Pokémon: My Dad is Kyurem

Chapter 30 Poachers, Tracking

"Stop! Don't go! They'll really kill you!"

In the dimly lit tunnel, Qi Hao, Shu Shu, and Xiao Tie explored forward little by little, while the system kept trying to persuade Qi Hao in his mind.

[(｀へ′) I won't listen to anything you say on this matter, so please stop arguing!]

'o(╥﹏╥)o I'm such a sinner!'

[(╬??皿??) You actually realize you've done something wrong? If you bring it up again, I'm really going to kill you!]

"Ugh! You're mean to me!"

[Do you think crying in my head would have any effect?]

But the system's piercing, demonic cries continued to loop in Qi Hao's mind.

[<(｀皿′)＞ You're so noisy! Can I turn you off?!]

"(???) ah?"

The system paused for a moment.

"(??Д??) Waaaaaaah!"

Then it got even louder!

[(?_?) Stop, stop, stop! I'm really fed up with you! Let's change the subject, okay!]

『? *???* ?Good.』 (This appears to be a file name or title, possibly related to a file named "Simultaneous editing" or similar.)

[What the hell?!]

[Never mind, just tell me the good news.]

"(￣￣￣??) Okay, dear, the good news is that if you succeed this time, you might get a second Pokémon!"

[(???) I haven't even trained Ironhide properly yet, and I don't even have a Poké Ball. Unless Ironhide has been with me since it was little, how am I supposed to catch Pokémon?]

"(σ｀?д?)σ You'll have to see how things go for yourself, although I can do it for you..."

[Has the true intention been revealed?]

"( ′???`) Hmm...uh...how could you say that?"

"These past few days, it's been hard to catch aluminum steel dragons. They all seem to be sleeping together. This time, there's still one that's alone."

As Qi Hao was chatting with the system, he heard a complaint coming from afar.

"Little Iron, Mouse, come hide here." Upon hearing this, Qi Hao quickly found the nearest hiding place, a box.

Then Qihao and the others all stuck out their ears.

"Chirp! (This thing's out of power, needs some modifications. Stunning just one enemy would drain it completely.)"

"Come on! It's good enough that it can electrify one person. It's more than enough for such a small thing to hold hundreds of thousands of volts."

"Chirp! (Yes, yes, it all boils down to being poor. Here, the aluminum-steel dragon is in this ball; it's time to go back and rest.)"

Then came the sound of Poké Balls retracting their Pokémon, and the footsteps faded into the distance until they disappeared.

"Jin? (What do you think, brother?)"

"Let's follow them, what else can we see?" Without further ado, Qi Hao led the little iron rat forward.

But soon they reached the end, where a metal wall stood before Qi Hao.

"Should I throw another punch?" Qi Hao still decided to avoid using his brain as much as possible.

"Chirp! (We're infiltrating, not attacking!)" Seeing Qi Hao's eager look, Mouse quickly pulled him back.

“(｀?д?)b Jin! (Big brother, look up there!)” Xiao Tie pointed to the ceiling. Qi Hao looked closely and found that there seemed to be a circular indentation in the ceiling near the corner of the wall. If it was a hole, it was probably big enough for an adult to pass through.

"How do we get up here? I don't think there's a ladder... Uh, what's this?" Qi Hao looked at the handle-like thing on the wall and pulled hard.

A clicking sound came from above.

A ladder extends from the wall, and a circular hole is opened in the ceiling.

"Oh, this." Qi Hao was slightly taken aback.

"Chirp (If you say he hid it, anyone with eyes could see it; if you say he didn't, the ladder was inside the wall—the meaning is unclear, but I've learned something new.)"

"Jin (Let's go, maybe this thing is also designed to protect against aluminum-steel nylon, after all, it seems like the handle of an aluminum-steel nylon hand can't grip it.)"

"That makes sense, let's go."

After saying that, Qi Hao and the others climbed up without much effort.

What came into view was a vast expanse of snow and a slightly raised hill.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Tie and Qi Hao quickly looked around. They didn't see anyone, but they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw footprints on the ground. Luckily, they hadn't lost him.

“ヾ(???)? Chu! (Look what this is!)”

Qi Hao and Xiao Tie both turned their heads and saw that the mouse had burrowed into the grass not far away. Although it was in the opposite direction from the footprints, it wasn't far, so they followed it.

"What is this? A motorcycle?"

A black heavy motorcycle with yellow trim, without license plates, was hidden in the bushes. It appeared to be intact and probably hadn't been abandoned. The rearview mirror was reflecting the moonlight, which is probably why the sharp-eyed mouse spotted it.

Qi Hao parted the bushes and saw the letter "Lx" written on the car, which he guessed was an abbreviation of some English word.

"o(*?▽?*)o This thing is so cool, I want to take it with me."

"Jin! (Don't forget the important matter! And how are we going to take this thing with us? And will leaving a car here cause any damage?)" Xiao Tie looked at it. This thing couldn't fit in the storage box anyway. Since it wouldn't affect anything, it was best to leave it alone.

"That makes sense. Let's follow the footprints first; they'll disappear if it snows later."

So the three little ones walked together in the direction of the footprints.

...After a long while, as if confirming that Qi Hao and the others had gone far away, the motorcycle's headlights suddenly turned on.

"Communication request initiated, please wait, communication connected."

"A new discovery in the starry sky."

"What's wrong? Is something big coming?"

"No, there are three little guys: a Sandshrew, a MetalGreymon, and a child. Although both of their Pokémon are Steel-type and they headed in your direction, their purpose is unknown. You should be careful of these little guys. It's not certain yet whether they are with you, but if you encounter them, don't attack them immediately."

"Understood. Keep observing, and let me know if anything unusual happens." After saying that, the other end of the line cut off the communication.

"The plan has been disrupted. Is it a good thing or a bad thing?" Motorbike sighed slightly, but he couldn't show his worry because he was shameless. "Looks like I'll have to install a monitor when I get back, or I'll suffocate."

Of course, Qi Hao and the others were unaware of all this. They followed the footprints to the other side of the small hill and discovered that the hill had been basically hollowed out, with a wide staircase extending underground. Two guards could be seen sitting on either side of the hill, chatting idly.

"Chirp? (What should we do? There's a gatekeeper.)"

"This is easy, watch me, Xiao Tie! Get ready!"

“What are you preparing? ? *???* ?Gold? (What should I prepare?)”

Qi Hao didn't answer, but grabbed Xiao Tie and threw him inside.

"|???| Gold! (Big brother, you betrayed me!)"

Plan

Little Iron landed right between them, and the two were immediately stunned, looking at Little Iron in surprise. What was that big black duck neck flying over?

“(;?益;?)金……（You…Hello.）”

"What the hell?" X2 said, as the two of them walked up to Xiao Tie and looked down at him.

Their eyes met for a moment. (:.;?;益;?;)(? Д? )

"This thing!" Qi Hao roared! He grabbed two people by the mouths with each hand. "Freezing Fist!"

The two looked like they had seen a ghost, their mouths instantly frozen and unable to move.

The ghost looked like it had just seen Qi Hao (not really), standing there with its hands on its hips, looking smug. ( *ˊ?ˋ)????