Crimson Sun: Accept it... This is a parting gift...

Chapter 357 Crimson Sun: Accept it... This is a parting gift...

"Waaah————"

A mournful cry, filled with endless humiliation and resentment, was squeezed out of Lugia's throat with great difficulty.

It slowly stopped its meaningless energy release, and the terrifying storm around it subsided slightly.

Those silver-blue eyes, burning with rage, were fixed on the blazing sun, and finally—

It faded away little by little.

Its enormous silver head drooped down.

Towards the human it regards as an ant.

Towards the kidnapper who threatened the lives of its offspring.

yield.

Rumble—

The raging tsunami and thunderstorms began to gradually subside as the gods bowed their heads.

A smile finally appeared on Chi Ri's face.

That didn't really look like a smile; it was more like the twitching of a child's facial muscles as if they had received a satisfying toy.

He lifted his foot lightly and stepped steadily onto Lugia's broad, silvery-white back.

"Gods? Ha—"

A barely audible sneer dissipated in the wind.

He held the dark orb, making a gesture as if to press it down on Lugia's forehead.

But just as the Dark Orb was about to touch Lugia...

Chi Ri suddenly flipped his wrist at an extremely bizarre angle!

The dark sphere disappeared, replaced by a metal syringe filled with a viscous, dark purple chaotic liquid!

puff!

The sharp needle pierced Lugia's neck!

"Huh?!"

Lugia suddenly trembled violently!

It instantly realized something was wrong, but it was too late!

The viscous, dark purple liquid was instantly propelled into its blood vessels by the high pressure and flowed throughout its body with the blood!

An indescribable, cold, manic, chaotic, and destructive dark energy erupted from its body!

""

Lugia let out a twisted roar!

It began to struggle frantically, trying to expel the invading "toxin" from its body!

The silvery-white holy radiance clashed fiercely with the pitch-black energy surging from its body, forming terrifying energy turbulence on its surface!

But the darkness is encroaching at a speed far beyond our imagination!

The viscous liquid frantically devoured and corrupted its divine power and reason.

The struggles became less and less intense.

Finally, Lugia's massive body froze in mid-air, ceasing all movement.

Its original silvery-white feathers were now covered by a dull, jet-black color.

His once clear eyes had turned completely into a blood-red color filled with only violence and chaos.

Dark Lugia!

Arrive here!

Chi Ri nodded in satisfaction, took out the special ball again, and gently pressed it on Dark Lugia's forehead.

The special ball did not capture it, but instead emitted a purplish-black light, establishing a mental connection with Lugia.

A restraint collar identical to the one worn by Lugia the Younger appeared around the neck of Dark Lugia.

The energy loop flickers, firmly controlling it.

Red Sun coldly glanced at the last remaining Team Rainbow Rocket speedboat in the waves below, and at the fanatical team members who had witnessed the entire "fall of the gods".

Suddenly, he issued his first command to the dark Lugia beneath his feet.

"Lugia, Dark Storm."

no respond.

Dark Lugia is merely a wing that remains indifferent!

Buzz—

A torrent of dark energy erupted from every feather of its body, converging and swirling wildly in the air!

Intertwined and merged with the raging air currents that it could still control, it transformed into countless jet-black wind blades with purplish-black electric arcs flashing at their edges!

These wind blades made no sound as they instantly tore through the rain curtain.

It indiscriminately sprayed water across the sea below!

laugh!

hiss hiss hiss —

There was no explosion, no screams.

There was only a series of dense hissing sounds.

The speedboat was silently dismantled and instantly washed away by the towering waves and torrential rain.

In just a few seconds.

The sea has returned to calm.

Apart from the still surging waves, the torrential rain, and the rapidly sinking metal fragments, there was nothing else.

Red Sun didn't even look down; he simply tapped Dark Lugia's back with his toe, signaling for them to return.

Dark Lugia stiffly obeyed the command and began to slowly turn around.

The paper sword behind it slowly retracted the paper blade that had been pressed against Lugia's neck.

It's not kindness.

They simply disdain it.

"Waaah! Waaah—"

Little Lugia was struggling with all her might.

Again and again, it called out to the dark figure before it with its tender chirping.

There was no fear, no pleading in that cry, only the purest incomprehension.

Why?

Why are you ignoring me?

Dark Lugia stood with its back to it, motionless.

There was no emotion in his blood-red eyes.

Paper Sword began to use its mental power to slowly push the struggling Lugia toward the still-open Ultimate Hole.

