Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 503 Earth Rumble, Activate!
"A level 91 Boomwave! There shouldn't be such a strong Pokémon in Zone 0! No, did it learn it through [Extra Learning]?!"

This massive sonic boom attack not only repelled the other Roaring Tail Pokémon that rushed up, but also caused the Lightmoss Pokémon to cover their ears and show expressions of pain!

Everyone's going to get beaten up!

"Big brother! Your device is amazing, but it seems she misunderstood your instructions!" Piper covered his ears, feeling his brain buzzing and the world spinning around him, while the Salt Stone Giant was fine.

No matter how powerful a Normal-type move is, unless it's amplified by Victini, it's impossible for it to damage a Rock-type!

[Not effective against Salt Stone Giants.]

Lightmoy covered her ears as well: "This is a hunting buoy, a device equipped by rangers. It allows us to use the power of Pokémon for temporary operations. I used it to guard against the chaos in Sector Zero. However, most of these ancient Pokémon do not completely obey the buoy's commands."

Majestic Fang will refuse to give seasoning, Ground Wing prioritizes nest building, and Roaring Tail does use sound moves, but it thinks that Sonic Wave is singing. Could it be that it can't sing, or that it thinks it looks cool?
"Ee-ah~ Ee-ah~"

Roaring Tail cleared its throat, and watching its kin roll away, its mood instantly improved. It turned around and asked Lightmoss for a reward.

Regardless of whether it's singing or sonic booms, just tell me if the result is the same!
Aren't the songs sung in ancient times beautiful?

But seeing everyone's pained expressions, Roaring Tail paused for a moment before immediately revealing an angry expression and puffing out its cheeks!
"Acridine!"

Why did you look so uneasy? Is my singing not good enough?
She then looked at the other Pokémon.

The Crimson Lotus Knight covered his helmet, the soldiers in formation swayed and rolled their eyes, while the Mastiff Godfather stood stiff and motionless.

Even the ancient Pokémon, the one most skilled at using various sound-based moves, shook its head at Roartail and let out a painful howl!

"Waaaaah, ah!!!"

Roaring Tail was furious. Her emotions had broken free from the constraints of hunting buoys, and a violent impulse surged within her.

"That's it. Ancient Pokémon often have inexplicable anger in their hearts, which is probably why they are not completely obedient even when captured by the Beacon."

"Roar Tail, calm down!" Lightmoss looked at the Salt Stone Giant, who was now preparing for a big fight.

If we're talking about who's least afraid of sonic booms, it's definitely myself! Double the resistance is no joke!
However, at this moment, Dolphin Man, who had just rested in the diving ball, reappeared as a hero!

But this time, Dolphin Man isn't here to be a thug.

It leaped with a powerful kick to the front of Roaring Tail, then grasped Roaring Tail's little hand with great excitement!
"man!"

This is the voice of a hero! I feel so amazed, you are truly the king of ancient songs!

"Huh?!" Roaring Tail was also taken aback, but his expression quickly turned to one of gratitude, and his anger subsided rapidly!

Can you understand my singing?
Dolphin Man nodded solemnly and placed his hand on his chest.

True manhood and true music reside in the heart!
"How did you make friends? Dolphin Man, you truly are a legendary hero, able to resolve any crisis!" Piper was delighted, looking at Dolphin Man like a little fanboy.

But Lightmoss learned why Dolphin Man did that. It wasn't that he actively resolved the crisis, but rather...
"I see. Poppy dolphins have a genetic ability called [sonic boom], because they use ultrasound to sense the mood of other creatures."

Light Moss: "Pop Dolphin can learn this move, but Dolphin Hero can't! Pop Dolphin = ordinary people, Dolphin Hero = heroes. The move that ordinary people can learn, but heroes can't do, is also a reflection of what everyone can and cannot do."

"The sonic boom from the roaring tail is somewhat different from that of the Poppy dolphin; it actually incorporates singing techniques."

"I'm a musician too. Though I hate to admit it, there's definitely some skill involved. She wasn't just yelling randomly! Dolphin Man, you need to learn this technique and unleash the [Sonic Blast]!"

"You, you bastard! You only have a Special Attack of 106, what are you doing using Sonic Blast?!"

The Roaring Tail and Dolphin Man seemed to understand each other perfectly, like a street performer meeting a devoted fan. It was almost like...
By the way, this guy's loud voice and devilish high notes are just like Gian's!

"So it was an individual Gian. No wonder, that makes perfect sense."

"Ah, ah ah!"

