Chapter 405: Secret Realm—Closed

"Articuno-a-mon, are you there?"

Before returning to Yangcheng to try to find Reshiram offline, Su Hao decided to ask the omnipotent Articuno-a-mon.

Articuno was clearly just a Tier 2 Legendary, yet it knew or unilaterally knew quite a few Legendary Pokémon. Su Hao felt it might know Reshiram?

Articuno's voice, filled with anger, rang out, very impatient: "Call me Lord Articuno!"

This wicked bastard Su Hao, every time he was about to win, he would be suddenly reversed by him.

Articuno had already lost 45 games of Gomoku and 55 games of Chess.

As soon as it heard Su Hao call it that, it knew this person must have another question to ask it.

Since that was the case, Su Hao must be made to pay the price!

Hearing Articuno's tone, Su Hao understood.

So it was still sulking about the chess games.

Su Hao changed his face instantly, squinting his eyes and fawning: "Lord Articuno, I have a question..."

Articuno felt flattered by Su Hao's address, but the nature of a Legendary Pokémon made it wake up instantly. It realized it had almost been fooled by Su Hao again, and quickly interrupted: "Stop!"

Su Hao was stunned, thinking that Articuno's reaction was fast today; it was a bit hard to fool...

Su Hao's expression didn't change, and he continued to be a sycophant: "Lord Articuno, please speak~"

Although Su Hao's expression and emotions were like a Sichuan opera face-changing act, he still sat motionless on the bus, communicating via Aura.

"You must pay a price before I answer your question!"

Articuno held its head high. If Su Hao didn't agree to its conditions today, it wouldn't say a single word!

Su Hao was dumbfounded, but he quickly adjusted and said seriously: "Then, what is the price, Lord Articuno?"

Articuno straightened its chest, which was covered with beautiful white feathers, and said domineeringly: "Although I finished the five-game daily limit for chess early this morning, you must play another game with me today... No, five games!"

And in these five games, it, Articuno, would use the tactics it had carefully studied to defeat Su Hao!

"Ah...?"

Su Hao was confused. Unlike the predictability in the chess games, every step of Articuno's speech was beyond Su Hao's expectations.

He had originally planned that even if Articuno asked him not to play chess and instead asked Su Hao to accompany it to a secret realm, Su Hao would have agreed.

As a result, this was...

If Articuno were as unpredictable and unfathomable in the chess games, Su Hao would have a harder time winning.

Seeing Su Hao suddenly silent, Articuno felt a bit conflicted: "Coo... am I asking too much?"

"Then... three, three times is enough!" Articuno added.

It didn't want to have zero chances.

If that didn't work, once would be fine too...

Su Hao spoke, acting generous: "No, five times is fine. Although my heart aches, there's no other way."

This bird is too easy to satisfy...

Yay!

Articuno cheered in its heart without changing its expression, then said seriously: "What do you want to ask?"

It's not like this guy could run into a wild Legendary Pokémon just by sleeping, right...?

Su Hao said word by word: "Do you know, or are you acquainted with Reshiram?"

"He is a Dragon+Fire type, a Legendary Pokémon, that is, a Legendary."

Articuno knew of Kyurem's existence, so there was no reason it wouldn't know of Reshiram and Zekrom.

Even if it didn't know them, it should have heard of them.

Articuno: "?"

"The Legendary Pokémon Reshiram? I haven't heard of that name." Articuno's eyes were very clear, and it looked confused.

"...........!?"

Su Hao was stunned. Didn't Articuno know about Kyurem? Giratina had even said it would help Articuno snatch a bit of the Ice authority from Kyurem!

Su Hao's lips trembled, and he said incredulously: "You haven't heard of it? You clearly know about Kyurem!"

Since this world has Kyurem, it must have the black and white dragons that split from the Unova Dragon God to represent Yin and Yang, Reshiram and Zekrom!

He had clearly heard Reshiram's voice in his dream just now...

Articuno elegantly groomed its feathers and tilted its head: "I certainly know of the legendary Ice Dragon Kyurem, who is said to be able to freeze the world."

"A large part of the world's Ice authority is in its hands, but what does the Reshiram you speak of have to do with it?"

"Do their names both end in 'm'?"

Su Hao was silent. This shouldn't be...

After a long while, Su Hao opened his mouth, his voice dry: "Then what about Zekrom? He is a Dragon+Electric type—a Legendary Pokémon."

Articuno shook its head and said firmly: "I really don't know about this. Whether it's the Reshiram or Zekrom you speak of, from my birth until now, I have never heard these two names."

"Is that so... I understand."

Articuno's words were like a little boy playing with missiles, blowing Su Hao away until he surrendered repeatedly.

The shocking news that Reshiram and Zekrom might have never appeared or even been born made Su Hao shudder.

However, rather than pessimistically thinking the two dragon gods didn't exist, Su Hao was more inclined to believe they had always been sleeping as Light Stones and Dark Stones and had never been born.

That's why Articuno, an old bird that had lived so long, didn't know them.

And inside the Spiral Secret Realm was Reshiram, who had just ended a long, endless slumber and just woken up.

"Alright then, I've answered your question, remember to fulfill your promise!" Articuno said suspiciously. Su Hao seemed a bit strange after waking up from a nap.

It really hadn't heard of those two so-called legendary dragon Pokémon.

Su Hao's voice came slowly, a bit listless: "Yeah, anytime after I get home."

After a long while, Su Hao gradually figured out the key.

Regardless of anything else, the day after he gets home, he'll go to the Spiral Secret Realm to take a look, and by the way, he can try to see what the key in his mind does.

Opening his phone, Su Hao checked the navigation and found that he was almost entering the Yangcheng area.

At this moment, the news that had been playing in front of him caught the attention of the passengers who were gradually waking up, as well as Su Hao.

"Emergency news: Last night, the Spiral Secret Realm belonging to Yangcheng suddenly erupted with mysterious energy. All people, machines, and wild Pokémon inside the secret realm were expelled."

"And the original key to the Spiral Secret Realm—the Secret Realm Key—can no longer be used, and the gate to the Spiral Secret Realm cannot be opened."

"Currently, there have been no deaths among the trainers exploring the secret realm and the nearby masses. There are 72 injured, all with minor injuries."

"At the same time, the wild Pokémon groups expelled from the secret realm are widely dispersed. Senior trainers and police forces have been dispatched to carry out capture-and-release work to suitable locations. Please do not panic if you encounter wild Pokémon, and call the emergency number immediately." ===== CHAPTER 406 =====

"At the same time, the wild Pokémon populations expelled from the secret realm are widely scattered. Senior trainers and police forces have already been dispatched to carry out capture and release work in suitable locations. We ask that the public do not panic if they encounter wild Pokémon, and to immediately dial the emergency hotline."