Chapter 194: Both Perish
Which Ghost Type Divine Beast is it?
Lu Li felt shocked and uncertain in his heart.
The Ghost Type Divine Beasts that can currently be confirmed are Groudon, Marshadow, Ghost Horse, and Lunala.
First, rule out Groudon.
If Groudon appeared in the present world, this world would have to restart, and Lunala can also be ruled out. As the beast of the invited moon, the celestial phenomenon after Lunala’s appearance should be a lunar eclipse.
That leaves only Marshadow and Ghost Horse. The probability of Ghost Horse appearing in the Jiuzhou Region is not high. After ruling out all incorrect options, the truth is only one.
Marshadow!
The only thing that could make Marshadow appear in the present world is that the Rainbow Hero might be about to die. Of course, it could also be that the Rainbow Hero has already passed Ho-Oh’s test.
The latter possibility is not high either, after all, Ho-Oh has only just appeared in the present world, and the Rainbow Hero has only just been confirmed. How could they pass the test so quickly?
So…
Lu Li, who had roughly guessed the truth, instantly had a strange facial expression.
If nothing unexpected happened, that Rainbow Hero should also have participated in this match, and might even have been targeted by someone, leading to a crisis that Marshadow had to appear in the present world to resolve.
But whether it was the latter or the former, Lu Li felt that this should have little relationship with him.
Now that this terrifying Shadow World had disappeared, it meant that Marshadow should have left, and this matter had even less to do with him.
Marshadow doesn’t have high prestige in the game and anime, but in this world, Marshadow is undoubtedly a god.
Don’t joke about gods. All below gods are ants—this saying is not meant to scare people.
After the Shadow World disappeared, Gardevoir’s voice sounded in Lu Li’s mind.
“Lu Li, are you okay?”
“I’m fine. What just appeared?” Lu Li asked, pretending to be confused.
Gardevoir explained, “If nothing unexpected, it should be the legendary lord of the Shadow World, Marshadow.”
“What exactly happened to alarm such an existence?” Lu Li asked in surprise.
“The Progressive Association recklessly attacked Ho-Oh’s envoy, and you saw the result.” Gardevoir’s voice carried a hint of sarcasm.
Many divine envoys have appeared in human history, but the most enviable is still Ho-Oh’s envoy, because only theirs has real protection.
Not exaggerating, the Rainbow Hero cannot die before reaching the top. Just this alone is enough to make all divine envoys envious to death.
“Alright, as long as you’re fine, I need to end this here too. Hanging up first.” After Gardevoir finished speaking, she cut off the mental connection.
No. 1 Competition Arena.
Yu Zhonggang shouted loudly, “Aggron! Heavy Slam!”
Aggron charged straight toward the opposing Pokémon like a high-speed train.
The Heavenly King Level Trainer from the Yamato Region ordered, “Throh, take it, then Low Kick!”
Upon receiving the order, Throh first used a quick counter to block Aggron’s Heavy Slam, then followed up with Low Kick, knocking down the clumsy Aggron.
Boom rumble!
A massive net-patterned crater appeared on the ground where Aggron fell.
Miyamoto Mutoku sneered, “Early Heavenly King level only, how dare you come here?”
Miyamoto Mutoku was almost fighting on two fronts, having to guard against another Heavenly King Level Trainer while dividing attention to command Throh against the new Heavenly King Yu Zhonggang.
But even facing two opponents at once, Miyamoto Mutoku still appeared completely at ease.
Fighting Type Throh can deal quadruple damage to Aggron. Yu Zhonggang truly encountered a natural enemy this time.
Yu Zhonggang’s face turned ashen as he looked at Aggron lying on the ground.
His previous invincible mindset instantly vanished.
He never imagined that upon just entering Heavenly King level, he would suffer such a beating.
Yu Zhonggang could only encourage, “Aggron! Stand up! I believe you can do it.”
Yu Zhonggang didn’t dare send other Pokémon to help, because surrounding Pokémon were eyeing him covetously. If he sent them out, the nearby Gym Level ones would pounce.
Hearing the trainer’s shout, Aggron shakily stood up.
Throh’s quadruple damage was indeed lethal, but Aggron was also famously durable.
Commoner origin Yu Zhonggang understood assessing the situation best. After being beaten by Miyamoto Mutoku, he realized he had been tricked.
