Chapter 613

Mesprit: "The trial is not under our control either. Once the conditions are met, the trial naturally initiates~"

Subsequently, the three Pokémon said in unison:

"Even we, who are now at the edge of the universe, do not know what the content of the trial actually is."

"However, when he completes the first trial, the Time-Space Gears left behind by the Gods of Time and Space will automatically send him back to this universe."

"Under the power of time and space, no matter how long he stays in that world, by the time he completes the trial and obtains the proof, at most one month will have passed."

Articuno frowned; it seemed there was no room for negotiation in this matter.

She said impatiently: "Fine, fine, fine. Now that you've finished talking, can you throw me over there now?"

The Lake Guardians looked at each other in confusion. Mesprit hesitated: "Why do you think you, who were left behind by the trial, can go over?"

In the dark space, accompanied by the appearance of gilded characters, the sound of countless gears turning suddenly rang out.

Su Hao stared wide-eyed at the gilded characters before him, feeling a bit troubled.

【Trial One: Trial of Willpower】

【Time: Unlimited】

【Reward: Proof of Willpower】

"......"

Su Hao had once guessed whether the three lakes he couldn't find after accepting the trial mission in the United States Alliance's Electric Canyon had any connection to the Lake of the Three Spirits at Jiangcheng University.

No matter what attempts he made in the Lake of the Three Spirits, the next step of the mission had made no progress at all.

Who would have thought it was waiting for him in the Lake Tower!

A trial is a trial, but Articuno inexplicably disappearing—what is this?

Did they ban Articuno?

As for how to do the mission, other than the words related to "willpower," Su Hao had no clue.

Willpower, that should be the Lake Guardian of Willpower, Azelf.

The blue mushroom-head among the three Lake Guardians.

Could this trial be testing his endurance in the darkness?

But what about those gear sounds all around?

Just as Su Hao was thinking about whether to release Diancie for light, the surrounding space suddenly lit up.

He also saw clearly where he was.

Not sure what power was influencing it, he was standing in empty space, and everywhere he looked were gears emitting pale emerald-green light and pale cyan-blue light.

The gears were interlocking and rotating, and Su Hao felt a strange power flowing within them.

The center of the gears was a diamond-shaped void, and snowflake-like patterns extended from the void to the six corners of the gears.

"Where... is this?"

Just as Su Hao was about to speak, countless gears suddenly emitted a dazzling light bright enough to blind a dog.

With a flash of light, the gears continued to run, but Su Hao's figure had already disappeared from this space.

Kanto Region, Pewter City.

Su Hao looked at the row of two-story Japanese-style houses in front of him in a daze, falling into a strange state.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What am I doing?

Even these three philosophical questions couldn't soothe Su Hao's turbulent mood.

Did he... travel through time again?

It took Su Hao a long time to come to his senses. Just as he was planning to enter the town to investigate, a pair of hands suddenly rested on his shoulders.

Then, a male voice that sounded like it had experienced countless vicissitudes rang out:

"Oh my, traveler, do you seem to have some troubles?"

Damn it, he was so shocked he forgot to activate his Aura to scan the surroundings!

Su Hao felt annoyed in his heart. In such an unfamiliar environment, he didn't immediately raise his guard and even let someone get close to him.

To be able to deceive his five senses, what kind of sacred being is this person!?

Just as Su Hao was about to counter with a shoulder throw, the person behind him seemed to sense his intention and said in a panic: "Wait, wait a minute, I have no malicious intent, please show mercy!"

Hearing this, the Aura Su Hao released didn't detect any malice in the person's Aura behind him, so he immediately gave up the idea of a shoulder throw.

"So, uncle, why did you suddenly run up behind me?" Su Hao turned to the side and looked at the man in front of him with a puzzled expression.

The man wore a red hat, a beard covered almost the lower half of his face, and with his wheat-colored skin and squinting eyes, Su Hao felt he had seen him somewhere before...

The man raised his hands in a gesture of surrender and said helplessly: "I was just passing by and saw your back looked a bit lost, so I came to ask about the situation."

"No matter what, I, Flint, am the former-former Gym Leader of Pewter City, and I have an obligation to help others...?"

"Young man, what's wrong with you?"

Flint waved his knitted-gloved hand in front of the dazed Su Hao, very puzzled.

This young man, who looked incredibly handsome, seemed to have some mental problems?

Thinking of this, Flint also had the idea of backing out.

His dear wife, Lola, was still waiting for him at home; he didn't want to be attacked by a mental patient...

Just as Flint turned around to slip away, Su Hao, whose brain had restarted after overheating, appeared behind Flint with incredible speed and said word by word:

"Uncle, you said this is... Pewter City?"

Su Hao's tone trembled slightly; he was clearly shocked.

"And you are the former-former Gym Leader of Pewter City, your eldest son Brock is the former Gym Leader, and your second son Forrest is the current Gym Leader!?"

Flint shrank his shoulders, but curious about Su Hao's background, he could only continue to play along: "Eh, young man, you're quite well-informed. Are you here to challenge our Pewter Gym?"

Su Hao was silent for a long time, then said decisively: "... Yes, but I'm lost. Can you take me there?"

Why that trial teleported him to Pewter City, Su Hao had no clue at all.

However, perhaps finding Brock, one of the main characters, might lead to new developments.

For now, let's trick Flint into taking him to the Pewter Gym.

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Sceptile.