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

Judging from both its appearance and characteristics, this rift is vastly different from the Ultimate Hole and is extremely dangerous. Xia Chen, having received the news, dared not venture in to investigate rashly.

However, it is not difficult to deduce that the appearance of this crack is very likely closely related to dark matter.

Based on Xia Chen's own understanding of dark matter, its purpose is to swallow the world into nothingness, and these cracks are very likely connected to the realm of nothingness.

In short, the appearance of cracks undoubtedly indicates that the situation is deteriorating further.

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November arrived before we knew it.

At the beginning of the month, the alarm, signifying the approaching orange-level monster tide disaster, once again resounded throughout the metropolis.

Compared to the previous panic and helplessness, the residents of the metropolis are now completely used to this "everyday life".

After the alarm sounded, they calmly and methodically evacuated to the shelter under the command of the defense team.

However, no one could have predicted that this time the situation would be completely different from all the previous waves of strange beasts.

Under the light of the Metropolitan Tower, the sky above its spire is not a dull black, but a deep blue like the color of the deep sea.

But the sky today is completely different.

A deep, pure blackness, seemingly capable of absorbing all light, enveloped the Metropolitan Tower, swallowing up the light emanating from it as if melting snow under the sun.

No, it's even more terrifying than this scene.

When the ice and snow melt, they will at least turn into flowing water, but under this indescribable black mist, the light disappears as if it had never existed in the world.

Darkness is a breeding ground for fear.

Although endless darkness is the norm in this world, most metropolitan residents never step outside the city, which is always brightly lit, in their entire lives.

Naturally, the metropolis, suddenly plunged into night, fell into chaos in a very short time, and even the members of the Ultimate Defense Force were not spared.

At this moment, a secret meeting is being held at the defense command center on the top floor of the Metropolitan Tower in response to this special incident.

Attendees included several high-ranking members of the Metropolitan Defense Committee, Cionila, Miling, Amam, several other squad leaders, as well as Xia Chen, Cynthia, and Gadriya.

The light of the metropolis was completely swallowed up, and the light source illuminating the conference room came from Gulliverton's body.

This guy's special ability is to activate the Crimson Pulse on sunny days, so it's quite reasonable for him to temporarily act as a little sun.

Although the room was lit, everyone's face was extremely gloomy.

They all had vague guesses about what the indescribable thing that suddenly appeared in the sky was.

The ability to devour light is obvious enough; who else could it be but the legendary God of Light?

Everyone anticipated its arrival, but when that day actually comes, who can remain calm?

In the quiet and solemn atmosphere, Cionira, the supreme commander of the metropolis, spoke first.

"Colleagues, I don't want to say such discouraging things, but the fact is that the survival of our world has reached a critical juncture."

Cionila's first words set a somber tone for the meeting.

But no one would say he was exaggerating.

The frequent waves of strange beasts that occurred in the previous months were harbingers of today's natural disaster. If there were still people who harbored wishful thinking back then, now no one questions it at all.

Xia Chen didn't reply; his mood was even heavier.

Because he knew that Ultimate Necrozma was not the most terrifying thing; the dark matter behind it was the root of all fear.

Even though Xia Chen didn't say anything, he was still the focus of everyone's attention.

The people of the metropolis depended on him, and Cynthia and Cattleya trusted him.

Everyone understands that he is now the backbone and soul of Metropolis.

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Amidst the anxious, hopeful, and trusting gazes of the crowd, Xia Chen, whose fingers were unconsciously tapping lightly on the table, finally spoke: "Don't worry, I won't leave."

With just a few words, the atmosphere in the meeting room instantly melted away.

The people from the metropolis present all cast grateful glances at him. If Xia Chen could also absorb the power of faith, he would now be a champion-level Pokémon.

Cionis gazed at him intently, then bowed deeply and said, “I know that the word ‘thank you’ has become somewhat cheap, but please allow me to thank you once more. No matter how this war ends, you will always be the most respected person in the metropolis.”

Xia Chen accepted it readily. Although he had his own selfish reasons for protecting the foundation of the Ultimate World, he felt he deserved the gratitude from Theonella and even all the people of Metropolis.

"The situation is urgent. I will take command and devise the battle strategy."

Facing the respectful gazes of the crowd, Xia Chen composed himself and said, "Ultimately, this is your war, so I need your strength... even the necessary sacrifices."

Since discovering the Dark Matter's intentions three months ago, he has been pondering and planning how to deal with this terrifyingly powerful Ultimate Necrozma.

By now, Xia Chen has a complete battle plan.

No one objected to this somewhat cruel statement, and Mi Ling solemnly assured them, "Every word you say will be the operational guideline for our defense team."

Xia Chen nodded noncommittally and continued, "The most important thing is the use of Z-Moves. I need you to organize enough Pokémon to unleash Z-Moves at the right time and place, no matter what the situation is."

The captains of the Ultimate Defense Force nodded in unison, having already mastered the use of Z-Moves during this period.

They are also among the strongest trainers in the Ultra Metropolis itself. For example, Miling and Ammamo's main Pokémon have Elite Four-level strength.

