[Pokemon] Late Autumn

There is indeed a unique cave inside this cave. There are many forks, and the inside is far more spacious than it looks from the outside.

Late Qiu carefully marked each fork, and one person and three elves lined up in a team and slowly advanced inside.

The dark environment around her made her a little nervous. Even though she knew that Heiluga and the others were there, she still maintained a high degree of vigilance.

"There are energy fluctuations ahead!" Riolu suddenly pointed in a direction and raised his voice.

Late autumn looked up, but saw nothing.

She looked around, but suddenly found that there were craters and pits on the side of the rock wall that had been damaged by someone unknown.

Is it the elf's cave? It seems that there should be no problem with the place they are looking for. The elf does indeed live here.

The small pits on the wall are shallow and deep, and it looks like the opponent is practicing some moves.

"Here we come!" Riolu suddenly assumed a defensive posture.

The sound of "dong dong dong dong" came from far to near, and Shen Qiu couldn't help but frown.

Hei Lujia's eyes darkened, and he took a few steps forward, guarding Shen Qiu behind him.

It roared loudly and with an astonishing momentum, which made the figure in the dark couldn't help but stop and seemed a little hesitant.

But then, the opponent regained his composure, and then suddenly quickened his pace. He jumped up and was in front of Shen Qiu in an instant. A cold sound of breaking through the air came from her ears. Shen Qiu's eyes widened and she quickly avoided the opponent's attack.

What a great speed!

Riolu immediately blocked the opponent's attack with his bone club, and only then did Mian Qiu see clearly what the elf who had stolen her backpack looked like.

The "mushroom" on its head formed the shape of a hat, its red claws looked amazingly powerful, and its strong limbs and tail were very explosive. It was staring eagerly at the thin elf in front of it, and it made threatening sounds in its throat.

The evolved form of the Dou Li Mushroom, which has dual attributes of grass and fighting, will approach the opponent with a brisk pace that even a boxer would be ashamed of, and punch with its freely stretchable arms.

Shen Qiu memorized the characteristics of the Dou Li Mushroom almost instantly, and then suddenly frowned fiercely.

Why did the Dou Li Mushroom attack her as soon as she came up? And why steal her things? And the deliberate heavy footsteps before, were you trying to scare them away? So why is this?

Late Qiu's mind was spinning rapidly, but he still stared closely at the movements of the Dou Li Mushroom, thinking of ways to deal with it.

Riolu was at the disadvantage in this power contest. It looked gloomy and stepped sideways to avoid the punch from the Dou Li Mushroom.

The fist of Dou Li Mushroom was too late to retract, and it hit the ground with a "boom", making a big hole.

But its movements were not slow at all. With its peripheral vision, it glanced at Riolu who had slipped behind it, and immediately raised its thick tail high, with a dazzling white light, and swung its tail, hitting Leo hard behind it. road.

It's Iron Tail!

"Riolu, use the electric light to avoid it!" Shen Qiu didn't care so much and immediately shouted in a loud voice.

Riolu dodged a somersault to avoid Iron Tail's attack, and then distanced himself at lightning speed. After switching to the other side, directly use a wave of missiles to respond to the attack just now, and hit the Dou Li Mushroom in the face.

Dou Li Mushroom couldn't dodge, and directly faced it with a sonic fist. The wind-filled fist collided with the wave missile at an extremely fast speed, and exploded not far away from her.

The ground was even shaking.

Late Qiu's expression became serious. She carefully observed the movements of Dou Li Mushroom, but found helplessly that Dou Li Mushroom was much stronger than Leolu in terms of muscle strength.

Heiluga leaned close to Shen Qiu, wrapping her with his warm body. He glanced at Riolu who quickly distanced himself and remained silent.

Fortunately, the place where the wave missile collided with the Sonic Fist was relatively far away from Riolu, so the force of the explosion had little impact on it.

The young tooth dragon looked at Heiluga in surprise.

It didn't expect that it didn't take the initiative to attack, but gave this opportunity to Riolu, which was really rare for a militant like Heiluga.

Heiluga glanced at the Young Tooth Dragon.

Are you stupid? Is it possible for me to fight instead and let you protect Shen Qiu?

On the other side, the Dou Li Mushroom was severely impacted by the powerful energy of the explosion against the stone wall. It groaned, gritted its teeth and propped up its body. It turned its head slightly and glanced at the scars on its back, and then put on its posture again. Fighting gesture.

