Originally, Aoki's Elves were Bao Fei Long, Chanai Duo, Lucario, and Miaogua, but now, Polkis was also with him.
She claimed that she wanted to know more about Green Wood. Although she didn't have a bad impression of Green Wood through the Polkis Wave Guide, she didn't have a good impression of him either.
Elves were very sensitive, especially Polkis, who had the power of Wave Guides. She could sense the difference in Aoki's heart.
But after seeing how Aoki treated her Elves, Polkis' opinion of Aoki changed from neutral to friendly.
But that wasn't enough. She had entrusted the future of her entire tribe to this human, so she had to be responsible. Therefore, following Aoki around was a way to deepen her impression of him and get to know him better.
Oh, right. Circle Bear, who was in charge of odd jobs, was also tagging along. However, he was ignored by Aoki and Polkis.
Along the way, Aoki didn't avoid anything because of Polkis's presence. If any wild Elves suddenly attacked them, Aoki would let his Elves defeat them without hesitation. He might even enter the tribe of wild Elves and plunder the resources they collected.
When he left the valley where Polkis lived, he took away all the resources they collected over the years. He didn't stop because they belonged to Polkis, just like how he wouldn't stop plundering because of Polkis's presence.
Although Polkis didn't agree with Aoki's actions, she didn't object.
Wasn't this how wild Elves lived?
Only the fittest would survive. Powerful elves would be able to obtain more resources and a larger territory.
Although Polkis didn't do what Aoki did, she was able to protect two tribes in such an environment. This meant that she had seen such a situation before.
She was gentle and didn't like to look for trouble. She didn't like to fight, but that didn't mean that she wouldn't do such a thing.
In order to survive, it was difficult to follow one's personality, even if the entire tribe had to starve to death.
Therefore, she didn't agree with Aoki's actions, but she didn't object either. Just like she said, this was how she understood Aoki.
Just like that, Polkis didn't interfere too much with Aoki's matters other than giving him directions.
Soon, they arrived near the waterfall.
From far away, they could hear the sound of the turbulent water rushing into the lake from top to bottom. They could feel that the surrounding water vapor and humidity were relatively high. Water elves living in such an environment should feel more comfortable, and elves of other attributes should not feel uncomfortable. After all, in a place with such dense water, vegetation would also grow better.
Aoki brought the Elves near the waterfall. and gradually, he discovered some abnormalities and differences.
Logically speaking, a place with high humidity would also have rich resources, and the wild Elves would be much stronger. However, from hearing the sound of the waterfall to approaching it, they didn't encounter many powerful wild Elves. The strongest one hadn't even broken through to the Senior Heavenly King Stage. Moreover, they had very few resources.
Aoki frowned and looked at Polkis beside him. "Are there any powerful wild Elves? The ecological environment here is obviously much weaker than the surroundings. "
There were only two possibilities for such a situation. One was that there was a very powerful wild elf that had occupied the entire waterfall and had driven away all the powerful wild elves around the waterfall. It had a very high self-awareness of its territory, and no powerful wild elves dared to approach it casually.
After hearing Greenwood's words, Polkis pondered for a moment. She was quite familiar with the powerful wild elves in the area where she lived. After all, she knew the enemy as well as herself. Other powerful wild elves also knew of her existence and didn't dare to casually approach the valley.
Polkis shook her head slowly, indicating that she didn't know.
Aoki's expression gradually turned serious.
In that case, there was only one other possibility that could have caused this situation. There was a powerful trainer who had cleaned up the elves and resources here.
However, according to Aoki's understanding of Daigo and the others, even if a wild Elf attacked them, Daigo and the others would at most attack one Elf or a group of Elves. They wouldn't clear out all the Elves and resources in the area covered by the waterfall.
This meant that the person living here wasn't Daigo, Hibiscus Chinensis, or Micory. It was also very likely that it wasn't Sirona or Caruna.
Aoki put away Lucario, Miaogua, and Circle Bear. This simple training was about to end.
However, Bao Fei Long and Chanai Duo were quite strong. Even if they encountered a human trainer, they could still hold on for a while.
Aoki looked at Polkis. "There might be a battle later. Do you want to go back to the Pokeball and wait for a while?"
Polkis didn't know that the battle that Aoki mentioned was the possibility of encountering a human trainer. She thought that it would be a battle with a wild Elf, so there was nothing for her to hide.
However, after thinking for a while, Polkis still used Waveguide's Power to wrap herself up. This way, if she didn't observe herself, it wouldn't be easy to see her strength.
