Phi-Fic Chapter 1466 Plateau Exploration
Chapter 1466 Plateau Exploration
Chapter 1466 Plateau Exploration
In the dense tropical rainforest.
The group proceeded cautiously yet leisurely, chatting casually along the way.
"Ms. Asahi's majors are molecular biology and geology, right?" Shigeru knew a lot about famous people in academia.
After all, he himself is the grandson of a celebrity.
Asahi replied, "Yes, I am good at exploring the mysteries of Pokémon from these two perspectives."
Shi Yang was quite surprised to hear this, and looked at A Jian who was leading the way, "Where is Mr. A Jian?"
“If I remember correctly, Mr. Sword often conducts various Pokémon surveys in harsh environments such as mountainous areas,” Gary added.
Ah Jian's reaction was indifferent: "Hmm."
Asahi, who habitually warms up the atmosphere, added with a smile: "Especially in remote, uninhabited places, challenging the impossible is his style and creed."
"Amazing!"
Shi Yang was filled with admiration.
Following in A-Jian's footsteps, Weavile glanced sideways at the silent trainer, knowing that although he seemed indifferent, he was actually quite happy.
Shi Yang couldn't help but look at Bai Mu again, "If it's the champion—"
"I don't have any particular strengths, nor am I as professional as the two of them. I simply enjoy seeing Pokémon living happily together."
Kashiwagi held a digital camera transformed from Polygon II, with his bear apprentice looking around curiously behind him.
On my first trip with them, I was also tasked with protecting my companions.
The little bear was very serious.
Shigeru laughed and said, "Your knowledge of legendary Pokémon is unparalleled. There's probably no one in the world like you who has formed friendships with so many legendary and mythical Pokémon."
"Who said that?"
Kashiwagi retorted, "Ash knows far more people than I do."
"is it?"
Shigeru hadn't seen the Pokémon movies and remained noncommittal.
Asahi was very interested in this. "Ash? That boy is quite interesting, but he doesn't seem to be very interested in the Dream Project. Only his friends participated."
"That guy was focused on the World Championships at the time, so he really didn't have much free time," Xiao Mao shrugged.
The team crossed a river.
Suddenly, a huge shadow was reflected underwater, followed by a burst of clear water!
Bang!
"Lagu!"
A deep roar echoed through the forest, and the wild Pokémon leaping out of the water was none other than Swampert.
"Be careful."
Kashiwagi reacted immediately, pulling Shi Yang, who was being targeted, behind him, and at the same time giving the order: "Freezing Fist!"
"Gum!"
The bear apprentice reacted swiftly, leaping out like lightning at the same moment the wild swamp monster used [Mud Shot], his icy fist slamming into the monster's cheek!
Ouch!
The splashed mud balls veered off course, and the intense cold air instantly froze the river water, producing a teeth-grinding crackling sound.
The wild swamp monster is also trapped in the ice.
However, this guy was very strong. He broke through the ice in no time and struggled free. He glanced at Bai Mu, who was protecting Shi Yang, and then turned and swam away.
The bear apprentice jumped back onto the tree root where everyone was crossing the river, his wary expression still lingering.
"Well done."
Cypress patted its head.
Slightly flustered, Shi Yang calmed herself down and said gratefully, "Thank you!"
"It's alright. It looks like this river belongs to this wild swamp monster, and we've been mistaken for intruders."
As he explained, he also reminded them, "Similar situations are bound to occur in the future, so you should try to send out one Pokémon if possible."
Neither Shi Yang nor Xiao Mao sent any Pokémon with them in the five-person team, which shows they had no experience venturing into dangerous areas.
Asahi said, "That's right, sending them out of the Poké Ball at the last minute is too passive."
Shigeru and Shiyo exchanged a glance, and after safely crossing the river, they threw out their Poké Balls without saying a word.
Bang bang!
A flash of light.
Shigeru chose Electivire, while Shiyo chose Gardevoir.
Ah Jian urged, "Let's speed up and move forward, time waits for no one."
The short dry season is indeed not very long.
They must allow enough time to return to avoid being trapped in the rainforest for a whole year.
Soon, the group successfully reached the bottom of the plateau cliff, looking up at the towering cliffs that reached into the clouds, their hearts filled with awe at nature.
“So big! And mysterious…” Shi Yang murmured softly.
Asahi explained, "Long ago, fishermen living on the surrounding islands called this place 'Crunch Crunch Demon'."
"Crunch, crunch?"
"That's the sound of evil spirits devouring humans," Ah Jian said calmly.
Shigeru's face turned serious. "A terrifying mountain that we absolutely must not approach?"
