large amount of blood on his sleeve, only then did he realize that the other party had misunderstood something, and hurriedly waved his hand and smiled, "No......"

Before he could finish speaking, the rock wall in front of him exploded with a loud bang. King Nido roared angrily in the smoke and dust, and the golden light slowly gathered in his mouth, aiming at the two opposite.

The red-haired boy immediately realized that something was wrong, "Strong Chicken-"

Before the order could be given, the scorpion, approaching through the smoke and dust, had already pounced on the strong chicken. It's not as capable of fighting on its own as the Mighty Chicken, but it's nimble enough to keep it tangled with its opponents for a long time.

Seeing that King Nido's destructive rays were about to be launched, the young man was in a hurry, and without thinking, he blocked in front of Xiao Ye, and stretched out his right hand to the second Poke Ball on his waist.

Before his fingertips could touch the red and white balls, the boy heard a calm voice coming from behind him.

"The Oath of Grass. ”

Across the crumbling rock wall, a whirlwind of blades of grass rose and struck King Nido's jaw. The burly Pokémon fell backwards in surprise, and the golden light sprayed diagonally upwards, shaving off a large branch and leaf.

The young trainer immediately followed up with the indication of the "daybeam". The sun is strong on the southern island, and even though it is almost dusk at this time, the charge of the grass type ultimate move is still much faster than before. Almost instantly, the forest lizard spewed out a blazing white light, and its cluster cannons filled with grass-based energy swept through, exploding sparks at the feet of a chaotic cloud of wind thieves.

The red-haired teenager looked back a little dazedly, as if he felt that the "victim" behaved differently than he had imagined. The man behind him winked at him calmly and his right eye, not at all looking like a poor passer-by who had been robbed of his belongings and was injured.

The smoke and dust raised by the daylight beam filled almost the entire clearing, but the power of the waveguide was not blocked by the smoke. After sensing King Nido's next move, Xiao Ye immediately spoke up, "Beware of the earthquake!"

In the next second, the soles of King Nido's feet stomped heavily on the ground, causing the earth to tremble violently. Although the forest lizard was prompted, it was unable to move normally on the shaking ground, so it took the opportunity to attack in formation, and the sharp cross shears sent the forest lizard standing in front straight away.

Before the Scorpions could launch a pursuit, the powerful chicken's fist burst through the air, interrupting their attack.

The fire-type Pokémon, which was supposed to be afraid of ground-based attacks, was almost unaffected by the earthquake, and still leaped dexterously on the branches, outlining a dazzling trajectory of movement. Its owner also stood firmly, giving Pokémon command assistance accurately.

"Hot air!"

The Mighty Chicken spits out a blazing storm that pushes back the Scorpios who attempt to assault.

The shaking of the earth gradually subsided, and the forest lizard, with the help of the strong chicken, was keenly aware of the approaching crisis. As it whispered a warning sound, the wind whistled overhead—a scorpion that had somehow left the queue and was hidden in the afterglow of the setting sun. It swooped down from a high altitude, its sharp pincers aimed straight at the humans at the edge of the clearing.

The mighty chicken croaked anxiously and ran in the direction of the trainer. It didn't notice that its temporary combat partner had no intention of saving the scene, and the thought of "it's too late" had just crossed its mind when it heard a muffled "bang".

The attacker was pressed to the back of his head and slammed into a scorpion-shaped pit, and the strong chicken felt a throbbing pain in his head just by hearing the sound.

After confirming that Scorpio had indeed lost consciousness, Saya withdrew her hand and met the red-haired boy's jaw-dropping expression as soon as she looked up.

The girl thought for a moment, patted the dust off her hands, and smiled like a well-behaved student.

The soot gradually thinned out. The cloaked figure of Wudao was approaching at some point, and his gloomy gaze looked up and down on the two young men.

"A person dares to rush out to be a hero, and his courage rises, Huoyuan's family. One of them said in a hoarse voice, waving the dagger in his hand.

