Chapter 405

Four Tapu appeared right in front of her, and they weren't slow at all; they were even gathering their attacks as they flew.

Four beams of light shot out as they moved, eventually converging and flying directly towards Solgaleo.

Their first target was Solgaleo, who was moving on the Floating Island. After all, Solgaleo was obviously easier to hit than Lunala in the sky. But either one would be enough to give Reshiram a much-needed breather.

"...!!"

Solgaleo, who was doing just fine, clearly hadn't expected so many new opponents to suddenly appear, and their righteous Beat Up had been interrupted.

"Roar!!!"

Solgaleo roared and moved swiftly, landing on another island. The island it had been on was instantly destroyed by the attacks of the four Tapu, once again becoming a pile of rubble Levitate in this space.

"..."

Taking advantage of this time, Reshiram moved back a distance to rest his extremely tired body.

However, what she probably couldn't understand was why a group of Tapu would appear in front of her at this time. The most crucial point was that if it were just one Tapu, she could at least think that some unexpected situation might have led to this result.

But... why are all the Tapu here?!

What exactly did you guys do????

The appearance of the four Island deity brought new hope to the battlefield, Reshiram also...

Taking a short break helped relieve my stress.

"..."

The Island deity didn't interact much with Reshiram; they simply nodded to each other, and with just a glance, the Pokémon understood each other's intentions and thoughts.

At this moment, they all have a common enemy.

"Roar!!!!!"

On the other side...

Solgaleo was both shocked and furious at the sudden attack. The battle had already ended, but now so many troublemakers had appeared out of nowhere. It wanted to deal with these wretched little insects immediately, but their strength was clearly far too astonishing.

For a time, they were unable to defeat each other, and these little insects were even able to fight them on equal terms.

"Lai... Hil... M, wait... for me to come... over!"

Having gotten some rest, Reshiram heard familiar voices intermittently in his mind. Although the voices weren't very clear due to the distance, they felt incredibly real to Reshiram at that moment, like something out of another world.

"..."

She didn't respond immediately, but simply savored the familiar feeling.

... She's back—everything is coming back. The hope that had vanished reappeared before her eyes, and her body, which had been in despair, regained its warmth.

However, she was also somewhat uneasy. After all, she had just completely ignored Qiao Ran's commands. Although she knew that with Qiao Ran's abilities, he would most likely understand her choice, but—

When they met again, she was still a little nervous and worried.

"... Ha... haaha... ah..."

Panting heavily, Qiao Ran finally returned to the front lines of the battlefield once again.

In the sky, the four Tapu were already locked in battle with Solgaleo and Lunala, while Reshiram was recovering his strength and taking a backseat in the fight.

The Tapu are quite powerful, and when they cooperate with each other, they can easily suppress either Solgaleo or Lunala. Although Solgaleo and Lunala are very strong, four Tapu are not as simple as one plus one equals two.

Even when facing two, they can hold their own.

"Reshiram!"

After resting for a while and catching his breath, Qiao Ran called out Reshiram's name again, conjuring a green energy sphere in his hand.

The White Dragon flew over his head with perfect timing, and Qiao Ran took the opportunity to send the Healing Aura Sphere into the sky. Green energy covered Reshiram's body, quickly restoring her strength. The flames on her tail, which had been somewhat extinguished, reignited in the turbine of the flames.

"... Just... hang in there a little longer, we're about to win."

Qiao Ran's vision went black, and he almost collapsed. During this period, his physical strength had been greatly depleted. He was only able to condense this Healing Aura Sphere thanks to Tapu Lele. This was indeed his last Ripple.

With his energy depleted, he lost the ability to heal others and could only serve as a commander on the Illuminate. However, Qiao Ran now had the confidence to win, after all, besides Reshiram, they had more companions.

The four Tapu they helped in the previous four Ruins have become their allies now; the causes they sowed have borne fruit. And the current battle is beginning to tilt in their favor.

"Reshiram, you go attack Solgaleo too!"

With Tapu's help, Reshiram had more opportunities to attack, and Tapu's attacks were also focused on Solgaleo. Given this, Qiao Ran had a plan: if everyone focused their attacks on Pokémon, which would greatly reduce the pressure of the battle.

Furthermore, unlike Lunala, which is Ghost type / Psychic type, Solgaleo, which is a Steel/ Psychic type, is weak against Reshiram. In addition, Reshiram has already Defeat Solgaleo once before, so Solgaleo will definitely be more skilled now.

However, the only somewhat difficult aspect is that the Tapu cannot sense Qiao Ran's thoughts, and Qiao Ran cannot shout to command the Tapu. In such a high-paced battle, giving commands with words is quite Oblivious. Moreover, when these gods in the sky are fighting, there are clanging and rumbling sounds everywhere, so even if Qiao Ran wanted to give commands with words, it would be impossible.

The only person who could command Pokémon under such circumstances is probably him, or a powerful Psychic like Sabrina.

