Chapter 257: Where is this?

Chapter 257: Where is this?

Without Volcarona, the remaining black mist was like headless flies. Bai Feng controlled his Golden Finger Energy and lunged towards the black mist.

The black mist was extremely afraid of Bai Feng's Golden Finger Energy. The moment they touched, the black mist was like snow meeting the sun, quickly dissipating into nothingness.

As time passed, the black mist was quickly and completely eliminated. However, Bai Feng sensed the sudden significant increase in Golden Finger Energy Inside his body and fell into deep thought.

When he had seen this black energy before, Bai Feng noticed that it was very similar to the impurities in Pokémon, fruit trees, and Mega Stones. So, he wondered if he could use Golden Finger Energy to dispel them.

He didn't expect it to actually succeed.

Bai Feng had never quite understood the method of his Golden Finger's advancement.

He originally theorized that it should increase naturally as he used it more and trained continuously.

The Golden Finger did indeed grow stronger with increased usage, which made Bai Feng feel his theory was correct.

But looking at the recent situation, it seemed that wasn't the case.

It seemed to be growing by devouring the negative energy. Bai Feng thought the black energy had disappeared, but that wasn't true; they were merely devoured by the Golden Finger Energy.

This was truly... unexpected!

After Bai Feng dispelled all the black energy, Bai Ye and Mewtwo in the air also subdued Volcarona and slowly descended with it.

This Volcarona was very strong, at least comparable to Xatu and Togekiss. Unfortunately, its opponents were Bai Ye and Mewtwo, so it was easily handled.

At this moment, Volcarona had fallen unconscious after being jointly beaten by Bai Ye and Mewtwo.

Looking at this completely black Volcarona, Bai Feng controlled his Golden Finger Energy to invade its body. Immediately, Bai Feng's eyes widened in disbelief.

There wasn't a single trace of normal energy in this Volcarona's energy circuits; it was all pitch-black negative energy, or rather, impurities!

No wonder it went mad!

Bai Feng quickly controlled his Golden Finger Energy to dispel the negative energy, or more accurately, devour the negative energy.

As expected, with the rapid decrease of negative energy, the Golden Finger Energy Inside Bai Feng's body began to increase rapidly, nearly doubling in a short time.

As time passed, the pitch-black color on Volcarona faded, and it regained its original dazzling golden-yellow, truly as striking as the sun.

Similarly, as the pitch-black energy in Volcarona's energy circuits disappeared, Volcarona's strength began to decline rapidly. After the last trace of pitch-black energy vanished, it had become like a New Life Pokémon.

No, it was even weaker than a New Life Pokémon, because even a New Life Pokémon couldn't have absolutely no energy Inside its body.

The only benefit was probably that all the energy circuits Inside Volcarona's body were unobstructed, and even the hidden energy circuits had all been lit up. As long as it trained steadily from now on, its strength would quickly recover.

The moment Volcarona returned to normal, Bai Feng discovered an anomaly in his body. All of his Golden Finger Energy began to converge towards his brain, eventually forming a constantly rotating white crystal stone in his Psychic Space.

Through psychic power, Bai Feng could clearly sense the situation in his Psychic Space. Looking at that crystal stone, he couldn't help but think of a Pokémon's Mega Stone.

Because it was too similar! Both in appearance and the way it functioned!

The surface of the crystal stone shimmered with purple radiance; that was his psychic power. Inside the crystal stone was a spiraling pattern of intertwined purple and white, and a continuous stream of Golden Finger Energy and psychic power surged out from it, flowing throughout his entire body before returning to the crystal stone.

I've seriously become a humanoid Pokémon!

Bai Feng couldn't help but wonder if the ancestor of this body was some unknown Legendary Pokémon? Was he experiencing an atavism?

Just kidding, just kidding! In any case, given the current situation, his Golden Finger should have advanced again. It's a good thing! He wouldn't dwell on other matters; it was meaningless.

Seeing Bai Feng spacing out, Bai Ye gently nudged him.

"Darling, what's wrong?"

Bai Feng snapped back to reality, quickly shook his head, and said, "Nothing, my special ability has advanced again. I'm just happy!"

"Gardevoir? Gardevoir~ Gardevoirvoir~" Really? That's great!

Bai Ye cheered, and Mewtwo's eyes also lit up upon hearing this. Would rejuvenation be even better from now on?

