Chapter 6: Like A Demon Spawn From The Heavens
In the first instant after the explosion sound faded, Li Wei’s parents opened the door and rushed out. While pushing open the car door, the other hand fumbled toward the backpack at the waist, and immediately after, two Pokémon appeared in front of Li Wei.
Approaching Father was a sturdy Pokémon with robust and powerful limbs and a black dorsal fin.
On Mother’s side, following the flash of red light from the Poké Ball, a hazy mist swept in. After a low call, a figure like a swimming dragon appeared in the thin mist, with four large blue scales overlapping at the tip of the tail particularly eye-catching under the surrounding firelight.
“Ice Beam!”
Almost simultaneously, the two issued commands.
The surrounding temperature dropped sharply, and the raging flames burning were instantly frozen into ice sculptures.
White mist, mixed with various ice-like condensates, after the thick smoke dissipated, Li Wei, who had been dragged out by Mime Jr., finally saw everything around clearly.
The flames not far away were still burning fiercely, and the frozen area around him was like an oasis in the desert, becoming the destination for everyone fleeing.
Everywhere in his field of vision, people staggering, crawling, or even a few supporting each other were all covered in wounds, and some were simply red.
The pungent smell of scorching was gone from the surroundings; what now filled Li Wei’s nasal cavity was only the stench of blood.
Taking a deep breath, trying to assess his emotions, but this deep breath did not bring even a bit of relaxation. The hands mechanically holding the incubation pod began trembling again, but this time it was not excitement, but fear.
Coming from a peaceful world, the sixteen-year-old boy’s first firsthand experience and witnessing of the ‘disaster’—the most real feeling—fear.
Simple, straightforward, without any complex thoughts, just the brain trembling as well.
At this time, Mime Jr.’s broad arms gave him great comfort.
For example, princess-carrying him out of the car, silently taking the egg from his hands, and seeing him staring blankly outside, providing him with the most solid support.
“Bari~”
As a veteran Pokémon with twenty years of experience as the family main pet, such things were uncommon but familiar to him.
He had also been through that trembling age, so looking at Li Wei now, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of raising him.
‘Sigh~ Those two masters are so weird, not fun at all~’
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Thinking this, he caringly provided solid and warm support to the somewhat dazed Li Wei who was scared, while extending one hand to use his Psychic Power to lift the surrounding overturned vehicles and railings.
Even without instructions from his trainer Mrs. Li, he knew clearly the duties of a family main pet in this situation.
Protect this human cub he had raised with care, and help the nearby humans as much as possible.
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‘So busy~’
As a Psychic-type Pokémon, after systematic training, even if only used for housework, his innate attribute advantage and combat power gave him high intelligence. Among everyone present, perhaps he had the most inner thoughts.
After resolving the surrounding crisis, Li Wei’s mother Tian Lan hurriedly released her second Pokémon.
“Mismagius, Pain Split.”
The target of Pain Split was not the previously released Milotic and Swampert; Mismagius’s skill black light gradually spread to the surrounding fleeing people.
At this time, fire trucks, police cars, and ambulances had arrived at the scene. As trainers, Tian Lan and Li Wei’s father Li Yuan Sheng now only needed to handle the current situation and save as many living people from the ruins as possible.
Skilled, methodical, orderly.
The rescued residents were the same, like experienced Gotham City residents. Although there was some crying and howling, once in the safe area, they were almost no longer as panicked as at the beginning, skillfully taking out Poké Balls from their waists to release Pokémon, either vigilant of the surroundings or using healing skills.
Those with ample supplies even began distributing medical items under the support of their Pokémon, such as carried disinfectant sprays, Yunnan Baiyao, bandages, etc.
In this instant, Li Wei deeply felt his incompatibility with everything around him. He seemed to understand something, but also nothing.
The ‘true face’ of this world was far more terrifying than he imagined.
This scene reminded him of those places that only appeared in TV news like Syria, Pakistan, happy America…
The first time is always hard to accept, but people have to get used to it, can’t stand still. In this situation, he had to do something.
Being proactive might make it easier to accept; always lying down crying and refusing isn’t the way.
First, calmly analyze.
The reason his thoughts were so chaotic was nothing more than two points.
