Chapter 492: The Ancient Great War!

The dust settled.

"Charizard!"

Alan sprinted forward quickly. As the Mega Aggron crawled backward out of the crater, he also caught sight of Charizard inside, whose Mega Evolution had been released but who had not yet fainted—merely shaking its head, trying to clear its head.

He was silent for a moment, then said softly: "You worked hard."

They had agreed to stop at first blood.

So Mega Aggron would not have ended this battle by knocking it out cold.

Alan was well aware that Charizard's not fainting was by no means because Mega Aggron's attacks weren't powerful enough. On the contrary, that precise control over damage forced him to feel a sense of admiration.

"There are always people beyond people, and skies beyond skies…"

He thought of All Baimu calling himself a 【Dragon Tamer】, and couldn't help but associate it with the Dragon Master of the Kalos region, Drasna. Did the latter also possess a similar identity?

Not far away.

"Nicely done, but walking backward like that is really ugly!"

All Baimu roasted Mega Aggron, which had retreated backward. From a distance, it looked just like one of those toy cars that can't turn—clumsy and dull.

In reality, this fellow's agility was hardly lacking; the leap of several meters just now was proof enough…

"Guu~"

Mega Aggron chuckled, its body reverting to its original form, and it lowered its head to nuzzle its Trainer's palm.

So-called slow accumulation followed by sudden release—Baimu's very first Pokémon, Tyranitar, certainly hadn't grown fast, but it had never stopped growing.

Whether it was mastery over Mega Evolution, or the accumulation of various abilities like physical attack, even in terms of energy level—although the pace was relatively slow, it was indeed advancing step by step.

This kind of day-by-day accumulated strength often brought them immense joy.

Outside the field, Champion Dawu applauded with a smile. Manon, still a bit dazed, clapped a couple of times too, but soon ran over to Alan's side together with Chespin.

"It was a great pleasure to battle you."

Alan, walking out of the crater together with Charizard, bowed to All Baimu in respect.

The latter nodded politely in return. "Same here. Your Charizard has been raised remarkably well—that Flamethrower Charge just now is truly unforgettable."

Running a dual-blade output style and still pushing it to this level…

He thought of Ash's Infernape. Once that special Blaze triggered, the power of Fire-type moves was far more than a simple fifty percent boost—to say it went from a small flame to a raging blaze would not be an exaggeration.

"If I didn't have more important matters, I definitely wouldn't be content just watching from the side." Champion Dawu said with a smile.

This one was also a battle maniac—otherwise, how would he dare utter something as supremely self-centered as "In the end, I'm the strongest and most awesome one."

All Baimu replied without backing down: "There'll be a chance sooner or later!"

In the games, he had already beaten Champion Dawu many times; in reality, he wanted a shot too.

Alan was also getting a little antsy, fully displaying the indomitable spirit of an excellent Trainer—but Charizard's condition reminded him he needed to get it treated quickly.

A moment later.

Champion Dawu went back to keeping watch over the outer sea of Shalour City, while Alan and Manon went to get Charizard treated.

All Baimu, meanwhile, took out his phone and quietly contacted Liza, who worked on one of the floors of the Devon Corporation.

When the two met, this Miss, still one-and-a-half meters tall, was visibly a bit confused.

"Why are you back? Finished the Gym Challenge? Got all five Ribbons for the Showcase?" Liza looked at him suspiciously. "Did you pick up some good stuff again?"

As an amateur rock collector, Liza was green with envy over his luck in finding precious stones without even having to search specifically.

All Baimu shook his head: "It's not like I get that lucky every time."

"Then I can rest easy."

Liza let out a huge sigh of relief, her smile instantly warming up considerably. She pulled juice from the fridge and handed it to him. "Come, come, come! Sit down! Have some juice! What did you need me for?"

"…"

All Baimu was momentarily speechless.

He felt that if he had pulled out a stone just now, he probably wouldn't have gotten even a place to sit, let alone this bottle of juice.

"I want you to help me duplicate this Mega Ring. Oh right, this is for you." He pushed his phone and several Silver Wing feathers of excellent quality across.

Liza glanced at the Mega Ring on the phone screen, then picked up the Silver Wing feathers. "Which Fossil Pokémon's are these from? Archeops?"

"Lugia's feathers—should be from the area near the top of its head, so the down feathers are intact and still good-looking." he replied softly. If he didn't lack other gifts, he actually wouldn't want to give this thing away.

Pretty strange.

Liza, however, was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then exclaimed in pleasant surprise: "A living fossil!"

A Lugia that had lived from ancient times to the present could indeed be called a living fossil without much issue—but this brain circuit that connected everything to fossils no matter what she saw…

All Baimu felt he might really need to find her a good-quality fossil as a long-standing thank-you gift.