Aoki knew that she didn't want to go back to the Pokeball, so he didn't say anything. He took out the Pokeball and summoned King Dai and Draconic Scorpion.
They had sufficient mobility and the ability to sense danger.
Aoki then stepped on Draconic Scorpion's back and walked towards the rocky waterfall. King Dai's powers were all activated, constantly paying attention to the surroundings to see if there were any powerful Elves approaching.
He carefully walked to the waterfall and didn't discover much along the way.
However, beside the lake below the waterfall, Aoki finally discovered something.
He got down from Draconic Scorpion's back and wrapped his feet with his powers so that he wouldn't leave any footprints on the wet soil beside the lake.
He walked to an area with obvious traces of human activity. There were some human footprints on the wet soil, but these footprints were pure human footprints.
What were pure human footprints? They were footprints left by barefoot walking on the soil without shoes.
There were some red bloodstains on the ground beside the footprints. It was impossible to tell when they were left. Because this place was right in front of the waterfall and the air was too humid, these bloodstains didn't seem to have been left for too long.
Aoki frowned and squatted down. He dipped his finger into the bloodstains and sniffed them.
"This isn't human blood!"
It wasn't human blood!
The only thing that could appear here was the blood of wild animals or wild elves.
However, human footprints were left here, and they looked very clear. This meant that these weren't traces left behind by a battle between wild Elves.
An image appeared in Aoki's mind. A barefoot human dragged wild animals or even wild Elves to the lake, slaughtered them, and then washed them clean with the flowing water in the lake.
"Ya dong —"
Just as Aoki was thinking about this, King Dai pointed at the waterfall not far away.
With the tacit understanding between Aoki and King Dai, of course, he understood what he meant immediately. He extended his powers towards the waterfall. Although he didn't find any humans, he found a cave behind the waterfall with traces of human life. There were even many daily necessities inside.
Aoki led the Elves towards the cave behind the waterfall.
After entering, he found that other than the entrance being a little moist, the inside was very dry. Compared to the outside, it was unbearably dry.
However, Aoki saw many wild animal furs on the ground and walls. They were probably used as blankets.
However, other than the animal furs, as Aoki continued to go deeper, he saw something he didn't want to see the most. Many Elven furs!
Compared to wild animals, the furs and many parts of the Elves' bodies were obviously more advanced and useful. Therefore, the people who lived here didn't casually spread these things on the ground. It seemed that they valued them a lot more.
Aoki knew that many people in the Elven World actually treated wild Elves like wild animals. As long as it was suitable, they didn't mind eating Elves.
Many Elves were ruthlessly hunted down by humans because of their special meat quality. Aoki heard the most about Spring Onion Duck.
Spring Onion Duck was a type of bird Elf. Because its meat was very fresh and delicious, and it carried its own spring onions as seasoning, it saved many people a lot of trouble. Therefore, this type of Elf wasn't very strong in combat and its growth limit was quite average. Its price in the black market had skyrocketed.
Many Elven Hunters also liked to catch Spring Onion Ducks. Because it wasn't too dangerous, but it could be exchanged for a large amount of money that was completely disproportionate to the difficulty of the mission. As a result, Spring Onion Ducks were almost extinct in the Elven World.
Apart from the Green Onion Duck, many other elves were also edible. For example, Aoki had caught a bear not long ago. The bear's paws, which had nowhere to put them, were a delicacy.
Takeshi Aoki knew about this.
But even as a member of the Rocket Team, even if survival on the trial island was very difficult, Aoki didn't eat Elves.
If it was just hunting, Greenwood would be able to accept it. However, if it was eating, unless he was really going to starve to death, Greenwood would absolutely abhor it.
It wasn't just Aoki. Most of the Alliance's trainers wouldn't accept this kind of situation.
But it was obvious that the person who lived here had eaten more than one Elf. Aoki saw no less than three or four Spring Onion Bears' fur hanging on the cliff wall.
The seniors of the Spring Onion Bears told him not to leave the forest, or else he would be eaten. Could it be that they were talking about this person?
Of course, it wasn't just the Spring Onion Bears. Aoki also saw many Elven fur hanging on the cliff wall, including Lada's fur.
But only Aoki was a little surprised and disgusted. Polkis and Berserk Dragon were only surprised and didn't have any other emotions.
Wild Elves also had a hunting relationship. Eating a few Elves was a very normal thing.
After walking through this area filled with Elven fur, they arrived at the deepest part of the forest.
