Chapter 357: Something Wrong with the Hunters
At this moment, Dresa was filled with joy and shock.
Especially the emotion of joy was so high that it even made him forget the severe pain in his chest for a while!
"That magical beast actually has such special power."
Dresa raised his hand to stroke the arm bitten just now.
The wound had completely healed at this time.
This was not the point.
The point was that he could clearly feel that when the magical beast touched him just now, the throbbing pain in his heart was greatly relieved.
This was what surprised Dresa, not that the wound was treated.
Although bitten by Venipede, Dresa wouldn't bleed to death.
This is the special constitution of the People of the Vale.
Born in the Hometown of the Vale, the physical quality of the People of the Vale is naturally very strong.
As long as they stay on this land containing the Dragon Veins, the body recovery speed of the People of the Vale is very fast, as if blessed.
Even without the healing of that magical beast just now, he wouldn't have died, just had to lie down for a while longer.
Although mistakenly entering the Venipede nest at first and being chased by seven or eight Venipede was indeed somewhat beyond Dresa's expectation.
But he didn't think he would die here.
If the King of the Kingdom of the Vale died so easily, he wouldn't be worshipped by so many people.
"Didn't expect the Sage in the forest to be that magical beast."
Dresa took a few deep breaths.
He remembered.
Before, a subordinate sent up a portrait, and the magical beast in that portrait was exactly the one he saw just now.
Staying in place for a few more minutes.
Dresa felt he had recovered a lot of strength.
Although learning that the forest Sage had the ability to influence his hidden ailment.
The problem was that the other party was a magical beast.
He really couldn't figure out for a while how to invite this magical beast into the royal palace to help him.
For this magical beast never seen before and possessing special abilities.
Dresa didn't want to, and dared not force it, fearing being disgusted by it.
Some ideas appeared in his mind.
His grandfather, the first King of the Kingdom of the Vale, relied on that unique divine dragon to lead the People of the Vale to unify the western continent and discover the existence of the Dragon Veins.
Then, could he rely on the Sage just now, who might also be unique, to lead the Kingdom of the Vale towards a stronger and better future?
Dresa didn't expect the forest Sage to have the powerful and invincible might of the divine dragon, allowing him to leave footprints more dazzling than the first King in the long river of history.
Even if the forest Sage only had a pain-relieving ability, it could provide great help to him!
As long as this pain in the chest is suppressed.
Then he can work longer, and even exercise again to kill enemies on the battlefield.
"Must maintain respect for the Sage."
Dresa had to go back and think carefully about what to do.
After another while.
Dresa felt his body had almost recovered, so he headed towards Eindoak Town.
He had to discuss carefully with his close minister.
After Dresa left.
A black shadow fell from the tree canopy above his head.
It was Will, who had "left" just now.
"Indeed not an ordinary person; 'Sage in the forest,' those people really gave me an amazing title."
Will looked at Dresa leaving, frowning uncontrollably.
Just seeing that ice stone, he felt Dresa's identity must be extraordinary.
Now it seems so.
Just that unbelievable body recovery speed, he knew Dresa wouldn't be an ordinary hunter.
Plus.
The other party not only noticed he was a magical beast, but listening to those words, seemed to have seen him before, and came specifically for him this time.
"Hmm... Sent by those soldiers before? Or came after hearing my legend?"
Will raised his hand and pinched his chin.
He thought of those soldiers he had met once on the battlefield before.
And many dying people who appeared in this forest saved by him before.
So, he wasn't surprised that his existence would be spread.
What surprised him slightly was just the title "Sage in the forest."
He just saved a few people and Pokémon with Aura Power and herbs, not worthy of such a big title yet.
Moreover, he doesn't live in this forest.
Will stayed in place for a while and left.
Although presumably many people would enter the forest to find him next.
But Will didn't plan to take Big Silly (Druddigon) to flee from the vicinity.
There are two reasons.
One is that the respect that person showed him just now wasn't fake.
People who can hold that kind of ice stone must have a high status in the Kingdom of the Vale.
Even if the other party brings people to catch him, they should be relatively polite.
But this reason isn't important.
What's important is the other one.
Although having a guess in his heart, he is really a bit confused now, feeling nowhere to start.
If the Kingdom of the Vale wants to recruit him.
Then maybe he will really take Big Silly to join, and ask for a qualification to enter Dragonspiral Tower from the King after making certain contributions.
Currently, this is the only relatively feasible way he knows.
