Elf: Start with small diamonds, then mutate into Diancie!

The news reports did not cover the details of the incident, only showing the general outline.

The sudden closure of the secret realm and the connection between Su Hao and Reshiram did not occur at the same time; they happened at different times.

The secret realm closed last night before Su Hao set off. This morning, Su Hao connected with Lashiram on his way and entered a space burning with blue flames.

Reshiram's words about "last strength" also tugged at Su Hao's heartstrings.

Even Articuno wouldn't be this weak.

They used up all their power just by passing on a message.

Do these first-level divine beasts ever run out of energy?

Could the transparent key that Lexiram left in his mind be the key to unlocking the Spiral Secret Realm?

"Om-!"

Just as Su Hao was racking his brains to piece together the clues, a violent shaking suddenly struck—

"It's an earthquake! Everyone, prepare for an earthquake!"

The driver was the first to react. He quickly braked and stopped the bus, then stood up and loudly reminded the driver.

Meanwhile, a little pig Pokémon covered in thick brown striped fur, the little boar, emerged from the central air conditioning unit and came to the driver's side, shivering as it looked ahead.

Amidst the terrified screams of the pale-faced passengers, Su Hao frowned slightly. The waveguide, which had been shut down to avoid peeping into the privacy of ordinary people, surged out and quickly located the culprit that had caused the earthquake.

It was a large, deep red crocodile with many black stripes on its body and twelve sharp claws on its hands and feet that gleamed with a terrifying cold light.

His eyes were bloodthirsty and brutal, and his body was shrouded in wisps of black mist, making him difficult to see with the naked eye.

The rogue stomped its feet furiously on the ground, the intense tremors causing the wild Pokémon perched in the trees to scatter and flee.

“...Rogue Crocodile!” Su Hao whispered.

This is too much of a coincidence.

"Job level...professional level..."

As the trainer, the driver performed slightly better than the passenger, which was only a small improvement.

He was just an ordinary trainer, making a living by driving a bus. But the sudden appearance of this professional-level Pokémon on this road, where even wild Pokémon were rare, was quite unexpected.

Despite his fear, the driver had received professional training.

He immediately smashed the protective cover preventing accidental activation of the emergency call button on the bus, and then pressed the red call button hard.

He knew that after pressing the button, the League Network would send a mission to League-certified trainers of suitable strength near the distress signal and guide them to the rescue.

Meanwhile, in the security command center responsible for receiving and distributing signals, a rapid response was initiated, and a rescue mission was assigned using location permissions that could not be accessed except in emergencies.

"An elite-level trainer was detected at the closest location to the accident site, and a gym-level trainer, identified as being from the police station, was detected a little further away."

"Mission issued: Rescue the passenger bus that has been attacked by a professional-level wild Pokémon."

"Elite Trainer Mission: Quickly rush to the scene and delay until the Gym Leader arrives. Mission Reward: 10 League Points."

"Gym Leader Mission: Rescue the passenger bus and drive away or disable wild professional Pokémon. Mission Reward: 30 League Merit Points."

The mission was quickly transmitted to the trainer's mobile phone via the network.

It is generally not possible to send such semi-forced tasks, but most certified trainers will turn off the default task assignment button in the app.

While these directly assigned tasks offer generous rewards, they are often quite difficult, leading many to prefer selecting tasks themselves.

On the bus, the driver's hands and feet trembled slightly, and his pale face showed a smile that was more like a grimace. After a bitter laugh, he left his seat.

Whether out of a sense of responsibility or the constraints of the rules, he had to stall the rogue crocodile before the other trainers arrived.

Even if it's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Trainers enjoy benefits and high treatment, so they naturally need to bear the corresponding obligations.

At this moment, the driver, who considered himself incredibly tragic, suddenly remembered a line of poetry: "The wind howls, the Yi River is cold, the hero departs, never to return."

"..."

Seeing the driver press the SOS button and stand up while holding onto the railing amidst the violent shaking, looking like he wanted to take on the crocodile one-on-one, Su Hao stood up speechlessly.

He and the driver are the only trainers on this bus, so he should go and chase away the rogue crocodile.

The surrounding passengers were all lying on the ground, clinging to each other like lifelines in water, holding on tightly.

Su Hao took out the luxury ball, ignored the old lady's reminder, and steadily walked from the back of the car to the front, blocking the driver.

"Young man...you should hide. I'll take care of this."

Seeing the driver sweating profusely but still trying to dissuade him, Su Hao was about to step over him and get out through the already opened and vibrating car door when a mechanical voice, accompanied by vibrations, sounded in Su Hao's pocket.

"Ding-dong, an emergency mission has been assigned to you. Please proceed to the target location immediately!"

Su Hao was taken aback. What mission?

But Su Hao ignored the voice; his immediate priority was to get rid of the inexplicably appearing rogue crocodile.

"Leave this to me, sir. You calm the passengers down."

Su Hao raised the deluxe ball in his hand to signal, and at that moment, Crocodile stomped the ground and launched a heavy stomp move, appearing in front of them in just about a minute.

Before the driver's incredulous expression, Su Hao bent down, nimbly jumped off the bus, and stood in front of the crocodile.

"Awooo—!"