"Thanks a lot, I really like them." Liza happily accepted the Silver Wing feathers. Lugia's feathers were top-tier collectibles anywhere, let alone plumes of such fine quality.

She glanced again at the Mega Ring on the phone screen. "It's a pretty ordinary Mega Ring—I have ready stock here. If you want, I can pull a few for you."

"No, no, no—I need one that's exactly identical." All Baimu shook his head.

Although he hadn't yet figured out how to get the Mega Ring from Alan, he felt that, just to be safe, it was necessary to make a substitute. It might not necessarily be used, but being prepared certainly couldn't hurt.

"You're really picky… Fine, give me two hours." Liza flipped through it, saw that there were photos from every angle—and very clear ones at that—making duplication not difficult.

She didn't ask All Baimu what he wanted it for, and the sense of trust made the latter somewhat happy.

At this moment.

Champion Dawu's call came through.

Liza's fingers paused slightly. All Baimu smoothly tapped the screen and said:

"I'm downstairs."

Champion Dawu's tone was a bit serious. "Good that you haven't left. I think you should come take a look at this."

It looked like Groudon had finally crawled out of some volcanic trench. Presumably, before long, the coastline of Shalour City would be crowded with all sorts of people and Pokémon coming to watch the spectacle.

He bid farewell to Liza and took the elevator to the top-floor conference room, where Alan and Manon had already arrived.

On the large silver screen in the center of the conference room.

On the left was a half-body image of Fladily, on the right was the terrifying figure of Groudon, building land of lava on one side while advancing across the sea surface on the other.

What it stood upon seemed to be a byproduct of the Ability 【Endless Earth】.

A Pokémon that can expand the land — truly worthy of its reputation!

Once this is over, the waters off Cianwood City will probably have one more small island.

"The Continental Pokémon Groudon…"

Champion Dawu gazed at that crimson giant figure, murmuring softly.

"That's right," Fladily nodded and said: "And look at this."

The image zoomed in, and the appearance of magma seemingly flowing across its body made Champion Dawu involuntarily say again: "This… Primal Reversion!?"

"Primal Reversion?" Alan and Manon looked slightly bewildered.

Champion Dawu replied: "According to the data, it is believed to be something that can restore a Pokémon's original form and the powerful strength it was meant to possess."

All Baimu remained silent throughout; he knew that what would appear was not only Groudon.

Sure enough.

The monitoring personnel quickly presented the figure of Primal Kyogre, which was charging toward Cianwood City, and the unease on Champion Dawu's face rose to its peak.

He couldn't help but look at All Baimu; the latter's identity as a Star People made him think of the tremendous destruction these two Pokémon had caused in ancient times — if Cianwood City were destroyed by them…

Champion Dawu couldn't imagine it, but he still kept his composure and explained the ancient legends of Hoenn to Alan and Manon, inevitably mentioning the Star People who had stopped these two Super-Ancient Pokémon.

Causing Alan and Manon to both look at All Baimu.

"They're probably coming to fight over the Legendary Stone. Survey their paths of advance — the intersection point nearby might be where the giant stone ultimately appears."

With one sentence he diverted their attention, and quietly contacted Miss Xijiana.

After all this time, she should have arrived at Cianwood City by now, right?

Sure enough.

Miss Xijiana replied that she had already arrived at the riverbank of Cianwood City and was trying to figure out how to rent a boat—

Like hell anyone would rent one to you!

All Baimu had her come directly to Devon Corporation's headquarters building, then said to Champion Dawu: "Dawu-san, a senior I met in the Meteor Village has come; she also wants to act together with us."

"…A senior?"

Champion Dawu's eyes flickered; after a brief consideration he nodded, "Alright, I'll arrange transportation. Let's meet on the rooftop in a bit."

On the other side.

Manon felt their actions were very dangerous and was deeply worried.

Champion Dawu gave her a gentle smile, "We're just confirming the situation from the air, it'll be fine."

Having said that, he sped away.

Manon wasn't fooled by those words, and got into an argument with Alan — one concerned for his safety and fearful of the Super-Ancient Pokémon's power, the other determined to repay Fladily's kindness in recognizing his talent.

All Baimu had no time to watch the young couple quarrel, and went to the company's front entrance to wait for Miss Xijiana.

A short while later.

Miss Xijiana rode a heavy motorcycle and came to a screeching halt in front of him with a sudden fishtail.

"You'll get a ticket from Officer Jenny like that," All Baimu quipped, and was quite curious where she got this heavy motorcycle, but didn't ask.

No time for that.

"Officer Jenny all went to the docks to maintain order, she won't come bother me."

Miss Xijiana nimbly took off her helmet, parked the bike somewhere, and asked: "You should know more intel than me, let's hear it?"

All Baimu led her inside, using the elevator ride to brief her on the general intelligence.