After several Tapu joined the battle, the situation in the Torn World was rapidly improving. Reshiram executed Qiao Ran's strategy of Snipe Shot Solgaleo flawlessly. Moreover...

Several Tapu were also very astute in Frisk Qiao Ran's intentions. While mainly attacking Solgaleo, they were also defending against Lunala's attacks. Although they did not communicate directly with Qiao Ran, they were a very well-coordinated unit.

Once the battle has begun, this process becomes a natural progression.

In the end, Solgaleo fell once again to Reshiram's Fusion Flare. The enormous fireball, along with Solgaleo's body, struck a Floating Island behind him, destroying it and embedding Solgaleo's body into the side of Stone Blocks Floating Island with burn marks.

A dark purple mist emanated from its body, and soon after, its body completely disappeared into the air.

This time, it seemed to have truly lost its ability to fight. Although Qiao Ran was still a little worried that it might revive on the spot, he finally felt relieved after taking several more glances and seeing no change.

After all, this time their opponent wasn't a pure "Pokémon," but some kind of strange creation. Even Reshiram, a well-traveled Legendary Pokémon, had never seen anything like it before. However, according to her observation, this special life form seemed to have been born from some special concept, just like the situation in the Unova Region.

"Only one left!"

With Solgaleo defeated, only one Pokémon remained standing in Qiao Ran's way. As the Sun gradually faded, the moon would naturally lose its light as well. Solgaleo's defeat relieved the pressure on all of Qiao Ran's Pokémon, leaving them with only one task: to Beat Up Lunala and Defeat her.

Victory is within reach!

Qiao Ran's emotions became increasingly agitated. No one could understand the feeling of hope after despair, and then gradually settling down, especially the feeling that he and Reshiram had done their best but still couldn't do anything. That feeling was utter despair.

In the end, it was the other Pokémon that Qiao Ran had helped before who stepped up at the crucial moment and saved them.

"All the seeds sown before will bear fruit now." Qiao Ran suddenly felt a sense of relief. Fortunately, they had visited the other islands before coming here. If they had followed their original plan and were in a hurry, they might have skipped Tapu Lele and Tapu Koko's islands. If that had happened, would today's events still have occurred?

Not only that, he might not even recognize Tapu Lele and Tapu Koko anymore.

Directly challenging the final boss seems very Captivate, but this is based on having sufficient strength. Just like Trainer must challenge Gym and collect Badge before challenging the Pokémon League, progressing step by step does have its own special significance.

Everything he experiences on his adventures will become his experience and wealth. Some things, even if unseen and intangible, can still be of great help at crucial moments.

"Blue Flare!"

Under Qiao Ran's command, the flame turbine on Reshiram's tail spun fiercely, Spit Up out extremely hot blue flames from her mouth. The battle situation heightened her emotions, and the more she entered the battle state, the more intense her flames became. Even Lunala, who was not countered by Reshiram, would probably cry out in unbearable pain if she were to take such a hit.

At the same time, four Tapu launched attacks on Lunala from different angles. This battle, in which six Legendary Pokémon participated, was a spectacular clash of gods in the sky. Unfortunately, Qiao Ran was the only one who saw this scene and participated in the on-site command. If he had been able to record this scene, it would definitely have caused an unprecedented sensation in the Pokémon World or the Real World.

After the Sun disappeared, the moonlight indeed dimmed. Lunala was adept at fighting in the sky and at long-range Energy Beam attacks. However, even it couldn't handle the combined Beat Up of so many Pokémon. Before long, the one-sided battle was nearing its end. Tapu and Reshiram's combined attack pierced through its body. Then, Lunala, which had caused Qiao Ran endless trouble, finally met its end.

Like Solgaleo before it, a cloud of black mist emerged from its body, and then its entire body completely disappeared from the space, as if it had never existed at all.

"It's... it's over, it's over... it's really over!"

Qiao Ran collapsed excitedly onto the Floating Island, while the other Pokémon but smile with joy after realizing that their rival had truly disappeared.

Tapu Lele arrived at Qiao Ran's side immediately. The other Tapu weren't nearly as proactive as Tapu Lele, but they still drifted over. Reshiram flapped its wings and landed beside Qiao Ran. Her expression was one of pure joy and triumph, but she didn't dare meet Qiao Ran's gaze. She was still worried about what had happened earlier, about disobeying Qiao Ran's orders.

"Tete!"

Tapu Lele jumped straight into Qiao Ran's arms, happily rubbing against him. However, Qiao Ran couldn't quite understand what she was saying, so he could only secretly ask Reshiram next to him, hoping to get some translation from her.

"She just said it's been a long time."

Reshiram gave Tapu Lele a complicated look, but still obediently took on the job of translator. Tapu Lele's personality was undoubtedly enviable. Although Reshiram knew he could never become like her, sometimes being able to live so carefree might feel much easier.

After dealing with the threats from Solgaleo and Lunala, Qiao Ran and the others were able to catch their breath. Taking this opportunity, the Tapu exchanged information with each other, and Qiao Ran roughly understood what had happened.

