: Card Draw!

Is the research center haunted?

Hearing his senior brother's trembling, terrified voice, Wei Xin looked down at the Gengar in his shadow.

Do you have any clues?

I can't reach it.

Gengar was puzzled, but it still reached out from Wei Xin's shadow and waved the small white flag it had just taken from the referee's pocket.

"Senior brother, please calm down and explain the situation in detail."

Upon hearing Wei Xin's voice, Senior Brother Hu on the phone was taken aback at first, then his tone became cheerful: "Wow, we've finally found a living person."

"Junior brother, you don't know, I was just slacking off in the bathroom, watching videos, and when I came out, the entire research center was empty. All your other senior brothers and sisters, even the professors, were gone. I thought I had traveled to another world while I was in the bathroom."

"Everyone else has disappeared?"

If the Pokémon hunters wanted to leave Donghuang, they would definitely take some hostages with them on the ship, so did they take all the people from the research center with them?

"Where are the Pokémon at the research center? Where's Eevee?" Wei Xin asked.

"They're all gone! All the Pokémon at the research center are gone," the senior student said.

Upon hearing that Little Ibu was also missing, Wei Xin's heart skipped a beat. He unconsciously tightened his grip on his phone, then realized something was wrong.

"Senior brother, weren't you hypnotized?" Wei Xin asked. The people at the research center should have been wiped out, so how come senior brother was unharmed?

Something's not right, something's very wrong.

Could it be a trap set by a Pokémon hunter?

That damned Pokémon hunter, impersonating my most respected senior brother! I'll personally take you down...

"Senior, what do you think of the Pokémon Bumblebee?" Wei Xin asked tentatively as he walked quickly toward the dormitory.

According to the principles of hypnosis, if the senior student expresses liking for the dream-inducing tapir, he is hypnotized; if he expresses dislike, it means he is conscious.

"A Dream Eater?" On the phone, the senior brother didn't understand why his junior brother would suddenly mention this Pokémon.

He usually enjoys browsing small websites, but as a senior, how could he say such filthy things to his innocent junior?

What if my junior brother gets upset one day and reports my website?

This must be incredibly damaging for a pilot.

"I have no interest in the Dream Eater; your senior brother here studies the Spring and Autumn Annals," Senior Brother Hu said righteously.

Senior brother wasn't hypnotized? Wei Xin was overjoyed; at least now they had an extra backup.

As for why his senior brother wasn't hypnotized, Wei Xin hadn't seen him at the research center in the past few days. Considering his senior brother's tendency to slack off, be lazy, and ask for leave, Wei Xin guessed...

Perhaps because I was slacking off, I inadvertently avoided the Pokémon hunter's hypnosis.

In short, having a teammate is always good; at the very least, they can protect you and be used as a powerful weapon.

As noon approached, the streets were almost deserted except for Wei Xin. There were many people with rings around their waists, like surveillance cameras, standing at windows and doorways, staring intently at Wei Xin as he walked along the road, only looking away when they saw the rings around his waist.

The illusory whistling echoed through the streets and alleys. A student walked out of a house. When the hypnotized people inside noticed that he was not wearing a metal ring on his waist, they all pushed open their doors, went outside, and blocked his way, speaking in unison.

"Hello friend, a heavy rain is coming soon. You may be in danger if you wander around the streets."

Danger? What danger? You think you can erase me from the annals of history?

The student looked up and saw more than ten people standing in front of him, expressionless, and was immediately startled.

"I'm just going to buy a Blizzard Ice Cream," the student said, puzzled.

Everyone says that if you use the Blizzard Ice City in Shanghai, the Oriental Pearl Tower will turn into a defensive tower and target you. That's why he went out, planning to have a drink at the store and see if there would be a spectacular scene of a Dynamaxed Blizzard King demolishing the Oriental Pearl Tower.

The passerby remained expressionless, walking forward step by step, repeating the same words.

"Hello friend, a heavy rain is coming soon. You may be in danger if you wander around the streets."

"Hello friend, a heavy rain is coming soon. You may be in danger if you wander around the streets."

Some people even took out Poké Balls from their waists and released their Pokémon. Everyone's steps were perfectly synchronized, like humans and machines being controlled by a computer.

The scene was extremely bizarre.

The students looked panicked, but dared not make any rash moves. They could only turn around and return to the house under the watchful eyes of passersby.

My family doesn't understand. I just wanted to buy a cup of Blizzard Ice Cream, but the locals turned into monsters and attacked me.

Looks like I can only date housewives in Shanghai from now on.

Nowadays, similar scenarios are playing out repeatedly in the streets and alleys of Shanghai, spreading and fermenting online. In order to avoid causing panic and to cover up their mismanagement, the alliance has begun to do its best to block related information.

With the help of the League, Pokémon hunters successfully turned the bustling modern metropolis of Shanghai into an isolated city.

"Has this Pokémon hunter studied Guiguzi?" Wei Xin sighed inwardly as the situation grew increasingly dire.

From being shot down by the Eastern Alliance and left isolated and helpless, forced to steal takeout food to survive, to now controlling the entire city and even forcing the Eastern Alliance to follow her lead.

In terms of operational skills, five-star general MacArthur was like a green recruit in front of her.

The league must be swamped with work right now.

If the other party wasn't a terrorist with absolutely no moral bottom line, Wei Xin would definitely praise the Pokémon hunter's abilities.

If you have this ability, why don't you do something else?

After several days of research, Wei Xin has developed some plans on how to deal with Pokémon hunters, despite the inherent risks.

The opponent is no ordinary player; he needs more cards in his hand.

Wei Xin opened the panel and looked at the string of numbers at the bottom of the panel.

Points are not a protective charm; they are meaningless if you don't use them.

My turn, draw a card!

First, there are five white treasure chests.

[Reference Material: General Spaceship Piloting Guide]

[Documentary Material: The Secret Records of the Seraphim, Volume Three]

[Reference Material: The Secret Book of Giratina III]

[Reference Material: Records of the Eastern Huang Dynasty (Part 1)]

[Reference Material: Geographical Atlas of Changbai Mountain]

Next are three blue treasure chests.

[Skill: Ancient Eastern Language (Proficient Level)]

[Skill: Massage Techniques for Ground-Based Pokémon (Master Level)]

[Skill Category: Fashion Design (Proficient Level)]

Then there were two purple treasure chests.

[Item: Small jar of Gold-label Rapid Muscle Gain Powder (Increases physical fitness by four for three hours after use)]

Four plus five equals nine points in physique, which is almost the limit for humans. Moreover, this is the Pokémon world, where human physical abilities go far beyond the fact that humans can't sprint 100 meters in under nine seconds.

People in Super Pallet Town are people too!

[Skill: Eastern Imperial Whip (Master Level)]

"Great! One hundred free draws upon logging in!" Wei Xin recalled that when he moved into the dormitory, one of the relics his senior left him was a whip.

Finally, there is the dazzling golden legend.

[Reference Material: Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, Volume 1 (Revised and Improved Edition)]

This book, compiled by a legendary figure from ancient Donghuang, records the properties, collection times, collection methods, combined effects, and usage effects of various medicinal substances that can be found on the land of Donghuang.

Unfortunately, they are of no use in the current situation. The only things that can be of use are items that can improve physical fitness and whip techniques that can be used in field battles.

Call Mary and discuss the next steps. Try to ensure the hostages' safety before the Pokémon Hunters set off. If you can just give the Pokémon Hunters a surprise attack, that would be even better.

Thinking this, Wei Xin quickened his pace and dialed Mary's number. However, his gaze fell on a figure lying on the ground by the roadside. He blinked, surprised, and stopped in his tracks.