Roaring Tail was teaching his fans the trick to how to howl at a high pitch. Although Dolphin Man couldn't learn it under normal circumstances, Pop Dolphin could, so Dolphin Man thought he should be able to too.

It carefully memorized those techniques and tried to make sounds!

“.wuMAN!!!”

"Aaaah!" Roaring Tail shook its head in dissatisfaction!
Your voice isn't loud enough! It's not loud enough, and the message you're conveying isn't strong enough!

No spirit!

Dolphin Man was immediately disappointed!
The shortcomings of a hero are indeed the shortcomings of a hero!
Indeed, heroes are not everywhere, and not everyone can become a hero!
Dolphin Man looked behind him and pointed at the somewhat stunned Crimson Armor Knight!
That's the kind of great hero I want to be!
"Man is not enough, becoming Ultraman is enough."

Of course, Dolphin Man can learn the Great Voice, but that's about it for sound-based moves.

The moss grumbled from behind, making Dolphin Man shake its head repeatedly. It tried again, and then—

"man~~~"

"What's this!"

Dolphin Man made a strange sound, a philosophical sound that transformed into pink musical light and shot towards Roaring Tail!
Dolphin Man has learned the "Enchanting Voice"!

It emits a seductive cry, inflicting psychological damage on its opponent. It releases several pink, heart-shaped sound waves to attack the opponent. The attack is guaranteed to hit.

"This is legal, but!"

The majestic hero of the sea uttered such a philosophical voice, causing both Lightmoy and Pipa to change, while Roaring Tail's expression also became subtle after being hit by the enchanting voice.

It seems you really don't have the talent to learn sonic booms!

Roaring Tail suddenly flicked its tail, annoyed, and slapped Dolphin Man with a loud crack!

How could you make such a sound!
How rude!
Can this really be called a fan?!

"An idol actually beat up a fan, that's so rock and roll."

Seeing Dolphin Man looking dejected after being scolded by Roaring Tail and rushing back, Light Moss patted Ocean Hero on the shoulder.

"It's okay, even if you make that sound, we're still friends."

"Moreover, the techniques of the Roaring Tail Cult are not entirely ineffective. If you dream of learning Sonic Wave, let me help you!"

"Here, take this." Lightmoy handed Dolphin Man a CD: "This is a move learning device. It contains the [Voice of Power]. You should learn this first."

"Man!" Dolphin Man was deeply moved!

Fullmetal Alchemist, you are my friend for life!
Dolphin Man then looked at Piper.

Although Pipa's expression changed slightly, the child's overall demeanor remained resolute!
"No matter what sound he makes, Dolphin Man is Dolphin Man! He is the hero of the sea!"

"Man!" Dolphin Man gave a thumbs-up and thanked Piper!

With fans like you around, I am filled with strength!

But Piper muttered to himself, "So even Dolphin Man has idols and is a fan of celebrities?"

"Ee, ah." Roaring Tail tiptoed and asked Lightmoss for a prize.

"Here, have this."

Lightmoss tossed a grapefruit over, and Roaring Tail, who was initially unhappy, caught it, chewed it, and swallowed it, his expression brightening up.

She swayed her ponytail, let out a final, regretful roar, waved goodbye to Dolphin Man, and rolled away to another location.

"Man!" Dolphin Man was quite reluctant to see Roaring Tail leave!

My friend! My music idol! Even if I'm not by your side anymore, I will always support you!
"Saltstone Giant, I couldn't get you to take action."

"Salt." The Salt Stone Giant also felt a little regretful.

Well, there are plenty of ancient Pokémon on the lower levels anyway, so I'll keep this useful body and start the battle there.

"Notes from the Second Observatory."

The frozen Tai Le Project has been restarted. Starting this month, the base will be moved to the Zero Zone Research Institute. The number of researchers is slightly less than before, but that's not a problem. The crystals have a significant impact, making experimental results unstable.

The crystals possess immense power. The corporation fears their instability, but by harnessing this energy, they can undertake research previously impossible. Finally, they can build the amusement park.

On the way to the third observatory, Piper began asking about the notes.

At this moment, Guangtai realized that one of the paradoxes in the original storyline was the issue of the time machine and the Tai Le Project.

Initially, Piper said she was unaware of her parents' research.

But at the third observatory, Piper brought up the time machine and the story of Guleton/Millerton.

Sometimes I know, sometimes I don't; it's contradictory.

