Chapter 193: The Divine Marshadow Appears!
As soon as Kavis finished speaking, a Charem silently appeared before everyone.
Charem did not conceal its aura, its Heavenly King level strength fully displayed.
The squad leader wearing a mask’s expression changed upon seeing Charem.
A Heavenly King level Psychic-type Pokémon…
You must know that his strength is only at the Gym Level, though it’s late stage Gym Level, it’s still a bit far from Heavenly King.
“Excuse us, we’ll be leaving now,” the squad leader said, preparing to leave with his people.
As a mid-level member of an evil organization, Chen Ke’en’s rise to his current status was thanks to his politeness.
Just like now.
Chen Ke’en knew that there were too many people in the Pokémon Center who could kill him, so when he led his team, he couldn’t politely ask if they had any powerful backing.
In reality, it was just that he was afraid of dying; those with backing would find it troublesome, just like the current situation.
If they had started fighting immediately after their disagreement, the outcome would naturally be their deaths, then these A-San’s hidden strengths would be exposed, ultimately attracting even more powerful beings to kill this group of A-San.
Of course, it was also possible that they would die for nothing, and this group of A-San would be left unchecked.
But no matter which scenario, they would definitely die, yet the mission from the organization had to be completed, so when fighting, they first reveal their strength, and then let the other party call out their backer.
If they have one, they turn and leave; if not, it’s a successful mission.
As for why this group of A-San cooperated so readily? The reason is even simpler; the A-San also did not want to fight here with their Progressive Association.
Seeing the other party preparing to leave, Kavis quickly called out to them.
“Wait!”
Upon hearing this, Chen Ke’en’s expression became tense as he looked at Kavis.
“No way? Does this kid really want to get involved in this mess?”
Assuming Kavis wanted to keep them there, Chen Ke’en immediately prepared for battle.
“Young Master, I advise you to think thrice. You can indeed kill me, but have you considered the consequences of killing me?” Chen Ke’en threatened with a tense expression.
Hearing this, Kavis quickly shook his head, then pointed to Lu Li and the others, explaining, “You’ve misunderstood. I mean we have nothing to do with these people.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Ke’en suddenly understood, and his heart instantly grasped the other party’s intention.
The A-San Region and Jiuzhou Region had always been at odds, each wanting to dominate the entire Asian Alliance, so the two sides had been engaged in constant subtle competition.
Kavis pointing out Lu Li and the others at this moment was undoubtedly a case of borrowing a knife to kill.
Kavis wanted to borrow a knife to kill, and they wanted to achieve their mission objectives…
Seeing Kavis’s shamelessness, Yu Lili was so angry that her eyes almost spewed fire; if looks could kill, Kavis would have been dismembered by now.
Yu Lili angrily cursed, “Shameless! You group of people are truly shameless!”
Kavis simply smiled maliciously, then said to his companions behind him, “We’ll leave this place first, to avoid our clothes getting blood on them later.”
After speaking, Kavis led his companions and departed.
Lu Li felt speechless in his heart. A tiger has no intention to harm people, but people have the heart to harm a tiger.
These A-San fellows are indeed quite disgusting.
“Believe me! You won’t be able to defeat us,” Lu Li said to the group in front of him with extreme sincerity.
Chen Ke’en, having an idea in mind, politely asked, “Are you from the Jiuzhou Region?”
Yu Lili, breathing heavily, naturally saw the malice in their eyes, so she directly issued a warning: “My father is a Heavenly King Level Trainer, and he is at the Pokémon Center. If I call him, my father can arrive in a very short time.”
Hearing this, Chen Ke’en also began to consider retreating, but with the mission objective so close, Chen Ke’en unconventionally probed, “How about we have your father come over for a meeting?”
“No! My father is a Gym Leader of the Alliance, and he is currently on a mission. I cannot trouble him at this time,” Yu Lili directly refused the offer.
Seeing Yu Lili’s confident demeanor, Chen Ke’en became somewhat helpless: “Miss, this makes things difficult for me!”
Within the organization, all participating contestants were clearly priced: 1 million for Commoner Trainers, 10 million for Noble Family Trainers.
However, their targets had always been Commoner Trainers; they couldn’t afford to mess with Family Trainers. Any powerful Noble Family Trainer would have a Guardian by their side.
Chen Ke’en calmly asked through their mental connection, “Inkay, is there any Psychic Power fluctuation around this girl?”
“Around the little girl, there is indeed a Gym Level Psychic Power fluctuation,” Inkay replied.
