Not knowing what was happening over there, Ye Qing did not dare have Gardevoir use Teleport. He simply took the two of them and chased after it on foot.
Infernape led the way, burning every vine blocking their path with a mouthful of flame.
After running several hundred meters in fits and starts, Ye Qing and the two Pokémon finally stopped.
The sight before them left their mouths hanging open, unable to speak for a long time.
Ancient trees towered overhead, blocking out the sun, and a bleak, eerie glow shrouded the forest.
Wisps of thin mist filled the air. Treading on soft leaves that reeked of decay, Ye Qing stepped into this unknown world.
Everything around them was utterly silent. Listening to Infernape and Gardevoir's heavy breathing, Ye Qing could not help feeling a little unnerved.
The vine dragging Gabite ahead of them had vanished. From the moment Ye Qing set foot here, faint screams began drifting from all around.
Swaying phantom shapes flashed past, and the twisted, grotesque trees gradually brought cold sweat to Ye Qing's back.
Gengar's crimson eyes opened within Ye Qing's shadow. Even he found something faintly familiar about the aura here.
"Whoosh..."
Just as the atmosphere was about to reach freezing point, the flames atop Infernape's head erupted. Rolling waves of heat spread outward, forcibly dispelling the eerie feeling.
"Big brother, it's so scary here!"
Diancie's right hand clutched Ye Qing's sleeve tightly. This was her first time seeing anything like this.
"It's okay. Don't be afraid."
Ye Qing continued forward with the three Pokémon. They suffered no more attacks along the way. Instead, the vines and other plants ahead parted to make way for them, as though something was controlling them.
Although Ye Qing knew something was wrong here, he could not leave