The necromancer of the Pokémon world

Chapter 107 A Powerful Return

The burly "Armored Bird" led Lin Ye into the misty wilderness of Songshen Mountain, and then transformed into a small, gray-white fox, its figure appearing and disappearing in the mist.

The man and the fox were none other than Lin Ye and Zoroya. When he returned to the misty wilderness of Mount Songshen, that familiar, chilling aura enveloped him once again.

He had Zoroya land directly in that familiar misty grove of trees, and a surprised voice immediately followed.

Lin Ye looked closely and saw a pumpkin spirit hopping around frantically, waving and running towards him.

It was the guide pumpkin, the pumpkin spirit who was once as timid as a mouse and fled from battle, but has now become the leader of a clan.

The pumpkin spirit trembled with excitement: "Boss! You've finally arrived! I've missed you so much these past few days!"

"It's only been a few days, is it really that big of a deal?"

The traitorous pumpkin spirit nodded vigorously: "How could it be? While you were away, I looked forward to your inspection every day! I thought of you while eating, I thought of you while sleeping, I even dreamed of you!"

Lin Ye said with a half-smile, "You're afraid that if I don't come for a long time, you won't be able to control the situation here, right?"

"You can't say that. I'm still thinking about the task you gave me, boss."

I haven't dared to forget this mission for a moment, but I fear my strength and prestige aren't enough to keep those lackeys in check, and that delaying things would hinder your important business.

Soroya glanced at the sycophant with a hint of disdain, but Lin Ye nodded in satisfaction:

"It's kind of you to still remember what I asked you to do. It seems I really wasn't wrong about you. Tell me, have you found anything these past two days?"

The reason Lin Ye supported the timid pumpkin spirit in front of him as the clan leader was because he was certain that the spirit was not strong enough and that only by clinging to his own power could it secure its position as the leader of the two clans.

As the person and the pumpkin were chatting, a group of little wood spirits and pumpkin spirits gathered around them.

They looked at Lin Ye, the human who hadn't appeared for several days and had single-handedly supported their new leader. Most of them were respectful and grateful, while some unconsciously revealed complicated expressions.

Lin Ye observed their reactions, smiled slightly, and the next moment, Gastly appeared before them with a strange "heh heh" laugh.

Next, Snow Fairy, Twin Swords Sheath, Azure Blade Demon, Mimikyu, and Sniper Tree Owl appeared one by one, leaving the group of ghost plants completely dumbfounded.

"No way, they weren't nearly this strong just a few days ago. How did they grow so much?"

Lin Ye subtly flexed his muscles, causing the little wood spirits and pumpkin spirits who had ulterior motives to abandon their schemes.

"Tell me, how much information have you found for me these past few days?"

"Ah~, oh, boss, Mount Songshen is too big and there are too many powerful ghosts, so we didn't dare to go to the higher parts of the mountain, but we still had a lot of gains in the middle area."

The pumpkin spirit, recovering from its shock, immediately began reporting its work with great joy:

"Boss, according to our investigation, there are still more than a dozen 'professional' big ghosts in the area along the mountain road further up."

The closest one was a floating stone slab covered in runes—a ghost!

"Floating stone slabs covered in runes? Could they be the Lost Tablets? Oh well, once we see them, everything will be clear!"

To be honest, I only have one Pokémon, Zoroar, which is still "Excellent" tier. But I believe that if I absorb the energy source of another Ghost Pokémon, I will most likely be able to break through the "Professional" bottleneck.

With my current Pokémon roster, it's vastly different from when I first came here. I've also become a full-fledged necromancer, which gives me some influence over Ghost Pokémon. I don't need to be as hesitant as I was at the beginning when catching "professional" Pokémon!

With this in mind, Lin Ye gave some Power Cubes to the Pokémon as encouragement, urging them to continue their intelligence gathering efforts.

Immediately afterwards, they went to the other three tribes they had subdued last time!

Last time, Lin Ye also subdued three species: Gastly, Shadowdoll, and Float.

However, they probably felt that Lin Ye might not come again next time, and there was clearly an element of deceiving Lin Ye in their actions. They were far less proactive in handling the tasks assigned to them than the Pumpkin Spirit was.

But this time, upon seeing Lin Ye return with a formidable lineup of six "professional" fierce ghosts, they immediately abandoned all wishful thinking, bowed down, and pledged to serve Lin Ye faithfully from now on.

Lin Ye generously forgave them this time, because the three races hadn't come away empty-handed; together they had provided some useful information.

Excluding the information that overlapped with that of the Pumpkin Spirit, Lin Ye now had information on twenty "professional" fierce ghosts, so he immediately headed to a higher point on Mount Songshen.

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The higher they went up Mount Songshen, the thicker the fog became and the colder the air grew. Lin Ye, alone with Zoroya, arrived at a pile of rocks halfway up the mountain.

This area features large areas of jagged rocks and scattered gravel. The path underfoot has changed from dirt to gravel, making a "crunch crunch" sound when you step on it.

Lin Ye released his mental energy, scanning the surroundings like a radar, and had already firmly locked onto the target of this trip.

Finally, when the man and the fox arrived at a large rock that was taller than a person, a strange scene finally unfolded!

In the shadows projected by the large rock, a strange figure slowly emerged.

It resembles a Pokémon formed by several stone slabs connected by a black ribbon, with the largest one in the middle and a chilling single eye on the topmost slab.

"Humans and mysterious little foxes, how rare. Never mind, as the price for invading my territory, I'll absorb your energy as punishment."

After he finished speaking, the runes on the strange stone slab monster lit up, and a profound energy was released from its body, revealing that it was a "professional-level" existence.

Even in terms of energy level alone, it is slightly more powerful than any of the individual Pokémon in Lin Ye's possession.

"As expected, it really is a lost plate! The energy level is also very solid, it was worth the effort of finding it."

However, you can't absorb our energy, and today you'll probably have to give up your own energy as well.

"Hey~, you can actually understand me? Are you a human or a ghost?!"

Whether I am human or ghost is unimportant; what matters is that you are likely doomed today!

"Hmph, arrogant! You think you can take me down with just a little fox? You're courting death."

But the next moment, the smile vanished. One by one, Froslass and other Pokémon emerged from its shadow, looking at it with a half-smile.

The reason Lin Ye only allowed Zoroa to accompany them was to prevent them from being scared away prematurely.

Sure enough, once he saw Lin Ye's terrifying lineup, Die Shiban turned and ran without hesitation!

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