There were definitely more than just him among the Heavenly King Level Trainers who came to watch the match today, and definitely more than just him who received the Alliance’s forced summons.
But in the end, he was the only one who actually came to support!
“These damn bastards, aren’t they afraid of the Alliance settling accounts later?” Yu Zhonggang cursed angrily in his heart.
Realizing it was a trap and that he had foolishly jumped in, Yu Zhonggang began considering how to escape.
Two Champion Level Pokémon battling, with six veteran Heavenly King Level Trainers nearby crazily increasing the difficulty of this fight.
Yu Zhonggang realized that as a new Heavenly King, he was also in great danger in this situation.
He came to help purely to secure his Gym Leader position; he had no intention of risking life and limb for them.
With a ruthless thought, Yu Zhonggang gritted his teeth and said, “Aggron, use Stomp!”
Hearing this, the surrounding trainers’ facial expressions changed instantly.
“Holy shit! Yu Zhonggang, have you gone crazy?”
“Yu Zhonggang! The Alliance called you to help, not to make trouble!”
“Fuck!”
At this moment, both sides treated him like a common enemy, with curses and denunciations pouring toward Yu Zhonggang like a switch had been flipped.
Yu Zhonggang remained unmoved, having already mentally ordered Bronzong to Teleport and escape.
Boom rumble!!!
As Aggron’s feet slammed down heavily, the entire ground shook instantly, and the originally solid foundation began to crumble.
It started with the tiles, then the cement slabs, falling endlessly, until the entire competition arena was shrouded in murky dust.
Yu Zhonggang quickly recalled Aggron, then ordered, “Bronzong, Teleport, let’s leave here and go find…”
Before Yu Zhonggang could finish, a slash suddenly struck.
Completely unprepared, Yu Zhonggang was instantly bisected at the waist, while his lower half was taken away by Bronzong.
Before his consciousness faded, Yu Zhonggang looked incredulously at the figure before him.
It was a Heavenly King Level Scyther. Yu Zhonggang couldn’t understand how this Scyther had precisely locked onto him in the dust.
“Right! Scyther’s Ability is Swarm.” Realizing this, Yu Zhonggang closed his eyes full of regret.
He should have taken part in other protection missions, like the Alliance Treasure Vault’s guarding mission.
Why did he come here?
Of course, to gain favor.
To show his face in front of the future Ideal Messenger, so that when the Ideal Messenger dominated the Eastern Hemisphere, he could claim credit for following the dragon.
This was the biggest revenue. At worst, he could gain favors from the Leng Family and Lei Family among the Eighteen Great Attribute Families, securing the Pseudo-Legendary he wanted.
In the end, it was greed that blinded Yu Zhonggang.
He was thinking not only of Alliance benefits, but also those from the Leng Family, Lei Family, and even the Ideal Messenger.
The facts had proven that Heavenly King Level strength was insufficient to support such a big appetite.
This was greed leading to biting off more than one can chew!
“Oh no!”
A terrified voice came—it was the Lei Family Heavenly King Level Trainer’s voice.
“Ah!”
Rayne’s scream rang out. He could clearly feel his body continuously twisting.
No! This shouldn’t be my future!
Rayne could clearly sense the death omen star above his head flickering.
Ever since awakening Ideal Power, Rayne had lost himself in one precise prophecy after another of the ideal future’s beauty.
Completely forgetting that the future prophesied by Ideal Power was only the most ideal one, not the absolute future.
“I should be standing on the podium proclaiming my grand ideal to the world, then using Ideal Power to awaken the Ideal Dragon and become the new generation divine envoy…”
“Why? Why am I falling here? This shouldn’t be my future!”
With endless unwillingness and doubt, Rayne kept vomiting blood, then despairingly closed his eyes.
Wild winds surged, blowing away all the dust. Rayne, who had been barely holding on in a group of rookie trainers’ hands, had been beaten into a bowtie.
Literally a bowtie.
The kind of knot formed by twisting long Green Grass and flesh together.
Grass Knot this skill is actually not common. As a Grass Type special skill, Grass Knot’s power isn’t high, and its functionality isn’t as good as its alternatives.
But this one skill took down a divine envoy.
The Ideal Messenger is not the Rainbow Hero, and the Ideal Dragon would never give its hero an immortality cheat, so Rayne had no qualification for a revival match.
Moreover, Rayne’s status as Ideal Messenger was merely reserve.
