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Chapter 449: The Emperor of Elixir Challenges the Ancient Trial: Rumors of the Night (Part 2)
Chapter 449: The Emperor of Elixir Challenges the Ancient Trial: Rumors of the Night (Part 2)
Dan Di's gaze was captivated by this breathtaking scene.
And then, he witnessed something that he would never forget for the rest of his life.
From the massive meteor that could destroy the earth, a hideous and gigantic dragon-like creature crawled out! Its body was composed of a reddish-glowing substance and a deep purple, skeletal-like outer shell, resembling a dragon's skeleton.
Its limbs and claws were also made of the same deep purple substance, slender and sharp, with three pairs of digits on each claw.
In the middle of its body, encased by the skeletal framework, was a cavity resembling a chest.
Within it, a pulsating, heart-like, glowing pink core slowly beat!
"What is that creature?" Dan Di exclaimed, his voice filled with shock as the creature's size dwarfed even the largest known Pokemon, the Whalord.
"That is 'The Night'," Lei Guan Wang replied, her voice calm and steady.
"Eternatus," Naoki silently added the Pokemon's name in his mind.
"The Night?" Dan Di was stunned, unable to believe what he was hearing. "Is that creature the embodiment of The Night itself?"
Lei Guan Wang nodded gently.
The vision before them continued to unfold.
For some unknown reason, the Pokemon that had emerged from the meteor was in a terrible state, its body extremely weak.
As soon as it freed itself from the meteor, it collapsed from exhaustion, its massive body sinking back into the meteor and falling into a deep slumber, with only its pink core slowly pulsating.
Eternatus slept.
But the story didn't end there.
With a slight movement of Lei Guan Wang's will, time began to accelerate.
Seasons changed, frost covered the land, snow melted, and life began to stir once more.
After an unknown number of seasonal cycles, the creature awoke from its slumber.
However, it still appeared to be in a weakened state.
Seemingly to sustain its life, it began to absorb the land energy of the Galar region voraciously.
As the creature's condition improved, strange phenomena began to occur in various parts of Galar.
First, the sky.
Affected by the terrifying energy radiating from the creature, the skies above Galar became distorted, with large patches of black vortices appearing.
Then, a red light enveloped the nearby Pokemon, causing them to enter Dynamax and Gigantamax states, losing their sense of reason and becoming almost feral.
These gigantic Pokemon began to wreak havoc in the Galar region, leaving destruction in their wake. Forests burned, and human settlements lay in ruins.
The ruling family of the Galar region cowered in their palace, trembling, summoning brave warriors to stop the catastrophe.
But the warriors' strength was not enough, and the entire Galar region was on the brink of annihilation.
The vision ended abruptly.
In an instant, the group found themselves back in the living room.
Dan Di sat in a daze, still processing what he had just witnessed.
Naoki's mind, however, raced ahead, recalling the aftermath of that fateful scene.
Zacian and Zamazenta, empowered with the King's power, went on to challenge Eternatus, shattering it to pieces.
Fragments of Eternatus fell like shooting stars, star chunks, and stardust.
Its core, severely damaged, also fell into a deep slumber.
Zacian and Zamazenta, the heroes of Galar, had saved the region, and their tale became a legend passed down through the ages.
Until Chairman Rose and his assistant, Oleana, began collecting wishing stars, attempting to awaken Eternatus...
"This is the truth behind The Night," Lei Guan Wang declared, her gaze intense as she looked upon the descendants of Galar.
"You guessed it right. In the near future, The Night will awaken, and once again, it will engulf the entire Galar region."
Hearing these words, Dan Di's expression turned grave.
"I will do everything in my power to stop this from happening," he said, his voice resolute and determined.
Lei Guan Wang sensed the determination of the young champion before her.
With a nod of approval, she said, "Since you are so determined, you may seek help from the two heroes in the Slumbering Weald when the time comes. This is the last assistance I can offer to the Galar region."
Slumbering Weald? Two heroes? Dan Di was taken aback for a moment.
His eyes met Naoki's, who nodded in confirmation.
"Indeed, they are the two monarchs who repelled The Night and saved Galar three thousand years ago—Zacian, the Crowned Sword, and Zamazenta, the Crowned Shield."
"Of course, you can also seek me out at that time. I have a Pokemon that may provide some assistance during the confrontation with The Night."
"Come to think of it, it could be considered the junior of Zacian and Zamazenta!"
Such a dangerous undertaking made Dan Di hesitant to involve others, as he felt responsible for protecting the Galar region as its champion.
But Naoki's willingness to help touched him, and he sincerely replied, "Thank you."
With that, Lei Guan Wang's figure flickered, and she went off to play with her phone in the glass flower room.
Dan Di had intended to stay at Naoki's ranch for another day, but the truth he had learned from Lei Guan Wang compelled him to depart.