First, this scene, he really hadn’t seen before.
Second, because of the recent physical examination.
He, who had no idea how to control his Aura Ability at this time, could clearly capture everyone’s emotions within the ability’s range.
Everyone, without exception, and since his brain was slightly pained, the captured emotions were mostly collapse, making it hard for Li Wei not to collapse.
The ‘Gotham City’ residents seemed calm and skilled on the surface, but deep inside, they were afraid, panicked, even angry.
‘I was damn close to dying!!!’.
Negative emotions were amplified to the maximum at this time, especially injured elderly and children; endless panic began to spread and infect. Li Wei couldn’t help but be affected too.
Everyone knows emotions are contagious, let alone Li Wei who was already stunned by this sudden situation.
Stunned.
But…
With the broad shoulder to rely on, Li Wei quickly regained his composure. As someone about to become the Zhonghua Family’s first genius, as a Pokémon Family Scion, he had to do something now.
Simple, chuunibyou ideas prompted Li Wei to stubbornly push away Mime Jr. Even though his legs were still trembling, he stood up.
Seeing Mime Jr. using Psychic Power to distribute items from the first aid kit in their car trunk to the nearby crowd, after thinking, Li Wei also stepped forward, took a small portion of medicine, and sent it to the nearby crowd.
Struggling to suppress the fear in his heart, with still trembling hands, Li Wei delivered a small bottle of alcohol and a just-cut piece of gauze to the nearest injured person.
Li Wei’s arm handing the items was stiff; he didn’t dare get closer, didn’t want to look clearly at that faintly visible white in the rolled flesh.
“Kid, is this your first time encountering something like this?” Taking what Li Wei handed over, the uncle casually asked Li Wei with interest while treating his arm.
“Mm…”
Though very scared, as long as he didn’t look, it was fine. Li Wei weakly answered the question.
“Oh, actually, you’ll get used to this kind of thing.” The uncle said casually.
“Get used to it…?”
“This kind of thing isn’t common in our Magic City, but as a trainer, when you go out for training journeys later, these minor scrapes are everyday occurrences.”
Not sure if thanking Li Wei for the medicine or simply sympathizing with the young junior, the uncle said to Li Wei in a slightly comforting tone.
“Is this kind of thing common in the trainer’s world?” Li Wei asked, following up on the uncle’s words.
“You don’t usually watch the news?”
“This kind of thing doesn’t happen every day; maybe not even once every few years here, but it’s really just a small scene.”
The uncle spread his hands, shocked at Li Wei who seemed like a fledgling just out of the nest.
“Oh… I don’t usually watch news, busy studying…”
A bit embarrassed, Li Wei simply threw out the universal answer for his age.
“Ah, studying… You kids have a lot of study pressure now.” The uncle’s tone suddenly became full of emotion, slightly reminiscing, then continued, “I heard the Pokémon League adds new stuff to textbooks every year now. Tsk tsk, back in my written exam days, there were only five required books.”
While chatting idly, the uncle had already treated his wounds, simply disinfecting and bandaging his arm to stop the bleeding.
“Just finished physical examination today? Exercise more! You look too skinny.”
The uncle looked Li Wei up and down; the low-key yet luxurious clothes, fair skin, demeanor all screamed inexperienced.
Having taken escort missions before, he knew the attire of some rich heirs well. Plus seeing the two strong trainers helping with rescue ahead, the uncle understood this kid delivering medicine wasn’t ordinary.
Out of kindness, or concern for this kind-hearted but overly naive young master, he added a few words at the end.
“A trainer’s life isn’t as playful as you think; better ask your parents before deciding.” After that, he stood up, took out two Poké Balls from his waist, released his Pokémon—one a Nidorino several times bulkier like the muscular uncle, and one Butterfree.
Returning the unused alcohol to Li Wei, thanking him, patting Li Wei’s shoulder, he left to join the search and rescue ahead.
Just when Li Wei thought everything was developing positively, suddenly, without warning, another wave of explosions began.
The deafening sound was something Li Wei had never heard before.
Louder countless times than fireworks and firecrackers set off downstairs during New Year; the huge sound stimulated his eardrums, with a faint buzzing in his brain.
Flames erupted everywhere, alarms blared.
