The K'un-Lun Mountains had been blanketed in snow, but in the blink of an eye, they had arrived in a bustling city.
"Is this... New York?" Daniel looked around, seemingly recognizing the outlines of those skyscrapers.
But the next second, Daniel was no longer so sure. He and Rona were standing in a place that looked like a basketball court, except there were no hoops—only neat, rectangular lines drawn on the ground.
And on this court, two strange creatures Daniel swore he had never seen in his life were staring warily at them. One looked like a yellow rabbit, yet it could fire terrifying bolts of electricity. The other was a green caterpillar thicker than an arm.
Daniel and Rona had appeared directly in the middle of the court, separating the two monsters.
Before Daniel could figure out what was happening, several teenagers nearby shouted loudly.
"Pikachu, what are you doing? Pull yourself together!"
"Caterpie, why are you lying down? Get up and keep fighting!"
After Daniel and Rona appeared, the two strange creatures had trembled and collapsed onto the ground, like devout pilgrims kneeling before a god—or loyal, fearless knights kneeling before their princess.
This strange sight left the teenagers both shocked and furious. They pointed at Daniel and said, "So what if you're Mutants? Don't just teleport around and interrupt our match!"
Mutants? A match?
Those words left Daniel, who had been cut off from the world for over a decade, feeling completely at a loss. Unconsciously, he lowered his head to look at Rona, feeling that this girl was his pillar of support.
Yet Daniel saw tears welling up in Rona's big eyes. She looked so frightened that she was about to cry. Rona, who could pin Shou-Lao to the ground and beat him senseless, was