“Woo~”
Mesprit, awakening from its slumber, gazed intently at Xiaoguang, then, upon hearing Xiaoyun call its name, curiously scrutinized Xiaoyun with its eyes.
Xiaoyun felt a bit uncomfortable under Mesprit's gaze, so he asked, “Mesprit, God of Emotion, did we disturb your slumber?”
“Or rather, do you have something you need to entrust to us?”
“Woo~”
Mesprit remained silent, watching them quietly.
Immediately after, the ruby on its forehead condensed into a pink light orb, which then split into two streams.
Both streams shot towards Xiaoyun and Xiaoguang!
“Chabei!!”
“Boxia Boxia!”
At the same time, Sceptile and Piplup, seeing this unknown Pokémon dare to attack Xiaoyun and Xiaoguang, immediately used their respective moves.
Bang bang bang!
Seed Machine Gun and Bubble Beam were fired simultaneously, attempting to intercept the two light orbs.
“.......”
However, Seed Machine Gun and Bubble Beam failed to stop the light orbs; the orbs suddenly phased through, and their attacks passed directly through them.
The light orbs then continued forward, subsequently entering Xiaoguang's and Xiaoyun's minds respectively.
Bang chi!
As the light orb entered his mind, Xiaoyun felt a sharp pain at first, followed by a particularly warm sensation that occupied his entire mind, causing him to involuntarily immerse himself in it.
Outside, Sceptile, seeing Xiaoyun close his eyes and become still after being hit by the light orb, grew anxious.
“Chabei!” (You dare to harm Xiaoyun!)
Immediately, Sceptile's eyes turned cold, staring intently at Mesprit, as a killing intent slowly emanated from its gaze.
............
After a long while, Sceptile still hadn't seen a reaction from Xiaoyun. At this moment, the killing intent in its eyes seemed to have solidified, staring directly at Mesprit.
“Cha!”
The next second, Sceptile plunged its hands into the earth, and a vast Grass-type energy began to gather around it, causing the ground to crack.
Bang bang bang!
Immediately after, thick thorns, like giant trees, burst out of the ground, forming a Forest of Thorns that surrounded and attacked Mesprit.
Grass-type ultimate move—Frenzy Plant!
“Woo~”
Mesprit furrowed its brows. It was about to explain, but the enraged Sceptile gave it no chance to speak.
In an instant, countless thorns from the Forest of Thorns surrounded it, as if to capture it in one fell swoop.
“Woo!”
Suddenly, Mesprit's eyes glowed blue.
Teleport!
A spatial fluctuation flashed, and Mesprit's figure suddenly appeared on the other side of the lake, successfully evading the encirclement of the Forest of Thorns!
“Cha!”
At this moment, Sceptile's heart was completely filled with rage. As a Pokémon, it couldn't protect its Trainer.
This mushroom-headed creature dared to attack right in front of it.
It was a complete and utter humiliation!
So, after missing its attack, Sceptile once again manipulated the Forest of Thorns, encircling Mesprit in an attempt to eliminate it.
“Woo!”
This time, Mesprit did not continue to dodge. Its eyes were instantly filled with blue light, and its Psychic power erupted!
Extrasensory!
Suddenly, an invisible hand seemed to appear in front of Mesprit, firmly grasping the Forest of Thorns, preventing it from advancing even an inch.
Mesprit, being a Secondary Legendary Pokémon and a Psychic-type, even if it wasn't skilled in combat, could still easily stop Sceptile with its immense Psychic power.
However, Sceptile was Xiaoyun's carefully trained main Pokémon. Having experienced sparring with Yuusheng Qing'an, its practical combat experience was quite rich.
“Chabei.”
At this moment, Sceptile's body below tensed sharply, the blades on its arms already gleaming with cold light, its gaze fixed on Mesprit in the air.
Just as it was about to charge up and use Leaf Blade, a familiar voice suddenly rang out.
“Sceptile, stop!”
“Stop, don't fight anymore.....”
The speaker was Xiaoyun, who had woken up.
And when he woke up, he happened to see Sceptile preparing to charge up and ambush Mesprit, which scared him into quickly stopping it.
“Chabei?” (Xiaoyun...? )
Upon hearing the voice, Sceptile's eyes, originally full of killing intent, gradually cleared.
Then, it retracted its Leaf Blade, leaped to Xiaoyun's side, its eyes filled with concern.
“Don't worry, Sceptile, I'm fine!”
“Mesprit didn't attack me just now; it just left something in my mind. I'll explain it to you later....”
