The Only Hope, Nihilego

After leaving the game, Xia Chen and Mi Ling had nothing to say to each other again.

The main reason was the language barrier. Xia Chen could only use Telepathy to ask Mi Ling many questions unilaterally.

For example—

"How do you maintain the most basic necessities of survival without sunlight?"

"When Ultra Beasts invade, do you rely purely on firearms to fight them? Or do you use laser swords?"

"Why didn't a profession like Pokémon Trainers emerge in your world, even before the Dark Era?"

Questions like those.

Rather than asking questions, Xia Chen was more like talking to himself, since none of those questions could be answered with a simple nod or shake of the head.

People on the streets of Ultra Megalopolis also occasionally cast strange looks at Xia Chen, who followed behind Mi Ling and whose skin tone was clearly different from the locals'.

Sometimes, people acquainted with Mi Ling would come over to chat. Even as they spoke, their gazes would keep drifting toward Xia Chen.

Clearly, their topic of conversation revolved around this visitor from another world.

Xia Chen was not shy about it. Sometimes, he even smiled at them first, making several Ultra Megalopolis residents look embarrassed instead.

That further confirmed his impression that the humans of this world, whether in appearance or nature, could be considered Earth humans' counterparts from another world.

Ultra Megalopolis was not particularly large. Xia Chen estimated that its area was about the same as Origin Spirit Island. In little more than ten minutes, he followed Mi Ling to Megalopolis Tower.

As the tower of humanity's last hope in the Ultra World, its defenses were naturally on another level.

Koraidon, that huge creature who looked dangerous at first glance, was not permitted inside. After considering it, Xia Chen