"Did you arrange all of this Fini?"

Qiao Ran was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that the seemingly quiet and calm Fini would have such a meticulous plan. When he heard that her ability to enter this place was actually related to Nebby, he was even more shocked.

"... Nebby actually has this kind of ability? Third Eye... Could it be related to Solgaleo and Lunala, whom we fought before?"

Pokémon and Ultra Beast are incredibly magical creatures, and it's not surprising that they sometimes do things that are hard to understand. Qiao Ran guessed that this Third Eye might be due to Solgaleo and Lunala from the Distortion World influencing Nebby, causing Nebby to unconsciously open the Portal that led her here.

After all, if it's unconscious, it certainly can't be purely random. Nebby might have sensed or seen something that caused this change.

"And what happened to you afterwards...?"

Qiao Ran wanted to press for more information, but before he could get anything out of him, a familiar feeling of dizziness and weakness surged through his body.

This is...

Qiao Ran slowly closed his eyes, and his consciousness was quickly drawn out of his body, plunging him into darkness.

"..."

"..."

This time, Qiao Ran's consciousness also arrived in a strange space-time. Here, he witnessed the construction of the Altar of the Moone, everything that had happened here, and the changes that had taken place here.

However, unlike the previous four Ruins, at a certain point in time at the Altar of the Moone, Qiao Ran saw something very "special".

On that day, all of Alola was plunged into darkness. The sky seemed to be covered by inky black clouds, but in reality, there were no clouds in the sky. All of this happened simply because the "light" had been taken away.

All of this was caused by a peculiar Pokémon with an extremely unique appearance, its body seemingly composed of Black Prism. To resolve this enormous problem, the four Island deities fought against this Monster. However, even with the combined power of the four Island deities, they were no match for Monster. In the end, it was only with the intervention of two legendary Pokémon— Solgaleo, revered by the ancient Alola dynasty as the Beast that Devours the Sun, and Lunala, revered as the Moone-Eating Beast —that this huge problem was finally resolved.

From that day on, the skies over Alola returned to clear, and Solgaleo, Lunala, and the Monster all vanished without a trace. The Alola dynasty's official narrative was that Solgaleo and Lunala resolved the issue and left, but in reality...

Having witnessed the history of the Altar of the Moone bit by bit, Qiao Ran undoubtedly saw this long-buried memory.

It wasn't Solgaleo and Lunala that solved the problem, but rather the Pokémon that looked like Black Prism that Defeat and absorbed the two "legendary Pokémon" of the Alola dynasty, gaining new power and completely changing its physical form.

A faint glimmer of light emerged from the "Monster's " prism-like body. After absorbing Solgaleo and Lunala, it did not linger in Alola. Instead, it opened an Ultra Wormhole and used its effect to leave Alola.

From that day on, Alola regained its original brightness and its original clear skies.

However, this was not because the so-called "Hero" had completed his mission; it was simply because their enemies completely disregarded them, and he had other matters to attend to.

"I didn't expect it to turn out like this... Tapu Fini was right."

When Qiao Ran regained consciousness, she opened her eyes and couldn't help but utter those words.

The vast changes before him eventually became the solid ground beneath his feet, but... when he realized his current situation, he couldn't help but blink in confusion.

Lillie and several other girls stood in front of him, looking at him with questioning expressions.

"... Qiao Ran?"

Welcome back.

"Tapu Fini? Did Tapu Fini say something?"

Although Qiao Ran's appearance reassured them a lot, they were still...

It's unclear why Qiao Ran suddenly started saying strange and unusual things after appearing.

"No, I was just making a comment."

Qiao Ran shrugged, indicating that he was fine. Behind him, the mist that had been covering the entire Altar was slowly dissipating, and soon the Altar's original appearance was revealed.

Tapu Fini appeared in front of Qiao Ran and nodded slightly. However, the other Tapu were not beside her. It seemed that, like when Tapu Lele appeared before, the Tapu entered through other locations had returned to their original places.

"Qiao Ran, is there anything wrong on your end? Before, Nebby was..."

Lillie looked at Qiao Ran with some worry. The strange behavior of Nebby and the sudden disappearance of Tapu Fini had made her nervous. Although Qiao Ran was now standing in front of her safely, something terrible must have happened in between.

"I heard about Nebby Fini. I'll tell you about my situation later. Let's go to the top of the Altar first."

Qiao Ran turned around and looked at the Altar of the Moone behind him. This Altar was built on a higher and more distant mountain peak. If Trainer did not rely on Pokémon but on their own footsteps, it would definitely take a lot of effort to get here.

Even without those strange fogs, getting up there is still not an easy task.

"I just happen to have... time on the way..."

As she was speaking, Qiao Ran's legs suddenly gave way, and she almost fell to the ground again.

The constant battles and movement in the Distortion World had already drained a lot of his energy, and after returning to the Pokémon World, that fatigue returned to his body, and he was clearly struggling to keep going.