Chapter 214: Wishing Star
Enraged Shen Bao ultimately made a completely irrational decision.
“Charge in for me and interrupt his breakthrough!”
As soon as Shen Bao finished speaking, the nearby Solrock and other Pokémon moved.
Facing these aggressive Gym Level Pokémon, the Mawile tribe also chose to resist to the death.
As the Secret Realm Overlord Pokémon, the Mawile tribe had three Gym Level Pokémon, and countless Elite Level Pokémon.
Plus those Pokémon tribes that relied on the Mawile tribe for survival, the overall strength gap between the two sides wasn’t that large.
The Mawile tribe side had a total of nine Gym Level Pokémon, half of the Deep Gray Secret Realm’s Gym Level Pokémon were here at this moment.
Shen Bao’s side was no slouch either, with seven Gym Level Pokémon. Although Rolycoly was still injured, it had recovered quite a bit of stamina.
It was worth mentioning that trained Pokémon and wild Pokémon had an obvious gap. One Pokémon nurtured by a Trainer was almost equivalent to two wild Pokémon of the same level, and with a Trainer’s commands, this ratio could even expand further.
A chaotic melee thus began.
All of Shen Bao’s Pokémon were almost Rock and Ground Attribute, while the Mawile tribe’s side leaned toward Fairy and Steel.
In terms of environmental destruction, Ground and Rock Attributes could always be called the destroyers and reshapers of the earth.
The Overlord Mawile deep in the tribe naturally sensed the crisis facing the tribe, but Overlord Mawile knew that only by successfully breaking through could it justify today’s sacrifices.
“Human! I will make you pay the price!” Overlord Mawile’s furious voice echoed continuously throughout the Secret Realm.
Facing the Secret Realm Overlord’s threat, Shen Bao just responded with a cold laugh.
“It’s too late to regret now! If you dare to make me childless and grandsonless, I’ll make your tribe go extinct.” Shen Bao’s eyes were bloodshot as he watched the Pokémon constantly falling.
Elite Level wild Pokémon kept falling, and even those Gym Level Pokémon would occasionally be sent flying, then had to crawl back up and rejoin the battlefield.
…………
“What the hell?”
Lu Li, exiting Steel Refining state again, furrowed his brows tightly.
That shrill roar, Lu Li had naturally heard it too.
Moreover, the voice didn’t sound like a human’s, but rather like a Pokémon’s.
While Lu Li was puzzled, Yao Yifei arrived at Lu Li’s side with Espeon using Teleport.
“We need to leave this Secret Realm quickly.” Yao Yifei urged anxiously.
Lu Li hurriedly asked, “What’s going on?”
Yao Yifei, full of exasperation and anger, cursed, “That Old Undying from the Shin Family has gone mad. He actually wants to sabotage the Secret Realm Overlord Mawile’s Promotion Ceremony. Even more outrageous, he’s now fighting desperately against the wild Mawile tribe with the family’s Foundation.”
To make the always dignified and elegant Yao Yifei lose composure, the Shin Family had clearly done something utterly suicidal this time.
“So…” Lu Li looked at Yao Yifei in confusion.
Yao Yifei gritted her teeth and explained, “If nothing unexpected happens, the Pokémon in the Deep Gray Secret Realm might riot, even gather into a Pokémon tide impacting the outside Deep Gray City.”
Lu Li: “…”
Lu Li realized his luck was indeed terrible; every time he went on a long trip, something happened.
Lu Li asked depressedly, “Should we leave now?”
Yao Yifei smiled bitterly, “I’ll send you out first. I probably can’t leave. The Alliance’s summons has already arrived on my phone.”
Yao Yifei had probably guessed the causes and effects of this matter.
To be precise, she, Yao Yifei, might be the real culprit of this incident. Since she caused it, Yao Yifei naturally couldn’t stand by idly.
“What are you going to do?” Lu Li looked worriedly at Yao Yifei, whose face was full of resolve.
Yao Yifei said seriously, “I want to stop this disaster.”
“Then let’s go together.” Lu Li said directly.
Although he hadn’t brought his two main battle Pokémon, with Charmander and Onix, plus his special ability, he could barely hold off one Gym Level Pokémon.
Yao Yifei wanted to refuse Lu Li’s request; it was too dangerous, especially since Lu Li’s two main battle Pokémon weren’t with him.
“Believe me.” Lu Li looked at Yao Yifei before him with full seriousness.
Lu Li had also roughly figured out what the previous divination was about.
The Great Omen of Misfortune probably didn’t refer to him personally, but to this region, and this matter was very likely caused by Yao Yifei and him.
