The other side of Trevenant Forest.
Zhang Liao walked out of the camp with several men and arrived, as if on a familiar route, at the entrance of Trevenant Forest.
Cao Cao was not without caution toward Zhang Liao. After all, he had just surrendered and had no merits yet.
More importantly, Zhang Liao used to serve under Lu Bu.
In this operation, aside from Zhang Liao, the others had long followed Cao Cao's officers and were loyal without question.
"Everyone, stop for a moment!", Nearing the forest entrance, Zhang Liao hurriedly raised his hand to signal.
"There is an unwritten rule here. In the forest, you can only summon one Pokémon."
"Although the Chancellor and Diao Chan have already negotiated with the Trevenant King to fight, you still cannot ignore this rule while moving through the forest."
"For everyone's safety, you should put away the standard warhorses and release your main Pokémon first."
"So superstitious?", One Cao army officer couldn't help complaining after hearing Zhang Liao.
"Our Chancellor represents the will of the Han. He still needs to obey the rules of some tyrant Pokémon?"
Seeing that this man didn't believe him, Zhang Liao sighed inwardly.
In Lu Bu's army he had been first of the Eight Elite Generals.
Other than famous commanders like Gao Shun and Zang Ba, who dared speak to him like this?
But here, even a nameless nobody dared question his decisions.
Zhang Liao let out a cold laugh, deciding to teach this nobody a lesson.
"If General Zhang does not believe me, you may summon two Pokémon and try."
"Then I'll try," The officer surnamed Zhang glanced disdainfully at Zhang Liao and summoned an Arcanine, riding his Ponyta boldly toward the forest.
Zhang Liao sneered and summoned a Rhyperior, planning to enjoy watching this officer embarrass himself before rescuing him.
But as soon as that officer stepped into the woods, Zhang Liao froze.
What was happening? Why had no Pokémon come out?
And the trees bending like that, what the hell was that supposed to mean.
'When did the Trevenant King become so spineless?'
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[Xiapi City, the Lu Residence]
A three-zhang white mourning cloth hung in the hall. A woman in plain gauze stood expressionless before Lu Bu's coffin.
Even through the light veil, her brows and eyes still held stunning beauty. Her red lips stood out strikingly in the plain setting, giving her a sorrowful elegance.
Standing beside her was a pure white Gardevoir.
"Lu Fengxian, Lu Fengxian, you have caused me such suffering..."
Because of her tragic life, Diao Chan's entire life had been difficult.
She did have feelings for Lu Bu, but not very deep ones.
If Cao Cao had not threatened her with the lives of the city's people, she might have already left with Gardevoir.
Suddenly, a rapid knocking sounded at the door.
Diao Chan furrowed her brows lightly, adjusted her veil, stood up with her back to the door, and spoke softly, "Come in."
"Yes!", Lord Wang received permission and quickly pushed the door open, jogging to stand behind Diao Chan.
"My lady, wonderful news. A genius has arrived at my residence and is willing to fight for us."
"So hasty, what kind of behavior is this?", Seeing Lord Wang so flustered, Diao Chan looked displeased.
"The Cao army has not yet shown signs of withdrawal. If every commander behaved like you, how could we gain our subordinates' trust or give the people peace of mind?"
"He is different!", Lord Wang waited until Diao Chan finished speaking, then told her everything about meeting Axel.
When she heard that the Gyarados had even mastered spatial power, the coldness on Diao Chan's face gradually faded and turned into shock.
"You're sure that Gyarados can teleport?", As a Gardevoir trainer, no one knew better than she did what it meant for a Gyarados to teleport.
Normally, most Pokémon that could teleport were not good at close combat.
Even those good at close combat were poor at defense.
But now a Gyarados had mastered teleportation. That practically meant it could easily stack several Dragon Dance boosts at the start of every fight.
"Of course. Not only can his Gyarados teleport itself, it can teleport other Pokémon too."
Lord Wang patted his chest, looking proud.
In truth, he really had tied his interests to Axel's now.
Although Axel had accidentally been sent to his residence by the soldiers, the fact remained that Axel had signed up at his residence.
As long as Axel could win one battle, he could at least save ten percent of the city's people, and Lord Wang would earn great merit.
If Axel happened to win the key battle and let Xiapi City defeat the Cao army, then he would receive tremendous rewards.
"You said he can forcibly teleport other people's Pokémon?", Hearing Lord Wang's final statement, Diao Chan couldn't help turning around. Her gaze seemed to pierce directly into Lord Wang's soul.
Beside her, Gardevoir sensed briefly, then shook her head, signaling that Lord Wang was not lying.
Seeing this, Diao Chan was dazed for a moment.
Ever since learning in the books that Hisui once had a spatial god, she had tried to guide Gardevoir in that direction.
But space seemed to belong to the gods alone. No matter what resources she gathered for Gardevoir, she could never help her take that next step.
At most, Gardevoir's teleportation distance had become longer, but it never provided significant improvement.
"You're sure you didn't sense incorrectly?", Diao Chan couldn't help doubting and intended to ask Gardevoir for confirmation again.
Lord Wang thought she was asking him and quickly thumped his chest again.
"Absolutely true!"
"Master Axel's battle strength is unmatched. I suggest you prepare some resources to reward him beforehand."
"If Lord Axel cannot win, you can twist off my head and use it as a chamber pot!"
"Ugh~", Hearing that last sentence, Diao Chan instinctively stepped back, making a disgusted expression beneath her veil.
She quickly waved her hand and handed him a resource, "Enough, I understand. Go now."
After sending him off, Diao Chan looked toward Trevenant Forest with curiosity.
Lord Wang had described Axel so mysteriously that even she couldn't help wanting to see whether that Gyarados really had such a miraculous ability.
Just as her gaze turned to Gardevoir and she prepared to teleport together, two violent scorching auras suddenly erupted outside the city.
The first was noble beyond compare. Though scorching hot, it radiated the power of "life."
The second radiated savagery, as if it wanted to destroy and devour everything.
Almost instinctively, Diao Chan and her white Gardevoir looked at each other, both pupils shrinking, speaking as one:
"That trainer named Axel… has gods at his side?"
———
At the same time, the famous generals in the Cao army's command tent all turned their gaze toward Trevenant Forest, and the Rapidash in the camp neighed uncontrollably.
The Cao army was in chaos.
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