An abstract trainer who taught Charmander the Incinerate move

Chapter 170 Another Dream God? The Crimson King Appears! (The Divine Beast You Wanted to Beat Up Little Dream Girl)

Pink smoke instantly enveloped the entire Warehouse No. 7!

Little Mengzi's round body suddenly stiffened, its beady eyes widened, and its terrified howl almost tore apart its thick vocal cords.

[Ouch! Oh no! This is really bad! This smoke smells...it's not right! It's on a completely different level from the industrial waste we had before! It's mixed with something amazing! It's divine stuff that Lord Arceus himself stepped on!]

However, its warning came a step too late.

Whether it was the remnants of the quick-fire squad struggling to their feet, the overjoyed Thompson, or the handsome guy whose pants had just dried, they were all caught off guard and took a deep drag on this special edition of Mengzi cigarettes.

Immediate results!

The entire warehouse instantly transformed into a large, immersive, open-air mental hospital, with only the sounds of snoring, rambling in their sleep, and incomprehensible giggles echoing in the pink smoke.

Xiao Mengzi felt her consciousness go "buzz" as if she had been forcibly stuffed into an old-fashioned washing machine, and the world spun around her.

When it finally emerged, completely disoriented, it was astonished to find... that it had actually gone home?

Before me stood enormous branches that blotted out the sky, ancient and gnarled bark flowing with a vibrant green light that seemed to emanate life, and countless star-like energy veins pulsating among the leaves.

This is the origin of all life, the warmest and most sacred cradle deep in its memory—the World Tree!
Unlike the crudely textured, abridged version of the World Tree I saw after inhaling Yumeko's smoke in Ritsuryu City last time, this time the scene was so realistic it was outrageous!

The veins of each leaf are clearly visible, the air is filled with the familiar aura of pure life energy, and even the ground beneath one's feet, made of pure energy, feels real.

Xiao Mengzi was so excited that her whole body trembled. Her pink little body went limp on the ground like a melted rice cake, and she made happy humming noises.

[Oh my god... Lord Arceus! This tastes like home! Waaaaah, finally I don't have to suffer through life energy output with that jerk every day anymore...]

However, this feeling of warmth from reuniting with home lasted for less than three seconds.

A very familiar energy fluctuation pierced through the layers of energy veins from the world tree's incredibly deep core area, striking Xiaomengzi's consciousness hard!
【Quack! 】

Xiao Mengzi shuddered, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, her pink face turning deathly pale instantly.

This feeling... is so familiar!
Its heart started pounding uncontrollably, as if it were carrying a hyperactive ape.

After much hesitation, it still flew shakily toward the core of the World Tree, the source of which exuded an aura that was both familiar and terrifying.

Passing through layers of dazzling energy barriers, like giant clusters of crystals, Xiaomengzi finally arrived at the heart of the World Tree—a vast space composed of pure, solidified, seven-colored energy crystals.

In the center of the space, a figure stood silently.

He was a red-haired boy.

He stood tall and straight, with a stern face, and his well-tailored black outfit accentuated his sharp features.

What is most captivating are his eyes, whose depths seem to be frozen with ancient, unyielding ice, reflecting the cold radiance of the World Tree's core.

He turned his head slightly, his gaze fixed precisely on Xiao Mengzi who had just barged in. His thin lips parted slightly, and his voice was deep and cold, devoid of any human warmth.

"You've finally arrived. I've been waiting for you for so long."

The sound wasn't loud, but it struck Xiaomengzi's core consciousness like a heavy hammer, causing its plump body to involuntarily shrink back.

Who...who are you?!

Xiaomengzi's voice became shrill and distorted, and her beady eyes almost popped out of their sockets from extreme horror.

That power fluctuation, which shared the same origin as itself yet felt cold and unfamiliar, made its very soul scream!
It suddenly recalled the chilling feeling of being watched during the Pokémon Tournament!
[It's you! You were the one spying on me at the conference that day! How did you get here? This...this is clearly my dream world! How did you get in?! What do you want?!]

Its questions came out in rapid succession, and its pink body swelled up like a startled pufferfish, trying to overwhelm the other party with its imposing presence—although it looked more like an angry pink dumpling.

The red-haired boy's lips twitched upwards in an extremely subtle way.

He ignored Xiaomengzi's bluster and declared in a tone that sounded like he was proclaiming the laws of the universe, with an air of absolute divinity.

"I am the being who controls all dreams and weaves the web of destiny. I am... the God of Dreams."

[Illusion...the Dream God?!]

These three words were like igniting a powder keg, and Xiaomengzi instantly exploded!

The initial fear was instantly overwhelmed by a raging fire, and it roared hysterically like a panting kitten.

【Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh—utter nonsense! I am the genuine, upright, and officially certified Dream God by Lord Arceus! You are a counterfeit who stole some scraps of Dream Smoke from who-knows-where, and whose origins are unknown! How dare you come to my home turf to cause trouble?! You are utterly ignorant!!!】 The last remaining "smile" on the red-haired boy's face vanished completely, leaving only pure indifference.