He spoke with a thick accent similar to that of the town's older residents, and seemed to be a dialect peculiar to the people of the Orange Island. Sayo couldn't make out what they were muttering, and the red-haired boy didn't seem to have any intention of fighting with them, just squinted at his long-time rivals, took a half step back, and whispered to Saya, "I'll take back the Pokémon when I count to three." ”

Seeing that the two were communicating in a low voice, the wind thief standing in the middle immediately shouted angrily.

"One. ”

The Scorpions rushed up in an eye-on-the-dark attempt to surround the two. The forest lizards and strong chickens immediately stopped in front of the trainer and confronted the scorpion pack without fear.

"II. ”

King Nido let out a low roar, glaring angrily as he approached.

"Three!"

The boy's voice fell, and Xiao Ye immediately raised his hand, and the body of the forest lizard returned to the ball with the red light. The strong chicken staggered backwards, dragging the two trainers to leap high diagonally backwards.

The breath of people and Pokémon has long filled the range of waveguide detection. Xiao Ye saw many people with the same hair color leaping out of the forest, and there was even a familiar figure mixed in with it.

Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, they let out high-pitched shouts. Countless Pokémon that manipulated the flames appeared in the dense forest—as if casting evening fiery clouds onto the ground, and the ocean-like flames spread out, completely submerging the small glades.

"Eh, you've paid such a heavy price...... Is it just to find out the stronghold of the wind thieves?" exclaimed the brown-haired boy Yuma Hihara, who had just fought with Saya in the morning.

"That's an exaggeration. Xiao Ye cried and shook her arm that might be healed if she didn't take the medicine in time.

"It's not an exaggeration, Scorpio's poison is super - it hurts! Even if there is an antidote, it will hurt for a long time!"

"Uh, sounds like you're experienced......"

"Of course, I was pierced from childhood to adulthood...... No, that's not the point. Yong Zhen struggled to pull his thoughts out of the painful memories of his childhood, "If you want to know the location of the wind thief, just ask me, why are you so aggressive." ”

"I don't have your phone number. Sayo blinked innocently.

"Then come to my house and look for me!" Yujin waved his hand, "Just check the map of our Flame People's settlement...... Uh......"

As if sensing that something was wrong, Yong Zhen froze in the middle of speaking.

There was a sigh from the side. The red-haired boy was holding Xiaoye's backpack in his hand, and reminded helplessly, "We just moved the ...... a while ago."

That's right, as a well-known tourist spot in this area, the location of the Flame People is indeed widely known. However, a recent earthquake caused a severe landslide, and people had to be relocated en masse because their homes were buried in sand. As for where it moved...... At least Xiao Ye searched all the major websites and couldn't find the answer, so he had to go into the mountains to try his luck.

And now that he has met the people of the flames who live here all year round, Xiao Ye doesn't have to follow the wind thieves quietly, just ask to get a general idea of the wind thieves' settlement.

Now, young visitors are being swept up in the laughter and laughter of the crowd as they travel with the hordes to the new residence of the Flame People. She was surrounded by red-haired and red-eyed people, and only the brown-haired Yujin had the most unsociable hair, but looked like an outsider - because of this, Xiao Ye had never thought that Yujin was also a member of the Flame People.

Those who live on Tangerine Island know that the Flame Folk and the Wind Thieves have been bitter enemies for many years due to various disputes related to ores. In order to prevent the clan from being harassed and harmed by the Wind Thieves, the Flame People sent a patrol to "maintain law and order" near their residence—it was the members of the patrol who had just repelled the Wind Thieves and relieved the siege of Xiao Ye and the others.

"The little girl is quite bold, and she dares to enter the mountain alone. The burly red-haired man patted Xiao Ye's shoulder vigorously and smiled with a mouthful of white teeth, "Next time, don't be polite to see the wind thieves, beat them to death!"

"Kill me. The young man on the side interjected actively.

