Chen Kai stared at Green, who was bathed in surging Grass-type energy, and instantly snapped back to reality. He clenched his fists tightly, and an unprecedented sharp light burst forth from his eyes.
A chance!
This was the only and final chance Green had exchanged with her life!
“Green, we can definitely win!” Chen Kai said with a firm tone. At the same time, the keystone on his glove began to glow.
However, this time the light did not connect to Xiao Mei outside the door as usual, but aimlessly searched for a connectable target.
“Cha—!!!” (We’ll win!)
Almost at the same moment the keystone lit up, the already intense Overgrow Green light on Green’s body, as if infused with a more fundamental life energy, suddenly became profound and vast.
Immediately following, at the core of this dense emerald Green light, a pure and flawless white evolutionary light burst forth, like the first ray of dawn, carrying a sacred aura of breaking shackles and life leaps, instantly enveloping Green’s entire body.
Her form stretched and changed within the white light, transforming into a higher life form.
But that was not all.
On Green’s chest, the Sceptile MEGA Stone she had always worn, was like a sleeping giant dragon awakened by a roar of the same origin.
Under the dual pull of the keystone’s Radiance and the evolutionary white light, this mysterious stone suddenly erupted with a dazzling, rainbow-vortex-like seven-colored halo.
The light of the keystone and the MEGA Stone crossed space, instantly establishing an unbreakable connection, forming a bridge of light that spanned heaven and earth.
The lush emerald Green, the pure white of evolution, and the seven colors of MEGA Evolution—three lights representing different levels of power and life miracles—were now perfectly fused and harmoniously resonated on Grovyle’s body.
She was bathed in this triple intertwined, miraculous Radiance, her body rapidly transforming within the white light, and her aura surged without limit.
The entire storage room space trembled slightly under this power, and the air emitted a low groan of being overwhelmed.
Chen Kai, at the core of the light, seemed to enter an unprecedented state of clarity.
His consciousness infinitely extended; not only could he “feel” the drastic leap in Green’s life form within the light sphere, clearly discerning every trace of surging energy, but he could even share her vision.
The Dominant Mimikyu’s surprised and uncertain figure, and all the details outside the light sphere, were as if he saw them with his own eyes.
Even more incredible, his battle instincts were elevated to the extreme, with countless information streams pouring into his mind, instantly completing analysis and prediction.
An incredibly clear command, like an instinct, exploded in his heart, and through that unbreakable bond of light, without words, it was directly transmitted to his partner, who was undergoing a miraculous transformation within the light sphere:
“Leaf Blade!”
This command seemed illogical, as Green had not previously known Sceptile’s signature move, Leaf Blade.
But at this moment, at the peak of the triple power superposition of evolution, MEGA Evolution, and the Overgrow ability, in the miraculous instant of trainer and Pokémon soul resonance and mutual understanding, the bond transcended rules.
“Cha—!!!” A roar, as if originating from the essence of life, full of endless majesty and power, erupted from the core light sphere of the triple lights.
The moment Chen Kai’s “Leaf Blade” command fell, the triple divine light sphere that enveloped Grovyle and contained terrifying energy, its violently surging light suddenly contracted inward, and then, like a supernova explosion, all energy was forcibly compressed and shaped.
Swish—!!!
A gigantic energy light blade, woven and entwined with emerald Green, pure white, and seven-colored light, condensed to the extreme, like a divine sword that opened the heavens, fiercely slashed out from the front of the light sphere.
Although this light blade’s foundation was the Leaf Blade move, it was not a physical Leaf Blade, but a miraculous strike born from the fusion of three powers, driven by the bond.
It contained the power of life evolution’s leap, the power of MEGA’s potential burst, the power of Overgrow’s grass and wood origin, and the will of the trainer and Pokémon’s soul resonance.
Wherever the blade light passed, space seemed to be purified, and the purple-black resentment permeating the air, as if encountering its nemesis, instantly melted and dispersed.
This three-colored light blade, carrying the might to annihilate everything, directly slashed towards the stunned Dominant Mimikyu.
Mimikyu originally wanted to resist with “Drain Punch,” but in the face of this ultimate strike, which fused multiple miracles and mutual understanding, its resistance was like a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot.
The ghostly Green fangs had just condensed into a phantom outline…
“Clang—!!!”
The three-colored intertwined miracle light blade, like a hot knife cutting through thin ice, effortlessly slashed through the phantom of the ghostly Green fangs, and then, directly cut through the Dominant Mimikyu’s gigantic body, composed of tattered cloth and resentment.
