Pokémon Devil King

Chapter 351 The Challenge of the Forest

After properly relaxing, Jiuji sent the Pokémon back to the secret realm and the back mountain, then opened the task terminal and submitted the task of "driving away Absol".

[Mission completed. Reward: 200 Alliance Contribution Points.]

[Mission completed. Reward: 300 Alliance Contribution Points.]

Two B-level tasks and 500 contribution points are easily obtained.

Jiuji turned off the terminal. The spaceship had already reset its route and was flying towards its destination, Yinyu City.

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The hatch of the spacecraft opened, and an aroma mixed with moist moss, exotic mushrooms and mellow spices penetrated into the nostrils, domineering and tempting.

"Qiu~!"

The Pichu on Jiuji's shoulder twitched its nose, and its big black eyes lit up instantly. Its little hands grabbed its owner's hair and pointed to the source of the fragrance.

This is Yinyu City, a city suspended above towering trees.

Countless exquisite tree houses are connected by suspension bridges and plank roads, like a green city in the sky.

And that alluring aroma was coming from the largest ancient tree in the heart of the city, where the place was bustling with people.

"Da na..." Even Huahua, who is usually calm, couldn't help but stretch the bud on her back and turned in that direction.

"Dai." Daidai also rarely tilted his head in that direction.

Jiuji took in the reactions of his two "chefs" and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It's rare to find a dish that can impress both Huahua and Daidai.

She led the Pokémon towards the ancient tree.

The long line stretched from the suspended stairs all the way to the ground, and the air was filled with the diners' suppressed admiration.

"Why is no one participating in the 'Forest Challenge' today?"

"Don't even mention it. Last time, that elite trainer won the battle, but ended up burning the berries, and his Charizard nearly set the table on fire! That scene, tsk tsk."

Listening to the surrounding discussions, Jiuji's eyes fell on a wooden sign written in glowing moss near the restaurant entrance:

[Forest Challenge: Play doubles to obtain today's secret ingredient and cook it yourself during the battle. If the "temporary judge" can eat a bite of the dish, you can skip the line and unlock our hidden menu - "Heart of the Forest".]

living comfortably without anybody's help?

Jiuji recited it softly, then turned his head and met the gazes of Huahua and Daidai who were looking at him at the same time.

One is calm, the other is honest, but the dedication and fighting spirit in their eyes towards cooking are exactly the same.

She flicked her hair, her lazy demeanor revealing a smile that seemed to show she was enjoying the fun. "Then I'll be waiting to taste the fruits of your victory."

"Chuck! Chuck!" Pichu was even more direct, pointing his little paw at the wooden sign, then at Blossom and Daidai. Wasn't this a competition tailor-made for the two elders?!

After saying that, Jiuji and his group ignored the long line and walked straight to the challenger passage of the restaurant.

A young man in a waiter's uniform came over. When he saw Jiuji and then caught a glimpse of the astonishingly large Venusaur behind her, his eyes lit up and he bowed respectfully.

"Hello! Welcome to the Forest's Voice. Would you like to participate in the 'Forest Challenge'?"

Jiuji pointed to his left and right arms: "Yes, these are my contestants."

The boy's face lit up with joy. He shouted into the restaurant and respectfully led the way for Jiuji: "This way, please! The person in charge will be here soon!"

His voice was quite loud and immediately attracted the attention of the long queue and diners in the restaurant.

Amidst the discussions, the slightly plump chef walked out quickly. He first looked at Huahua and Daidai, who were calm and composed.

Then he walked to the lottery box at the entrance of the restaurant and said loudly: "As usual, we will draw the Pokémon of two lucky people to serve as our temporary judges today!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a wail broke out from the crowd.

"Please don't let it be my Snorlax. It eats everything and has no value as a judge!"

"Please don't pick my elegant cat. It ate away a chef's confidence last time!"

After two crisp numbers were announced, a cat boss with an arrogant attitude and a picky look, and a leave-taking king who just lay down on the ground and didn't even bother to finish yawning, were reluctantly brought to the judges' seat by their owner.

The chef's smile froze for a moment when he saw this combination. He then turned to Jiuji with a complex expression of sympathy and anticipation. "Challenger, it seems your luck today is... quite challenging. It's not easy to satisfy them all at the same time."

Jiuji just supported his chin lazily, and even asked Pichu to order a glass of juice, not caring at all.

"It's okay. If we can't pass, we can just queue up."

He spoke very modestly, but his calmness gave the chef a little anticipation.

He cleared his throat and signaled the restaurant's contestants to enter.

There are two staff members, and the Pokémon they use are level 36 Jigglypuff and level 39 Vilerose.

Although the levels of these two are not particularly high, the difficulty increases rapidly due to the requirements of snatching ingredients and making food.

No wonder this challenge is so popular, probably not many people have succeeded.

"Game start!"

Following the chef's order, Fatty and Poison Rose on the opposite side immediately launched an attack.

Sweet singing and flying petals intertwined, however, this seemingly fierce attack did not even touch Huahua and Daidai.

A vine whip casually stretched out from behind Huahua, and with a light flick in mid-air, it dispersed the petals attacking Daidai and made them disappear into thin air.

Daidai didn't even raise his eyelids, and a light blue telekinetic barrier quietly emerged, isolating Pang Keding's hypnotic sound waves, as if nothing had happened.

The opponent's trainer was stunned. This... was too easy, right?

They wanted to command a second round of attack, but found that the atmosphere on the field had changed.

Huahua and Daidai didn't even look at them.

Venusaur's vines seemed to have eyes. One of them rolled up the mushrooms on the chopping board, another one fetched some clean water, and the third one even deftly picked up a knife and started peeling the mushrooms in mid-air.

On the other hand, Slowpoke is even more outrageous.

It just tilted its head, and with its powerful mental power, it lifted a whole basket of fruits into the air. Then a stream of water appeared out of nowhere, washing the fruits clean, and then the fruits were automatically separated one by one, and the cores were accurately removed.

The entire battlefield instantly turned into the scene of a cooking competition.

"I...should we still fight?" The staff member holding the poisonous rose asked his companion in a low voice.

The companion swallowed, looked at the two Pokémon who were already immersed in the world of cooking, and shook his head with difficulty.

Their role is to cause trouble, but given the opponent's strength, if they go up, they will probably be whipped out for interfering with the chef's cooking.

The audience was silent.

The diners in line forgot to complain, and the guests in the restaurant forgot to pick up their chopsticks. Everyone's eyes were focused on the cooking competition.

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