Chapter 611

A Heavenly King-level Alakazam has already reached the pinnacle of mastery when it comes to Teleport.

Even though the Alakazam had clearly just appeared via Teleport, everyone felt deep down as if it had been there all along.

As soon as the Alakazam appeared, it remained suspended in mid-air, legs crossed and motionless. At this moment, Zhao Caiwei stepped forward, her gaze sweeping over the crowd before she spoke with a smile:

"Students of the school team, this opening of the Lake Tower will not affect the one at the end of the month. How many levels you can clear with this extra opportunity depends entirely on your own abilities."

"The University League is imminent; I hope everyone can seize this opportunity to improve yourselves."

Zhao Caiwei seemed to have come just to go through the motions; after saying those two sentences, she retreated to the back and said nothing more.

Su Hao's keen intuition told him that while she was speaking, the principal's friendly gaze had been sweeping over him, whether intentionally or not.

Su Hao cast a glance at his surroundings; Mu Yao, Li Xiao, and the others all looked as if they were used to it. It seemed this was the standard procedure.

Subsequently, Coach Zhao Yun stepped forward to offer a few words of encouragement and mentioned the current progress of the nine school team members in the Lake Tower.

First, as expected, was Li Xiao, at exactly fifteen levels.

Second was Mu Yao, at fourteen levels.

Third was Xia Xiaoguang, at thirteen levels.

Second to last, Zhao Yunlan, at the ninth level.

Last place, currently still at zero, was Su Hao.

"Later, the principal's Alakazam will use this energy crystal to charge the Lake Tower. Once the charging is complete, a teleportation array will appear at the spot where you are standing to enter the tower's independent space."

"Do not panic after the teleportation. You will each be sent to your own independent space, where a strange voice, similar to a voice-over, will remind you of the content of the level."

Su Hao knew very well that everything Zhao Yun said was essentially for his benefit alone.

He was the only one who had never entered the Lake Tower, while the teammates around him had already entered dozens of times over the past three or four years.

When Zhao Yun cast an inquiring look his way, Su Hao nodded to indicate he understood.

"Alright, then please, Principal Zhao, charge the Lake Tower!"

Zhao Yun turned to look at Zhao Caiwei and said in a clear voice.

Zhao Caiwei nodded solemnly and took out a small wooden box, inside which lay an irregular crystal the size of a fist.

Purplish-red light flowed within the crystal, like a marvelous work of art.

"Alakazam."

Zhao Caiwei spoke slowly. The Alakazam, which had been resting with its eyes closed, suddenly opened them. A pair of spoons appeared in its hands, and a mysterious aura began to circulate.

"Alak—!"

The Alakazam's long whiskers swayed along with its vast, ocean-like psychic power. A powerful telekinetic force lifted the energy crystal and followed the Alakazam as it gradually rose to the top of the tower.

Only then did Su Hao see the true form of that energy crystal clearly.

【Energy Crystal: A highly compressed psychic energy crystal. A single piece the size of a fist can buy a quasi-legendary Pokémon.】

It's worth that much!?

Su Hao's eyes widened, and he glanced at Zhao Caiwei, who clearly looked a bit pained as well.

It seems the school really went all out this time.

"This energy crystal will be used as a consumable to supply the nine of us entering the tower. It is equivalent to the energy originally provided for the hundred people selected from the entire school's battle department, now enjoyed by us alone."

A flash of shock also crossed Mu Yao's usually expressionless face.

The time left for each of them would also be more generous. It seems Su Hao gave the school confidence, and they are preparing to try and fight their way back into the top five this year.

The situation at the top of the tower could not be seen clearly with the naked eye.

Before Su Hao was teleported away by the array that suddenly lit up beneath his feet, the blinding light that erupted from the top of the tower forced him to close his eyes.

Accompanied by a familiar wave of dizziness and weightlessness.

Opening his eyes, everything within his line of sight was pitch black.

Front, back, left, right, above, and below were all filled with an incredibly profound darkness, as if his vision had been stripped away; there was nothing before him.

"........"

Su Hao had an ominous premonition. He remembered that neither Zhao Yunlan, nor Mu Yao, nor Li

Xiao had described the teleportation location like this.

No way, did he run into trouble just by entering the tower?

Everywhere was bottomless darkness, and even his own feet felt as if they were stepping on the darkness itself.

In this situation, Su Hao didn't dare to move recklessly and could only check himself first.

"Backpack is still here... clothes are fine, the Poké Balls on my belt..."

"1, 2... 7!?"

Su Hao's eyes widened; now he was truly starting to panic.

Because not only could he not reach Articuno through his Aura, but even the Master Ball containing Her was gone!

Now, there were only seven Luxury Balls left on Su Hao's waist, and the Master Ball that had originally been in the last position had vanished!

Cold sweat broke out on Su Hao's back involuntarily. What kind of existence could silently take the Ice Deity away from his side?

Just then, gilded characters suddenly appeared before Su Hao's eyes, leaving him in a daze.

A space independent of the real world, which can also be called a small secret realm.

In a space interwoven with countless blue and purplish-red streams of light, the Articuno Su Hao was looking for was confronting three small Pokémon with rubies on their foreheads.

Calling them Pokémon, they were merely phantoms with the appearance; at least, their true forms did not exist here.

Articuno was clearly a bit angry, as if questioning something.

The phantoms of the three Pokémon clearly possessed intelligence. After looking at each other, the blue Pokémon in the center spoke: "Ice Deity, why do you follow a human, and even allow yourself to be captured into a Poké Ball?"

"That is not important." Articuno shook Her head, Her tone slightly anxious: "Where did you take him?"

Whether out of responsibility or personal feelings, Articuno did not want anything to happen to Su Hao.

These three mushroom-heads were acting mysterious all day long; heaven knows what they would do to Su Hao.

The yellow mushroom-head on the right did not answer Her question, but instead asked: "Have you ever been to the Thunder Ruins?"

"Thunder? If it's a ruin with a stone door embedded with strange Pokémon called Unown, then yes, we have been there."

Articuno said impatiently.

Hearing this, the three Pokémon looked at each other, understanding in their hearts.

The purplish-red Pokémon phantom floated forward and looked at Articuno: "Ice Deity, as you can see, our true bodies are not here."

"I don't need you to explain such a small matter; I can see it."

"Since the three of you are here, does that mean the so-called trial has already been initiated by you?"

The purplish-red Pokémon, Mesprit, shook Her head and said bluntly: "It has nothing to do with us."

"Because the existence that set this trial is the Creator God."

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Pikachu.