chsdbacks Chapter 168 As the sun sets, the water sycamore tree swims with all its might...
Chapter 168 As the sun sets, the water sycamore tree swims with all its might...
Chapter 168 As the sun sets, the water sycamore tree swims with all its might...
Amidst turbulent waters.
"What on earth is going on?!"
Leaning against the scarred megalodon, it barely managed to maintain its balance in the current.
Looking at the shattered Marine Team base around him, and his subordinates being tossed about in the chaotic waters, Shui Wutong glared angrily.
He couldn't understand what was going on at all!
This is the ocean team base that he built at great cost, with maximum security and concealment, for the purpose of carrying out big things!
How could this happen when he didn't even know what was going on...?
The base was blown up?!
If it were to be rebuilt after such a devastating explosion, the cost of rebuilding from scratch might be even greater!
The base is in such a terrible state.
Even the usually easygoing Shui Wutong felt his heart pounding, so painful that he might faint at any moment.
But he knew he couldn't faint yet!
Shui Wutong gritted her teeth and muttered to herself, "We've already lost so much, we can't afford to lose any more! Di and Aquan are both down there seeking help from 'Ocean,' and there's also Haiyuan No. 1, which is all Ocean Team's property."
"I have to..."
As she muttered to herself, Shui Wutong suddenly saw a figure slowly swimming towards her in the turbulent sea in the distance.
Shui Wutong recognized the figure; it was the innocent person he had assigned the "patrol undercover" mission to.
His eyes lit up; he had been worried about not having any subordinates to command!
"You..." He was about to give the man orders to follow him.
But suddenly they discovered that what surrounded the person and kept him safe in the water was a Milotic, an extremely beautiful Milotic.
When did Team Aqua get this kind of Pokémon?!
"Huh? Who are you!" Shui Wutong asked in surprise.
"Mickey," the man said, a slow smile spreading across his face, "being an 'undercover agent' in front of Boss Water Willow was truly a unique experience. I'll try to incorporate this unique experience into my magnificent stage play."
Water Wutong: "!!!"
His intuition was right—there really was a mole within the Ocean Team!
But..
The person he appointed to "find the undercover agent" had a clean background and could not possibly be an undercover agent.
He's the undercover agent?!
Shui Wutong stared wide-eyed, annoyed by her own foolishness.
Furthermore, what you, Michael, said about "integrating this experience into a lavish stage play"—isn't that just repeating his "stupidity" and letting countless people witness it?!
No, we can't let this "stupidity" be broadcast!
Thinking of this, Water Wutong glared at Michael, her expression full of ferocity:
"I'll make sure you can't keep up the act! You're not getting away!"
Mikoli looked puzzled: "Huh?"
Shouldn't the words "You can't escape" be what he, the one chasing after Shui Wutong, would say?
Why is it this water sycamore that's the one talking?
Sea Cave.
Looking at the situation of the ocean team's base displayed inside the Haiyuan-1 probe, Aquan felt utterly hopeless.
"How could this be..."
The entire Marine base was destroyed.
Ah Quan never expected that hijacking just one submarine would lead to such consequences.
This person is the one who caused all this trouble!
A-Quan looked at Ze-Shu, his hostility undiminished;
But more than anything, she felt remorse for herself. In her view, if the Sea Abyss One, which she and Di were piloting, hadn't been hijacked by Ze Shu, none of what followed would have happened.
Ze Shu sighed to her, "If your Ocean Team hadn't tried to hijack the Ocean Abyss No. 1 in the first place, none of this would have happened. Your base wouldn't be completely destroyed now."
Ah Quan remained silent.
Ze Shu knocked her unconscious to prevent this guy from making any further moves.
Meanwhile, in the center of the Sea Cave.
"Waaaaah—"
Kyogre, like a fathead fish weighing hundreds or thousands of pounds, was slumped in the barren waters of the Sea Cave, looking like an extremely happy chubby baby, his face beaming with joy.
Even the whale's call sounded cheerful.
No other reason than it's awesome!
This is so awesome!
To use water to torment and manipulate so many people in a single, unrestrained manner is unprecedented since the battle with that big red guy a thousand years ago!
All of this was due to the suggestion and help from this person.
Kyoka looked longingly at Zeki.
"Waaaaah!"
If you have any other fun ideas, please come up with them as soon as possible!
Our great strategist Ze Shu!
Ze Shu: "..—"
This Kyogre really thinks he's a "genius of ideas".
"Does sending Groudon into space count? Sending it into outer space?"
