Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

"Let's go see what exactly happened within the Spiral Secret Realm, and what the current situation of Lexiram is."

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Rowlet (Snowman ver.)

Chapter 237 Haunted by the Dragon Spiral Tower

At the exit of a dense forest near the Spiral Secret Realm, two Alliance police officers are on duty.

"The celestial phenomena tonight are really creepy..."

"By the way, we were notified that the Elite Four level trainer will not arrive until noon tomorrow. Starting tomorrow morning, we will deploy patrols not only in this area, but also within a radius of several kilometers."

The conversation between the two during their downtime while slacking off at work was overheard by a man in black crouching nearby in the dense, waist-high grass.

The mysterious man in black was none other than Su Hao, who had sneaked up to the vicinity of the Spiral Secret Realm.

Looking at the coordinates of the entire Spiral Secret Realm in the real world, only this area has dense forests where one can hide, and there are few patrol personnel.

Under Su Hao's command, Duolongqi infiltrated the alternate dimension, starting their investigation from the former ticket entrance of the Spiral Secret Realm.

The defense here is the weakest, with only two police officers, both elite-level trainers, on duty.

Next, the question is how to get these two police officers to leave for a while so that Su Hao can use the white glowing key in his mind, which has been emitting light ever since he approached this area, to try to open the secret realm gate.

After the key started glowing, Su Hao inexplicably understood how to use it to open the door to the secret realm.

With his eyes closed, Su Hao unleashed an invisible waveguide that stretched a hundred meters away, searching for a possible breakthrough.

"...Most of the wild Pokémon have been driven away."

After a moment, Su Hao frowned. It seemed that the idea of ​​using wild Pokémon to lure away the police officers was probably not going to work.

"If all else fails... I'll just have to apologize, quietly approach the two police officers, and knock them unconscious temporarily..."

Su Hao closed his eyes. He didn't want to hurt innocent people unless necessary, as knocking someone unconscious could cause a lot of harm.

His Viridian Power has only been used to heal Pokémon; it hasn't been used on humans yet. I wonder if the healing effect is too strong and might wake up the police officer who had just fainted from the pain and have to endure a few more blows.

As for the powerful martial arts described in movies, TV dramas, and martial arts novels, where a single chop to the back of the neck can knock someone unconscious, leaving them with only a sore neck upon waking, Su Hao does not possess those skills.

If he chopped off the police officer's neck with a single chop...

Just as Su Hao sighed and was about to get up and secretly commit the heinous act against his conscience, a loud roar suddenly rang out!

"Woof woof woof——!"

"Woof woof—!"

Two loud barks rang out simultaneously, and Su Hao was instantly covered in cold sweat...

Oh dear, I forgot that police officers also have a standard accessory – a canine Pokémon that is extremely sensitive to smells!

In the darkness, a rustling sound arose, and two figures, using all four limbs, one in front of the other, stomped through the fallen leaves from a distance, rapidly approaching the two police officers who were chatting.

"...Does this mean I have to assault a police officer again today?"

Su Hao's heart pounded. He was certainly not afraid in terms of strength, but a big fight would easily attract a larger patrol team from a distance.

Now that things have come to this... the only option is to let Articuno finish the battle in an instant.

Su Hao took out the Master Ball, about to throw it, when the voices of the two police officers suddenly rang out...

"Houndoom, have you found anything?"

"Woof woof—"

The two elite-level Black Growlithes did not head straight for the bushes where Su Hao was hiding. Instead, a sound of clothes rubbing together rang out.

"What's going on? Why are you pulling my pants... Stop pulling, they're going to fall down!"

One of the police officers hurriedly pulled up his trousers to prevent his colleagues from seeing his red briefs, which were meant to be his zodiac year's symbol of good fortune, after they were pulled down by the black crocheter.

The other police officer, Heruka, was calmer and did not act recklessly, which allowed him to turn on the constantly flashing communicator.

After a quick glance, the police officer exclaimed, "What?! A swarm of berserk Scythers has appeared at coordinates 3745.5543 near us! Houndoom and the others must have smelled the gunpowder of battle!"

"That's bad news. Scythers are known for their bravery..."

The renowned Pokémon, after going berserk, is probably even more ferocious...