Hearing this, Chen Ke’en immediately understood.
“Then please excuse us!”
After speaking, Chen Ke’en prepared to leave with his subordinates.
Seeing Chen Ke’en and the others leave, Yu Lili finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As a direct witness to all of this, Lu Li found the scene incredibly absurd.
A member of a terrorist organization here, discussing favors and social etiquette with Alliance members? How ridiculous could it get!
Chen Ke’en left decisively, not even looking back once he turned.
Sister Hua next to him sighed, “Perhaps this is the wisdom of a small person; not earning money beyond their capabilities.”
The staff member next to Sister Hua said with a tone of someone who had benefited: “Yes, it’s fortunate that this kid was lucky and cooperated with this young lady instead, otherwise you would have been in danger.”
Sister Hua and she were only Elite Level Trainers; if they had encountered these people alone, they probably wouldn’t have been able to escape.
“It’s just a pity for those participating Commoners; I wonder how many of them will die in this disaster,” Sister Hua sighed softly.
Being of Commoner origin herself, she understood too well the fate of Commoners in this disaster; she and Lu Li were lucky to have attached themselves to a powerful figure.
If…
The staff member next to Sister Hua echoed, “I heard that only ten Commoners are participating in the finals this time, and six of them are from our Jiuzhou Region. I wonder how the other five are doing now.”
They were all Commoners, so they empathized with those other Commoner Trainers at this moment.
As these two were chatting, the sky suddenly changed.
Although the sky had been overcast and snowy before, it now suddenly became gloomy.
It was as if someone had draped a black curtain over the entire sky.
“Look quickly! What is that?”
Yu Lili suddenly shouted in fear, pointing into the distance.
Hearing this, Lu Li quickly looked in the direction Yu Lili was pointing; it was a shadow, and it was rapidly expanding.
The shadow spread across the land, quickly engulfing Lu Li and the others.
Then came an incredibly despairing sense of oppression. Yu Lili and the two staff members struggled to the ground under this terrifying pressure.
Lu Li, relying on his willpower and physical fitness, managed to hold on.
“What the hell is this? It feels like a great mountain is pressing down?” Lu Li thought, gritting his teeth.
This oppressive feeling did not just come from reality, but from the depths of his soul.
The last time he felt this way was when he faced the Kyurem corpse.
And this time, the oppressive feeling was even greater than last time!
All of this spoke a single truth – a deity had descended!
Not an ordinary Pokémon that had entered the Divine Realm, but a true deity who controlled the Origin of Laws!
…………
Five minutes ago.
When making a living in a terrorist organization, what is the most important thing to pay attention to?
The answer is: do not provoke the big shots.
Hattori Jiro was an undercover agent, sent by the Yamato Alliance to infiltrate the Progressive Association. This time, Hattori Jiro received a secret mission from his superior.
That is, to use this opportunity to eliminate as many of the Jiuzhou Alliance’s Genius Rookie Trainers as possible. Hattori Jiro’s main target was not Rayne, but other Commoner Trainers.
Out of caution, Hattori Jiro specifically investigated the backgrounds of the participating contestants when the tournament began, and soon Hattori Jiro locked onto his mission targets.
Lu Li, Wang Xiao’er, Liu Tiantian, Li Zhi, Ouyang Fei.
With meticulous planning against unsuspecting targets, Hattori Jiro successfully assassinated Wang Xiao’er, Liu Tiantian, and Ouyang Fei.
As for why he didn’t kill the one named Lu Li first?
It’s because he couldn’t find the person.
The successive successes made Hattori Jiro realize that he was a Dimensional Strike against Rookie Trainers. But then again, it made sense; a Gym Level Trainer assassinating a group of Rookie Trainers, wouldn’t that be easy?
Before encountering Li Zhi, Hattori Jiro indeed thought so.
In fact, after encountering Li Zhi, Hattori Jiro still thought so.
The young man before him looked foolish and simple, constantly babbling about bonds and friendship, and then the opponent mindlessly issued a Trainer Challenge.
Yes, a challenge.
Hattori Jiro couldn’t believe what he heard; this kid politely waited for him to send out his Pokémon, expressing a desire for a trainer battle.
With such an idiot, how could Hattori Jiro not take advantage of him?
So he attacked the kid without hesitation.
The kid was clearly a novice; when facing his attack, the kid’s eyes revealed a clear stupidity, as if he couldn’t believe he would be so despicable.
But… kid, this is the world of trainers!
