[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham":3,"chapter-pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-666":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Pokemon: The Reemployment of a Paldea Former Champion",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2324683,4546,"Chapter 666: Dust Settles—Terastallized Tienxi?","pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-666",666,"\u003Cp>On the miraculously intact Mose Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Groudon, lying on its back with a swollen nose and bruised face, looked up at the sky—far more bewildered now than the ferocity and coldness it had shown before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh. Why was I even fighting again? (゜-゜)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lugia’s “Whirlwind Attack” was like a bucket of ice water, instantly dousing Groudon’s fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it wasn’t even weak to Flying-type moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side of the sea, Kyogre, belly-up, was lost in similar contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer force of Dragonite’s “Thunder” had cooled its overheated mind a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add to that the fact that its external brain, Wutong, had been attacked—its intelligence had plummeted straight back to its original level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the thin natural energy around it and its body, hungrier than when it had awakened, Kyogre’s not-very-smart brain suddenly realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell were we risking Rayquaza’s enforcement for, brawling like this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking both orbs for ourselves, then primal reversion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this little natural energy, what good would primal reversion even do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention we just got beaten up—it’s not worth it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to its nature, Kyogre doesn’t engage in overly complex thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To it, things are only divided into “worth it” and “not worth it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fighting and getting to feast on natural energy along the way? Worth it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Got beaten up and didn’t eat a thing? Not worth it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The toxins in its body had mostly been purged; though its wounds hadn’t healed, Kyogre quietly rolled over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, lying on its back too long damaged its dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Mose Island, Luo Mu, expressionless, tightly bound the Charizard, now electrocuted into numbness by Luxray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The indigo orb was also pinned beneath Bagogo like a ball—honestly, the kid had decent balance, showing no sign of tipping over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lugia folded its wings and landed on the ground, unconcerned about a surprise attack from Groudon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never mind that its “Whirlwind Attack” had inflicted prolonged damage long after the final blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing wasn’t Rayquaza, built for sustained activity; it had just woken up and burned through massive energy fighting—how could it recover so fast?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Groudon sat back up, letting out a weak, unconvincing growl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu noticed it was locking eyes with Kyogre across the sea, seemingly signaling: I’m tired—let’s call it a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, before they even started fighting again, they’d get beaten up once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s wait until the next surge of natural energy to remind these humans what true “divine” dignity means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyogre didn’t immediately respond to Groudon’s signal; instead, it turned its gaze toward Lugia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing this, Lugia sighed and nodded, emitting a mental wave carrying a specific message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Kyogre relax, nod to Groudon, cast one last long look at Dragonite and Gyarados, then dive into the water and swim off in a certain direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, better just go home and sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you tell it?” Luo Mu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lugia replied via telepathy: “I told it I wouldn’t sneak into its territory and steal its natural energy while it slept.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu held his breath for a few seconds, then muttered: “Kinda possessive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meow!” Luxray, who had been using electric therapy to force the orb out of Charizard, nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it once wandered the human cities, it had seen a few rare domestic Pokémon that lost their homes due to being overly possessive of food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for a creature like Kyogre, being possessive isn’t that surprising—especially since it didn’t strike Luxray as particularly smart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Kyogre gone, Groudon stood up. Its gaze first landed on Lugia, then Bagogo, and finally lingered on Luo Mu for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it narrowed its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, it looked dumb, but Groudon knew who was truly responsible for Lugia overpowering it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This human—it remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Groudon turned its back and limped toward the now-silent volcano on Mose Island; its silhouette carried an inexplicable sense of loneliness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the ready-made volcanic crater on Mose Island, Groudon didn’t need to trek across mountains and oceans to return home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All it needed was to descend through there into deeper underground layers, then follow the magma channels it had once carved to the volcanoes of Hoenn, and it could return to the Chimney Volcano.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Groudon’s massive body vanished completely into the Mose Island volcano, the disaster that nearly engulfed all of Hoenn was temporarily over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why “temporarily”—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, several more major events still awaited the long-suffering Hoenn region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu knew well that Groudon and Kyogre’s power had only revealed a fraction of the iceberg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primal reversion granted them a boost no different from becoming gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, the group who had cooperated to stall the two ancient Pokémon gathered again on Mose Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With astonishing strength, Altaria lifted Wutong—whose frame dwarfed his own—by one hand and tossed him beside Charizard, still recovering from the electric therapy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no intention of caring for the culprit; the throw had no cushioning, making Wutong let out a muffled groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Submarines of Team Aqua and Team Magma are gone—they must have abandoned these two and fled ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Altaria paused, then recalled how Aqua’s Ah Quan and Magma’s Huoyan had tried to approach the two evil leaders fused with the orbs, and changed his tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—they’re probably lying low, waiting for a chance to rescue them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wallace agreed: “They didn’t get far—I’ve already notified the Elite Four and Gym Leaders to track them down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wallace knew everyone had prepared to sacrifice themselves to stop Groudon and Kyogre and protect Hoenn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since the crisis was over, the priority now was cleanup and preventing a recurrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoenn would now fully mobilize to eradicate all remnants of Team Magma and Team Aqua—and any collaborators among the upper echelons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wallace’s gaze turned cold as it settled on Wutong, now awake and gasping for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe you and your subordinates will soon face justice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wutong, pale as death and drenched as if pulled from water, gave a bitter laugh at Wallace’s “final warning”: “Respected Champion, whether you believe me or not, I must state this clearly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, Huoyan and I were only here to make a deal—but the escape of the two ancient Pokémon was beyond our expectations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean someone else interfered?