“Hehehe…”,A strange laugh permeated from underground, and a pair of pitch-black eyes emerged from Li Gusi's shadow, their gaze firmly Lock-On on Li Gusi, seeing him as a soon-to-be-captured prey.
From the seemingly calm and unremarkable shadow beneath Li Gusi's feet, two pitch-black, icy hands suddenly appeared without warning! These two hands floated in the air like ghosts, appearing strikingly out of place.
Immediately after, they swiftly grabbed Li Gusi's ankles with lightning speed, then pulled with merciless force!
In an instant, an incredibly powerful pulling force suddenly struck. Li Gusi had no time to react, and his entire body was dragged by this immense force, rapidly sinking into the shadow.
Extreme terror instantly surged into his heart, causing him to involuntarily yell out loudly, “Dad! Save me!” His voice was filled with despair and fear.
Hearing his son's heart-wrenching cry for help, Liziji hurriedly turned his head to check the situation. However, when he saw the scene before him, he couldn't help but gasp—his beloved son, Li Gusi, was now half-submerged in that eerie shadow, and was still sinking, on the verge of disappearing completely!
“Oh no, it's a Ghost-type Pokémon.”
Bang~ A stream of light shot out from Liziji's waist, and a Pokémon with a brown shell, white breastplate, claws, and scythe-like hands suddenly appeared. Its head was triangular, with two horns extending backward.
This Pokémon moved nimbly, brandishing its incredibly sharp scythes, and sped towards the shadow like a flash of lightning. In an instant, the surrounding air seemed to be torn apart, emitting a sharp whistling sound.
Just then, the first person to keenly detect the anomaly and react swiftly was Luo Hong.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, “Hmm? It's a Rock and Water-type Kabutops! A good opponent, Rampardos, Headbutt!”
Before his words fell, the Rampardos beside Luo Hong had already understood its master's command.
Its strong, powerful legs pushed off the ground, and its entire body instantly shot into the air like a meteor, rushing towards Kabutops with astonishing speed. Wherever it passed, it kicked up a gust of wind, sending sand and stones flying.
In the blink of an eye, two powerful, Rock-type fossil Pokémon collided head-on. Sparks flew for a moment, and the immense impact caused the ground beneath their feet to tremble.
Rampardos's fierce Headbutt, like a moving mountain, slammed into Kabutops's hard shell, forcing Kabutops to retreat repeatedly, leaving two scratches on the ground. Meanwhile, Kabutops's sharp dual scythes, gleaming with dazzling cold light, slashed at Rampardos's body one after another.
However, neither side was willing to show weakness or give an inch, both gritting their teeth and using all their might to try and suppress the other.
Li Gusi, with no one able to rescue him, was ultimately dragged completely into the shadow created by the Ghost-type Pokémon.
Chirp~ A bird's cry came from afar. It was a League Ride Pokémon—Braviary, approaching Zhang Heng and the others at an extremely fast speed.
When Braviary was about two meters from the ground, two figures leaped from its back.
“Master, Xiao Heng, I'm here.”
Qi Shu, like a joyful fawn, took light steps, excitedly waving her small hands in the air, and jogged towards Zhang Lei Yuan and Zhang Heng.
When Qi Shu arrived, Zhang Lei Yuan smiled slightly, then slowly extended his right hand, gently and dotingly stroking Qi Shu's head.
This gesture was full of love and care. The Qi Shu before him was not only his adopted daughter but also a genius disciple who had inherited all of his Electric-type Pokémon training insights.
He spoke, “You've done very well.”
Qi Shu giggled in response, saying, “No, it's all Yu Xingken's credit. I just hitched a ride.”
The other person was Yu Xingken, an official from the Pokémon League Criminal Investigation Bureau, Li Guanjun's capable subordinate, and a Trainer specializing in Ghost-type Pokémon.
Xing Ken greeted everyone, then quickly walked to Li Guanjun's side and said, “Champion, all surrounding matters have been handled properly. We met Mr. Zhang Lei Yuan on the way, and he asked me to ambush and find an opportunity to capture Li Gusi.”
Li Guanjun was slightly surprised but also praised, “Oh? That shadow just now was your Ghost-type Pokémon. Your timing was excellent.”
“Come out, Haunter.”
Suddenly, a shadow quickly moved across the ground and came before Xing Ken. From this shadow emerged a purple Pokémon with a pair of detached hands and three fingers floating in front of its body. Haunter had three spike-like protrusions on each side of its face, triangular white eyes, black pupils, and several sharp purple teeth in its mouth.
“Hehe~ Heh~”
Ghost-type Pokémon might all have a bit of a mischievous personality, and this Haunter was no exception. Its body emerged from the shadow, carrying a coma person in its hand—it was Li Gusi, who had been dragged into the spiritual space.
At this moment, Liziji had completely lost his mind, yelling, “Let go of my son! Mega Houndoom, use Flame Vortex again!”
Mega Houndoom's long-charged Flame Vortex, like a fiery spirit snake covering the world, surged towards the crowd.
“Mega Charizard, Scorching Sands.”
Roar~ Accompanied by Charizard's roar, a patch of sandy ground in front of it was heated by surging fire-type energy, forming a scorching heatwave like magma, impacting the Flame Vortex.
Zhang Lei Yuan at this time looked very much like a mediator, speaking in a gentle and refined tone, yet with a hint of helplessness, saying, “Liziji, don't rush. Don't let it turn into a real fight and cause unnecessary casualties. That wouldn't be good, even though I'm a doctor, there are some injuries I can't heal immediately.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Lei Yuan also threw out a Poké Ball, and a greenish-blue dragon appeared, with light green parts on its body. Its head, chin, abdomen, and tail were covered in white fur, looking like an old man, with yellow eyebrows and pink eyes.
This greenish-blue dragon raised its slender neck and let out a dragon's roar. Instantly, the volatile fire-type energy in this space became inactive, as if it had lost all vitality.
Zhang Heng exclaimed in surprise, “Hmm? This should be a weather-unrelated ability….”