Crack!
A series of crisp sounds, like glass shattering, continuously echoed. The sounds were sparse at first, but became increasingly dense as time passed.
And beneath these sounds, the barrier of the originally indestructible Divine Beast Field gradually revealed countless cracks. These cracks crisscrossed, like a giant spider web covering the entire surface of the barrier.
As these web-like cracks continuously spread and expanded, a chilling Evil-type Divine Beast's power began to seep out from the tiny fissures. Each trickle of energy seemed to solidify the surrounding air, making one feel a heavy pressure.
He stared intently at the Divine Beast Field before him, his face filled with uncontrollable ecstasy. He burst into laughter, "Hahahahaha, the entrance is finally appearing! I've waited too long for this moment!"
Meanwhile, the poor Bastiodon was suffering from the fierce attack of the Super Hydro Vortex skill.
The surging, enormous water spour shot into the sky, carrying it rapidly upwards. Immediately after, Bastiodon, like a cannonball, was violently smashed against the barrier of the Divine Beast Field.
With a loud 'bang', Bastiodon collided violently with the barrier. However, due to the barrier's immensely powerful recoil, Bastiodon was instantly flung back, falling heavily to the side.
It shook its large head, feeling a bit dizzy, trying to stay conscious, then struggled to prop itself up on all fours and slowly stood.
In reality, Zhang Heng wasn't too worried that Bastiodon would be instantly defeated by this Z-move.
This wasn't just because he had previously applied the Iron Defense skill to Bastiodon, which increases physical defense by two stages. More crucially, Bastiodon possessed an extremely special and practical ability—Sturdy.
The Sturdy ability ensures that if a Pokémon's HP is full, it will not be knocked out by a single attack, even if hit by a one-hit KO move.
The Divine Beast Field barrier, under Bastiodon's unconscious violent impact, was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. The Divine Beast Field finally could not withstand this powerful force and let out a huge roar.
Bang! He still succeeded.
Accompanying this deafening sound, the Divine Beast Field instantly disintegrated. The originally indestructible light barrier, like shattered glass, transformed into countless fragments, sparkling like stars in the air, then gradually disappearing.
And as the light barrier dissipated, a mysterious circular spatial entrance also appeared.
This spatial entrance appeared extremely peculiar. Its surroundings seemed out of place with this reality, constantly rippling with strange undulations, as if a passage between two worlds was slowly opening. Through this spatial entrance, one could vaguely see the scene inside. This was a completely independent space.
In this space, two magnificent, six-story ancient-style towers stood prominently.
From their appearance, there wasn't much difference between the two towers. Each story of the tower body featured corbelled eaves, and the size of the dougong gradually decreased with each level, creating the overall external image of the pagoda with a strong sense of rhythm. The ground floor of each tower had a dignified and solemn red lacquered wooden door, and above the wooden door hung a striking plaque.
The true difference lay precisely in these two plaques. On the first-floor plaque of the left tower, the character "Evil" was written; while on the right tower, the character "Water" was written.
Zhang Heng's face did not show much surprise. He calmly gazed at the two ancient towers before him, having already anticipated this.
After all, in the game of his original world, he had already seen these two mysterious and ancient structures. Combined with the system's hint about the water scroll item, he was even more certain that he would enter the area where these two towers were located.
Zhang Heng slowly spoke, "I've finally seen them... the Water Tower and the Evil Tower." His voice was soft, but it carried a hint of undeniable emotion and expectation.
However, at this moment, without warning, Zhang Heng suddenly felt a slight tremor throughout his body. It was as if an invisible force was forcibly pulling at the Hydro within him, causing it to involuntarily begin to operate on its own.
At the same time, the Water-type energy connected to that space surged like a tide, continuously pouring into his body. Even the Dive Ball tucked at his waist began to tremble slightly, indicating that the Walking Wake inside the ball was also affected to some extent.
Zhang Heng and Walking Wake both seemed to keenly sense the strong summons from the Water Tower in that independent space.
Zhang Heng frowned slightly, pondering, "Why can I feel the Water Tower's summons so clearly? Could it really be due to the special ability granted by the system?" This question lingered in his mind, leaving him somewhat bewildered for a moment.
However, now was not the time to ponder these questions. Zhang Heng took a deep breath, reaching out to gently caress the Dive Ball at his waist, trying to soothe its restless heart.
With his gentle touch, the Dive Ball's trembling gradually subsided, returning to its usual calm. But Zhang Heng knew that the summons from the Water Tower still existed, and it was growing stronger, as if urging him to investigate as soon as possible.
Just then, he keenly caught sight of the faintly discernible spatial entrance slowly opening. His heart stirred with excitement, eager to enter this mysterious realm and explore.
However, as he was about to take a step, it was as if a flash of lightning crossed his mind, causing him to abruptly halt.
He slowly turned his head, his gaze cold as he swept over Zhang Heng and the heavily wounded Bastiodon. Perhaps recalling how he had almost been ambushed by Zhang Heng earlier, an uncontrollable surge of anger instantly welled up in his heart.
He gave a slight smirk, revealing a sinister smile, and spat out a few words fiercely, "Hmph! There are too many annoying rats; I need to clean them up first!"
Immediately, he threw out another Poké Ball.
Bang!
A white light flashed, revealing a Pokémon with a blue body, white chin, chest, and abdomen, a thick tail, and mouse-like ears. Its forelegs were very strong, with three small claws. A row of poisonous horns grew along its spine from its forehead to its tail.
Pokémon Name: Nidoqueen
Type: Poison, Ground
Level: 68 (Elite Four strength)
Potential: Elite Four
Tera Type: Poison
Nature: Hasty (no bonus)
Ability: Poison Point
Held Item: Poison Sting
Learned Moves: Superpower, Poison Sting, Toxic Spikes, Earth Power.
Egg Moves: Double Team, Poison Tail, Drill Run.
TM Moves: Fire Punch
Zhang Heng's pupils constricted as he felt the strength of the Pokémon before him, saying, "Another Elite Four Pokémon, Nidoqueen."
He spoke, "I don't know how you dared to face me alone. You greenhorn, it seems you've forgotten that I specialize in Poison-type."
Actually, Zhang Heng knew that members of the Water Blade Gang usually used Evil-type or Water-type Pokémon, but he was different; he specialized in Poison-type.
He didn't want to waste time and immediately gave orders.
"Nidoqueen, Earth Power."
"Drednaw, Mud Shot."
Thump thump! Thump thump!
Everyone's hearts suddenly thumped heavily for some unknown reason. The scene suddenly became quiet, and the skill releases of the two Elite Four Pokémon also paused.
Everyone could feel the Evil-type energy gradually intensifying from that independent space, and the figure of a humanoid Pokémon was walking step by step towards the spatial entrance.