The worry on this successor's face was undisguised.

"Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre are about to meet…"

Would these two Pokémon greet each other politely upon meeting? How could that be possible!

The history of the Star People had already told Miss Xijiana that letting them fight over the Legendary Stone would bring what terrible catastrophe to this land.

Only the Dragon God Rayquaza can save the Hoenn region in crisis!

A sense of mission rose in Miss Xijiana's heart; although she didn't know why the Dragon God Rayquaza would fight over the Legendary Stone, the education she had received since childhood kept her in constant reverence toward the latter.

Arriving at the rooftop.

Champion Dawu and Alan had been waiting for a long time; both successively turned their gaze to Miss Xijiana behind All Baimu.

"When I heard All Baimu say it was a senior from the Star People, I was guessing if it might be you, Miss Xijiana." A polite smile appeared on Champion Dawu's face.

"Long time no see, Champion."

Miss Xijiana responded very politely.

Unlike in the games and the special chapters, the two had no conflict of interest at this moment, and even maintained a certain degree of friendly relations through All Baimu and Hoenn's Elite Four Shi Yuan Zhi as a bridge.

Then Champion Dawu also introduced Alan's background.

"Let's save the extra talk for on the way." Miss Xijiana didn't want to waste too much time on self-introductions; nimbly holding Gu Niu Niu, she leapt into the cabin, took the earpiece handed to her, and put it on.

All Baimu followed closely behind, casting a discreet glance at the rear cabin.

A certain young lady who said she didn't want to come ended up coming anyway — there really aren't many people who can fall in love against an animated background, even fewer after the original series.

A rare creature indeed!

Duddududu—

The rotor blades kept roaring, and the massive transport plane took off, flying toward the waters off Cianwood City.

And as the transport plane gradually approached where Primal Groudon was, the temperature inside the cabin also gradually rose, which made Champion Dawu, who had been chatting casually with All Baimu, couldn't help but loosen his tie.

"The temperature is really too high."

The voice of an intelligence officer came through the earpiece.

"The outdoor temperature has already exceeded sixty degrees Celsius, and it's still rising!"

Worthy of being the End Point — in the previous life, a normal human body probably couldn't even get close, right? Staying here for even a moment would definitely steam a person alive.

But for the people of the Pokémon world, this temperature only made them feel like they were about to get heatstroke.

All Baimu, who had recently changed into a clean Magma Suit, felt nothing at all.

He couldn't help but want to recommend this great invention to Champion Dawu, but unfortunately the Magma Suit was Team Magma's core technology — getting them to hand it over for mass production in cooperation with the Devon Corporation… probably wasn't very likely.

Not long after.

The transport plane had already arrived above Primal Groudon. The fellow's legs below the knees were submerged in seawater, and with every step, molten land rose behind it, leaving a giant long road in its wake as it advanced.

Besides the Devon Corporation's transport plane, there were also several helicopters nearby — all news helicopters from the major TV stations. The reporters inside dutifully reported the situation to the public, only to be shooed away by police helicopters.

The side hatch of the transport plane opened, and All Baimu and the others clearly saw the glowing blue light continuously gathering in midair.

"High-energy reaction detected! The wavelength is exactly the same as the Legendary Titan's!"

The intelligence officer's voice made Champion Dawu and Alain lean over to look at the computer.

All Baimu, meanwhile, watched the sea surface together with Miss Xijiana.

"Did you feel it?" the latter said out of nowhere.

He nodded. "I feel it — here it comes!"

The instant the words fell.

They saw the originally turbulent, pitch-black sea surface suddenly flash with blue light, followed immediately by a massive explosion and towering waves surging up!

Boom!

A giant fish, its body a mix of light blue and deep blue with unknown patterns flowing across its surface and a crystalline translucent interior, burst out and looked down at Primal Groudon.

It let out a roar that made eardrums ache, and without hesitation gathered blue light bombs beneath it, firing four thick pillars of light at Primal Groudon!

【Origin Pulse】!

Rumble!

!

A deafening explosion mixed with steam engulfed Primal Groudon.

All Baimu's expression changed at the sight, and he turned his head and shouted: "Tell the pilot to pull back, the faster the better!"

The intelligence officer didn't understand why but still relayed the order to the pilot as usual. Champion Dawu held down Alain, whose face was full of confusion, and gestured for him to look at the Primal Kyogre fighting Primal Groudon.

They saw the latter suddenly open up a spherical azure light membrane, successfully blocking the lava bullets sprayed by Primal Groudon.

In an instant.

The azure light membrane expanded, transforming into a ball of azure light that swallowed the sea!

Like a natural disaster descending!

The transport plane shook violently from the tremor, and everyone grabbed the cabin walls to keep themselves from becoming rolling gourds.