Hearing this voice, Xia Huna sighed in relief, "I knew it, besides me, there's someone else looking for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Huna, Mu Zhishui, and the group surrounding them all looked towards the direction the voice came from. Another dozen or so people in white clothes emerged from another side and surrounded them.
The black and white groups of people were at daggers drawn the moment they met, which stunned Xia Huna and Mu Zhishui. What was going on? Were these two groups going to fight first?
The men in black who came out first said, "White Cherry Gang, are you guys going to butt in? You want to get involved with the target our Black Wood Sect has set its sights on?"
The leader of the White Cherry Gang sneered, "What do you mean 'we butt in'? Isn't your target only that man? Our target is that woman. Our goals are different."
The leader of the Black Wood Sect stomped his foot, "Can't you tell? The fact that they came together means these two are a pair. Do you have any objections if I take both of them away?"
"No, our employer said we must see the target. Are you, Black Wood Sect, looking for a fight? Do you know our employer is not someone you can afford to offend?"
Watching the two leaders of the Black Wood Sect and White Cherry Gang bicker, Xia Huna secretly nudged Mu Zhishui with his hand, "Zhishui, look over there. How about we break out in that direction in a moment?"
Mu Zhishui nodded gently, "Okay, prepare."
Just as they were about to act, they saw the two groups that had been surrounding them suddenly shift from being united against a common enemy to coordinating with each other. With the two groups no longer guarding against each other, the encirclement naturally tightened considerably, and the one potential escape route that still existed vanished.
"I'm really sorry to both of you," the leader of the White Cherry Gang turned to look at Xia Huna, "We just contacted our employer. As long as this young lady doesn't cause trouble for our employer, it's fine to hand her over to the Black Wood Sect."
Xia Huna touched the Poké Ball at his waist, "Is it a good idea for you to say all this? She might have already guessed who your employer is."
The White Cherry Gang member released a Pokémon, "It doesn't matter. I think this young lady has known who the employer is from the moment I appeared. Does it make a difference if I say it or not?"
Xia Huna looked at Mu Zhishui, who gave a sad smile, "It's him indeed. But I won't just sit here and wait to die."
"Then let's fight. However, this young lady will have to endure some hardship. The people from the Black Wood Sect aren't as gentle with ladies as we are."
The subordinates of the White Cherry Gang and Black Wood Sect simultaneously released their Pokémon. Xia Huna glanced and saw nothing but Dark-type Pokémon of various kinds.
"Although I knew that various factions in Man Ying were intertwined with Man Ying's Pokémon police, I never expected something like this. All Dark-type Pokémon, is this the dark underbelly of Man Ying?"
"Stop marveling. Let's talk about it after we fight our way out."
"You're right. Froakie, Diancie, prepare for battle." Saying that, Xia Huna threw out two Poké Balls.
"Magearna, Gardevoir, we need to work hard too."
Seeing that Xia Huna and the others had sent out four Pokémon, the members of the White Cherry Gang and Black Wood Sect didn't take them seriously. There were dozens of Pokémon surrounding them now; what could these four Pokémon do?
The leader of the Black Wood Sect asked the White Cherry Gang leader, "I see two rather rare Pokémon. Since the person can be given to us, you probably don't need the Pokémon, right?"
The leader of the White Cherry Gang nodded, "Of course. You can take everything they have. We are only responsible for ensuring this woman doesn't cause trouble for the employer for a few days."
While the two leaders were discussing the "distribution of spoils," Xia Huna had already made his move, "Froakie, Clone Yang-Wu Rain!"
Although he knew Xia Huna could always come up with something new, Mu Zhishui had never heard of this so-called Clone Yang-Wu Rain. Mu Zhishui couldn't help but pay attention to Froakie. This so-called Clone Yang-Wu Rain was actually a large-scale AoE version of the Four Symbols Cloud Ascending Fall that Froakie had used before. The reason it was called this was because Xia Huna thought Yang-Wu Rain sounded better than Four Symbols Rain.
Froakie's Clone Yang-Wu Rain swept across the ground, knocking down quite a few Pokémon. Xia Huna frowned at the scene, "Although this move is quite powerful, are the opponent's Pokémon a little too weak?"
Mu Zhishui also nodded, "Not only are their Pokémon too weak, but perhaps your Froakie is too strong."
Xia Huna glanced at Froakie, "Indeed, maybe my Froakie is too strong."
Seeing their brethren's Pokémon knocked down, the subordinates had their Pokémon rush forward to attack. Xia Huna and Mu Zhishui stood back-to-back, facing the menacing crowd.
"Diancie, use Rock Slide. Froakie, use Clone to entangle them!"
"Gardevoir, use Psychic. Magearna, use Mirror Shot."
