Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

But didn't he always firmly believe that controlling Groudon through the Crimson Jewel was a pipe dream?

Just as this question arose in his mind, he saw Groudon, after a brief pause, begin to stride towards Xia Chen, even forgetting to create land along the way.

Although its movements appear somewhat clumsy due to its massive size, it is precisely because of its large size that Groudon can leap dozens of meters with each step.

Mikuri understood somewhat: the Crimson Orb held a strange attraction for Groudon.

Watching Xia Chen use the Crimson Orb to lure Groudon away, Mikuri suddenly felt that this big guy was no different from a donkey being led by a carrot.

It's true that everything has its counter...

Should we chase after them, or go back to rescue them?

Qianli, who was being held by the Great Swallow, flew over and asked.

After a moment's thought, Mikoli replied, "You guys go back. I'll go with you. If anything happens to Xia Chen, I can bring him back."

"I'll join you too."

Maxiu, who happened to be riding on Togekiss, said, "Having one more person will help cover the rear, and I also have extra manned flying Pokémon."

After a quick task assignment, the four of them split up.

Qianli and Adam returned to Liuli City to participate in disaster relief and rescue work, while Mikoli and Maxiu followed behind Groudon to ensure Xia Chen's safety.

…………

Xia Chen carefully maintained the distance between himself and Groudon behind him, his nerves on edge.

Although to outsiders this behavior might seem no different from using a carrot to lure a fool, only Xia Chen himself knew the extent of the danger involved.

Even if Groudon is a stupid donkey, it's a stupid donkey that can make the land tremble when it stomps its feet. You have to be in an emotional zone that makes Groudon crave the Crimson Orb, but won't make it go berserk due to impatience.

So far, everything seems to be going smoothly.

Several times Groudon attempted to use Precipice Blade to violently steal the item, but Xia Chen's sudden speed reduction thwarted each attempt.

It's something that can be done in just a couple more steps, so there's no need to resort to violence, is there?

However, as time went by, Groudon's breath became heavier and heavier, not from exhaustion, but from anger.

It felt as if it could never catch up with the person holding the crimson jewel—just as it could never fly.

So it got angry.

"Roar--"

Groudon, towering over a hundred meters tall and weighing over ten thousand tons, naturally let out a roar that echoed through the heavens.

Even Gu Leton, who was beneath Xia Chen, was shaken by the sound and lost his balance.

Then, a terrifying aura rapidly rose from beneath the sea surface.

Xia Chen felt a sudden jolt in his heart, as if sensing something in a spider's web, and instinctively shouted, "Gulerton, pull it up quickly!"

With a perception sharper than Xia Chen's, Gu Leton naturally reacted long before Xia Chen shouted, and his energy suddenly erupted.

Its body accelerates instantly like a motorcycle equipped with a nitrogen booster, rising at an almost right angle.

Fortunately, Xia Chen grabbed Gu Leton's neck as he shouted, which saved him from being thrown off the car.

It seems... they managed to dodge it?

Sweating profusely, Xia Chen turned around and looked down.

But then, from the sea between Groudon and Xia Chen, several huge, sharp stone pillars, each nearly a hundred meters long, rose up, creating towering waves that seemed to reach for the sky.

Above it, the scorching red lava exudes a terrifying aura, indicating the dangerous nature of this sword-like stone pillar.

This guy just unleashed a cliff-breaking sword strike!

Xia Chen only then realized what Gu Leton had just dodged.

Luckily, I escaped it; otherwise, I would definitely be dead here today.

Although Groudon's signature move was ridiculed and humiliated along with its master in its previous life, only by truly experiencing it can one personally feel the terrifying sense of oppression brought by the Precipice Sword.

Those who make memes should really taste the bitterness of the precipice sword!

Xia Chen thought angrily to himself, having almost been strung up like a skewer.

…………

Pulling himself back to reality, Xia Chen whispered, "Gulerton, speed up! Kyogre is just ahead!"

Before Rayquaza appeared, the only thing that could stop Groudon was Kyogre.

vice versa.

Xia Chen's plan was simple: let Groudon and Kyogre fight it out on this deserted sea for a while, and then he would take the opportunity to go to Sky Pillar and use the Grass Orb to summon Rayquaza.

Once Xijiana and the others bring enough Keystones, they can use Mega Rayquaza to completely end this conflict.

The plan was perfect, and Groudon was quite cooperative. Seeing that Xia Chen was already getting further and further away with the Crimson Orb, it went completely mad.

Its pace quickened again, and the flames in its mouth never stopped, stirring up the entire sea and causing chaos.

He strode forward in a frenzy, like a wolf rampaging through a flock of sheep, wreaking havoc on the ocean.

But soon, it couldn't be arrogant anymore.

In the pitch-black night sky, the wind howled and the rain poured down, a stark contrast to the scorching and bright scenery behind Groudon.

