Sky Sit: Hmph...

Chapter 359 Sky Sit: Hmph...

Crimson silently clenched her fists.

Qinglu looked out the window at the sea, lost in thought.

As the current champion, Zhu Lan understands better than anyone what a natural disaster of this magnitude means.

Her eyes were calm, but her slightly pursed lips betrayed the heaviness in her heart.

They are not afraid of natural disasters.

As the strongest warriors standing at the pinnacle of battle, harsh weather and raging waves are merely obstacles that they and their companions need to overcome.

But what about ordinary people?

What about the residents and tourists who are completely unaware of the impending catastrophe?

Fenglai City is a famous tourist city, and on the eve of the festival, the flow of people is at its peak for the year.

Even if an emergency evacuation of the entire city were initiated immediately, given the current transportation capacity and conditions, it would be impossible to evacuate everyone before the disaster strikes.

Three hours—that's simply not enough.

In the face of natural disasters, ordinary people who are completely unprepared face only one fate.

An invisible sense of oppression, like the torrential rain outside the window, weighed heavily on everyone's chest.

That's the instinct of a guardian.

They want to say something, they want to do something.

But in the end, their self-awareness converged on the same person.

Bai Zhou remained silent, calmly flipping through the report.

Bai Zhou raised his head.

He looked at A-Quan's anxious face, and at Huo-Yan's still indifferent but subtly tense little face behind her.

He then scanned the faces in the living room, each one displaying a different expression: solemn, expectant, or trusting.

Then he spoke.

The tone was relaxed.

"I'm here, everything will be alright."

That's all.

It was casual, even downplayed.

There were no passionate guarantees, no meticulously prepared arguments.

However, this seemingly unnerving statement contained an indescribable power.

Like a gentle hand, it instantly soothed the anxiety and unease that was spreading rapidly in everyone's hearts.

The clenched, bright red fist loosened.

The coldness on Qinglu's face lessened somewhat.

Zhu Lan slightly curved the corners of her lips.

Even Ah Jin, who was being pinned to the ground by Xiao Yin, managed to turn his head to look at Bai Zhou, paused for a second, and then grinned.

Without him.

There is no reason, and no reason is needed.

"Doctor! You—"

Ah Quan could hardly believe his ears.

After speaking earnestly and anxiously for a long time, all I got in return was a simple "It's okay"?

Her eyes were red with anxiety, and she wanted to persuade her again, but Huoyan gently tugged at the corner of her clothes beside her.

Huo Yan didn't speak, but simply shook her head slightly, signaling her to keep quiet.

A-Quan was stunned.

She doesn't understand.

Why would these rational and sound adults place such almost blind trust in Bai Zhou's seemingly "casual" words?

But she kept her mouth shut.

Bai Zhou handed the monitoring report to Chi Hong and Zhu Lan, asking them to read it and understand the details.

Then, he raised his hand and tapped the jewelry around his neck, seemingly unintentionally.

Stop sleeping, all you do is sleep all day.

His telepathic connection carried a hint of disdain.

If you keep sleeping like this, I'll think you've really died of old age.

The "decoration" on the collar trembled slightly.

The dragon slightly raised its eyes, a hint of displeasure at being disturbed flashing in its golden vertical pupils.

It lazily wiggled its tail.

snort----"

You heard what I just said.

Bai Zhou said it was a question, but his tone was nothing short of a statement.

This is a small matter, I can handle it.

Liekongzuo did not respond.

It simply closed its eyes again and buried its head back into its coiled body.

They're not even bothered to give a "yes" or "no" answer.

No, it's that they simply don't bother answering such questions.

This question is indeed somewhat insulting to dragons.

next moment.

Buzz—

An invisible yet powerful energy surge, originating from the white boat, swept out like ripples in an instant and exploded with a deafening roar!

The air currents are trembling! Space is resonating!

That was not a violent impact, but a manifestation of power!

An invisible aura swept through the living room, through the villa, through the entire Fenglai City, and soared straight to the heavens!

Fenglai City, the port.

The torrential rain was still pouring down.

Fishermen frantically reinforced their boat cables, tourists scattered to find shelter from the rain, and vendors scrambled to gather up their shelves that had been blown over by the wind.

A child in a raincoat, holding a Pichu, squatted under the eaves, looking at the gray-white rain curtain that made it almost impossible to see the sea.

then.

The rain has stopped.

It doesn't get smaller, it doesn't get weaker.

It was a complete and sudden cessation without any warning.