"He's never been to the observatory, yet he didn't pay attention to the contents of his notes. Perhaps the Doctor mentioned it to him briefly in the past or in subsequent communications?"

Although the reasons behind these contradictions in Pipa are unknown, they do not affect Pipa's existence as a person.

It will not cause any change to the world or to any individual.

Moreover, for Moss, the fact that history can be overwritten has long been clear, and this is one of the underlying logics of the Pokémon world.

If the past is changed, the future will also change accordingly.

Some aspects of the past have not been changed because the right people have not yet appeared in the future.

"Pippa, do you know what a time machine is? You know, the kind of machine that appears in science fiction movies, the one that can travel through time."

"Huh? That kind of thing." Pipa started to think, then seemed to suddenly recall some non-existent memory: "Hmm, I think Mom mentioned it before."

Why don't I remember?

The moss didn't pay attention to this situation:

"The number of non-existent memories has increased, right? That's the paradox."

"And what I'm going to talk about is related to this."

"Your mother is indeed conducting extremely great research, but her research motivation is not exactly great."

"Time machines do exist. Although they can only transmit one way, and once you've been transported, you can't go back, there are time machines that can actually take you back."

"At the next observatory, you will see your mother's notes. She spent her entire life completing them and placed them deep within the Zero Zone Research Institute."

During the conversation, Moss, Piper, and the Pokémon arrived at the Third Observatory.

Of the four observation stations, only the fourth station is in a dangerous location; the other three are located outside the bottom layer.

Inside the observatory, there are dusty notebooks.

The research on the time machine has yielded a great achievement, successfully transferring Pokémon from ancient times. We named it Guleton. Unexpectedly, we also gained new treasures at the same time! Good things always seem to come in pairs.

Following Pokémon #1, the ancient Pokémon have been successfully transferred one after another. The moment when that book becomes a reality is fast approaching. I must work hard so that the three of us can live happily in the park.

There were two notebooks, just as expected. However, Guangtai suddenly noticed another notebook near the bed.

[That's incorrect. Besides ancient Pokémon, there are also future Pokémon, but that's just a hypothesis.]

[Futu. The contents of that book are another counterfeit book besides the Book of Crimson, the Book of Purple!]

The research has reached a point of contention: whether to transfer ancient Pokémon or future Pokémon. We have differing opinions.

The first Pokémon transferred from the future is named Ironrock.

"The Book of Crimson and Purple. The Book of Purple also exists in this world, but it is not as famous as the Book of Crimson. In other words, it is considered a copy of the Book of Crimson, but it was actually written by Hai Zhe?"

"Dr. Futu was still alive during the time of the Third Observatory, and Pipa had not yet been born."

“Pippa was born during the period when the Third Observatory was moved to the Fourth Observatory, and Dr. Futu also died during this period.”

"Iron Rock! This is the Pokémon that Ironleaf and Ironhead have been searching for, a future species of Terrakion, which is said to be a Swordsman captured and modified by an evil organization. But Terrakion can't live to see the future city era, right?"

[The Ironrock Pokémon has a cold and ruthless personality, and its metallic body is a defining characteristic. The glowing part of the horn on its head has a drastically changed shape, resembling two connected circular blades.]

[It possesses the rationality to communicate with us, therefore, Fortu believes that future Pokémon will be more intelligent and better suited to live and develop in a theme park.]

I don't like it. It doesn't seem to have normal emotions, and compared to those ancient Pokémon, it gives me a creepy feeling. I hope this won't cause any trouble, but when it comes to transferring Pokémon, I still stand by my opinion: the ancient ones are better than the future ones.

The energy of the crystal and the power to activate the time machine are severely insufficient; therefore, the transfer should continue deeper into the space.

That was all the information at the third observation station, but the moss sensed something was amiss.

As the only future Pokémon whose mind wasn't altered—well, not exactly the only one, as neither "Rolling Wheel" nor "Iron Waste" appeared in the future city.

However, I have a feeling that this incident has something to do with Tiepanyan.

"As the saying goes, who would write notes if they were a decent person? Anything written in a notebook must be problematic."

Lightmoy had an idea in mind, but Pipa didn't quite understand:
"In short, my dad and mom developed the time machine together! Bringing Pokémon back from other eras is like science fiction."

"Oh, I see! My mom used to tell me that Guleton was brought back from a time machine or something, now I remember!"

Pipa blinked, then suddenly looked at the cowardly lizard:

"Huh? You're one too?"

Lightmoss glanced at the giant lizard: "This guy used to be a garbage collector in the future."

