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

If we compare the main world to an ocean, then the Secret Realm of the High Seas is a large rock that gradually sinks with time and external forces until it reaches the bottom and completely overlaps with the main world.

This is what is known as the "descent of the secret realm," which transforms the external environment into the landscape of the secret realm, just like the Electric Grand Canyon.

The addition of the three divine bird realms was like accelerating the sinking process.

Fortunately, according to Articuno, only three islands from this cage created by Lugia will appear in the Overworld; everything else will be eliminated when the cage is freed.

Su Hao doesn't need to worry for the time being that the massive amount of seawater from the high seas secret realm will cause disasters for countries near the high seas.

The next step is to figure out how to seal and purify Dark Lugia before the Secret Realm in the High Seas completely overlaps with the main world.

However, this world is never short of changes.

.........

Outside the secret borders of international waters, a speedboat without any alliance markings sped into the area. The White Eagle Alliance fleet, which was supposed to be responsible for guarding and intercepting the vessel, completely ignored its presence.

On the speedboat were three men with dark skin. They were all well-known bounty hunters in the White Eagle Alliance. As long as they were paid, they would do anything, whether it was burning, killing, looting, or arson.

They are also often used as "sharp knives" by the upper echelons of the White Eagle Alliance to secretly eliminate targets.

This time, they received a task with an extremely generous offer.

What surprised them most was that the person who commissioned this task was actually an official from the White Eagle Alliance!

People in this line of work don't tell anyone their name, not even their teammates.

The three of them were an exception among exceptions. They all came from the same slum and, although they knew each other's names, they addressed each other by code names.

Eldest, Second, and Third—very simple and casual names; these are the code names for the three of them.

The reason the three knew the mission was officially issued by the White Eagle Alliance was thanks to their extensive experience as bounty hunters. The leader immediately recognized that the client was a member of the White Eagle Alliance.

Furthermore, the fact that the White Eagle Alliance fleet seemed to be blind, ignoring their entry into the blockaded high seas, further solidified the leader's judgment.

They were well aware that the White Eagles had crashed out in the semifinals and could only qualify for third place.

Those greedy guys up there won't obediently let the Divine Continent Alliance and the Great Britain Alliance divide up the resources within the secret realm.

Having been in the bounty hunter circle for many years, the three possessed considerable combat strength, even capable of fielding one or two Elite Four level Pokémon. Once they entered international waters, even a small speedboat posed no threat to wild marine Pokémon.

They stopped at a coordinate point mentioned by the client, where the space suddenly became thin a week ago, and the group whistled casually.

"I can't believe we got such an easy task. Once we get into this secret realm, I'm going to make a killing!"

"Second brother, don't forget the important matter. The client requires us to quickly loot high-value items from inside."

"They may not care about things of lower value, but good things are not something we are qualified to keep."

The third brother didn't join in the conversation between the eldest and second eldest brothers. After taking out an extremely ingeniously constructed bomb, he muttered, "Can this thing really blast open the spatial barrier and take us into the secret realm?"

After saying that, the third brother removed the pin and threw it directly into the sea.

The next instant, with a muffled explosion, a spatial passage just big enough for the speedboat to enter opened up in front of the three of them.

Meanwhile, in the secret realm of the high seas, a pair of blood-red eyes suddenly looked towards a certain spot in the storm.

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Chapter 842 Foolish Humans

"Through the passage lies a new world, untouched by time, hiding endless treasures!"

Even if they can't keep the truly good stuff, as long as they keep some resources and some rare Pokémon, these things that slipped through the fingers of the Eagle Union's higher-ups will be enough to ensure they live a life of comfort and extravagance for the rest of their days.

Seeing the shrinking space passage in front of them, the three exchanged a glance, their faces filled with greed. They then accelerated the speedboat and rushed directly into the space passage!

However, what awaited them at the other end of the spatial passage was not only the restless seawater, but also a pair of bloodshot eyes that seemed to contain endless tyranny.

The sudden appearance of bright red eyes made the group widen their eyes in surprise, and they accidentally choked on their water. Before they could even pull out their Pokémon, they were frozen in place by the chilling pressure emanating from the owner of the bright red eyes.

The next instant, the dark cyclone still howling in the sea completely swallowed the three people's consciousness and erased their traces.

Having done all this, Dark Lugia remained completely calm. Instead, he looked at the underwater portal that had opened up and revealed a carefree smile.

The opportunity finally came.

The pitch-black protective shield opened, and in an instant, the vast seawater was split in two by Lugia's terrifying power, flowing down like a waterfall and revealing the spatial passage that was being repaired by the secret realm's restorative power and was continuously shrinking.

Dark Lugia didn't know what those humans had come for, but it decided it would thank them properly later for making a hole in its incredibly sturdy cage.

Let it unleash a disaster to thank the humans outside!

