chsdbacks Chapter 217 Bug Turtle
Chapter 217 Bug Turtle
Chapter 217 Bug Turtle
What exactly is it that influences these paradoxical Pokémon? That they can actually set aside their differences and gang up on Lakk Elemental?
But what exactly is influencing the time machine that can force it to start even when the Doctor isn't operating it, draining the Zero Zone Research Institute's energy and summoning another, significantly more powerful Gellerton and Milton?
These are things that Orin and Fortu don't know much about.
But they keenly sensed that if they could solve this mystery, perhaps... many of the accumulated doubts would be resolved. "The Great Void of Zero?"
Ze Shu pointed at Milton's head beside him, causing Milton's pixelated eyes to show a puzzled expression of "0v0".
"I wonder if any of you professors at the bottom of Zone Zero have noticed that when the incident happened, not only were all the Paradox Pokémon gathering here, and not only were the more ferocious Guradon and Milton summoned, but there was another phenomenon."
Orin paused, then said, "You mean...?"
Zeki: "Those crystal blocks embedded in Zone Zero are emitting an abnormal and dangerous red light—if there is an entity behind them, perhaps that entity is using these crystal blocks to guide and command those paradoxical Pokémon to seize the Laku Element."
"And you just said..."
"The Great Void of Zero contains special crystalline energy that you cannot detect on the surface."
This illustrates point one—
Orin immediately interjected, "They're connected!"
Ze Shu smiled and nodded before saying, "So, Doctors, could you open the elevator for us to the 'Zero Great Void'?"
Perhaps I should go down there.
Orin nodded in agreement, saying, "Of course. But please wait a moment, because this elevator hasn't been used for a year."
To ensure your safety, we need to carefully check for any malfunctions.
Ze Shu: "Thanks."
Orin laughed heartily, patting Ze Shu on the shoulder, "What are you thanking me for! We should be thanking you! You've helped us so much, District Zero will always be your home, even closer than Pipa!"
Pipa, watching from afar: "???"
but.
Is it really a good thing to have such a dangerous "home" in Zone Zero?
Piper quietly made sandwiches for Guleton for her mother, and also quietly thought about it.
Well, perhaps for a powerful trainer like Sawaki-sensei, talent isn't necessarily a bad thing.
If it weren't for Professor Ze Shu, his parents might have lost their lives in the dangerous Zone Zero. Even if they didn't lose them now, as long as they persisted in their research in Zone Zero, another accident would eventually happen.
"Agata!!!"
"Hey! Don't rush me! You've eaten several sandwiches and you're still not full!"
Piper disgustedly shoved the newly wrapped sandwich into the mouth of Guleton beside him.
So Leighton swallowed the sandwich in one bite, a happy expression on his face.
"Waaaaah—"
"Is this the Great Void of Zero?!"
After resting for a while, Orin came to inform us that there was nothing wrong with the elevator leading to the Great Void of Zero—after all, it had cost a lot of Alliance funds to repair.
So Zeshu and the others stopped talking.
Take the elevator directly.
We arrived at the Great Void of Zero, which is two thousand meters deeper than the bottom of Zone Zero.
At first glance.
This place is not much different from the Crystal Cave where the Zero Zone Research Institute is located.
It is a winding, dark, and deep rock cave.
However, there were many more crystal fragments clinging to the rock walls, radiating a dazzling light that illuminated what should have been a dark cave.
There is absolutely no obstruction to vision like in Zone Zero.
It is worth noting that.
In the distance, there was a tree made entirely of crystal, shimmering with light.
Little Blue's eyes lit up at the sight, and she had the idea of digging the tree up by the roots.
She has always loved collecting sparkly earrings, and even had a whole box of jewelry on the spaceship—well, and all sorts of boots too.
So her fondness for this sparkling tree was not unexpected by Ze Shu.
"It should be alright, right? If Ze Shu and I can find a place to settle down in the future, planting this tree outside our door would make a nice decoration," Xiao Lan pondered. "Hmm, it would also commemorate our adventurous journey."
"Yeah, that's right." Ze Shu looked around and casually agreed.
"But it's not time to pull up the tree yet. Let's explore first." But Xiao Lan smiled, walked to the Taijing tree, patted it, and said, "Little tree, grow up quickly, and then we'll come and dig you up!"
Regardless of the tree's reaction to those words, Little Blue walked back to the Ze Tree with her hands behind her back.