Back to the rocky ground.
Will and Druddigon continued their daily life.
He thought the Kingdom of the Vale would impatiently send people to search for his traces the next day.
But actually not.
Three consecutive days passed.
Will didn't wait for people from the Kingdom of the Vale.
This couldn't help but make him confused.
Could it be that these people got lost in the forest?
Or went in the wrong direction towards other places?
Holding such doubts, Will and Druddigon stepped into that forest again.
And this time.
Not long after entering the forest, they found a large group of humans.
Looking at a glance.
There were at least thirty people in this group, all dressed as hunters.
If there was one difference, it was the human standing in the very center, surrounded by others.
Although that person was also dressed in cloth clothes, what was held in hand wasn't a long bow, but a...
Staff.
This group moved carefully in the forest, looking around, seemingly looking for something.
"What the hell is that guy? Are there mages in Unova?"
Will narrowed his eyes, looking at that person from afar.
These people from the Kingdom of the Vale.
Coming to recruit him, can't they come openly?
Must be so sneaky?
Is recruiting him, the "Sage in the forest," so shameful?
Or because of his identity as a magical beast?
Whatever the reason.
Since he waited for them, Will didn't plan to continue nesting on that bare rocky mountain.
Ten consecutive days of eating fruits almost made him vomit.
As the saying goes, it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
Never mind Druddigon who hasn't eaten good things.
He feels berries are delicious, much better than leaves and wild grass before.
But Will is different.
Whether as Piplup in the previous life or Riolu in this life, anyway, following Lorelei and Cynthia, he never had a bad meal.
From his weight rising rapidly, one can see how good his food was.
Having experienced those delicacies.
Will really doesn't want to return to the hard life of relying on berries for a living in the first life.
"Entering the Kingdom of the Vale and being reused, should be able to eat good things."
Will rubbed his cheeks.
Then patted the somewhat afraid Druddigon under him.
Druddigon mustered up courage to stand up, making them appear in the field of vision of that group.
Yesterday Will already told him.
Joining that group of humans, can eat a lot of delicious food.
This made Druddigon so greedy, wishing to crash into Eindoak Town immediately to be a lickspittle.
If not for this, with Druddigon's guts, how could he dare to appear in front of so many people.
However, the next scene exceeded Will's expectations.
"Magical beast! It's a dragon magical beast!"
"Such a huge magical beast, must be very dangerous!"
"Shoot him!"
Those hunters were startled by the Druddigon suddenly standing up.
Thinking that such a big guy had been peeping at them in the bushes just now, a lot of cold sweat instantly flowed down their foreheads.
Recovering their senses.
They raised the long bows in their hands immediately, aimed at Druddigon, and shot several iron-headed arrows instantly.
"Run."
Will was concise.
Hearing his words, Druddigon turned and ran immediately.
Then Will raised his hand and threw a punch casually, stirring up a Vacuum Wave.
The invisible Vacuum Wave made those arrows deviate greatly from the original trajectory; many hit the tree trunks beside, and the rest couldn't shoot in front of them anymore.
"Exaggerated."
Will muttered.
He is a Lv. 53 Pokémon; even on the battlefield, that is a quite powerful combat force.
But this Vacuum Wave failed to destroy the arrows directly or shoot them down, only deviating them.
It's hard for him to imagine how strong the physical quality of this group is.
And how great the force of shooting those arrows just now was.
These hunters are definitely fiercer than those people from the Silph tribe in the first life.
But immediately Will noticed something wrong.
That person a few days ago clearly saw his appearance, but this group seeing him didn't care at all.
Attention was all placed on Druddigon.
Obviously, this group didn't come for him.
Maybe really a group of ordinary hunters.
But thinking this way is also wrong.
Will observed these days.
The number of hunters within the Kingdom of the Vale is extremely small, simply insufficient to form a team.
Probably because humans in this country have a friendlier attitude towards Pokémon.
Will suspected that in the cities of the Kingdom of the Vale, there might be regulations similar to [Prohibition of buying and selling magical beast meat], which greatly restricted the development of the hunter industry, leading to very few hunters on this land.
The few hunters entering the forest generally wouldn't attack magical beasts that are large and look terrifying.
They mostly steal magical beast eggs.
Most crucially...
Those hunters don't have such amazing physical quality.
These guys are clearly humanoid Pokémon with an average level of 40.
"These guys..."
Will narrowed his eyes.
He might have guessed the identity of these people.
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