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The injured Milotic asked weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wutong shrugged, a figure suddenly flashing in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person had captured Magma’s spy Huoyan, yet Ah Quan, captured by Magma, claimed Aqua had also leaked information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with current evidence, he couldn’t confirm who the mastermind was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Wallace and Milotic’s exchange with Wutong, Luo Mu’s eyes flickered with suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed—if Groudon and Kyogre’s escape was unexpected by both organizations, someone must have released them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for who—it certainly wasn’t Team Rocket’s trio tailing Ash’s group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting the question aside for now, Luo Mu interrupted their quiet speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what do we do with these two orbs? I don’t want them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu pointed to the orbs stacked in two layers beneath Bagogo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though strictly speaking, they were his spoils, he had zero interest in collecting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the existence of the orbs would attract countless thieves and evil organizations eager to steal them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a huge nuisance—he’d rather use them to prop up a table than carry them home; they were too round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—As for the “aura” leaking from the orbs allowing Pokémon to learn those two idiots’ signature moves—that’s overly idealistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t you see how Wutong and Charizard lost their minds after touching the orbs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Groudon and Kyogre’s assistance, Luo Mu had no chance of teaching Quagsire Cliff’s Edge or Origin Pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, didn’t Quagsire knock down Rayquaza just fine without those signature moves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Wutong and Charizard, now recovered, glared at Luo Mu with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d gone through so much trouble to obtain these orbs—and he looked at them with disgust!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wallace said nothing, but turned to Milotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This decision belonged to Milotic, the native of Sootopolis, as the most authoritative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing sidelong at Wutong and Charizard, Milotic murmured: “When Furong arrives, we can hand the orbs over to her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, given that the two organizations’ leaders were still present, Milotic left unsaid what followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furong, Hoenn’s Ghost-type Elite Four member, was universally recognized as a genius girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her grandparents were publicly the tomb keepers of Mount Pyre, but in truth, they were the guardians of the indigo orb and the crimson orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Team Magma and Team Aqua had stolen the orbs while the elders were distracted; now, after returning them, the Hoenn League will assign heavy security to guard them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furong will be the Elite Four member permanently stationed there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu’s voluntary offer to return the orbs had clearly relieved them—they’d never have dared to ask themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wallace and Milotic exchanged glances, and after much thought, agreed that beyond reporting to the League, they must personally compensate and thank Luo Mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With most matters settled, the group waiting for reinforcements shifted to lighter conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wallace’s eyes gleamed as he stared at Luo Mu—specifically, at Bagogo in his arms—and asked curiously: “What exactly happened when Lugia unleashed its final attack?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his perspective, he could only see Luo Mu raise the mysterious crystal, after which the Tera Bagoos in his arms suddenly emitted a brilliant light in sync.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, Lugia’s entire body seemed to crystallize, glowing brilliantly, and a dazzling crystal crown appeared atop its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because of this massive transformation, the attack’s power directly sent Groudon, who had been struggling for a long time, crashing to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even from an immense distance, Wallace could faintly sense the wild trembling of the surrounding air, revealing the attack’s immense power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of this mattered now—Wallace only wanted to know what had happened to Lugia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Wallace’s slightly eager gaze, Bagoog remained silent, simply diving into Luo Mu’s satchel and refusing to show its head again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lugia had said it would temporarily avoid contact with other humans by hiding alongside the giant Dragonite and giant Starmie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tera Bagoos had exerted itself so fiercely merely because it regarded Groudon and Kyogre as the culprits that had nearly shaken it to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its logic, heavy rain over the sea and violent tremors on land equated to the same catastrophe that had recently befallen its kind—an extinction-level disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could it not fight with all its strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after “fighting to the death,” Bagoog was still Bagoog; already socially anxious, it chose to retreat and hide under Wallace’s intense gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this dealt a crushing blow to Wallace, who had long wanted to build a good relationship with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two seconds of silence, thinking that even Tera Bagoos reacted this way, Luo Mu suddenly wondered what expression Wallace would wear if he met Tinkatink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if Tinkatink Terastallized too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sss… I wonder if this rock-obsessed guy can handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his mind wandered with wild, irrelevant thoughts, this did not stop Luo Mu from explaining to Wallace the unique Terastallization phenomenon of the Paldea region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, to sustain Lugia’s Starcrystallization, both the Terastal Crystal and Tera Bagoos were nearly exhausted, and Victini had also expended tremendous energy assisting the giant Dragonite in defeating Kyogre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu could not demonstrate Terastallization to Wallace up close for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Wallace held the Terastal Crystal in his hands, silently resolving to handle the aftermath before setting out for Paldea to explore its natural landscape—and most importantly—the raw ore of the Terastal Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Luo Mu had said that if Wallace wanted one, he wouldn’t mind gifting him a Terastal Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wallace wanted to dig it out himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Mu didn’t care about his personal obsession; according to the timeline, Wallace wouldn’t have much time to roam freely anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he finished all the aftermath, it would be months later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, Ash would be traveling in Sinnoh or Unova, and Milotic and Wallace would swap back their Champion titles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reassuming the Champion title, it would be difficult for Wallace to find time to dig for stones in Paldea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2029,"2026-06-20T17:11:50.049Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4d910748da09c4ae29ec9534e56fc5d8472c897687313eb288ab93ff67af1364","pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-667","pokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-chapter-665",695,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpokemon-the-reemployment-of-a-paldea-former-cham-cover.jpg"]