Chapter 252 - 252: Can’t Be Provoked, Can’t Be Provoked!
After resting, Cain ventured back into the Dustox Forest with his Pokémon. However, this time, after entering, they were abruptly expelled in less than thirty minutes.
Due to the ferocity with which they had previously defeated so many Dustox, the experts of the Dustox group retaliated. Two relatively high-level Dustox appeared—one at level 30 and the other at level 31.
If it had only been those two, Cain's Pokémon, although of lower levels, would have had a fighting chance. Even though these Dustox had high levels, their abilities weren't all that impressive, and as long as it wasn't a one-on-one fight, they had a chance.
However, in addition to those two high-level Dustox, there was an overwhelming number of common Dustox, which was what really worried Cain, forcing him to retreat again.
These two Dustox were certainly not the strongest in the group. If Cain managed to defeat them, it was likely the true leader would emerge to confront them.
"It seems I'll have to play exterminator on this little island," Cain murmured to himself as he looked at the Dustox Forest. "There are so many Pokémon and so few natural predators... If this continues, the island won't be able to sustain it. In that case, the Pokémon that can't dive or fly will likely go extinct."
With this justification, Cain reassured himself, determined to rid the island of excess Pokémon. Although his Pokémon weren't strong enough yet, a few more days of fighting could change that.
According to the system's scans, Slowpoke was close to leveling up.
The Beautifly Forest, which bordered the Dustox Forest, was well defended. The previous surprise attack had only succeeded because the Dustox didn't expect an attack from the weaker side of the Beautifly Forest.