There’s still half a month until the competition starts, and Gui Ling’s style is definitely not to lie flat and rot for half a month, so…
“Gengar, are you ready?”
“Gengar!”
Gui Ling changed into his old clothes; he didn’t need to disguise himself in this wilderness.
“Come on! Gigantamax!”
After Gengar was recalled into his Poké Ball, Gui Ling began to inject Gigantamax energy into the Poké Ball, which then started to grow in size.
When Gui Ling threw the Poké Ball, Gengar emerged from the ground, then began to grow in size, opening his large mouth.
“It succeeded in one go? I thought I’d have to drink some Max Soup.”
“Gengar—Gengar—Gengar—”
“That’s great, Gengar! This is perfect; the second preparation before the competition is done. Mega Banette, Gigantamax Gengar, Mega Greninja, Mega Noivern, Mega Gardevoir, Mega Diancie. So next is…”
Gui Ling nodded towards Trevenant, who understood and stood in a large open space.
“Come on! Gigantamax!”
It was the same process, but when Gui Ling threw the enlarged Poké Ball, Trevenant didn’t change in any other way, only becoming extremely huge.
“Alright, alright, I still need to find the soup. I was being too optimistic.”
“Trevenant?”
“It’s nothing. We’ll go find some soup, and after you drink it, you’ll be able to Gigantamax.”
Gui Ling fiddled with his wrist; the three items he wore daily felt a bit heavy…
The bracelet had already been turned into a combat storage device by Gui Ling, containing a Key Stone, a Titanium Orb, and four different colored Z-Crystals.
Gui Ling took off a green Z-Crystal and placed it on his Z-Ring, and at the same time, Rayquaza’s eyes flashed.
After a day of flying, Gui Ling finally arrived in the Galar region.
His goal this time was only Max Mushrooms; he didn’t really want to go anywhere else.
“Come on, everyone, start searching.”
After a while, Gui Ling and his Pokémon finally found the first Max Mushrooms, but there was a Ghost-type Pokémon guarding it.
“A red Aegislash? Did it make this mushroom its base?”
“Aegislash.”
“And a Shinny Ghost-type? Perfect! Greninja, it’s up to you!”
“koo-gah!”
Greninja was the first to emerge from the bushes and attack. Aegislash, sensing the movement, immediately used King’s Shield to defend.
“So fast to react!”
Aegislash looked at the battle-ready Greninja in front of him and also adopted an offensive stance.
“Spinning Blade! Then Pointed Stab!”
Aegislash also brought out King’s Shield to defend, blocking all of Greninja’s attacks, then used Sacred Sword, and the terrifying power directly heavily wounded Greninja.
“What?! So fierce?! Greninja, return! Go, Darkrai!”
“You can’t even beat such a small fry? I have to do it!”
Darkrai immediately burrowed into the ground upon being summoned, planning a sneak attack. Aegislash quickly scanned his surroundings, then slowly condensed a Shadow Sneak at his fingertip.
Aegislash did not panic when he saw a Mythical Pokémon stronger than himself; instead, he was disdainful. When Darkrai suddenly appeared behind him, intending to release Dark Hole, Aegislash’s Shadow Sneak instantly pressed against Darkrai’s face.
This blow directly stunned Darkrai, who then took another Sacred Sword and was sent crashing into a tree.
However, a Mythical Pokémon is still a Mythical Pokémon. Darkrai’s Dark Pulse directly sent Aegislash crashing into a tree. The type advantage gave Darkrai the upper hand, and finally, Darkrai used Shadow Sneak to put Aegislash to sleep before stopping.
“Reaction speed, attack power, reconnaissance ability, and agility. This Aegislash is stronger than a normal Aegislash in every aspect. Very good, I’ll take it!”
Gui Ling then threw a Poké Ball, and the Shinny Aegislash was successfully caught.
“Aegislash!”
The newly caught Aegislash expressed his defiance, directly sticking himself into the ground and refusing to move.
“Huh? Alright, if you don’t want to follow a Trainer, then forget it, you can go.”
“Aegislash?”
“Didn’t you not want to leave?”
