This Secret Realm... really was strange!
As Su Hao watched the words appear before his eyes, he frowned slightly.
Aside from the Slate Spirit, this was the first time he had encountered such a method of communication, one that bluntly laid out the task and its objective. Was this some kind of ancient technology as well?
After a moment's thought, Su Hao asked the Cycloze beside him whether it could see the words too.
Cycloze gave an affirmative answer.
It could see them, and although it clearly could not read, it could understand their meaning perfectly.
"...Earn the hero's recognition?"
Su Hao's gaze subtly swept across the surroundings, but his Aura detected nothing unusual.
In that case, he would proceed normally. The answer would naturally reveal itself.
Ending his thoughts there, Su Hao turned his attention to the statue atop the altar—or rather, the clay figure.
To his surprise, the several dots decorating it had begun flashing in a pattern at some point.
It looked very much like awakening the Regi King in the Crown Snowfield in the games.
After pondering briefly, Su Hao waited a few seconds to identify the starting point, then stepped on the identical dot patterns beneath his feet in accordance with the dots' flashing frequency and positions.
Whenever he stepped on a dot, it lit up. Once he had illuminated every dot in the proper sequence, a sudden change occurred.
Immense energy began gathering within the statue at the center of the altar. Accompanied by distinct cracking sounds, a dazzling light burst forth, along with a deep, dragon-like roar.
"Regidrago—"
The restless Dragon-type energy reached its peak at that instant. As it erupted and sent out a shockwave, a figure silently appeared at the center of the altar.
It was a Pokémon whose main body