Chapter 325: Basting Desert: Victini's Fire Bomb: Leihe
As Dragonite flapped its wings and controlled the airflow to land steadily on a low sand dune, Luo Mu, who had already put on wide-brimmed dust goggles, a dust mask, a sun hat, a sun-proof clothing and a pair of desert boots, flipped over.

Except for some rock walls, most of the desert is under direct sunlight. If Luo Mu is not prepared for this, he will probably be sunburned when he returns.

Luo Mu's luck was pretty good today. He didn't encounter the large sandstorm that is very troublesome in the desert. If he encountered that kind of weather, he would have to stop and wait on the spot or find shelter to survive the sandstorm.

Not only is visibility extremely low in a sandstorm, but the strong winds also make movement extremely difficult.

Once trapped in the same place, he would have to face the extreme weather in the desert with hot weather during the day and sudden temperature drops at night.

Fortunately, Luo Mu had taken into account that he might stay here for a few days due to the progress of the exploration of the Hot Desert, so he had already brought the corresponding Pokémon to ensure that he would not be harmed by the extreme weather due to the influence of temperature and weather.

After taking back Dragonite, Luo Mu released the Mudhorse, which now had a saddle on its back that allowed people to ride comfortably. Ground-type Pokémon are always more comfortable in the desert. As the Mudhorse moved its front hooves and began to walk slowly, Luo Mu took a deep breath through his dust mask.

At this moment, he felt the dry and scorching breath in the air, and his eyes fell on the endless golden sand. At this time, the sun was shining obliquely, and the sand in the whole hot desert was shining brightly in the sun, as if the whole desert was coated with a layer of golden light.

The breeze blew gently, easily bringing up a cloud of sand fog. Another sand dune in the distance changed its shape under the breeze, as if this land of sand was breathing at this moment.

Looking towards a place a little further away, there was yellow sand all over the sky and the ground made up of countless piles of sand and dust was shaking slightly, as if something was running towards this side.

Immediately afterwards, countless long cries were heard from far away.

"Moo~~"

Patting the heavy mud horse under him to make it stop for a moment, Luo Mu took out a portable telescope from his pocket, squinted one eye, and looked in the direction of the cry.

A group of Pokémon with strong bodies, muscular bodies, and black hair.

Kentaro from the Padia region.

Judging from their three braided tails, the red dots on their manes, and their sharp long horns, this group of Kentaro should be the Fire Kentaro.

The desert is an area that is directly exposed to sunlight, so it is not surprising that fire-attribute Pokémon live there. Luo Mu remembered that in the game, somewhere in this hot desert, there was a Pokémon called Burning Bug living there.

Infernape is the form of Vulcano before it evolved. This Pokémon is considered to have the highest potential for talent among most "weak" insect Pokémon. In addition to its rarity, some people even compare Infernape with the late-blooming Pokémon cubs.

Although Luo Mu was very interested in the cool Vulcan Moth young, the most urgent task now was how to deal with the group of Kentaro that were galloping towards him and the heavy mud horse.

I and the heavy mud horse were probably blocking their path.

If ordinary trainers encounter this group of hot-tempered bulls head-on, they will probably choose to avoid them and not conflict with them.

At this time, the group of Kentaro were very close to Luo Mu and the heavy mud horse. According to their full running speed, it was impossible for the heavy mud horse to avoid them in advance with its bulky physique.

However, instead of avoiding them, there are many ways to stop them or force the group of Kentaro to change their direction.

"Victini, please."

Luo Mu looked at his right shoulder which seemed to be empty, and a muffled voice came from the dust mask.

"Bimi~"

A crisp cry sounded in Luo Mu's ears, and Victini appeared with a big smile on his face. Under the scorching sun at this time, the V-shaped ears on its head became hot and red as if they were burned by fire.

After following Luo Mu out of Eindok, Victini experienced several of Luo Mu's battles and absorbed a lot of high-quality victory fluctuations to enrich himself. His strength is now a world apart from before.

Not long ago, it finally mastered its last exclusive move.

"Fire bomb!"

As Victini rose into the air, the sky was instantly covered by scorching flames. The scorching fireball, emitting a terrifying temperature, grew larger and larger as the raging fire continued to burn with Victini as the center, until it turned into an enormous golden-red fireball.

The surface of the fireball continued to rotate, making the surrounding air increasingly drier.

If V-Flame is a physical move in which Victini ignites an everlasting flame of victory and strikes the enemy with all his strength.

