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Xia Chen thought to himself, "What would happen if this girl saw those eunuch-themed online novels?"

He shrugged and said, "It's not that I don't want to finish, it's just that... my life isn't over yet, so how can the story be considered finished?"

Lillie paused for a moment before realizing that Xia Chen wasn't a storyteller; what he was telling was less a story and more his own experiences.

As long as he doesn't die, the story will always remain "halfway through," so when will it ever be finished?

"All right..."

Lillie sighed, then looked up at Xia Chen and suddenly said, "I hope I can also become a part of the future in the teacher's story!"

Xia Chen was slightly taken aback, realizing that this girl was probably still planning to work with him to retrieve the Ultimate Beast.

He smiled and affectionately patted Lillie's head. "You've been part of my story for a long time. You're my first and only student."

Lillie Chaplin blushed and lowered her head, remaining silent.

If it weren't for the somewhat wary and intense gaze from Gladgio beside them, this scene would have been quite heartwarming.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. We've been inside for so long, let's go out for a walk."

Xia Chen smiled at Lillie, a smile that held a deeper meaning.

Lillie was a clever girl and immediately understood. She nodded and then turned to look at Gladio and the butler.

"Brother, Grandpa Dunlap, I'm taking the teacher out for a walk. We'll be back in a bit."

Gladgio glanced at Xia Chen and nodded silently.

The butler, whom Lillie called Grandpa Dunlap, smiled slightly and said, "Yes, Miss, please show the guests around. I'll go prepare dinner."

The two walked out of the house side by side. It was almost evening, and the sunset over the ocean at Etherland seemed no different from that in Haole City.

Lillie's home is a very luxurious manor, inhabited by many elves, most of whom were rescued by the Aether Foundation and did not want to return to the wilderness, so they stayed here.

They have a good relationship with Lillie, and when they see Lillie come out, they run over and ask for pets and hugs.

Because of this fondness for Lillie, Xia Chen, who was next to her, was also entangled with several little creatures.

Teasing the Woody Owl perched on his shoulder, Xia Chen laughed, "I never would have guessed you used to have a phobia of elves."

Lillie smiled softly, her eyes somewhat bewildered: "Looking back on those days... I find it a bit unbelievable too. Back then, I just felt that all elves were as terrifying as... that guy."

Xia Chen comforted her, "It's all over now."

"Ok!"

Lillie nodded firmly and said, "The Lillie of today will bravely face everything!"

Xia Chen asked softly, "Even if we encounter that elf again?"

Lillie's hand, which was stroking the rockhound beside her, froze. She forced a smile and said, "Yes, I will too..."

Xia Chen smiled but didn't reply. Instead, he said, "Let's go for a walk over there."

He pointed in the direction of a secluded path, and Lillie knew that it was best if no one else heard what he was about to say, not even these innocent elves.

Lillie dismissed the pampered elves and accompanied Xia Chen toward that direction.

Only when there were no more elves around did Xia Chen speak up and ask, "What did you mean by that... singularity space energy fluctuation thing you mentioned this morning?"

Lillie explained, "This is a monitoring instrument developed by the research institute to find the pattern of channel opening. Before each channel opens, a special substance can be detected by this instrument. The higher the concentration of this substance, the greater the possibility of the channel opening, and the larger the channel will be."

"As I said, if it exceeds 3%, there is a 50% chance of a channel appearing, and if it reaches 5%, then it is almost 100%."

Chapter 503 Rosamune, the Truth

Xia Chen nodded thoughtfully and continued, "Then what does the size of the passage mean?"

Lillie had clearly done her research, replying without hesitation, "The size of the passage determines the number and strength of the Ultra Beasts that come through. If the passage is small, the Ultra Beasts that come through won't pose much of a threat."

Xia Chen nodded knowingly.

Conversely, if the passage is large enough, then the Ultra Beasts that come out of it will be more numerous and more powerful.

Xia Chen is the kind of person who tends to think the worst before things happen, so he had to consider the latter possibility.

"What is the most serious accident the foundation has ever documented?"

Lillie paused for a moment, bit her lip, and replied, "It was... seven years ago, when I was attacked by Nihilego. I looked through the research institute's logs. The spatial fluctuation deviation rate reached an astonishing 28.7%, and five types of Ultra Beasts, nearly a hundred of them, emerged at once. That was the closest Ultra Beast riot to the most complete loss of control to date."

Seven years ago...

Xia Chen silently calculated the time; it was roughly around the time his parents joined the Ether Foundation.

He had researched relevant materials before coming to the Alola region, but found no information about that incident, which was probably Lusamine deliberately concealing.

She could even erase the traces of a bombing that happened more than half a month ago, let alone an incident that happened seven years ago.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Chen asked again, "What is the deviation rate now? Can we get the data in real time?"