But "Screech—!!!"

A burst of silver light suddenly erupted from Dark Lugia's body!

The dark energy that was binding it was forcibly forced open, creating a crack!

Its eyes regained their clarity for a moment!

Even if it was only for a brief moment!

There was no roar, no hesitation.

Its twisted wings suddenly unfolded!

A small cyclone, completely different from the previous pitch-black wind blade, was instantly formed!

This cyclone is precise, swift, yet incredibly gentle!

This is Lugia's signature move, a manifestation of his power to control ocean currents!

Cyclone attack!

The swirling cyclone arrived first, gently enveloping the little Lugia who was about to be sucked into the alien cave!

click!

A soft sound.

The restraints fastened to young Lugia's neck shattered instantly!

The cyclone did not dissipate; instead, it enveloped Lugia completely, forming a perfect protective layer.

The next second, it shot into the sky at an almost unbelievable speed!

Piercing through the clouds, tearing through the storm, it disappears at the horizon where the sky meets the sea.

Until it was confirmed that little Lugia had been sent away.

The light that tore through the darkness quickly went out.

From breaking free from the Dark Lugia's outburst to disappearing after the cyclone rescued people, the entire process took less than a second!

The dark energy retaliated instantly, engulfing Lugia's entire body once more and completely suppressing the fleeting silver radiance.

This happened too fast.

It was so fast that even the paper sword was frozen in mid-air, the paper blade hanging there without falling.

Even the usually indifferent and calm Chi Ri finally frowned slightly.

Logically speaking, a Pokémon that has been completely corrupted by dark energy should not be able to regain consciousness naturally without external intervention.

However, this Lugia just did it.

Not only did they manage to do it, but in that split second, they also completed a series of actions that required a high degree of independent will: breaking free, fighting back, rescuing, and sending away.

"..——"

Chi Ri glanced at the giant bird beneath his feet, now shrouded in darkness again, and then looked toward the clouds where Little Lugia had disappeared.

"It's alright."

He quickly regained his indifference.

It was as if he was explaining to the paper sword, or as if he was convincing himself.

"It is nothing more than an infant that has not yet grasped power. Without protection, it cannot cause any trouble."

Paper Sword did not respond, but silently shifted its gaze away from Dark Lugia's back.

Akari lowered his eyelashes and stomped on the Dark Lugia beneath his feet again, this time with a bit more force.

He suddenly spoke again, seemingly casually.

Before leaving, let's leave this sea a little "gift".

"After all, hasn't someone always considered themselves a guardian?"

Dark Lugia had no will to resist, or rather, it had long since lost the ability to resist.

It simply obediently raised its polluted wings once more.

The wingtips pointed towards the gloomy sky.

next second.

The ocean currents across the entire area began to reverse.

The air pressure plummeted at an alarming rate, and an invisible, immense force surged upwards from the deep sea, forming a giant vortex with a diameter of over 100 meters on the surface of the ocean within a few breaths!

This is not a storm.

This is divine right.

It is a divine punishment bestowed upon the mortal world by the deity who holds the power over ocean currents.

The sky was completely torn apart, torrential rain poured down, and lightning danced wildly among the clouds.

The sea, which had just calmed down, was instantly transformed into an apocalyptic scene that only myths could depict.

Chi Ri stood in the center of the vortex, letting the gale blow his hair, his face expressionless.

He looked at the sea that he was reshaping with his own hands, his voice so soft it was almost a soliloquy.

"Please accept this—it's a parting gift—"

The ultimate hole opened, swallowing the figure standing in the center of the storm.

It also swallowed up that soulless, dark body.

All that remained were countless broken shipwrecks on the sea, helplessly swirling in the gradually forming superstorm.

"This station is interrupting with an emergency news broadcast."

"According to real-time monitoring by the meteorological department, an unusually severe convective weather event has occurred in the uninhabited area off the coast of Chengdu, forming a rare super-large thunderstorm cloud cluster."

"And accompanied by Super Typhoon Nunu, with central winds exceeding Category 17!"

"The storm's path has deviated abnormally and is moving slowly but steadily northeastward."

"The Metropolitan Union authorities have convened an emergency meeting and stated that they will make every effort to carry out disaster prevention measures."

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"If the storm continues to move along its current path, the coastal areas of Wind City are expected to be significantly affected starting tomorrow evening."

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"This station reminds residents in coastal areas that festival celebrations may be postponed due to weather conditions. We will continue to follow up on the latest developments."