Asahi said, "But from a geological point of view, it is a very important mountain because it has not changed at all over hundreds of millions of years."
"There is a theory in academia that this place was once the central axis of a planet in ancient times."
Ancient times? Was it once?
Bai Mu was simply amazed.
Following the World Tree of Beginning in northern Kanto and the planetary core beneath Ryukyu City, has the planet's central axis also appeared?
Just then, the detector, which had been silent, reacted.
Immediately, Dr. Hodaka's voice came from the recorder on Asahi's chest, "This is Hodaka. The detector has detected the target's psychic energy—"
Before Asahi could reply, the polygonal camera in Kashiwagi's hand suddenly spoke up: "A mental fluctuation is coming."
"Ah."
The cypress tree also sensed something.
He instinctively took out a Poké Ball and turned it on, but there was no response at all.
On the other side, Dr. Hodaka also lost contact with everyone, and the detectors and Rotom phones in everyone's hands also stopped responding.
The multi-sided phone survived thanks to its self-protection, but lost its network connection and could no longer access the data world.
Everyone looked at each other.
The current situation is not just that we can't release Pokémon, we can't even recall them.
"Was it made by Dream?"
Xiao Mao offered his guess.
Shi Yang said, "I think it's very likely, otherwise the instrument wouldn't have malfunctioned only after the spiritual energy appeared."
Asahi said, "Although it's not entirely certain... should we go back and regroup?"
As the team leader, A-Jian said, "If the reason is the dream, then we can't give up easily. There's no difference if we try again."
He looked around at everyone, and finally looked at Kashiwagi: "This may be some kind of challenge."
Kashiwagi knew that Ken was asking for his opinion: "Since Dream has issued a challenge, there's no reason for us not to accept it. Captain, give the order."
"Yes!"
"That's right!"
Xiao Mao and Shi Yang responded in unison.
With Electivire and Gardevoir by their side, they felt very confident.
Ah Jian then said, "In that case, let's prepare to set off!"
After a chorus of responses, the group began to attempt the climb. First, A-Jian and M.N.L. took the lead and secured the ropes. Xiao-Mao wanted to be an assistant, but A-Jian refused.
He trusted his partner, Mannura, more.
Xiao Mao ranked second, and Shi Yang ranked third.
Japan wanted to cover for them, but Kashiwagi said, "I'll be last. With me and Pompeii covering the rear, you can rest assured."
"--good."
Asahi did not refuse.
She and A-Jian had worked with Bai Mu two years ago and trusted him completely.
Just do it.
With its sharp claws, the Weavile was at the forefront, scouting for a safe path, which was then confirmed by the Sword.
Xiao Mao and the others tied on their safety ropes and began climbing along the designated route.
Once they were all on the cliff, Porygon II whispered, "Why didn't we just bring them up? Whether it's me, Gengar, or your stone tablet, it could all be done easily, right?"
The facts are as it says.
Porygon II's psychic powers were enough to support all of them flying, and if that wasn't enough, they could add a Shiny Gengar from the shadows, not to mention Kashiwagi himself had the power of the stone tablets.
"Don't you think it's more interesting to climb mountains on your own? Don't spoil the fun."
Kashiwagi didn't think being the team's babysitter was anything interesting. "The sun always shines after the storm. If adventures are always easy, they get boring quickly."
Polygon II: '...'
It truly doesn't understand why actions shouldn't be based on convenience.
Not long after.
The cypress tree at the back of the line climbed up the cliff.
It was the first time he had ever climbed up slowly on his own, and he found it unexpectedly interesting.
A-Jian, Xiao-Mao, and Asahi have plenty of experience in wilderness exploration, are physically strong, and crawl at a fairly fast pace.
The only relatively inexperienced character, Toki, had Gardevoir's help, so things were relatively easy for her.
At this moment, he was very glad that he had listened to the advice. If he hadn't released Gardevoir in advance, he would probably have been the one holding the team back.
After climbing nearly 400 meters, A-Jian and Ma-Niu-La squatted on a protruding cliff and looked around when they suddenly became alert.
"Xiao Mao! Watch out!"
The sharp sound of the wind approached rapidly.
He instinctively turned his head and saw a scaly bird with wings that shone with a silver light.
"Electric Beast!"
"嘁卟!"
Electivire freed one hand and unleashed a powerful electric current at Skarmory without hesitation, instantly interrupting its charge.
The rope that was targeted was spared.
However, the group did not relax. Several other armored birds were circling dozens of meters above their heads.
Is this their territory?
Ah Jian said solemnly.
