Chapter 887: Mega Gengar

Below the hill.

All Baimu squeezed the brakes.

The Great Tree Hill in the animation world was naturally broader than in the game, presenting an overall scale akin to a peninsula.

The Ball Lake surrounding the hill had thus become true to its name; a glance revealed rippling blue waves, with circular ripples spreading out from time to time, the mountains and waters exceptionally moving.

"What a great place!"

"Your Majesty's words are exactly right."

He and Calyrex sighed with emotion together, then looked toward the red giant tree ahead, which was estimated to be hundreds of meters tall, its exaggerated shade covering more than half the hill.

Birdsong rose and fell in succession.

Flying-type Pokémon frequently flew back and forth.

From this, it was evident that this tree, which belonged to the Gigantamax Greedent in the game, was currently occupied by wild Pokémon.

Listening carefully to the sounds, the number was not small.

This made All Baimu dare not rashly set up camp near the giant tree; although with his abilities he could completely drive away the wild Pokémon, such Team Rocket behavior was truly unnecessary.

As an outsider.

All Baimu very much hoped to get along amicably with the local wild Pokémon.

Speaking of which, yesterday, to compensate the Ghost-type Pokémon in the Ancient Cemetery who were disturbed by the battle, he had shared a large pile of food without hesitation, successfully making the gloomy environment become much more "sunny."

It was just that the laughter of Ghost-type Pokémon was generally extremely terrifying; if taken to a horror movie set, it could be used directly as background audio.

"Let's stay here."

All Baimu chose a gentle slope near Ball Lake and began to arrange tasks for his own Pokémon.

After saying what needed to be said.

He walked toward the red giant tree with Aggron and Calyrex.

The Poryphone scanned while saying: "Corviknight, Noivern, Altaria... Ah! That's Crobat and Swoobat! So many species!"

"Indeed."

All Baimu nodded.

Originally, he hadn't held much hope of encountering the Legendary bird Pokémon; he just felt that since it was rare to come to the Crown Tundra, it would be a pity not to visit the Great Tree Hill after having been to so many other places.

But seeing so many species of Flying-type Pokémon coexisting harmoniously in this giant tree.

He inexplicably had a premonition—

The existence of the 【King of Birds】.

Gregarious Pokémon had a very strong sense of territory, and it was common for conflicts to break out over turf; even though the red giant tree was large, normally speaking, it was almost impossible for so many species of Flying-type Pokémon to inhabit it together.

Everyone disliked living environments that were too cramped.

Yet currently, the number of species in the canopy alone exceeded a handful, and the total number was likely nearly a thousand; with such a dense living environment, it still maintained its lushness, and damage was rarely seen, so there was a high probability that one Pokémon had suppressed them all.

A Legendary bird Pokémon was undoubtedly very suitable for this role.

All Baimu came here just thinking that if there was one, he would happen to greet this local bird to avoid conflicts later.

If there wasn't.

Doing as he pleased—

*Cough cough. *

He could be slightly presumptuous and compensate the local Pokémon by feeding them.

It was just that the tree was so big, how was he to find the other party?

As All Baimu pondered.

*Whoosh whoosh whoosh! *

Numerous biting wind blades whistled down from above!

"Guroar."

Aggron gave a light roar, stepped forward to block in front of him and Calyrex, and waved its claws casually as if shooing flies.

*Pop pop pop! *

After a series of explosions like firecrackers, the small amount of dust dissipated quickly.

All Baimu raised his head and suddenly saw a group of wild Pokémon led by two Corviknight, with over a dozen Rookidee flapping their wings and looking down at them, intending to block their path.

"Caw!"

"Caw! Caw!"

The hoarse, sharp cries were exceptionally loud.

Calyrex suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, it is not suitable to start a war here; the opponent has too many reinforcements."

"I understand."

He glanced at the treetops above.

Countless pairs of sharp eyes were quietly staring this way.

