"How about Advanced secret Realm No. 15? The description says it's ri Rock- and Ground-type Pokémon, so there must be plenty of minerals too."

  "No. 98 is also a good choice. It's mainly Grass- and Water-type, with Poison being the third most on attribute. There should be a lot of high-grade medial herbs inside."

  "Or No. 55, which has a high tration of Steel-type Pokémon."

  Ihe vil, Julian held a stack of dots detailing over a hundred Advanced-level secret Realms in Drakoria, he was currently discussing with Slowking whie to explore.

  Julian had two entry passes for Advanced-level Secret Realms.

  One was a reward from winning first p the Yale Province High School League's singles petition.

  The other was one of many perks given to him upon enrolling at Imperial Uy.

  Since he had already used one pass to explore Secret Realm No. 58, he still had o.

  With nothing urgent to do, he figured it was a good time to explore and see if he could find rare treasures—or eveimate treasure of the Secret Realm.

  Drakoria had over a hundred Advanced-level Secret Realms, and Julian had narrowed it down to three options.

  Since Slowking was highly intelligent, he called it over for a sed opinion.

  Slowking poi Secret Realm No. 98.

  "Slow~"

  "This one? Why not No. 55?" Julian asked.

  Afterall Secret Realm No. 55 choice for Steel-type trainers across the try.

  Slowking: "Don’t we already have a Steel-type Secret Realm at home?"

  "That one is a 'special' Advanced-level Secret Realm, I nning to wait until Metagross breaks through to the Elite level befoing," Julian expined.

  For special Advanced-level Secret Realms, having ary pass wasn't enough—strength mattered too, without suffit power, even if he went in, the gains wouldn’t be great.

  For example, in Dragon's De realm of the Drake Family, if the Dragonite guarding Dragon Mountain back then hadn’t beeher of Julian’s own Dragohe gains would’ve been signifitly lower.

  Plus, in special Advanced-level Secret Realms, trainers could only use Pokémon that matched the realm’s attribute.

  The Walker Family’s exclusive Secret Realm, the Oreburgh Great Wall, was the foundation of their status as one of Drakoria’s top aristocratic families.

  Julian naturally wao wait until Metagross reached Elite level before entering to maximize his gains.

  "Alright, the's go to Secret Realm No. 98."

  Julian nodded, since he was eventually going to explore his family’s Secret Realm, there was no point choosing No. 55 now, if there was a better option, why would he settle for less?

  "Arc!"

  Are, who had been sitting beside him, perked up its ear at the mention of traveling, its tail wagged furiously—so much so that it ractically flying.

  Such a joyous occasion definitely called for biting the sofa in celebration!

  Just as it opes mouth, Julian grabbed its head and began rubbing its face aggressively.

  Furious dog head rubs!

  Julian called his homeroom teacher, Frank, to inform him that he would be heading to Secret Realm No. 98 and requested a one-month leave. Frank agreed without hesitation and, after giving Julian a few words of advice, ehe call.

  , Julia a message to his family.

  Sihere was no signal ihe Secret Realm, he wao let them know in advance so they wouldn’t worry if they couldn’t reach him.

  —

  The m, at ten o'clock, Julian boarded a po Eastwood City in Lu Provihe location of Secret Realm No. 98.

  By the time he arrived at Eastwood City Airport, it was already past 7 o'clo the evening—too te to head to the Secret Realm.

  Eastwood City was a tier-three city, mainly focused on agriculture, so it wasn’t particurly developed.

  Julian booked a room at one of the better hotels, choosing the best avaible suite. He po get a good night’s rest before setting out for Secret Realm No. 98 early the m.

  "Heading to Secret Realm No. 98 tomorrow!"

  He posted in the group chat.

  —

  Meanwhile, at the Eastwood City Iion Bureau, even though it was nearly 10 PM, the pce was still bustling with activity.

  In feren No. 1, the bureau chief, three district chiefs, and ten key iigators were holding a high-level meeting.

  "Vikthost-type Elite level trainer, S-Css wanted criminal.

  Major offenses:

  - Murdered [REDACTED] to steal the Toxic Orb.

  - Killed [REDACTED] and took their Mismagius.

  - Assaulted and murdered [REDACTED], then had his Pokémon devour her soul.

  - Killed aire family of eight over a verbal dispute.

  He has takewenty lives."

  The Eastwood City Bureau Chief poi Viktor’s photo with a grim expression.

  "The provincial bureau has firmed that he entered Eastwood City today and he is 'extremely' dangerous."

  "We've been ordered to seal off all entry points to the city and duct a covert sear East District. There's a high ce he's hiding there."

  One of the district chiefs hesitated.

  "Viktor is ae-level Ghost specialist, and Mr. Robin isn’t iwht now."

  Each city had between one and three Elite-level trainers stationed for security, depending on its size.

  Siwood was only a third-tier city, it had just one residee, but he was currently absent.

  "The provincial bureau has already deployed ae from the neighb city to assist us," the bureau chief responded immediately.

  "But doesn’t the provincial bureau have two Elite traihemselves?" the district chief asked in fusion.

  Why send someone from the neighb city? That city was also tier-three, and their statioe was only at the early stage.

  Meanwhile, Viktor was a mid-stage Elite and a Ghost-type at that, one of the hardest to deal with.

  "The provincial bureau’s two Elite trainers are occupied with other missions," the bureau chief sighed.

  "How the hell did the provincial bureau let a mass murderer like him escape here?! This is pure negligence!" another district chief smmed the table in frustration.

  S-Css criminals like Viktor were always targeted for immediate capture upon discovery.

  Authorities couldn’t afford to let them escape to another city, as it would not only make trag them down harder but also require airely neture pn if he resurfaced elsewhere.

  And battling within a city was out of the question.

  Ae-level fugitive engaging in bat in an urban area would lead to massive casualties.

  Unless w enfort could subdue him instantly, they couldn’t afford to engage—if necessary, it was better to let him escape than to risk a city-wide disaster.

  This was exactly why criminals like Viktor preferred to hide in cities rather thae areas.

  In the wilderness, there were no hostages. If authorities tracked them down, there’d be nothing stopping them from attag on sight.

  In a city, however, the more people around, the safer they were.

  A hostage situation could pletely stall w enfort efforts.

  Afterall when colteral damage was unavoidable, evero forces must hold back.

  "East District is our main urban area. A covert search would require a huge manpower deployment, and Viktor, being a Ghost-type trainer, likely has exceptional cealment abilities."

  "Finding him will be incredibly difficult."

  "You ten will each lead a search team. Your members be drawn from the city bureau, district bureaus, or even outside reinforts—that’s up to you."

  "However, all external reinforts must be reported in advance, and they must be made fully aware of the dangers of this operation. Of course, the city bureau will offer them certain rewards for their cooperation."

  The ten people mentioned were all pseudo-Elite trainers, with two of them being at the peak of pseudo-Elite.

  Their expressions varied—some looked tense, some were eager, while others remained calm.

  "Remember, if Viktor 't be captured, so be it, but under no circumstances we allow him to harm the civilians," the Bureau Chief said seriously.

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