Of course, they didn't raise them from the egg or hatchling stage. Raising a Champion-level Pokémon from scratch in more than half a year is something even Xia Chen couldn't do.

Some of these spirits were captured by them when they went to Earth to study, while others were Ultra Beasts that regained their own thoughts and will after being baptized by the Glow Stone.

Although they don't have the same deep bond as Xia Chen and Xian Bu, they still have a great deal of understanding with each other.

There are quite a few Pokémon like this in the Ultimate Defense Force, after all, in the previous Ultra Beast waves, the Metropolitan Government captured many powerful Ultra Beasts.

Xia Chen's idea was very simple: since dark matter fears the power of Z-Moves, theoretically it could unleash damage that is many times stronger than the original's.

Although the difference in strength between a regular Pokémon and Ultra Necrozma is enormous, small differences can accumulate and could potentially pose a threat to it.

This is not a baseless speculation. When Xia Chen returned to Earth, he conducted an experiment using an ultimate beast controlled by the will of dark matter.

Multiple data points have proven that Z-Moves can deal up to five times more damage than regular Pokémon when hitting such Ultra Beasts!

To put this into perspective, in a normal battle, only Parasect with the Dry Skin ability would experience such an extreme situation when attacked by a Fire-type move.

If one had to find a reason, Xia Chen believed it was a unique "attribute" restraint between light and darkness.

It's worth noting that this has nothing to do with type advantage, because an Insane Ultra Beast attacked by a Z-Move will also suffer the same type advantage bonus.

In other words, if the Psychic and Dragon-type Ultimate Necrozma is hit by a Fairy or Dark-type Z-Move, it will receive up to ten times the damage!

This is also one of the reasons why Xia Chen is confident in facing it and the dark matter.

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Dome.

After absorbing the light of the metropolis, the indescribable, pitch-black abyss-like creature quietly unfolded its two enormous pairs of wings, which emitted a faint, dark red glow.

Thanks to this faint light, the form of Ultimate Necrozma was finally revealed.

The people in the war room could barely make out the images captured by the metropolis's microsatellites.

This is a colossal beast whose size is so exaggerated that it is almost the same size as the entire Ultimate Metropolis. Its appearance is like a dragon-shaped monster with dim light.

Its wings alone are so large that they can block out the entire sky above the Metropolitan Tower.

No one doubted the devastating impact such a terrifying monster would have on Metropolis.

"Wow, that's spectacular. Just in terms of size, even the Giant Titanium of the Infinite Transformation isn't this big, is it?"

A slightly flippant comment echoed in the meeting room.

Xia Chen turned to look at this super-powered queen who was small in stature but had a big heart, and surprisingly did not detect a trace of panic in her facial expression.

I don't know if it's an act or if it's really true.

However, thanks to her, the tense and solemn atmosphere in the meeting room eased slightly.

Indeed, no matter how terrifying it looks, it is still just an elf at the end of the day.

Since they are elves, there must be ways to defeat them.

Xia Chen let out a soft breath, looked up and smiled: "Everyone, I won't say anything encouraging. This is the last beacon of the ultimate world, and also your home. So, for the sake of the lights of the metropolis, please give your all, even if it means dying ten thousand times."

It wasn't a particularly exciting or high-spirited speech, yet it produced a surprisingly uplifting effect.

The members of the Ultimate Defense Force stood up in unison, their faces flushed, and shouted, "We will protect Metropolis to the death!"

The loud voice echoed throughout the conference room, deafeningly loud.

Xia Chen turned to look at Cynthia and Gadriya beside him and said, "Let's go, we should set off."

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Beneath the dome, a deathly silence permeated the air.

Xia Chen had experienced many legendary Pokémon awakening or appearing: the deathly aura of Yveltal, the raging storms of Primal Kyogre, the lightning and thunder of Milton, or the endless darkness of Eternal Tana...

These scenarios are often catastrophic events beyond human comprehension; the slightest misstep could lead to the deaths of thousands or even tens of thousands of people and elves.

But none of these terrifying scenes, enough to terrify ordinary elves, could compare to Xia Chen's current feelings.

As soon as he stepped out of the Metropolitan Tower, a thick, almost tangible sense of oppression, so intense it made Xia Chen's breath catch in his throat, rushed towards him like a tsunami, squeezing his body from all sides without any gap.

The most terrifying thing is that this is not an attack by Ultimate Necrozma, but a normalized aura.

Looking up, I was met with a dark red light.

For no apparent reason, Xia Chen felt a surge of instinctive fear.

That was the emotionless gaze of Ultimate Necrozma from the depths of the abyss.

Chapter 556 The Ultimate Battle

Xia Chen's will is not weak.

His training in psychic powers and aura magic endowed him with an unwavering willpower. In this respect alone, Xia Chen is stronger than most humans, and it is no exaggeration to say that he is even stronger than most elves.

At least when facing the malevolent Galarian Moltres before, he wasn't intimidated at all.

But at this moment, as Ultimate Necrozma's gaze swept over him unintentionally, a deep-seated fear suddenly erupted from the depths of his heart.

At that moment, Xia Chen even felt that he should never have gotten involved in the bottomless abyss of the Ultimate World.