Upon hearing this, Kyogre's eyes lit up: "Popcorn?"
Is it really true?
Ze Shu said, "Just kidding. I have no ideas, because I'm leaving."
"A chirp?!"
Kyogre's eyes widened suddenly as he stared at Zeki in disbelief.
Are you leaving already?
It hasn't had enough fun yet!
Ze Shu shrugged and said, "Of course."
Kyoka's face was full of reluctance and pleading.
However, in the end, it drooped its fat head and flapped its pectoral fins.
"Sing..."
Then you can leave...
But don't die! We're waiting for you to come up with more fun ideas.
As he finished speaking, Kyogre raised a smug expression on his face, as if to say, "Little brother, I'll protect you from now on. If anyone bullies you, just come to me. I'll even beat up that flightless red lizard and the green caterpillar."
Well, the reward for asking for help is something fun or an idea.
Ze Shu twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "You'd better mind your own business."
Given that this fathead fish is trapped in the sea cave, it's still uncertain who will help whom.
"I'm off." He waved and casually tossed a bag over. "Here you go."
"Chirp Chirp!" Kyogre reluctantly bid farewell to his "Idea King".
The ice sculpture of Didi and the unconscious body of Aquan were thrown into the Abyss No. 1. Then, the Abyss No. 1 slowly started up and slowly left from the cave in the Sea Cave that isolated it from the seawater.
Soon, the Cave of the Sea returned to silence.
It was the same appearance that Kyogre had kept in his memory for a thousand years, but Kyogre's mood was no longer as calm as before—the desolation after playing around was always different.
It remained stranded in the barren water, the entire fathead fish dangling.
I'm annoyed that I was so focused on saying goodbye to Ze Shu that I didn't even think to tease him!
snort!
I'll talk to him again next time I see him!
"Chirp?" It suddenly noticed the bag that Ze Shu had thrown at it before leaving, and it was clear that there were quite a few things inside. Kyogre used water to spread out the contents, only to find that they were all toys?
Or is it one of those educational toys for young Pokémon?
What balls, building blocks...?
Kyogre got angry: "Pop!"
How could you give it such a childish toy? Isn't that disrespecting it?
You know, it's been alive for many, many years... an "old monster"!
How could anyone like such a childish toy!
It let out a proud "chirp".
Kyogre turned his head away, not wanting to look at the toy.
After a while, it turned its head away and stopped looking at the toy.
After a while, it turned its head away again, refusing to look at the toy.
A little while later, the toy reappeared in my sight.
Kyogre: "Chirp?!"
Why is this toy so attractive? Even though it turns its head away, it keeps looking at it unconsciously!
Well, I'll just have to give it a try then.
Hmph, I didn't want to play in the first place!
The chaos in the waters of Seishin City has gradually subsided, and the process of the Ocean Deep Sea 1 rising to the surface is going smoothly.
Higana asked curiously, "Ze Shu, Ze Shu, what did you throw to that fathead fish?"
Ze Shu said, "Educational toys."
Those toys were a batch that Sawaki bought after Vulpix was born and after Dratini was born. But unfortunately, they were probably too childish, and neither Vulpix nor Dratini really wanted to play with them.
So Zeju gave it to Kyogre.
That should alleviate the loneliness of the "lonely fathead fish," right?
Well, it is indeed very childish, and there's a high chance that Fathead Fish won't play it.
But after all, these are the only childish toys that Zeki has for the time being.
Anyway, the Ocean Cave is big enough to fit even if I don't play Kyogre anymore.
"Hurry!"
"The chaos underwater has subsided considerably. Rescue and capture anyone you see wearing a blue and white striped uniform and a pirate hat!" the male alliance's operations commander shouted.
With a swift, pillar-like arm, the silvery-white Metagross scooped a water-choking Team Aqua minion from the sea and tossed it onto the rescue float prepared by the League.
Daigo stood atop Metagross, his brow furrowed as he gazed intently at the turbulent scene beneath the surface of the sea.
Suddenly, waves appeared on the distant sea, accompanied by gurgling bubbles. Daigo rushed over and saw the bubbles grow larger and larger. Soon, with a "pop," a head that looked like a green algae monster emerged.
Daiwu said in disbelief: "Mikri?"
He never expected that Mikoli, who was always impeccably dressed and known as the "Water Prince" for his impeccable manners, would be so disheveled, looking like a water ghost.
"It's me..." Mikoli's voice trailed off, sounding helpless.