“Ah, ah.” Milton puffed out his chest.

My garbage collection is different from that of the aluminum steel bridge dragon! They like the smell of old steel bars, but I only started collecting garbage because I was exiled.

"And this is only the first prototype. If other Millerdons appear later, we definitely won't be able to defeat them."

“Ah, ah.” Millerton shrank back.

The berserk program is basically broken, and now it's suddenly saying it wants to fight a civil war with other individuals, cough! Well, isn't that because you, the big shot, are here!
"Do you expect me to go up and fight the future species?"

"Ah, that's not impossible, you've done it before anyway."

Lightmoss gave the cowardly lizard a thorough examination, making the latter almost touch its head to the ground, completely losing the arrogance it displayed when charging at Tauros in the bullfight.

"It's supposed to be [Ultimate Tauros], yet it has absolutely no bullfighting spirit!"

"Ultimate Tauros?" Piper was completely baffled.

Guangtai waved his hand: "Don't worry about it. It's just a title given by a bullfighting master. He has trained Tauros to the point of madness. Besides, Milton is a mechanical Pokémon. With horns, it might not be unable to become a bull."

"We are heading towards the fourth observation station."

They unlocked the third lock and were preparing to continue their journey.

Suddenly, the ground rumbled, and a huge horde of Paradoxical Pokémon burst forth from a large hole leading to the lower area in the distance!

The third observation station has a huge cave in front of it, through which one can go to the lower area. However, there are also openings and waterfalls leading to the lower area outside the cave, but there are no walkable paths in the conventional sense.

"Wow! They've come out again!"

Piper now truly understands the dangers of Sector Zero. Although you won't encounter many Pokémon on the way to the observation station, once you arrive at the station, many Paradox Pokémon will appear nearby. Without real strength, it's impossible to reach this location!
"Salt!" The Salt Stone Giant's eyes flashed.

Oh, is the battle about to begin? Although I don't particularly like this level of intensity, this is slightly different from before!

"Wait, these are... Majestic Teeth!"

In this area, you're guaranteed to encounter a magnificent tooth or iron tracks!

Lightmoss: "A large number of majestic tusks have appeared in this area. Their level is higher than that of the Earthquake Treasure Lord!"

The Earthquake Treasure Master is the weakest among his kind, but what is the price for losing his power?
The price was that they were incredibly clever; they managed to slip away as soon as the Zero Zone barrier disappeared!

This is the highest IQ among its kind!

"Hmm, and it's not just the Majestic Fang, there are other guys too!"

There are more ancient Pokémon than you might imagine; it seems like "mass occurrences" happen here all the time!
"Saltstone Giant, I have a favor to ask of you," Lightmoss said, looking at the eager soldiers in formation.

Using "block the way"?
The Salt Stone Giant was very confused.

Aren't we on the same side? Why would we block the way for our own people?

Hmm, even though I don't understand it, I'll still use it!

[The Salt Stone Giant has used Block on the Formation Infantry!]

"Blocking formation activated! Soldiers, form a do-or-die formation!"

“Ita ita! Waaaaahg!”

The morale of the soldiers in formation has greatly increased!
Blocking the way and preventing retreat, our resolute will to fight to the death propels us forward! Unleash the invincible, do-or-die formation!

Roman legions, forward!
"One hundred thousand horsepower!"

The soldiers in formation were small in size, but because they had been empowered six times with their full abilities, they were now in a frenzied and unstoppable state!
Despite its tiny body, resembling Kirby's, it created an earthquake-like effect. The mighty Fang, which was charging at the front, didn't even notice these little guys, but the next moment it was directly sent flying!

Ground-based abilities are flying again!

Lightmoss looked at the Great Knight: "Crimson Armor Knight, Mental Field, Domain Deploy!"

In the battles to come, no command was even needed!
Although Majestic Tooth is revered as the Tooth Saint, he is actually a rare individual with twice the strength of a superhuman!
"Roar!"

A fierce howl came from the depths of the cave, and a blue dragon with a crescent moon stained with blood suddenly flew out of the black hole and began to roar!

However, the roar lasted only a moment. The dragon stared at the moss, which seemed somewhat familiar. After blinking, it suddenly trembled all over!
I feel like I've seen this somewhere before!
"Oh! Looks like we know each other. It's good to know each other! As the saying goes, strangers get ripped off halfway, but acquaintances get the whole slam!"

"Line-up infantry engage in close combat!"

The evil dragon that appeared here is naturally one of the "Roaring Moons" we've met before!

