He knows Pokémon better than me.

Xiaozhi's face lit up with joy, there were actually other humans here!

Turning around, I saw a man in his twenties, wearing a red and white hat with goggles hanging on the brim.

He has brown skin, a strong and serious face, and short dreadlocked hair.

He was wearing long boots, a large and old red cloak over his smart clothes, and looked exhausted.

"Oh la!"

The handsome and dashing golden electric cat had also flown to the side of the man, and it was obvious that they were a pair.

"We can't stay here for long. That evil food king will come back sooner or later. Come with me!"

Seeing Xiaozhi still standing there in a daze, the man with dreadlocks reminded him again.

Since the entire Haoole City was almost eaten up by the Evil Food King, especially the underground area, many hollow areas were eaten out.
As long as the specific location is known and the surface soil is destroyed, the target can be trapped underground and temporarily restricted in movement.

But the Evil Food King will soon be able to eat his way back to the surface from underground.

"I see."

Although he looked confused, Xiaozhi quickly picked up Pikachu and followed the pace of the dreadlock brother.

According to his idea, why run away? Just kill this evil food king.

However, he didn't know what the situation was here for the time being, so Xiaozhi subconsciously followed the man with dreadlocks and turned around and ran away.

Following behind, he could also see the slender and flowing "ponytail" of this golden electric cat, swaying along with its quick steps.

"Uh, it turns out it's not a ponytail, nor a tail."

Xiaozhi then discovered that this "tail" extended backwards from the shoulders, which was quite peculiar.

The golden electric cat also noticed Xiaozhi's gaze and frowned, but did not say anything. It just turned its head away coldly.

They ran all the way out of the ruins of Haole City and ran for a distance to the east in the desert before the man with dreadlocks finally slowed down.

"Well, the evil food king shouldn't be able to smell us at this distance."

Xiaozhi nodded. It seemed as if the evil food king had eyes on its back and discovered his trace. It seemed that it had a very strong sense of smell.

After taking a quick look at the direction, the man with dreadlocks began to introduce himself as he walked:
"My name is Dia, and this is Zeraora, my partner."

"Oh~ Thank you Mr. Dia and Zeraora for what happened just now!"

Xiaozhi immediately thanked him with a smile, it turned out that this golden electric cat was called Zeraora.

"Ola."

However, in the face of Xiaozhi's kindness, Zeraora crossed his arms and turned his face away, not wanting to respond.

"Don't worry about it. My Zeraora is very wary of strangers. You'll get used to it."

Although Dia looked serious, his voice was still very calm.

"You are..."

"Oh, my name is Ash, and I'm from the Kanto region! This is my partner, Pikachu!"

Xiaozhi quickly patted his chest and introduced himself.

"Kanto region?"

Dia couldn't help but stop and gave a strange look.

"I remember that a few years ago, the Kanto region was completely ruled by an evil organization. How could someone come to the Alola region?"

"Rule by an evil organization?"

Xiaozhi looked even more confused, and he became more and more certain in his heart that this was a parallel world.

So in this world, the Kanto region is dead? Dia has some doubts about Xiaozhi's identity, but what makes him more curious is
"There are no other living people on Melemele Island now. How come you suddenly appear here, Xiaozhi?"

"No one else alive?!"

Hearing this, Xiaozhi was shocked again. This word didn't sound good.

Could it be that they were all eaten by that evil food king?

Before Dia could explain, the sky gradually darkened and the fog became thicker.

A three or four-story building with a shed roof also appeared in the two people's field of vision, and its outline looked a little familiar.

"Hmm, this familiar gate?"

There is an arched door in front of the building, and some scattered low buildings and square ruins can be seen around it.
At this moment, there is almost no sign of life, and it looks gloomy and eerie.

"Wait a minute, this is east of Haole City."

Considering the distance they had just walked, Xiaozhi couldn't help but look forward with his eyes wide open, blurting out:

"This is a Pokémon school?!"

"Hey, do you recognize this place?"

Dia looked at Xiaozhi in surprise. He was a student of this school when he was ten years old.

Could it be that Xiaozhi is one of his junior classmates?

But since the Evil Food King came here, the school has been deserted and completely abandoned.
"Anyway, let's go in first. This abandoned school is still very safe for now."

Dia and Zeraora walked in, and Xiaozhi quickly followed them, walking up to the second floor of the teaching building with ease, which was also where he and Rotom usually had classes.

It is still the familiar podium, with five or six seats arranged below, and the railing balcony on the edge even overlooks the beach and sea in the distance.

But at this moment, the chairs on the podium were covered with dust, and all that could be seen outside the balcony was the foggy sky, with extremely low visibility.

There were some old commemorative photos hanging on the wall next to them, but Xiaozhi did not find any records of Kawhi, Liliae and others.

There is not even any image record of Dr. Kukui or Principal Ohki.

Instead, there was another group of unfamiliar teachers and students.

"What on earth happened here?!"

Xiaozhi quickly looked at Dia and asked in a deep voice.

Ever since he traveled to this world, he had felt a mysterious sense of oppression.

Dia walked to the balcony, looked into the distance, and finally sighed sadly:
"In fact, the original Melemele Island, or the Alola region, was a sunny place. Everything started three years ago."

"Ultimate Beasts suddenly appeared on the four islands of Alola. They have unparalleled destructive power. Even the King of the Island is no match for them, let alone other ordinary trainers."

At this point, Dia couldn't help but look down at the blue and white boots she was wearing.

He was once a member of Alola's "Ultimate Patrol", a special force dedicated to studying and dealing with Ultra Beasts.

This pair of blue and white boots was part of the patrol team's equipment at that time.

"However, neither the King of the Island nor our Ultra Patrol Team are opponents of these Ultra Beasts. The moves launched by our Pokémon cannot even affect these Ultra Beasts in the slightest."

In the end, the Ultimate Patrol's operation ended in failure.

So they abandoned the island and fled with the survivors on it to seek refuge.

"In the past three years, without anyone stopping them, the three evil food kings on Melemele Island began to devour everything at will. They swallowed even steel bars and concrete wherever they went, leaving no residue behind."

Dia's voice trembled. The evil food king in Haole City just now was not the only one. There were even two more in other places on the island!
Originally an island full of birdsong and flowers, it has now become a doomsday wasteland! (End of this chapter)