Lillie nodded. "Yeah, I secretly took an obsolete piece of equipment from the lab's storage room and put it in my room."

Xia Chen smiled and said, "That would be perfect. Let's go back."

Having covered most of what they needed to discuss, Xia Chen and Lillie turned back.

The two hadn't been out for long when they returned and dinner wasn't ready yet; Gladio had disappeared.

Taking advantage of the sister-obsessed girl's absence, Xia Chen suggested to Lillie that they go to her room.

There's nothing superfluous or irrelevant here; it's simply to obtain data on real-time spatial fluctuation deviation rate.

Even so, Lillie still blushed and her heart raced a little when she brought Xia Chen in.

"The teacher was the first boy to come into my room!"

Xia Chen didn't believe it. "Your brother and father at least came in, right?"

He glanced briefly at Lillie's boudoir, which was not much different from what he had imagined. The decor was mainly in warm colors, and there were many life-size elf plush toys, making it exquisite and cozy.

Lillie pouted, "Of course they don't count! And the teacher, really, I didn't say I wanted you to do anything..."

"Stop, stop."

Xia Chen quickly steered the conversation back to the main topic, saying, "Where's that instrument? Bring it out quickly."

Lillie became serious. She led Xia Chen to the bedside, and then, without any ladylike manners, she lay down on the floor and dragged a box out from under the bed.

With a click, the box opened, revealing the instrument used to detect deviation rates.

Lillie immediately transformed into a research student, performing a series of cool maneuvers before a serious expression appeared on her face.

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"How is it? Is the number high?"

Upon seeing Lillie's expression, Xia Chen vaguely guessed that the numbers might not be as optimistic as he had imagined.

As expected, Lillie nodded heavily and said, "It's already... reached 13.4%."

Xia Chen was startled. 13.4%... He remembered Lillie saying that if it exceeded 5%, the Ultimate Hole would definitely appear.

Lillie looked up, her expression complicated. "Moreover, this number is increasing rapidly! The highest value is expected to be no less than 20%!"

Xia Chen touched his chin, looking somewhat troubled.

The opening of the Ultra Cave is a good thing; that's why he came to Alola. But opening it to such a large extent is a bit ominous.

According to Lillie, nearly a hundred Ultra Beasts escaped from the opening of that giant Ultra Hole. There were too many individuals, and even if Gullardon and Deoxys worked together, it would be difficult to contain them.

The warnings from Volcarona are still fresh in our minds. If a large number of powerful Guzzlords were to appear, it would undoubtedly cause great damage to Alola.

He pondered for a moment, then asked Lillie, "Can you predict when the passage will open?"

Xia Chen's current idea is that, if time permits, he can go back and ask for reinforcements.

Whether it's those two silly birds or Rayquaza, having one more legendary Pokémon means less damage to the Alola region.

But Lillie's answer made him abandon the idea.

"I'm not sure, maybe in a few minutes, maybe in a few hours, but I hope it's a few minutes..."

Xia Chen was taken aback and guessed, "Because if it doesn't appear for several hours, it means that this passage will be very large, and many powerful ultimate beasts will come out, right?"

Lillie nodded solemnly, confirming this somewhat alarming guess.

"This is difficult..."

Xia Chen had a headache.

This place is far from the Hoenn region; even by taking the Guleton, it would take at least an hour or two to get there and back.

However, if Leton were to return, the forces stationed in Alora would be insufficient.

After much thought, Xia Chen realized that he could only resort to modern technology—the telephone—to call for help.

He first contacted Christa on Spirit Island, asking her to bring Zapdos to Alola as soon as possible.

Then she called Shiogana in Hoenn and asked her to see if she could persuade Rayquaza to come out of the mountains.

Finally, I contacted the champions I knew and briefly explained the situation to them.

Among them, Cattleya and Leonti clearly replied that they would go to Alola immediately, but Cynthia and Karune could not be contacted at all.

But there was nothing he could do; Xia Chen had already done everything he could.

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"Teacher, it's already...20%!"

Lillie's exclamation made Xia Chen's heart sink even further.

Wasn't it only 13% just now? How come it's increased so much in the time it takes to make a few phone calls?

At this rate, could it rise to 100%, fully connecting the two worlds?

This was, of course, Xia Chen's unfounded speculation.

No one knows what will happen when the spatial fluctuation deviation rate reaches 100%, but it is foreseeable that something extremely terrifying will happen.

It might be the appearance of Ultimate Necrozma.

Upon realizing this, Xia Chen immediately made a decision, "We can't just sit here and wait to die. Take me to your mother, and we'll confront her!"

As the big boss of the Ether Foundation, she is definitely the one who has the most information.