Chu Mu didn’t wait long. Soon, the three Sandshrews appeared in front of him again.
“San! San San!!”
The Sandshrews told Chu Mu that they could work on his ranch, but they still needed Chu Mu to help them teach that nasty Rhyhorn a lesson.
After all, although they could work on Chu Mu’s ranch, there were still many Pokémon in the forest that relied on tree fruit to survive.
The Sandshrews wanted Chu Mu to help them for the sake of those Pokémon who still lived here.
Indeed, Pokémon were all simple-minded creatures. Even in the face of new opportunities, they could still think of other Pokémon.
What could such Pokémon possibly have bad intentions?
Chu Mu immediately nodded and agreed.
“Let’s go! We’ll chase it away before it finishes eating. That way, there will be some left for you.”
“San!”
Seeing Chu Mu walk forward, the Sandshrew hesitated for a moment. Then, as if it had made a difficult decision, it quickly followed Chu Mu’s steps.
After all, the Sandshrew had no confidence in asking Chu Mu to help drive away the Rhyhorn. There were other reasons why everyone in the forest was afraid of it.
The Sandshrew was just afraid that if it told Chu Mu, he wouldn’t help them. This kind of careful thinking was something the Sandshrew had learned in the primeval forest. In a place where the strong preyed on the weak, you couldn’t survive without a little bit of cunning.
The reason the Sandshrew followed was that it wanted to be able to pull Chu Mu with it if something happened.
Of course, it was also afraid, so it had hesitated. But the Sandshrew was indeed kind-hearted, so it chose to follow.
Chu Mu didn’t know that the Sandshrew, which he thought was simple-minded, had such complex psychological activities.
Now, he was observing the Rhyhorn that was feasting through the gaps in the leaves.
The Rhyhorn, which was constantly eating tree fruits, was like a glutton. It showed no sign of stopping.
Chu Mu didn’t want to waste any more time. He walked directly in front of the Rhyhorn and shouted loudly, “Hey! You rude guy, come and battle!”
As he spoke, Chu Mu threw out the Manectric’s Poké Ball.
“Bang!”
A flash of white light, and Manectric appeared in front of the Rhyhorn.
Manectric was exuding the aura of a strongman.
The Rhyhorn was also startled by this terrifying aura.
It looked at the Manectric in front of it, and from it, the Rhyhorn sensed the aura that its father usually exuded.
This is a Pokémon as strong as my father!
The Rhyhorn thought to itself.
In the Rhyhorn’s eyes, it was completely no match for this kind of Pokémon.
Its eyeballs rolled, then its forelimbs grabbed the sand under its feet and swung it towards Manectric and Chu Mu.
This is the move, Sand Attack!
Seeing the dust flying everywhere, Chu Mu and Manectric subconsciously closed their eyes.
“Cough! Cough! Cough!”
The dense dust irritated Chu Mu’s trachea, causing him to cough uncontrollably.
When Chu Mu and Manectric recovered, the cunning Rhyhorn had already run far away.
Manectric called out to Chu Mu.
“Electric! Electric!!”
Manectric told Chu Mu that the Rhyhorn was a mischievous child. From it, Manectric felt a sense of familiarity, perhaps the child of an old friend.
“So, it ran away to find its parents for help?” Chu Mu asked.
“Electric!”
Manectric nodded. It also said that this was a child who lacked training. It must have been spoiled.
Indeed, in the world of Pokémon, survival was a major event. Therefore, some Pokémon that were not accustomed to living in groups would train their children. Moreover, some were rather cruel.
For example, the Brave Bird and the Fledgling.
Soon after the Fledgling was born, it would constantly issue challenges and battles to its father, the Brave Bird.
And the Brave Bird would not show mercy. Often, the Fledgling would be injured after the challenges.
The Fledgling would only be accepted by the Brave Bird if it won its approval in repeated challenges. Otherwise, it would be abandoned.
This was natural selection! Survival of the fittest!
Therefore, it was easy to imagine that the Rhyhorn had been spoiled rotten.
However, Chu Mu didn’t intend to give up teaching it a lesson. He said to Manectric, “Come on, Manectric! We’ll chase after it. A rude guy like this definitely needs to be taught a lesson.”
Hearing Chu Mu’s intentions, the Sandshrew quickly burrowed in front of Chu Mu to stop him.
“San!! San!!”
Chu Mu bent down and stroked the Sandshrew, then said comfortingly, “Don’t worry. I have great companions with me. Nothing will happen!”
“Electric!” Manectric also told the Sandshrew that it was very strong and there was no need to worry.
As the Sandshrew was about to say something, the ground suddenly started to shake violently.
Then, not far away, there was a cloud of rolling dust.
Seeing the figures vaguely through the dust, Chu Mu thought it was either a Rhydon or a Steelix.
As expected, when the smoke cleared, a huge Steelix stood in front of Chu Mu.
Behind it was the Rhyhorn that had just escaped.
It was at this moment that Chu Mu understood why the Rhyhorn behind him was so spoiled.
Because this Steelix was really too old. For the young and somewhat mischievous Rhyhorn, it simply couldn’t manage it.
Chu Mu saw that they were not far away, but the Steelix was already panting heavily.
At this time, Manectric called out to the Steelix.
The Rhyhorn often robbed small Pokémon of their tree fruits, which was really rude.
The Steelix panted heavily and nodded, as if it meant to apologize.
It said it knew about the Rhyhorn’s behavior, but it was simply too old and didn’t have much energy to manage its child.
Usually, the surrounding Pokémon wouldn’t argue with it, seeing the Steelix’s face.
But this also fostered the Rhyhorn’s arrogance, and it became more and more excessive recently.
When the Rhyhorn came to find it, the Steelix knew that it had caused trouble.
And when it saw Manectric, it felt relieved.
Manectric had also been a bully before and had protected the surrounding Pokémon. The two were also somewhat familiar.
Seeing that Manectric had been subdued by humans, the Steelix had a new idea.
“Stee! Steelix!!”
After calling out a few times, the Steelix motioned for Manectric and Chu Mu to follow.
Chu Mu looked at Manectric and saw Manectric nod, then he followed the Steelix’s steps.
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