The wind stopped.

The rolling waves paused for a moment as they surged up, then fell helplessly back to the surface.

As if startled awake, the dark clouds began to collapse and dissipate from their center at a visible speed.

A ray of moonlight shone through a crack in the clouds.

It landed right on the child's face.

He looked up and stared blankly at the sky.

Pichu poked its head out from his arms.

"Pipi?"

A few seconds later.

"Hey! Look up at the sky!"

"The clouds—the clouds have dispersed?!"

"Where's the typhoon? Wasn't that a typhoon just now?!"

The port was in an uproar.

It wasn't fear, it was confusion, it was disbelief.

A middle-aged man, soaking wet, stared blankly at the blue sky, muttering to himself.

"I've been at sea for forty years in my life—and I've never seen anything like this before—"

His partner patted him on the shoulder and joked with him with a smile.

"Didn't you see it today?"

Fenglai City, Celebration Square.

The staff at the celebration stage had just received notification that the event might be canceled and were dejectedly dismantling the decorative flower balls that they had only half-assembled.

Rain dripped down the brims of their hats.

Then it suddenly stopped.

A young girl subconsciously looked up at the moonlight filtering through the clouds, somewhat stunned.

"————?"

People around them stopped what they were doing and looked up.

"The sky has cleared up? Why did the rain suddenly stop?"

"So fast? Is this typhoon fake?"

"Who cares! Quick! Put the flower ball back!"

The crowd got busy again, even more energetic than before.

Fenglai City, Coastal Viewpoint.

Several tourists were huddled together in a small pavilion on the viewing platform, trying to avoid the rain.

They had come early for the celebration's fireworks show, but after being stuck here for almost an hour, they lost all interest.

Then the rain stopped.

The wind stopped.

The sea calmed down quickly within seconds, and the white waves that had been waving their claws just moments before wilted like scolded dogs.

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"Holy crap?"

A person pushed up their glasses.

"What kind of weather is this?"

No one answered him.

Because everyone was watching the golden halo that was spreading rapidly on the horizon.

After a few seconds of silence, someone whispered.

"Do you think this could have been done by a Pokémon?"

No one responded.

But everyone had a vague answer in their hearts.

Inside the villa's living room.

Everyone except Bai Zhou unconsciously took a half step back in response to the sudden shockwave!

With a soft moan, Bilan accidentally fell into Bai Zhou's arms, whereupon he gently helped her up.

Ah Jingang got up from the ground, stumbled again and almost fell, but Xiao Yin grabbed him by the back of his collar expressionlessly.

His crimson pupils contracted sharply, and the hair on his shoulder stood on end. The electric sacs on both sides of his cheeks burst out with sparks of electricity in response!

Green almost instinctively pressed down on the Poké Ball. Just as it was about to say something, it opened its mouth, but in the end, it only made a meaningless "tsk".

Zhu Lan's lips curled up slightly, her smile carrying a hint of pride that she herself was unaware of.

The only person who wasn't shocked was Xiaozhi.

He looked at Bai Zhou with even greater adoration, the stars in his eyes almost materializing.

And the Pikachu on his shoulder—it always covers its face.

"This, this is—"

Ah Quan stared blankly at the cold, bright moon outside the window, his lips trembling slightly, unable to utter a single word.

She studies the ocean.

She knew better than anyone that the energy density and atmospheric pressure difference of that rain cloud could not possibly dissipate naturally in such a short time.

unless-

Some force she couldn't understand forcibly "corrected" everything.

She turned her head sharply and looked at Bai Zhou.

Bai Zhou shrugged, not thinking it was a big deal.

He had only mentioned it to Liekongzuo briefly, not expecting any substantial response from this increasingly lazy dragon.

Who knew—this guy reacted immediately.

Tsk.

Is this a case of having one's professional abilities questioned, which hurts their young self-esteem?

Bai Zhou waved his hand somewhat helplessly and said to the crowd around him who had not yet fully recovered from the shock, "Uh—I should have said so beforehand, sorry."

Everyone: "————"

Crimson: What just happened?

Green: ————Don't ask me.

Zhu Lan: I see.

Azure: ? Huh?

A-Quan: ————Who am I? Where am I? Have all my years of oceanographic research been for nothing?

No one responded to him.

Seeing this, Bai Zhou stopped explaining and fell back into thought.

The natural disaster has been temporarily resolved.

But compared to natural disasters, the information brought by A-Quan did confirm one thing: the ocean was in serious trouble.