"Wait a minute!" Shen Qiu suddenly took two steps forward, "Please stop attacking. Dou Li Mushroom, I don't know why you took the initiative to attack me, but there must be some misunderstanding."

"Noga! kinoga, kinogassa!" Dou Li Mushroom sounded very angry and yelled at Shenqiu angrily.

Shenqiu couldn't understand what the other party was saying, so she had to turn her attention to Riolu.

"... He said that he met several humans with Heiluga two days ago. They destroyed the surrounding caves and took away all the food they had accumulated. He thought... we were intruders and he wanted to protect us. here……"

Riolu's voice dropped, as if he thought of something bad.

"You made a mistake. They and I are not the same group." Shenqiu's expression did not change and she explained calmly, "Then, you should take the backpack and clothes I left at the beach, right?"

As if thinking of something, Dou Li Mushroom didn't answer, acquiescing to her question.

"why?"

Her expression was slightly cold.

"..." Dou Li Mushroom's momentum weakened. He looked at Shen Qiu's expression and then at Riolu next to him. He lowered his head slightly and remained silent.

……

Shenqiu exhaled sharply, hugged her chest, and said in a tone of emotionless voice: "Okay, I'll just leave it alone. So you stole my things, it shouldn't be too much for me to take them back, right?"

Her red eyes narrowed slightly, and her expression looked very similar to when Black Luga was angry.

Dou Li Mushroom seemed to have something to say, but in the end he just nodded and motioned for her to follow.

She was keenly aware that Dou Li Mushroom's attitude seemed to have softened, but she couldn't explain why. Late Qiu glanced at the scars on Dou Li Mushroom's back without leaving any trace, and then quietly looked at the surrounding environment.

She couldn't remember such a tortuous road, and she didn't want to embarrass her brain, but one thing made her very curious: Why did the Dou Li Mushroom live here? Logically speaking, shouldn't Mushrooms and Dou Li Mushrooms be more likely to live in the forest?

"Noga." Dou Li Mushroom led them around the cave. After walking for a long time, they could vaguely see light coming in from the front.

But how could there be sunshine in a place like this?

After getting out of the cave, the dazzling sunlight made Late Qiu couldn't help but raise her arms to shield her eyes. After a while, she put down her arms in shock.

There was a large clear lake in front of her, and the sun shone through the gaps between the leaves, bringing warmth and vitality, making all the coldness on her body dissipate.

The tall blue-gray rocks act as a natural barrier, and the hidden and winding trails make it difficult for any intruders to discover this place.

Late Qiu looked at the surrounding scenery and couldn't help but marvel.

"This... is really incredible..."

There are countless elves living here, and she also saw many elves in their final form, such as the Capricorn Mushroom, the Cunning Tengu, the Hunting Papilion Butterfly, the Straight Bear, etc. Many different ethnic groups live here leisurely and peacefully, and everything is as if It is as beautiful and shocking as a paradise.

She really didn't expect that when she reached the deepest part of the cave, she would see such a scene.

The Dou Li Mushroom stopped, looked at a group of mushrooms and Dou Li Mushrooms next to it, and muttered something.

They communicated for a while and finally got them to stop looking at her with hostile eyes.

The attitudes of the elves changed a bit quickly. After knowing that Shen Qiu and the others were not enemies, they immediately surrounded them and looked at the strange humans and elves curiously. There were even bold Mushrooms who came close to the young tooth dragon. This unseen elf made them unable to help but surround the young tooth dragon.

Young Tooth Dragon:......

It took a few steps back in embarrassment and accidentally bumped into the mushroom behind it. It was so frightened that it quickly backed up in the opposite direction.

Late Qiu was amused by this scene, and couldn't help but laugh as she rescued the young tooth dragon from the encirclement. She looked at the little guy buried directly in her chest, looking very aggrieved.

"They're just too curious about you. Keep your head up and be a man." There was an obvious smile in Shen Qiu's voice as she put the young tooth dragon back on the ground.

Several other Dou Li Mushrooms brought her backpack and clothes, and Ming Qiu realized that the Dou Li Mushroom who had been fighting with Riolu just now seemed to be the leader of this group of Dou Li Mushrooms and Mushrooms.

Late Qiu glanced at the mushrooms in confusion, and couldn't help but look in the bag to see if he had lost anything.

But everything stayed well in her backpack.

Late autumn looked confused.

This is strange. Since there is no need, why steal her backpack?

