Chapter 196

The four of them climbed out of the entrance using their hands and feet, collapsed on the ground in a heap, their chests heaving violently, gasping for air.

Inside the entrance, Mega Aerodactyl's roar was getting closer and closer, carrying a violent momentum that made the ground tremble, and rubble kept rolling down along the edge of the entrance.

Huo La clenched his fists fiercely, gritted his teeth, and turned to look at Kojiro: "Kojiro, do you still have bombs?"

"What do you mean?" Kojiro was stunned, still not having recovered from the panic of escaping death, and didn't understand his intention.

"Blow up the entrance!" Huo La's tone was categorical, and there was no hesitation in his eyes.

Ash hurriedly waved his hand, his face full of entanglement: "No way!"

"No choice." Huo La interrupted him directly, his expression heavy to the extreme. "That Mega Aerodactyl is too violent. Without a Champion-level powerhouse to contain it, if it rushes out, the nearby towns, villages, and surrounding ecology will be completely destroyed. The consequences are simply unimaginable!"

"Huo La is right." Xiao Mao, who had been watching coldly, spoke rarely, his tone fair. "The best choice now is to temporarily seal the entrance. If the Alliance wants to develop and explore later, they can organize manpower to dig it open. It's better than letting it come out and cause indiscriminate destruction."

"But..." Kojiro's eyes glanced at Officer Jenny not far away, and he had no bottom in his heart.

Officer Jenny looked at Kojiro, then looked at the entrance where rubble kept falling, listening to the roar getting closer and closer inside, and finally gritted her teeth and turned around violently: "You guys pretend I haven't arrived here yet, and haven't seen anything."

With Officer Jenny's tacit consent, Musashi and Meowth looked at each other and immediately took out the remaining bombs from their backpacks.

The two moved nimbly, quickly fixing the bombs in the rock crevices on both sides of the entrance, and skillfully connected the fuses.

"Boom—!" A deafening loud noise tore through the sky, and the rocks at the entrance of the entire ruins collapsed instantly.

Huge stones rolled down and piled up like a tide, completely sealing the pit, burying Mega Aerodactyl's angry roar and the ancient secrets hidden underground back into the dark underground.

The smoke and dust slowly dissipated, and the original entrance had already been covered by thick rubble, and not even a crack could be seen.

"Is it safe now?" Bilan ran over quickly, looking at the pile of rubble in front of her, her tone carrying a bit of uncertainty.

"Temporarily safe." Huo La stood up slowly and patted the dust off his body. "No matter how strong its power is, it's hard to break through such a thick rock layer for the time being."

Officer Jenny walked up, took out her communicator, and began to contact: "I will arrange for manpower to guard here 24 hours a day, and forbid anyone from approaching. The Alliance's professional exploration team and archaeological experts will also arrive as soon as possible, and the follow-up will be handled according to the regular process."

Huo La nodded: "Trouble Officer Jenny. By the way, Team Rocket..."

Officer Jenny shrugged helplessly: "As soon as the explosion sounded, they had already run away in the chaos, and even their shadows couldn't be chased."

"Yes, yes, yes, Mom, I'm really fine." Huo La appeased his mother, who was anxious on the video call, repeatedly, his tone carrying a bit of helplessness.

After the mine ruins were blown up, the few of them were urgently sent to the Pokémon Center in the nearby Okura Town for a comprehensive medical examination. Except for some skin trauma and fatigue, there was no major problem.

Hanging up his mother's video call, Huo La breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he wanted to rest for a while, the Rotom phone flew up automatically, and a cheerful prompt sounded: "Professor Oak is calling! Professor Oak is calling—"

"Turn it into a video call." Huo La sighed and rubbed his eyebrows.

The moment the video was connected, Huo La immediately put on an energetic look: "Professor Oak, what's wrong?".

On the screen, Professor Oak's big face occupied most of the screen, his tone urgent: "Still asking me what's wrong? Ash, that guy, doesn't know anything, I can only find you to ask! I'm on my way to the Great Canyon now!"

