svetikya Chapter 373 The Visitor from the Universe
Chapter 373 The Visitor from the Universe
"What exactly is this thing? It can block waveguides. It doesn't seem to be from this world."
Ash muttered to himself, then reached out and gently touched the strange stone.
"?!"
cold.
This was Ash's first and only feeling after touching the rock.
He had never experienced this kind of coldness before; it was like the loneliness and solitude of being all alone in the world.
Even looking around, there wasn't a single sign of life, not even a single weed.
It's like—
"universe?"
The image of the universe unconsciously appeared in Ash's mind.
As if the meteorite had read his mind, a vast and boundless universe appeared in Ash's mind in an instant. It was pitch black and deathly silent, with only himself, wandering in a space with an infinite lifespan and no end in sight.
I am?
A peculiar state.
But it's not unfamiliar either.
At this moment, Ash's thoughts and heart seemed to merge with some kind of life. As his gaze moved, it was as if he himself was the one who had been drifting in this universe, experiencing endless years of loneliness.
That kind of loneliness, confusion, and pain.
It began to crash against the reefs of his heart like a relentless tide.
It seemed as if it was about to drown him.
In an instant, a beam of light flashed across the universe from who-knows-where.
Under the light, Ash's gaze began to drift further away, and the unfamiliar yet familiar figure gradually appeared before him.
"Deoxys?"
Upon seeing the figure in front of him, Ash called out the other person's name with some confusion.
At the same time, Deoxys, enveloped in light, also looked at Ash.
He nodded slightly, as if he wanted to say something to Ash.
But the next second, Ash's surroundings turned completely black again.
Until an unknown amount of time had passed—
"Well?"
Ash opened his eyes and murmured in a drowsy voice.
"Is this...a hospital?"
Ash glanced around and confirmed his current location.
He just didn't know why he was in the hospital. Had he been dreaming the whole time? Deochis...
Ash was thinking about Deoxys, but then he suddenly remembered something else important.
"Where's Team Galaxy?!"
After being in a detached state for so long, Ash finally remembered everything.
He should have been battling Team Galactic in Mt. Coronet. He was planning to send out more Pokémon to provide support and wipe out Stellaris and Pluton in one fell swoop. But the moment his hand touched the Poké Ball, he completely fainted.
"Squeak-"
Just as Ash was regretting that he had fainted, the door suddenly creaked open. Looking over there, he saw Dawn and Brock walking in with worried expressions.
However, after seeing that Ash had woken up, their expressions returned to normal.
"Xiao Zhi, are you alright!?"
Dawn arrived at Ash's bedside even before Pikachu, speaking worriedly as she reached out to touch Ash's head.
It's clearly not a fever, but this gesture of touching the forehead seems to be ingrained in their genes.
"I'm fine, but speaking of which, Mr. Handsome, you also have Team Galactic, right?"
Ash didn't push Dawn away. After all, if Dawn had been the one who fainted during the battle with Team Galactic, Ash would probably have been even more worried than her.
"How could nothing be wrong! If nothing were really wrong, you wouldn't have suddenly fainted! Have you been too tired lately? The doctor said all your vital signs are normal, but for some reason you just won't wake up. Do you know how worried we are?!"
Xiao Guang started nagging like a mother hen, telling Xiao Zhi to protect his body and so on.
Xiao Zhi knew he was in the wrong, so he didn't intend to harm Xiao Guang; he just let her vent her emotions there.
After talking for so long, Dawn finally calmed down a bit. Seeing that Ash still looked like he wanted to know what would happen next, Dawn could only sigh helplessly.
"Both of the Galactic Team's executives escaped, leaving only seven ordinary Galactic Team members behind. The handsome man continued his pursuit afterward, but it seems unlikely that he will be able to catch them."
Hikari recalled the situation and said this to Satoshi.
"Moreover," Xiao Gang stepped forward and added, "the ruins that Team Galactic is looking for don't seem to be the one we're looking for today, so that place is naturally of no use to Team Galactic anymore. The pursuit of Team Galactic will probably turn into another long chase."
"Yeah, but luckily the Rockets trio were there at the time. After their explanation, at least we now know what the Galaxy team is looking for and where to look! It seems like the chances of the league succeeding are still pretty high."
At that time, everyone from the Galaxy team ran away.
After tying up the unconscious Galaxy team members, the handsome guy was about to leave and didn't want to bother with the Rockets trio at all.
However, after the Rocket Team trio learned that the handsome guy was an Interpol agent, they inexplicably surrounded him and started repeating what they had heard about Team Galactic's plans.
In conclusion, Team Galactic has obtained the key to unlock the ruins that summon the two time-space gods, and those ruins lie dormant somewhere in Mount Celestial Crown.
Even if Team Galactic has indeed found the ruins, they will still need the necessary items to activate the altar within the ruins.
That's roughly the situation.
Although Zhenxing and Pluto were not apprehended today, the Alliance and Interpol have already made significant progress.
As for Ash, after hearing that the two executives of Team Galactic were completely unharmed, he didn't care much about it anymore, but his attention quickly returned to Brock's words.
"remains?"
Ash had already fainted before the ruins were revealed.
Therefore, Ash had no idea that there were any ruins or other relics at the site of their battle.
"Ah."
Xiao Gang nodded and began to describe, "To be precise, we don't know if it's a ruin or not, because there was only a huge building there that looked like a gate. We knocked on it and it was solid. There didn't seem to be any extra space inside. It might be an ancient mural imitating some kind of ruin, who knows?"