The raging crocodile roared indiscriminately at the surrounding creatures, its ferocious eyes fixed on Su Hao. Its powerful tail lashed out like a whip, leaving deep furrows in the ground.

Pokémon: Krookodile

Attribute: [Ground + Dark]

Gender: [♂]

Characteristic: [Intimidate]

Rank: [Professional Level Late Stage]

The level and information of this crocodile... look somewhat like the information Su Hao looked up before entering the Spiral Realm, which introduced one of the professional-level Pokémon in the Spiral Realm?

So he really was expelled from the secret realm and ended up in this vicinity... And there's that wisp of black aura on his body that's almost invisible to the naked eye, only barely visible through waveguide.

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The Four Great Treasures of Calamity – Ancient Slippery Snail, with the attributes of Dark and Grass.

Chapter 234 Boss

Let's finish this quickly...

Su Hao stepped on the emerald green leaves shaken down by the heavy stomp move and threw out the deluxe ball.

A flash of red light appeared, and a pink figure hovered silently a few centimeters off the ground, watching the rogue crocodile.

The professional-level late-game Rogue Crocodile is not only too difficult for the Blazing Roaring Tiger to defeat, but it also can't be taken down in a short time. Let Diancie finish the battle quickly.

As for whether it will be exposed, let's not even talk about the fact that the passengers are all lying on the bus and dare not peek out. Even if it is exposed, it doesn't matter, as the basic public information has already been prepared.

As soon as Diancie landed, she stretched out her hands, and within a few breaths, several sharp rock cones formed and shot out.

She had received Su Hao's instructions inside the luxury sphere and understood the current situation.

The rogue crocodile opened its jaws, its claws suddenly extending, and in a few swift movements, it tore the rock cone apart.

Then, the rogue crocodile roared, its black eyes, like sunglasses, turned crimson, and its aura rose like a skyscraper, filling the air with an incredibly oppressive atmosphere. The passengers on the bus trembled, clutching their heads.

It wasn't over yet. With its power significantly increased, the Rogue Crocodile's claws extended with emerald green light, stomping heavily on the ground like a land tank, and charging straight towards Diancie.

"Reverse Scale and Dragon Claw... Magic Flash sent him flying."

This crocodile has a strong Dragon-type bloodline and can use two Dragon-type moves with ease, so it's probably a Pokémon from the Spiral Rift.

The diamonds on Diancie's body instantly sparkled with countless dazzling rays of light, which she then bound into a shield around her. The next moment, the raptor, which had been attacking at lightning speed, slashed wildly at the dazzling magical light in front of Diancie, who was not dodging or avoiding the attack.

Sparks continued to ripple outwards, but the rogue crocodile seemed tireless, its eyes fixed on Diancie as it relentlessly slashed down.

This is so strange. Being rejected from its territory shouldn't make it seem like it's lost its mind and attacking nearby Pokémon... Also, that invisible black aura is something that Su Hao is very concerned about.

What exactly happened in the Spiral Realm?

Tianxi frowned as she looked at the rogue crocodile. For some reason, she couldn't help but feel a particular aversion to the rogue crocodile in its current state.

No longer passively defending, when the Magic Shining Shield swung away the dragon claw again, Diancie increased her floating height slightly, directly knocking the Rogue Crocodile away. At the same time, the Magic Shining Shield left a trench several tens of centimeters deep in the ground.

"Ow—"

This incredibly effective physical version of Dazzling Light left Crocodile like a turtle unable to turn over, belly up and unable to get up.

It looked like it had been hit hard. According to the law that wild Pokémon value their lives, it would either run away immediately or at least show some fear. The Rogue was still struggling to get up, its ferocity undiminished.

They acted like wild beasts that had lost their minds... Even though Pokémon are supposed to be intelligent beings with all sorts of emotions.

Su Hao only saw ferocity in the rogue crocodile.

"Use the power of the moon to incapacitate him first," Su Hao said, his brow furrowed and his face showing difficulty.

We'll deal with this rogue crocodile's situation later; let's weaken it for now.

Diancie nodded, and with a raised hand, fairy-type energy surged forth wildly. The light of the full moon shone down, and a beautiful yet destructive moon fell, with pink smoke rising everywhere.

As the smoke cleared, the rogue crocodile, its eyes darting around and its four legs in the air, lay motionless in the center of the crater blasted by the power of the moon. The black aura on its body miraculously disappeared under Su Hao's waveguide detection.

Tianxi nudged Su Hao, her beautiful pink eyes looking at him, and hesitated, "It's so strange. Just now, I felt a slight sense of disgust when I looked at him, but it didn't after the smoke cleared up."

Su Hao was secretly shocked. Did Diancie actually have different feelings for Rogue Crocodile?

The waveguide had already sensed two powerful auras rapidly approaching from not far away, and there was a waveguide that Su Hao seemed to recognize riding on the body of one of the powerful auras.

It seems the rescuers are traveling on Pokémon.

“Someone’s here. Let’s go back and discuss this further.” Su Hao crouched down slightly and gently stroked the diamond on Diancie’s head, speaking softly.

Okay~

Tianxi nodded and obediently returned to the luxury ball on her own.

Before that person arrived, Su Hao used Aura to ask, "Articuno, you saw what happened in the Master Ball, right?"

A moment later, Articuno's voice rang out: "I saw it."