At this time,
"Ugh—"
"Sawaki, Sawaki, all the Pokémon here look like Crystal!"
Higana and Nemo, the two "advance teams," were the first to run back from the front.
Higana screamed as usual.
Nemo raised an eyebrow and said, "But there is something unusual about it. It's not... any form of Taijing I've ever seen."
"Really?" Higana scratched her head, clearly not recognizing the full form of Taijing. "I'll go back and check!"
She rushed back immediately, and soon after, her loud and boisterous voice could be heard.
"It really is different!"
"It has various attribute symbols atop its head, making it a Taijing!"
"Look, look!"
Higana ran back, shouting with joy.
Behind her, a dangerous Pokémon radiating dazzling light—Crystallii, the champion's ace Pokémon—also came chasing after her.
This Pokémon is a regular visitor to the caves in Sector Zero. It often resides on the rock walls, never harming anyone, and simply grows quietly in the rock strata. It is a Pokémon that is content with its lot.
But now, he has been provoked by Higana and is being chased and attacked.
I don't know whether to marvel at her sarcastic skills or praise her "suicide squad" prowess.
"Eeeeee—"
"Don't just stand there watching!"
"Hurry and help!"
When Xijiana saw that Zeshu and the others were just watching her without helping her deal with the pursuers behind her, she immediately became anxious.
But the situation at the rear is even more urgent.
She could only follow the chasing crystal flowers, circling intently around the only place she could pull on—the crystal tree.
Just like when Sawaki first met Professor Yamanashi,
The petals of the Crystal Flower, which resembled crystals or gemstones, were in full bloom. The crystal on its head was indeed, as Nemo had said, not the large mark of ordinary crystallization with only one attribute, but rather surrounded by eighteen smaller marks of different attributes.
Ze Shu knew: This is a Star Crystal, possessing the power of all the Tai Crystal attributes, and is a rather special one among the Tai Crystal attributes.
Astral crystallization can only occur under the influence of a specific Pokémon.
Talebagos.
The "Third God" of the Padia region outside Milton and Guleton.
"Looks like I came to the right place."
Ze Shu nodded.
"Help! Help! Help!"
"I'm so tired from running!"
After spinning around in circles with the Crystal Flower for what seemed like dozens of times, Xijiana's voice was trembling with tears.
In the end, it was Blue who couldn't bear to accept Higanbana's request for help. She summoned Blastoise, seized the opportunity, and unleashed a "Water Cannon" at the Crystal Flower.
There was a loud "boom".
The rocky body of the Crystal Flower, hit by the water cannon, crashed into the Crystal Tree and became embedded in it.
The Taijing tree shook, and many Taijing leaves were shaken off.
The Crystal Flower also lost its fighting ability with a "crack".
Despite being called a "flower," Crystal Flower doesn't have any Grass-type attacks; instead, it's Rock and Poison-type, making it incredibly effective against Hydro Pump. But even so, isn't it a bit too fragile? It was taken down in a single Hydro Pump hit.
Ze Shu remained puzzled.
But Higanbana, panting heavily and clutching her chest, said resentfully, "It...it has to be Xiao Lan again! Honestly! Ze Shu, why did you have to watch the show! Instead of helping me!"
Ze Shu: "Didn't you tell us to 'take a closer look' at this crystal flower? Yeah, so I did take a few more looks."
Higana's face flushed red, and she shouted, "You watched a few more times, and I ran dozens more laps!!"
Ze Shu gave a thumbs up: "Nahia, you did a great job!"
Higanbana: "?!"
She paused, her hand, which had been pointing at Ze Shu, suddenly stopped, and she scratched the back of her head instead of blaming him.
"It's just so-so."
"I... I can run hundreds, even thousands more laps! Don't underestimate the stamina of the Meteor Dwellers!"
"Next time, next time you can help me slower, I, I can still run!"
Ze Shu paused as he extended his thumb, suddenly feeling a pang of guilt.
Little Blue chuckled and said, "Really, Higana, you're so easy to fool! Don't be so stubborn next time! Hmm..."
Next time, just run seven or eight hundred laps.
Beside them, Peony, holding Sylveon, stared blankly at Little Blue, who had inadvertently uttered the devil's words.
"Seven, seven or eight hundred laps?!"
But surprisingly, Higana agreed with great enthusiasm.
