The sound of wind once again echoed through the originally silent Haze, as Ruo Zhe and Gui Ling flew side by side on their Togekiss and Yveltal.
"Proceed as planned. You go rescue the survivors, and I'll go find the experimental base that Ghost-type Heavenly King mentioned."
Time rewound to 10 minutes ago...
"This monster is probably no longer a creature of this world. As the Ghost-type Heavenly King, you hold a certain status here, so you should know what happened around here, right?"
"Alas..."
Ba'er Lingze sighed. She knew there was no point in hiding anything now.
"Human desire is infinite. Back then, for status and honor, I privately funded the construction of an exploration station to observe some mysterious Pokémon."
"Is that where the problem arose?"
"Probably... A year ago, there was no progress in observing Pokémon on Earth, and we couldn't find any clues about the legendary Pokémon. So, we set our sights on Pokémon beyond Earth..."
"Outer space?"
"Yes, but this strategy only lasted three months. In the second month, everything changed. Haze enveloped the entire forest, and all my colleagues in the laboratory, including my granddaughter, became unaccounted for."
"I've never heard of an exploration station around here."
"It's my private one; I didn't report it to any higher-ups."
"Ah?! Then you... No wonder no one came to support or help you. I finally found the reason."
"So... I'm asking you to help me keep this a secret..."
"Oh, what a mess this has turned into. Let's get it dealt with quickly."
As soon as they finished speaking, the two flew in opposite directions. Due to the dense Haze, they could only fly based on the direction they had initially set. All the branches they passed were shattered by Yveltal's Oblivion Wing.
"We've been flying for so long... Why haven't we arrived yet?"
"... (I don't know, but I don't feel any fear.)"
"I'm a little flustered. Let me think... I'm not scared, I'm not scared, I'm not scared, I'm not scared..."
"... (You're not scared my foot! Can emotions be spoken out loud? Think it in your heart!)"
Gui Ling awkwardly scratched his head. It was quite something that he could come up with such a self-deceiving idea.
"Alright... There's nothing to be afraid of! It's just an illusion..."
The very next second after this thought, the color in the entire Haze seemed to lighten a bit. After another 2 minutes, the two finally arrived at the exploration base.
"Rather than an exploration base, it's more like an experimental base. I seem to have only seen these observation instruments in Ruo Zhe and Professor Platane's laboratories..."
What was strange was that there was no Haze inside the entire experimental base, as if it were isolated from the outside. However, the temperature inside was ridiculously low, and there was also an unsettling feeling.
"You're a bit big. How about activating your bond evolution first?"
"... (Okay.)"
Then Gui Ling and Yveltal began to search for clues separately. Even though they now knew the monster's pattern, they still hadn't found a way to deal with it.
"Gui Ling, look at this."
Yveltal called Gui Ling over. In front of them was a computer with the title "Space Travel Exploration Diary."
"How about? Open it and see?"
"Who cares? Just open it!"
Yveltal directly clicked the start button and selected the first diary entry. The diary on the computer wasn't text, but a video.
"Hi, hello everyone, dear viewers! I'm Ba'er Meng!"
The pink-haired girl in the video enthusiastically greeted the camera, then slowly moved to the side.
"This is the first chapter of the Space Travel Diary! We are going to use these instruments to explore Pokémon in space! Although it took almost half a year to find a planet with life... But it doesn't matter, we finally found a planet with Pokémon!"
"This will be a significant stroke in history! Although we haven't told any organizations yet... But! When we tell the world about this great discovery, we will definitely receive a lot of honor!"
"So, next I'm going to explain a photo that was reflected from our space camera!"
The next second, a large lizard covered in colorful crystals appeared in the video. This large lizard looked a bit like a Lizardman, standing on two feet, its entire body's scales seemingly frozen like ice, staring intently in one direction.
"This is the newly discovered Pokémon! How about it? Isn't it cool?! We've decided to temporarily call it 001—Crystal Lizard! Although it's just a photo, it's still an incredible discovery!"
Yveltal and Gui Ling exchanged glances. The more they looked at the crystals on that lizard, the more something felt off.
"Gui Ling... Do you think that thing looks like that?"
"giant stone?"
"What good person has giant stones growing on their body?!"
"Maybe it just looks similar. The main thing is there's no data or anything like that."
"But the more I look, the more it looks like it. Could it really be?"
The two then continued to look down. All 20 of these were different strange Pokémon, each more ferocious, a world apart from Pokémon on Earth.
"Since it's another planet, it should be right that Pokémon look different, right?"
"The main thing is... that 16-legged spider looks a bit creepy to me..."
"What? Scared?"
"Go away. Hey? This seems to be the last chapter, right? We've unknowingly watched up to Chapter 45."
The two clicked on the last chapter of the exploration diary. Ba'er Meng in the video was as lively as ever, but what she introduced this time startled both Yveltal and Gui Ling.
"Hello everyone! This time I'm going to introduce the 45th space Pokémon! Please take a look!"
The creature captured in the photo made both Yveltal and Gui Ling break out in a cold sweat. Haze filled the entire photo, and a pair of red eyes stared intently at the camera. The two were all too familiar with these eyes; they belonged to that monster! But this time, even just looking at the photo gave them a suffocating sense of pressure, and the Haze in the photo had a very obvious human shape, though it also looked like a human shape condensed from Haze.
"The creature in this photo is truly chilling to look at... But this is truly a major discovery! So I've decided..."
Ba'er Meng hadn't finished speaking when black smoke began to seep from the photo, gradually occupying the entire laboratory.
"Huh? Huh?! What's happening? Huh?!"
In the video, the Haze slowly condensed into a giant skeleton, then bit down on Ba'er Meng.
Watching such a terrifying and bloody scene, Gui Ling directly sliced the computer in half with a tang katana. He knew he absolutely couldn't show fear here.
As the computer broke, the surrounding environment also began to change. The originally bright and tidy laboratory was completely transformed. The entire wall was corroded by black gas, and in front of them was a corroded white bone, emitting dense Haze.
"Goodness..."
Just as the two were still marveling, a sudden sound came from behind them.
"Who!"
Gui Ling raised his tang katana again, and Yveltal also condensed a scythe from his own black and red mist. The two stood back to back, listening to the movement in the Haze.
That monster is here!
"Since this monster came here, then Ruo Xi and the others should be safe."
"I suddenly thought of something..."
"What is it?"
"The reason this guy could jump out of that photo... is probably related to this guy's rules!"
"As long as you believe... it can exist...?"
Sports day tomorrow, so one chapter for now.
Wish me luck...