According to the Cultivation World’s calculations, Yao Yifei and he had caused this heavenly disaster, and at least one-third of the karma from this disaster would fall on them.
Of course, this wasn’t the Cultivation World, and the concept of karma didn’t exist.
Actually, he could just walk away and leave Yao Yifei to face it.
But since he could help with this matter, he wouldn’t stand by.
Yao Yifei nodded helplessly.
The two rode Togekiss and quickly flew toward the Mawile tribe.
When they arrived, both Lu Li and Yao Yifei were shocked by the scene before them.
The Mawile tribe was in a valley, and at this moment, the entire valley could be described as littered with corpses.
Mawile, Mawile, Altaria…
Dugtrio, Iron Ant, Golem…
The corpses of these wild Pokémon were practically everywhere across the mountains.
The battle was still ongoing, and both sides had suffered casualties.
The Gym Leader level Rolycoly lay quietly in the most conspicuous spot, having lost its life long ago.
A long-dead Mawile was tightly biting a Gym Level Solrock; the two corpses lay quietly there.
Lu Li roughly calculated that in this small valley, there were already more than four dead Gym Level Pokémon.
“This is too insane, right?” Lu Li muttered sincerely.
Even the brutality of the Ancient Capital incident didn’t compare to the scene before them; after all, most casualties there were from collapsing buildings in the Pokémon Center.
Although many Pokémon died, it wasn’t as dense as this.
“Has Shen Bao gone mad? Doesn’t he care about his family anymore?” Yao Yifei exclaimed.
She had thought Shen Bao would cause trouble for the Mawile, but she never imagined it would escalate like this. This wasn’t just causing trouble; it was a fight to the death.
Just for one grandson, was he more important than the entire Shin Family?
Yao Yifei was dumbfounded.
“Everyone, stop!”
Yao Yifei’s angry voice echoed throughout the valley.
Yao Yifei now just wanted to stop this war, at least to prevent more bodies from appearing in this valley.
“Yao Gym Leader! This is a conflict between our Shin Family and these wild beasts. I advise you not to interfere.” Shen Bao, eyes bloodshot from killing, warned through gritted teeth.
Yao Yifei looked at Shen Bao coldly and warned, “I now order you to stop in my capacity as Alliance Gym Leader.”
“In your dreams!”
“Ancestors, please avenge my grandson!”
After speaking, Shen Bao kowtowed a few more times.
“Damn it!”
Yao Yifei cursed inwardly and instantly released all her Pokémon.
Yao Yifei directly commanded, “Kill all these Pokémon with Trainers for me!”
After all, Young Master Shen was killed by her, and Overlord Mawile had taken a huge black pot for her, even causing her tribe such heavy losses.
Feeling somewhat guilty, Yao Yifei decided to cut the grass and remove the roots, wiping out the Shin Family completely.
As for why not kill Overlord Mawile while at it?
Of course, because it was about to break through, and it was too late to stop it even if she wanted to.
What Yao Yifei could do now was kill all the Pokémon Shen Bao brought, then use the entire Shin Family to appease Overlord Mawile’s anger.
With Yao Yifei’s joining, the scales of the war tilted once again.
“Aaaahhh!!!”
Shen Bao’s furious roar echoed throughout the valley.
“Why? Why stop this old man? You’re human too!”
Shen Bao looked at Yao Yifei with eyes full of hatred.
Shen Bao knew he had failed. The moment Yao Yifei intervened and helped these wild beasts, he had already failed.
Shen Bao recalled what his grandson had said to him two days ago.
“I freaking told you! This woman’s waters run deep; you can’t grasp her! Why did you have to rush in and court death?”
At this moment, Shen Bao’s hatred for Yao Yifei reached an unprecedented height.
If this woman hadn’t come to Deep Gray City, if this woman hadn’t encountered his grandson, if…
Lu Li didn’t know what deep grudge the old man before him had with the Mawile tribe.
But it didn’t matter; he chose to side with Yao Yifei unconditionally.
“You rest first.”
Lu Li instantly appeared before Shen Bao, then backhanded a slap across his face.
Shen Bao, sent flying, fell unconscious in mid-air.
With the Shin Family’s Foundation suppressed by Yao Yifei, the sky finally cleared up.
Before Lu Li could rejoice, a terrifying pressure instantly enveloped him.
“Is this the Overlord Aura?” Lu Li carefully felt the oppressive force on him.
Compared to the pressure from Pokémon that had entered the Divine Realm, the Overlord Aura’s pressure was more direct, like someone directly adding weight to his shoulders.
Overlord Mawile’s face showed no joy from the breakthrough, only sorrow and resentment.