“Aegislash, Aegislash.”
Aegislash suddenly flew up, leading Gui Ling to a hidden cave in the forest.
“Honedge! Honedge!” x3
“Aegislash~”
Inside the cave were three Honedge, who were very happy, jumping and bouncing when they saw Aegislash return.
“Hmm? So you can’t bear to leave them?”
“Aegislash.”
After some time of understanding, these three Honedge had been raised by this Shinny Aegislash.
In fact, this Aegislash also hoped to be caught by a powerful Trainer one day. Because he couldn’t bear to leave the three of them, Aegislash had always refused all Trainers’ requests. Each time, he would stick himself into the ground, which greatly annoyed the Trainers who had tried to catch him before.
Finally, with no other option, the Trainer had no choice but to give up on him. That Trainer originally didn’t like Ghost-type Pokémon, and upon seeing him disobey orders, directly abandoned him.
Aegislash also looked down on this arrogant Trainer and resolved to reach the pinnacle himself.
While taking care of the Honedge, he also practiced his swordsmanship in this forest for five full years, battling different Pokémon every day, and had already become the king of this forest.
And today, his 1058th consecutive win was broken, defeated by Darkrai.
“So you want to come with me, but you can’t bear to leave these three.”
“Aegislash.”
“So Honedge, are you willing to come with me?”
“Honedge! Honedge!” x3
“Good thing I brought plenty of Poké Balls. So come on, welcome to this big family.”
Meanwhile, the second Max Mushrooms was guarded by a Houndoom, who immediately used Flamethrower upon seeing the intruders, and then…
“Have you sprayed enough? I’m taking this mushroom now.”
“Houndoom!”
“It’s useless for you to spray me; my ability is Flash Fire.”
Ceruledge looked at the Houndoom continuously spraying flames at him, feeling that fighting him would lower his intelligence, so he ignored him and carried the mushroom away.
Trevenant found a mushroom on a cliff, but it was too high; even Serperior coiled on Trevenant’s head couldn’t reach it.
But don’t forget, this is a forest. Trevenant controlled a large tree to pick the mushroom, then immediately ran off with Serperior.
Talonflame, who had just finished foraging, saw his home was gone and angrily crashed into the cliff with a Fire Attack, but accidentally crashed into a Beedrill hive…
“With this, the Max Soup can be made. In the meantime, let’s try the remaining power. Aegislash, do you want to try Gigantamaxing?”
“Aegislash!”
“Good, come on! Gigantamax!”
This Gigantamax was very successful. Due to the overflow of Gigantamax energy, the end of the sword was slightly damaged, but two new swords were condensed and held in his hands. After Aegislash Gigantamaxed, King’s Shield also clung tightly to his front, truly achieving a perfect balance of offense and defense.
“There’s an image, let’s see if it can be sent.”
“Then it’s almost done. Serperior and Gabite can use Titaniumization. Everyone else has their own enhancement abilities. However, in this half-month, try to evolve Gabite, and then try to find Garchomp’s and Serperior’s Mega Evolutionite, and that should be about it.”
At the same time, at a base on an island
“This is headquarters. Has Akobi completed the power plant theft mission?”
“Mission accomplished. Is there anything else?”
“Yes, Sir Fleur-de-lis needs you and Momoichi to participate in a mission: to persuade that young Mythical Pokémon Trainer to join us.”
“Are you kidding me? That guy currently has four known Mythical Pokémon, and didn’t Sir Fleur-de-lis say he had a conflict with that kid a while ago? I’m not going if it’s a suicide mission.”
“Bala and Claire need to execute Plan Z, the mission to capture the core, so only you and Momoichi are free.”
“Does it have to be him? Wouldn’t it be over if he just didn’t get in the way?”
“That’s true, but if he really obstructs us, the entire plan will be ruined. So we must stabilize him! If he doesn’t choose to join, we must ensure he won’t obstruct us, otherwise, we can only…”
“You talk too much nonsense. If you’re so capable, you kill him.”
“I will provide you with the latest technology to ensure you’ll be fine.”
“Hmph…”