Large numbers of Wild Pokémon raced through the forest. Behind them, a bitter current of cold air mixed with wind and snow pursued them relentlessly.
A Piloswine tripped over a tree root. Before he could get up, the cold current caught him, turning him into an ice sculpture in the blink of an eye.
Scenes like this played out across the Forbidden Ridge, but fortunately, someone seemed to be controlling the cold current. It only spread in one direction, so almost any Wild Pokémon that was not foolish could escape.
And that cold wave was heading straight toward the only human settlement in the Forbidden Ridge-Ice and Snow Town!
The clamor of voices in the square did nothing to lessen Zhang Sisi's sense of danger.
As time passed, her nerves only grew more tightly stretched.
After a long moment of contemplation, she took a blue feather from inside her clothes and gently tossed it into the air.
The blue feather glimmered with a fluorescent glow as it drifted high into the sky on the wind.
Wisps of cold air emanated from it, and pure white snowflakes actually appeared in the process.
"Articuno, I need your help."
Zhang Sisi closed her eyes and prayed. During her travels, she had once happened to save a gravely injured Articuno. Later, to thank her, Articuno had specifically left her this feather.
As Zhang Sisi continued praying, a Pokémon opened its eyes atop a towering snowy mountain in the Far Eastern Land. It had a crown of three dark blue feathers on its head, blue plumage, and tail feathers like colorful ribbons.
Sensing the fluctuations of its own energy coming from afar, Articuno did not delay for even a moment. It beat its wings and immediately headed there.
Pure white snowflakes lingered in the sky