Huo La subconsciously turned his head to look to the side. Sure enough, Ash had long since disappeared, probably going to pester Nurse Joy to ask about Charizard's recovery again.

"What exactly is the situation? What do you mean by the Mega Aerodactyl you mentioned?" Professor Oak went straight to the point, his eyes full of inquiry.

"Professor Oak, Mega Aerodactyl is the Mega Evolved form of Aerodactyl, mainly triggered by a special item called a Mega Stone." Huo La explained.

"Mega Stone..." Professor Oak repeated, muttering, and suddenly his eyes lit up. "Wait! If I remember correctly, your father Yuki and Professor Platane are researching this topic in Kalos, right?"

"You also know about this?" Huo La was a bit surprised.

"Nonsense! That kid, your father, is not only someone I watched grow up, but also one of the proud assistants I've brought! Isn't it normal for him to find me for advice when he encounters a bottleneck in his research?" Professor Oak rolled his eyes, but his tone carried a bit of pride.

Huo La scratched his head awkwardly—worthy of being the pillar of the Pokémon academic world, there were assistants, students, and admirers everywhere.

"However, the research focus of Platane and your father has always been in Kalos, so why have traces of Mega Evolution appeared in our Kanto too?" Professor Oak changed the subject, his expression becoming serious.

"It has indeed appeared." Huo La nodded, subconsciously looking around, and lowered his voice: "Professor Oak, some details are of great importance, we'd better talk when we meet."

Seeing Huo La so solemn, Professor Oak also put away his joking thoughts: "I understand. If nothing goes wrong, I can arrive at the Great Canyon tomorrow morning, and I'll come to find you then."

Hanging up the call with Professor Oak, Huo La thought for a moment and said to Rotom: "Rotom, dial my father's phone."

"Dialing Mr. Yuki's phone—" The phone only rang twice, and the video screen was connected.

On the screen, Huo La's father Yuki had a messy head of hair, heavy dark circles under his eyes, and looked like he hadn't woken up: "Hey, brat, what's the matter early in the morning? It wouldn't be that you have no money to spend again, right?"

"Not asking for money." Huo La shook his head, his tone serious: "Dad, I encountered an Aerodactyl that can Mega Evolve."

"It's good that you're not asking for money." Yuki responded casually, picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip, but the next second he sprayed the coffee out violently, stood up, and shouted at the screen: "What?!"

"What did you say?! What do you mean you encountered a Mega Evolved Aerodactyl?!"

Huo La looked at his father's exaggerated reaction and explained the encounter in the ruins in detail in a leisurely manner.

While speaking, another figure appeared on the video screen—Professor Platane's expression also carried urgency.

"Okay Huo La, we understand the situation." Professor Platane took over the conversation, his tone steady. "Your father and I will immediately research this issue, and we will contact you if there is any follow-up progress."

After hanging up the phone, Professor Platane's laboratory fell into a brief silence.

After a long time, Professor Platane spoke first, his gaze falling on the data on the projection screen: "Your son's understanding of Mega Evolution seems to be much deeper than ours. He even came up with the name 'Mega Evolution', and don't say, it's really quite appropriate."

Yuki picked up the cup of coffee again, drank it in one gulp, and said vaguely: "It's probably his mother who told him, I talked to her about the research before."

Professor Platane just glanced at him and didn't delve into this topic, his fingers sliding over the ruins pictures and Mega Aerodactyl images sent by Huo La: "But since he saw a Pokémon that can Mega Evolve with his own eyes, it means our research direction is not wrong."

"It's just... our previous research scope was too limited." Professor Platane's tone carried a hint of emotion. "Mega Evolution is not unique to Kalos, I'm afraid it exists throughout the world."

"Since the ruins in Kanto have such discoveries, I'm afraid we have to go to Kanto in person."

"You are finally willing to move." Yuki raised his eyebrows, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes. "Since we are going, I will pack my things now. Seriously, I have wanted to go home for a long time!"