Then the fire bomb is made from the rich victory wave and Victini's infinite energy. It is a blazing long-range high-mass attack with a high probability of burning the enemy.

Victini's moves are always so exaggerated and powerful.

Even though it rose to a height far away from Luo Mu, Luo Mu could still feel the drier air around him and the scorching air waves hitting the little bit of his exposed skin.

The group of Kentaro who were charging forward were already in turmoil because of the presence of the fire bombs. Even their speed had slowed down a bit, and some of the Kentaro had already shown signs of wanting to stop.

"Moo!"

But under the leadership of the head bull, this group of Kentaro still followed the will of the group and continued to charge towards this side bravely, with no intention of changing their route at all.

This is consistent with their habits. Once they start running, they will never stop unless they are exhausted or bump into something. In addition, this stubborn bull has no intention of turning, which creates this infamous group of Kentaro in the Hot Desert.

Seeing that the Kentaro group still had no intention of turning, Victini aimed at the sand a few meters in front of them without Luo Mu's reminder, and controlled the constantly rotating air waves like the surrounding of a falling comet, and the golden-red fireball with constantly rotating flames, causing it to fall to the ground with a loud bang!

In an instant, flames shot up into the sky, and the extremely "hot" yellow sand heated by the fire bomb flew out and landed on many Kentaro. Even as a fire-attribute Pokémon, it was burned and let out a painful roar.

Not to mention the energy fluctuations that made Kentaro and others palpitate when the fire bomb exploded. Knowing that he had hit a tough opponent, the head bull looked at Victini and Luo Mu in fear through the firelight, and turned in direction without hesitation, rushing away to the other side!

No matter how rough and violent their personalities are, no matter how reckless their actions are.

When they encounter Luo Mu and Victini who are more powerful than themselves, this group of seemingly brainless bulls who only know how to rush forward will suddenly feel itchy in their heads, regain their brains that they had just lost halfway, and choose to temporarily avoid the attack.

Looking at the dust raised by Kentaro and his companions as they charged, Luo Mu smiled and waved Victini back to his shoulder, asking with concern, "How do you feel?"

"Tinnitini!"

Victini puffed out his chest, his face full of pride.

Apart from a slight loss of some harmless mental power, the loss of energy is nothing to it!

Stroking Victini's head, Luo Mu said, "That's good, but when you go back, you still have to continue meditating with Zhihuixing and train your mental strength, so that you can perfectly call upon your talents."

"Tini!?"

When Victini heard about meditating, he lowered his head like an eggplant hit by frost, his face full of despair.

How can it possibly sit in one place for hours?

Victini puffed up his cheeks and instantly became invisible. This time he chose to lie directly on Luo Mu's head to express his dissatisfaction.

".well."

With a slight sigh, Luo Mu, who felt Victini lying on top of his head, continued to advance into the interior of the hot desert on his heavy mud horse, unmoved even if a mountain collapsed in front of him.

In fact, apart from letting Victini use fire bombs to stop the Kentaro tribe, the Mud Horse also has the ability to stop them.

However, if Chongni Pulling Horse was used to stop it, it might cause some bad changes. In the end, Luo Mu chose to let Victini solve the problem with a slightly more fancy method.

As one of the veteran members of the farm, Mudsling has also received instruction from Tapu Moo. Even though Tapu Moo is not a ground-type Pokémon, as the god of the land, it is still extremely proficient in ground-type knowledge.

The Heavy Mud Horse is like the nameless sweeping monk who has developed silently. Now he has even mastered the ground-based ultimate move, Earthquake.

If the Heavy Mud Horse had used the earthquake with the help of Victini, it would have been able to cause a local sinkhole and block Kentaro and the others from running.

The area under the desert is generally very empty. Once such a terrain change occurs, it is likely to cause a big storm after a series of evolutions, which is something Luo Mu does not want to see.

He has no control over the changes caused by fights between other wild Pokémon, but if he can and it is not a matter of life and death, Luo Mu still wants to avoid causing extreme weather as much as possible.

After all, there are many Pokémon living in this hot desert, and many humans come here to explore.

Shortly after Luo Mu and Chongni's horse left the area, a dark green off-road vehicle that could move through the desert as if it were flat ground stopped here, and a young woman with long lead-gray hair and brown-red skin walked out of it.

She wore half-frame glasses with gold frames. Even though she was in the desert, she was still wearing a blue short-sleeved top. Her desert boots stepped on the still hot yellow sand. Her clothes were filled with many strange elements.

If Luo Mu were here, he would definitely be able to recognize the legendary elves represented by many of these elements.