Only a small part of the gate was revealed due to the battle, so Xiao Gang couldn't say for sure what it was.
However, after the handsome guy examined the "ruins" and said there was nothing special about them, then there really shouldn't be anything special about them, right?
A normal person would probably give up after hearing this, but Xiao Zhi's mind was still replaying the dream he had just had.
To be precise, she was reminiscing about Deoxys, whom she had met in that dream.
Although Ash didn't have the power of Aura at that time, he and Deoxys connected mentally for a short period of time.
Ash could sense the helplessness, loneliness, and confusion of Deoxys in that era; it was as if Deoxys was asking Ash for help.
Please help.
Sitting on his hospital bed, Xiao Zhi gazed at the swirling snow outside the window, lost in thought.
Could it be related to that ruin?
With that thought in mind, Xiao Zhi silently made up his mind.
......
Night falls.
The outside world was covered by wind and snow.
The weather in Tianguan Mountain is unpredictable. During the day, it is sunny, but starting in the afternoon, a sudden blizzard blows across every corner of the mountain.
Ash doesn't have a very good sense of direction, and getting lost is a common occurrence for him.
Even in a city with well-defined landmarks, Ash can easily lose his way and end up not knowing where he is.
If it's like this in the city, imagine how it is on a snow-covered mountain road at night.
If Ash were alone, it would be very difficult for him to find the location of the ruins. Of course, this is not only because Ash is bad at directions, but also because he was asleep and did not know the way back. This is also quite normal.
and so--
"Pikachu—" (Why?)
That's when Pikachu needs to step in again.
In the middle of the night, Pikachu was still immersed in a sweet dream, but in its sleep it felt as if it was being grabbed by something.
When it slowly opened its eyes, Xiao Zhi had already grabbed it and taken it outside, and directly explained his purpose.
"Take me to the place where we fought today, or rather, to the location of that ruin."
"Pikachu?" (What are you going there for?)
Pikachu had no idea what Ash was thinking or planning.
However, Pikachu probably knew why Ash went alone in the middle of the night; it was simply because he was afraid that Dawn and Brock would worry.
But why do you have to bring it? If you have no sense of direction, just communicate with them properly and then go together!
If Ash faints again, having the two of them with you will at least provide some support. If it's just Pikachu alone, it won't even be able to bring Ash back!
"I always felt I could discover something special there, so I had to go!"
Xiao Zhi's tone was very firm.
Regardless of whether the dream or the figure was real or just a figment of one's imagination.
He absolutely had to go and take a look.
Ash truly sensed what Deoxys was thinking.
That feeling of having no hope for life, that feeling of preferring to die rather than continue enduring loneliness...
If it's all fake, then it's just a wasted trip.
But if it's all true, and the Deoxys trapped in that legendary ruin really is the Deoxys from his dream, then Ash can't just leave it here alone.
It's just a little tough on Pikachu.
.......
We rushed back into Tianguan Mountain from the clinic halfway up the mountain.
The round trip takes three hours, and by the time Ash set off and arrived at the cave entrance, half the time had already passed.
It is 3 a.m. now.
Xiao Zhi didn't have time to dawdle here anymore.
"This must be the place."
"Pikachu~"
At a cave entrance blocked by heavy snow, Pikachu nodded, quite certain that this was where they had fought that morning.
However, after half a day of blizzard, the entrance to the cave was blocked by the heavy snow, but this level of blizzard did not pose any obstacle for Ash.
"Infernape, use Flamethrower!"
In the pitch-black snowy night.
The scorching firelight briefly illuminated the land.
After the ice and snow at the cave entrance were completely melted by Infernape, the cave entrance leading to the other side finally reappeared in front of Ash.
This time, having come prepared, Ash naturally wouldn't fall down as quickly as before.
However, the moment he stepped into the cave, Ash could still feel a wave of dizziness coming from his brain.
Without his intervention, the waveguide within his body began to stir on its own.
The direction in which the waveguide turbulence was pointing was all in one place. Ash pointed his flashlight at that location, and in the dim light, he saw a magnificent and historically significant stone gate.
There were some characters carved on the stone gate, which Xiao Zhi obviously couldn't understand, and he didn't need to understand what the characters meant.
Walking to the front of the stone gate, Xiao Zhi silently reached out and touched the stone gate.
With her eyes closed, she carefully began to release her aura, afraid that she might faint again due to the surge of aura power.
This time, under Ash's deliberate control, his dizziness was finally brought under control. As the Aura continued to penetrate deeper, Ash's heart began to grow with surprise.
Because the waveguide couldn't sense anything at all during its probe into the interior.
Simply put, Ash knows that the Aura is moving forward, but there is nothing in its path, as if it has been swallowed by a black hole, and it cannot sense anything at all.
Sure enough, this must be the meteorite from my dream.
Xiao Zhi guessed that this stone door was probably related to the meteorite in his dream.
Ash had been probing with his Aura for quite some time, but he still hadn't discovered anything special.
strangeness.
Is it because I'm using the wrong method?
Just as Xiaozhi was making this guess.
The wave power that he had been controlling just a moment ago suddenly surged toward the stone door as if a valve had been opened.
Ash was startled and tried to retract his weapon, but to no avail.
But that heavy, lifeless door began to glow with a dazzling light.
.......
P.S.: I'm asking for a gift every day~ QAQ~!