Overlord Mawile stared deadly at the unconscious Shen Bao.
“Respected Secret Realm Overlord, I’ve captured the culprit for you, and we’ll settle accounts with the family behind him.” Yao Yifei had Espeon use Psychic to send the unconscious Shen Bao before Overlord Mawile.
Overlord Mawile looked at the unconscious Shen Bao with full resentment.
This lunatic—how hadn’t it noticed before!
Wasn’t it just robbing you of a Fairy Gem? Was it worth bringing your entire family fortune to fight? The Shin Family deserved to never prosper beyond three generations.
Overlord Mawile retaliated with Encore, instantly vaporizing the unconscious Shen Bao.
After venting its rage, Overlord Mawile finally turned its gaze to Yao Yifei and Lu Li.
It knew that without Yao Yifei’s help, its tribe would have suffered even heavier losses.
At its age, Overlord Mawile understood reason and naturally wouldn’t hold all humans accountable just because of Shen Bao.
“Humans, thank you for your help.” Overlord Mawile thanked them sincerely.
After speaking, Overlord Mawile searched for a moment, then took out a star-shaped gem.
“This is a Secret Treasure nurtured by this Secret Realm. Thank you very much for your assistance.” Overlord Mawile handed the gem to Yao Yifei.
Yao Yifei looked in surprise at the gem Overlord Mawile handed over.
Wishing Star?
How could the Deep Gray Secret Realm have something like this?
Lu Li also recognized the name of this item.
The name Wishing Star wasn’t common, but most people knew about the Dynamax Band.
The Wishing Star was almost equivalent to the Mega Stone for the Mega Evolution Bracelet.
Like Yao Yifei, Lu Li was also very curious why this Secret Realm had something like this.
Overlord Mawile asked, “You should know what this thing is for?”
Yao Yifei nodded hurriedly; she knew all too well.
After giving the benefit, Overlord Mawile continued, “Next, I will seal the Deep Gray Secret Realm for ten years. As you’ve seen, my tribe has suffered heavy losses; we need time to rest and recuperate.”
Yao Yifei nodded decisively.
Anyway, she wasn’t Deep Gray City’s Gym Leader; whether the Secret Realm was sealed or not had little to do with her.
Most importantly, it had broken through to Heavenly King Level. Not to mention sealing for ten years, even if it wanted to seal permanently, the Alliance could only grit its teeth and accept it.
A Heavenly King Level Overlord Pokémon in a Secret Realm—even a Champion Pokémon wouldn’t gain any advantage, and the Alliance wouldn’t go to war with a Heavenly King Level Overlord Pokémon over a small Secret Realm.
“I will report this matter to the Alliance. Please restrain the Pokémon in the Secret Realm, at least don’t let them impact human cities.” Yao Yifei requested.
“I won’t hold a grudge against humans, but the Shin Family must pay the price.” Overlord Mawile nodded in agreement.
“No problem!”
For this, Yao Yifei agreed without hesitation.
Thinking that the Secret Realm was going to be sealed and his Steel Refining was only half done, Lu Li felt a wave of depression.
Shen Bao… you really deserve to die!
Carrying resentment toward the already obliterated Shen Bao, Lu Li and Yao Yifei left the Deep Gray Secret Realm.
As soon as they exited the Secret Realm, they were blocked by the Regiment Leader who had been stationed there early.
The Regiment Leader asked tensely, “Yao Gym Leader, what’s the situation inside the Secret Realm?”
Yao Yifei sighed, then recounted what happened in the Secret Realm.
Upon hearing that the old guy Shen Bao had brought the family’s Foundation to desperately stop Overlord Mawile from breaking through to Heavenly King, the Regiment Leader was dumbfounded.
Wasn’t this pure lunacy?
This kind of self-damaging, unrewarding act—why bother? Was there a hole in his brain?
The Regiment Leader naturally knew there must be secrets he didn’t know, but no matter how much grievance Shen Bao had, what he did was real.
The Regiment Leader asked somewhat relieved, “So the Secret Realm Overlord has decided to seal the Secret Realm for ten years?”
Yao Yifei nodded.
“Leave the Shin Family to me; this is my promise to the Secret Realm Overlord.” Yao Yifei explained.
Hearing this, the Regiment Leader gave Yao Yifei a meaningful look, then probed carefully, “Need me to send people to assist?”
Yao Yifei naturally wouldn’t agree: “No need, I can handle it alone.”
The Regiment Leader, rejected again, nodded somewhat regrettably.
In the Jiuzhou Region, raiding a house had always been a lucrative job since ancient times.