A little expectation!

Just then, Volcarona also woke up. Its gaze had become clear again, no longer filled with the previous brutality and madness, and it even seemed a little bewildered.

"Volcarona, are you okay?" Bai Feng asked.

Volcarona shook its head. Aside from feeling a bit weak and powerless, it had no other problems. Its injuries had just been healed by Bai Ye.

Bai Feng asked again, "Do you remember how you got here?"

Volcarona still shook its head blankly.

Bai Feng continued to ask, "Do you know how that black energy came about?"

Volcarona shook its head.

"Then what do you know about this Ruins?"

Volcarona continued to shake its head.

Bai Feng rubbed his forehead. It didn't know anything!

"How about... you rest inside this Poké Ball?" Bai Feng took out a Poké Ball and tentatively said to Volcarona.

Volcarona actually didn't know what a Poké Ball was, but it felt an inexplicable closeness to Bai Feng, so it nodded without hesitation.

Bai Feng didn't expect it to agree so readily. After a moment of hesitation, he pressed the Poké Ball's button on Volcarona's forehead. Volcarona turned into a red light and was drawn inside.

Volcarona Get☆Daze!

Since he didn't get any clues from Volcarona, Bai Feng had no choice but to search the Auditorium thoroughly with Bai Ye and Mewtwo. They finally found a stone slab covered in dense text beneath the shattered Celebi statue.

It was all ancient script. Bai Feng didn't recognize a single word. He thought for a moment and decided to put it away. After getting out, he would ask Professor Oak to translate it; perhaps he could learn the origin of this Ruins.

However, the moment he put the stone slab into the Distortion Space, the Ground beneath his feet suddenly cracked open, and Bai Feng fell downwards uncontrollably.

"Bai Feng!"

"Gardevoir!" Darling!

Mewtwo and Bai Ye exclaimed in surprise and rushed down together before the Ground closed again.

Bai Feng had only fallen for a short while before he used his psychic to control his body and levitate. He then saw Mewtwo and Bai Ye chasing after him, while the Ground above closed again.

Seeing that Bai Feng was fine, Mewtwo and Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked up and then down. Bai Feng finally decided to go down and see what was below; perhaps he could find news of his brother there.

"Let's go down and take a look!" he said to Mewtwo and Bai Ye.

Mewtwo and Bai Ye nodded and then flew down after Bai Feng.

Flying through a long Passage, what appeared in Bai Feng's sight was a square Space, not very large, probably less than two hundred square meters in area.

The entire Space was constructed from a heavy black material. Although it was enclosed, the light wasn't dim, because the Ground beneath their feet, the surrounding walls, and the ceiling above were all inlaid with fist-sized azure blue crystal stones. The crystal stones emitted bright radiance, making the entire Space appear well-lit.

However, the entire Space was empty; there seemed to be nothing there.

Suddenly, Mewtwo and Bai Ye seemed to simultaneously sense something was wrong. They flew to Bai Feng's side with solemn expressions, guarding him from the left and right.

"What's wrong?" Bai Feng asked.

"Something's not right!" Mewtwo said in a low voice.

Sure enough, just as Mewtwo finished speaking, countless rustling sounds suddenly echoed in the Space, like someone constantly whispering in your ear. Although the sounds weren't loud, they were unsettling.

Knowing something was wrong here, Mewtwo wasn't one to sit idly by. A bright purple radiance burst from its eyes, and psychic power swept out like a storm, scattering the glowing stones on the walls.

At this point, the source of the sounds finally began to appear. Glowing text began to emerge on the walls, then detached from them. Countless pieces of text of various shapes densely gathered together, eventually forming a completely black Charizard.

"Roar!!!"

The Charizard roared at the three of them.

Seeing the text that formed the Charizard, Bai Feng suddenly understood.

So it was Unown!

Unown, the Symbol Pokémon, single Psychic type, shaped like text. It is said to be very weak when only one exists, but if many gather together, they can generate incredible power!

Unown generally only appear in Ruins. The Pokémon world doesn't know much about them; what specific power they possess is still a mystery to this day.

Mewtwo's actions just now had angered the Unown. Their Charizard form roared at Mewtwo and opened its mouth to unleash a fierce stream of flames.

Unown don't learn Flamethrower. Bai Feng theorized that their flames were likely formed by Fire type Hidden Power.

