Chapter 230: Mysterious Pokémon Egg!

Anran endured the Moon Power, yet felt no pain as before, and Goodra raised an eyebrow.

In her big, watery eyes, there was no longer any fear; instead, it was filled with eager excitement,

She faced up and stood as her opponent, Lilligant,

A sense of pressure emanated, and six consecutive blue beams covered Lilligant's body.

"Lilligant~"

While her strength was weakened,

Lilligant stared in shock at the Goodra that Anran had endured the Moon Power, her heart filled with bewilderment and astonishment.

"Goodra~"

Accompanied by a thick, flood-like silver beam shooting out, the beam instantly engulfed the airborne Lilligant.

After the strike,

Although Lilligant could still stand, she was already at the end of her rope,

"Cannon Light Cannon!"

Once again, the silver beam, like a star‑annihilating cannon, engulfed Lilligant,

Even though Lilligant had a Special Defense of 154, reduced by 1, facing Goodra's Special Attack of 150, she could absolutely not withstand two supereffective attacks.

Boom!

Lilligant's body crashed forward and collapsed.

The already frightened mob, scared by Goodra, now scattered like monkeys fleeing a falling tree, each running helter‑skelter.

Goodra watched the scene, dazed.

Behind her, Swampert and the other Pokémon happily jumped and danced, surrounding Goodra in the middle.

Just as monkeys rally around the Monkey King,

Goodra showed a troubled expression,

"Goodra~"

She really wanted to shelter these companions from wind and rain, yet she was reluctant to leave Ash.

Moreover,

Compared to her previous carefree, meaningless existence, Goodra now yearned even more for travel.

But if she simply let her companions be bullied, Goodra could not bear it.

Thus, it seemed only……

Goodra's gaze turned to the fallen Lilligant,

Kill her?

"Goodra~"

Goodra shook her head repeatedly, swinging her twin tails,

She couldn't do that,

"Goodra~"

Recalling that Ash seemed able to understand Pokémon speech, Goodra immediately reached out with both hands to push aside the Swampert surrounding her.

She went to Ash's side to ask for help.

"Don't worry, I'll think of a way."

He reached out and patted Goodra's head, then Ash summoned Latios to use Healing Wave to initiate group healing.

Accompanied by a sprinkling of pale green light, all Pokémon within a hundred‑meter radius were healed,

including Lilligant.

"Lilligant..."

Lilligant showed a dazed expression, sat up, and saw Ash and Goodra standing before her.

"Lilligant~"

Lilligant hurriedly used both hands to drag herself forward a few steps on the ground.

"Goodra~"

Goodra activated Time Power, and knocked Lilligant back down again.

During this period,

Ash also, via Waveguide Power, touched the Time Flower and learned exactly what had happened here.

He learned that Lilligant was not truly a bad person,

she had intruded here only to use the spring water with healing properties found here to cure her daughter, Flower Leaf Ti.

She was a suitable candidate to replace Goodra as the administrator overseeing this wetland.

"I already know why you came here."

"Lilligant?"

"Don't doubt it; I can have Latios heal your daughter, and I can let you and your subordinates live on this wetland."

Ash's words left Lilligant stunned,

especially when she heard that Ash could have the legendary Latios step in to heal her daughter Flower Leaf Ti.

Lilligant became even more moved, kneeling on the ground with tears welling in her eyes.

"But I have a request: you must promise that you and the wetland's original Pokémon will coexist peacefully, treat them equally, and protect them well."

"Lilligant!!"

Lilligant nodded repeatedly, fearing Ash might change his mind,

These demands were, to her, practically nothing,

If she hadn't spent every day worrying about Huayedi's injury recovery and neglecting management, she would have already tried merging the two Pokemon into a single whole.

After agreeing to Madam Huajie's request,

Ash then followed Madam Huajie all the way to the source of the mountain spring deep within the marsh.

After letting Pikachu strike, using 100,000 volts to fling the treacherous Team Rocket away,

Ash had Latias help heal Huayedi.

During this time, to Ash's surprise, he also discovered two Pokemon eggs in the cave.

"Uh~ah~"

A Braviary's trailing cry resonated through the cave,

Iperthar's massive dark‑red body appeared just outside the cave entrance, and as soon as it emerged, its narrow eyes swept toward somewhere.

"What's wrong!?"

Serena and the others, as well as the gathered Pokemon, all jumped in fright.

Especially the wild Pokemon, each instantly curled onto the ground, terrified to death.

Fearing for their trainer's safety, Articuno and Moltres leapt from their Poké Balls, spitting out frost and flame.

Madam Huajie, awakened as a mother, overcame her fear of Iperthar, the Death God,

lest Iperthar harm Huayedi,

and together they struck, unleashing Moon Power against Iperthar!

However, all three attacks were brushed aside by Iperthar with a wave of its hand.

"Diancie must protect Ash and his friends!"

Confused Diancie hopped forward to the front of the group,

Pikachu sprinted down Ash's shoulder, standing side by side with Diancie to face the suddenly appearing Iperthar,

Diancie thrust out both palms, and dazzling multicolored light manifested,

Diancie mega‑evolves!

A massive holy diamond materialized, blocking the space between Iperthar and the others.

A sudden cyan‑blue bolt of lightning shot from Pikachu.

Death Wing!

A dark‑red pillar of light erupted, counteracting the 100,000‑volt attack and the diamond storm.

"Uh~ah~"

Facing the Pokemon's interference, Iperthar, whose temper had considerably mellowed, did not get angry.

It merely cast a slightly aggrieved glance toward Ash.

Empowered with Waveguide Power, Ash swept his gaze toward the direction Iperthar had been looking, then ordered the Pokemon to cease their actions.

"Alright, stop. Iperthar came out for a reason; it's not to attack us."

Saying that,

Ash moved behind the boulder and retrieved two Pokemon eggs with different patterns.

"Pika Pika~"

"Sorry, Iperthar, Diancie misunderstood you~"

Seeing it was a misunderstanding,

Pikachu hurriedly scratched its head awkwardly.

Diancie tugged the sides of her skirt with both hands and bowed slightly.

The Mew that had been disguised as Pikachu, seeing no chance to fight, let out a bored yawn.

However,

When its eyes fell upon the two Pokemon eggs in Ash's hand, the entire Electric Mouse perked up.

The life force was so rich, feeling familiar…

After seeing the data panels of these two Pokemon eggs,

Ash finally understood why Iperthar had appeared.

And Madam Huajie showed a look of sudden realization.