The Situation Remained Unclear

Hearing the deafening roar from not far away, Lester breathed a sigh of relief, as if all his burdens had been lifted.

He slowly walked around the spiral staircase beside him, reaching the highest peak of Napolant.

"What a welcome cool Sea Breeze."

Lester looked at the desolate, empty city before him and the surging, enormous waves in the distance, and couldn't help but smile. He turned his head and smiled at the empty sky, opening his mouth and moving it slightly.

Boom!

The scene before him shattered instantly. Who was Lester talking to just now?

"Dream?!"

The Misdreavus used its shadow to pull on the palace, shaking it violently, its red eyes filled with worry.

"Hana!!"

Suddenly, the Skiploom released a refreshing fragrance that drifted towards the hall.

"Fine."

Dian suddenly opened his eyes, touched the Misdreavus, and then praised the Skiploom, "Aromatherapy, wonderful, Skiploom."

Aromatherapy – herbs and changes release a refreshing fragrance to eliminate any abnormal state in anyone.

He blinked, and the words in front of him quickly disappeared.

"Dream?"

The Misdreavus breathed a sigh of relief, only then noticing the exquisite Necklace around the palace's neck—a red chain with a light blue spherical bead.

She reached out and touched it, then turned around to look at it from behind, exclaiming in confusion, "Wasn't this thing supposed to be on the stone platform?"

Moreover, their own Trainer warned them not to touch it, but they secretly picked it up themselves and hung it around their necks.

Misdreavus Demon immediately puffed up her cheeks again and ran to her backpack to find Candied Hawthorn. She was unhappy and wanted to eat Candied Hawthorn to calm her nerves.

"Hana, hana."

The Skiploom happily rubbed its stubble against its leg, then ran off to look at the little blue Little Flower.

Beedrill breathed a sigh of relief and put the Healing Crystal he had taken out back; he had thought the prince had been Hypnosis.

The Zubat continued to eat its Pokéblock without a care in the world.

Dian touched the Necklace around his neck. He was about to take it off when he realized it was impossible, because the Necklace was a single piece and there was nowhere to remove it. Moreover, the cord was too small to be removed from above.

It's obvious that all of that was caused by this Necklace, and now it's pinning it on him.

At this moment, the Swing in the courtyard finally stopped, and at the same time, the stone platform began to rotate, revealing a downward step.

This is clearly the exit, but they don't know where it leads.

Instead of immediately going downstairs, Dian took out two plastic bags and filled them with some Skiploom Sleep Powder and Stun Spore, just in case.

He then had Skiploom find some seeds of Little Blue flowers before carefully following behind the Zubat.

The passage was just as narrow as before, so he put the Beedrill and the Skiploom back.

The passage was more difficult to traverse than he had imagined, especially since it was quickly blocked from above once he stepped inside.

It was pitch black. If it weren't for the Misdreavus, who was licking Candied Hawthorn and pulling him along behind the Zubat, he probably wouldn't have known how long it would have taken him to get out.

As Dian gradually adapted to the darkness, he immediately took out a piece of cloth, intending to cover one eye when he went out later, so that he would be able to quickly regain night vision the next time he entered a dark place.

He touched the Blue Round Jewel around his neck. He had thought he would feel uncomfortable wearing it, but to his surprise, he felt nothing at all.

The passage abruptly turns upwards, stopping in Golden Stone Gate.

"Sizzle, sizzle!!"

The Zubat excitedly flew around the hall.

It seems that the final location of this Ruins lies beyond this door.

Logically speaking, there should be an exit.

Above the stone gate was a blue triangular mark. As one approached the hall, the golden stone gate eerily became transparent, allowing one to see the scene behind it.

"This is where the treasure is hidden!"

The High Priest, holding a golden scepter, gazed fervently at everything around him.

The golden hall is supported by four huge stone pillars, and each of its six sides is carved with different pictures and incomprehensible text.

The most eye-catching feature is a huge stone tablet in the very center, with a pure golden shield and sword floating above it.

"The Sword of Royal Authority!"

The High Priest stared at the sword with fanaticism, then suddenly burst into wild laughter, "Now that you've found the Sword of Royal Authority, you're all useless!"

With a wave of his scepter-wielding hand, he commanded, "Cofagrigus, guide them all to the Land of the Dead!"

"Sacrifice to the Lord?!"

"Grown ups?!"

The two men who had been watching Tomoya and the Blue-Haired Girl were immediately taken aback.

The High Priest remained indifferent. Unfortunately, the Cofagrigus needed to unleash its full power, so the sacrifice of flesh and blood was essential.

Bang!

Without a sound, the Cofagrigus appeared behind the two, and two giant black hands instantly grabbed them.

Squeak!

The coffin of the Cofagrigus suddenly opened, and a chilling aura blew out from within. The black void instantly swallowed the two people.

Bang!

The coffin closed once more.

The Cofagrigus's crimson gaze did not fall upon the remaining three, but instead turned to look at the priest.

Snap, snap, snap...

A soft cracking sound slowly began to emerge.

The priest, his face grim, released the Golden Scepter and then abruptly took a few steps back.

Bang!

The Golden Scepter, suspended in mid-air, eventually turned into ashes and disappeared into the air.

"Roar!"

The Cofagrigus roared with excitement. After many years, it had finally broken free from the scepter's oppression and constraints, and was about to gain true freedom!

"Snort!"

The priest ripped the Poké Ball off his neck and threw it away, shouting, "Houndoom, Nasty Plot!"

"Hey!!"

Emerging with the Red Light was a tall, gray-black dog-type Pokémon with two white horns that curved backward, a prominent orange muzzle, and sharp, gleaming teeth.

Houndoom instantly used the Nasty Plot skill, its eyes cunning and cold as it stared at Cofagrigus, the flames in its mouth burning even brighter.

The Cofagrigus's crimson eyes flashed, then suddenly vanished from the zenith.

The priest then turned to look at the man carrying the silver box. "Your goal must also be the Sword of Royal Authority! The Descendant of Orlando!"

"Hehe..."

The smiling man wasn't angry; he handed the silver box to the Blue-Haired Girl.

The Blue-Haired Girl dropped her feigned expression and became indifferent and silent.

Only Tomoya, standing to the side, was dumbfounded. The situation had changed so quickly that he was now a little dazed.

Even the palace servants hiding nearby were somewhat impressed; the speed at which they turned on each other was astounding, they deserved a thumbs up.

The villains in the Pokémon World are so powerful! Fairy tales are all lies, after all.

Those who can be villains must be intelligent and strong. Look at that Houndoom, it's using Fire Fang while its tail tip is flashing with black light, probably preparing a move to unleash at any moment.

The situation was a bit confusing, and he didn't quite understand it either.