His position was a bit restrictive, and the Electivire was too far away. If he sent Weavile to initiate the attack...
Leave it to me!
A black and yellow figure brushed past the crowd, its body crackling with lightning as it sped upwards.
Boom!
A powerful flash of lightning illuminated the sky, and the armored birds, which had been eyeing them menacingly, immediately scattered with screams, no longer daring to ambush the group.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Polygon II returned and said, "Everyone, proceed with confidence."
"You've been a great help."
Ah Jian took the initiative to thank him. He was just aloof by nature, but he wouldn't be so indifferent to the help he received from others.
Asahi also laughed and said, "Let's give it our all, everyone! We'll be there soon!"
After traveling several hundred meters more, passing through the drifting clouds and mist, the incredibly persevering expedition team successfully reached the top of the plateau.
"Ha ha……"
Shi Yang couldn't help but sit on the grass, panting heavily.
The others were also somewhat tired, but Bai Mu remained calm and observed his surroundings with great interest.
The plateau is very vast, and it would be difficult to explore it thoroughly in a short period of time.
Ah Jian's goal was quite clear: "Let's head towards the center. If I'm not mistaken, the Dream is definitely inside."
Unexpectedly, the plateau forest was very quiet, with no Pokémon calls to be heard, and no trace of them could be found after exploring the surroundings.
It's like that uninhabited area on the continent of Orei, where there's nothing but plants.
Meanwhile, Rotom's cell phone was still unusable, and they couldn't contact Dr. Hodaka, so the group could only proceed by following the direction of the compass.
Not long after.
A peculiar depression and a giant rock standing in the middle came into view.
This clearly unusual scene prompted them to approach.
A huge crater then appeared.
Xiao Mao glanced at the pit covered in vines and immediately felt that it looked unnatural, strongly suspecting it was caused by a dream.
"It's almost as if it was deliberately opened for someone."
"Ah."
A-Jian and Asahi also gave positive responses.
After discussion, the group decided to send two people down to explore, and only after confirming that there was no danger would the other three enter.
As the captain, Ah Jian would definitely be responsible for leading the charge, and the second person—
"Kashiwagi."
"can."
Bai Mu readily agreed and together they climbed the rope to the depths of the cave.
In an instant.
A spacious and beautiful scene unfolded before them.
Inside the enormous cavern, a colossal tree composed of countless vines stands tall in the center, and where its roots intertwine, numerous Pokémon appear before them.
Besides the common Rattata, Rockruff, and Diamondback, there are also many fossil Pokémon!
Kashiwagi quickly took a picture, and Asahi's voice came from above: "Is it safe?"
Ah Jian said, "There are no abnormalities for the time being! This place has probably not been in contact with the outside world for hundreds of millions of years. It is a completely isolated place that humans have never set foot in!"
Xiao Shi asked with interest, "Could there be Pokémon with special ecosystems?"
He was referring to ancient Pokémon that were not affected by environmental changes, such as the Greenery region that Kashiwagi was familiar with.
Ah Jian replied, "The most important thing right now is the Dream. Don't rush down yet. Let me and Bai Mu explore around."
He then took the lead and walked forward.
The others are perfectly acceptable.
Kashiwagi's gaze swept across his surroundings, his keen senses more acute than anyone else's, and he noticed something amiss. "Ah Jian!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a giant creature flew in from the depths of the cave in the distance, and another giant creature broke through the vines at the bottom of the vines.
It turned out to be a giant fossil pterosaur and a sickle-shaped helmet!
At the same time, shouts came from above the cave, indicating that the other three had also been attacked by wild Pokémon.
Ah Jian was the first to engage, shouting, "Leave the fossil pterosaur to me! Ice Shard!"
"Nura!"
The Sneasel brought its claws together in front of it, and a huge block of ice instantly condensed and flew toward the fossil pterosaur.
On the other side, lightning crackled on Xiong's fists. Even when facing the giant scythe-helmeted creature, he did not hesitate and frantically punched it.
Unfortunately, its energy level was too low, making it difficult to inflict significant damage on the giant scythe helmet in a short period of time.
The giant scythe helmet was also impervious to cypress wood, and it raised its large scythe to chop down on the two.
"dream."
Kashiwagi raised his hand, and the power of the super-powered stone slab surged forth, instantly clamping down on the giant scythe helmet. "Lightning Fist!"
"Gum!"
The bear apprentice immediately rose up and punched the giant scythe helmet's joints with all his might. After several punches, the giant scythe helmet, no matter how fierce, could not withstand so many consecutive attacks and fell down with a wail.
Polygon II exclaimed, "Even when feeding moves, this is how you feed someone!"