Chapter 518: What Exactly Is Your Goal?

"Uh… damn, where am I?"

Huo La gently shook his heavy head, his gaze blank, and he still felt a bit dazed.

He raised his hand to touch his forehead; the texture was rough, a thick band of gauze tightly wrapped around his head.

"Huo La! You're finally awake!"

From beside him, Bilan's voice of excitement came immediately, her tone brimming with uncontrollable excitement.

Huo La looked at her and managed a slight nod.

But that tiny motion instantly sent a wave of searing, churn‑like pain through his head, making him gasp a sharp breath.

"Don't move, don't move! Lie down quickly!" Bilan hurriedly held him down, anxiously reminding, "The doctor said you suffered an explosion impact, the concussion is severe, you must rest quietly and not move around."

"Concussion?"

Huo La's mind was foggy, as if filled with a clump of paste.

But as his consciousness gradually cleared, the previous memories began to return bit by bit, and the scenes of his conversation with Chi Ri in the Memory Space just now all came back.

"Tell me, what happened afterward?" Huo La paused, then asked.

Bilan sat at the bedside, slowly explaining to him: "You really gave us a scare. At that time the entire Galaxy Team Headquarters had collapsed in an explosion; we dug through the rubble for a long time before we found you, and we thought you were either crushed to death or burned alive."

"In the end you had no external injuries at all, you just wouldn't wake up, trapped in a very strange comatose state."

"Coma?" Huo La repeated softly.

"Exactly." Bilan nodded, "This is Sinnoh's best hospital; we've used all the most advanced equipment on you. The tests show your body is perfectly fine, you just can't wake up."

"In the end the doctor could only conclude that the severe concussion caused by the explosion impact triggered your brain's self‑protection, keeping you in a coma."

Huo La was speechless after listening.

He knew perfectly well in his heart that this was no ordinary coma.

During that time just now, his consciousness was trapped entirely in Chi Ri's Memory Space, completing a final dialogue that involved only the two of them.

As for his being completely unharmed, it was most likely Chi Ri's arrangement.

"By the way." Huo La suddenly recalled the matter and asked quickly, "What about the two Pokeballs Chi Ri gave me at the end?"

"You mean the two Pokeballs containing the Time‑Space Dual Gods?" Bilan was startled for a moment, replying, "Professor Oak and Professor Elm took them for research."

"Professor Oak and Professor Elm both came?" Huo La was a bit surprised.

"Yes." Bilan nodded solemnly, "This time the Galaxy Team's turmoil was so great that the whole Sinnoh was affected; the two doctors rushed over immediately. Not only them, another Chi Ri also came."

"Another Chi Ri?"

Huo La's brows tightened instantly.

He immediately recalled the Chi Ri in the Memory Space, and then asked, "What about the Galaxy Team Chi Ri we faced before?"

Bilan's tone was flat, yet with a definite answer: "He's dead."

"Dead?"

Huo La felt a jolt in his chest; he hadn't expected the other to have truly ended, choosing self‑annihilation.

"What about Ming Wang?" Huo La continued to ask.

"Ming Wang is still at the Galaxy Team Headquarters," Bilan replied, "This time he helped us throughout, did nothing to harm us, and actually was a great help. After the League investigated, they didn't hold him accountable."

As soon as the words finished, Huo La abruptly lifted the blanket and rolled out of bed.

"Huo La?! What are you doing! Lie down quickly!" Bilan startled.

"I'm going to see Professor Oak."

Huo La's expression turned serious, and he instructed at a rapid pace, "Bilan, contact Ming Wang immediately, as well as the newly arrived Chi Ri. Also, gather all the forces we can mobilize."

Bilan was completely bewildered, asking hurriedly, "What exactly happened? Why the sudden tension?"

Huo La took a deep breath, pressed down the weight in his heart, and spoke in a low voice: "It's nothing, just some crucial questions that need to be clarified in person. Gathering extra personnel in advance is only a precaution."

After all, the warning Chi Ri left before his death still weighed on his mind.

"Alright." Bilan immediately replied, stood up to head out, and Huo La suddenly spoke again, "Also, could you bring me my Rotom Phone? I need to contact Ash."

"Alright!"

Sinnoh, beside the ruins of the Galaxy Team Headquarters, inside a hastily erected disaster relief center.

At this moment the room was packed with people, the atmosphere heavy and tense.

Professor Oak, Professor Elm, Red, Xiao Mao, Bilan and Paipa were all present.

In addition, Ming Wang, Chi Ri, and the two Executives Huo Xing and Sui Xing were also present, covering almost all the core personnel involved in this incident.

Huo La stood among the crowd, his gaze fixed firmly on the Chi Ri before him, silent for a long while.

The Chi Ri before him looked identical to the white‑haired Chi Ri who had perished, his expression equally cold and indifferent.

But he lacked that heavy experience of having endured countless hardships and seen countless futures; the whole person seemed younger, sharper, and unfamiliar.

Stared at intently by Huo La, Chi Ri slightly furrowed his brows, took the initiative to ask, his tone bearing obvious wariness: "What does it mean that you keep staring at me?"

Huo La shook his head lightly, did not answer the question, then abruptly turned his gaze to Ming Wang beside him and spoke in a deep voice, getting straight to the point: "The previous Chi Ri, who ultimately detonated the Galaxy Team's final plan—were you aware of that?"

Ming Wang clearly froze for a moment, instinctively pointing at himself with a startled face: "Ask me?"

Huo La nodded steadily, his eyes unmoving.

Ming Wang immediately shook his head decisively, his expression frank: "I had no idea at all. If I had known beforehand that he would blow up the Headquarters, I would have told you the first moment, not let the situation develop to this point."

Huo La stared tightly into his eyes, silently observing for several seconds, taking in every change of expression.

Then his gaze swept again over Ming Wang and Chi Ri, his tone heavy: "Now tell me, what exactly is your purpose?"