The only move Unown can learn is Hidden Power!

Mewtwo simply waved its hand, deflecting the Incinerate aimed at it.

Seeing this, Bai Ye quickly took action. It used Teleport to appear behind the Charizard, intending to attack it with Mystical Fire. But the Charizard seemed to have eyes on its back; it actually whipped Bai Ye away with its tail.

The Charizard naturally had eyes on its back; it was composed of a large number of Unown. It had eyes not only on its back but all over its body.

Seeing that the Unown were difficult to deal with, Bai Feng used Teleport to appear beside Mother, pulled her up from the Ground, and said, "Mother, Mega Evolution!"

Bai Ye nodded and extended her hand to Bai Feng. The mother and son instantly completed their mental state link, and Bai Ye simultaneously completed her Mega Evolution.

Over there, Mewtwo appeared beside the Charizard, raised its fist, and used Poison Jab to smash the Charizard's head. But the moment its fist touched the Charizard's head, that head suddenly transformed into countless scattered Unown, causing Mewtwo's punch to miss.

Just as Mewtwo was about to withdraw its fist and retreat, it suddenly felt a powerful force acting upon it, fixing it to the Original spot.

The Unown could not only use Fire type Hidden Power but also Psychic type Hidden Power. The psychic power they unleashed wasn't stronger than Mewtwo's, but it successfully immobilized Mewtwo for an instant.

This instant was enough for Mewtwo to suffer a disadvantage.

With Mewtwo immobilized, a yellow-green energy beam erupted from the Charizard's body, instantly blasting Mewtwo away.

The Unown then used Bug-type Hidden Power, which is a counter to Mewtwo. It must be said, the combined Unown were truly formidable.

Bang!!!

Mewtwo crashed into the wall, creating cracks in it. The scattered Unown then reassembled into a complete Charizard.

Just as they finished reassembling, a silver light pillar descended from the sky, instantly piercing through the Charizard's body.

Bai Ye, having finished Mega Evolving, hit them with a Moonblast!

"Jijiji~~~"

"Lilili~~~"

"Dadada~~~"

...

The Unown were scattered with screams. Some even fell directly onto the Ground. However, their ability was very special; the moment they fell onto the Ground, they merged into the Ground. Bai Feng and the others couldn't catch them even if they wanted to.

The Unown in the air were still flying around erratically. Mewtwo naturally wouldn't miss such an opportunity; it hadn't yet avenged that previous attack!

It simply waved its hand, and countless golden stars shot out, accurately hitting every single Unown.

The Unown fell down like rain.

Mewtwo wanted to press its attack, but suddenly, Unown began to reappear on the walls. They collectively shot streams of pitch-black energy towards Mewtwo.

Ghost type Hidden Power!

A deep purple psychic barrier appeared around Mewtwo, timely defending against the Unown's attack.

The scattered Unown became harder to deal with. Seeing this, Bai Feng said to Bai Ye, "Use Will-O'-Wisp!"

"Gardevoir~"

Bai Ye nodded. Instantly, wisps of eerie blue flames appeared throughout the Space. The Unown were immediately startled and screamed as they hid back into the walls.

Mewtwo's eyes erupted with bright purple radiance. Its signature move, Psystrike, activated, and a terrifying storm of psychic power swept through the Space, raging with the Will-O'-Wisp. When the Will-O'-Wisp hit the walls, fine screams followed.

Finally, the Unown couldn't hold on. The walls began to twist, and all the Unown swarmed out from the walls. The entire Space was instantly filled with countless Unown. Even Bai Feng, Bai Ye, and Mewtwo were caught off guard and submerged within the swarm of Unown.

"Jijiji~~~"

"Mimimi~~~"

"Lalala~~~"

...

As the Unown continuously spun, blue radiance erupted from their bodies. The radiance converged, and a blue vortex appeared.

So they swarmed into the vortex. Bai Feng, Bai Ye, and Mewtwo were carried along, entering the blue vortex one after another. Amidst the continuous collisions, Bai Feng lost consciousness.

He didn't know how long had passed, but he woke up on a patch of lush green Grassland. The dazzling sunlight made it hard for him to open his eyes.

Bai Feng propped himself up on his arms and sat up, looking around in confusion.

Where is this?

(End of Chapter)