"Let's go, let's hurry over and provide support!"

As the four disordered footsteps faded into the distance, Su Hao stood up from the bushes and looked in the direction they had gone with some worry.

Scyther...could it be one of the species he knows...?

However, he had important matters to attend to and could only trust that the Divine Continent Alliance would treat them well and release the Flying Mantis clan back into the wild after they recovered...

Taking a deep breath, Su Hao, guided by the knowledge that suddenly appeared in his mind, began to manipulate the glittering key to the secret realm and open the gate to the secret realm!

"The silver key, the anchor of the chaotic void, here, open the gate to the void—"

Suppressing his shame, Su Hao closed his eyes and used his mental power to touch the key to the secret realm in his mind. As he activated the key, he uttered this ridiculously melodramatic line—

A sudden burst of white light illuminated the dense forest as if it were daytime.

Su Hao sighed with relief that the Scyther swarm had managed to seduce two police officers.

Otherwise, such a big commotion would definitely be exposed.

Thank you, my good friend Scyther.

Filled with gratitude for the Flying Mantis, Su Hao looked at the one-time secret realm entrance that had opened before him, leaped into the air, and disappeared near the entrance to the dense forest.

Several hours later, the two police officers who had gone to help their teammates contain the rampaging Scyther returned to their post. Looking at the dense forest, which was exactly the same as when they left, they happily continued their chatter.

"That elite-level late-stage Scyther chieftain was actually able to suppress the captain's professional-level Pokémon for a while. Is this what they call 'three times stronger when corrupted'?"

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"What the hell is going on?!"

The scene within the Spiral Secret Realm stunned Su Hao, who had just entered.

The sky was a blood-red color, and a thin blood-red mist shrouded the entire secret realm. The once thriving flowers, plants, and trees were now in a state of decay and withering, which made Su Hao feel a chill down his spine.

This scene is so eerie... Did I accidentally wander into some cultivation world or a hellish movie set?

He still remembered the footage Li Xiang showed him, of someone who happened to be recording, before being expelled from the Spiral Secret Realm.

At that time, everything was normal...

Diancie emerged from the luxurious sphere with a bang, looking seriously into the distance.

Articuno's equally serious voice rang out: "Su Hao, this is bad! I sense a chilling aura emanating from that massive ancient tower!"

"...Actually, I knew things were going badly even without you saying it..."

Su Hao's voice trembled; he couldn't believe his eyes.

After he turned his gaze to the Dragon Spiral Tower, the system started spamming information in front of him like crazy. At the same time, a huge, blood-red figure emanating black energy swooped straight down from the top of the tower towards Su Hao!

"Holy crap, the boss is blocking the door!"

[Located within the Dragon Spiral Tower]

Pokémon? : [Reshiram (Negative Energy Illusion)]

Attribute: [Dark + Dragon]

Rank: Mid-stage Dojo Level

[Urgent Mission Issued: Defeat the Reshiram Negative Energy Illusion that is entrenched in the Dragon Spiral Tower.]

[Quest Reward: Pokémon-themed Power Cube Crafting Techniques]

[System Notification: Articuno cannot completely eliminate negative energy phantoms.]

Su Hao: "??????"

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Rahiram.

Chapter 238 Articuno: I was careless, I almost missed my chance to teleport.

The intense wind pressure was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, causing many withered trees to collapse with a creaking sound.

The airflow created by Phantom Reshiram swooping down from above did not disperse the blood-red mist; instead, it added a few more deep, dark red hues to it.

From its mouth, ominous, blood-red energy gathered, almost bursting forth.

"Phantom Reshiram...negative energy!?"

Su Hao stared in disbelief, his mouth agape as he exclaimed, "Why is there negative energy in the Spiral Secret Realm?"

Why did it turn into Reshiram's appearance? What is Reshiram's current situation?

"Snap out of it! Prepare for battle!"

With a flash of red light, Articuno, of normal size, jumped out of the Master Ball. It lowered its head, picked up Su Hao's collar, and tossed him onto its back. Then, it gestured with its eyes for Diancie to come up as well.

Diancie nodded seriously with a tense little face, and jumped onto Articuno's back before it took off.