Daigo, after scooping up Michael, asked, "What... happened?"
But at that moment, another bubble rose in the distance. This bubble was even larger than the one that rose when Mikoli rose. It gurgled and gurgled louder and louder. Before they could react, a pitch-black steel submarine emerged.
"Yeah—" Ze Shu's voice came from the top hatch of the submarine, "What's going on?"
"Daigo, go on!"
Then, an ice block and a person were thrown over.
Metagross barely caught it, and Daigo asked, "What is this...?"
Ze Shu said, "The two marine team officers who stole the submarine should at least be charged with robbery."
Daigo remained silent for a long while before finally saying, "Thank you."
Michael let out a frustrated "hmm," finding it difficult to speak:
"I went after the Ocean Team leader, Archie."
Ze Shu said, "Oh, judging from your wolf-like appearance, he must have escaped."
Mikkelsen:
"......"
He suddenly realized how sharp-tongued Ze Shu was!
"Yes, that's right." Mikoli sighed, and after a long while said, "In that turbulent underwater environment, I have to admit that the other party's adaptability is stronger than mine."
"And..." Michael paused.
"I don't know why. When I saw him, I just said a few polite words, but he suddenly got angry and then inexplicably unleashed considerable fighting power and ferocity. Instead of running away, he attacked me with all his might, catching me completely off guard."
Daigo said, "So..."
Michael: "So the result, naturally, was that both sides were severely injured, and he and I each fled."
Daigo said with a frown, "Since that's the case, Michael, you've surfaced, so Archie must be nearby too. I need to hurry..."
He hadn't finished speaking.
Ze Shu suddenly pointed to a certain direction to the west and said inexplicably:
"Look at that...doesn't it look like it?"
Everyone looked over.
That's the direction the sun sets.
As the sun set, the golden light painted the sea with shimmering waves. On those shimmering, golden waves, a burly, dark figure could be vaguely seen swimming into the distance, leaving a long trail of waves behind him.
"Wow, this water sycamore is quite hardworking, it's swam quite far." Ze Shu smiled.
"It's a beautiful sight," Mikkel said.
"I'll go after them!" Daigo said, spoiling the mood.
Since Team Aqua's base has been destroyed, and everything inside was swept away by Kyogre's turbulent currents, it's impossible to find a trace of it. In that case, the cleanup there can be left to the League.
Shuijing City.
The grand competition is still ongoing, with applause and shouts from the host constantly heard.
As the "symbol" of the Grand Contest, Mikoli naturally has her own private lounge at the clubhouse.
"The People of Glass? I haven't heard that name in a long time." Sitting in a chair, having tidied herself up a bit, Mikuri asked in confusion, "Sawaki, how do you know that name?"
On the table, Vulpix was loudly and unabashedly eating the desserts specially provided by the Grand Contest Hall.
"Yes, the people of Lapis Lazuli. As for how they knew..."
Ze Shu looked at Xi Jiana.
Higana raised her head and declared, "I am the current successor of the Meteor People! Of course I recognize the mere Glass People!"
And you don't even recognize me? You're utterly an incompetent inheritor of the Glass People!
Michael paused for a moment before realizing, "Oh, it was you."
"I'm sorry, I've... put the matter of the Glass People aside for a long time and haven't paid much attention to it."
"but."
Meeting Higana's gaze, which seemed to say, "You don't even recognize me?", Mikoli quickly said:
"I've heard of you, the inheritor of the Meteor Dwellers. You're quite famous."
Higana was stunned for a moment, then pointed at herself in disbelief and said, "Really? You've heard of me? My reputation has spread all the way to you?"
Is she really that famous?!
Mikoli nodded and said, "Yes. Some time ago, the Meteor Clan issued a... wanted notice for their current successor, and I heard about it. Although I don't know the details, your abilities as the successor are indeed remarkable."
Ze Shu suddenly realized, "As a successor of the Meteor People, being wanted by the entire Meteor People must be a first, right?"
Higanbana: "Ugh!!!"
She knew exactly what had happened: it must be because she had stolen the entire clan's Super Stone and Key Stone.
But Higana doesn't regret it.
"Hmph, let them issue a warrant for my arrest, I won't let them catch me!" Higana said, raising her head.
"Never mind that!"
She looked at Mikoli and continued:
"Heir of the Glass People, we've come to you to ask for your help in opening the gate to the Sky Pillar!"
"We're going to Lord Dragon God's residence!"
Although it is unknown whether this "Dragon God" is on the Sky Pillar.