Never See You Again

This already unstable psychic space suddenly shuddered the instant Yan Yang touched Master Hu!

As though the foundation sustaining it had suffered a devastating blow, the light throughout the entire space flickered erratically, its boundaries warped and blurred, and Yan Yang even felt a disorienting wave of dizziness.

When he forcibly steadied himself and looked at Master Hu, the sight before him struck him like a bolt from the blue.

Master Hu... his once fairly upright figure had visibly begun to hunch over.

The vivid colors on his body faded at an astonishing speed, turning dull and mottled, like a mural weathered by centuries of wind and rain.

The hands holding his signature pair of spoons trembled faintly, nearly unable to keep their grip. His entire body exuded the decayed air of one at death's door.

It was as though Yan Yang's light pat just now had not been a friendly touch, but the final straw that broke the camel's back, leaving him on the verge of falling apart.

"Master Hu... you... what happened to you?" Yan Yang's voice was filled with uncontrollable panic.

What had he done? He had only... only patted him gratefully, like a friend would!

Perhaps he was stronger than most, and Pokémon like Alakazam did have low defenses, but it should never have... caused such terrifying consequences!

And what was with this sudden sense of decline, one that truly belonged to an "old man"? Had Xerneas withdrawn the life energy maintaining his condition?

"Cough, cough..." Master Hu forcibly suppressed the violent sound rising in his throat and tried to straighten his back, attempting to assume his usual manner. "It's... it's nothing serious. I just... just used too much strength when cleaning up that core at the end. A bit... overdrawn."

He was lying! This state