In the second round of the treasure hunt showdown between the detective and the dark iron triangle, there is one fact that can be established -

The ninjas began to attack in three directions long before Hugo and Alice noticed.

Maybe it's because the vision is different from ordinary people or something, but in short, the enemy knows what is going on first. While Alice's audacity is to blame for this, the ninjas' subsequent series of actions are actually quite intriguing.

If it were just an ordinary person, or just a powerful gym trainer, they would never have resorted to such a crazy strategy of abandoning the means of transportation - in the face of such an opponent, the Dark Iron Triangle would not have to pay such a high price, and it would be impossible for the opponent to track down the ninja who was determined to escape. In that case, it is best to make a U-turn and find an alternative retreat route as soon as possible.

However, the situation has evolved into what it is now.

This means that when the Dark Iron Triangle decided on the plan of action and hid the goods, they had already noticed the existence of Hugo's variable in the two figures in the distance, and deliberately changed their strategy for it.

The presence of the detective makes the ninjas worry - will the defeat of the Seven Treasures Museum at that time be repeated? If the detectives had mobilized the police forces of Fukiyoshi as they had in Shippo City, it would have been extremely difficult for them to get out of the country unless they gave up their escort duties.

And the command of the mission is absolute, and there is no option to abandon the mission in the ninja's thinking circuit.

Then, in the end, there is only one solution left - take advantage of the detective's loneliness at this time and completely annihilate the two people who stand in the way.

Although it was almost a repetition of the museum incident that was planned late at night, they didn't think Hugo would be able to escape from them a second time.

Hugo also knew it very well. Although he was able to escape from the battlefield smoothly at this time, he had neither a vehicle nor a mount elf, and after all, he could not escape the pursuit of the Dark Iron Triangle alone. The enemy's deliberate plan actually hit the death hole of the two people who rashly pursued.

If you think about it, the "Ghost Fire" sneak attack on Alice at that time was just a handy move by the enemy, otherwise the Pokémon would have continued to hit the sensitively Tyrannosaurus even if the attack on Alice missed. The real purpose of the other two Grim Reaper Coffins was to seal the Tyrannosaurus's red wings that could spread their wings and soar, so that it could not carry the two of them off the battlefield again.

This is the perfect tactic for ninjas to get information in advance and come up with one tactic after another.

But this information is both a power and a curse.

Since the Dark Iron Triangle is an action based on known intelligence, it is inevitable that the enemy's every move will be swept up by this current of mental inertia. The choice of treasure locations is also influenced by this information.

Whether it's hanging the Poké Ball you want to hide from a branch, burying it deep in the ground, or letting your elves wander the woods with their goods...... Could these seemingly incomparably perfect strategies really escape the detective's insight—those ninjas must have thought so in the preparation of the plan?

An expert who is good at hiding things must also be good at finding things.

The anti-theft consultant who had assisted in the Seven Treasures Museum's treasure cache had unparalleled expertise, and it was not impossible to find the location of their treasure easily. So, be cautious when choosing to hide Poké Balls - at least the usual means of concealment are not feasible.

This is not Hugo's wild speculation about the excess of self-consciousness - the caution of triple darkness is also threefold.

Those guys even optimized the tactics of elf battles based on past duels with detectives. Against Alice, they also employ a sinister approach of light and darkness, giving full play to the advantages of the ninja triad, almost to the point of being creepy.

At the stage of the implementation of the plan, they were already meticulous to such an extent that it was hard to imagine that those guys would carelessly handle the targets of their escorts while hiding things.

And now that you know the basis of your opponent's thinking, this treasure hunt becomes a breeze.

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Hugo held his breath and shrunk under the tree at the meeting place.

The giant tree was once used as a nest by insect Pokémon, so while its foliage was still flourishing, it had rotted a large patch at the trunk, forming a long, hollow hole at the roots. The detective can hide himself in it.

As the grass turtle, Bogaman and the baby flame monkey passed behind the trees. One wild elf after another appears in the detective's field of vision.