On the television screen, a female reporter in a raincoat stood on the churning shore, her voice muffled by the sound of the wind in the background.

In the living room, the television was playing the news, the volume was low, just enough for everyone present to hear clearly.

Outside the window, the rain was pouring down like a waterfall.

Bai Zhou withdrew his gaze from the window, gently pressed the remote control, and muted the television.

He turned around.

He sat in the very center of the circular sofa, with a map of the entire Fenglai City spread out in front of him.

And around him.

Crimson and Green stood side by side on the left, one silent, the other with arms crossed, both intently watching the white boat.

Ah Jin was trying to steal a cookie from the coffee table when Xiao Yin slapped his hand away expressionlessly.

Kristal was holding a stack of documents and quietly checking the page numbers with Xiao Huang, the two exchanging glances every now and then.

Bilan sat on the armrest of the sofa, swinging her legs listlessly, but her eyes were always fixed on Bai Zhou's direction.

Zhu Lan sat quietly opposite Bai Zhou, holding a cup of black tea that had gone cold.

And in the corner.

Ash sat cross-legged on the ground, trying to use a straw to "fish" the dried berries that Pikachu had secretly pushed over from the plate.

come out.

The man and the mouse worked together seamlessly, completely unaware that they were the only blind spot in the entire house.

Bai Zhou glanced at the teetering dried tree fruit and selectively ignored it.

He cleared his throat.

"Alright, let's get down to business."

Everyone, including Ash, immediately sat up straight.

The dried berry fell to the ground, and Pikachu nervously hid it under its tail.

"Three days from now is the day the superpower tablet will appear, which will also be the annual celebration day of Wind City. At that time, the city's crowds will reach their peak."

"Team Rainbow Rocket has been eyeing this slab for a while now. They need a chaotic enough occasion to make their move, and the festival is the perfect opportunity."

He looked to his left, his voice steady.

"Crimson red, blue-green."

The two looked up almost simultaneously.

With great power comes great responsibility.

"You have the greatest ability, therefore you bear the greatest responsibility."

Bai Zhou paused, a slight smile curving his lips.

"You are currently the only group among all of us that can pass through the patrol system without revealing your whereabouts."

"After all, one is a former Kwando champion, and the other is a former former Kwando champion."

"—Your 'face' is more useful than my temporary permissions."

"So your task is to maintain on-site security during the celebrations, at all entrances and exits, transportation hubs, and densely populated areas throughout the city—if necessary, you can use force to suppress them."

"Any unusual developments should be reported immediately."

Crimson remained silent for two seconds, then slowly nodded.

Qinglu gave a light snort, seemingly disdainful, but did not refute.

Their eyes met briefly in the air before they looked away in tacit agreement.

The greatest ability?

Ha, are you serious?

This unspoken resentment is known only to them; as for their subtle expressions—

Bai Zhou pretended not to see it.

"Ah Jin, Little Silver."

Bai Zhou's gaze shifted to the other end of the sofa.

Ah Jin was initially a little absent-minded, but upon hearing his name called, he immediately straightened his back.

"The exact coordinates of the stone slab are in the deep forest area of ​​Wind City."

"The woods will be closed during the festival, but that also makes it the most vulnerable blind spot in the entire city."

"Spend three days in the woods, and do not let anyone who tries to approach you escape."

Ah Jin's face fell instantly.

"Ah—? Staying in the forest? For three days? I want to participate in the festival too!"

"With my abilities, I'm perfectly qualified to help with security in the city!"

"Why should I go?!"

Bai Zhou glanced at him indifferently.

There were no extra expressions or tones.

Just a glance.

Ajin suddenly stood up, his posture upright, his eyes bright, and his tone solemn and dignified.

"We guarantee the mission will be completed! We will resolutely protect the stone slab! We swear to live and die with the forest!"

Finally, he couldn't help but mutter something under his breath, his eyes filled with a last glimmer of hope.

"That—the ranger's cabin in the forest—shouldn't it have internet access, right?"

Xiao Yin gave him an elbow strike without any expression.

Akin immediately shut up.

Bai Zhou ignored the two clowns and turned to the right.

"Chris, Little Yellow."

He picked up a stack of printed materials, about half a palm's thickness, from the coffee table and placed it in front of the two of them.

"These are reports of unusual personnel submitted by our subordinates," most of them are just for show, but there are definitely real targets mixed in among them.

"You are meticulous and reliable. I feel at ease entrusting this job to you."

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