Latias's Capture

Chapter 27 Latias's Capture

After leaving the cave, we crossed the terrifying "log bridge" again. Mingyou helped Ponpo carry the plastic bag, and the journey down the mountain would be quick from there.

"Mmm~"

Ponpo still held his hand, skipping and hopping like a little girl walking home with her father after school, looking forward to what they would eat that night.

"It's 2 p.m. I'll try to get home before 6 p.m., otherwise it will be too late once I finish my work."

Mingyou smiled and took out her phone to check the time. Suddenly, she noticed a message about "King of Salted Fish," which she probably hadn't noticed while hiking earlier.

But when he clicked in to see if Xiaoxia had replied to the message, he got stuck on the loading page, just like some two-word game, constantly loading.

"Strange, Green Town is right below us, and it's close to the northbound center, so why is the internet still so bad?"

"Hmm?"

Ponpo asked curiously.

"It's nothing, it's just that the internet is too bad. I'll wait until I get down the mountain to check the messages."

Mingyou shook her head, and just as she was about to put her phone away, the upper right corner of the screen suddenly turned "no signal," as if it had been interfered with in some way!

"???"

Just as he was wondering, a dazzling light suddenly shot into the sky from the direction of Hell Valley, transforming into a pillar of light that was incredibly bright. Finally, blue and purple particles scattered in all directions, and the light gradually disappeared.

Ponpo's expression didn't change much at this sudden phenomenon; she was used to it. But then she seemed to have discovered something and looked up. Mingyou was only slightly surprised before regaining her composure.

"Is this a crystallization phenomenon? I almost forgot that this phenomenon also exists in Beishang Township. I remember that Grandpa came here to investigate this in the first place, but unfortunately he didn't find any results."

The formation of Taijing crystals is a unique phenomenon that currently only occurs in the Padiya region and Kitakami Township, and the formation mechanism has not yet been investigated.

All we know is that after it happens, a huge crystal will form on the spot, and it will eventually disappear after about a day due to the dissipation and weakening of energy.

Once a Pokémon touches it, it will become crystallized based on the crystal's attribute, and the Pokémon's own crystallized attribute will also change as a result.

That's all. It won't have any other effect on Pokémon that have become too crystallized. As long as you defeat them or wait about a day, the crystallization will automatically dissipate.

"The entire Beishang Township is filled with Taijing energy. I wish it would grow in my yard too; it would make a pretty glowing decoration. It's a pity it can only last for a day..."

Mingyou shook his head and stopped caring. For him, a Padian, this phenomenon was perfectly normal.

"Let's go."

He led Ponpo down the mountain, but found that Ponpo was still looking up and staring at something. So he also looked up at the sky out of curiosity.

"What... um?!"

As soon as Mingyou looked up, she saw something flashing in the air... as if there was a bug in the program, before it disappeared completely, revealing a large black helicopter below!

As the optical camouflage used for concealment disappeared, the helicopter appeared to lose control, swaying in the air and plummeting downwards.

"A plane crash? Could it be the one from earlier...?"

Mingyou instantly recalled the soaring light that shot into the sky when the Taijing crystal was formed.

In the Parthian region, because this phenomenon is so common, pilots are specially trained to avoid being affected by the sudden flashes of light, and are accompanied by dragons throughout the flight to prevent accidents.

Therefore, it is very likely that the pilot of this helicopter was blinded by the light of the crystal and lost control of the aircraft, which led to this situation.

As the helicopter struggled to maintain its balance in the air, Mingyou couldn't help but feel tense. The other side was getting closer and closer to Guishan, and they could collide at any moment.

"Please, please don't let anything happen!"

There was nothing he could do but hope the other plane didn't crash, otherwise it would be a major accident.

Fortunately, the helicopter flew at an angle along the edge of Ghost Mountain, showing that the pilot was quite skilled. Finally, it managed to stabilize the aircraft above Hell Valley and slowly came to a stop in mid-air.

"call……"

Seeing this, Mingyou finally breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second, a loud explosion suddenly came from the tail of the helicopter!

"Mmm!"

Ponpo was startled and quickly grabbed Mingyou's leg, while he himself stood frozen in place, watching the tail of the plane belch thick black smoke as it plummeted downwards.

"Uh... what's going on?"

Mingyou and Pengpeng exchanged a glance, somewhat puzzled, and then said, "Let's go check it out. At this height, they shouldn't all be dead. Hopefully, everyone's alright."

"Mmm~"

They set off immediately and ran in that direction.

……

Hell Valley, as its name suggests, is a place where the ground is white, as if it were made of ashes. Volcanic gases are rising everywhere, the temperature is very high, and gas can be seen popping up everywhere.

At that moment, a large black transport helicopter was parked next to a small earthen mound, with many large and small iron cages lying around it.

At that moment, an Alakazam swung its ladle, violently flinging away all the wild Pokémon that had curiously approached the area.

"Get lost, you worthless Pokémon!"

A man in a black uniform was shouting at the Pokémon. He had a large red "R" on his chest, and there were several other men and women dressed similarly around him.

Not far away, next to a large, damaged iron cage, lay an injured Pokémon, its expression furious but its complexion terrible, suffering from severe poison and helpless.

Its face is a hollowed-out red triangle, its ears are also triangles, and there are white pentagonal patterns on its forehead. It has a streamlined body, with the upper body being white and the lower body being red.

It has wings on both sides of its body that resemble jet engine wings, and a unique blue triangular emblem on its chest, which looks very beautiful.

In front of this Pokémon was another Pokémon with a huge gray stem-like body. It had a large, light-colored, warty Pokémon cap and stared fiercely ahead.

"The plane's loss of balance and swaying actually woke you up, but all your struggles were in vain; escape was impossible!"

As the voice approached, a burly man, nearly two meters tall, wearing a bodysuit with a red "R" pattern and sporting a unique Poké Ball-shaped beard, walked towards them.

He continued, "Expose the mushroom, throw this guy into the cage, and once the plane is repaired, transport them all up."

"Beep beep!"

The shroomy muttered something with its big pink mouth, then brandished two Poké Ball-shaped shields and tried to grab the Pokémon. The Pokémon struggled, but to no avail...

Everything that happened here was seen by Mingyou, who had just arrived and was hiding on a small hill in the distance. His attention was more focused on the Pokémon that had been caught by the exposed Mushroom...

[Latias: An Infinite Pokémon with high intelligence and keen senses. It can communicate with other creatures telepathically and is currently in danger. Saving it should earn you some goodwill.]

"It's a Woodpecker... How come the Red Water is all smashed like this? Did the Shield Mushroom dry it out?"

Because of the distance, he couldn't see clearly who these strange people were.

So I picked up my phone, opened the camera, and zoomed in. I finally saw the red "R" on these people's clothes. This is the infamous symbol of Team Rocket, the Pokémon Mafia, which is notorious all over the world!

"It must be Team Rocket... They captured Latias and put it in a cage; they definitely want to take it back and force it to do Pokémon experiments!"

……

(End of this chapter)