“Why does the author always update at midnight? Good, good question, don’t ask next time…”
“I’m on holiday and trying to adjust my schedule, making time to update. So please stop talking about tomb-sweeping and slow updates; it will gradually return to normal.”
“If I don’t have time to update, I’ll just stay up late to do it, so don’t worry, I will update, absolutely not like when I was in school and didn’t have time.”
“It’s 3:08 AM now. When I send out the chapter, it means that’s how long I’ve been writing. I’m ready to sleep until noon, then wake up feeling completely tired and weak, play some ranked games, then go back to sleep until late at night, and then continue updating.”
“I know the current update speed and word count are seriously inconsistent with before. The traffic isn’t much anymore, and the author is already having a hard time, so please bear with me.”
“Sorry, everyone, am I late?”
Five days had passed since the Eternatus incident, and Gui Ling finally arrived at the target location.
This location was in the center of a large forest, looking from afar like a single point surrounded by countless trees.
“Mr. Ghost Spirit, you’re finally here! You’re a total of 28 hours, 34 minutes, and 43 seconds late. After we finished our work, we waited here for you for nearly 16 hours and 40…”
Yin Xing was typing on the keyboard in front of him, but his mouth was covered by Ruo Zhe.
“Haha, alright, Yin Xing means we’ve been waiting here for you for almost a day, and the final finishing touches need to be done by you.”
“Is someone missing?”
“Lin Jingnan? She had something to do at home and left early. It’s fine, she gave us a lot of preparation funds before she left.”
Ruo Xi waved his hand and led Gui Ling to the deep pit they had dug in advance.
“Alright, there’s a giant stone blocking the way here, and we can’t dig any further. It’s up to you; this is the finishing work.”
“Understood. Come out, Eternatus.”
With a flash of blue light, Eternatus appeared above the giant stone. As Gui Ling activated a device, many Galar particles flew from the device towards Eternatus.
Accompanied by the absorption of energy, Eternatus successfully completed its Eternamax form.
“It’s a good thing I had Professor Platane make this device for me when I left Kalos.”
“This is?”
At this moment, Ruo Xi still didn’t know what Eternatus was, while Yin Xing, observing the recent internet activity, already knew what the behemoth in front of him was.
“The internet says it’s called Eternatus? They say the legendary Darkest Day in Galar was a very dangerous Pokémon.”
“Hmm, it seems the news spreads really fast.”
“Eternatus? It looks a bit scary, but I wonder how strong it is.”
Yin Xing rolled his eyes at Ruo Zhe, then sighed and said.
“You just keep looking at your experiment reports. I specifically showed you the data two days ago, but you refused to look. According to calculations, Eternatus’s combat level has reached the legendary Pokémon level, or even higher. 100 of you wouldn’t be enough to fight it.”
Seeing the two still bickering, Gui Ling shook his head and commanded Eternatus to use Eternabeam to shatter the blocking giant stone.
“Wow, that power is no joke.”
Ruo Zhe looked at the shattered pit in front of him and couldn’t help but swallow. He remembered that no matter what instrument he used, he couldn’t destroy the large stone, yet this Pokémon shattered it with one blast.
“Return, Eternatus. Let’s go, it’s time to go down.”
In the center of the large pit was a spiral staircase. The bottom was unclear, just a patch of darkness. The three walked down the steps, one step at a time.
“I didn’t expect the first time we found a giant stone it was on a floating island in the sky, but this time it’s underground.”
“I also found this place by searching the entire internet for information. Below is an ancient city, quite old. Logically speaking, the age of this ancient city is too old to be recorded on the internet, but I found this location on a map passed down in a Trainer’s family.”
“Anyway, Yin Xing and I need to check the data and situation of this ancient city. You just need to be responsible for our safety.”
“Understood. I can’t interfere with these matters anyway, so it’s up to you two.”
After walking for about half an hour, the three stopped and started along the way, finally arriving at the ancient city.
“I always feel a bit uncomfortable.”
“So Yin Xing is afraid of the dark?”
“No, I just feel a sense of foreboding here.”
“Hey, my research shows that humans’ fear of darkness is a genetic inheritance ingrained in their bones. Don’t worry, it’s nothing major.”
“You just wait. If there’s any danger, I’ll push you to the front first.”
As soon as Gui Ling finished speaking, he stepped into thin air and fell down.
“Oh my god! Why is there a pit here too?!”
