Although it is already one of the relatively towering mountains in the Guandu region at an altitude of about 4,000 meters, it is actually very easy and pleasant to climb because of the gentle slope and smooth mountain road. Among the tourism projects promoted by the Guandu area, climbing Mount Pusina is a very important leisure and entertainment project recommended to middle-aged and elderly people. Soak in the hot springs of Pusina and climb the gentle mountain of Pusina. It's definitely an enjoyable experience for the body and mind.

However, for Merlin, who was trudging hard in the middle of the mountain road, the bluestone paved road of Mount Pusina did not seem to be very pleasant to climb.

"Whew~~~"

Climbing up another stone staircase, Merlin's rough breath was exhaled when a young trainer dressed in short clothes rushed out, and the little guy tilted the baseball cap on his head and yelled at Merlin.

"Come and fight me!" The boy in shorts looked very excited, "Let me end your winning streak and let me stop you from reaching the top of Mount Pusina!" As soon as the words fell, Merlin was not allowed to refute or answer, and the shorts boy directly threw his Pokéball and released his Pokémon. A Kami turtle that looks fairly healthy and strong.

"Coming back?" Merlin lamented, "Caimen, fix it." Weakly touching his baby ball and throwing it into the open space in front of him, Merlin didn't even have the mood and energy to command the battle, but turned his head to look at the winding mountain road he had walked, and a great emotion rose in his heart.

Along the way, Merlin has lost count of how many battles he's been through.

Maybe it's because Merlin has won too much ** from the "simple" mountain men, and unconsciously, Merlin was packaged into a stunned young man who didn't know the height of the sky by the mountain men who were defeated by him. These "honest" men boasted of Merlin as a fanatic who would challenge all the trainers or breeders on the Primina Mountain Road with the power of the Pokémon he carried. They also blew out many wild words for Merlin, such as "win a game, take a step forward", "one person provokes Pusina" and so on.

As a result, Merlin's journey to Mount Pusina was no longer lonely. The trainers and breeders who were already all over the mountain roads were all attracted by the "arrogant" Merlin, and one after another rushed up to play a wheel war with Merlin. They even lined up in a very friendly way, arranging their trainers from low to high, patiently waiting to challenge Merlin, and there was not a single cut or stopper during the process.

Now, Merlin is fighting one step at a time in the inter-trainer zone. A few more teenagers in front of you will enter the advanced trainer's zone, where the number of people is small, and there will be a young or old trainer master waiting for Merlin's arrival every ten or so stone steps.

"Yawn~~~" Merlin, who was extremely sleepy, let out a long yawn, patted his cheek casually, rubbed the corners of his eyes and tried to lift his spirits. It's not that Merlin is deliberately pretending to be like this, but that Merlin is really tired. Anyone who fights for a day and a night on the mountain road plus a morning will be as tired as he is. Merlin's companions are better to say, because they have an absolute numerical advantage, they can take turns after a few battles, so most of them are more energetic, but they are only slightly tired.

Fortunately, the trainers and breeders on the Pusina Mountain Road were quite reasonable, and did not force Merlin to have a full-scale battle of 6 to 6 with each of them, otherwise Merlin would have been unable to support it for a long time. But most of the battles are one-on-one heads-up or three-on-three small battles, and the non-stop continuation has already made Merlin really feel unbearable. If it weren't for the fact that he could still get some reward from the vanquished, Merlin would have run away a long time ago.

In other words, the middle-aged breeder who had just been defeated seemed to have mentioned to Merlin that if anyone could defeat Merlin, then Merlin would give all the bets he had obtained before to that person.

Merlin was sure that he would never make such or similar promises. But the wishes of the parties had been completely ignored by the middle and senior trainers who were gearing up, staring at a pair of red eyes, and the golden light in their pupils. Receiving a bounty that can definitely be regarded as a "huge" or "expensive" **, the trainers who blocked Merlin's climbing path used all their skills to seize the money that Merlin was carrying!

"Boom!"

A cannon from Caimen's water cannon knocked the Kami turtle, which was incomparably small in comparison to the massive size of the blastoise.

"Ahh The boy in shorts indignantly took back his Kami turtle, took out another Poké Ball, and threw it, "It's a pity, it's only a little bit off!" Bibi Bird, it's up to you! ”

Hearing the shorts boy talking to himself, Caimen rolled his eyes very visibly. Then he adjusted the angle of the barrel he was carrying very casually, and fired two short water cannons from the left and right, blasting the ordinary Bibi bird into a water bird.

"Damn!!" The shorts boy neatly retracted the soup bird and took out another Poké Ball, "It's up to you!" Go for it, Raichu!! ”

Caiman looked at the sky and reached out to dig out his ear. In the barrel behind him, two cold rays with dozens of light blue cold energy rays entangled in each immediately ignited, and they shot at Raichu, who had just run out of the Po Ball, freezing it into a huge ice lump.

