Yu Hai stood in a dim stone chamber, unconcerned about the risk of suffocation. He had come prepared, after all, carrying oxygen tanks with him.
If things became critical, he could simply recall Pokémon like Golbat that needed air to breathe and send out Gengar, Golurk, and Magnezone, which did not need to breathe.
He merely gave the stone chamber a quick sweep of his gaze. Dim yellow light seeped from the flames flickering along the stone walls, illuminating the mottled murals as though they were telling stories from ancient times.
An old, stale air filled the chamber. Strange runes and patterns covered the surrounding walls, faintly gleaming with eerie light beneath the weak flames.
His gaze finally settled on the throne beneath the king's statue. He immediately walked toward it, and when he arrived before the throne, he spotted an ancient stone Poké Ball at a glance.
The stone Poké Ball was ancient and weighty, studded with many gemstones and exuding an archaic aura. It was clearly a stone sphere carefully crafted by ancient people, and the king's lingering soul should have been sealed inside.
"Gengar, there's a soul inside that stone sphere. Go release it, then control it. I have some questions for it," Yu Hai called softly as he looked at Gengar by his feet.
Gengar's scarlet eyes slowly emerged from the shadows, like two burning Will-O-Wisps.
Then, its elongated shadow stretched across the floor like a nimble snake, swiftly extending onto the throne and tightly wrapping around the stone Poké Ball resting there.
Gengar then revealed its true form. Its chubby black hand reached out and grabbed the stone Poké Ball, turning it over repeatedly as it inspected it, seemingly pondering how to release the soul inside.
It tilted its head, looking left and right with