This should be the person's living room. There was a bed covered with a soft blanket. There were also many hanging pieces of smoked meat from unknown creatures. There was also a large water tank made of stone that was filled with large amounts of water.
From the traces of life, this person had clearly lived here for a long time.
But Aoki and the others had only been here for a little more than a week. So this person definitely didn't just enter this space!
This person was very likely one of the people who came here last time, or even the one before that. It was just that he lost the space stone that could teleport him back, so he was forced to stay here.
If he wanted to return to the Elven World, he could only snatch the space stone from someone like Aoki who came here again.
Each space stone could only teleport one person. Those who lost their space stone would definitely be trapped in this time and space continent. According to the flow of time here, they would have to live here for at least 25 years!
But in the Elven World, only five years had passed!
There was a 20-year time difference. When he returned to the Elven World, everything would have changed!
Then, Aoki noticed that in the deepest part of the cave, there was a large number of horizontal and vertical lines drawn on the wall. Obviously, they were left behind by the person who lived here. There was no sun or moon here, but there was daylight and darkness every day. He was calculating the time, calculating the time when Aoki's group of trainers entered.
"Ya dong!"
Just as Aoki was about to carefully observe the cave, King Dai's voice sounded again. His eyes were filled with strong blue energy waves, and his expression was serious.
Aoki didn't need to think to know that the person who lived here must have returned!
He didn't know what kind of strength the person who lived here for 25 years had now.
Those who could enter the Elven World were all geniuses from different regions.
Aoki used his own strength as a sample. If he lived here for 25 years, Aoki wasn't sure how much he could grow. He would definitely surpass his teacher Genji, but it was hard to say if he could surpass someone like Sakaki.
Of course, Aoki was using himself as a sample. Not everyone was like Aoki, who had the ability of an advanced trainer. He could use materials on the ground and create a large number of energy cubes at will.
Like Daigo and the others, the strength of their elves would increase after living here for a long time. However, the speed and extent of the increase wouldn't be fast. Also, because the elves didn't receive the proper training, or even the wrong training, the elves' aptitude might decline.
After all, not everyone could be like Aoki, who knew the elves' data and physical changes like the back of his hand. They also had their own plans and plans for how to train their elves.
Many people would look for advanced cultivators to understand the condition of their sprites after a certain stage of training. Only then would they be able to formulate a training method for their sprites. They would also ask those advanced cultivators to create customized energy cubes that were most suitable for their sprites to consume according to their ideas.
However, if they lived here and didn't know enough about elves, then there was nothing they could do.
More importantly, the cultivation of sprites required the intake of energy of different qualities, as well as battles of the same strength, in order to improve.
In the Time and Space Continent, the wild elves' levels were very high, but they weren't that high. After all, there were only a few elves like Polkis. They lacked a large number of battles, so the speed of their growth wouldn't be fast. Many of them leveled up, but they didn't have matching battle skills and abilities, so they couldn't be trained to the limit.
However, all of these were just Aoki's thoughts. If he really wanted to know how strong the other party was, he would go out and meet them.
When Aoki just walked out of the cave in the waterfall, he happened to see a barefoot man wearing fur standing not far from the lake. He was holding a small leather bag in his hand, which seemed to be his water bottle. Beside him was a muscular Herculean Crocodile.
In the hands of this Herculean Crocodile, there was an injured Bibi Bird, which seemed to be their food for today.
The other party seemed to have noticed Aoki's presence, so he stood outside and didn't enter the cave behind the waterfall.
This person had a smile on his face, but his long hair and beard almost covered half of his face, so Lin Li couldn't see his full appearance. He only knew that he was a man in his thirties or forties.
Judging from his age, he should be in the previous batch of people who entered here before Aoki, but had been forgotten.
However, the smile on his face made Aoki feel a little creepy.
Imagine a bachelor who had lived in the wild without humans for 25 years. If it weren't for the existence of elves who could talk and communicate with him, this person would probably have a mental breakdown.
Living in such an environment for 25 years was not an easy thing to do.
Aoki and the savage man stood there and looked at each other for nearly a minute.
In the end, the man couldn't help but speak first.
His voice was a little hoarse, but it was completely understandable. "Are you … from this batch of people who entered?"
Aoki frowned, but still nodded. "Have you seen a human who didn't enter from the outside?"
When the other party heard Aoki's words, he didn't say much. He just laughed twice, but the meaning contained in his laughter made Aoki's heart twitch unconsciously.
The two fell into silence again.
Aoki didn't know what to say.
