Chapter 1269

"But this doesn't matter. The Shenzhou League side is likely the work of that psychic who can predict the future, but so-called future prediction has all kinds of limitations and is by no means omniscient. The predicted scenes are like fragmented, blurry revelations from gods."

"This also means... there is still room for adjustment."

Lin Sen lifted the hood covering his face, revealing a handsome face with a scholarly temperament to the air of Viridian Forest.

Gently pushing his rimless gold-rimmed glasses, Lin Sen revealed a smile full of interest.

"Next, let's see if the dear Champion can find me in this vast Viridian Forest first, or if the death I'm spreading will spread faster."

Although it was a pity that the Aokigahara Forest he had planned to go to was completely destroyed by the previous incident, fortune and misfortune are intertwined. Viridian Forest was more vast than Aokigahara and full of life energy, which was not a bad choice.

Lin Sen flipped his wrist, took out a Poké Ball, and laughed wantonly due to the long-lost stimulation: "Good child, the grass and wood energy in this garden is so rich that even I am surprised. After absorbing it all, you will be one step closer to regaining your original power."

"If the aura of death becomes thick enough, it might even attract the attention of that God of Death sleeping above."

As if responding to Lin Sen's words, the withered leaves on the figure that appeared outside the plant wall of the Wonder Garden rustled.

Rustle, rustle...

Looking at the leaves in his hand that turned into residue with a gentle rub, Su Hao frowned, his thoughts in chaos.

This was less like withering and more like the product of weathering after being eroded by time for years and months.

Su Hao could perceive just how dried up the grass and wood energy was in this withered environment; it was definitely that someone or some Pokémon had extracted all the grass and wood energy from this small piece of land.

But... no matter how you put it, it shouldn't be like this. What kind of technology or existence could extract grass and wood energy so cleanly?

It was like a traveler lost for three days in the desert after losing their luggage, treating a drop of water as a treasure.

"Soru..."

A calm cry from Absol sounded behind him. Looking at the returned Absol, Su Hao asked casually: "Have you sent her out of Viridian Forest?"

Looking at the human who had easily subdued it with his bare hands, Absol nodded slightly.

Su Hao stood up and patted the residue off his hands: "Your judgment is correct. He Shiyun's strongest combat power is only an Elite-level late-stage Rillaboom. With her strength, pursuing these things is undoubtedly courting death, not to mention those explorers who don't even count as amateur Trainers."

"If they run into the mastermind behind the trouble, they will likely be silenced directly without even being able to pass on the message."

"Actually, I also looked for..."

The vibration of his phone interrupted Su Hao's next words. Su Hao took out his phone and found that Li Qingyi had already replied to him.

"That was fast."

Su Hao raised an eyebrow, tapped the screen, and new messages appeared in his field of vision.

【Li Qingyi: I have already had people withdraw the mission to investigate the withered crops, and those who accepted the mission have all been recalled. I need to guard Viridian City and cannot take action. Be careful with the investigation.】

【Li Qingyi: By the way, I almost forgot to tell you. Actually, the League has specifically sent Liao Xingchen to investigate inside Viridian Forest for this matter. You can try to contact him and exchange information.】

Liao Xingchen is here too?

Su Hao narrowed his eyes. Even Liao Xingchen had been sent out; this was not a good sign.

Because this meant that the League believed the situation might develop to a level that at least required Liao Xingchen to handle it, and anyone else would just be sending themselves to their deaths.

After all, besides being the world's publicly recognized number one Champion, Liao Xingchen had a very special identity—a candidate for the Rainbow Hero.

Not to mention Marshadow, who was hidden in Liao Xingchen's shadow as an observer, although he was not yet

an official Hero who could command the Three Legendary Beasts, it was not impossible for Liao Xingchen within the Shenzhou League to temporarily summon one or even all of the Three Legendary Beasts to help in battle.

This combat power was not invincible in today's world, but it was no problem to slaughter most enemies.

It seemed necessary to rendezvous with Liao Xingchen.

But before that...

Su Hao looked at Absol, reached out his hand, and smiled: "Shall we first communicate to see if your unique ability can be of help in this matter?"

Absol sat upright and placed its front paw on Su Hao's palm.

The next moment, Aura began to flow, and Absol transmitted the perception circuit connected through Aura to Su Hao...

After a while, Su Hao opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and looked at Absol with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

He had always been curious why Absol, which should live in mountainous areas, appeared on the outskirts of Viridian Forest. In fact, Absol had come from the mountains east of Viridian Forest, which were ruled by a King-level Tyranitar.

As a super-large forest, Viridian Forest not only had dense trees but also naturally had lakes, high mountains, and other terrains.

Absol relied on its bow-like horn to perceive the occurrence of natural disasters and other calamities. Not long ago, after it perceived a certain disaster brewing within Viridian Forest, it rushed to this vicinity without stopping and began to drive away humans.

In Absol's perception, the territory called the "Wonder Garden" would suffer a devastating disaster in the near future. Afterward, death would erupt in Viridian Forest like a plague, centered on the Wonder Garden. The forest would be in great pain, the Pokémon would be displaced, and everything would be like a living hell.

Absol could not enter the Wonder Garden to warn the Pokémon living there; it could only settle for the next best thing and use its limited power to drive away the humans entering the forest.

Just like where Su Hao was standing now, if you walked a distance backward toward the depths, you could see the tip of the iceberg of the Wonder Garden's tree root wall. That place was controlled by the King-level overlord, the Giant Venusaur, and neither humans nor non-Grass-type Pokémon could enter.

There is a great evil ahead; do not approach.

Absol was preventing people from approaching the Wonder Garden, where an accident might occur soon.

"Thank you for your hard work. The information you provided is very useful. Leave the rest to me. You don't need to follow anymore."

Su Hao gently stroked Absol's head, the fluorescent light of the Viridian Force soothing its emotions.

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