Chapter 260

【Mission Complete!】

【Rewards: Release Orb ×4, Abundant Soil ×10, Sunlight ×1, Abundant Blessing ×?, Unknown Badge ×?, Unique Move TMs (Fissure/Sandsear Storm/Extrasensory)!】

【Abundant Soil: Fertile soil nurtured by absorbing the power of wind and thunder! Giving it to Ground/Grass-type Pokémon will cause their power to surge and allow for better cultivation of them.】

【Sunlight: Solar essence condensed by Landorus absorbing the scorching sun of the desert; giving it to Pokémon that have mastered light-based moves will significantly increase the energy of those moves and make them more easily attuned to radiance.】

【Abundant Blessing: An abundant blessing given by Landorus, which can increase a Pokémon's vitality; the number of blessings you have obtained is 5 (including yourself)!】

【Badge of the Abundant Envoy ×5: A badge of an envoy recognized by Landorus.】

【Description: Having obtained Landorus's recognition in any form, you can travel to Landorus shrines across Unova to invite Landorus to temporarily join your team.】

【Effect: When battling on the ground or in the sky, the speed and power of Ground and Flying types will increase!】

【Granted Move TMs ×3!】

【Description: Landorus's anger has subsided, and the ancient spirit has faded from it, and its choice is... it hopes to leave here without attracting attention to avoid being controlled by those with ulterior motives, and thus it has a request of you!】

Landorus has temporarily joined the team!

Guang Tai did not expect this situation to occur, but Landorus seemed to understand the human heart better than its brothers, so it concluded that these Team Plasma people were a threat to it.

This was not false, after all, in the Special world, Landorus and the others were indeed captured by the Shadow Triad.

Guang Tai walked over to the fainted Team Plasma elites and used Mind Crush on them one by one!

The sound of mental shattering, "Crack, crack," echoed faintly!

This was the aftermath cleanup!

"But I didn't expect Team Plasma to appear here... wait, the ancient city's quicksand left because of my arrival, so it's hard to say!"

Guang Tai slapped his forehead, recalling that in the game, there was a Sage who was stationed in the ancient city for a long time; his goal was to capture Volcarona!

In the Special series, they even succeeded!

Team Plasma had a Sage stationed in the ancient city for a long time; it seems he had been conducting research here even before the Unova storyline began. Guang Tai had a deep impression of this, as one would also encounter this old man when coming here to catch Volcarona during the post-game.

Among the Seven Sages of Team Plasma, the only ones who could be called truly wise were probably Giallo and Zinzolin; as for the others, they all had more or less their own agendas.

And Team Plasma's activities across Unova started earlier than players thought; Hugh in Black 2 and White 2 mentioned that five years before the start of the Black 2 and White 2 storyline, Team Plasma had already begun activities across Unova!

That is, three years before the start of the Black and White storyline!

Meanwhile, Riolu seemed to sense some kind of fluctuation... It looked around; due to the Star Badge, it was more sensitive to the surrounding fluctuations.

Hmm... it seems to be... the fluctuation of the earth?

Although it felt like the fluctuation of the earth, it didn't seem to possess Ground-type energy.

Riolu tried to use this power; a faint earthy-yellow Aura condensed on its claws, which left it deep in thought.

"Gie (What are you thinking about?)" Aegislash asked the blue-haired puppy.

"Awoo (Fluctuation, the fluctuation of the earth)" The blue-haired puppy fell into deep thought.

It felt like it would be able to use it soon!

Hmm, this battle was also very beneficial!

This made Aegislash extremely envious.

Hey! Look at him, his move pool is so deep; he can gain insights just from a casual battle. He really is a natural cultivation master! As for its own move pool, it was evaluated by the Trainer as average; many things require double the effort to learn!

Take that Aura Sphere, for example; even now, when it throws it, it's still a Brownian motion sphere. The benefit is that the opponent also doesn't know where this Aura Sphere will fly.

"Hey, that Pokémon, did you capture it?"

Castor came over holding his equipment, looking at Guang Tai in disbelief, and praised him sincerely: "You really are one of the most powerful psychics I have ever seen... someone who can compare to you... right! The new Elite Four member of the Unova League, the young lady named Caitlin, right? You might be as powerful as her!"

"No, I know Miss Caitlin; her psychic powers are far stronger than mine."

Guang Tai shook his head: "Let's keep moving! That Pokémon has regained consciousness; as for capturing it, for now, I suppose so!"

"Something bad seems to be happening in the depths of the ancient city; if you need to adjust your equipment, I'll go ahead first!"