He didn't engage in any further verbal sparring with Xiaomengzi; he simply snapped his fingers elegantly and coldly.

"Snapped!"

A crisp snap of fingers echoed through the core of the World Tree.

Immediately afterwards, a heavy rumble, like the grinding of boulders, filled the air!

Three enormous figures, as large as mountains, carrying an aura of antiquity, savagery, and strict order, descended upon Xiaomengzi with a thunderous roar!
The one on the left is composed entirely of countless large, angular brown rocks, with a red glow like lava flowing between the cracks, its heavy body seemingly bearing the weight of the earth.

The one in the middle has a body made up of countless huge, translucent ice crystals that exude absolute zero cold. Cold mist swirls around it, making the air seem to freeze.

The one on the right is made of a smooth, mirror-like silver-gray alloy, with its joints gleaming with a cold metallic luster, like the most sophisticated war machine, exuding an invincible sharpness.

Three legendary giants, the most loyal ancient guardians of the World Tree, stood like three silent steel mountains before the red-haired boy, their cold gazes indifferently fixed on the trembling pink dot—Little Dream.

Upon seeing these three old neighbors and former subordinates, Xiaomengzi's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, instantly settled back into her stomach!
It immediately puffed out its plump chest, waving its short arms arrogantly as if a homeowner had seen the security guard of their own community.

[Rock pillar! Ice pillar! Steel pillar! It's me! You wise and mighty, handsome and charming, universally loved and admired, the true Dream God personally appointed by Lord Arceus! Quickly! Hurry up! Help me get rid of this imposter who dared to trespass into the core of the World Tree and impersonate me! Yes, that redhead! Beat him to death! I'll apply for paid leave and doubled year-end bonuses for the three of you later!]

The heads of the three pillar gods, made of rock, ice crystals, and steel, turned slightly in perfect sync.

Their gazes lingered for a moment on the red-haired boy's aloof, godlike figure before slowly shifting back to the agitated, strangely shaped pink fat pig before them.

After a brief, suffocating silence.

Three cold, stiff, and emotionless synthesized voices, like three icicles, pierced Xiaomengzi's fantasy at the same time.

Unauthorized life form detected...

[Morphology: Unidentified spherical pink fat aggregate]

[Pollution source suspicion level: High risk!]

[Implement the highest alert level – immediate deportation!]

Om-!
The surface of the Rock God Pillar glowed with a blinding red light, and the massive rock, carrying the power to shatter mountains and split rocks, crashed down!

Countless sharp ice spikes instantly condensed around the Ice God Pillar, raining down like a storm!
The Steel God Pillar unleashed a silver metallic storm, charging forward with a sharp aura capable of cutting through space!
Before the words were even finished, Regirock's Rock Blast, Regice's Ice Beam, and Registeel's Cannonball were already blasting towards Xiaomengzi with destructive force and without mercy!

【Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh——！！！】

Xiao Mengzi was terrified. Like a kicked ball, her plump body burst forth with astonishing potential. Under the merciless beating of her three old colleagues, she fled in a disheveled and frantic manner!

As it dodged the heavy blows of rocks that could crush it into a meat patty, the icy breaths that could freeze it into an ice sculpture, and the metal storms that could slice it into mincemeat, it uttered heart-wrenching accusations.

[Traitors! You bunch of traitors! You have no sportsmanship! No loyalty! When I was in charge, how many paid leave did I approve for you to slack off! (Mainly because it forced you to travel the world.) Now that I'm down on my luck, you turn your backs on me, huh?! You just wait! When I regain my powers, I'll format you all into toilets!!!]

After a one-sided "beating of love," the once round and plump pink flesh ball has completely deflated.

Little Mengzi lay limply on the cold ground, like a piece of pink chewing gum that had been repeatedly kneaded, barely breathing, occasionally twitching to prove that it was still alive.

The red-haired youth walked slowly up to the "dream mud" as if stepping on invisible stairs, his eyes showing no pity, only disdain as if looking at garbage.

"If the future of this world is entrusted to a useless piece of trash like you, who is incompetent, noisy, and can't even maintain his own form, it will only end up like this... nonsensical and sliding into the abyss."

He leaned down slightly, extended a hand, and placed his palm on Xiaomengzi's broken body.

An irresistible, terrifying suction force, seemingly capable of draining the very essence of one's soul, suddenly erupted!
"And I will use this true power of dreams to reshape the rules, change the order, and guide the evolution of this world! One Dream God is enough. You may disappear."

At this moment, Xiaomengzi felt her consciousness and power being frantically stripped away and devoured.

Despair, like a cold tide, instantly overwhelmed it.

At this critical moment, Xiaomengzi instinctively shouted loudly.

【Caw! Mo Zhen... Help me!!!】

(End of this chapter)