Chapter 177

It was merely a slight stirring of emotion triggered by the scenery. For Mismagius, as long as it was something her Trainer ordered her to do, she would go through with it without hesitation, even if it meant laying a hand on a child in her eyes.

Mismagius's mastery of Hypnosis was not yet powerful enough; she needed to wake the boy up so she could hypnotize him through eye contact.

"Mis~"

Ghost-type Pokémon also possess an ability similar to Psychic-type Pokémon, using spectral energy to make objects float in mid-air.

A ghostly purple light lit up in the silent, dark room, appearing extremely eerie.

Mismagius manipulated a pencil, tapping it repeatedly against Jiang Yueluo in an attempt to wake him.

Jiang Yueluo was sleeping soundly. Because he had promised Su Hao he would take him to see that shrine early tomorrow morning, he had gone to bed exceptionally early today.

Half-asleep and half-awake, he felt something hard tapping his forehead repeatedly. Annoyed by the disturbance, he opened his eyes, bleary with sleep.

Before him was a purple Pokémon. Its head was shaped like a wizard's hat, and its dress-like body was embedded with three red gems—one large and two small.

This Pokémon had a very sinister aura, much like a medieval witch.

Jiang Yueluo had learned in school that this was a Ghost-type Pokémon called Mismagius, found in both the Shenzhou Alliance and the Sakura Alliance.

"You... are..."

Before Jiang Yueluo could finish his sentence, his gaze collided directly with Mismagius's eyes, locking into a stare.

Accompanied by an indescribable, strange incantation, Jiang Yueluo watched Mismagius, whose eyes were glowing with a ghostly purple light. His consciousness sank deeper and deeper, as if falling into the deep sea, until he fell into a complete slumber.

According to the pre-arranged

procedure, Mismagius gently opened the window of Jiang Yueluo's room, where Mekawa Naiku and Harrington were already waiting below.

"Hoo-hoo—"

A massive brown owl, standing a full 1.6 meters tall, was flapping its wings in the night sky.

This was a Normal/Flying-type Noctowl, Harrington's starter Pokémon.

Mismagius and Noctowl were old acquaintances who had completed many missions together.

Just by meeting each other's gaze, they knew what the other intended.

Mismagius stepped aside slightly, and Noctowl's special eyes, divided into four layers, lit up with a pinkish-purple glow.

It was Confusion.

Although Noctowl is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon, their species also possesses considerable talent for psychic power.

Jiang Yueluo, now in a deep sleep, was moved by Noctowl's psychic power without any awareness.

Wearing his cute Pikachu pajamas, he floated in the air before being transported into Harrington's arms.

"......"

"He's still just an eleven-year-old kid." Mekawa Naiku's voice, filled with reluctance, reached Harrington's ears.

Harrington turned slightly, not letting Mekawa Naiku see his expression: "I know, but we have no other choice."

Mekawa Naiku and his group always tried to avoid children when carrying out missions. Although they had countless lives on their hands, not a single one was a child.

"Let's go. The guidance direction has updated; it should be heading toward that shrine."

"Alright."

"Commander-in-Chief Miao, we have detected several intense energy fluctuations erupting simultaneously from the deepest part of Viridian Forest."

"Energy level: Elite-level."

Miao Yin was currently presiding over the temporarily established command center. The center was filled with Alliance professionals responsible for monitoring energy fluctuations within Viridian Forest and reporting them to him.

Once an Elite-level Pokémon takes action, its massive energy level is sufficient to be recorded by detectors distributed around Viridian Forest.

In a broad sense, an Elite-level Pokémon is capable of easily destroying a medium-sized town on its own in a short time; given enough time, it could even turn an entire city into ruins.

Whether they specialize in physical close combat or energy moves, Elite-level Pokémon can achieve this.

At this level, the wind from an Infernape's punch is enough to destroy buildings, and a Hydreigon, while continuously unleashing moves, is like a walking thermal weapon—destroying everything in its path.

According to intelligence gathered by the Alliance, Viridian Forest, as the world's largest forest, has many Elite-level overlords, each entrenched in their own territory.

The Shenzhou Alliance has analyzed and summarized the energy fluctuations of the Elite-level Pokémon within, allowing them to identify which forest overlord is active based on the fluctuations alone.

Tyranitar, Hydreigon, Haxorus, Giant Venusaur, Pidgeot, and Orbeetle.

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Nessa, whom a certain book friend wanted to see. ===== CHAPTER 178 =====