"Wait! I can't deal with those ancient guardians!" Castor shook his head: "I'd better go with you!"

"I'll measure the lower levels as well; anyway, if you encounter something terrible, I'll just find a place to hide. Also, those people... who exactly are these guys?"

Castor looked at the Team Plasma people in their strange costumes, who were trapped in the quicksand as if waiting for death. The two of them started running, moving rapidly toward the deepest part of the fourth level!

Guang Tai: "A mysterious religious organization; they go around giving speeches in the name of being good for Pokémon, hoping that everyone will release their partners, and they even use Pokémon to alter other people's memories."

"Ah? That's too despicable..." Castor shook his head, a great dissatisfaction with Team Plasma arising in his heart. He thought that if his partner were to leave him, that would probably be the most painful thing for him.

"But then again, Unova is full of these mysterious organizations... Sometimes I also feel like our region never seems to care about these issues; everyone is busy doing their own thing. I don't know if that's good or bad."

Busy doing their own thing, so people's hearts are scattered; that's probably how it is.

But this is the society of the new era; there's no helping it.

Following the route the Team Plasma people came from, Guang Tai quickly found the entrance to the depths of the fourth level, and below, a powerful vibration erupted!

Underground! I don't know which level it is!

"Landorus—"

At this moment, Landorus's voice was transmitted into Guang Tai's heart. Inside the Poké Ball, Landorus pointed out the direction forward for Guang Tai. It guessed that the ultimate goal of that group of humans should be the Spirit Room at the very bottom; there was a quite powerful Pokémon in that room, and it had fought it a few times itself.

The upper levels were its habitat; it would not allow it to be destroyed, nor would it allow it to pass through, and everything below belonged to it.

That said, it didn't seem to intend to go to the outside world either!

Guang Tai and Castor entered the fifth level, while Landorus, in the Poké Ball hanging at his waist, began chatting with Deoxys.

To be honest, Landorus was also shocked.

So this person in front of it still had a Pokémon he hadn't released? No, three! But the other two couldn't pique Landorus's interest, and this Warrior of Light, glowing all over, was clearly extraordinary.

Landorus chatted while acting as a map, guiding Guang Tai. Soon, they broke through the fifth level and entered the sixth, followed by the seventh.

Castor couldn't even keep up with the scanning of the ancient city, and the further down they went, the greater the powerful psychic energy he, as a psychic, could feel. Moreover, it was as bright and scorching as the sun, making him break out in a sweat and become very exhausted.

"Hoo, hoo! I'll stop here!"

Castor waved his hand and said to Guang Tai: "I can't go any further down. For ordinary people, there's no effect, but psychics can feel an extraordinary, massive spirit; this spirit is oppressing my mind. I can only go this far."

"There is still a huge staircase at the very bottom; the eighth level should be the underground. I'll leave it to you; I'll finish my mapping here."

Castor slumped to the ground and then released his own Pokémon; unexpectedly, his Pokémon was also a Sigilyph!

"Ha, a bit surprised, right." Castor stroked his Sigilyph, letting the Sigilyph's psychic power help him share the pressure:

"I met it in the desert. At that time, it was spinning around like a headless fly, looking very panicked and full of fear for the outside world. I was also training my psychic powers at the time; in a psychic duel, I lost to it."

"But precisely because of that, it became close to me. Later, I captured it. I feel like it's a soulmate; it's no longer just a relationship of friends or partners, but an important part of my life as a psychic. My life and its life are one."

"I think, since you're running downward so hard, is the Pokémon buried by the sand below your partner?"

"From the moment you first appeared, I felt that you were a mysterious person. Possessing powerful psychic abilities and being able to make the quicksand give way for you, you must be a very remarkable person."

"So, that kind of mysterious organization... you must... hoo, hoo..."

Castor felt the pressure; even with the Sigilyph's help, he was still overwhelmed. Guang Tai stuffed some medicine into his hands:

"You go up first; I'll come back to find you soon."

"It's okay, the matter below will be over soon, although I'm not good at fighting..."

"But my partners are very good at it!"

Guang Tai's words made Castor laugh instantly. He nodded and ran back toward the sixth level with his Sigilyph.

"I'll wait for you on the sixth level!"

He left behind these words, while Guang Tai stepped down those long stairs, sprinting all the way, and rushed into the ancient room with his Pokémon, which had already recovered their stamina with medicine!

Following Landorus's guidance and the mental palpitations coming from the depths, that surging power was exactly the same as the state when Landorus was possessed by the ancient spirit before!

And that power of the sun was originally meant for that Volcarona!