Sympathy? The other party probably didn't need his sympathy. What he needed was the Space Stone on him that could allow him to return, as well as the large amount of resources in his storage space.
The other party didn't know what to say for a while. It had been a long time since he communicated with humans, so he didn't know what to say.
During this time, Aoki didn't stay idle. He scanned the data of the other party's Herculean Crocodile to see how strong a person who had lived here for 25 years was.
Little Elf: Herculean Crocodile (Light Blue)
Gender: Male
Level: Level 86
Attribute: Water
Characteristic: Torrent
Portable Items: None
Inherited Skills: Crush, Primitive Power, Frozen Fist, Metal Claw
Basic Skills: High-Speed Movement, Grab, Stare, Water Gun, Rage, Bite, Ghost Face, Frozen Tooth, Frenzy, Crush, Progressive Break, Split, Ear-Piercing, Havoc, Water Tail, Brute Force, Water Cannon
Imparted Skills: Water Oath, Noise, Water Rupture, Snoring, Blocking the Road, Iron Tail, Kick, Water Wave, True Energy Fist, Resentment
Skill Learning Device: Defend, Dragon Claw, Poison, Freezing Beam, Earthquake, Shadow Clone, Swallow Return, Hot Water, Shadow Claw
Looking at the data of the other party's Herculean Crocodile, Aoki was a little surprised, but more than that, he was disappointed.
He had lived here for 25 years, and he had cultivated such an elfin?
Other than the fact that his level was not bad and his physical fitness was not bad, there was almost nothing special about him.
He was the pride of a region, and in 25 years, he had cultivated an elfin to Level 86, which was only the first hurdle of the champion level.
This made Aoki, who had high expectations of him, very disappointed.
Moreover, the other party's attire didn't have much storage space on him. Other than the two Pokeballs that he had to bring, there was nothing else.
This person only had three elfins on him!
However, it seemed that these three elfins were not weak.
"You … should have a lot of extra Pokeballs on you, right?" The person spoke again. This time, his words were much smoother, and there was a hint of excitement in his voice.
Aoki knew that he only had three Pokeballs on him, and they were three of the most common elfins.
These couldn't be the only three pokeballs he had left, right?
Aoki was unconsciously glad. At least he would bring hundreds and thousands of Pokeballs with him every time he went out, just in case. After all, they wouldn't take up a lot of space in his storage space.
"You should have a lot of daily necessities on you, right?" The other party spoke again, but this sentence seemed to be meaningless.
Aoki's brows didn't relax from the beginning. He asked, "What are you trying to say?"
Hearing this, the other party once again revealed a creepy smile, revealing his yellowed teeth.
"It's very simple. I know that you are the pride of the Alliance this time, and you should have guessed my identity.
Everything is as you expected, but there are a lot of things in between, and a lot of details that you don't understand. However, it's okay, I believe that you will know in the future. "
The other party's speech became smoother and smoother as he continued, "Now, you need to hand over everything you have on you. Remember, everything, including the clothes on your body. You have already hidden them in the deepest part of the Space Stone!
I don't want to kill you, so you'd better do as I say obediently. This way, whether it's for you or for me, it will be very beneficial and convenient. "
Suddenly, Aoki's brows relaxed, and a slightly sarcastic smile appeared on his face. A fluorescent stone appeared in his hand, and he waved it in front of the person and said, "Are you talking about this stone?"
Seeing the stone in Aoki's hand, the person's eyes lit up.
As something that he once had, but later lost, something that had been reverberating in his mind for the past twenty-five years, he recognized it at first glance. This was the Space Stone that he had been thinking about day and night.
"Leave this stone, leave your storage space, and I will allow you to leave with your elfins! As long as you have enough strength, you can go and snatch another Space Stone. Who knows, maybe we can return to the Elf World together.
My name is Brad, and I come from the He Zhong District. If you can return to the Elf World alive, you can come and find me. I can give you enough protection.
Of course, the premise is that you have to give me everything I need. "Brad's face was filled with a complacent expression.
As someone who was once selected by the higher-ups of the Alliance to participate in the trip to the Time and Space Continent, although he didn't succeed in returning, he had always been the pride of the He Zhong District. He was the pride of his generation, and he had potential that no one else could compare to.
As for Aoki standing in front of him, although being able to enter this place also represented his potential, Brad was someone who had lived for more than twenty years. In these twenty years, the growth that he gained was unimaginable to ordinary Alliance members.
In addition, he was once a member of the Alliance, so he knew that the Alliance members lacked the ability to survive and fight in the wild.