"The latter - don't instill the idea of breaking the law and discipline in the guests. The patrol captain who walked in the front threw a cold look, and suddenly everyone didn't dare to speak.

Although they live in the depths of Mt. Aso, the accents of these amiable people are not very similar to those of wind thieves. Compared with the dialects of the wind thieves, which are mixed into a large string of garbled characters as soon as they speak quickly, the red-haired people speak more clearly, and the sentences end with a soft and uplifted tone, which does not seem intimidating even when scolding others, and when they smile with a lovely smile, they release double their affinity[Note 1].

Except for Yongzhen, who has just returned from outside, everyone else is wearing exotic costumes, which has the feeling of "isolated mountain people" written in the poster. These people have a hearty temperament and are not xenophobic, chatting with Xiao Ye along the way, and the atmosphere is very harmonious.

"Yang Yu, thank you for your help just now. Xiao Ye looked at the red-haired boy who had just teamed up to fight—she had never been in the habit of letting others carry her luggage for herself, and she only felt very uncomfortable at this time, "I'm still holding the bag myself, right?"

The young man named Yang Yu shook his head violently, changed his posture and hugged his backpack tightly in his arms, "I'll give it to you after you go back and bandage your wounds well." ”

Seeing that Xiao Ye looked a little confused, Yong Zhen next to him emphasized seriously, "Don't take it seriously, that's a scorpion." ”

Xiao Ye looked at everyone around him nodded thoughtfully, and only made one fact clear without words - the scorpion of the wind thief is mostly the childhood shadow shared by this group of red-haired people.

The afterglow of the setting sun gradually dimmed. Pichu on Night's shoulder rubbed her stomach and felt a little hungry. The red-haired boy's scarf fluttered as he walked, and a thin line swept into Pichu's nose, causing the electric mouse to sneeze.

Xiao Ye looked sideways at Yang Yu, who was clutching his backpack, as if he was afraid that he would snatch it up, and then looked at the other people around him, and couldn't help but ask, "That...... Aren't you all hot?"

The similarly dressed people, most of them in an autumnal fashion of long sleeves and long pants and boots, looked at the interrogator and shook their heads in unison.

The visitor fell silent again, feeling that the people in front of him were worthy of being creatures with the name of "flame".

In the middle of summer in the south, wearing autumn clothes will not cause heat stroke.

As a comrade-in-arms who also fought against the Wind Thieves, Xiao Ye and the people of the patrol quickly became acquainted. Seeing that it was getting late, Yong Zhen warmly invited Xiao Ye to stay at his house for one night.

As the procession progressed into the valley, Xiao Ye saw a stone sculpture standing in the distance.

It was a lifelike bird, dancing in the flames.

The moment she saw the flaming bird's form, Xiao Ye suddenly remembered something. She knew why she knew why the term "Flame People" was familiar.

“…… On July 19, 511 in the Elven calendar, the conflict between the Himi family and the Narugami family intensified, and a large-scale exchange of fire finally broke out on Red Lotus Island. The guardian beasts of the two races fought fiercely in the sky above. Later, the Flame Folk from the Southern Isles appeared on the battlefield with the Flame Bird to try to mediate the battle......"

In the corner of the National Library of the Alliance, she did read the word when she tried to investigate the event known as the "Eclipse of the Sun".

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[Note 1] Please refer to the Kobe cavity.

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Small Theatre:

The attacker was pressed to the back of his head and slammed into a scorpion-shaped pit, and the strong chicken felt a throbbing pain in his head just by hearing the sound.

Scorpio: (crying) Pain!

The supersonic bat in the back mountain of Zhenxin Town and the big needle bee in the forest at the gate of the town and the three-in-one magnetic monster in the Thunder Mountain and the bigmouth bat of the fake rocket team in Red Lotus City and the rocket team members of the underground base and the quartz alliance player A Bai snake in the elevator in the village: (came over and nodded) Well, this style of painting is right. Welcome to the Violence Against the Purple Hair Violent Maniac Squad.