Chapter 802: Caravan

Along the way, Su Hao and Diancie defeated quite a few Pokémon that were bloodthirsty by nature and looked slightly different from the Pokémon he was familiar with.

For instance, in a dense, snowy forest filled with tall fir trees, Su Hao and Diancie encountered a Tyrantrum that looked somewhat different.

Not only was that Tyrantrum covered in thick feathers, but according to the system's scan, its typing had changed from Rock/Dragon to pure Dragon.

It was also at this moment that Su Hao confirmed why the environment he was in was so extremely harsh.

And why the eyes of those wild Pokémon lacked the intelligence and liveliness he was accustomed to, possessing only a primal, bloodthirsty instinct.

The timeline he was currently in was likely the distant past, perhaps even the true ancient era.

As for whether the world he was in was a parallel world or the past of his own world, he had no way of knowing.

Because shortly after setting off, he had tried blowing the Eon Flute, but there was no response.

It was likely that Latios and Latias either hadn't been born yet, or were simply too far away.

Su Hao leaned toward the idea that they hadn't been born yet, but that made it even harder to determine exactly where he was.

Sure enough, regardless of strength, the power of the Time and Space Dragons was truly peculiar and monstrous.

Toying with time and space, sending him to an unknown location—if this power isn't divine, what is?

They crossed snowfields and climbed over snowy mountains along the way.

For some reason, Su Hao could clearly feel that the further west he went, the more the extreme weather mellowed, to the point that by the time he stood on a mountain peak looking into the distance, he had already taken off his thermal gear.

"Reshiram, are you sure the Legendary Pokémon aura you sensed is in that direction?"

Su Hao looked down from the heights. Starting from the foot of the mountain where he stood, the snow melted, spring returned to the four seasons, and it was a scene of a paradise on earth.

At the foot of the mountain was a wide road with clear traces of human travel, which stood in complete contrast to the Tyrantrum that clearly had an ancient appearance.

In ancient times, were there humans too?

Su Hao felt confused about what timeline he was actually in.

"I am certain that there is the aura of a Legendary Pokémon in that direction, but the closer I get, the more I can perceive the other party's current weakness..." Reshiram said with a firm tone.

Hearing this, Su Hao frowned, his expression complex.

A weak Legendary Pokémon... combined with the environment he was currently in, could it be the Calyrex that had already died in his own world?

Su Hao didn't know, but he knew that as long as he kept heading west in that direction, he would get his answer.

While Su Hao and Reshiram were immersed in their mental exchange, Diancie's pink eyes kept scanning the area below the mountain.

Then, it suddenly discovered something extraordinary.

Diancie tugged on Su Hao's sleeve and pointed to a caravan that had just appeared from their blind spot: "Su Hao, it's human ox-carts and a caravan."

Su Hao was stunned, then quickly cast his gaze in the direction Diancie was pointing, his mouth slightly agape in surprise: "For real..."

With his excellent eyesight, he could clearly see a group of Pokémon that looked a bit like Tauros, wearing protective gear, pulling a caravan forward.

There were also human merchants who didn't look much different from him, though their clothing consisted entirely of thick, unknown animal fur, which was a far cry from the style of his casual clothes.

"Should we go and make contact with them?"

Diancie looked at Su Hao, seeking his thoughts.

"We can try, though it might be troublesome if there's a language barrier."

Su Hao thought for a moment, and several ways to try and contact the caravan quickly appeared in his mind.

But what he worried about most was indeed the language issue; that problem was too fatal.

If they couldn't communicate due to a language barrier, approaching the unknown party rashly would undoubtedly be walking into a trap or alerting the enemy.

Regardless, he had to act with caution.

Just as Su Hao was about to further optimize his plan, as if the heavens were feeding him, the caravan suddenly fell into chaos!

And the culprit was a Pokémon Su Hao was very familiar with—Mamoswine.

Tusked boar.

However, this Mamoswine's size and fur patterns were different from what Su Hao remembered; he didn't know if it was the influence of the environment or a matter of time.

But the Mamoswine's typing detected by the system wasn't like that ancient Tyrantrum; the Tyrantrum had shed the Rock-type added by fossil resurrection to become a pure Dragon-type.

This Mamoswine blocking the road was still Ice/Ground-type, which gave Su Hao, a traveler of time and space, a subtle sense of familiarity.

"Su Hao, it looks like they are having a hard time defending against that Mamoswine. I think it's a good opportunity."

Diancie had strong independent thinking skills and could often make up its own mind, which made things very easy for Su Hao.

"You're right, this is indeed a good opportunity to make contact with them."

Su Hao nodded slightly, agreeing with Diancie's suggestion, but he still needed to change his clothes to make himself look less like an outlier.

As for the language, if he couldn't understand what they were saying, he could try pretending to be a mute.

If he could understand, then everyone would be happy.

Thinking of this, Su Hao quickly took off his casual clothes, then, enduring the heat, changed into thermal clothing with fur at least similar to that of the caravan people.

Then, he took Diancie and left the mountain peak at high speed, arriving at the chaotic battlefield before the caravan was completely scattered.

The Mamoswine before them was constantly rampaging through the crowd with its long, white, curved tusks.

The Mamoswine's massive roars and the panicked wails of the humans rose and fell; every so often, an unlucky soul would be pierced through the heart by those tusks and die on the spot.

Such easy death, the cruelty of it exceeded the expectations of Su Hao, who had expanded his Aura to encompass the battlefield.

Seeing such a tragic scene, Su Hao couldn't help but wonder: since they could use Tauros as ox-carts, why didn't they send out Pokémon to fight? Did they not have any?

After all, the protective gear worn by the Tauros reminded Su Hao of the history in the *Lucario and the Mystery of Mew* and *Arceus and the Jewel of Life* movies, where Pokémon were still called "Magic Beasts."

Could it be that the timeline he was in was an ancient era where humans and Pokémon had not yet bonded?

Unfortunately, the situation didn't allow Su Hao to think too much; the Mamoswine was going on a killing spree, and if he didn't stop it, he wouldn't be able to gather any information. Sadly, because the caravan people were all screaming and fleeing, no one had the leisure to talk, and Su Hao couldn't hear what their language actually was.

It seemed he would have to pretend to be a mute.

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Attached image: Mamoswine. ===== CHAPTER 803 =====