On Route 16, in the fog, Xiaozhi was chasing Zoroa behind.
Of course, he didn't use all his speed, he just stayed about 3 meters behind.
This Zoroa in the green form has always been timid and doesn't pay much attention to external things, but it behaved so strangely today.
Xiaozhi became interested, and it seemed that something attracted Soraya's interest.
Could it be a local ghost-type Pokémon?
Suddenly, in the middle of the road, a figure appeared in front of Xiaozhi.
What he saw was a seven or eight-year-old boy with an expressionless face and two red dots on his brow.
It wouldn't be surprising if you saw them in Raven City, after all, the streets are full of children like this.
But at this moment, on Route 16, a place full of fog, a little boy stood there alone, and the atmosphere seemed particularly strange.
Seeing Soraya stop and look at the child carefully, he was obviously attracted to the latter.
Xiaozhi also stopped and was about to raise his hand to ask:
"Kid, you do it here"
The little boy first looked back at Zoroa, and was stunned by the unique appearance of Zoroa in the Xicui area.
"Hehe~!"
Then his expression suddenly changed, his eyes and mouth became unusually long and pointed, and he let out a creepy laugh.
Both hands were raised to his chest, the palms of his hands were bent, and his flexible eyes like a sneaky fox scanned the two people.
The sudden change shocked both Xiaozhi and Zoroa.
Immediately afterwards, the little boy didn't say anything more. He let out sneaky laughter and turned around to run towards the jungle on the north side of the road.
After a while, the figure completely disappeared into the thick fog.
"Hehehe~!"
However, this Route 16 still echoes with weird laughter, it is completely a supernatural road!
"How about it, do you still want to catch up?"
Xiaozhi's expression quickly returned to calm, he bent down and rubbed Zoroa's head, and asked softly.
This "little human boy" can deceive others, but he cannot deceive himself.
He could tell at a glance that the latter was not human!
"It's probably a Pokémon with the power to disguise illusions, right?"
Xiaozhi murmured, Latias also has such an ability.
After understanding this, there is nothing to fear. Maybe the local wild Pokémon is playing a prank?
But why did it attract Soraya's attention?
Could it be that it's also a ghost-type Pokémon?
Over at the Fantasy Bridge elevator, Mr. Acroma should still need some time to deal with the troublesome electric ghost.
Ash's shoulders were empty, and Pikachu didn't follow.
Previously, Pikachu was borrowed by Akromar and used as bait to lure the wild Rotom.
It just so happens that it’s rare to have a solo adventure with Soraya!
"Zoro~!"
Soraya nodded, seeming to have a strong interest in the "little boy", and immediately started running with his short legs.
As he ran, the blue fur on his back danced and fluttered like flames, making him very eye-catching in the heavy fog.
Zoroa is a fox, and his sense of smell is very outstanding, and he can vaguely capture the direction of the target.
But if you go further, there are no roads or trails at all.
It's completely wild weeds and trees growing densely close together.
The distance between each tree was extremely narrow, and Xiaozhi's body could barely squeeze through. If Mingyi had come over, there was a high chance that he would be stuck by the burden on his chest.
"Zoro~!"
But for Zoroa, who is small in size, it is not a big problem.
"Hey, this is it?"
After walking about a few dozen meters, a path suddenly appeared in the dense jungle.
Although the space is still small, it is a road that has obviously been trampled by many people, leading to the jungle deeper inside.
Ash scratched his head. He remembered that Rotom had checked it out when he first came to Route 16. There was nothing worth exploring here.
Xixi!
Just as he was about to walk up, the bushes next to him suddenly started to move, making Xiaozhi's breath tighten.
Immediately afterwards, a fat figure emerged from the grass. He was wearing a brown mountaineering outfit and carrying a huge outdoor backpack on his back. His dark skin and face looked very honest.
A mountain climber?
After seeing Xiaozhi, the mountain man was also stunned for a moment, and then he said cheerfully:
"Are they tourists from out of town? It's really rare for someone to come to this place~!"
Listening to the smooth words, Xiaozhi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the mountain boy in front of him was not a ghost Pokémon in disguise.
However, it is quite strange that a mountain man suddenly appeared in this place.
Immediately, the mountain man walked in front, waved his fat hand forward, and was about to lead Xiaozhi and Soraya into this hidden forest.
"Is this Zoroa from out of town? This is the first time I've seen him. He looks weird."
During this period, Zoroa, who glanced at Xiaozhi a few more times, showed a surprised look.
After walking through this long and narrow path and reaching the end, the jungle area in front of us suddenly became more open-minded.
The area is spacious, with a green space in the center, and dense trees on the edges forming a border, wrapping and hiding this area, making it a small world.
However, this place looked very deserted, no one took care of it, and there were weeds and stones everywhere.
Seeing humans entering, some wild Pokémon were immediately frightened and ran to the depths of the jungle on the edge to hide.
"This place is called the Psychedelic Forest, but it's a secret forest that few people know about~!"
The mountain man opened his arms, took a deep breath, squinted his eyes, and introduced with a comfortable look.
"I come to this place for camping every year. This is the most relaxing time in my life~!"
Xiaozhi nodded and listened, while looking around.
Although there is much less fog here and the view is still wide, the atmosphere is even weirder.
"Zolo."
Soraya kept lowering his head and sniffing his nose, trying to find the little boy's taste traces again.
But the big fat human in front of me seems to have this aura?
And for some reason, the aura coming from Shan Nan also gave Zoroa a strange sense of trust.?
After taking off his big backpack, the mountaineering man also introduced the origin of this forest to Xiaozhi.
"In this psychedelic forest, it is said that there used to be a Zoroark mother and her son. By the way, they are the evolved type of your Pokémon, although they seem to look different."
"Oh, my Zoroa comes from the Xicui area."
Xiaozhi held Zoroa in his chest and explained with a smile.