Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 258 Flying is not afraid of thunder, digging tunnels is not afraid of earthquakes

The underground of the ancient city is intricate and even more difficult to navigate than in the game. However, with the pull of a powerful spiritual force, the quicksand here automatically recedes, as if the sand has been endowed with "spirit and wisdom." This scene amazes the workers, researchers, and superpowered individuals who have followed.

With a map in hand, Boss Ju used advanced detectors to roughly figure out the structure of a part of the ancient city, which allowed them to move in the right direction. Even so, the workers still prepared ropes to get out of the cave, so that if they got lost, they could use the ropes to return to the second level at any time.

"These ancient people were really something, creating such a complicated maze. Who were they trying to protect themselves from? Isn't this where they lived? If someone accidentally went out to use the toilet, they might end up getting lost in their own home!"

Ju Laoda complained as he looked at the structural drawings detected by the detector.

Moreover, there are sometimes quicksand pits underfoot, which must be carefully avoided, otherwise you will be swallowed up, and if you accidentally fall in, you will be lost in this ancient labyrinth.

During this time, the moss saw something incredible.

Although I had seen the ancient city in my dreams and even learned some of its ruins, this was my first time actually coming inside the ancient city. At the end of the solid stone brick walls, in the rooms with towering exquisite stone pillars, the style of all the walls suddenly changed.

Rather than describing the patterns carved on the wall, it is more like a giant with his arms crossed over his chest.

[Crafting Style Acquired: Ancient Giant Style.]

[Description: The craftsmanship style was obtained from the depths of a truly glorious ancient city; the giant human figures sealed on the walls are from a sacrifice to the ancient king of giants.]

[Effect: Fear +50%, Intimidation +30%. Giant-style artifacts can slightly shake a person's mind.]

The city that worships the ancient king of giants. In any case, Regigigas seems to have left something behind in the ancient city, so much so that the ancients carved the image of the legendary giant onto the walls and made it into this very terrifying thing.

At that moment, a mental fluctuation suddenly came from not far ahead. In Lightmoss's perception, there seemed to be some familiar Pokémon moving around in the darkness.

It's a "symbolic bird"!
"Hey! Everyone hide!"

Boss Ju gave instructions to the people around him, while whispering to Guangtai:

"We encountered the same thing when we were cleaning up the towers on the other side. These symbolic birds originally lived in the ancient city, but after the towers were cleared, they ran off to the wilderness and scenic spots outside."

"If you encounter them in an ancient city, they will attack indiscriminately. I suffered a lot back then!"

"However, they should have fixed patrol routes. As long as this place is cleaned up and they notice the change in the environment, they will run away, and then everything will be fine."

Everyone hid in another room, avoiding the bird's patrol route, but other Pokémon were still secretly watching from the darkness.

The Crying Mask and the Black-Eyed Crocodile are the original inhabitants of the upper levels of the ancient city, while in the depths lies the territory of the Death Coffins, guarding the treasures left behind by the ancient king.

For the exploration of the ancient city, this was just a minor interlude. The exploration proceeded smoothly, and the spiritual power of the ancients was gradually increasing. It seemed that the deeper they went, the stronger that power became.

"Headcount confirmed no one fell into the quicksand. Okay, route mapping for this level is complete. Thanks a lot, buddy!"

The workers around Boss Ju were holding instruments and had been mapping the route since they came in, while also exploring the terrain deeper inside. Now the mapping of the third layer was completely completed.

Towards the fourth floor.
The mental intrusion has been stopped; you are now immune to the negative effects of weakened mental power!

Guangtai felt a spiritual tremor, as if the ancient spiritual ocean had been agitated, and something was radiating outwards from the depths of the ancient city!
"Wait a minute!" Guangtai stopped everyone from moving forward.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Boss Ju asked, puzzled.

"No! The spiritual energy is fluctuating; something deep within is about to arrive—it symbolizes the birds!"

At this moment, Saito, the psychic, also felt the vibration of mental power. The psychic-type Pokémon were returning quickly, as if they had discovered something terrible and were trying their best to get rid of it!
They began to fly around the third floor erratically and quickly spotted Elder Ju and his entourage surveying the floors!

"Whoa, we've been spotted!? These guys aren't following the patrol route?!" Boss Kiku reacted quickly, throwing down his briefcase and pulling out a Poké Ball from his waist.

Now that I've been found out, I'm not going to keep acting!

Cai Ren was surprised: "Are we going to fight here?"

