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

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The investigation team was small, only nine people including Xia Chen: three combat personnel, three logistics personnel, and two researchers.

Xia Chen's only two true friends in the metropolis, Mi Ling and Ammamo, were among them.

He had originally wanted to see more of their mecha piloting skills, but due to energy consumption and convenience issues, the standard equipment for the investigation outside the city was a flying motorboat plus an exoskeleton, and Xia Chen was fortunate enough to get one as well.

This made him extremely happy. He didn't even ride the Gulliver once along the way, focusing instead on experiencing the giant toy he had only ever seen in science fiction movies before.

Everyone in the investigation team knew that Xia Chen was the hero who saved Metropolis from the monster tide, and their attitude towards him was a mixture of respect and admiration, creating an incredibly harmonious atmosphere along the way.

This was especially true after Zoroark, who had been guarding the shadows, took down several Ultra Beasts that came to ambush them.

The exploration and progress went relatively smoothly. Three days after setting off, the survey team finally arrived at their first destination.

"Ten kilometers ahead is the Sea of ​​Nothingness."

Captain Mi Ling called a halt to the advancing team and said this.

Xia Chen glanced at the direction Mi Ling was pointing in with mixed feelings. It was pitch black there, but his heart was inexplicably stirred.

He looked away and turned to thank them, saying, "Thank you for bringing me here. You can rest here for a bit. I can go by myself."

This was something they had agreed upon beforehand. The Void Sea was inhabited by countless Void Eids and was extremely dangerous. For safety reasons, the investigation team could not follow Xia Chen deep into it.

Before parting, Amam suddenly said, "Why don't you take me with you? The Sea of ​​Nothingness is vast. Last time, I was the one who discovered their tracks. It would be easier to find them if you take me with you."

Xia Chen felt a warmth in his heart, but pretended to be disgusted and said, "Come on, I don't want to have a burden on me. Just stay here and wait for my good news."

Seeing that Amamo wanted to say something more, he smiled and said, "Don't you remember? I told you, I'm very strong..."

"Stronger than all of us combined, huh?"

Amam rolled her eyes, snorted, and said, "Tch, I shouldn't have cared about an arrogant jerk like you. Never mind what I said, you can go now."

Xia Chen smiled slightly and waved to them, "You guys eat first, I might be back before you finish eating."

After a pause, he added, "If I'm not back within two hours, you can go ahead. We'll see each other in Metropolis."

Mi Ling wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she didn't say anything and just nodded with her lips pursed.

Xia Chen smiled, turned around casually, removed his exoskeleton, and boarded Guleton, flying towards the Sea of ​​Nothingness.

Ammamo stared blankly at the figure that disappeared into the darkness in an instant, then suddenly asked, "He's so strong, he'll definitely come back, right?"

Mi Ling nodded slowly but firmly, "Definitely."

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The Sea of ​​Nothingness is not a sea, but an extremely vast wilderness.

Because this place is inhabited by many jellyfish-like creatures called Nihiloids, which always seem to drift slowly to and fro as if floating in the ocean, it is named the [Sea of ​​Nothingness].

After the Dark Age, the world was plunged into darkness. Nihilego Ido, whose body emitted a faint glow, floated in the pitch-black sky, looking more like a jellyfish in the deep sea.

The scene before him was like a dream, but Xia Chen felt incredibly heavy-hearted and shocked.

Although he knew beforehand that tens of thousands of Nihilegos had gathered here, he was still shocked when this astonishing scene unfolded before his eyes.

Frankly speaking, it's only because Gu Leton possesses overwhelming strength that he wouldn't dare to step into it.

Xia Chen took a deep breath and bowed his head, saying, "Greedyton, Gardevoir, I'm counting on you!"

The red giant lizard abandoned its usual lazy demeanor and nodded seriously. It erected an energy barrier that was just enough to envelop itself, Xia Chen, and the Gardevoir behind him, before charging headlong into the ocean of Nihilego.

The commotion immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding Nihilegos. Having not seen any living creatures for a long time, they pounced on the creatures like zombies smelling the scent of living people.

Once the first domino fell, the rest is history; the chain reaction triggered a boiling, scalding sea of ​​nothingness.

Countless Nihiloids awoke from their slumber. Already possessed by a certain will and thus ferocious in nature, they saw the parasite and charged like madmen toward the crimson lightning bolt that was rampaging and moving erratically in the sea of ​​nothingness.

Rocks, venom, tentacles—the attacks flew everywhere, energy exploded at every turn, yet the vast majority of them didn't even touch the lightning.

Instead, many of the Voidwalkers were affected by each other's attacks, and those who were slightly weaker fell down directly. However, the red lightning bolt was completely unaffected and continued to gallop through the Sea of ​​Nothingness, even accelerating!

Xia Chen was currently using all his mental power to probe his surroundings, searching for the presence of humans among the vast number of Nihiloids.

This was no easy task, especially with the attacks flying around wildly and countless energies interfering with his detection.

Behind him, Gardevoir was doing the same thing. The spiritual energy of the two was being rapidly depleted as they navigated the chaotic environment like searching for a needle in a haystack.

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He didn't know how much time had passed, but just as Xia Chen was about to collapse from exhaustion and his mind was foggy, he suddenly heard Gardevoir excitedly shout, "Gardevoir! (I found it!)"

Xia Chen's expression brightened, and he shouted, "Give Gu Leton the way, take these with you and leave, but be careful not to use too much force."

