Chapter 134

And what if Mei are added to the Mei?

He was indeed afraid—afraid that if he told Lillie and the others these things, they would have strange thoughts about him. Although there were precedents of humans and Pokémon developing feelings for each other in the Pokémon World, there were probably quite a few people who couldn't accept such a thing.

"... Let me think about it first."

Qiao Ran decided to think it over first and prepare herself mentally before speaking. If she wanted to be honest, it would be better to find a suitable time to talk about it.

"Let's get some rest tonight."

Qiao Ran took a few steps forward and walked skillfully to the large bed in the middle of the Cave. Then, amidst the exclamations of Dianxi and Vulpix, Qiao Ran lay down between the two of them.

"Ah... so soft and comfortable."

Qiao Ran stretched comfortably. Unlike the sleeping bag in the wild, the environment here was so much better, not to mention...

Qiao Ran glanced to his side and met Dianxi's slightly flushed face.

Qiao Ran could even clearly feel her breathing.

"Master... how long can we stay tonight?"

"How long?"

On the other side, the Vulpix tightly wrapped itself around his waist, as if it were using some kind of fixed joint lock.

It seems... neither of these two wants me to leave...

Qiao Ran's heart skipped a beat. Was he really going to die here tonight?

Recently, I've been in charge of the programming and special effects for a Chinese-style AVG game. I'm currently the only programmer on the development team, so there's always a lot to do. Also, the producer and investors have high quality requirements, which extends the development time accordingly.

Finally, regarding this book, I can only do my best to update it and try not to leave any regrets. After I'm no longer a working stiff (cough), maybe everyone will be able to see the indie games I've made (laughs).

Section 260, Page 256 [Shadow]

"Oh no, I overslept...!"

The next morning, Qiao Ran woke up in a panic, but he immediately realized that what he should be most afraid of was not the fact that he had "overslept", but something else.

"Wait... why does it feel like..."

Qiao Ran looked at her left and then at her right. One had long white hair, and the other had long black- Purple Long Hair. Although they looked very different, they both had warm and sweet smiles on their faces.

"Master... you didn't lie to us..."

"Very good..."

Even when they were asleep, they were still Sleep Talk happily in their sleep, as if they were dreaming of something wonderful.

"..."

Qiao Ran's lips twitched. He seemed to remember what had happened last night, and he gradually understood everything.

However, in order to preserve the wholesome and beautiful atmosphere of this world, he decided it was better not to dwell on the details.

He carefully climbed out of bed, trying his best not to attract attention—it wasn't that he didn't want to stay a little longer, but Qiao Ran knew that if he continued to stay, things outside might get complicated.

"... Owner."

As soon as Qiao Ran arrived outside the cave, the first thing he saw was a blue-haired girl dressed in Maid outfit.

--Suicune.

"Don't worry, Master. I chased away all the Pokémon that passed by here at night."

Looking at the enigmatic yet dutiful Suicune before him, Qiao Ran's lips twitched again, and he could only stiffly reply, "Ah... um, um."

Even God has been driven away, what about you?!

You didn't stay here all night, did you?!

Qiao Ran was too tired to Pokémon. All he wanted to do was leave this place that was making him feel socially dead and return to the Real World.

"W-what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Qiao Ran reached out his hand

He was about to call Rotom back to the Real World, but the gaze from Suicune beside him made his skin crawl.

"I'm sorry, Master."

Suicune seemed to realize that her behavior was somewhat impolite and quickly lowered her head. However, through her long hair, Qiao Ran could still see that her face had turned slightly red.

"I just didn't expect that the usually quiet Vulpix and Dianxi would actually start making noises..."

"Stop talking! Stop talking!" Qiao Ran was startled and quickly covered her mouth. Then, in a flash, he disappeared into the Pokémon Pioneer Land.

Only a completely bewildered Suicune remained standing there.

She looked at the spot where Qiao Ran disappeared, and then at the location of the Cave.

A bold idea suddenly popped into her head.

How about... we go in and take a look?

"Master has just gone to find food, Rotom. He'll be back soon, Rotom."

Lillie: "..."

In the Real World, on the grassy bank of the river.

Rotom, Levitate in the air, kept saying things like, "Qiao Ran is fine, he just went out to find food," while Lillie sat on a rock nearby, fiddling with her hair, without saying a word.

Lillie wasn't the type of girl who easily lost her temper or showed her emotions, but it was obvious—she was definitely angry.

"Oops..."

Upon arriving in the Real World, Qiao Ran peered through the bushes and observed the situation for a while. Fortunately, Rotom didn't teleport him directly to Lillie's side, but deliberately drifted a little further away before opening the Portal. However... the current situation was also quite unfavorable for Qiao Ran.

Moreover, Rotom's excuse was quite absurd; he had nothing in his hands, so it didn't look like he was looking for food at all!

"There's no other way, I'll just have to go for it."

Qiao Ran thought that continuing to drag it out wasn't a good solution, so it would be better to leave sooner rather than later, which would put Lillie at ease.

However, just as Qiao Ran was thinking this, an unexpected event suddenly occurred in front of him.

--A dark shadow swept across the sky and hovered in mid-air.

"Wait, what's that...?"