But it was a pity that he met Aoki, a person who completely ignored his words.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. I was curious why the Alliance didn't prepare more Space Stones to ensure that everyone who came in could return. Now, I finally understand. In fact, entering this place is a selection test to verify if the people who enter are qualified to become the Alliance's true manager.
And people like you! People who have been eliminated by the times are really not suitable to return to the Elf World. The purpose of your existence is to warn those who come in again to not become a failure like you and live here for 25 years. Because once you fail for that long, you will completely lose your self-awareness! "Aoki's words were filled with contempt.
Since he was a loser, he should obediently seek a meal with the attitude of a loser, and not act like an experienced person, thinking that he was superior just because he had lived for a few more years. This kind of blind ignorance might be the real reason for his failure!
Hearing Aoki's words, Brad's expression changed. His bearded face seemed to be completely scrunched up.
Aoki didn't know what happened to him, nor did he know the true secret of this continent. But Aoki's words hit the weakest point in his heart that he didn't want to show to others the most!
"You asked for it!" Brad growled. His eyes became sharp, like a beast that had set its eyes on its prey.
"Dida!!" The Herculean Crocodile roared. It threw away its prey, the Bibi Bird, and all four of its limbs were on the ground. A large amount of soil was raised as it rushed towards Aoki.
"Yadong!!" When King Dai saw the Herculean Crocodile's movements, his eyes suddenly fluctuated. A large amount of power rose from his body and spread out in all directions with his body as the center.
A few Psychic Energy Balls instantly formed and attacked the Herculean Crocodile.
Draconic Scorpion, who was standing beside Aoki, also rushed towards the Herculean Crocodile. Although he was much weaker than the Herculean Crocodile in terms of strength, if it was a battle, even if he knew that he was weaker than the opponent, Draconic Scorpion wouldn't be afraid at all!
The Herculean Crocodile opened its mouth wide. When it saw the black energy balls thrown by King Dai, it spat out three water pillars from its mouth and accurately hit all the Psychic Energy Balls. Moreover, the impact on its hands and feet didn't show any signs of stopping.
Bang-
Draconic Scorpion and the Herculean Crocodile collided head-on. The stalemate lasted for less than three seconds before Draconic Scorpion was thrown to the side.
Although Aoki's Draconic Scorpion was also a sprite that was good at using strength, the difference in level between him and the Herculean Crocodile was too big. The difference in strength was big enough that it couldn't be made up by its original talent. To be able to last for three seconds, whether it was in Aoki's eyes or in Brad's eyes, it was already very surprising.
The Herculean Crocodile overturned Draconic Scorpion. This was something that the Draconic Scorpion couldn't accept. Before he rushed up, Aoki had already warned him that the opponent was very strong. At least, it was much stronger than him and King Dai combined. If he rushed up, he had to be prepared to be overturned at any time.
However, during the three seconds of stalemate between the Herculean Crocodile and the Draconic Scorpion, King Dai prepared a very good welcome gift for the Herculean Crocodile!
An energy ball condensed from King Dai's superpower output. After being compressed by him, it was about the size of a palm, but it contained a large amount of superpower energy.
The Herculean Crocodile looked at the energy ball that King Dai threw over and a ferocious smile suddenly appeared on his face.
Buzz-
A buzzing sound suddenly appeared in the sky above his head, like the sound of some kind of insect flapping its wings and flying quickly.
Looking up, it was an sprite that was flying rapidly towards Aoki. Its red compound eyes gave people goosebumps.
An ancient giant dragonfly!
A smile also appeared on Brad's face, and his words were laced with mockery and praise. "I admit that you're not weak, and even among those who entered, you're an outstanding existence. Unfortunately, no matter how much of a genius you are, you can't make up for the gap brought about by 25 years!"
At the same time, the Herculean Crocodile's claws stood up from the ground. They were wrapped in dense ghostly energy that covered his claws. He swung his claws at King Dai's superpower energy ball.
Boom!!!
A huge explosion sounded. The Herculean Crocodile was directly blasted back. However, other than some dust on his body, he did not suffer any injuries. The ghostly energy of the Shadow Claw successfully neutralized King Dai's superpower.
After seeing that there were no obstacles around Aoki, the Herculean Crocodile quickly moved forward again. At the same time, the ancient giant dragonfly in the sky was getting closer and closer. It looked very aggressive.
Kabir looked at Aoki who did not move. The beard on his face wrinkled again, and a ferocious smile appeared on his face.
The people of the Alliance had a huge flaw in their combat ability!
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