Meanwhile, deep within Nature Domain.
Moonlight filtered through the canopy of the Tree of Nature, casting dappled shadows at the foot of the ancient tree.
The old ranger sat atop a moss-covered boulder, the hem of his dark green trench coat hanging down and swaying gently in the breeze.
At his side, Gyarados's massive body, over twelve meters long, coiled among the roots. Its scarlet eyes were half-lidded, its breathing slow and steady, each exhale making the surrounding air tremble faintly.
Serperior elegantly coiled on the other side of the boulder, its slender body gleaming like emerald under the moonlight. The tip of its tail lightly tapped the ground as countless tiny green leaves slowly revolved around it like satellites.
Milotic had its eyes closed, a faint mist of water lingering around it and refracting fragments of rainbow light beneath the moon, bathing the entire area in a dreamlike glow.
Pelipper perched on a low branch with its wings tucked in. Its half-open eyes remained alert, occasionally shifting as it surveyed the darkness around them.
Exeggutor, Venusaur, and Meganium stood quietly behind the old man, the flowers on their backs and the wreaths around their necks glowing softly in the moonlight.
The green radiance of Grassy Terrain slowly spread from beneath their feet, blending with the pale green motes drifting down from the Tree of Nature and enveloping the entire area in warm Life Energy.
At this moment, however, several unfamiliar figures had joined the group.
The most eye-catching was the Sceptile seated upright on a tree root to the old ranger's left.
It stood over five meters tall, slightly taller even than the Old Sceptile Xinhai had encountered. Its body was covered in dark green scales, each one thick as armor and edged with a cold metallic sheen.
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