He knows Pokémon better than me.

The three of them continued forward, and the tunnel gradually narrowed.

After walking a little further, Pikachu's light finally reached its end, leaving only a rough, undulating rock wall ahead.

Dead end.

Douzi stopped and looked around.

At the end, there were only rock walls and rubble. Apart from that, there was nothing particularly special about it.

"That's it? It looks pretty ordinary."

She shrugged, her face full of surprise, thinking there was something extraordinary going on.

Ash also approached the rock wall at the end and took out his phone to look at the map.

The signal was very weak underground, and the location point on the screen appeared and disappeared intermittently. However, judging from the distance they had just covered, they had probably crossed the entire Golden Wheel Town.

Adek scratched his head in confusion, looking back at the path he had come from.

"Could the problem be in those small branch holes?"

If that's the case, then it'll be troublesome.

They encountered quite a few caves and paths along the way, most of which were naturally formed and varied in size and shape. If they were to explore them one by one, it would take several days to finish.

"I'll try out the power of waveguides."

Ash closed his eyes, exhaled softly, and the power of Aura began to emanate from his body.

The light blue water ripples outwards, penetrating the rocks and flowing slowly.

Even Douzi and Adek saw these faint, semi-transparent energy ripples.

"Is this the power of waveguides? How convenient!"

Adek couldn't help but sigh, realizing that, like Alice, they were both exceptionally talented individuals.

Soon, the waveguide relayed back, and the little AI sensed that there were quite a few wild Pokémon scattered around the underground cave, living in a completely random manner.

but--

There were no obvious abnormal waveguide fluctuations?

Just as the three were wondering how to continue their investigation, Ash suddenly lit up and threw a Poké Ball.

"Right, since that's the case, then it's you I've chosen!"

boom!
As the red light fell, Magiana appeared, blinking her pink cross-shaped eyes and gazing curiously around.

"What kind of Pokémon is this??"

Alder looked at the Pokémon with curiosity, a Pokémon he had never seen before.

Indeed, it's urgent to broaden our horizons by going out into the world!
Ash gently tapped Magearna's mechanical head and asked softly:
"So, is there anything special about this place?"

"Chirp chirp~?"

Maya tilted her head, and the gears inside her body began to turn.

Immediately afterwards, the soul core inside her chest lit up, with blue and pink light slowly flowing and flashing within its core, as if sensing something.

"Chirp!"

Magiana suddenly turned around, lifted her skirt and ran, then without hesitation, she darted into one of the branch caves.

"Let's hurry and follow them!"

The three exchanged a glance, their hearts filled with joy, and quickly gave chase.

As Ash ran, a bold idea kept popping into his head—

Jinlun Town used to be a town with advanced technology and machinery. Could it be that the people here also have advanced technology and have created a mechanical doll using metal and mechanical gears?

The three followed Magiana into the side path. They had expected the side cave to get narrower and narrower, but after running for several dozen meters, the space in front of them suddenly opened up.

The rock wall pushed open to both sides, revealing a spacious underground stone chamber before the three of them!
The top rock layer is about ten meters high, and the air is filled with the smell of old metal, as if no one has been here for a long time.

The ground was paved with rough stones, and old things were piled up in the corners of the walls: crates, scattered tools, and strangely shaped metal objects.
Douzi stood at the entrance, looked around, and then opened his mouth wide:

"I can't believe there's such a place."

Adek walked in, looked up and examined the structure of the stone chamber, then knocked on the metal box next to him:
"It must be some kind of underground facility or warehouse left behind by the residents of Jinlun Town in the past, right?"

However, for some unknown reason, this secret base was completely abandoned.

"."

Ash's gaze remained fixed on Magearna.

"Chirp chirp."

At this moment, Maya stood in the center of the stone chamber, her eyes flashing as if she were performing high-speed calculations.

He then turned his head, as if he had discovered something—

At the far end of the stone chamber, against the wall, there was an old metal table with a rusty top and a broken iron box on it.

"Chirp chirp?"

Maya stared intently, approaching little by little, her pink, cross-shaped pupils slightly contracting, as if carefully sensing something.

There seemed to be something inside the metal box that was attracting it!

Even Magiana herself didn't realize that while she was completely focused on staring at the iron box, a red, menacing glint had appeared in her pink cross-shaped pupils.

Ash's expression changed; the red light was exactly the same as the ferocious Pokémon they had encountered along the way!
The mechanical structure within Magiana's body seemed to have started to operate as well, with strange sounds of gears turning and coupling emanating from it. Her originally docile and quiet aura, like that of a maid, gradually became aggressive.

This time, even Douzi and Adek noticed it, and their expressions changed drastically.

Was Magiana also affected?!
Ash reacted almost instantly, took a step forward, and raised his palm.

"Mageana, calm down!!"

While roaring loudly, he activated the power of bonds in his heart.

In an instant, he and Magiana seemed to merge into one, and his emotions and thoughts were simultaneously conveyed and shared with her.

Maya's body trembled violently, and the mechanical gears that were spinning at high speed seemed to come to a standstill.

The next second, the red light in its eye sockets vanished, and its cute pink eyes returned to normal.

Magearna blinked, turned to look at Ash, and looked puzzled:
"Chirp chirp?"

Why are you suddenly shouting at me so loudly?
Seeing Magearna return to her harmless appearance, Ash breathed a sigh of relief, then a slight smile appeared on his lips, tinged with a hint of smugness.

It seems that the bond between him and Magiana is as strong as ever!

Otherwise, facing the berserk Magiana would be a real challenge.

He had seen Magiana, with her skirt billowing, transform into a battle maid, displaying her heroic bearing.

If we add the power of the soul within the chest cavity, we'd probably need to send in Pikachu to reliably suppress it.

However, the contents of the metal box on the table did catch his attention.

It can even affect mythical Pokémon.

"So, this thing is the culprit that caused the wild Pokémon around here to go berserk, right?"

Xiao Zhi stepped forward, but he was also wondering to himself.

Strange, they just figured out a pattern: Pokémon that go berserk and actively attack humans when affected are all Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution.

Magearna can't Mega Evolve, so how was it affected? (End of Chapter)