These Corviknight and Rookidee were merely vanguard sentries; if he defeated them, it would inevitably trigger other wild Pokémon to launch a group attack.

Of course, he could definitely fight them.

It was just that cleaning up afterward would be more troublesome.

One couldn't just ignore a pile of wild Pokémon beaten to the ground, right?

Therefore.

"Roar."

All Baimu covered his ears and signaled to Calyrex with his eyes.

Wild Pokémon often submitted to the strong; just scaring this group of wild Pokémon would be enough to easily dismiss them, and incidentally lure the 【King of Birds】 to appear!

Calyrex raised its eyelids slightly, and the ears supporting the bud on its head curled up.

"Goo—"

Aggron took a deep breath, facing the Corviknight and Rookidee that had formed a certain formation after realizing something and were diving toward it, and released a terrifying sonic roar visible to the naked eye!

"ROAR—!!!"

The milky-white sound wave rolled forward!

The red giant tree also shook violently in this terrifying sonic wave, the canopy making strange rustling sounds; countless wild Pokémon peeking in secret were startled, and even sleeping bat-type Pokémon were scared into flying up directly.

And the two Corviknight bearing the brunt had the Flying-type energy condensed on their beaks shattered, their massive bodies rolling uncontrollably.

"Caw! Caw!"

"Caw caw!"

The noisy birdsong echoed continuously.

Aggron's roar didn't just affect the Flying-type Pokémon in the giant tree; even in Ball Lake, many Basculin were scared into leaping up.

What was even more terrifying was that after the roar, there was a similar response.

"Shasang—"

The familiar cry coming from behind made All Baimu twitch the corner of his mouth speechlessly; Hydreigon loved to compete with Aggron over everything, and its volume was naturally no exception.

Calyrex looked toward the campsite in astonishment.

"That side is..."

"The kid is young, just playing around, don't worry about it." He waved his hand, looking up at the chaotic Flying-type Pokémon, expecting the 【King of Birds】 to descend.

It was just a pity.

It seemed he had thought too much; there were indeed wild Pokémon in the world that didn't mind the crowding, ignoring racial differences and living peacefully together in one tree.

Not only did the King of Birds not appear, but these Flying-type Pokémon also tucked their heads and refused to come out again.

Aggron's roar had truly scared them.

"What is Your Majesty seeking?"

Seeing him looking up at the canopy without speaking, Calyrex said: "I can use my power to help Your Majesty search; there is no need to be so troublesome."

All Baimu said: "No need, I'm just looking for a relatively special type of Pokémon, Your Majesty should have seen it..."

He looked around and picked up a wooden stick to draw on the ground.

Because the ground was all grass, it took a long time to draw the simple outlines of Galarian Moltres and Galarian Articuno.

"Do you have any impression?"

"... No."

Calyrex squinted and observed for a long time, shaking its head with regret.

Hadn't actually seen them?

All Baimu looked at it in surprise; although there was no rule that Legendary Pokémon must know each other, Calyrex was, after all, the former King of Galar, so it shouldn't have never seen them.

It couldn't be that the Galarian three birds were forms that evolved after Calyrex fell asleep, right?

... Who knows.

"If you can't find them, forget it. Big monster, tell them that we will be staying at the Great Tree Hill for these days and they can come to challenge us at any time."

He patted Aggron's back.

One must grasp both internal and external battles, and both must be tough.

Even if the combat quality of wild Pokémon was far inferior to Pokémon with Trainers, it was still better than nothing, and could bring some novel experiences.

"Guroar!"

Aggron looked up and announced their presence as the "dragon crossing the river" to the wild Pokémon in the giant tree, and welcomed the "local snakes" to come and seek advice.

One human, two Pokémon, and one phone left arrogantly.

The wild Pokémon looked at each other.

Was their turf smashed?

It was clearly smashed.

They became noisy, with the Corviknight, who were full of vitality again after Aggron left, being the loudest.

