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[Ding! Rare material 'Time-Space Berry' detected.]
[Effect: After ingestion, it can stabilize the surrounding spacetime structure for a short period of time.]
Lin Che's heart skipped a beat.
Stable spacetime structure!
In this hellish place where it could be torn apart at any moment, this is practically a divine object!
He made a decision immediately: he had to get his hands on it to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.
"Warrior Eagle, slowly approach. Do you see those glowing berries?"
His instructions were conveyed precisely through his thoughts.
The Warrior Eagle's massive head tilted slightly, locking onto its target.
This is an operation that extremely tests flying skills.
It needs to make precise lateral movements in a desperate situation where there is a chaotic spacetime fault on one side and a river of time below.
The Warriors Hawks demonstrated amazing control.
One of its wings was almost completely pressed against the rock face, while the other wing flapped very slowly and with a very small amplitude, providing a weak but precise thrust.
Nearly.
closer.
Lin Che could already smell the strange fragrance emanating from the berries, a scent that instantly soothed his tense nerves.
He reached out and cautiously probed the cliff face.
The moment my fingertips touched the first berry, a warm, smooth sensation, as if imbued with the power of stars, washed over me.
Without the slightest hesitation, he quickly and gently removed it and placed it in his bosom.
One.
Two.
Three.
Just as he had successfully picked several berries and was about to stop, something unexpected happened!
A slice of spacetime beside them suddenly flickered, and a powerful spatial suction force came without warning!
The Warrior Eagle's body suddenly tilted and plummeted towards the "River of Time" below!
"Hold on!"
Lin Che's pupils suddenly contracted, and his blood seemed to freeze at that moment.
At the critical moment, the valiant eagle let out a cry that pierced the clouds and split rocks!
Its sharp claws, which were pressed tightly against the rock wall, suddenly exerted force and dug deeply into the hard rock!
"Crench--!"
A screeching sound rang out, and sparks flew everywhere.
Its claws carved five deep furrows into the rock face, and its massive body stopped its descent less than half a meter from the silver river!
Lin Che could even feel the aura of time energy emanating from below brushing against his cheeks, giving him the illusion that time was being stripped away.
He dared not delay and quickly directed the eagle to readjust its posture and move away from that dangerous area.
We arrived at the other side of the passage without any major incidents.
The moment the eagle's claws touched the solid ground, the bizarre and chaotic flow of time and space behind it seemed to be separated by an invisible barrier.
The view before me suddenly opened up.
They arrived at an ancient mine tunnel that had been abandoned for who knows how many years.
The air was thick with dust and the dry smell of time. Compared to the suffocating time-space turbulence we experienced before, this place was undoubtedly paradise.
Lin Che let out a long sigh of relief, rolled off the back of the Warrior Eagle, and felt an unprecedented sense of security as his feet touched the solid ground.
He put away the Warrior Eagle and took out the tattered map from his pocket.
The route on the map is clearly marked. As long as you follow this ancient mine tunnel and pass through the unknown area ahead, you will reach Exit B of Stardust Cave.
That place connects to the real world.
The trek through the mine tunnels had been going on for nearly half an hour.
The road ahead seemed endless, with only the monotonous echo of gravel being trampled underfoot.
However, a sudden change made Lin Che's nerves tense up instantly.
The air has changed.
The once chilling atmosphere of the mine shaft was now imbued with a sharp, bone-chilling coldness. The breath he exhaled no longer dissipated slowly, but condensed into countless tiny ice crystals the instant it left his lips, fluttering down in the beam of the flashlight.
On the wall, the originally damp rock surface was quickly covered with a layer of white frost, which continued to thicken at a visible speed, turning from thin frost into thick ice, shimmering with an ominous cold light.
Lin Che's heart skipped a beat.
He quickened his pace, rounding the dark bend ahead.
The next second, his steps froze, and his breath stopped.
The scene before him completely overturned all his understanding of caves.