Aiming at the ever-shrinking spatial passage, Dark Lugia let out a roar like the hiss of a whale, and from its mouth, a massive energy powerful enough to easily destroy a city transformed into a ball of pitch-black light.

The next instant, accompanied by a deafening roar, a jet-black destructive beam of light struck the spatial passage, causing the entire secret realm to tremble precariously and accelerating its fusion with the main world at an alarming rate.

Since we can't get out, let's just let this secret realm fall with it!

........

Having just retrieved Zeraora, Su Hao planned to return to Ice Island to rest for the night, but unexpectedly, the entire secret realm suddenly began to shake.

A violent tremor swept across the entire Thunder Island, and Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos, who were playing with Lugia, simultaneously looked up towards the other side of the sea.

Just now, they sensed an incomparably magnificent power erupting from that direction, which caused the entire secret realm to shake.

What would normally take dozens of days or even months is now sinking into the main world at an extremely rapid pace.

If this continues, within half a day, the Secret Realm of the High Seas will merge with the main world and descend completely. Dark Lugia will escape this cage, connect with the rules of the main world, and once again exercise the power of authority!

It will be difficult for them to seal away Dark Lugia then.

Although they don't know exactly how Dark Lugia did it, there's only one thing they need to do now.

Articuno took a deep breath, turned its head to look at the two Pokémon, and said in a heavy voice.

Can you sense how far your secret realm is from here?

Moltres and Zapdos answered Articuno's question in unison.

[A maximum of one hour!]

Articuno nodded slightly, its gaze meeting that of Su Hao and Diancie, who had left the luxury ball. Fortunately, they had already rehearsed beforehand, so they wouldn't be forced into this situation.

[So, from this moment on, the "Sealing Project"...begins!]

.............

Outside the secret borders of international waters, on an unnamed island.

The Shenzhou Alliance exploration team, now fully armed and ready to open the spatial passage to the secret realm of the high seas, has regrouped.

The progress of the Sea Temple project was delayed for many days due to its inexplicable appearance, rampage, and disappearance. Fortunately, the subsequent support arrived in time, giving them ample time to regroup.

However, disadvantages also followed.

Chu Ya looked behind her and noticed that the members of the exploration team all had somewhat gloomy expressions.

This is understandable, after all, the British Commonwealth still has

Those people from the White Eagle Alliance...

Chu Ya recalled a recent temporary meeting of various alliances, where the Shenzhou Alliance's exploration was forced to be delayed due to the Sea Temple and the flock of Articulated Birds.

She was furious when those guys brazenly claimed that they had already passed the priority exploration period of the Divine Continent Alliance and said that they would also prepare to enter the secret realm.

That's utterly thuggish!

Now, those two alliances are probably close to completing their preparations and planning to enter the secret realm.

Seriously... what kind of mess is this?

Chu Ya looked puzzled and was about to ask the staff to speed things up when a phone call came in.

The caller was the head of the secret observation station set up on the naval fleet behind her.

The phone call lasted a considerable amount of time, but only about a minute. After Chu Ya hung up, it was time for her, as the person in charge of this operation, to make a decision.

Her expression shifted several times before finally settling into a helpless sigh: "Everyone, pack your belongings and retreat to the warship in an orderly manner... We need to get away from this international waters!"

Chu Ya possessed the authority of one of the Four Heavenly Kings. Although most people were puzzled, they still chose to obey orders and begin preparing to evacuate. They did not want to be branded as disobeying military orders and sent to a military court.

Some people expressed their confusion during the evacuation: "Why are we evacuating? Isn't this just giving the British Alliance and the White Eagle Alliance an opportunity?"

Chu Ya glanced at the man and said in a deep voice, "For unknown reasons, within half a day, or even within a few hours, the High Seas Secret Realm will overlap with the main world. As a life form within the overlap range, do you know what that means?"

"It's like a new layer covering another layer. If the area we're in corresponds to rocks, mountains, or even lava in the secret realm, the moment the layer is completed, your mind will stop thinking because of the rock layer that suddenly appears on your neck, and the ground or seawater beneath your feet will turn into a pool of scalding lava."

"No matter how precious the resources are, the Shenzhou Alliance will always prioritize the lives of the people and soldiers!"

"Do you understand? If you understand, then immediately prepare to evacuate from international waters!"

The person who asked the question felt a chill run down their spine and dared not say anything more, burying their head and speeding up their actions.

Meanwhile, similar incidents were occurring one after another in other alliance naval groups.

Although they were eager to plunder resources, they had to save their lives first. It wouldn't be too late to plunder after the secret realm of the high seas had fully descended.

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Chapter 843 The Birth of Dark Lugia

The pitch-black sky and the endless howling black cyclones, even without contact with them, one could feel a chilling aura clinging to the body like a persistent ailment.