Time seemed to freeze.
The moment the light blade hit, there was no immediate destructive energy impact; everything was still.
Chen Kai could clearly “see” every detail of the three-colored Leaf Blade embedding into Mimikyu’s resentful body. Where the energy and resentment met, space showed strange distorted ripples.
Just in this eerie stagnation, Chen Kai’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. An indescribable feeling, not from sight or sound, came over him—he “felt” that Mimikyu, struck by the light blade, seemed to emit an extremely brief, extremely faint… hesitation?
Immediately after, the stagnant time resumed flowing.
There was no earth-shattering explosion. The Dominant Mimikyu, struck by the light blade, its gigantic body, like snow illuminated by sunlight, silently dissipated from the core where it was hit.
The purple-black resentful energy no longer dispersed, but transformed into faint, ash-like light particles that seemed to have lost all weight, floating upwards, and then completely annihilated in the air.
Only a small, extremely faint, almost imperceptible core of purple-black mist remained, gently falling to the ground.
At the same time, as Mimikyu dissipated, the space around Chen Kai and Green in the light suddenly twisted violently.
The eerie, dilapidated, and resentment-filled scene of the mysterious storage room rapidly peeled away and dissipated like a faded oil painting.
The scene instantly switched, and Chen Kai found himself back in the dilapidated supermarket.
Not far away, Xiao Mei was standing there, panting, looking bewildered, clearly not yet recovered from the abrupt scene change, her big eyes full of confusion: “Who am I? Where am I?”
Further away, Chen Kai saw familiar figures—Gengar, and a group of Gastly and Haunter gathered together, looking at them with extremely strange eyes.
At the same time, he actually heard Iron Hands’ voice coming from its Poké Ball: “Hey hey hey! Chen Kai-daren, Chen Kai-daren! Can you hear me?! Can you hear me?!”
“Uh, I can hear you, what’s wrong, Iron Hands?” Chen Kai asked back, somewhat strangely.
Iron Hands’ tone clearly relaxed: “Oh! Thank goodness, you’ve finally come to your senses, then it’s fine.”
“Huh?!?!” Chen Kai was even more confused, but at this moment, he didn’t have the energy to care about so much; he needed to check on Green first.
He hurriedly turned his head, his gaze eagerly fixed on the giant light sphere suspended in the center of the open space, still intensely surging with emerald Green, pure white, and seven-colored light.
The light sphere also seemed affected by the scene change, its light began to accelerate its rotation and collapse inward.
The dazzling Radiance, like the beginning of chaos, rapidly converged and dimmed…
As the light dissipated, an incredibly tall and majestic figure took the place of the former Grovyle, standing proudly in the center of the open space.
MEGA Sceptile!
Chen Kai instinctively held his breath, his eyes filled with shock.
It was simply too tall! Far exceeding the Sceptile form in Chen Kai’s memory.
Its upright body was estimated to be well over two meters, much taller than Chen Kai, who had to look up slightly.
Its streamlined body was covered in tough, dark Green armor, with smooth and explosive muscle lines, demonstrating unparalleled speed and explosiveness.
Its signature tail became thicker and more powerful, with a sharp, spear-like tip.
Most striking were its arms, no longer the rudimentary leaves of its Grovyle period, but four true gigantic emerald Leaf Blades, formed and condensed from the purest Grass-type energy.
The edges of the Leaf Blades flowed with a not yet fully dissipated seven-colored MEGA Evolution energy halo, and within them surged the boundless Grass-type origin power amplified by the Overgrow ability, exuding a chillingly sharp aura.
At this moment, these Leaf Blades were crossed over its chest, maintaining a majestic guarding posture.
Its head was slightly raised, its eyes sharp as an eagle’s, scanning the land it had just “descended” upon.
The light from Xiao Mei’s tail shone on its dark Green and emerald Green intertwined armor, reflecting a metallic luster.
A powerful, steady, and majestic aura, like that of an ancient jungle overlord, emanated from it like a tangible wave, enveloping the entire supermarket open space.
Mighty! Domineering! Like a jungle war god walked out of ancient legends!
Chen Kai looked at this familiar yet strange partner, exuding unparalleled aura, his heart a mixture of shock, ecstasy, pride, and a hint of disbelief.
He walked forward and patted Green’s shoulder.
“Congratulations, Green.”
MEGA Sceptile’s gaze swept across the open space, finally landing on the figure it knew best—Chen Kai.
Its sharp, knife-like eyes softened subtly the moment they met its trainer.
