In the silent forest, even in broad daylight, the path was invisible. The surroundings were shrouded in a black gas, making it impossible to see one's own hand.
Just then, the paths blocked by fallen trees were cut open by a green light, which then exploded violently.
A Mega Sceptile and five Sceptile rushed out from the black gas, followed by Gui Ling, who was standing on Zygarde's head.
12 hours ago…
“Ah, I can finally get a good night’s sleep~”
Gui Ling lay on the clean bedding, yawning repeatedly, and soon drifted off to sleep.
After a while, Gui Ling was woken up by Lin Jingnan patting him.
“What’s wrong…”
“Come here.”
“Oh…”
Gui Ling rubbed his sleepy eyes, groggily got out of bed, and then followed Lin Jingnan to the living room. The Old Woman was still leaning on her cane, with a serious expression, but when she saw Gui Ling, her eyes were full of scrutiny.
“Young man, I have a few questions for you.”
“Mm…”
… … … …
“So you want to ask me to rescue the people who were exploring in the forest at that time?”
“Yes, many young and strong lads from our town went there, just because my grandson and my Pokémon went in to play and disappeared. Everyone went into that forest to help, but not a single one came back…”
“So many people? What exactly is in there?”
“I don’t know, but as I told you, it’s definitely not a normal thing.”
After the Old Woman’s explanation, Gui Ling also understood the seriousness of the situation. According to the timeline, those people had been missing for over a week. If they weren’t found quickly, they might never be found again.
“If even you, who possess a legendary Pokémon, cannot solve this matter, then I will have no choice but to leave here…”
The Old Woman sighed, her eyes filled with endless sorrow. Seeing Gui Ling’s hesitation, the Old Woman turned and walked away.
Gui Ling was still thinking; he had no intention of being a hero, but he also didn’t want to leave so cruelly.
Just then, the Old Woman took a long wooden box. When she opened it, inside were two purple Master Balls and three black Ultra Balls.
“This Old Woman has nothing to give you except these five Poké Balls and these materials, which I spent my entire life completing. If you are willing to help, they are all yours.”
Half an hour ago…
“I’m leaving now.”
Gui Ling arrived at the outskirts of the forest and turned to greet Ruo Xi and Lin Jingnan.
“Don’t you need us to go?”
“No, this matter is somewhat dangerous. You two just stay here.”
Then Gui Ling summoned Zygarde, first letting Zygarde use its cells to observe the forest’s situation.
But Zygarde observed for a long time, and the result was that it couldn’t see anything. As soon as this was said, Gui Ling immediately shivered.
Something that even Zygarde couldn’t see? It was truly bizarre!
It was midday now, and the sunlight piercing through the tree canopy felt warm, but Gui Ling didn’t know why, he always felt a very unsettling feeling coming from deep within.
“Let’s go.”
Gui Ling led the way to Zygarde’s head. After walking for nearly 5 minutes, the surroundings suddenly went dark. The visibility was incredibly low; one could only see what was happening by getting very close.
“It’s too dark. This isn’t the effect of light. Is there some kind of gas around that specifically blocks light?”
Time returns to the present…
Gui Ling walked forward for nearly half an hour like this. Originally, the only sound in the entire forest was the Sceptile cutting trees, but the sharp Gui Ling instantly heard some movement behind him.
“Who?! Zygarde, Land’s Wrath!”
… …
“Why is there no sound? Logically, such a huge destructive force spreading through the air should cause a lot of sound, right?!”
Gui Ling swallowed, first recalling the six Sceptile into their Poké Balls, then standing on Zygarde’s head and beginning to sense carefully.
… … … …
“Over there! Thousands of Arrows!”
Green energy shot out like a barrage of bullets, but it was like hitting a shadow with no movement whatsoever. However, it was clear that the Haze in front had thinned considerably.
But the next second, the Haze instantly re-condensed at a visible speed. At this point, Gui Ling and Zygarde simultaneously realized something was wrong and immediately retreated backward.
“Watch out behind you!”
What Gui Ling and Zygarde didn’t expect was that the moment they retreated, a green light lit up behind them.
Immediately after, a sky-covering Thousands of Arrows, just like before, shot towards them. Gui Ling immediately pulled out a Poké Ball and threw it out.
“Little Princess! Sacred Diamond!”
… … … …
When the black smoke and dust cleared, a large diamond glowing with pink light had blocked all the damage, but then the Sacred Diamond shattered because it couldn't withstand too much energy.
“You’ve worked hard, Little Princess. Come back.”
After recalling Diancie, Gui Ling pulled out another Poké Ball.
“Rayquaza, can you go and check the situation? Don’t go far, just look around.”
“Alright, there is indeed something unexplainably strange here. Be careful.”
Immediately after, Black Rayquaza drilled into the Haze and completely disappeared from Gui Ling and Zygarde’s sight.
… … … …
Rayquaza investigated the surroundings but didn’t sense any movement at all. Just as it was about to return, it realized it had lost its way.
Rayquaza thought for a while and then started flying upwards, but after flying for nearly 10 full minutes, it was still pitch black.
“What’s going on?”
Rayquaza flew forward a bit, somewhat confused, but then crashed into a tree. Feeling this bizarre situation, Rayquaza couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.
It had flown upwards for nearly 10 minutes, but it was still on the ground?
Had it encountered a ghost wall?!
“Who?!”
Just as Rayquaza cautiously observed its surroundings, it saw a black shadow wriggling in front. Rayquaza didn’t say a word and fired a Hyper Beam, but it didn’t feel like it hit anything; the shadow dissipated directly upon contact with the Hyper Beam.
“Playing tricks! Roar!!!”
Rayquaza used its signature move, Dragon Ascent, towards the front. The power was so immense that it directly pierced a straight line through the entire ground and forest, but it still didn’t feel like it hit anything.
Rayquaza knew it couldn’t remain passive like this, so it began to furiously stack Dragon Dance. But just as it stacked to three layers, green light lit up around it again.
Rayquaza was all too familiar with this light; it was Dragon Ascent.
But why? Why would there be Dragon Ascent here? And why? Is it all around?
Immediately after, countless dragon roars echoed in the darkness, and countless black shadows surrounded by green light rushed over. The green light of Dragon Ascent swept over like a machine gun, charging towards Rayquaza in its shocked and disbelieving gaze.
Rayquaza twisted in agony in the air until its body was almost torn apart before it fell down, then immediately fell into a coma.
“In the next chapter, I will reveal the specific abilities of this Pokémon. Everyone can boldly guess.”
“1. Not a copy 2. There is only one Pokémon 3. The specific ability is formed by rules”
“Its own ability is a rule, and its weakness is also a rule.”
“Clue: As long as you are willing to believe, ‘it’ exists.”