“Hahahaha! You have the nerve to talk about me, you also…”
Ruo Xi stood above the pit, holding his stomach and laughing, but his ankle was grabbed by Gui Ling and pulled down.
“Ow!!!”
“I’ll teach you to laugh!”
“Sigh… these two guys…”
Yin Xing shook his head, looking at the two bickering in the pit, then picked up his tablet again and began recording data for the entire ancient city.
“According to Ruo Xi’s instrument detection, based on the age of the ancient city’s architecture and its degree of decay, it’s estimated to be over 3000 years old. There was indeed no internet at that time, so it’s correct that this location cannot be found on websites.”
Yin Xing simply ignored the two and continued walking forward, slowly stroking the broken stone pillars of the ancient city.
“I’m curious, the energy of the giant stone would definitely enhance many powerful Pokémon. The three Legendary Pokémon of Hoenn were the most typical examples. And that floating island and this ancient city, do they have a way to hide the giant stone’s energy? Or do they block Pokémon’s perception of the giant stone?”
Arriving at the sealed entrance of the ancient city, since it was an original stone door, Yin Xing couldn’t hack into it, but he found the puzzle to open the mechanism. Through artificial intelligence calculations, Yin Xing finally found the answer and activated the door switch to enter inside.
Ahead was something like an altar, and around it were places similar to markets, with various broken houses and decayed buildings testifying to its former prosperity.
“It looks like a commercial street, but why would they build this altar-like structure in this place?”
Yin Xing came to the center and saw a mechanism in the middle, with platforms around it that seemed to be for placing things.
“What does this mean?”
After searching the internet for a long time, Yin Xing couldn’t find a method, so he had to call Ruo Zhe and Gui Ling over to see what was going on.
The two, hearing there was something, immediately ran over, then began to observe with serious expressions. Yin Xing looked at the two serious faces and twitched an eyebrow. What kind of normal person would be bickering like children one second and then enter professional mode the next?
“There are ancient texts on this, but even Yin Xing can’t find them on the internet, let alone me.”
“So these ancient texts come from an even earlier era, and haven’t even been discovered yet?”
“That’s great, we’ve found a major historical discovery!”
Yin Xing looked at the ancient texts thoughtfully, then picked up his camera and started taking pictures.
“If that’s the case, collecting these materials will be very useful for archaeology. You two go ahead, I’ll collect some first.”
The two checked for a long time but found nothing until Gui Ling placed a hand on the top of a pillar, and the pillar began to glow.
“Hmm? There’s a reaction!”
After Gui Ling removed his hand, the pillar dimmed again. He looked at the Key Stone on his right hand, seemingly understanding something.
“Come on, old friend.”
Gui Ling summoned Yveltal. As their minds began to synchronize, Yveltal transformed into a human with a flash of red light.
Yveltal walked to another pillar and placed his Mega Evolution ite on the pillar. As the two pillars flickered, the mechanism slowly showed signs of movement.
“So that’s it. Come out.”
Gui Ling summoned Gengar and Banette. The two also placed their Mega Evolution ite on the other two pillars. As the energy from the four pillars and the central mechanism began to open, a huge colorful giant stone slowly floated up.
“Success!”
Ruo Xi stretched, seeing the giant stone, then picked up his equipment with a wry smile and walked forward.
“Old rules, Old Gui, let me analyze the information and energy reactions of this giant stone.”
“No one’s fighting you for it. You’re the only researcher here.”
“Yin Xing, time to work.”
“You go first. Just put the data on my USB drive. I’ll continue taking pictures of these ancient texts; they’re a major discovery for historical archaeology!”
As Ruo Xi transferred the analysis results of the giant stone to Yin Xing’s USB drive, Yin Xing had just finished taking pictures and walked over contentedly.
“Hmm, it seems the data has just finished transferring. Let me see.”
…………
“How is it? What’s the situation?”
“The giant stone, it feels similar to the Kalos Sundial, both related to Pokémon evolution and Mega Evolution. It’s also good historical material, but these are extraterrestrial objects, so they should be more valuable for space travel, right?”
“So what exactly are you focusing on?”
Yin Xing looked at the data, then turned to Gui Ling.
“Gui Gui, if I remember correctly, Ruo Zhe said before that he would give you this giant stone as payment for helping him find Mew?”
“Yes, that’s right. By the way… what are you calling me?”
“If you don’t like that address, I can change it.”