This is really...
"Ugh! It's because of those crystalline flowers that this place is now covered in poisonous spikes! I'll lead the way, you guys follow quickly! I promise you won't step on any of them!"
Higana tiptoed, running step by step through the Great Void of Zero. Because the Void of Zero was currently quite narrow...
It wasn't suitable to release a Flying-type Pokémon, so this was the only way she could go.
But after taking several steps, she suddenly felt her throat being grabbed; it turned out that Ze Shu had grabbed the back of her collar.
"What are you doing?!"
"Because of your pulling, I almost got pricked by a poisonous shard!"
Higana said angrily.
But Zeshu remained silent, simply throwing out a Poké Ball.
"Foam Chipmunk, time for a big clean-up!"
"Squeak squeak squeak—"
In no time, the poisonous water chestnuts sprinkled by the sparkling sprinklers on the ground were swept clean by the Foam Chipmunk's tail. After the cleanup was over, the Foam Chipmunk proudly stood on Ze Shu's shoulder, hands on its hips, and squeaked.
Looking ahead at the clean and non-toxic water chestnuts.
Ze Shu shrugged at the annoyed Xi Jiana, his meaning clear.
"?!?!"
Higana's face flushed red with embarrassment, as if a label that read "idiot" had been shoved hard into her head.
"Okay, Lady Higana, please continue leading the way. Remember not to let us step on any poisonous spikes."
"...I understand!"
Higana mustered her courage and started walking forward again.
Then, with a "crack," the ground collapsed, and she fell in.
"Ughhhhhh, help me—"
"Sigh," Ze Shu sighed, "This 'bad luck' has caught up with this Meteorite."
But as it turns out, Higana's fall into this trap was not "bad luck" but rather "lucky," because it was the right path, or at least one of the right paths.
The void of zero is intricate and vast.
There are not just a few paths, there are dozens, but Xijiana just happened to find the fastest one.
Starting from the hole where Shisana fell in, the number of "Astralized" Pokémon encountered along the way increases, indicating that they are getting closer to being able to emit astralized energy.
But strangely enough...
These "crystallized" Pokémon, despite their imposing appearance, are all like the Crystal Blossom from before—all bark and no bite, easily shattered. This applies to both the Rock Giant, which boasts high defensive stats, and the rather weak Garchomp.
This left Ze Shu puzzled.
However, this also provided a lot of convenience for Ze Shu and the others, making them seem to have entered an invincible mode, instantly killing the Star Crystal Pokémon blocking their way, and traveling at a very fast speed.
Ze Shu and his group found their "target" after walking for only two or three hours.
This is a fairly open area forged from crystal. The rock walls and the floor are all in the shape of crystal, and the dazzling luster they emit is so bright that it can blind people.
"The concentration of Taijing energy is also frighteningly high..."
Nemo took out the Crystal Bead, the pinnacle of technology researched by Fortu and Dr. Orin. It was trembling in this environment and looked like it was about to break.
She had never seen Taijingzhu so overwhelmed.
It's just the free-floating crystalline energy in the air...:
"What exactly is this thing?"
Nemo was deeply shocked.
But then Ze Shu summoned the Ancient Sword Leopard, pointed to a noticeably large crystal block not far away, and decisively said:
"Holy Sword, smash this to pieces."
"Waaaaah~"
But with a few clanging sounds, the huge crystal block that Ze Shu was pointing at was suddenly cut into several pieces by the sharp teeth of the ancient sword leopard, shattering and revealing the potential space that had been blocked by the crystal block.
And hidden within this 'space' is a Pokémon even more dazzling than Taijing.
With just one glance, everyone knew that it was the Pokémon described in the book "Blue Disc" and called "Blue Disc".
The highly crystalline turtle shell lay beneath its body, forming a dazzling disc, surrounded by floating objects of eighteen different attributes, making the entire Pokémon look absolutely stunning.
However, something seems a little off about the condition of this "Blue Disc".
"Bago?!"
Directly above the Blue Disc stands a turtle.
However, this tortoise no longer exudes the same aura as the 'Origin of the Primordial Crystal'.
Instead, it stared in astonishment at Ze Shu and his group, who had suddenly exposed it.
His expression was fearful.
This left Ze Shu and the others completely bewildered.
Aren't they here to "fight the boss"?
But why are you, the "boss," getting scared first?