Articuno, Machado, Tapu Kokoro, Lunala, and Grunwald.
The woman's name was Lei He. Her eyes hidden behind the lenses sparkled with wisdom. She looked around with her chin supported by one hand, as if she was thinking about something.

Looking at the series of heavy footprints on the ground, Lei He smiled thoughtfully. Using heavy mud to pull the horse forward in the desert, it seemed that the other party should also be an experienced desert explorer.

After a moment, Lei He adjusted her glasses and made up her mind.

"Let's go find the trainer who made such a big noise!" "Maybe he can help me get in successfully."

Moving forward in the desert is a rather boring thing, just like being on a vast ocean, with the same scenery all around and no novelty at all.

In a sense, the desert is also an ocean, an ocean made up of sand and dust.

The only things that make the desert less boring are the huge rocks that appear from time to time and the various Pokémon living in this hot desert.

The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the hot desert. After a whole day of moving forward, Luo Mu did not encounter anything noteworthy, but it was quite interesting to observe the "all kinds of life" in this hot desert.

A group of tall stone statues gathered together, formed a circle at equal intervals, and headed west, watching the setting sun with Luo Mu.

A group of sand hippos and black-eyed crocodiles are fighting for a sand dune, where the sand is of just the right quality and quantity, enough for them to dig holes large enough to accommodate themselves and their companions, so as to avoid the sudden drop in temperature in the desert night.

Because Crocodiles need this sand dune more than Hippocampus. As Pokémon based on crocodiles, it is difficult for them to adapt to the sudden drop in temperature. Therefore, Crocodiles are always more afraid of restraining their own ice-attribute moves.

The black-eyed crocodiles fought hard and desperately, but in a short while they drove away the hippopotamuses, to whom the sand dunes were of no importance.

The victorious black-eyed crocodiles all roared with joy, then crawled on the sand dunes, working together to dig holes with their short forelimbs and hind limbs until they were completely buried and fell asleep early.

A group of motionless prickly pear cacti (Desert Naia) and dream song cacti disguised as cacti gradually began to move, changing from being motionless during the day to being active, ready to wait for the temperature to drop at night and start looking for prey that were exhausted by the heat of the desert during the day.

Humans in the desert are the favorite prey of the Dreamsong Cacti. The Dreamsong Cacti will follow those young men and their Pokémon who are exhausted from the heat of the day, following them from a distance until the other party is exhausted, and then rush over to seize their luggage and food.

As night falls, the desert wind blows across the desolate desert. A group of Nasturtiums roll in the wind, not knowing where they are going and not caring where they are going.

Riding on a heavy mud draft horse that had steady steps and would never step into a sand pit, Luo Mu's body swayed slightly as it moved.

At this time, Luo Mu looked into the eyes of the Mengge Cactus, whose eyeballs were rolling around.

The moment their eyes met, Luo Mu knew everything from the slightly greedy look in Mengge Cactus's eyes.

He was targeted by the Dream Song Cactus.

Sure enough, not long after Luo Mu and Chong Ni rode their horses slowly past it, the Mengge cactus was hanging far behind them.

There were even quite a few Mengge cacti who chose to follow suit, and followed closely behind Luo Mu and Chongni's horse in groups.

"Are you treating us like soft persimmons?"

Luo Mu raised his eyebrows slightly, wondering where these Mengge cacti got the courage from.

After riding a heavy mud draft horse for a whole day, I was indeed exhausted both mentally and physically.

However, the heavy mud horse still maintains almost the same physical strength as when it set out.

Characteristics of a heavy mud draft horse: "endurance".

The effect in the game is that the defense will be increased by one level every round. In reality, in addition to this effect, it is more reflected in the endurance of Pokémon.

Just like the camel, the companion of the desert traveler, the heavy mud draft horse with the characteristic of "endurance" is like a perpetual motion machine in the desert. As long as it is provided with sufficient food and water, it can walk for a week.

"The fact that they were able to target the heavy mud draft horses, which still had plenty of stamina, is it because being in a group boosted their confidence?"

After some thought, Luo Mu decided to ignore this group of Mengge cacti for the time being.

Anyway, later on, after they realize that we have the fighting power to easily crush them, these guys will naturally retreat.

After all, evil-attribute Pokémon are known for their cunningness.

The most urgent task now is to find a suitable campsite to set up camp and rest.

First of all, the place where you camp should not be in a place with a lot of exposed rocks that are prone to falling or where there is sparse vegetation, so as to avoid a rock suddenly falling on your head while you are sleeping soundly, which could easily cause you to die accidentally.