This time, accompanying the flames came a group of people in uniform black attire with masks covering their faces.
With the influx of many people in black clothes, the scene instantly changed.
The official officers’ protection was timely, but facing the onslaught of skills from the following Pokémon, the battle became extremely chaotic and intense.
Li Wei somewhat worriedly looked toward his parents, and was startled—not noticing before, but now their Pokémon numbered six.
Milotic, Mismagius, Mawile, Scovillain, Swampert, and Dragonair.
Swampert, finally ordered to go all out, directly Jumped with a bang into the chaotic battlefield. With robust limbs combined with Muddy Water, Earthquake, etc., it was like a heavenly demon slayer.
One punch one Pokémon—more like chopping vegetables than battling. Even if agile skills dodged his punches, the ground-cracking force left those barely evading Pokémon without stable footing.
If not for the sharply reducing attacking Pokémon and the continuous black-clad assailants being grabbed and thrown beside police by Swampert, it could be believed Swampert was the enemy.
If Swampert showed ultimate strength, then Mawile was elegant fighting.
Long legs with two ears—if not for the rabbit face, calling it a dark-skinned hottie and simping wouldn’t be wrong.
Scovillain stood dignified aside, using Aromatherapy on trainers and innocent victims in the safe area—typical high DPS willing to heal. Seeing the sharp ‘scythes’ hidden in wide kimono-like sleeves, Li Wei figured no idiot would think it harmless.
The folk style in this world was indeed fierce; everyone’s physical condition tougher than Li Wei’s impression of ‘humans.’ Unfortunately, too much blood loss still kills, hence needing violent characters like Scovillain for rescue.
The previously released Mismagius, after ‘free play’ orders, Shadow Sneak straight to the heart, followed by Shadow Balls like a machine gun indiscriminately at the crowd, with Mismagius’s erratic figure like cheating.
Milotic’s task was much easier than others.
A Charm drew enemy Pokémon attention（(though Li Wei seemed to see allies affected too）), defense handed to frontline indiscriminate-attacking Swampert, while Milotic handled beauty and occasional Water Gun.
Meanwhile, the field’s most expensive Dragonair circled the sky, emitting soft low calls. Seconds later, dark clouds gathered, Thunder louder than the explosions.
Instantly, heavy rain poured, extinguishing the raging flames.
The battle turned in less than three minutes.
Officers finally summoned their Pokémon, armed up, led by an officer with main pet Arcanine, charging orderly toward the explosion origin.
Li Wei, seeing the sky rain and sensing calming Aura around, sighed in relief. After handing out the last gauze and alcohol, he ran toward his Mime Jr.
But in that instant, like electrocuted, Li Wei captured a weird emotion.
Black Aura, chaotic as tangled threads, radiating intense malice, making perceptive Li Wei tremble, even slowing his running steps.
‘This… what’s going on?’
Seeing nearby Mime Jr. happily waving at him, Li Wei knew only he noticed this anomaly.
If his sense of direction wasn’t wrong, that backward-extending path wasn’t where he just delivered the last medicine??
Car supplies weren’t much, and with Mime Jr.’s Psychic distribution, what Li Wei personally handed out was minimal.
Torrential rain; chill from feet climbed to top of head.
Looking at frontal black-clad people, even unclear, Li Wei confirmed their Aura black too, and the rear thick black malice no weaker!
Such pure color, Li Wei thought unless he had weird colorblindness, he couldn’t mistake it!
That person just now had a problem.
In that instant, Li Wei felt he exhausted his sixteen years of chuunibyou knowledge. After 0.01s thought, he decisively ran to Mime Jr., then pretended cold, ran to Father’s side for protection.
Communication is a very important art.
This was a truth summed up by Li Wei after countless movies.
Often, just communicate well, romance, suspense, horror can end in one episode. But because people don’t speak properly, repeating uselessly, leading to innocent deaths, injuries, misunderstandings.
Misunderstandings minor, but prior two adjectives made Li Wei’s scalp tingle again.
He really didn’t want to see that scene again.
Shouts, cries for help, flames burning and exploding sounds seemed still ringing in his ears.
He had to do something, so back-facing the black Aura direction, he tugged commanding Father, telling his discovery.
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