Chapter 1310: The Little Steel Dragon

The cold Welcoming Moon Battlefield.

Broken off-white stone pillars could be seen everywhere.

They stood on the foothills like long spears, recounting the glory of the ancient Celestica people and the desolation left behind by the passage of time.

In front of a deep cave, on a patch of flat ground illuminated by sunlight, four people stood on two sides.

Cyllene and Volo stared intently at the tablet-turned Poryphone; the image inside left them feeling incredulous.

"Is that our 'Almighty Sinnoh' and the Pearl Clan's... 'Almighty Sinnoh'?"

The young Diamond Clan leader had a complex expression.

Volo took several steps back, shaking his head while shouting: "I don't believe it! This must be fake!"

He neither believed that Dialga was not the Almighty Sinnoh, nor did he believe that the one in the image was the real Dialga, and he certainly didn't believe that All Baimu could be so close to Dialga.

How could the majestic Almighty Sinnoh be summoned so easily!

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

All Baimu chuckled, "Heh."

Some say Volo's descendants are suspected to be Klara and Avery from Galar; the judgment standard lies in GF's portrayal of them, which leans entirely toward villainous roles.

"Volo! Stop!"

Cyllene interrupted him sternly, "Are you still obsessed even now?"

Volo retorted: "Brother Cyllene! How can you so easily trust an outsider!"

He gritted his teeth and looked at All Baimu, "I won't just sit here and be captured! If you have the ability, then defeat me! Come out!"

"Skuntank!"

"Skuntank!"

A chorus of roars rang out as Skuntanks crawled out from the nearby grass, surrounding All Baimu and Ingo.

Looking around, there were at least seven or eight of them.

Seeing his Pokémon appear, Volo's previously panicked expression suddenly became calm, "Since you're so powerful, you can surely defeat me, right?"

Ingo shouted: "Hey! Don't you feel ashamed sending out so many Pokémon at once?"

"Why should I feel ashamed? Being able to make so many Pokémon obey me is my ability!"

Volo covered his chest with exceptional pride.

Ingo was instantly angered by his shamelessness.

But in this era, there was nothing wrong with Volo's approach; the one-on-one duels followed by later generations were born under the influence of the modern environment.

Nowadays, there are still many places that call Pokémon "monsters"; how many people have a sense of competition?

Volo said triumphantly: "Even if people think we stink! We must be open and aboveboard! Stink up every corner to your heart's content! Skuntanks!"

As his voice fell.

Pfft, pfft—

A large expanse of yellowish-brown mist sprayed from the glands at the tips of the Skuntanks' tails, permeating the entire open slope.

Cyllene didn't have time to stop him, so he didn't speak again.

He had witnessed All Baimu's methods and knew that without giving Volo a lesson, he wouldn't admit defeat.

Since that was the case, it was better to let Volo suffer a little and learn his lesson.

"All Baimu! I'll help you!"

Ingo held a primitive wooden Poké Ball, intending to release a Pokémon to help.

But he was refused by All Baimu, who was frowning, "No need."

At this moment, he was slightly angry, but not because of Volo's stubborn attitude, but because of this guy's behavior.

Actually using farts to restrict his range of movement...

What a low-class guy!

It is well known that All Baimu has a mild mysophobia; he often dislikes even his own Pokémon's drool, let alone someone else's Pokémon's farts.

"Gengar! Porygon2!"

He shouted, and a glowing blue light shield immediately lit up around him, isolating the poison gas before it could spread over.

Gengar popped out from the shadow, looking at the group of Skuntanks with a cold, sinister smile.

Porygon2 changed from its tablet form into a snow-white fan form, blowing out a massive, cold mist in the blink of an eye, dispersing the stench while submerging them all.

【Ice Type: Icy Wind!】

Whoosh...

The cold wind bit to the bone, leaving frost all over the ground.

The surrounding temperature plummeted, causing Cyllene and Volo to breathe out white mist, unable to react for a moment.

By the time the biting wind on the high mountain blew away the cold mist, revealing the Skuntanks whose bodies were covered in white snow and shivering from the cold, the two realized the battle had already ended.

In just an instant.

"You!"

Volo's teeth chattered from the cold, and he played the rogue: "Don't get cocky! I didn't lose! You just won, that's all!"

"If I had enough time, I could train my Pokémon to be even stronger!"

All Baimu ignored this guy, only looking at Cyllene, his eyes filled with a certain meaning—

'If you don't control him, I'm going to beat him!'

Cyllene sighed and slapped the back of Volo's head, "Stop it! Don't embarrass the Diamond Clan! If you lose, lose with some backbone!"