He stood at the entrance to a vast, empty void, within which lay a world entirely constructed of ice crystals. There were no rocks, no soil; everything—the walls, the floor, even the sword-like icicles hanging from the dome—was made of pure ice crystals imbued with immense energy.
These ice crystals are not inanimate objects.
Inside, a faint blue light seemed to flow slowly, enveloping the entire space in a dreamlike azure halo. The crystal-clear structure refracted and reflected each other's light, forming an intricate and mesmerizing natural labyrinth of light and shadow.
Beautiful, yet deadly.
That bone-chilling coldness seeped out from every cross-section and every edge of these ice crystals, penetrating every nook and cranny.
The air quality monitor on Lin Che's wrist emitted a sharp alarm, and the numbers on the screen jumped wildly, rapidly dropping below freezing point and plummeting.
-30°C…
-40°C…
Ultimately, the number settled on a chilling figure.
minus fifty degrees Celsius.
"hiss……"
An uncontrollable, violent tremor shot through Lin Che's spine and spread throughout his body, causing his jaw to chatter uncontrollably. Even after just a few seconds of exposure to the air, he felt his blood flow slow down.
"It's so cold!"
He gave a low shout and, without a moment's hesitation, the two Poké Balls bounced instantly from his palm.
A flash of red light appeared, and two completely different figures appeared in front of him.
One of them is an Alolan Ninetales, pure white in color, with an elegant figure and nine tails that flow like silk.
The other one is a powerful-looking Growlithe with fur that burns like flames and a scorching aura.
"Nine-Tailed Fox, use [Aurora Curtain]!"
The instructions were clear and urgent.
Alolan Ninetales let out a melodious chirp, gracefully raising its head as a strange energy surged from its body. The next moment, a pale green, aurora-like, dazzling light curtain descended from the sky, instantly enveloping Lin Che and his three Pokémon.
hum-
The biting cold wind outside the light curtain seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall, completely shutting it out. The terrifyingly low temperature, which was almost freezing people, was immediately and effectively relieved.
"Growlithe, come closer to us and keep everyone's body temperature up!"
"Ouch!"
Arcanine growled, its scorching heat radiating outwards. It moved closer to the center of the group, its orange-red fur radiating visible waves of heat. That precious warmth dispelled the last vestiges of chill, easing the tension in Lin Che and the Pokémon's bodies.
Lin Che's gaze swept over his team.
Throughout the series of battles and explorations, he had been keeping a close eye on the elves' condition.
His gaze fell on the little creature that had been quietly floating beside his shoulder.
Zhixing, that shining, unique little gray monster.
Through previous trials and tribulations, it has quietly accumulated experience.
LV.19.
Only one step remains before reaching the LV.20 evolution threshold.
Lin Che's eyes became incredibly firm.
The Great Universe Monster will be the evolved form of the Celestial, a Pokémon truly possessing powerful Psychic-type abilities. And that power is the most crucial "brain" and "core" of his entire tactical system!
He cannot be trapped here.
"We must get through here as soon as possible."
The idea became crystal clear in my mind.
He took a deep breath of the air warmed by the Growlithe's current, and his brain began to work at lightning speed, quickly deploying new tactics for this unprecedented ice crystal maze.
"Nine-Tails, you're in the lead."
Lin Che's instructions were clearly transmitted to each of his partners through his thoughts.
"Use a small-scale [Frozen Wind] to continuously blow against the wall in front of you. Don't use your full strength; control your energy output. You need to feel the feedback of the energy and the reflection of the sound to find the correct path."
This was the only potentially effective way of navigating the maze that came to mind in an instant. In this kind of pure energy maze, physical detection and conventional mental perception would likely be distorted, but "tapping" with ice-based energy of the same origin might yield the most authentic feedback.
"Woo~"
A knowing glint flashed in the Alola Ninetales's emerald eyes, and it nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
"Growlithe, stay close behind Ninetales and maintain the temperature inside the Aurora Vein to ensure everyone's stamina."
"Hakuron!"
Lin Che turned to the largest member of the group.