As the three wild spirits were rigidly brought together, the scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

The increasingly crowded space exacerbates the friction between these elves, and many grumpy Pokémon unleash moves in anger as a result, inevitably causing more intense clashes like a chain reaction.

Even the beginner elves who ran at the front were almost affected by the battle behind them.

Despite the wild elves in front of him, Hugo listened silently to the footsteps behind the trunk. For the safety of his own life, he must imitate the lifeless life-like sculptures in the wax museum, and under the cover of the tree trunk, his presence is minimized.

After silently counting for dozens of seconds, the elves' team gradually moved away from the giant tree where Hugo was hiding, and the elves who had been scrambling to pass by also became sparse until they finally disappeared.

The detective tilted his ears to confirm the footsteps behind the trunk for the last time.

There was no silence.

The footsteps on the ground had indeed stopped, but many of the flying Pokémon attracted by Bogaman had landed on the branches and leaves of the giant trees. The birds could be heard rubbing their feathers and crowing at each other, perhaps reprimanding Bogaman for his treachery and discussing what to do to get revenge on the traitor who had lied about the war.

It's not perfect, but it's almost time.

As if the puppet had been brought to life, the detective jerked over and out of the hollow, still clutching the insect spray he had prepared.

The shell of the spray is a very high-grade dark gold. Holding three bottles in each of his left and right hands, Hugo triggers a special button attached to the nozzle to activate these modified sprays at the same time, releasing droplets of the highest quality gold insect repellent spray.

But there's one more thing to do before triggering the trap -

"Seventy meters in front of you, in the crevice of the rock wrapped in old tree roots, your Poké Ball is there!"

The black-clad detective who was rubbed a little messy on his body said in a loud voice, which immediately attracted the attention of all the wild elves in front of him - they were all stunned by the sudden appearance of the human behind him.

"Come on, go and show where the treasure is!"

Seeing the three little ones find the right crack in the rock, Hugo confidently pressed the main switch for the high-power insecticide spray.

In an instant, orange smoke filled the forest, and a large amount of special gas that would make Pokémon feel sick was spewed out violently from the nozzle.

Just a can of ordinary insect spray can already make a medium-strength wild elf turn around and run away in disgust. At the moment, there are six cans of the highest configuration gold spray, which are spraying a high concentration of expulsion liquid at the same time with maximum power.

The liquid splattered around with the high-pressure nozzle, and with a strong, persistent smell that would last all day long, even if it was just a little sticking to the fur.

Hugo manipulated the insect spray to drive away the backward wild elves, and the backward wild elves desperately fled, and drove the elves in front of them farther away.

Oops Ball Mushroom, Insect Treasure Bag, Small Mouth Snail, Cover Worm, Four Seasons Deer, Sprout Deer, Mongoose Chop, Rice Spoon Snake, Ice Bear, Proud Pheasant, Vulture Girl, Vulture Na......

No matter what kind of Pokémon it is, under the "stench" specially invented by humans to expel wild elves, they all disperse in a hurry and completely collapse.

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Question: When the treasure location has been selected, how can you protect the target more foolproof?

Answer: Additional guards.

Question: What if we run out of manpower and can't send reinforcements?

Answer: Then send a trustworthy Pokémon, the stronger the better.

In front of the detective's eyes, the wild elves who fled in the wilderness rushed in all directions in a panic -

However, among the wild elves running everywhere, some of them suddenly changed the direction of their escape.

As if warned by something, some wild elves suddenly stopped on their way to escape and ran in different directions.

If it's just a Pokémon doing this, it's probably just accidental.

However, there were dozens or hundreds of wild spirits attracted by the grass turtle, Bogaman, and small flame monkey, and these unlucky eggs were suddenly attacked by the insecticide spray, but finally chose a direction other than a certain road without exception.

Hugo's eyes narrowed slightly.

There it is.

The path to the Vault is empty.