Groudon's frantic sprint suddenly came to a halt, for it sensed a powerful aura, an aura it loathed—Kyogre.

Groudon was not disappointed. Beneath the dark, surging sea, a bright blue light suddenly shone. As the light intensified, a dangerous and terrifying aura, like that of an abyss, continued to approach.

Just as the aura expanded to the point of almost solidifying into a tangible form.

wow-

A towering wave crashed up, and Kyogre, a creature with a deep blue body, a semi-transparent body, and a body shimmering with a pale yellow light, leaped out of the water.

To be precise, this is not Kyogre, but Kyogre that has already completed Primal Regression!

A pair of jet-black eyes stared indifferently at Groudon, and a bright blue light shone brightly beneath the [α]-shaped patterns on its pectoral fins, which resembled wings.

As if it had been lying in wait, it gathered energy in front of it without hesitation.

The seawater seemed to respond to Kyogre's call with a tumultuous boil, and then four enormous, azure beams of light, brimming with explosive energy, shot out from in front of it.

Root fluctuation!

Chapter 331 Groudon: You're actually a pretty nice guy.

Hurry up—

The sound of the propellers churning the air was almost drowned out by the surging waves.

After navigating through a storm, a helicopter that took off from Sootopolis is finally catching up with Groudon.

The helicopter is equipped with Devon's most advanced live energy technology, and its performance, including speed and range, is among the best in the world.

But this helicopter, which can be described as "a shining example of human technology," did not dare to approach within 200 meters of Groudon.

It wasn't because getting any closer would melt them, but rather because the pilot feared that Groudon, clearly in a frenzied state, would attack everything in sight without restraint.

The helicopter pilot dared not gamble, and even though a war correspondent who was obsessed with the news kept urging him to get closer, he remained unmoved and simply followed Groudon from a distance.

Left with no other option, the reporter started a live broadcast from this angle, which could be considered the pinnacle of her career.

The camera was pointed at Groudon, the image shook for a moment, and after a brief period of noise interference, the camera stabilized.

Meanwhile, people throughout the Hoenn region who were eagerly awaiting news from Sootopolis finally witnessed the terrifying lava behemoth walking on the sea.

The crowd was in an uproar!

Compared to the photos circulating online, Groudon appears much larger and more ferocious in the live stream.

After all, the former was a casual shot taken from several kilometers away, while the latter was a follow-up shot taken from only two hundred meters away. The difference between the two is naturally vast.

Up close, the immense pressure emanating from this ancient legendary spirit is almost suffocating, practically overflowing the screen!

After giving Groudon a brief close-up shot, the reporter began the formal introduction.

"Viewers, this is Vivian, a reporter from Hoenn League Television. I am currently about 17 nautical miles southeast of Sootopolis City. Groudon was attracted by a mysterious aura and has come here. Although Sootopolis City is temporarily out of danger, we must continue to closely monitor Groudon's movements to prevent it from causing greater harm to human society!"

Apart from Mikey and a few others, no one else knew the reason why Groudon stopped land reclamation and left Sootopolis.

This is also why the helicopter came after them, to investigate what exactly is attracting Groudon.

If this question can be answered, could we use this thing to guide it to the depths of the ocean?

With these questions in mind, the helicopter continued forward.

…………

"As we can see, the further south we go, the darker the sky becomes. It seems to be pouring rain in the distance. We are probably close to Kyogre's territory, which is where Kyogre awakens."

Vivian had done her homework thoroughly and immediately figured out the reason for the unusual weather.

However, no matter how well you do your homework, you can't predict Groudon's next move.

"Roar--"

The roar that resounded throughout the universe spread outwards like a sonic attack, causing the helicopter following Groudon to shake violently.

If it weren't for the pilot's superb skills in adjusting, Groudon's shout alone would have been enough to make everyone on board suffer.

Vivian, pale-faced, steadied herself against the camera and forced a smile, saying, "Now, we're practically victims of Groudon's attack..."

Before the words were even finished, the air currents became turbulent, and a violent aura surged in all directions. Suddenly, a series of explosions came from in front of Groudon!

But amidst the surging waves, towering stone pillars, each nearly a hundred meters tall, burst forth and soared into the sky!

Everyone who witnessed this scene was shocked. Such a spectacle, such a scale, could it really be... just a single move?

Vivian was suddenly glad that the helicopter pilot hadn't listened to her advice to get too close. It was perfectly reasonable to have any respect for legendary elves, especially those with astonishing power.

She observed with lingering fear the enormous stone pillars rising from the sea, thick at the base and sharp at the tip, with molten lava gushing out from them.

Wait... is that an elf?

The sharp-eyed Vivian immediately spotted a tiny figure soaring and gliding above the stone pillar at the end of what looked like a [Sharp Stone Attack] attack.

She immediately pulled the camera over and adjusted the zoom level, zooming in and zooming in again.