The shadowy figure was shrouded in a cloud of Haze, but its movements seemed to indicate the gathering of some kind of energy. From the direction of that energy, Qiao Ran could immediately discern the target's intended attack location.

Its target wasn't Qiao Ran, but something far more obvious— Lillie, sitting on the riverbank!

"Careful!"

At this point, Qiao Ran couldn't care less about anything else. He could only rush out of the bushes in one stride, while simultaneously communicating with Rotom and drawing Zacian's Long Sword from the space beside him.

"Boom!!"

Before anyone could react, Qiao Ran had already raised his Long Sword to meet the surging beam of light.

The intense beam of light was split in two by the Sacred Sword's slash, shielding Lillie and Rotom in the center. Even so, the split beam still struck the ground, blasting out deep craters.

"Such powerful force!"

Qiao Ran continuously poured the Tokiwa Power into the sword, gradually stabilizing his aura. This power was not much different from the moves released by the Gigantamax Pokémon Qiao Ran encountered in Galar!

What exactly is it?

Does such a powerful being exist in this world?

Qiao Ran her teeth and barely managed to hold on until the end, when the opponent's Energy Beam gradually weakened and disappeared into thin air.

"What... what is it?!"

Qiao Ran wearily planted his Long Sword in the ground, panting heavily. Looking at the flattened earth around him and Lillie behind him, who looked surprised and somewhat frightened, Qiao Ran still felt a lingering fear.

"Yveltal! Altaria!"

Qiao Ran threw out Poké Ball and released his own Pokémon just in case. For some reason, he did not send out Dianxi and the others this time.

"Boom!!!"

However, just after Qiao Ran his Pokémon, another dark shadow swept across the sky.

A Talonflame, its body wreathed in flames, clashed with the dark figure shrouded in Haze mist, like a sword piercing the sky. On the other side, a gleaming silver Skarmory appeared, and atop it stood a woman with long hair and a somewhat languid expression.

"Trainer who are not involved, get out of here immediately! It's dangerous!"

Her voice, unlike her appearance, was filled with urgency and warning. However, when she stared at Qiao Ran intently for a while, her expression changed slightly.

"Huh? It's you?"

"... Long time no see, Yi... Sister Ruoyun."

--Flying Heavenly King, Yi Ruoyun.

Qiao Ran hadn't expected to meet this Flying Heavenly King here. He remembered the last time he met him was when he had just gone on a trip, which was also the time when he first met Suicune.

However, now was clearly not a good time for catching up, and Qiao Ran kept the strange dark figure out of his sight.

"What happened?"

Don't ask so many questions!

Yi Ruoyun's tone became increasingly urgent.

"Hangcheng has already been attacked. There's nothing you novice Trainer can do to help. You should just leave, and go as far away as possible!"

"...!"

Qiao Ran's heart skipped a beat, and that ominous premonition grew stronger. Hangcheng... had been attacked?

What exactly happened?

He stared at the dark figure shrouded in black mist. Based on his knowledge of Pokémon and the faint outline revealed as the figure moved, he seemed to slowly understand... something.

"Qiao Ran... that couldn't be...?"

Lillie, who was behind Qiao Ran, slowly stood up and reached out to grab Qiao Ran's shoulder.

As a researcher in the Pokémon World, Lillie also recognized the possible true form of the shadowy figure, not to mention that they had already seen traces of these things in the Ruins before.

"Yes, that's very likely it."

Qiao Ran gripped the Long Sword tightly, his expression becoming extremely serious and focused.

"The Apocalyptic Bug... Genesect!"

"How could something like this appear here!"

Section 261, 257 [Genesect]

Genesect – an ancient insect-type Pokémon that was the most powerful and terrifying hunter in its time.

Furthermore, through modifications by an evil organization in the Unova Region of the Pokémon World, Genesect was equipped with a modern cannon on its back, significantly enhancing its combat capabilities once again.

In the Pokémon games, their base stat totals are a whopping 600 points, and they are classified as Mythical Pokémon. No matter how you look at it, they are an extremely formidable opponent.

Of course, this is not the most frightening thing about Genesect. You should know that this is a Pokémon that lives in groups and moves in packs. They are like a pack of wolves when they hunt, and they never Single Battle.

In other words, once a Genesect appears, a whole swarm of Genesect is not far behind!

"This is bad."

Sure enough, just as Qiao Ran was thinking this, several dark figures appeared in the sky again, surrounding Yi Ruoyun and her Pokémon.

"... What!"

Yi Ruoyun's languid expression changed slightly. What exactly were these things? And this... were they treating her, the Elite Four, like prey?

"Run!"

Yi Ruoyun stretched out her hand and released all the remaining Pokémon at once. At the same time, she did not forget to remind Qiao Ran and the others to leave quickly. After all, even she did not know the other party's strength. In the current situation, protecting others was Heavy Slam.

Qiao Ran glanced at Yi Ruoyun, nodded slightly, and pulled Lillie to run into the nearby woods.

"... Rotom, send Lillie away first."

"And what about you?" Lillie wasn't someone who couldn't tell the situation apart. The power of that beam of light was still lingering in her mind. These Pokémon were just like those "Ultra Beast" in the Aether Foundation back then; they didn't care about any Rules.