"Ahhhh The boy in shorts hugged his head and let out a seemingly unwilling cry, "It's just a little bit closer!" Damn it! Damn it!! While grumbling, the boy in shorts knelt on the stone slab, his right hand clenched into a fist and slammed the ground.

Merlin completely ignored the short-pants boy's gesture, he just lazily retracted Caimone, and then leaned over to the short-pants boy, stretching out his right hand and twisting his three fingers. It was very skillful and arrogant.

The short-cut boy who sensed Merlin's approach looked up, and his eyes full of anger immediately saw Merlin's fingers. His face immediately flushed, and the humiliation and anger seemed to overflow from his body. After struggling for a few seconds, he pulled a shriveled wallet out of his pocket with his face on his shoulder, and counted the bills with the largest denominations. Holding these banknotes in the palm of his hand, the arms and palms of the young man in shorts trembled violently, he was unwilling! He was reluctant! He, he finally handed the money to Merlin helplessly, and then turned his head and ran down the hill crying.

"Am I that much of a villain?" Putting away the small denominations, Merlin shook his head and walked up another stone staircase to meet the new challenger.

"Scoundrel, I'm going to stop you!!" The cute and beautiful girl shouted menacingly, only Merlin shouted, and she was followed by several flower messengers, all of whom were also angry.

"Less nonsense." Merlin tilted his head sideways and interrupted the girl's accusation in a ruffian, "I'm in a hurry. ”

"You!!" The girl was so angry that Merlin jumped to her feet, "I'm going to teach you a good lesson!" ”

Merlin shook his head and sighed softly.

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"I really didn't expect you to be able to do this."

Approaching the last hundred and ten stone steps to the top, Merlin's fourth-to-last enemy, a handsome young man with a personable and elegant temperament, blocked Merlin's path.

"However, I'm afraid I can only regret to inform you that this is the last height you can reach."

The feeling that the elegant young man gave to Merlin was far from being comparable to those middle and high-level trainers before, and Merlin could say with great certainty that this elegant young man must be an elite-level trainer, and he was also a high-level elite. Although it is certainly not as good as the owner brother of the Pusina Gym, it is by no means the one that Merlin, who has already fallen into a general state of exhaustion in the whole team, can contend with head-on at the moment. If Merlin and his buddies are in better shape, then Merlin still has the confidence to entangle with this guy. However, the current situation does not allow Merlin to engage in an all-out confrontation with a high-level elite, using his long-term exhausted division against the opponent who is in the best form of the opponent on the opposite side. Merlin was not at all interested in this kind of battle.

"If you and your buddies are still at your best, then I'm looking forward to the exciting matchups you can bring me." The elegant young man pretended to be regretful and shook his head, "But it's a pity that you and your companions, who are so tired, are not destined to win from me." The chances of you winning are slim to none. ”

Seeing that Merlin ignored him, the elegant young man continued to talk to himself: "Although, this is inevitably a bit of a victory. The elegant young man grinned, "But the so-called 'people die for money'." For the sake of those papers, I have to refresh my conscience......" An extra Poké ball suddenly appeared in his hand, "But, I still have a little conscience, so I let you attack first, and at the same time, I will release my Pokémon ...... first"

Merlin winked at the elegant young man who thought he had made great sacrifices and concessions, then raised his right hand and waved it at him, saying softly, "Farewell." With that, Merlin's figure was in a trance for a while, and then disappeared in an instant.

"What!? Teleport!? The elegant young man roared, and the green tendons on his forehead and neck were rooted, "You mean, cowardly, despicable, lowly, dirty, shameless fellow!" You get out of here!! ”

In the middle of the mountain peaks of Pusina, the voice of this elegant young man full of unwillingness and resentment suddenly echoed, and it could not be calmed down for a long time.

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"These guys, stupid, aren't they?" Instantly moving to a secluded and uninhabited pile of rubble, listening to the faintly discernible roar, Merlin plucked his ears and said casually: "When did I admit to myself, 'I'm going to pick up a mountain', 'I'll give you money if you defeat me'?" ”

Moving his steps casually, Merlin continued to pinch his ears, "It's okay to play with you, you really use me as a ......."

Before Merlin could finish his sentence, his right foot, which he had taken at random, stomped into the air. Extremely tired, he didn't have time to retreat, or use his teleportation to escape, or use his superpowers to push himself up, but he fell straight into a small cavern formed naturally in the rubble.

The sound of flesh and the rocks, Merlin's muffled grunts and screams came from the cavern, and the sound grew smaller and farther until it could no longer be heard.