Chapter 154: Da Wu: My mentality collapsed!

Yurie: "Wow, Pigeon, hurry and look, the beautiful, just Milotic defeated the evil Mega Gyarados, that's really awesome!"

Clemont: "Cough cough cough, Yurie, you don't have to distinguish justice from evil just by appearance..."

Serena: "Milotic is really pretty, I really want to catch one."

Tierno: "Milotic is so strong!"

Ash: "Could it be that Milotic isn't too strong, but this Gyarados is just weak?"

Fladali: "I fuck..."

My Gyarados is champion-level! Who's saying my Gyarados is weak?

Fladali's eyes were full of anger as he looked at the speaker.

In view was a familiar blue coat and red baseball cap,

Oh, it's Ash, then it's fine.

Fladali currently has no intention of fighting Ash.

Moreover...

Right now Da Wu is clearly on Mikeli's side, while Xiluona stays out of it.

Only Ash, as the Duke of Kalos, could help him; now he dare not offend Ash,

but instead has to rely on Ash.

A true man can bend and stretch; thinking this, Fladali forced a smile: 'Duke, what do you think of this matter...'

Mikeli frowned, clenched his fist,

He had already heard from Da Wu about Mewtwo's combat power,

If Ash intervenes,

not even him, even if he teamed up with Da Wu couldn't stop it, it's troublesome,

Mikeli felt a flash of despair inside.

I know you're anxious, but don't rush.

Ash waved at Fladali.

Fladali: "..."

In stark contrast to Fladali's silence, Mikeli's delight—does Ash not intend to intervene?

Just then, Ai Lan suddenly said, 'Alright!'

Under everyone's gaze, Ash looked at Xiluona: 'Thanks for translating.'

Sure!

Xiluona nodded, bent over, and read out the text revealed after removing the moss.

Place the Key Stone on both altars to activate the magic circle.

That simple?

Everyone's expressions varied,

Fladali's resentful gaze pointed straight at Ash and Ai Lan, of course mostly blaming Ai Lan.

You should have said there was a mechanism earlier!

As Ash and Da Wu stood beside the two altars,

their arms touched the stone spheres on the altars.

Swish swish swish!

Beams of dazzling shifting rainbow light shot out from the altars and quickly spread, soon bathing the entire ruin like a neon-flashing music festival stage.

At the same time, the sound of stone rubbing stone rang out,

the circular depression at the ruin's center opened, and a boulder shimmering with seven-colored rainbow light floated up from below, hovering at the ruin's center.

The dazzling brilliance almost instantly drew everyone's gaze.

Crystal clear, what a beautiful stone!

Top-notch, top-notch!!!

Da Wu trembled all over with excitement!

Action!

Fladali waved his hand, the excavator retreated, and a new batch of vehicles entered the ruin.

Wait...

This time the one who stopped Fladali was Ash, and Fladali naturally couldn't pretend not to see.

Mr. Fladali, what are you planning to do?

Gather information on the boulder to ensure peaceful and safe use of this energy.

Upon hearing this, Da Wu, who had been doubtful, immediately nodded repeatedly,

"Peaceful and safe use—good, well said!"

But Ash, who already knew Fladali's true nature, wasn't as easily fooled as Da Wu.

"Use? The boulder belongs to Fengyuan; shouldn't Da Wu decide how to use it?"

Fladali's expression changed slightly,

but since the speaker was Ash, he ultimately couldn't refute.

But what baffled Fladali was that Da Wu spoke up, still speaking for him.

"Ash is right; the boulder's ownership should belong to Fengyuan. Of course I can authorize Fladali's team to help investigate, with compensation to follow."

Fine.

Although the boulder's ownership was confirmed to Fengyuan, making Fladali headache, at least he could still obtain investigation rights, right?

Moreover, we can also receive a batch of remuneration; it's not a wasted trip.

"I advise you to be cautious, after all this is a relic enshrining Rayquaza; what if the true owner actually shows up later?"

"Will Rayquaza come?"

"It's been so many years; Rayquaza has only appeared a few times before humans—it's almost become a false legend—how could it possibly come?"

Thinking of this, Da Wu laughed,

"Come on, I'm not scared at all, okay? Even if it really comes, it's just a good chance for me to capture Rayquaza."

Ash chuckled, and I just quietly watched you show off.

"I hope Rayquaza can fulfill your wish and let you capture it."

While the two were chatting and laughing happily, Fu La Da Li eagerly waved his hand,

"Action!"

Four machines took position in a cross shape,

Probes extended from the vehicle to collect energy from inside the boulder.

Several people in lab coats quickly got out of the vehicle, took out folding tables and chairs, and swiftly plugged in laptops to analyze the data.

Soon,

As the energy was drawn, wave after wave of unusual fluctuations rapidly extended outward from the boulder, and the energy shockwaves kicked up gust after gust of strong wind.

It blew so that everyone's hair and clothes rustled as they moved in the wind.

Ai Lan, who had once been an assistant to Dr. Bulatano, immediately stepped forward out of curiosity to check the data.

"Unbelievable, this energy fluctuation is exactly the same as a Mega Stone! Moreover, its energy intensity far exceeds that of an ordinary Mega Stone."

"It really is a Mega Stone!"

Da Wu's eyes lit up immediately—this boulder is six or seven meters wide and ten or so meters long!

Such a huge Mega Stone, and it all belongs to Hoenn—we've struck it rich!

Of course, as a stone enthusiast, Da Wu would not allow anyone to split this perfect stone into individual Mega Stones.

At most he would buy it with his own money to generate revenue for the Alliance.

Just as Da Wu was feeling happy,

Except for Ash, nobody noticed,

As the energy inside the boulder began to radiate outward, dark clouds had already quietly gathered in the sky.

Ash's mouth corners curled up slightly.

"It's here—let him see just how strong the Rayquaza that commands the skies really is."

"The sky… darkened?"

Finally, when the sky underwent a huge change, the light disappeared,

Only the boulder and the computer screens were emitting light,

In the pitch‑black setting, everyone finally realized something was wrong.

Looking up, thick clouds stretched tens of thousands of miles, covering the sky as if a doomsday scene had appeared before their eyes.

And at the center of these clouds,

Suddenly,

The clouds began to spin, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and finally a passage was torn open.

A greenish‑blue dragon silhouette weaved through the thunderclouds and finally appeared before everyone's eyes, accompanied by a burst of light.

(Picture of Rayquaza; listeners interested can pause to view)

Normal Rayquaza

"Heavens!"

"It really is Rayquaza…"

Shirona's mouth fell open as she stared in shock at Ash,

It also proved Ash right, and at the same time, her gaze toward Da Wu was full of schadenfreude.

"Capture Rayquaza? The opportunity has come—what are you waiting for?"

Da Wu: "…"

My mindset collapsed,

Dude, I was just blowing hot air—I never really meant for you to show up!