While the evil dragon was filled with fear and confusion, it suddenly heard a loud shout of "waaaaahg!"

Those little candy-bean people who had created magnificent teeth and were randomly hitting each other suddenly jumped up one after another like a human pyramid!

One, two, three, four, five, six!
It flew high into the air!
I think we should go, we should go together!

I'm the big one, I'll go first, you all come at me!

They can do whatever they want!

Become a dragon-slaying hero today!

"Ita!"

Close combat x6!

At the same time, the Crimson Armor Knight and the Dolphin Knight unleashed their passionate combo attack!

Wide-area combat power × Surfing!

The pillars of light and the waves submerged the magnificent teeth that had surged out, and the Salt Stone Giant took advantage of their submerged state to use "salting" on them!
"Although surfing does not change them to water type, meaning there is no type change, being submerged is actually both a move state and an ecological state."

In the anime, Ash's Pikachu, not to mention the early black history of Electric Geodude, used the battle method of smashing the pillars of the ruins during the Great Trial on Poni Island in the later Sun and Moon era, causing the Ground-type Mudstalk to be submerged in water.

"Therefore, those that have been soaked in water will suffer even greater damage when subjected to salting!"

One after another, the raging elephants fell to the ground, while the Roaring Moon in the sky was held firmly by the soldiers in formation. These jelly-like creatures used their spiked shields to smash the Roaring Moon, and the dragon, which was twice as weak as the enemy, was beaten so badly that it cried out in pain!
Then its wings tilted, and it was hammered down by the sons of Rome!
"Ow~"

Bodangshui looked at the situation ahead. Some of the creatures were preparing to get up and fight. Bodangshui roared and swung its two tails like waves!
Wide area destruction!

This sweep knocked them all to the ground, and then Hushbo began his classic operation—picking up (robbing)!
"Teeth teeth teeth teeth." The magnificent teeth that had been constantly being destroyed helplessly watched as the rippling water bit down on its teeth and suddenly exerted force!
You... you want to steal my ivory?!
Water surges from the teeth of the rippling water! This move, which releases water energy from any part of the body, may look like "Gill Bite," but it is actually "Water Rip"!
*Snap!* The magnificent tusk of the elephant was bitten off!
The elephant closed its eyes in pain, and the others lay on the ground, unable to move. They had been overwhelmed by the overwhelming power and had lost the strength to get up. They could only let the robber scavenge for them.

After collecting a string of ivory and stuffing it into its mane, transforming itself almost into "Chief Bodangshui," it set its sights once again on Roaring Moon, which was lying on the other side and had already crashed!

Oh my, there are even dragon feathers! I didn't have time to pluck them last time, so I'll have to pluck as many as I can this time!
You ancient Pokémon don't have much to steal, and they don't produce anything useful. All they can do is collect ivory and dragon feathers for processing!
"Hiss, it's a pity that Ripple isn't a physical attacker. Although its Attack stat of 83 is only 7 points lower than Dracovish's 90, the problem is that it doesn't have the ability [Strong Jaw]. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a bad idea to learn Bite."

Guangtai watched as Hushibo robbed people everywhere, but did nothing about it.

Because from the depths of the cave, something else came out with a rumbling sound!

"These are endless riots, or is it just routine territory patrols? Ancient Pokémon seem to take the concept of territory more seriously!"

“Then…” Guangtai’s gaze fell on something not far away.

There are several white stone figures moving around over there!
"Hunting, start!"

Accompanied by the glow of the hunting glider, several wild Saltstone Giants were captured by the Lightmoss!
The giants stood together with a thud, forming a towering "wall of giants"!
The moss points deep into the cave:

"Capture complete! Six Salt Stone Giants together!"

"Use [Earthquake]!"

It was less of an earthquake.

It's more accurate to call it "earth rumbling"!
"Saltstone Giants are really useful companions. Let's capture more Saltstone Giants along the way and charge to the research institute in one go as a [Giant Legion]!"

"Activate the Earth Rumble and rumble through Zone Zero!"

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The battle at the lower entrance alerted two Pokémon located on the nearby cliffs and below the waterfall.

The Pokémon on the cliff looked down into the deep abyss and sensed a familiar presence. Flames erupted from its body, and it looked like a hybrid of a horned dragon and a lion.

The Pokémon near the waterfall acted even faster.

Each time it stomped the ground, it was accompanied by a rumbling sound, just like an ancient "thunder dragon"!
It sounded like a loud, booming drumbeat!
(End of this chapter)