It lowered its head slightly, looking down at Chen Kai, and let out a low, powerful yet affectionate growl from its throat:
“Cha—”
This low growl seemed to announce the beginning of a new life, and also the even more unbreakable bond between it and Chen Kai, forged through trials of life and death.
Afterward, Green exited her MEGA form and reverted to a normal Sceptile.
Green, now in her normal Sceptile form, still stood around two meters tall, significantly taller than a regular Sceptile. This was the benefit of drinking Moomoo Milk since she was young.
Chen Kai returned the exhausted Green to her Poké Ball, finally having the energy to figure out what had just happened.
Xiao Mei said that as soon as Chen Kai approached the wooden door, she was locked outside.
She continuously used Thunderbolt on the wooden door but couldn’t break it, which scared her terribly.
After some time, everything went black, and she suddenly appeared here.
And what Iron Hands said sent chills down everyone’s spines.
“You suddenly just walked into this open space on your own, and then you commanded Xiao Mei, Big Boss, and Green to randomly attack the open space. Look how much more messed up you’ve made this place.” Iron Hands’ words stunned Chen Kai.
Chen Kai listened, wide-eyed, and looked in the direction Iron Hands pointed and at the effects of the moves it described: Near where Xiao Mei was, the walls and ceiling were covered with charred marks from Thunderbolt attacks.
Several rows of collapsed and shattered shelves had obvious, glass-like traces on the ground and debris, cooled after high-temperature melting—this was clearly caused by Hydrapple’s Earth Power pushing them down, followed by Random Light.
The crisscrossing deep marks on the ground, as if cut by a huge sharp blade, and the holes pierced through the walls—these could only be the masterpieces of Green’s Leaf Blade and Energy Ball explosions.
Chen Kai’s mouth twitched, and he couldn’t help but rub his forehead: “…So, we were fighting to the death in an illusion just now, and in reality… we were tearing down the house by attacking thin air?!”
Iron Hands hesitated for a moment, then finally uttered a single word: “Yes.”
Chen Kai looked at Gengar in the distance, wondering if it was behind this.
Gengar noticed Chen Kai’s gaze and quickly waved its hands, indicating it wasn’t responsible. If they suddenly went crazy, it had nothing to do with it!
Iron Hands also reminded him: “Although we don’t know much about this Psychic power, the three of us really didn’t feel that Gengar doing anything. Otherwise, we would have beaten it already.”
Iron Leaves, Iron Crown, and Iron Boulder all had Psychic attributes, so their subordinates were not very proficient in such matters, but they could generally tell.
Upon hearing this, Chen Kai was completely stunned.
Swablu hadn’t been found yet, and now such a strange thing had happened.
“This… what on earth…” Chen Kai muttered to himself, frowning deeply, trying to untangle this mess.
“Was it all an illusion just now… Am I too tired lately?”
As he was lost in thought, his peripheral vision inadvertently swept over the approximate location where the Dominant Mimikyu had finally dissipated in the “illusion,” where the faint mist core had fallen—a dark corner deep within the supermarket, beneath a row of overturned shelves.
There, an extremely faint, almost imperceptible dark purple mist seemed to linger, like burnt-out embers, slowly and unwillingly dispersing in the air.
Chen Kai’s heart suddenly leaped. He walked over, picked up a wooden stick, and cautiously poked away the rotten packaging bags and dust scattered on the ground.
Beneath the dust was a rhomboid dark purple crystal.
This crystal was like solidified midnight, and within it, viscous, living-like dark purple mist seemed to slowly flow and surge.
The crystal’s surface was smooth, as if meticulously polished, and it felt icy cold to the touch. A familiar chill, carrying strong resentment and Ghost energy, instantly spread up his fingertips.
Chen Kai carefully picked up the crystal.
When the crystal was completely off the ground, the last trace of dark purple mist around it seemed to be drawn in, rapidly absorbed into the crystal’s interior.
He held the cold, dark purple crystal, carefully examining it with his phone’s flashlight.
Under the light, the dark purple mist flowing inside the crystal seemed to become more active, refracting a strange and profound luster.
On the front of the crystal, an extremely tiny but incredibly clear symbol was imprinted—a pattern outlined by simple lines, like an abstract ghost.
Ghostium Z!
Chen Kai’s pupils suddenly contracted. All his confusion and sense of absurdity were shattered in that instant by a tidal wave of shock and certainty.
Chen Kai’s voice trembled slightly: “So… what just happened… wasn’t an illusion after all, it was real!”