The Galar region faced an impending crisis, and he couldn't afford to delay.
"Thank you so much for your help and hospitality. I won't be staying at the ranch today. Once the crisis in Galar is averted, I'll definitely pay you a proper visit," Dan Di said, his tone filled with gratitude.
"Mhm."
Dan Di grinned, his cheerful demeanor returning.
"I'm off!"
He stood up and waved goodbye to Straight Tree.
Straight Tree saw him out to the ranch, and to prevent Dan Di from getting lost, he called over a Dragonite delivery worker from the house and asked it to send Dan Di to the port.
The Rotom Phone could help Dragonite with navigation and positioning, so there was no worry of it getting lost.
Dragonite readily agreed. It landed on the ground, gesturing for the human to hop on. All it needed to do was deliver this human to his destination, just like a regular delivery, with no difference from its usual work.
Since he had known beforehand that Straight Tree had a Dragonite delivery worker, Dan Di wasn't too surprised.
He thanked him again and climbed onto Dragonite's back, waving goodbye to Straight Tree before leaving.
With Ye Ci and Dan Di gone, the ranch returned to its usual tranquility.
Straight Tree went back inside and started tidying up the house, which had been messed up by the Pokemon.
There was nothing pressing at the World Tree that required his presence, so he could now focus all his attention on the ranch.
On the 25th day of the 4th month of the 200th year of the Pokemon League.
Early in the morning, Straight Tree headed to the apple orchard, wanting to find a way to help the Grubbin evolve.
As everyone knew, Grubbin had multiple evolution paths.
They would evolve into different forms depending on the taste of the apples they ate.
If a Grubbin ate a Sour Apple, it would evolve into an Appletun that could spit out strongly acidic liquid.
And when a Grubbin ate a Sweet Apple, it would evolve into a Flapple that could emit a sweet fragrance.
The apples grown in the ranch were all sweet, but they didn't seem to have reached the level of sweetness required for Grubbin's evolution.
Looking at the Grubbin pretending to be an apple on the apple tree, Straight Tree fell into deep thought.
"Have you tasted all the apples here?" he asked.
Grubbin shook its head quickly, indicating that it hadn't tasted any, but it could sense that the apples here weren't sweet enough for its evolution.
"I see..." Straight Tree mumbled to himself. It seemed that he would have to buy apples specifically for Grubbin's evolution online.
But before that, Straight Tree had something else to do.
He took out his Rotom Phone and opened the Pokemon Compendium. He searched for "Grubbin" in the compendium.
Immediately, the compendium displayed Grubbin's information, and Rotom automatically introduced it:
"Grubbin, the Apple-Dwelling Pokemon. It spends its entire life inside apples. When encountering bird Pokemon, it will disguise itself as an apple to protect itself. It has four evolutionary forms, Rotom!"
Hearing the words "It has four evolutionary forms," Straight Tree froze in place.
What's going on? Doesn't Grubbin only have two evolutionary forms?
He quickly opened the compendium and saw two completely new forms below Appletun and Flapple.
They were the Wrapple, which evolved from eating Honey-Coated Apples, and the Centiskorch, which evolved from Wrapple.
Straight Tree tapped on Centiskorch, and Rotom introduced it:
"Centiskorch, the Apple Snake Pokemon. Seven snake-like Wurmple live inside an apple made of honey. The one in the center gives the orders, and it is said that when they occasionally unite in heart and mind, they will unleash their true power, Rotom!"
"Wrapple and Centiskorch?" Straight Tree was surprised. "Could these two new forms be new forms introduced in the Scarlet and Violet DLC?"
When he had traveled through time, the Scarlet and Violet DLC had not been released yet.
Now it seemed that both the enigmatic Eevee and Wrapple and Centiskorch were content from the DLC.
What surprised Straight Tree even more was the new move called "Draco-Boost."
He searched for this move online and found out that this new Dragon-type move was developed by a teacher from the Gapeju College.
Pokemon couldn't learn it on their own, and trainers had to teach and help them develop it through training.
Gapeju College...
Straight Tree felt like he had heard the name somewhere before.
He racked his brains and finally recalled that he might have heard it from Ye Ci.
At that time, Ye Ci had mentioned that the Pardia League and the Unova League had established a collaboration and built a new college dedicated to Pokemon battles on the sea.
Furthermore, Gapeju College and Pardia College had exchange activities every semester, sending students to each other's colleges for exchange studies.
"How interesting," Straight Tree thought.
After briefly learning about Grubbin's several new evolutionary forms, he turned his attention to the Grubbin in front of him.
He opened the Pokemon Compendium and showed Grubbin the three evolutionary forms.
"Which one do you want to become?" Straight Tree asked.
Grubbin's round eyes darted back and forth. It had heard what Rotom had said earlier, so it immediately ruled out Wrapple and Centiskorch.