"Ouch!"

Volo covered his head in pain, "I already said—"

Cyllene: "Hmm?"

"Fine, fine! If you have the ability, go ask it for it yourself! Anyway, I won't acknowledge you!"

Volo still looked very unhappy, pointing to the cave behind him: "Electrode usually lives in the big tree inside, go find it yourself."

After saying that, he grumbled and went to brush the white snow off the Skuntanks.

Cyllene only felt he had lost face and apologized: "I'm really sorry, All Baimu, I will properly discipline this guy."

"As you wish."

All Baimu was thinking about the next plate and didn't care at all about Volo, this minor character.

Passing through the cool cave.

Amidst the broken walls surrounded by countless stone pillars, the lush, towering trees were covered in yellow and red spherical "berries."

Hmm.

Berries.

The moment All Baimu approached, the head-sized "berries" fell to the ground, rolling toward them under their curious gazes, while revealing those comical faces.

"Voltorb! So many! Run!"

Ingo screamed in fear, pulling All Baimu and wanting to run away.

In his impression, Voltorb was a fickle Pokémon; if it received even the slightest stimulation, it would easily explode.

Therefore, it was often regarded as a high-risk Pokémon, and children were forbidden from approaching them at will.

All Baimu held his shoulder, "Don't panic! Look closely, this isn't the Voltorb you know!"

"What?"

Hearing this, Ingo looked carefully and realized that the other party was not quite the same as the Voltorb in his memory.

All Baimu asked strangely: "You've stayed at the Coronet Highlands for so long, how come you haven't figured out the Pokémon here? Haven't you encountered them before?"

"I have encountered them, but I basically turned around and left, never observing them from such close range..."

Ingo had to admit that even when he had amnesia, his subconscious told him to stay away from Voltorb.

Therefore, he didn't know that the Voltorb in front of him was different from the one in his memory.

Until now.

All Baimu boldly waited for them to approach and said: "This should be the Hisuian Voltorb, just like Sneasler..."

Hisuian Voltorb, Grass and Electric type; the parts that look like eyes are actually two holes.

There is also a pitch-black hole on the top of its head.

But if you look inside from these three holes, you basically can't see anything.

And compared to the common Voltorb, they are friendlier in personality, but also equally dangerous.

Just because they will unconsciously release electricity when their emotions run high, causing people and Pokémon around them to get shocked, they are regarded as troublesome existences.

All Baimu didn't dare to touch them; firstly, he wasn't wearing insulated gloves, and secondly, the main character had arrived.

Thump!

A huge black shadow fell from the dense canopy, making a dull and hollow sound.

"Maru!!"

It shouted, its voice carrying an electric reverb.

Hisuian Electrode, also Grass and Electric type; its face changed from the smile of a normal Electrode to anger, forming a contrast with the comical Hisuian Voltorb.

All Baimu quietly put on insulated gloves and said: "I am an envoy sent by the Almighty Sinnoh to retrieve the plate here."

He showed the Arc Phone as usual to prove his identity.

Hisuian Electrode rolled closer, its pitch-black "eyes" observing the Arc Phone at close range, almost sticking to it.

All Baimu felt inexplicably uneasy.

He wasn't afraid of other "Nobles," but he was truly a bit afraid of Hisuian Electrode; this guy's explosions were definitely not just talk.

"You—"

Before he could finish speaking.

Hisuian Electrode rolled backward, opening up a certain distance, "Maru!"

"It says you need to complete its trial."

The Poryphone translated, and couldn't help but complain, "Why is this guy as troublesome as its warden?"

All Baimu said helplessly: "You'll get used to it."

Among the "Nobles," there are always some difficult individuals, like Kleavor, Hisuian Lilligant, and Basculegion.

"Gengar!"

Gengar popped out with its big belly, eager to show off.

After all, aside from the two Drakloaks, only it and Galarian Corsola hadn't reached level ninety.

Although it joined the team the latest, it was definitely not the weakest!

How could it be the last one to reach level ninety?

All Baimu said: "Don't be impatient, I don't think it intends to fight us."

"Maru!"

Hisuian Electrode nodded, shaking, and then began to indicate the so-called trial.

Simply put, there was an area in the Coronet Highlands that had been unusually chaotic recently, and it seemed the wild Pokémon there were having problems.

As a "Noble," it should have gone to solve it.

But the weather had been cold recently, and it was already late autumn, so as a Grass type, it really didn't want to move...

"Fine, fine, using public office for private gain, right?"

All Baimu didn't expect Hisuian Electrode to pull this move.

