The Mudkip Pokémon egg on the ground began to emit regular flashes of milky white light, accompanied by slight tremors.
Zhang Heng gazed at the slightly trembling egg and thought to himself, "It's about to hatch! The timing isn't good! The Water Blade Gang could break into this space at any moment. Urshifu's combat power has significantly decreased, and Bastiodon has also suffered considerable damage. It seems I can only resort to this strategy!"
Zhang Heng first recalled Bastiodon to its Poké Ball, then injected an aerosol into the ball to help him recover his stamina.
Then he pulled out Walking Wake's Dive Ball from his waist. With a single hand, he tossed it into the sky, and with a 'boom,' a white light streaked across.
A Pokémon with distinctive horns, thick blue fur on its neck, and three sharp claws on each of its limbs appeared.
It had two long tails with white protrusions in the middle. It stood upright, supported only by its hind legs, adopting a bipedal stance.
A massive figure suddenly appeared in that independent space; it was Zhang Heng's legendary Pokémon—Walking Wake! Walking Wake stood steadily, its body enveloped in rolling Steam Eruption, like a layer of white mist tightly encasing it.
Around Walking Wake, dense, almost materialized Water-type energy and Dragon-type power intertwined and coiled. The Water-type energy resembled blue ribbons, gracefully swirling and dancing, while the Dragon-type power was like an indigo mist, mysterious and unfathomable.
The two different attribute energies complemented each other, making Walking Wake appear even more majestic and powerful, as if a deity from ancient times had descended upon the world.
This was one of Walking Wake's rare appearances, as Zhang Heng had been deliberately concealing its existence. After all, Zhang Heng had not yet officially registered as a Trainer, and possessing a legendary Pokémon could easily attract the covetous eyes of unscrupulous individuals.
For example, to capture Urshifu, the Water Blade Gang mobilized nearly the entire organization's strength to infiltrate China, even bribing some high-ranking officials to help them conceal information. This shows how attractive legendary Pokémon are to these organizations.
Although his family would do their best to protect him, Zhang Heng was not a native of this world. He held a sense of awe for this world, so he had to be careful and cautious, as open attacks are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are hard to guard against. He had to keep an extra Miracle Eye.
"Walking Wake, use Sunny Day."
Zhang Heng gave the command to Walking Wake, who was currently staring at Single Strike Style Urshifu. Both were legendary Pokémon, possessing their own pride, and battle intent sparked in their eyes.
However, Walking Wake also understood Zhang Heng's urgent mood and knew that such an unnecessary battle should not occur in this situation.
Fire-type energy began to gather continuously in Walking Wake's mouth. In the blink of an eye, a massive and intensely hot fireball gradually formed in Walking Wake's mouth. This fireball was a vibrant crimson color, with dazzling flashes of firelight constantly flickering on its surface, like a miniature burning sun.
Walking Wake raised its long neck, lifting its head high towards the sky. The fireball, like a brilliant and dazzling fiery meteor, shot straight into the sky at an extremely fast speed. Wherever it passed, the air was scorched and distorted, emitting sizzling sounds.
With a loud bang, the fireball plunged directly into the thick clouds above this space and instantly exploded.
The originally snow-white clouds were instantly dyed a fiery red. From a distance, the entire sky looked as if it had been ignited, forming an intensely hot zone.
Sunny Day, a Fire-type status move, changes the weather to Sunny Day, thereby increasing the power of Fire Attribute moves. The power of Water Attribute moves is reduced.
Subsequently, Walking Wake's Water-type energy did not dissipate due to the Sunny Day; instead, it became even more active, forming an even larger amount of Steam Eruption. Walking Wake's special attack also received a boost.
This is because of Walking Wake's ability - Protosynthesis. When a Pokémon with this ability enters battle, if the weather is Sunny Day, its highest stat (excluding HP) increases by 30%; if that stat is Speed, it increases by 50%.
"Walking Wake, keep an eye on the entrance to this space for me. No matter who comes, give them an Steam Eruption!"
After instructing Walking Wake, Zhang Heng muttered, "It's a pity I couldn't get the water scroll in time for it to hatch, but with the Evil-type and Water-type energy in this area being unusually active, let's see if I can personally guide Mudkip's hatching with Hydro."
Zhang Heng knelt beside the Pokémon egg, reaching out to stroke its shell. His Hydro began to circulate, aiming to guide Mudkip's smooth birth.
Kubfu, who had been quietly observing everything, watched the situation between Zhang Heng and the Pokémon egg, then looked back at Urshifu, who nodded at Kubfu.
Kubfu walked up to Zhang Heng and patted his back with his small paw.
Zhang Heng stopped the circulation of his Hydro and looked back at Kubfu in surprise. He asked with a smile, "Is something wrong?"
Kubfu sniffled, pointed his small paw at Mudkip's Pokémon egg, and then pointed at himself.
Zhang Heng still didn't understand, but seeing his expression, he probably wanted to get closer to Mudkip's egg, so he moved aside to make way for Kubfu.
Kubfu walked to the Pokémon egg, wrapped his arms around the egg, closed his eyes, and sat cross-legged.
Zhang Heng had even more questions in his mind. Just then, Urshifu's telepathic voice echoed in his mind: "This is a unique ability within our legendary Pokémon group. It can improve the potential or other abilities of ordinary Pokémon. You can understand it as a blessing."
After Urshifu communicated with Zhang Heng, he also extended a hand, closed his eyes, and released his blessing power towards the Pokémon egg.
So that's it, this is a blessing from a legendary Pokémon. Zhang Heng watched Urshifu and Kubfu's actions. He thought, "This must be their way of repaying me for saving them just now."
Zhang Heng then looked up at Walking Wake with a scrutinizing gaze, as if asking Walking Wake, "Don't you know how to use blessing power?!" Walking Wake merely awkwardly scratched his front paw, not responding to Zhang Heng's gaze from behind.
The milky white light changed from flickering to shining. A small figure appeared within the eggshell, and Kubfu released its embrace.
After the glow, a Pokémon with slippery pink skin, a small and agile body, a high-standing fin on its head, prominent orange gills on both sides, and a large caudal fin appeared before Zhang Heng.