Darkrai: Don't come any closer!

Chapter 80 Darkrai: Don't come any closer!

Sawaki sighed and shook his head, rubbing the little heads of Glaceon and Froslass helplessly.

"You guys—"

Fortunately, Vulpix wasn't summoned from its Poké Ball and didn't enter Darkrai's nightmare. Otherwise, it might have been even more demanding that Zephyr find food for it in the "nightmare," even if it became as fat as Eevee.

At this moment, Sachi remained paralyzed on the spot.

Ze Shu gave Da Ye and A Liu a wink.

"Surrender!" Big Leaf roared, and together with Infernape, pounced on Sachi, who was still "reliving his nightmare".

On the other side...

Darkrai's weakened body collapsed to the ground, only his azure eyes staring blankly at the sky.

This indicates that it has not yet fainted.

Zeshu slowly walked over and kicked Darkrai's slightly solidified body, which made Darkrai's eyes move and it saw Zeshu looking down at it.

Wen Shi.

Darkrai's previously withered body seemed to be filled with a surge of power, and this sudden strength allowed it to push itself back several steps in the opposite direction of Ze Shu, its eyes filled with fear: "Darkrai, don't come any closer!!"

Darkrai could never forget the man who sat on his throne amidst the flames.

This man is the culprit who set his entire "nightmare world" ablaze!

"Don't be afraid." Ze Shu smiled. "I'll give you two choices: submit or perish."

Darkrai naturally did not want to submit.

But it didn't want to be destroyed, so it gritted its teeth and yelled, "Ta---K!"

With no energy to replenish, and no way to escape, the thought of being burned again by that man's terrifying flames made Darkrai tremble slightly.

Therefore, it proposed another condition, a compromise.

Ze Shu paused for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, anyway, my only goal is to stop you from harming people. Let's get going."

Darkrai's weak eyes held a hint of stubbornness, but that stubbornness eventually faded: "Darkrai--"

Then, its shadow-black body slowly wriggled and contracted, merging into the serrated red collar structure at its neck. Gradually, Darkrai's body grew smaller and smaller until its originally humanoid form was completely absorbed into that "red collar."

Then, the 'red collar' began to slowly wriggle and compress, eventually forming a gemstone nearly the size of a goose egg.

This is Darkrai in its dormant state.

This place fell into Ze Shu's hands.

"You mean you—" He twitched the corner of his mouth, then smiled, "To be honest, you'd be better off submitting to me in this state."

In this state, Darkrai cannot replenish its external energy and can only rely on the energy it generates internally to recuperate. And to return to its full state? It would take at least a decade!

Ze Shu guessed that Darkrai's idea was probably that he dared not provoke him, but thinking that humans only have a lifespan of one hundred years, he went into hibernation, intending to come out again after he died.

Ze Shu shook his head.

But to be honest, he felt that if this Darkrai chose to 'surrender,' it could still put up a fight.

Ze Shu himself didn't know if he could defeat this Darkrai that had regained its power. If this Darkrai was as "obedient but disobedient" as it was with Sachi, he would have to be on tenterhooks for a while.

Unexpectedly, this Darkrai, simply out of fear of him, offered to relinquish its "hibernation state."

Ze Shu didn't think he was that scary, did he?

Why is it so afraid?

"Ze Shu, Ze Shu," she thought, but then heard Da Ye calling out from the side, "A Liu and I were both burned by that golden sea of ​​fire, were you burned too?"

Ze Shu's expression turned strange. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded: "I guess so."

"That was so painful—a truly nightmarish experience." Da Ye clutched her chest. "I never want to go through this again in my life. I don't know what Darkrai was thinking, coming up with this kind of torture..."

Once Da Ye Tian Wang started complaining, he wouldn't stop, as if he had countless grievances to share about that nightmarish experience.

But Ze Shu felt a little guilty at this moment, and could only nod repeatedly to indicate that he was listening.

Ah Liu, who was standing nearby, came over and nodded in agreement.

It was as if the three of them were a "victims' association" huddling together for warmth, which made Ze Shu, who was "the perpetrator who had infiltrated the group," even more afraid to speak.

"The sun is about to set." Da Ye finally stopped talking. "We're doomed. The residents of Zhen Sha Town still need our help."

"Leave Sachi to me," Ze Shu finally said.

"Alright."

Da Ye had no sense of caution, or rather, no sense of caution towards Ze Shu, who had "made great contributions," and handed Sachi over to Ze Shu.

This Sachi was completely bound by his hands and various restraint devices used by the Alliance to treat prisoners, and his mouth was also sealed with a 'gag ball'. Only his sharp and vicious eyes were fixed on Ze Shu, unable to make a sound.

After succeeding, Ze Shu immediately and without hesitation knocked her unconscious with a karate chop.

He then released a Koma-katana soldier to carry the unconscious Hunter J on the other side—although the Koma-katana soldier was covered in blades, Hunter J was also wearing steel armor, making them a perfect match for the person carrying the load.

He planned to lock Sachi and Hunter J in the spaceship's "prison" first, since there weren't any decent prisons in Sand Town.

"Let's go."

The golden rays of the setting sun cast shadows on the dense trees, gradually dappling the ground with spots of light.

As Froslass secretly nuzzled against him, Glaceon, with its pitiful expression, shared with Itsuki the lingering fear of being "fat as a ball" in its nightmare.

Ze Shu casually opened the system.

[Good Deeds: A Nightmare Looming Over Masago Town? Smash it! Smash it and burn it!]

[Good Deeds Response: You seem to have a special way of dealing with nightmares, and the culprit causing them is afraid of you because of this. But regardless, you have once again saved Masago Town; you are the hero who saved Masago Town from nightmares!]

Good deeds settled, look on!

A treasure chest gradually came into Ze Shu's view.

The box seemed to be constantly flashing with golden light. He didn't pay attention, waved his hand, and casually opened it.

A golden ring appeared in his sight.

Hoopa's Ring

Hoopa uses a ring that warps space to gather everything into its mysterious abode. When a Pokémon equips this ring, it can steal the item that caused the move to hit the opponent. Humans, with special techniques, can also use this ring to achieve the same effect.

Ze Shu: ?

What is this thing?

Is it related to the town of Masago and Darkrai?