Thunderfall Valley did not seem to be a valley as he had imagined. Instead, it looked more like a gorge.
That description seemed a little off too. In any case, only when the valley itself appeared before Cheng Tian did he finally grasp its full appearance.
The difference was obvious from afar. Even the sky was divided in two, with dense storm clouds on the far side and clear skies stretching for miles on this side...
Thunderfall Valley was also on Trial Peak. It looked as though something incomprehensible had forcibly cleaved a gap in the mountain range here, forming a valley that stretched ahead.
"This is Thunderfall Valley," Nier said. "Let's get ready to head down."
Cheng Tian had to admit that everything he saw here was utterly inconceivable.
The soil here looked as though lightning had struck it countless times. It was almost charred black, with a reddish tinge. Even more incomprehensibly, serpents of electricity actually rose from the ground, crackling and snapping.
"Holy crap." Cheng Tian hurriedly dodged, while Nier reminded him, "There's no need to dodge lightning of this intensity. You won't feel anything if it hits you."
"But... all my life, I've thought lightning struck down from the sky."
"Hmm... that is how it works outside. But it's different here. Lightning can appear anywhere, so no plants can survive here," Nier said. "Come on. There's a lightning strike site up ahead. I remember a Pokémon is regularly stationed there. Let's go take a look."
As they proceeded, Aron and Noibat were both struck several times. Aron was fine; with that thick hide, it barely felt anything. Noibat had not adapted at first and took some damage, but once it adjusted, it was no longer much of a problem.
After all, these serpents of electricity