Finally, under the guidance of the system, Luo Mu chose a place under a smooth rock wall. Not only could it block the desert wind at night, but it also provided a clear view above and there were no exposed rocks that could easily fall.

What's more, leaning against a wall can always give people a sense of security to a certain extent.

Luo Mu had done the job of setting up tents many times before. In the past, when he was training hard in the wild, he often didn't even bother to go back to the city, and would only return to the city for supplies when the medicines and food were exhausted.

In this situation, Luo Mu has mastered the skill of setting up a tent by himself. He can set up a large tent that is windproof, sandproof, and even sun-proof and rainproof in just a few minutes.

I have to say that although the black technology in the Pokémon world is a bit crooked, the birth of space props is really very useful for travelers.

If they had to carry the heavy luggage today, not only Luo Mu, but also the heavy mud horse would have consumed its strength even faster than it is now.

Although there is not much improvement for Luo Mu and the heavy mud horse, at most it just saves some effort.

But for ordinary trainers and explorers, the birth of the space backpack is equivalent to the appearance of a divine weapon, which greatly increases their exploration speed and time.

After setting up the tent and laying out the moisture-proof mat and sleeping bag, Luo Mu took out some dry firewood from his backpack and stacked it up.

"Victini, can I borrow one?"

Luo Mu turned his head to look at his right shoulder, which was empty but must be covered with something. He seemed to have remembered something and suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his words, which made Victini, who was about to show up, look confused and at a loss.

There was a moment of suspicious silence. Thinking of Victini's poor control over his moves, Luo Mu silently gave up the idea of ​​letting Victini start a fire.

Luo Mu was afraid that he would ask Victini to create a spark to light the bonfire. Victini failed to control the output of infinite energy and directly created a big fireball for himself and set the camp on fire. That would be a lot of fun.

"Kuailong, lend me a light."

In the end, Luo Mu called out Dragonite.

Just like Pikachu's 0.0001 volts can become volts, Dragonite's jet of flame can also become a jet of flames.

Pokémon can control the output power of their moves, rather than just using moves with fixed power.

A perfect spark spurted out of Dragonite's mouth, instantly igniting the bonfire. Under the endless night sky, the fire that represented the beginning of human civilization was ignited, bringing warmth and dispelling darkness, cold and wild beasts.

Lying on Dragonite's soft belly, Luo Mu munched on the sandwich he had prepared and put in his space backpack before setting off, gazing into the distance.

"what?"

After swallowing the last bite of the sandwich, Luo Mu stood up under Dragonite's puzzled gaze and looked in the direction he came from.

At some point, the group of Mengge cacti had completely disappeared.

Have you given up?
Luo Mu thought about it and realized that the view around here was wide, and those guys couldn't dig holes to attack him like ground-type Pokémon.

They should have given up, but Luo Mu was still puzzled by the fact that they gave up before he released Dragonite.

Since they are gone, then forget it. Even if they are waiting for an opportunity in the distance, Luo Mu will let the Pokémon take turns to be on duty at night, and the Mengge Cacti will not have any chance of a sneak attack.

Thinking of this, Luo Mu took a sip of water to moisten his lips, took out another hard-bristled brush from his backpack, walked to the heavy mud horse, and began to brush its fur after running all day.

The heavy mud draft horse obviously prefers a hard-bristle brush to a soft brush. While Luo Mu was brushing it, it squinted its eyes slightly and made a humming sound that expressed comfort. Its ears, which were almost as long as a rabbit's, trembled slightly, and it looked very comfortable.

In this hot desert full of dangers, such a leisurely combination is really strange.

People who didn’t know would think Luo Mu was out for a picnic.

At this peaceful moment, the heavy rumbling sound of an engine broke the tranquility. Luo Mu, who was already a little sleepy, raised his head and looked towards the direction where the sound came from, with a surprised expression.

Is it another trainer or explorer?
Luo Mu forced himself to cheer up and stared at the huge dark green off-road vehicle. Judging from its driving trajectory, it was obviously heading towards his camp.

Do you need food and supplies, or are you looking for companions?
or
Many possibilities emerged in Luo Mu's mind, but after the four huge tires of the off-road vehicle braked, the driver and an upright Pokémon with gray fur and dark red mane on its head got out of the driver's seat and the co-pilot seat of the off-road vehicle, the answer was clear.

"Teacher Leihe?"

"Hey, isn't this the hero who saved the Orange Islands, Director Luo Mu?"

".Don't call me Director!"

(End of this chapter)