Why is my Pokémon acting a little weird?

"..."

Gradually, she actually began to wish she could lose some weight... Otherwise, if she turned into a loli, Qiao Ran should be able to hold her... Maybe?

Following the passage, Qiao Ran and others passed a long "bridge". The bridge was surrounded by darkness, and on the opposite side of the bridge was an empty room.

"where is this place?"

Qiao Ran narrowed his eyes and tried hard to identify the situation around him. Finally, he saw several protruding columns in the center of the room.

Qiao Ran walked over holding Liuwei. As he got closer, he finally saw clearly what those "columns" were. They were not telephone poles standing on the ground, but some transparent containers. Most of these containers were hollow inside, and only the one in the center seemed to contain something.

"...!"

Qiao Ran narrowed his eyes and looked at the container in the center, but the scene inside still shocked him.

What appeared in the container was actually a very young woman with long, brilliant golden hair that reached her hips. The most important thing was that her slender and smooth body was naked and was frozen in the container by an unknown substance, like a sleeping beauty.

Looking at the naked woman frozen in the transparent container, Qiao Ran stood there in a daze. Then, he spoke out her name word by word.

"Russamine..."

Lusamine—the president of the Aether Foundation...why is she here?!

And...it's still frozen...

"What the hell is going on here?!"

"Click."

Just as Qiao Ran exclaimed in surprise, a strange sound came from behind him. Not only that... the various crystals attached to the wall also lit up in an instant.

Colorful lights bloom and wash away the sea of ​​air.

Dreamy thin

Yarn also floated out from behind the crystal...

An oppressive aura began to spread in the room...

Chapter 70 068 [UB01: Xuwu Yide]

The hazy light seemed to illuminate the polar day in the dark sea. Along with the spreading light, several creatures with the appearance of white jellyfish began to float out from somewhere, swaying their bodies in the sea of ​​air.

They have very beautiful appearances, with a blue-rimmed sunhat on their heads. Their every move is even like that of a human girl, graceful and gentle.

Beautiful, dreamy, yet incredibly deadly.

"Hypo... Wu Yide!"

Looking at the large group of "jellyfish" that suddenly jumped out, Qiao Ran couldn't help but take a breath. Although he had thought that he might encounter something dangerous here, he never thought that there would be so many Xuwuide hidden here.

——Xuwuid, this kind of creature is defined as UB01: parasite in the archives of the Ether Foundation. They are life forms from another world.

Although they can be put into Poké Balls like Pokémon, as Pokémon from another world, or "alien beasts", their abilities are much stronger than most Pokémon in this world.

An ordinary Hollowid has an astonishing base stat of 570. Among ordinary Pokémon, this number is probably only surpassed by those quasi-gods. If it is replaced with the Sunflower, which has the lowest base stat of all Pokémon at 180... God knows how many of them are needed to match a Hollowid.

"These guys..."

Not only that, Qiao Ran did not feel the slightest kindness from these Xuwuyides. The reason they appeared here must be because Qiao Ran's arrival disturbed this quiet environment, or... they had a special liking for Qiao Ran's body.

Xuwuid, UB01: Parasites. They are called this because they possess the ability to parasitize other living things. Through this parasitism, they can control the thoughts of the parasited beings. However, not everything can be parasitized by Xuwuid. They seem to have their own preferences for parasitism...

In short, looking at the white jellyfish gradually swimming towards him, Qiao Ran could not just sit there and wait for death. He directly gave orders to his Pokémon.

"Suicune, Water Cannon!!! Diancie, Earth Power!!!"

If they were ordinary "real jellyfish", Qiao Ran would definitely not use water and ground skills to deal with them. However, as a special jellyfish that can swim in the air, Xuwuyide's attributes are extremely special dual attributes of rock and poison.

In other words—as jellyfish, they, like Diancie, are doubly countered by Water-types...

"Ow!"

"Ti!"

Following Qiao Ran's command, Suicune opened his mouth and a torrent of water shot out, pouring directly onto a Void. Elsewhere, Diancie also summoned the power of the earth, and in perfect coordination with Suicune, she simultaneously struck the same Void.

“…! *@!…”

The white jellyfish made a strange sound, a sound like a girl's scream, but also something else entirely. She staggered and fell from the air. The double resistance of Water-type and the quadruple resistance of Ground-type skills were not easy to deal with, especially when they were launched by two "Legendary Pokémon."

"Keep attacking! Vulpix, Tanabata Bluebird, you guys go help too!"

The attack was effective, so Qiao Ran began to pursue the victory. However, looking at the white jellyfish lying on the ground, limp all over, and covered in Suicune's fluid, Qiao Ran couldn't help but have some strange thoughts in his mind.

"Wait... I remember my Pokémon collecting quest happened to require Rock-type Pokémon?"

Qiao Ran touched his head, and then for some unknown reason he took out a Poké Ball from his pocket.

He suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong in catching some jellyfish to take back... After all, all the strong men living in the ocean liked to catch jellyfish.

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A long time passed.

However, the battle in this room is still going on. Up to now, Suicune, Diancie and the others have shot down more than ten Xuwuids in succession. However, those jellyfish seem to have no end and keep floating over from various directions.

“…Is this a jellyfish nest?”

Qiao Ran looked at Vulpix and Tanabata who were already panting, and thought to himself that something was wrong. Not only them, but even Suicune and Diancie were a little tired.

"Vulpix, Tanabata Bluebird! You two should go back to the ball and rest for a while."

Qiao Ran took out the Poké Ball and collected the two of them first. The special aura here seemed to suppress ordinary Pokémon, which caused Vulpix and the others to consume their energy much faster than usual.