The skills of the four Pokémon rained down rapidly on the surrounding Pokémon. Xia Huna looked at the constantly falling Pokémon around him, "This is too ridiculous. I thought they were some formidable gang organization, but I didn't expect their Pokémon to be so vulnerable."
It didn't take long for the four Pokémon to deal with the people who had surrounded them, which made the two groups from the White Cherry Gang and Black Wood Sect extremely embarrassed.
"What kind of subordinates do you have? They were all taken down so quickly!"
"Your Black Wood Sect isn't any better!"
The two leaders argued for a while before finally deciding to take action themselves to end this commotion.
On Xia Huna's side, seeing the approaching Zeraora and Lucario, he said, "You pick one?"
Mu Zhishui didn't hesitate, "Okay, then I'll choose Zeraora."
Xia Huna pointed at Lucario, "Little Princess, that's our target."
Seeing that Xia Huna and the other had directly assigned their opponents, the leaders of the Black and White Gangs chuckled, "So confident, are we? Let us see then."
"Zeraora, Slash!"
"Lucario, use Brick Break!"
As their opponents launched their attacks, Xia Huna and Mu Zhishui showed no reaction. Just as the attacks were about to hit, Xia Huna and Mu Zhishui simultaneously took out their right hands from their pockets.
"Two hearts connected, destined to be. The royal pink princess arrives. Diancie, Mega Evolve!"
"Time, dreams, emotions, bonds, transform all this into beauty! Gardevoir, Mega Evolve!"
Two beams of light shone, enveloping Diancie and Gardevoir in the light of evolution. They completely ignored their opponents' attacks. When the light of evolution dissipated, Xia Huna and Mu Zhishui exchanged glances, and then said in unison, "Let's finish this quickly. Diancie/Gardevoir, Dazzling Gleam!"
Two super Pokémon simultaneously gathered light in their chests, which then shot out and hit Lucario and Zeraora.
Lucario and Zeraora retreated a few steps, but they still held on and didn't fall. Xia Huna pouted, "As expected, the bosses are harder to deal with. Even with a quadruple-effective move, they can't be taken down."
Mu Zhishui also nodded, "Yeah. Quadruple damage, not only did they not faint, but the damage wasn't even that high?"
Failing to achieve a one-hit knockout, Lucario and Zeraora attacked again. Xia Huna quickly had Diancie dodge. Unexpectedly, Lucario didn't attack Diancie but directly charged at Gardevoir.
"Froakie, use Double Team to entangle them!"
Lucario and Zeraora tore through Froakie's Double Team illusions, but Gardevoir had already retreated to a safe distance.
"System, these two Pokémon?"
"They're over level fifty, hard to beat. Retreat quickly."
Xia Huna nodded, "Mu Zhishui, have Gardevoir listen to me for now."
Mu Zhishui nodded, "Gardevoir, listen to him."
Xia Huna held his two Poké Balls, "Diancie, Gardevoir, use Dazzling Gleam on Diancie's gem!"
A dazzling light flashed, instantly illuminating the entire night sky. Curses immediately came from the surrounding residential buildings. In the momentary glare of the light, Xia Huna grabbed Mu Zhishui's hand, "Let's go!"
Mu Zhishui recalled Magearna and Gardevoir, while Xia Huna only recalled Diancie. "Froakie, use Water Pulse to clear the path!"
Froakie shot out a water sphere, knocking aside the two people blocking their path. Xia Huna and Mu Zhishui took the opportunity to flee. By the time the chaos ended and the members of the White Cherry Gang and Black Wood Sect came to their senses, only Lucario and Zeraora lay on the ground in the arena.
The White Cherry Gang members immediately scattered to search, while the Black Wood Sect members just watched them search. The leader of the White Cherry Gang looked at him, "Aren't you worried at all that your target has disappeared?"
The leader of the Black Wood Sect glanced at him disdainfully, "Don't worry about it. We have our own methods."
"Methods? What methods? Isn't it just that the man happened to be staying at your Black Wood Sect's inn? Do you think that man will go back to the inn?"
The leader of the Black Wood Sect smiled, "Why wouldn't he? They don't know where my base is."
Just then, the deputy leader of the Black Wood Sect stepped forward, "Uh, Boss. We just received a message from the inn. The man's luggage is gone."
The smile on the Black Wood Sect leader's face froze, "What did you say?"
The leader of the White Cherry Gang chuckled, "Still congratulating yourself? I didn't expect them to not trust you at all. You thought you'd caught a big fat sheep. I'm not playing with you anymore, I have to continue searching."
The deputy leader of the Black Wood Sect stepped forward and asked, "Then, Leader, what should we do?"
The leader slapped him across the face, "What do you think? Hurry up and search!"
The members of the White Cherry Gang and Black Wood Sect were scattered throughout the dark night. Meanwhile, Xia Huna and Mu Zhishui finally slowed their pace.