Miyamoto Mutoku looked at the miserably dead Rayne with ecstatic joy, glanced at the Lei Family Heavenly King Level Trainers who looked like their parents had died, then quickly ordered, “Plan success! Send the signal, we’re leaving!”
Signal flare launched!
Though the signal flare didn’t pierce the Energy Shield, the trainers in the Pokémon Center all saw this scene.
In the Ecological Park, the Black Knight saw the signal flare and directly ordered, “Prepare to withdraw!”
Outside the Treasury.
The White Queen looked unwillingly at the Treasury. Though they had successfully breached the outer circle, they hadn’t entered the second or core circles.
They hadn’t obtained even one truly valuable inheritance or Divine Item.
“Damn it! We’re withdrawing!” the White Queen said through gritted teeth.
…
Yu Lili stared blankly at Yu Zhonggang’s lower body.
Although the upper part above the waist of this corpse was gone, Yu Lili recognized at a glance that it was her father’s lower body.
As for why she was so sure?
Of course, because of the Poké Ball at his waist and the Bronzong beside the corpse.
The Poké Ball flashed, and the Pokémon inside jumped out on its own.
All the Pokémon looked sadly at the corpse before them.
The Heavenly King Level Scyther’s Air Slash was too fast— so fast that they didn’t even react before their trainer died.
Lu Li silently watched the crying girl.
Yu Zhonggang had died just like that, and so miserably.
To be honest, Lu Li felt no great sadness in his heart, only pure pity for Yu Lili.
After all, the gratitude between him and Yu Zhonggang had already vanished under the other’s repeated antics.
Unlike Yu Lili whose mind was blank, Lu Li was much more rational.
“Where’s Aggron?” Lu Li asked with a frown.
Bronzong, full of grief, glared viciously at Lu Li. Lu Li met the gaze expressionlessly and coldly reminded, “You can grieve, but I believe your trainer would prefer to see you continue protecting his daughter.”
Hearing this, Bronzong looked full of sorrow at the crying Yu Lili.
“In the trainer’s hands.”
Hearing this, Lu Li raised an eyebrow. “You mean Aggron’s Poké Ball is now in your trainer’s hands?”
Bronzong nodded.
If Aggron hadn’t been injured, it could have used Protect to block that slash. If he could break through to Heavenly King, he could have blocked that strike for the trainer too.
Unfortunately, that if didn’t exist.
“Lili, I think the most important thing now is to find your father’s body.” Lu Li said softly.
Hearing this, Yu Lili stopped crying, wiped her eyes fiercely, then looked seriously at Lu Li. “Lu Li, I can go by myself!”
Lu Li didn’t respond to her but said to Bronzong, “Can you take me back to the place where your trainer died?”
“It’s already collapsed there,” Bronzong cried.
Yes, under Aggron’s Stomp, No. 1 Competition Arena had completely collapsed, and Yu Zhonggang’s upper body corpse was buried in that ruins.
Hearing this, Lu Li fell silent too.
Yu Zhonggang couldn’t be said to have no bones left, but at least he died without a complete corpse.
Bronzong added, “Big Brother Aggron should be unconscious too.”
Lu Li: “…”
This inevitably leads to complaining about the Poké Ball’s design.
Heavily injured Pokémon, after emergency recall into Poké Balls, will autonomously enter sleep to prevent further deterioration and slowly recover. Unless the trainer releases them again, they remain asleep until fully recovered.
Bronzong added, “And I won’t take you there. It’s too dangerous.”
Though their hearts were now filled with grief and sadness, Bronzong hadn’t forgotten the trainer’s instructions.
Now, their only task while alive was to protect the trainer’s sole bloodline.
Hearing this, Lu Li opened his mouth, but it turned into a sigh.
“Lord Gardevoir, what’s the situation at No. 1 Arena?” Lu Li asked via mental connection.
“Ah! I didn’t kill Rayne.” Gardevoir almost instinctively denied.
Lu Li: “???”
Realizing, Gardevoir quickly said, “Rayne is already dead. Both sides have withdrawn from there now, but I don’t recommend you go there yet. It’s about to become the storm’s center, and I have to leave too—you as well.”
Lu Li felt she might have let something slip, but he didn’t dwell on it.
What he cared about was that his thigh was leaving.
If he didn’t follow, Gardevoir might really leave him here.