Seeing Sceptile's concerned gaze, Xiaoyun felt a warmth in his heart and indicated that he would explain the situation to it later.
“Chabei.”
After confirming Xiaoyun was alright, Sceptile breathed a sigh of relief and said no more, quietly staying by Xiaoyun's side, awaiting orders.
But while waiting, Sceptile kept its gaze on Mesprit, preventing any sudden situations.
“I'm sorry, Mesprit, I almost let you get hurt. This was my mistake, I'm very sorry!”
Below, Xiaoyun stepped forward and bowed slightly to Mesprit in the air.
“Woo~”
Then, Mesprit floated down from the air and waved its small hand, indicating that it didn't mind what had just happened.
As the God of Emotion, Mesprit could naturally feel the sincerity in the young man's heart.
And the battle just now was also because Sceptile thought its Trainer was in danger.
So, this could be forgiven.
Because Mesprit had seen many Pokémon Trainers abandon their Pokémon due to minor difficulties, putting them in danger, some even on the verge of death.
Therefore, this further highlighted the deep bond between this young man and his Pokémon, which was very rare.
“Mesprit, what was it that you put into our minds? Can you tell me directly?”
Although that light orb earlier had made Xiaoyun's mind clear, and there seemed to be something further to explore.
But he still wanted to know the purpose of this light orb, otherwise, he would always feel uneasy.
“Woo~” (You will know naturally.)
Mesprit thought this in response to Xiaoyun's confusion, but did not say it aloud.
Whoosh!
Teleport!
With a flash of spatial fluctuation, Mesprit returned to the center of Lake Verity.
Finally, its figure gradually faded, and in just a moment, it had vanished.
“Mesprit.....”
Watching Mesprit's disappearing figure, Xiaoyun's expression was slightly helpless.
If you're going to run, at least tell me before you run; I won't eat you!
At this moment, the lake surface was as clear and bright as a mirror, distinctly reflecting the blue sky. A gentle breeze rustled, and ripples spread across the lake, painting a picture of peaceful years.
Xiaoyun felt that if it weren't for the constant reminders of the battle's aftermath on the ground, he probably would have thought that Mesprit had never appeared at all.
“Xiaoyun, what just happened?”
“Also, why did this place become like this?”
“And where did that beautiful Pokémon go?!”
At the same time, Xiaoguang also woke up, staring blankly at the battle-scarred grassland, her expression dazed.
Because, at this moment, the grassland was full of pits, and the Pokémon on the lake had also disappeared.
She felt like she might have missed something.
“Nothing, Sceptile was just bored and dug a few holes in the ground to play, trying to see if it could master the Dig move.”
Xiaoyun's lips moved, and he immediately threw the blame onto Sceptile. The meaning was pretty much the same.
Because what he said was indeed correct; Sceptile did it anyway, and as long as the result was right, who cared about the process!
“Eh? Can Sceptile also learn Dig? It doesn't seem like we covered that in class.”
Listening to Xiaoyun's words, Xiaoguang didn't doubt him and instead started pondering whether Sceptile could actually Dig.
“Well, these days even Meowth can talk! My Sceptile is one of those exceptionally talented Pokémon. From a young age, I saw that he had the potential of a great emperor and will surely achieve great things in the future. Digging a mere hole is something anyone with hands can do, right?” Xiaoyun waved his hand, his expression calm.
“Alright.......”
Xiaoguang subconsciously nodded, pretending to understand.
In reality, she was thinking: Hey, hey, what is Xiaoyun talking about? What great emperor, Meowth talking, what is all this about?
“Xiaoguang, I haven't finished yet. Let me tell you..... Mm mm mm!!”
Just as Xiaoyun was about to continue speaking.
Sceptile behind him could no longer tolerate it. It directly turned around, its large green tail swishing along.
Bang!
The chattering Xiaoyun was immediately swept into the ground.
“Ptooey, ptooey, Sceptile, what are you doing~”
Xiaoyun, who was slammed into the ground, quickly spat out the dirt in his mouth and couldn't help but complain to Sceptile.
“Cha?”
(Oh, Xiaoyun, why did you fall into the ground? Are you also practicing the Dig move! (ಡ ω ಡ))
Sceptile tried its best to suppress the upward curve of its mouth, then turned its head, putting on a bewildered expression.
Hmm, its expression was very innocent, as if it hadn't done anything at all.
In reality, it thought: Let you keep chattering like that, and about Digging, you go practice it too!!