What he cared more about was what lay behind this anomaly.

According to A-Quan, this could not possibly have formed naturally.

In other words, it was man-made.

Rainbow Rockets?

This was the first thought that popped into Bai Zhou's mind.

But then he shook his head slightly.

This makes no sense.

If he remembered correctly, Rainbow Sakaki should not possess the power or technology to manipulate the ocean on such a large scale.

At least not in the "plot" he knew of.

What is their purpose? To create extreme weather and harm coastal towns?

But that's just too stupid.

Even if Sakaki is crazy and arrogant, he is definitely not an idiot.

He knew perfectly well that Lie Kong was sitting next to him.

I'm not afraid that if he gets upset, he might just Mega Evolve Rayquaza, and one Delta Force would send you into a typhoon or tsunami.

It's something like the Land of Ending, the Sea of ​​Origin —

Kneel down and call him "Dad".

Knowing this all along, why play these tricks?

impossible.

So, there's only one answer left.

The ocean itself is the problem.

Outside the window, the moonlight was like water.

In Bai Zhou's eyes, the surface of the sea that had been forcibly calmed was reflected.

The existence of something that can cause global ocean current disturbances, deep-sea earthquakes, and massive thunderstorms —

There are only two in this world.

One is the ocean god who sleeps somewhere on the seabed and controls the boundless ocean.

The other is the god of ocean currents, who governs ocean currents and storms and dwells in the deep sea whirlpools.

Georgotha?

Or is it Lugia?

Bai Zhou raised his head, his gaze calmly landing on A Quan.

"Ah Quan".

"—Yes, yes!"

Ah Quan was still reeling from the earlier shock, his voice a little strained.

I have a question for you.

Bai Zhou spoke casually, but his expression was serious.

"Ardenta asked you to investigate Kyogre, how's the investigation going?"

Ah Quan's expression froze instantly.

Her pupils suddenly contracted, and she froze on the spot.

How did he know!

The thought flashed through my mind for only a moment before being overwhelmed by even stronger emotions.

President Mizuki's secret plan was information known only to a very few core members within the organization.

Why would Dr. Shirafusa know this?

She wanted to deny it, to say, "I don't know what you're talking about."

She had even prepared an excuse.

But when she looked up and met Bai Zhou's calm, unwavering eyes...

My throat feels like it's blocked by something.

There was no scrutiny, no questioning, and not even expectation in those eyes.

It's just a statement.

He seemed to already know the answer; he was just casually confirming it.

Ah Quan opened his mouth.

Huoyan stood quietly beside her, neither looking at her nor speaking.

The silence lasted for three seconds.

"----yes."

Ah Quan's voice was very soft, as if all his strength had been drained away.

"Our leader has instructed us to—track down Kyogre's activities."

"It has been going on for half a year."

"He wants to find its resting place."

She lowered her head, not daring to look at Bai Zhou's expression.

Bai Zhou did not show any surprise or anger, but simply nodded thoughtfully.

"Kyogre hasn't woken up."

This is not a question.

"----No."

Ah Quan said in a low voice, "It is still sleeping in the deep sea. The energy fluctuations are stable, and there are no signs of it waking up."

Bai Zhou remained silent for a while.

Everyone else in the living room was looking at him, saying nothing; the only sound was the wind outside the window.

Georgotha ​​is fine.

Then it can't be it.

The image of another holder of maritime power flashed through Bai Zhou's mind.

Lugia.

If Kyogre doesn't act strangely, then what could make the entire ocean "sick"—

Only that big bird that likes to sleep deep in the trench, and whose troubles are always serious.

Bai Zhou gently exhaled.

It seems the trouble is far from over; in fact, it's just beginning.

The typhoon situation has been temporarily resolved, but Huoyan and Aquan have no intention of leaving.

Considering they had come to provide important information, Bai Zhou didn't kick them out. Under Bi Lan's resentful gaze, he let them stay overnight.

Anyway, Daigo's villa is quite large, with plenty of empty rooms, enough to accommodate everyone.

Silent all night.

Ever since Liekong unleashed a Crescent Moon Slash at the sky last night, the weather in Fenglai City has been exceptionally good.

The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly, a complete contrast to last night.

Everyone in the villa went to carry out their mission.

Only Bai Zhou brought Xiao Zhi to the plaza where the celebration venue was still being prepared, to participate in the final individual skill competition of the Pokémon All-Round Tournament.

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