Chapter 493: The Gigantic Sandshrew
Chapter 493: The Gigantic Sandshrew
"This is.... Dynamax?"
Hikaru's expression was one of astonishment.
Within the perception of his Aura Force, on the mountainside, a Sandshrew over ten meters tall and with a sturdy build was clawing at the mountain peak.
The vibration was caused by it.
And on its body, as if controlled by strings, it was being manipulated by something.
"Strange..."
Although Hikaru was unclear about the progress of Dynamax in this world, what he did know was that Dynamax was related to Eternatus, and Eternatus was not an easy entity to get along with.
Now, with the appearance of Dynamax, was it because Eternatus had already arrived on this planet?
Thinking of what Arceus had said, Hikaru couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Eternatus lived by absorbing energy. If left unchecked, it could absorb the energy of an entire planet.
"Gardevoir, you help keep an eye out. If there's a problem, teleport them away immediately. Latias, take me outside to have a look."
"I'll have to trouble you, Latias."
Hikaru quickly made the arrangements.
"Gardevoir..."
Gardevoir nodded.
Its Teleport was indeed the fastest way to escape.
Moreover, it also had [Dematerialize].
"Nyuun."
Latias didn't waste any words either, carrying Hikaru and flying outside amidst the "be carefuls" from the two behind them.
With Latias's speed, they arrived at the Sandshrew's location in just a few seconds.
The Sandshrew before them, after Dynamaxing, had blood-red eyes. The scales on its back seemed to have been modified in some way, protruding one by one to become spikes.
With its enormous size, just a single movement could cause great damage to the mountain, kicking up a sky full of snow.
But in reality, its energy fluctuations were not very violent; it seemed only its size had changed.
[Pokémon: Sandshrew (Dynamax)]
[Ability: Snow Cloak]
[Gender: Male]
[Talent: Elite]
[Level: 29]
[Moves: Scratch, Defense Curl, Haze, Powder Snow, Rapid Spin, Fury Cutter, Metal Claw, Swift, Slash.]
[Description: Affected by some kind of energy, it has lost its reason, with only the thought of devouring left in its mind.]
The information given by the [Eye of Investigation] made Hikaru's brow furrow slightly.
"Anomaly detected. Now switching to live broadcast."
The Rotom that always followed Hikaru autonomously switched to a live broadcast format.
Soon, a voice came through.
"Hikaru, Hikaru? Can you hear me?"
Without a doubt, it was Lance on the other end.
From the picture transmitted through the communication, it could be seen that his expression was very solemn.
"I can hear you. What's going on?" Hikaru replied simply, simultaneously giving a command, "Latias, first use Psychic to control its movements. Don't let it move."
"To make a long story short, Dynamaxed Pokémon like this have appeared in various parts of the world. They will devour all living things they encounter. Think of a way to restrain them, or kill them."
Lance's side was also quite noisy, filled with the languages of various countries.
Looked at this way, it was indeed the case that this situation had occurred all over the world.
"Understood."
Hikaru hung up the call and turned his gaze to the Sandshrew below.
The increase in size only endowed it with brute force, so under Latias's control, it was soon unable to move.
Even when it used the Dynamaxed Metal Claw, it couldn't break Latias's restraint.
Below the Sandshrew, a Glaceon was running around in circles. Clearly, this was the Sandshrew from just now.
Hikaru had Latias focus on controlling the Sandshrew and summoned Charizard, having it carry him as he slowly floated down.
"Eevee, Eevee!"
The moment it saw Hikaru, the Glaceon became anxious, looking as if it were about to cry.
"You can't speak properly like this."
Seeing the Glaceon like this, Hikaru didn't blame it, but just applied a little of his Power of Viridian to calm its emotions.
After all, such a scene was indeed a bit too scary for a small Eevee.
However, under Hikaru's comfort, its emotions quickly calmed down.
"Eevee, Eevee, Eevee..."
The Glaceon, with teary eyes, recounted the course of events.
At the same time, Hikaru placed his hand on the Glaceon's head, perceiving the scene at that time.
After getting Hikaru's Pokéblocks, the two Pokémon had happily returned to their little den and then fed a portion of the Pokéblocks to several Vanillite.
After eating Hikaru's Pokéblocks, they quickly fell into a drowsy state.
But while they were sleeping, a ball of purple energy suddenly surged out from underground without any warning and devoured the Sandshrew, which couldn't react in time.
After that, it became like this.
What made the Glaceon even more anxious was that after breaking through the cave, the Sandshrew had also eaten the several Vanillite.
After learning the cause of the matter, Hikaru's brow furrowed.
The several Vanillite were eaten?
Are there still signs of life?
Time was tight. After knowing this, Hikaru didn't plan to think too much about it and directly had Charizard fly to the Sandshrew's side.
He first used his Power of Viridian to try and soothe its emotions.
It had some effect; the Sandshrew's struggles lessened a bit.
But at the same time, he also sensed a strong, tyrannical aura.
He switched to his Aura Force.
The tyrannical aura became even stronger. A strange energy was inside its body, transforming its physical form while constantly affecting its emotions.
At the same time, there were several faint signs of life within its body.
But as time passed, these signs were also weakening.
"Charizard... Latias, Psychic!"
Knowing this, Hikaru wasted no more time.
This ball of energy controlling the Sandshrew was extremely unstable. Thus, he just needed to temporarily knock this Sandshrew unconscious.
A huge psychic force, at different frequencies, landed on the Sandshrew's body, like a hammer striking, controlling the force.
This was to prevent harming the Sandshrew's life.
Controlling the force was better left to Latias.
With the fire-type Charizard, Hikaru was afraid he would one-shot it.
Soon, the Sandshrew's struggles lessened.
It closed its eyes and lost its ability to battle.
And as it lost its ability to battle, its body also quickly shrank, as if energy was being stripped from its body.
In just a moment, it returned to its original size.
With a flash of light, several other Pokémon appeared on the scene.
It seemed they were the ones that had just been devoured.
Hikaru hurriedly jumped to their side.
Several Vanillite.
Although their life signs were very weak, they were still alive.
Hikaru quickly used his Power of Viridian to hold onto their last breath, then looked at the Sandshrew beside them.
With just one glance, his brow furrowed.
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