A City Shrouded in Water Vapor, a Pokémon Suspected to Be Suicune?

Steam curled through the air, making the city seem like a fairyland.

That was the current state of Porto Marinada.

"Is this... water vapor?"

Pulling the handbrake, Luo Mu poked his head out of the window and stared at the mist winding through the streets before him, his mind full of question marks.

Where the hell had this brought him?

Porto Marinada was very close to Asado Desert. It could even be said that the city itself was located within part of Asado Desert.

It was merely one of the rare oases in the desert.

But no matter what, Porto Marinada should not have looked like this.

Even Lavaridge Town, the hot spring capital Luo Mu had visited not long ago, with its hot springs everywhere, had never been filled with water vapor in every street and alley like Porto Marinada was now.

The pedestrians passing by the pickup truck all looked hurried, as though unwilling to remain outside any longer than necessary.

Many vehicles driving along the streets had also pulled over and stopped at the roadside. Both drivers and passengers were hesitating over whether they should get out.

Porto Marinada, once orderly and well-organized, now faintly gave off the feeling that it was about to descend into chaos.

The only consolation was that, perhaps because the water vapor covered such a wide area, its temperature had not yet reached the level of scalding hot steam capable of burning people.

If that were the case, the streets of Porto Marinada would not merely be on the verge of unrest.

Luo Mu turned to look at Calyrex in the passenger seat. As if it knew what he wanted to ask, it shook its head, and Telepathy sounded in his mind.

"There is no energy contained within this water vapor. It