Shen Qiu asked, while the Dou Li Mushrooms looked at each other, a little silent.

Finally, as the leader, the Dou Li Mushroom spoke. It noticed the movement of Late Qiu looking at Riolu, and explained the reason to Riolu in a low voice.

"They... they had no other intention, they just wanted to find medicine to treat their injured companions... But by that time..." Riolu closed his eyes and said no more.

It glanced at Shen Qiu, thinking almost with fear, if it had not encountered Shen Qiu at the Stone Ruins, would it mean that it would be like the Dou Li Mushroom, unable to treat its wounds and could only stay silently? In the corner, an almost non-existent hope awaits.

Late autumn is silent.

She opened her mouth, but found that she couldn't say anything at all.

She looked at the lake in the distance and bowed slightly toward the distance.

Although this didn't help, it made her feel a little better.

"I apologize for what those bad guys did, and I also express my condolences for the companions you lost. I'm sorry that I couldn't help you, but... I will definitely find those people, I promise."

Shen Qiu looked directly into the eyes of the leader of Dou Li Mushroom with a sincere expression.

Death was a somewhat distant topic to her, but this time she encountered such a thing by chance, and no one with a conscience could remain indifferent.

When Dou Li Mushroom heard her mention those bad guys, his expression couldn't help but become gritted, and he roared loudly, venting his dissatisfaction.

If it weren't for those people...! Neither will their companions...

"Didn't you go to the Elf Center?" Late Qiu paused, and suddenly remembered that there was no Elf Center on Wudou Island.

Yes, the Elf Center can not only treat the trainers' elves, but if some wild elves are seriously injured, of course they can also seek help from Miss Joy.

Dou Li Mushroom shook his head. It wasn't that he didn't want to go, but that this place was too far away from Wudou Town and their companions couldn't walk there.

In fact, we can't blame it. Whoever noticed Shen Qiu's backpack happened to be not too far away, so he took it directly, hoping to find the medicine from the passing travelers. Unfortunately, it was too late.

Late Qiu vaguely realized that this group of bad guys might be the one she was thinking of - the group wearing red uniforms she had encountered at the Stone Ruins.

Why do they do this? In late autumn, I am puzzled.

If they wanted to explore the secrets of ancient ruins at the Stone Ruins, then why did they destroy caves and forests in Martial Town? Could it be that they were still looking for some treasure?

Shen Qiu frowned and couldn't help but think the worst about this group of people.

Could it be that there are some ruins, ancient buildings, etc. nearby that attracted their attention?

Heiluga suddenly roared, calling her thoughts back. It picked up her clothes with the tip of its tail, signaling her to put them on quickly.

Late Qiu raised his eyebrows and put his clothes on directly.

Shen Qiu thought for a while, took out the wound medicine spray from her bag, and looked at the Dou Li Mushroom.

"I... hurt you before. This medicine will make you feel better."

The mushroom looked at Shen Qiu, as if judging what she said. After a moment, it nodded, turned around, and turned its bruised back to her.

"patience."

Late Qiu slowed down his voice and sprayed a few times on the wounds of the Dou Li Mushroom.

A feeling of coolness and tingling came at the same time. Dou Li Mushroom frowned fiercely and gritted his teeth to prevent himself from making a sound.

After a long time, it felt that the pain in its back had eased, and then it relaxed its brows and expressed its gratitude to Shen Qiu with a smile.

"You're welcome." Shen Qiu smiled.

She then looked around and invited Dou Li Mushroom to fight: "This place is very beautiful, thank you for taking me to this place. You are the leader of Dou Li Mushroom, and I also recognize your strength. So, do you want to have a formal battle? fighting?"

Dou Li Mushroom was stunned for a moment, and looked at his own kind with some confusion.

It shook its head in embarrassment and said something to Riolu.

"He said that simple fighting is fine, but he... doesn't want to leave his friends."

That means not wanting to be subdued.

Shen Qiu smiled and nodded, not minding being rejected: "I understand, and I will respect your opinion. So, how about we just come and compete?"

It doesn't matter, although you can't conquer the Dou Li Mushroom, it is also a good choice as a training opponent before challenging the martial arts gym.

This time, Dou Li Mushroom finally smiled and nodded, agreeing to her invitation to fight.

"Riolu."

Riolu stepped forward and looked up at his opponent who was much taller than him.

Dou Li Mushroom smiled provocatively and raised his finger at Riolu.

They faced off in the open space next to the lake, and the battle was about to break out...!