"Maru!"

Hisuian Electrode's expression was frivolous, with an attitude of 'take it or leave it'.

What could he do?

All Baimu gave Hisuian Electrode a thumbs up, and after asking for the specific location, he turned and left with Ingo.

Returning to the open area where they started.

Cyllene asked: "Did you get the plate?"

"No, Electrode gave me a task that I need to handle." He shook his head.

Volo covered his hands, which were red from the cold, and said: "It must be the trouble at the Ancient Quarry, right? Hmph, let's see how you handle it!"

"You know the situation?"

All Baimu only asked for a rough idea from Electrode, and the latter couldn't explain the specific situation clearly either.

Volo didn't hide anything and said frankly: "Goodra, Sliggoo, and Goomy used to live there, but recently a group of Garchomp came from somewhere and stole their territory, and both sides are arguing."

So it was a territorial dispute between Pokémon!

All Baimu felt relieved.

At least it belonged to the category of understandable chores, and mediating conflicts between Pokémon?

He was good at this!

He had handled countless disputes of all sizes at Mt. Silver.

"Thank you for your hard work, Ingo, I'll handle this matter myself, you go do your own thing."

All Baimu didn't let Ingo continue following him; the latter also had things to do.

Ingo looked at Volo and Cyllene, nodded, and said: "Okay, I'm leaving first."

He prepared to ask Sneasler to help All Baimu.

Seeing All Baimu's confident expression, Cyllene exhaled lightly, slapped the back of Volo's head again, and said: "Consider yourself sensible this time!"

"How can you be so violent, Brother Cyllene!"

Volo was tough in spirit, but his body was weak as a bamboo pole.

Cyllene said: "I just suddenly felt that talking nicely to you is a waste of time, how important time is!"

As he spoke, he looked at his watch, "Alright, I have other things to do, you behave and don't cause trouble, otherwise I'll come to discipline you again!"

After giving his warning, Cyllene left in a hurry.

All Baimu also rode on the back of Hydreigon and flew toward the so-called Ancient Quarry.

On the open slope, Volo grumbled.

——

Ancient Quarry.

Located in a damp valley.

The uneven ground was exceptionally dark, with muddy water pooled in pits of all sizes, and strange-smelling coal fragments could be seen everywhere.

"Open-pit coal mine?"

All Baimu raised an eyebrow.

Coal is one of the favorite foods of Fire and Ground type Pokémon, but unfortunately, it was too damp nearby, and Fire type Pokémon probably couldn't accept it.

But Ground type Pokémon would love it.

No wonder the wild Garchomp group wanted to come and steal the territory of the Hisuian Goodra.

Hisuian Goodra, Steel and Dragon type.

Compared to the ordinary Goodra, it had a huge metal snail shell on its back, and its expression also appeared somewhat dejected.

"Hydreigon!"

Hydreigon let out a low roar, signaling its trainer to look down.

All Baimu looked over and saw a huge Goodra whose size was clearly different from the others of its kind.

"Whoa! Alpha Goodra!"

He smiled.

If this were in the game, he would probably have started taking out Poké Balls to prepare for a sneak attack from behind.

Unfortunately, it wasn't.

Hydreigon chose a spot far away from them and slowly descended.

Although Hydreigon had a grumpy temper, it wasn't brainless and knew that this group of unique Goodra should be the targets they needed to help.

In that case, they couldn't approach too blatantly.

As a Dragon King, it knew very well how much pressure it could put on these ordinary dragons.

"Hydreigon~!"

"Thank you for your hard work, remember not to bare your teeth casually in a moment."

"Hydreigon!"

Hydreigon was a bit dissatisfied with its trainer's warning; was it the kind of dragon that didn't know better?

All Baimu smiled and led Hydreigon slowly toward the Hisuian Goodra.

Although both restrained their aura, the keen-sensed giant dragons inevitably noticed the approach of two strange auras.

Especially the Alpha Goodra leading them.

It looked over and immediately saw the fierce-looking, sturdy Hydreigon.

"Goodra..."

The Alpha Goodra was stunned.

The other Goodra and Sliggoo showed vigilant expressions, one after another making sounds to signal All Baimu and Hydreigon not to approach, otherwise they would take action.

All Baimu raised his hand and said: "Everyone, don't be nervous, we were sent by the 'Noble'!"

"Hydreigon!"

Hydreigon let out a high roar, giving them a warning from afar.

How was it that this roar directly "woke" the Alpha Goodra? When it looked at Hydreigon again, heart shapes gradually appeared in its eyes.