Kiku: "Of course! Don't talk nonsense. The only way to get wild Pokémon to leave is to defeat them in battle, isn't that common sense? These ancient guardians won't listen to reason!"

"Go, Dragon Head Mole!"

"No, it's just that the spirits of the ancients seem to have been provoked, but we haven't done anything about it!"

The superpowered individual couldn't understand it. It wasn't like he hadn't cleaned other areas of the castle before. Although he could still sense the powerful spiritual force, the ancient spirit didn't react to the cleansing by modern people.
Could it be that some other superpowered individual did something?

"Boss Ju, are there any other entrances here? I mean, the ancient castle," Guangtai asked Boss Ju.

In the game, the ancient city has only two entrances: one is the entrance to the east with the baboons, and the second is the ancient tower to the west. Both entrances are part of the ancient city buried underground.

"Ah! Of course, there's more than one! We cleared the western city gate as well, but this city is enormous. We're also waiting in the east and north. You mean, there are others who, like us, went deep underground and angered these guards?"

Boss Ju realized: "But that's impossible! We've been troubled by quicksand, and the guards at the other castle entrances have all been released, so they're now tourist attractions open to travelers!"

"Moreover, although the upper layer has been cleared, the lower layer is still buried. It's impossible for those symbolic birds to emerge from the quicksand and attack tourists."

"No, I think they really can do it." Lightmoss looked at a patch of quicksand in front of her, which was gushing out like a fountain, and then a large flock of symbol birds rushed out of the quicksand!
"Quicksand is a trap for us, but a shortcut for these ancient guards."

The moss raised its hand!
Purification of the soul!
The superpower spread, and all the symbolic birds paused for a moment. They looked at each other and then at the light moss.

We are the powerful guardians of antiquity!

Huh? You have telepathic powers?
You have purified the anger in our hearts!

Yes, but we are still the guardians of the ancient times!

"Hey, your superpowers are completely useless!" Kiku complained!

Although the symbolic birds paused abruptly, seemingly calming their anger, their posture still suggested they were preparing to attack!

Lightmoss then took out a Calycanthus doll, which caused the birds to pause for a moment before resuming their attack!

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. We don't know what instructions the ancient spiritual forces gave them. But their anger has indeed subsided, so the only remaining issue is the instructions."

Saito: "That's right. The spirits of the ancients, those spirits are wandering, commanding them." Seeing that it was no use, Hikari decided to use the special item she had obtained in the Yagura Forest.

However, Boss Ju simply waved his hand!

Boss Ju: "Ah! I don't understand these things at all. Are there some kind of ghosts giving orders from underground? I don't want to encounter such strange things. I just want to get a good night's sleep. Okay, since my superpowers are useless now, can we start fighting?"

"Dragon-headed Groundhog, use Iron Head!"

Excadrill, also known as "True Earth Dragon", is Kiku's original partner and the Pokémon that accompanied him from the bottom of the valley to where he is now. It has a very high level of understanding with Kiku and its strength is also extraordinary!
The dragon-headed gopher charged out at incredible speed, its steel-forged horn sending a symbolic bird flying!

Hit the mark!

"Metal Claw!"

The dragon-headed gopher's claws glowed with a silver light, while the symbolic birds used illusion beams!

A large number of illusory rays were torn apart by the metal claws, but the number of symbolic birds was too large, and that's when the workers brought by Boss Ju came in handy!

One elf after another was thrown out: Mantle Rock, Stone Golem, Machop, Porter, Duckling, Ironboiler, Cuckoo Pigeon, Heartbat!

The greatest strength of the workers is the power of the masses. When it comes to sheer numbers, the workers of Fanba City are not afraid of anyone!

This place turned into a chaotic melee, with countless moves flying everywhere at the end of the third floor of the ancient city: illusion beams, cannon beams, air blades, arm hammers, water guns, cross slashes, and psychic attacks!

"Hahaha! By the way, you guys hurry up and go find that ancient spirit!" Kiku turned to Hikari and Saito and said, "Leave these guards to us. Anyway, according to your guesses, someone must be messing around underground, right!"

"This is really annoying. How dare they make me so busy tonight. Anyway, I'm counting on you guys!"

"Alright, let's continue. My second Pokémon. Oh, and remember to bring the equipment too. Don't worry, it's okay if you break it; the data is transmitted instantly!"