So Leighton responded and then suddenly accelerated, rushing towards a direction in the darkness.

Therefore, Leton's speed was already extremely fast. It had slowed down a bit earlier because of Xia Chen and Gardevoir's detection. Now that it had no worries, it flew to the location designated by Gardevoir in an instant.

With its claws outstretched, it grabbed the bodies of the two Nihiloids, one claw each, and then flew wildly towards the edge of the void.

If observed from a distance, this scene would resemble a bright red locomotive pulling a long, shimmering white train, with the distance between the locomotive and the train increasing due to the speed difference between them.

Finally, after an unknown period of pursuit, the two broke apart completely, and countless Void Ides, after a moment of bewilderment, drifted back to the Sea of ​​Nothingness.

After confirming that Xu Wu Yide was not following behind, Xia Chen made Gu Le Dun stop and land on the ground.

The two Nihilegos they had forcibly abducted were unusually calm and docile.

It wasn't because they were in a coma, but rather a defining characteristic of the Nihiloid race—

After parasitizing a host, in addition to sharing life, they can read the host's memories, empathize with the host, and even mistake themselves for the host and experience their life.

The host will continue to live in the illusion created by Nihilego using neurotoxins.

Of course, the chances of this happening are extremely rare, and it usually only occurs when the host has some strong lingering thought before being parasitized by Nihilego.

Perhaps it's hatred, perhaps it's affection, or perhaps it's longing.

Xia Chen stared blankly at the middle-aged couple in front of him, who were parasitized by Xu Wu Yide, yet still held hands tightly, their sickly pale faces revealing sorrow.

Are they in a dream now?

What are they dreaming about now?

Chapter 521 If one has never seen the light

Xia Chen's commotion in the Sea of ​​Nothingness was quite significant, and even the Ultimate Investigation Team, located ten kilometers away, noticed Nihilego's riot.

Fortunately, they were far enough apart, and Xia Chen intentionally lured them in another direction, so the rampaging Xu Wu Yid did not pose a threat to the investigation team.

They stared in disbelief at the astonishing scene that resembled a silvery-white rainbow piercing the dark sky, exchanging bewildered glances.

"That would be...how many Kuugaididos?"

Someone in the crowd muttered to themselves.

Although they already knew Xia Chen's strength from the previous beast tide, witnessing him single-handedly turn the Void Sea upside down today still shocked them just as much.

Amam patted her chest, muttering with lingering fear, "Thank goodness I didn't insist on going, otherwise I would have really become a burden..."

Before long, the Voidwalkers, unable to catch up with the leading crimson lightning bolt, returned dejectedly to the Sea of ​​Nothingness, and the sky returned to calm.

Should we go find him?

One of the survey team members asked timidly.

Mi Ling glanced at the instrument that was marking Xia Chen's location in real time and shook her head, saying, "Since it's all over, let's just wait for him to come over."

Because of the need to draw away Xu Wu Yide, Xia Chen and the stronghold were now more than 30 kilometers apart.

It will definitely be much more convenient and safer for him to come back than for the whole army to go looking for him.

So the survey team members sat down with excitement, discussing the spectacular scene they had just witnessed while waiting for Xia Chen's return.

Mi Ling silently watched as the red dot representing Xia Chen's location stopped at a certain point, and about five minutes later, it quickly rushed towards that spot.

Thirty kilometers may seem far, but for Guleton, it's just a short distance.

A few minutes later, Xia Chen met up with the investigation team in the Guleton, along with two Nihiloids and their hosts, a middle-aged man and woman whose faces were so pale they were almost indistinguishable from those of people in Metropolis.

Are they the people you're looking for?

Amam looked at Xia Chen, whose expression was somewhat gloomy, and her tone softened as she had been excited just moments before.

Xia Chen nodded, and after slowly exhaling, he said softly, "Yes, my parents."

When he first transmigrated to this world, he had never met his parents.

Although Xia Chen had always had the thought that "if I have the ability in the future, I should go and find them," he believed that it was more of a sense of responsibility that was at play.

It's roughly like this: now that I've taken over this body, rescuing my parents would fulfill a long-cherished wish.

But when he actually saw those two familiar faces from his memory, a deep sense of unease and sorrow welled up within him.

Only now did Xia Chen realize that perhaps at some moment he was unaware of, their two souls had already touched and merged.

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"Xia Chen...Xia Chen?"

The shouts in his ears brought Xia Chen back to his senses.

He noticed that he seemed somewhat dazed ever since he found his parents. He rubbed his temples and said apologetically to Mi Ling, "Sorry, what did you just say?"

"It's okay, I understand how you feel."

Mi Ling said, "What are you planning to do now, go back to the Metropolis?"

"Oh, this..."

Xia Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't you set up camp here first? I'll take them back and settle them in before I come back to find you."

Although the purpose of this trip has been achieved, the investigation team's survey outside the city is not yet over. They risked changing their route for their own sake, and Xia Chen is not one to betray those who helped him. After weighing the options, this plan is the most appropriate.

"It's okay, you go ahead and do your thing, we'll continue..."

Mi Ling wanted to be polite, but Xia Chen interrupted her, saying, "You help me find my parents, and I will escort you all safely through this investigation outside the city. It's a fair deal."

He thought for a moment, then threw a Poké Ball, and a silver-white, fluffy creature appeared on the open ground beside him.

"Zeraora, I'm entrusting their safety to you until I return."

The big cat replied, "Okay— (I understand, don't worry.)"