Hattori Jiro could even clearly see the kid’s disbelief when attacked by his Pokémon. In fact, the kid had some substance; after taking a full-power attack from a Gym Level Pokémon, he didn’t immediately die.
However, before the kid collapsed, Hattori Jiro discovered the truth.
Aura!
That kid actually possessed Aura.
Thinking of this, Hattori Jiro felt a surge of relief.
An Aura Warrior who had grown up was a terrifying existence without any flaws. Fortunately, he had nipped this terrifying existence in the bud.
To be safe, Hattori Jiro even ordered Weezing to deliver a finishing blow to Li Zhi’s corpse.
After confirming that there were indeed no remains, Hattori Jiro decided to search for his next target, the genius youth named Lu Li.
Among the five Commoner geniuses, the one he looked down on the most was the one named Lu Li, because Lu Li, at such a young age, had already learned to live off others.
This kind of shortcut, saving decades of effort, why shouldn’t it happen to him?
However, fate always likes to play jokes, and moreover, it is Ho-Oh who controls fate.
After that great being emerged from the shadows, Hattori Jiro realized something had gone terribly wrong.
As an excellent spy, Hattori Jiro was most skilled in theology.
A child less than a meter tall, with their entire body seemingly made of dark mist.
This being had many titles, such as Lord of Shadows, God of Shadows. In the recorded history of humanity, this being had a fitting name – Marshadow.
Arceus above! Why is Marshadow here? They were clearly targeting the Ideal Warrior!
Shouldn’t you, Marshadow, be following Ho-Oh?
Wait…
Hattori Jiro’s expression changed; he saw a feather at the location of Li Zhi’s corpse, a feather that was gradually emitting light.
Such a brilliant color, such a warm aura.
If human historical records are not mistaken, the name of that feather should be Rainbow Feather, the symbol of the legendary Rainbow Hero?
So… I just killed a Rainbow Hero?
“Ancestor Hattori Hanzo, your descendant has achieved greatness! I killed a Rainbow Hero,” Hattori Jiro thought with a mix of despair and excitement.
Before being engulfed by the shadows, Hattori Jiro found peace.
If his death could exchange for a Rainbow Hero from the Jiuzhou Region, was that not a form of victory?
However… what is that humanoid light emitting?
It’s that kid!
He revived! The kid he had utterly annihilated is now resurrected, and what’s more, the kid’s clothes are perfectly intact.
“Life is but a toy of the gods,” Hattori Jiro thought in despair.
At this moment, Hattori Jiro finally understood the lunatics of the Divine Cult.
“I hope Marshadow can spare my companions,” Hattori Jiro said, glancing at his Weezing and the others with longing, before being slowly engulfed by the shadows.
…………
Outside the Pokémon Center.
Joker’s expression changed after hearing Garbodor’s prompt.
“Damn it! There’s a Rainbow Hero mixed into this competition?”
Thinking this, Joker’s face turned uglier than if he had eaten shit.
They dared to target Rayne because Rayne had not yet been recognized by the Ideal Dragon, and even if Rayne had been recognized, they just had to kill Rayne.
But a Rainbow Hero is different, because Ho-Oh gave them a cheat called resurrection! This thing cannot be killed until it completes its destiny!
The Human King from a few epochs ago should have had a deep understanding of this.
The appearance of a Rainbow Hero meant that the plan had changed, and it also meant that the Alliance’s support might be greater than he had imagined.
“Damn it! I wonder if they succeeded over there,” Joker thought dejectedly, feeling a desire to retreat.
Noticing Joker’s intention to retreat, Lei Ze seized the opportunity to threaten, “Joker! You can still leave now.”
Joker’s expression changed, and he cursed, “Old man! I’m a Ghost Type Trainer, and you think I can’t escape?”
“Garbodor! Continue with Night Shade!”
With the boost from Marshadow’s Shadow World, the combat power of Ghost-type Pokémon increased by two layers. Combined with their STAB moves, Joker was confident he could inflict heavy damage.
Seeing this, Lei Ze’s expression changed, and he quickly shouted, “Electivire! Use Protect!”
Just as Joker was about to press his advantage, the Shadow World receded. Aside from Joker, Lei Ze and Leng Huchong both breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Marshadow didn’t intentionally help Joker, with the aura of a Ghost-type divine beast enhancing him, Joker’s combat power had indeed risen significantly.
Fortunately, this aura came and went quickly; otherwise, Joker might have changed his plan and decided to leave these two old guys here.