As the most rampant Pokémon in the Galar region, also hailed as the invincible air combat Pokémon of this region, being scared by the roar of an outsider was truly a blow to their prestige as the "Galar Overlords."

A mere outsider dared to be so arrogant?

Damn!

In the Great Tree Hill street, ask around who the daddy is!

The arrogant Corviknight flapped their wings and left the giant tree, like a dark cloud covering the sky, cawing and chasing after All Baimu and Aggron as they left.

Other Pokémon that chose to remain still or didn't want to move during the day silently waited for their good news.

A moment later.

A pillar of fiery red flames streaked across the distant sky, illuminating the heavens, and a loud *boom* explosion followed.

The terrifying "dark cloud" quickly collapsed by a small piece and flew back faster than it had gone, only the cawing sounds were a bit lower.

"Caw."

"Caw."

The Corviknight landed on the branches as if they hadn't gone out at all, each returning to their own homes and mothers.

The wild Pokémon looked at each other.

——

On the slope far from the giant tree.

All Baimu looked at the wild Corviknight all over the ground that had been shot down by Aggron's 【Flamethrower】 and fell into deep thought.

"What exactly did they come here for?"

To be honest.

He was startled when the Corviknight chased after them; after all, with such a massive number and scale, half the sky was covered, they must be strong!

And that was it?

At least fight until the last crow!

Abandoning partners to run away, they were simply unworthy of being Corviknight!

"Guroar."

Aggron burped with smoke and fire, offering no opinion.

All Baimu squatted halfway to check the status of these wild Corviknight; seeing they were only temporarily unconscious, he had the Poryphone call Blissey over to perform group healing, and after waking them up, fed them some Pokéblocks to send them away.

"Caw!"

"Caw!"

The wild Corviknight were like receiving amnesty, either flapping their wings or hopping on the spot to escape toward the giant tree.

He watched them go, his brow furrowed.

"Not good to touch, hard as iron everywhere."

Corviknight were worthy of being Corviknight; their whole bodies were as hard as iron, and the only relatively fluffy and soft chest feathers felt dry to the touch, no better than touching a plastic brush.

They were handsome enough, and the generally two-meter-plus size made one want to mount and ride them...

Mainly because Hydreigon had followed.

He didn't dare.

Disciplining Pokémon must be appropriate.

He knew very well what Hydreigon cared about; it could suppress its anger when its hand was licked by Spectrier, but if he rode a Corviknight, it would definitely make a scene.

Being a Dragon Tamer was too difficult; not only did he have to suppress their foul tempers, but he also had to maintain his own "purity."

Back at the campsite.

The Pokémon had packed everything up.

All Baimu sat on a camping chair, grabbed the resentful-looking Galarian Corsola, and rubbed its shell unscrupulously.

The slacking Corsola had been working overtime a bit too much recently.

Because its classmate, the Shiny Gengar, was about to undergo a major transformation, continuing to slack would be too conspicuous; it had to adjust its state to prevent itself from slacking too prominently.

But at their level, even if it belonged to the 【Excellent Pokémon】 in the simulator's view, wanting to climb higher couldn't be achieved by effort in a day or two.

Thus.

For the sake of better slacking, Corsola was working hard.

The current result was this pair of resentful eyes; he believed its 【Curse】 technique would eventually reach a higher level.

After resting for a while.

All Baimu stood up and looked at Gengar, who had been looking forward to this for a long time, and said:

"Are you ready?"

"Gen~gar!"

Gengar solemnly puffed out its big belly and saluted to show that it was ready at all times.

First Mega Evolution.

Officially starting!

——

By the shore of Ball Lake.

In the vast, boundless plain.

All Baimu and Gengar faced each other, with Aggron and Mawile responsible for backup nearby.

The first Mega Evolution often didn't go smoothly; overly massive energy would disturb their minds, and without great perseverance, it was extremely easy to go berserk.

Mawile had gone to beat up Lugia because of going berserk, while Aggron was slightly better and suppressed it itself.

