When Psyduck heard Zhang Heng’s request to withdraw from the Water Tower, its face did not show much surprise or hesitation.
It just nodded slightly, indicating its agreement to Zhang Heng’s request. Immediately after, Psyduck unhesitatingly unleashed the powerful, self-contained teleportation energy within the Water Tower.
Accompanying Psyduck’s movements, a mysterious and gentle energy ripple slowly spread out, enveloping Zhang Heng, as well as Walking Wake and Mudkip beside him.
Under the effect of this miraculous power, Zhang Heng and his two Pokémon gradually became ethereal, as if they could disappear from their original spot at any moment.
Although Mudkip had only just arrived in this world a short while ago, its cleverness seemed to have keenly sensed the meaning of what was happening at this moment—this would be a farewell.
Thinking of this, Mudkip’s already watery big eyes became even more moist, and glistening tears welled up and swirled in its eyes.
However, even though its heart was filled with reluctance and sadness, Mudkip still tried its best to wave its pink, soft little paws, gently waving goodbye to the Psyduck it was about to part with, expressing its sincerest farewell from the depths of its heart.
Seeing Mudkip’s sensible, well-behaved, and endearing appearance, Psyduck couldn’t help but feel a fondness for it. It smiled and watched Mudkip with a warm and kind gaze.
And it responded with an equally joyful smile, as if telling Mudkip not to be too sad, believing that they would surely have a chance to meet again in the future.
The surrounding light suddenly began to swirl rapidly, like a colorful ribbon of light dancing around Zhang Heng and the others.
As the light became increasingly dazzling, it eventually formed a huge circle. With a soft “swoosh,” Zhang Heng and his group instantly vanished from their original spot, successfully teleported outside the Water Tower’s large red lacquered wooden door.
And to their surprise, Kubfu, looking completely bewildered, was also teleported out with Zhang Heng and the others! This little bear was inexplicably teleported outside the tower. It stared wide-eyed at Zhang Heng and Walking Wake beside it, and countless question marks instantly flooded its little head.
Single Strike Style Urshifu, who had been closely monitoring the Water Tower’s situation, almost immediately detected the anomaly the moment Zhang Heng and his group appeared. It frowned slightly, its figure flashed, and it appeared before everyone like a bolt of lightning.
Urshifu’s gaze swept over the three Pokémon before it, keenly noticing that they all had varying degrees of strength improvement.
Especially Walking Wake, whose Water-type energy, which had originally been scattered everywhere, now seemed to be tightly compressed within its body, as if drawn by some mysterious force. As a result, Walking Wake’s aura not only did not leak out at all but became even more contained and profound.
However, what puzzled Urshifu the most was Kubfu. According to normal time calculations, Kubfu should have completed all its trials and successfully evolved by now.
But the reality before its eyes was not so. Looking at the Kubfu that remained unchanged, Urshifu was full of suspicion, unable to understand the reason behind it.
At this moment, Kubfu began to gesticulate excitedly, occasionally making various strange sounds, using this unique way to vividly describe its peculiar experiences inside the tower to Urshifu.
Urshifu then used telepathy to ask Zhang Heng, “Zhang Heng, did none of you complete the Water Tower trial?”
Zhang Heng looked at Kubfu apologetically, as it was he who, by taking the water scroll, caused the trial to terminate, preventing Kubfu from completing it.
Kubfu also felt Zhang Heng’s gaze, looked up, and met his eyes. But now, Kubfu not only had an inexplicable sense of gratitude towards Zhang Heng, but also discovered a special power on Zhang Heng that was attracting it.
Then, Zhang Heng turned his face to look at the inquiring Urshifu, lightly raised his right hand, revealing the black wristband that emitted a faint blue Water-type energy.
“Hmm… perhaps the trial I completed is different from what you imagine. I gained the Water Tower’s recognition and obtained the water scroll.”
Urshifu and Kubfu’s long-held beliefs seemed to collapse, unable to comprehend why such a situation had occurred.
Because this independent space could be said to be the exclusive trial ground for Kubfu’s family, and the ultimate purpose of these two trial towers was to allow Kubfu to evolve into different styles.
When Urshifu was still an unevolved Kubfu, it had always lived in this independent space. During that time, other Trainer of Legendary Pokémon also came here to undergo trials, but without exception, they only underwent trials and never received the recognition of the trial towers.
“But you don’t need to worry. As long as I put the water scroll back into the Water Tower and wait for a period of recharging, the trial will reopen.”
However, Urshifu did not dwell on it. After all, the trial tower’s actions must have their meaning. So, Kubfu could only wait for the Evil Tower to open, or wait for Zhang Heng to put the water scroll back into the Water Tower to restart the trial.
Kubfu also did not resent Zhang Heng. After all, its belief had collapsed on the first floor earlier, which led to its slow trial progress and inability to keep up with Zhang Heng’s pace.
Zhang Heng looked up at the gloomy sky. This space was not connected to the outside world, and he was unsure of the current time. He also didn't know what the situation outside was like now…
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“Deputy Leader, accelerate to the Core area of Lake Heart Island. Perhaps only by coordinating Hydreigon, the Leader’s Pokémon, with Captain Shi, can you stand a chance against him. We will hold off the intruders!”
It was hard to imagine such loyal words coming from an evil, profit-driven bandit organization, that they would actually volunteer to cover the retreat and buy time for this Deputy Leader.
During the chase by Champion Li Xingeng, the original squad of seven was reduced to only the Deputy Leader and two Senior Cadres.
And their fallen comrades did not delay the invading enemy much, not even lasting a single round of the opponent’s attacks before being directly cremated and carried away…
The young Deputy Leader heard the suggestion from his two remaining subordinates and showed no intention of stopping, continuing to push forward on his Hydreigon.
The Water Blade Gang’s intelligence network had indeed gathered this specific information. In fact, he already knew who the pursuer was; that iconic Charizard coupled with his volatile personality clearly indicated he was one of Huaguo’s regional Champions.
Even though he was carrying one of the Water Blade Gang Leader’s ace Pokémon, he had no confidence in fighting him. He could only have his subordinates help him resist while accelerating towards the Core area of Lake Heart Island, hoping to join forces with Captain Shi to resist the Champion and then find an opportunity to escape.