Xiong Xiong flames erupted violently outward, and the figures of some Team Plasma members guarding outside also appeared in a disheveled state!

"Who is it?!" They heard the fast-approaching footsteps and hurriedly released their Pokémon!

Guang Tai gave the command: "Steel Beam!"

Aegislash raised its giant shield and fired a big move at those Team Plasma grunts!

A tribute to the legendary investigator, the spokesperson for Hyper Beam, Lance!

The silvery-white radiance engulfed them, and their Pokémon were blown away on the spot along with them!

"Slurp—"

Aegislash's other ribbon arm picked up a recovery jelly, firing light cannons while performing first aid!

This huge commotion also attracted Giallo inside the room; he was currently trying to capture Volcarona with several elites. However, the ancient spirit hidden in this room possessed immense power, and Volcarona's strength instantly soared to a level they could not contend with!

"Mera!"

Larvesta hid behind the sun mural, poking out its little head, watching the great battle happening in front. Even it could feel the powerful psychic energy permeating the air; this feeling was like a thousand Calyrexes using psychic powers at the same time!

Wow, wow, wow, that is a super incredible thing!

Although one Calyrex is weak, if there are a thousand Calyrexes, then that is unimaginably powerful!

Larvesta muttered to itself in its heart!

There was no time to mourn for Calyrex, who had become a unit of measurement. Guang Tai entered this room, and at this moment, the powerful pressure of the ancient spirit came directly onto Guang Tai!

The ancient spirit here was in a state of rage. The pressure felt by ordinary people was only a little bit, while psychics felt much more. Guang Tai saw the phantoms of the powerful King of Giants and the legendary giants, as well as Volcarona, which once shone upon the earth as a deity, and even a vague, legendary, massive divine dragon!

Countless people, people with special abilities, gathered in this city. This city is the starting point of the civilization of the Unova land and the core of the confrontation with the city-states of the Abyssal Ruins. These two ruins, one buried underground and one sunk into the ocean, represent the ancient history of Unova!

Endless emotions whispered here; the wrath of resentment was enough to burn anyone who stepped in here into a mentally demented creature!

【Festival Mission: Ancient Solar Spirit!】

【Rewards: Release Orb ×5, Unknown Gift ×1, Historical Record ×1, Unknown Badge ×?, Sparkle Scale Powder ×?, Vitality Clay ×10, Ancient Medal ×1.】

【Description: The Ancient City represents the beginning of Unova; it gathers the history and spiritual power of everyone from the past to the present. This massive spiritual power is hidden in this final Spirit Room like the sun, and it has become enraged because of the entry of those harboring ambition! Pacify this power, and you will receive an unimaginable gift! And, save your own partner and the Sun God! Perhaps this is also a trial set for you by the ancient spirit?】

The mission sent by the Entree Forest caused the pressure in Guang Tai's heart to suddenly decrease; the Entree Forest helped him resist part of the erosion of the ancient spirit. If this level of psychic power were faced by Caitlin or Sabrina, or even Will, it wouldn't be a problem.

His own level was still a long way from the Elite Four, especially those truly powerful users of psychic powers!

First, one must learn Teleport, right!

Short-distance teleportation, then long-distance teleportation; the strength of the ability to teleport itself can reflect the psychic level of the psychic!

"Hmm, this is bad, the energy here is rioting, why..."

Giallo felt something on him getting hot. He took an item out of his robe; it was the TM "Calm Mind" obtained from Ghetsis!

The disc of this move was truly "glowing"!

"Oowah!"

Giallo's mind was invaded by the ancient spiritual power; he held his head and let out a howl on the spot, and then a solar phenomenon as if materialized appeared all over his body!

The brilliant radiance blew away the other Team Plasma members standing with him, and after Guang Tai entered the room, the controlled Giallo looked at Guang Tai fiercely; those eyes were already full of the aura of the glorious sun!

"Volcarona, burn all the invaders to ashes—"

Giallo, controlled by the ancient spirit, was now commanding Volcarona, giving orders to Guang Tai:

"Fiery Dance!"

And Volcarona, manipulated by the ancient spirit, did the same, flapping its three pairs of bright red wings, bursting out with incomparable, intense flames, illuminating the entire Spirit Room with blazing light like the incarnation of the sun!

On Guang Tai's chest, the blue crystal erupted with incredible light, as if it were confronting the power of the sun!

As a human, the most important thing is precisely the "heart"!

Faintly, behind Guang Tai, a tall, blue-haired foreign prince appeared; he raised his hand, contending with the spirit of the entire ancient city!

(End of Chapter)