Although Gengar had experience with Mega Evolution, that was, after all, a fake.

Both sides took deep breaths in a cycle, keeping their inner peace.

"Hoo..."

All Baimu closed his eyes, and Gengar did the same, sensing the specific location of the other, outlining the image of the other in his mind, making it go from blurry to clear.

Gengar had never experienced this process before.

After all, the Mega Evolution wave was a forced evolution technique that ignored the Pokémon's will.

And as the sensing progressed, the Key Stone and Mega Stone on both sides gradually lit up, becoming exceptionally hot.

Aggron and Mawile's Mega Stones also had a hazy reaction, but ultimately it wasn't as obvious as the party involved—Gengar's Mega Stone.

"I am with you, Mega Evolution."

The moment All Baimu opened his eyes.

The Key Stone and Mega Stone bloomed with brilliant light, and the shining spiritual chain intersected in the air, linking the two together.

Gengar's appearance changed at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Its lower body sank directly into the ground, its thick and short arms extended and reached toward the ground as well, more spikes grew in layers, its ears became exceptionally slender, and a golden ring appeared between its eyebrows.

Of course.

The biggest change was the color of its body surface.

The originally dirty gray-purple turned into pure white, its eyes were pitch-black like voids, and its lower body glowed with a peach-like crimson.

"Gen—gar~"

Mega Gengar's smile was extremely evil, its voice sharp and piercing, making one's hair stand on end.

It suddenly opened its big mouth, revealing the other-dimensional channel it was connected to, as if it wanted to swallow the Trainer in front of it whole.

But it froze on the spot as if jammed.

Without a doubt.

The familiar feeling triggered Mega Gengar's painful memories, and the massive energy that was difficult to suppress caused its mind to become chaotic, eroding its reason.

"Guroar!"

"Chiduo!"

Aggron and Mawile's hearts moved slightly, and they were about to step forward to stop it.

"Stop."

All Baimu raised his hand to stop the two from stepping forward, looking at the Super Gengar before him, seeing the distortion hidden within its laughing expression, and seeing the wailing in its heart.

"Gengar, don't suppress yourself, release everything you have to me."

He whispered, every word like a hammer, striking heavily on Mega Gengar's heart.

The biggest difference between the Mega Evolution wave and normal Mega Evolution.

Lay in the bond.

Lay in the fact that Mega Gengar could transfer everything it couldn't bear to All Baimu, as its Trainer, letting the two bear and digest this pain together.

This battle was never Gengar's solo fight from beginning to end.

Even if it wanted to close its heart, the Key Stone would grant All Baimu the power to pry it open!

"Gen—"

In the short cry.

Pain surged toward him like a tide.

That was the psychological shadow brought by the Mega Evolution wave, the negative emotions generated by being abused by Jarvis; it burned All Baimu like a flame.

He responded.

"I am here. I have always been here."

All Baimu squatted down, hugged Mega Gengar into his arms, letting it feel his temperature, and said: "Whether you open your eyes or close them, I am always here, Gengar. We are partners born to be together, never to be separated."

The most moving love words to a Pokémon.

Were to be together forever.

Mega Gengar's wild laughter gradually subsided, and along with it, the pain and distortion; countless beautiful memories gradually replaced those garbage images.

Meeting, knowing, understanding, helping, guarding.

What it dreamed of was right in front of it.

It saw All Baimu smiling, saw the birds singing and flowers fragrant, saw the helplessness and congratulations in Aggron and Mawile's expressions.

"Gen..."

"Yes! You've become stronger! You've become handsome! You are now the fourth Pokémon in the team to master Mega Evolution!"

Sentence by sentence, Mega Gengar was completely awakened from its ignorance.

It looked up at the sky.

Revealing an exceptionally brilliant smile.

"Gengar!"

Wow!

Unlocking the old shackles on its body, only today did it know who it was! ===== CHAPTER 888 =====