“It’s fine, this is good.”
“Hmm, and I have some news for you now, I don’t know if it’s good or bad.”
“What?”
“Based on the current energy fluctuations, a Legendary Pokémon is rapidly flying towards our left, presumably attracted by the giant stone’s energy. And behind us, two Legendary Pokémon are also running towards this location, likely with the same objective.”
“Sigh, sure enough, every time a giant stone appears, Legendary Pokémon fight over it.”
“According to the energy fluctuations, the two Pokémon behind us should be Raikou and Entei. Two of Ho-Oh’s three guardians have arrived, but Suicune is nowhere to be found?”
“Oh, about that… I should know about Suicune. At this point in time, it’s probably already been captured.”
“Hmm?”
“Ah… nothing, nothing.”
“Hmm, to our left, based on energy fluctuations, it should be Lugia. I wonder if that’s good news or bad news for you?”
“What do you mean? Someone coming to snatch it is good news?”
“You might be able to take this opportunity to catch them.”
Gui Ling still shook his head upon hearing this, looking at Ruo Xi who was packing his things, and said.
“Let’s go. I’m not interested in those three. Before they arrive, let’s see if there’s anything else we can take, and then we’ll leave.”
“These stone tablets might be worth taking. By the way, those are three Legendary Pokémon, are you sure you don’t want them?”
“Forget it. Raikou and Entei, no need to mention them. Ho-Oh’s three guardians shouldn’t follow me. As for Lugia… we’ll see about that later.”
The three quickly checked the ancient city for anything they could take. As the three Legendary Pokémon were about to arrive, Gui Ling pulled out a Poké Ball.
“Groudon, grab the giant stone and use Dig!”
…………
When Lugia, Entei, and Raikou arrived at the edge of the deep pit, they could no longer sense the giant stone’s aura. Just as Entei and Raikou were about to leave, Lugia still caught a faint scent and immediately flew south.
Boom!!! In the forest within a hundred-mile radius, the ground began to tremble and crack open. A huge red behemoth, holding a colorful giant stone, shook off the dirt from its body. Three humans stood on the colorful giant stone.
“This location should be far enough. Where do we go next? Is this giant stone mine now?”
“Not yet. There are still some things that haven’t been investigated. After we finish organizing the data, you can dispose of it as you wish.”
“Alright, but it’s so big, it seems even bigger than the one Kyogre swallowed last time. Where should we put it?”
Yin Xing thought for a moment and snapped his fingers.
“Put it at my place. My basement should be able to fit it, provided it’s laid flat.”
“If it’s laid flat, where would we get such a large instrument?”
“You buy it. Doesn’t Gui Gui have Diancie?”
As the three were still discussing, a Hurricane attack suddenly came their way. Fortunately, Groudon noticed in time and blocked it with Protect.
Seeing Lugia chasing after them, the three were initially surprised, then each pulled out their Pokémon.
At the same time, as the giant stone’s aura leaked, Entei and Raikou simultaneously ran towards this location.
“Old Gui, if you don’t want this Lugia, I’m taking it!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Togekiss, who was about to rush forward, was struck down by Air Slash and immediately lost its ability to battle.
“Hahahahaha! By the way, where’s your Genesect?”
“It’s nesting in my lab. I forgot to take it out…”
“Gui Gui, are you sure you’re not going to catch it?”
Gui Ling was about to say something, but the next second he saw Lugia already using Dragon Rush and charging over.
“Getting too bold?! Precipice Blades!”
Groudon roared and punched the ground, then a huge Precipice Blades struck the charging Lugia, which then violently exploded.
Just as Gui Ling thought Lugia would at least stop attacking, Lugia in the smoke had not been interrupted from its Dragon Rush. Instead, it continued to charge and directly collided with Groudon.
Groudon swayed. Yin Xing lost his footing and fell. Seeing this, Gui Ling immediately threw a Poké Ball, and then Black Rayquaza rushed out and steadily caught Yin Xing.
Just as Gui Ling and Ruo Zhe breathed a sigh of relief, Thunderbolt and Blast Burn once again struck Groudon, followed by Lugia’s Hurricane attack.
Seeing the three Legendary Pokémon coming to snatch the giant stone, Gui Ling could no longer hold back and threw a Master Ball. As the sky turned purple, Eternatus appeared and blocked the three Legendary Pokémon.
“You like to fight, don’t you? Alright, I’ll play with you!”