Saito picked up the measuring instrument, and Hikari nodded to Kiku-sama. Following the direction of the spiritual wave, they moved deeper into the area. The quicksand on the fourth level disappeared, and Hikari and Saito entered the fourth level.

Upon reaching this level, everything was pitch black. The torches in the ancient city seemed to have their own will. Speaking of which, one thing that Guangtai had always wanted to complain about was that, whether in the animation or the game, there was always a light source that would come on when you entered the ruins.

Torterra, use Flash!

The Earth Platform Turtle landed with a thud, and the small tree attached to its back began to emit a dazzling light. When Cai Ren saw the Earth Platform Turtle's appearance, he was surprised: "This is no ordinary Earth Platform Turtle."

“Just a regional phenomenon,” Lightmoy replied casually, then looked ahead, illuminated by the flash of light. On the fourth level, the vibrations of mental power were even more pronounced, and even Saito, a relatively weak esper, could feel the rage that seemed to be a desecration.

But the moss sensed another force as well.

Awakened by the ancient spiritual tide, a power slumbering between the fourth and fifth layers—the power of hidden gods from a distant era!

"I'm going to start surveying!"

Cai Ren operated the instrument, and soon part of the path on the fourth floor was discovered. However, a powerful electromagnetic wave surged from the ground, causing the instrument to malfunction briefly.

The earth rumbled, a tremendous force was gathering, ready to burst forth at any moment!

Meanwhile, deep within the fourth level of the ancient city.

"This fluctuation contained a power as radiant and intense as the sun, which was directed directly towards the final room, the Vulcan Moth hidden deep within the ancient city."

"Although we've conducted many probes, none have yielded results as strong as this one, as if ancient spirits are resonating with someone. The 'waves' formed by this resonance are clearly showing us the path forward."

"As someone well-versed in history and archaeology, the reason I've stayed in the ancient city for so long is to wait for this moment: to capture that ancient deity and present him to Lord Quixote."

Deep within the fourth level, the members of the Plasma Squad, dressed like classical knights, along with an elderly sage in a long robe, watched with great excitement the signals transmitted from the instruments and the paths those signals revealed to them.

How deep and how big was the ancient city? How many rooms did it have, and how many guards were there?
Even after years of research, no definitive conclusion has been reached, which makes one wonder what this city was built for.

"Lord Yorgos, a second wave has been detected!"

The plasma cluster's henchmen pointed to the ripples appearing on the instrument, somewhat shocked, and said there was something else!
"Besides the Volcano Moth, is there another powerful force hidden here that we haven't noticed before?"

"This energy point is enormous. Could it be that a Volcano moth has escaped?"

"We'll split into two groups. One group will go here, and the other group, follow me, to the deepest part of the ancient city!"

Joggs gave the order, and the elite members of the Plasma Corps stationed there immediately split into two groups and began to act separately.

Meanwhile, on Guangtai's side, after witnessing the dust storms rising from the depths of the ancient city, what appeared before her eyes was—

It was an ancient god, entirely orange in color and muscular, with half of its body floating above the clouds and a huge, dark brown tail that made the earth bountiful!

Earth Cloud! You could tell from its expression that this ancient deity, who usually disliked fighting and only wanted to resolve conflicts, was in an extremely bad mood! The ancient spirit surging like a tidal wave was impacting its mind, causing it to go into a state of blind berserk rage!
"Heartbreak".

Lightmoss raised her hand and threw a superpower at Landorus, but the superpower suddenly disappeared in front of Landorus!
This is not only because the ancient spirit is particularly powerful in the fourth level, but also due to important factors.
Those are objects that automatically appear around us after the land cloud appears; they are—invisible rocks!

"It's blocked."

Although the first attack was blocked, Land Cloud was certainly aware of what had just happened!
Enraged, it launched an attack!

Possessing both Ground and Flying types, it's known as "unafraid of thunder when flying and unafraid of earthquakes when digging," making it an absolutely powerful Pokémon even in double battles. It's hailed as the first Bug King without a Bug type, and a representative of Intimidate + U-turn; its powerful ground tremor is enough to make any Pokémon tremble. However...
Lightmoss took out the cornflower branch.

The ground power of the entire ancient city was concentrated, and the Earth Turtle provided the power of the Grass attribute, just as the Land Turtle was about to attack!

biu!

A straight, emerald-green arrow shot up from the ground, directly knocking the earth cloud down from mid-air!
Talented Man: "Eh? What's that?!"

Lightmoss: "It's a magic wand given by the forest."

(End of this chapter)