Chapter 199

At the entrance of the Great Canyon, the roar of machines and the hisses of Pokémon were intertwined.

When Huo La's group arrived, at the entrance of the ruins that had been sealed by bombs, a group of construction workers were cooperating with Pokémon to clear the rubble—several Machamp were waving their thick arms to move huge stones, Diggersby was digging and dredging on the side, and the scene was busy.

The one directing the construction was actually an old acquaintance—it was Sato, who had fallen down with them before and had itchy hands.

He caught a glimpse of Professor Oak in the crowd at a glance, immediately put down the walkie-talkie in his hand and greeted him, his face full of enthusiastic smiles: "Hahaha, Professor Oak, you finally came! I am Sato, the person in charge of this archaeological team."

After greeting, he turned to Bruno and Lance beside him and nodded respectfully: "Heavenly King Bruno, Heavenly King Lance, thank you both for running here in person."

When his gaze finally landed on Huo La, his smile became more genuine.

Brock leaned into Huo La's ear and added in a low voice: "I checked his information before, he is not only a well-known fossil research expert, but also a highly prestigious archaeologist in the industry, with particularly rich experience."

Seeming to hear Brock's whisper, Bruno also turned his head and said in a voice that only a few people could hear: "The Alliance learned that he was also at the scene and was one of the first people to enter the cave, so they appointed him to be responsible for this ruin excavation work on the spot, which can be considered as making the best use of people."

Huo La nodded knowingly and stepped forward, politely speaking: "Captain Sato."

"Don't be polite, don't be polite!" Sato waved his hand hurriedly, rubbing his bald head that didn't have many hairs left and laughed: "You saved my life, I should be the one to thank you. Just call me Uncle Sato. If it weren't for you and your friends helping out, I'm afraid my old life would have been left below."

Professor Oak walked up, his gaze sweeping over the busy scene: "How is the excavation progress? Any new clues found?"

Sato pointed to the entrance being cleared, his expression heavy: "I have already let the team slow down the progress. The rock layer inside was blown extra loosely by the bombs, and... the movements of that big guy below can occasionally be transmitted up, we really don't dare to go deep rashly."

He changed the subject and added: "However, there is a small discovery—we found some residual Feyto Ancient Kingdom texts in the crevices of the collapsed rocks, which are exactly the same as those on the stone walls in the cave before. I have already asked people to take photos and keep them, and will interpret them in detail later."

Lance looked up at the rock wall above the entrance, his gaze sweeping over the loose rock layer, his tone steady as iron: "Concentrate manpower to dig a narrow passage first, let's go down and evaluate the actual situation first. Rashly digging on a large scale will not only trigger a secondary collapse but also enrage the Mega Aerodactyl below."

"Understood!" Sato responded immediately, turned around and shouted to the construction team: "Everyone gather, concentrate on clearing a passage that people can pass through, don't expand the excavation range anymore! Pay attention to protecting the surrounding rocks to avoid loosening!"

Following his command, the construction workers and Pokémon quickly concentrated on the target area. The Machamp carefully moved the rubble, Diggersby accurately dug the crevices, and the operation at the scene became orderly.

"How long will it take?" Lance's voice rang out again, without extra emotion.

Sato looked at the rhythm of the operation at the scene, then looked down at his watch and estimated: "It will take at least an hour to open the safety passage."

Lance nodded slightly, didn't say another word, turned around and walked toward a temporary tent on the side, found a corner and sat down to rest, his whole body still exuding an aura of strangers not allowed to enter.

Huo La looked at his back, his expression calm, without speaking.

"Haha, don't mind!" Bruno patted Huo La on the shoulder, his hearty laughter breaking the brief silence. "He is like this, an old pretender, putting on a cold look wherever he goes."

Hearing this, Huo La couldn't help but smile and said casually: "Perhaps this is the demeanor of a master, with his own aura."

"Ah? Right, right, right!" Bruno was stunned for a moment, then nodded as if he suddenly realized. "He said the same thing to me before! Saying something like 'the strong should have the steadiness of the strong', now that I think about it, what you said is exactly the same as him!"

"How about it, little Huo La?" Bruno suddenly patted Huo La on the shoulder, with such force that he grinned. "There is still an hour before the passage is opened, do you want to have a fight with me? You know, I don't easily act as a sparring partner for others!"

Huo La rubbed his shoulder that was numb from the pat, secretly slandering in his heart "this strength is too exaggerated", but his face immediately showed excitement.

A Heavenly King took the initiative to send himself to the door to be a sparring partner, such an opportunity was simply once in a lifetime, how could he miss it.

"Okay!" Huo La responded immediately, his eyes lit up. "I happen to have a Pokémon, and I want to take this opportunity to cultivate more tacit understanding with it."

"Oh? Which Pokémon is it?" Bruno became interested and rubbed his palms. "Just let me see if you, this thin kid, can bring out some decent combat power!"

Professor Oak waved his hand with a smile on the side: "You guys find an open place to fight, don't affect the construction. I happen to see what level Huo La's Pokémon is at now."

Huo La nodded and followed Bruno to an open space on the edge of the canyon.

The construction workers and Alliance staff around saw this and gathered around curiously, wanting to see the actual combat style of the Heavenly King.

"I declare first, I won't use my full strength, but I won't release water either!" Bruno moved his wrists, and his Fighting-type aura instantly unfolded. "After all, it's a sparring partner, not beating you down!"

"No problem!" Huo La took a deep breath, gripped a Poké Ball with his fingertips, and his eyes instantly became sharp and serious. "Come out, Aerodactyl!"

Red light surged, accompanied by a loud dragon roar, an Aerodactyl with a wide wingspan soared into the sky, circled once, and landed steadily in front of Huo La.

Its scales shone with a dark gray luster, the edges of its wings were as sharp as blades, and its whole body exuded a primitive and powerful aura. It was exactly the Aerodactyl that Huo La had captured before.

"Oh? It's actually an Aerodactyl!" Bruno's eyes lit up instantly, his original casual posture restrained a lot, and he looked at this Pokémon with great interest, and subconsciously glanced at Lance's direction twice.

Sure enough, Lance, who had been closing his eyes and resting, also opened his eyes at this moment, his gaze crossing the crowd and landing on Aerodactyl, a hint of imperceptible surprise flashing in his eyes—clearly not expecting that Huo La had actually captured such a Pokémon.

Bruno rubbed his palms, and the warlike factor of the Fighting-type Heavenly King was completely ignited: "Interesting! Using Aerodactyl to fight me, then I will use this guy."

He said and took out his Poké Ball, "Since the opponent is Rock+Flying-type, then I will use it to deal with it—come out, Machoke!"