It didn't want any other Grubbin to compete with it for its apple home, and if it evolved into a Centiskorch, seven Wurmple would have to live in one apple, which sounded very cramped.
So that left only Appletun and Flapple.
Appletun required eating Sour Apples to evolve, but Grubbin disliked the taste of sour apples and preferred sweet ones.
Therefore, it quickly made its choice.
"Do you want to evolve into a Flapple?" Straight Tree noticed where Grubbin's gaze lingered.
He opened a shopping app on his phone and searched for Grubbin's evolution item, the Sweet Apple.
Soon, the app displayed a list of Sweet Apples, with prices ranging from 1000 League Coins to 2000 League Coins.
Compared to other evolution items, the price of this magical apple was indeed very reasonable.
Straight Tree randomly chose a shop, added the item to his cart, selected the fastest Pelipper delivery option, and placed his order.
Unlike Dragonite delivery, other shops offering Pelipper delivery tended to be much slower.
Straight Tree waited for about two days at the ranch before a Pelipper with a satchel finally arrived.
It landed in front of the window and knocked on the glass with its beak.
Straight Tree opened the window, and the Pelipper placed a bright red apple on his palm, taking the delivery receipt with its beak.
Straight Tree signed the receipt to confirm the delivery and bid the Pelipper farewell as it flew away.
"What a leisurely life!" Straight Tree couldn't help but exclaim, before turning to head towards the apple orchard with the apple in hand.
Grubbin let out a cry of acknowledgment.
The next moment, a white light emerged from its body, and Grubbin began to transform.
It grew from a small apple into a brand-new Pokemon, about half a meter tall.
Appletun had been born!
Appletun's body resembled that of a tortoise, with a raised back covered in woven, pastry-like lace, and retaining the eyelids from its Grubbin form.
It looked plump and adorable, especially with its body wrapped in a layer of sweet, honey-like juice that smelled delightful.
Straight Tree was pleased with this outcome.
With its [Ripen] Ability, Appletun was a perfect fit.
"Hello, Appletun," he greeted the new Pokemon.
"Ow!" Appletun responded with a dull yet hearty cry, its temperament resembling that of a gentle ox.
"From now on, I'll take you to a new apple orchard, but rest assured, there's no danger there, just like here at the ranch," Straight Tree said with a smile.
"Ow~" Appletun let out a contented cry, eager to explore this new place.
And so, Straight Tree brought Appletun to the World Tree.
The apple orchard there had been planted a few days ago with the help of Mewtwo and others, blessed by the power of Rayquaza, and it already bore large, ripe apples.
Appletun was immediately drawn to the apple trees, its eyes sparkling with excitement at the sight of the vibrant red apples hanging from the branches.
The apples were large and round, and just by looking at them, one could imagine how sweet and juicy their flesh would be.
The mere thought was enough to make one's mouth water.
"Alright, from now on, you'll live here," Straight Tree said. "Use your Ripen Ability to help tend to this orchard and nurture even sweeter apples."
"Ow~"
On their way there, Straight Tree had already introduced Appletun to this new place.
It knew that many Pokemon lived there, and they were all friends.
Appletun loved this place and was determined to stay and use its abilities to cultivate even sweeter apples for everyone.
And so, the World Tree gained another diligent "apple farmer."
When Straight Tree returned to the ranch, it was already lunchtime.
"Ai Yi?" His sister, Ai Guanshi, approached him, asking about his lunch plans.
"Just something quick," Straight Tree replied casually.
The Eevees, Indeedee, Seviper, Sirfetch'd, Butterfree, Leek Duck, Braviary, Frostine, and Saltrock Golem had all gone to play at the World Tree.
Straight Tree wasn't worried about them going hungry, as there was plenty of food for them at the World Tree, so he only needed to prepare meals for Garchomp, Motostoke, and Pupitar, as well as Combee, Riding Goat, Milktank, and Wooloo.
Except for Garchomp, Motostoke, and Dragonite, Straight Tree had already prepared food for the other Pokemon in advance, which he would feed them at mealtime.
For example, Riding Goat's favorite grass dumplings, fresh grass for Milktank, energy blocks, honey for Combee, carrots for Snowstorm Horse and Spectral Rider, and so on.
As for himself, he simply grabbed a sandwich and sat on the sofa, continuing to browse through news related to the Hoenn region.
After the previous incident where members of Team Magma and Team Aqua had instigated a challenge and were subsequently captured by the Hoenn League, it seemed that Maxie and Archie had kept their teams in check, as there was no sign of their activity online.
Recalling the potential impact of a battle between Kyogre and Groudon, Straight Tree switched to his forum alt account and posted a thread.
[Shocking! Team Magma and Team Aqua's Activities in Hoenn – The Real Reason Revealed!]
(End of Chapter)
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