Not only that, because this place is located at a singularity, Qiao Ran and the Pokémon have no way to go directly to the Pokémon Path unless he completes the final mission and is able to leave this damn place.

"The goal of the mission is to deal with the root cause of the singularity... What exactly is this root cause?

The leader here?"

Qiao Ran glanced at Lusamine in the transparent container behind him. The leader of the Ether Foundation had now turned into a frozen ice sculpture that was at the mercy of anyone. In her current state, she couldn't possibly be the source of the problem.

So... is the root cause something else?

"Dianci, Suicune, let's get out first. We can't stay here and be besieged!"

Qiao Ran gave the order. The Xuwu Yide had an absolute advantage in numbers. If they continued fighting like this, they would be exhausted sooner or later. Moreover, this room only had one obvious door. If the Xuwu Yide occupied the entrance and exit, they would be trapped here.

"Didi!" Diancie nodded in agreement with Qiao Ran's idea. As a Pokémon, she could clearly feel the depletion of her own stamina. Furthermore, to defeat Voided, she had to be 100% focused. Although she and Suicune had already defeated many Voided, this didn't mean these creatures were weak; on the contrary, they were extremely powerful.

So, having made the decision, Qiao Ran led Diancie and Suicune out of the encirclement and returned to the bridge at the entrance of the room.

"call……"

Qiao Ran supported his knees with his hands, bent down and gasped. The room he had just been in was incredibly large. It was worthy of the Aether Foundation, which never skimped on such an area. Even he, a man who had been trained, felt tired.

However, before Qiao Ran could catch his breath, a creepy feeling began to come from behind him. Qiao Ran widened his eyes, as if his heart had stopped beating for a second.

——A black tentacle cut through the air and stabbed directly towards Qiao Ran. It was not aiming at the human Pokémon, but at Qiao Ran, a human trainer.

This guy will attack the trainer directly! It's over... it's over!

Qiao Ran closed his eyes. He could even see himself being seriously injured.

"Ti!"

"Ding!"

However - at the last second, when Qiao Ran even felt that he was about to suffer a serious blow, Diancie actually stretched out her hand and created a huge pink diamond behind Qiao Ran, blocking the attack for Qiao Ran.

"Ti…Anxi!"

Qiao Ran's eyes were full of shock, while Diancie's eyes were full of seriousness. She stared at Qiao Ran's back, as if she was facing a great enemy.

"..."

Qiao Ran followed her gaze and turned away blankly.

There - a huge, black jellyfish floated out from the darkness, and in the center of the jellyfish, there was a girl who looked very young and cute.

Her hair seemed to be stained with ink, turning into pure black, with only the ends still having gold like Lusamine's. Not only that, her expression was also full of malice... Looking at her like this, Qiao Ran couldn't help but think of the description of "a good child who turned into a bad child."

"Liliae...?"

Qiao Ran felt that he seemed to know this girl.

That's right, in the Pokémon world, this girl is quite popular, and it's not an exaggeration to even call her the latest generation of human Pokémon King...

——Her name is Liliae, and she is also the eldest daughter of the Aether Foundation.

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Chapter 71 069 [Overlord: Parasite]

"Is she parasitized...? Is that black one Xuwu Yide?"

Qiao Ran looked at the girl wrapped in the "jellyfish", and the expression on his face became more and more bad. Although he had long known that Xuwuyide had such ability, when he actually saw this scene, he still felt a chill down his spine.

No one likes to be parasitized, not even Qiao Ran.

And Lillie - in the Pokémon world, she has always been a very special character.

She's a simple young lady from the Aether Foundation, the daughter of Lusamine, the "Frozen Man" Qiao Ran had previously encountered. Everything about her is as pure as a blank slate, and while Lillie herself lacks any significant combat power, she's the only person in the game who has raised a Level 1 God with a base stat of 680.

Not only that, but even GF, the company that produced the Pokémon games, treated this character like their own daughter. They prepared a separate model for each Lillie that appeared in the game, and they managed to cram a 400m-sized Lillie into a game that only contained a few gigabytes...

Although this matter is related to the GF's backward technical ability, it also shows the importance of Liliae.

"Hum..."

However, at this moment, Lillie no longer looked like a "pure young lady". Wrapped in Xuwuide, she had only a malicious smile on her face, and her blue eyes were lazily half-open, as if she was thinking about how to deal with Qiao Ran and his group.

“Didi…!” (Master… be careful, that guy is dangerous…!)

Diancie's eyes never left the black Xuwuid. Not only her, but Suicune also kept her body tense - when Qiao Ran was attacked just now, she also wanted to help, but she was still a step slow.

Although Qiao Ran's crisis has been

Although the pressure was lifted by Diancie, she still felt a little guilty in her heart. She had always wanted to be a quiet guardian, but - her strength was still too weak.

This was the first time that Suicune felt the urgency of becoming stronger. Only by becoming stronger could he protect what he wanted to protect. If she couldn't even protect her master now, how could she protect Lady Ho-Oh in the future?

Rotom, who had been floating around Qiao Ran, also gave her own analysis. Since the other party's condition was very special, she spent some time on the analysis.

"Master! This guy's level...his level has reached Lotor Level 41! His energy...his energy is incredibly powerful!"

"What? Level 41?!"

Qiao Ran looked in the direction of Rotom in surprise. This level 41 Pokémon was not an ordinary Pokémon. As Ultra Beasts, their level 41 was naturally much stronger than ordinary Pokémon.

Not only that, this Xuwuid that parasitized Lillie was wrapped in a strange aura, and its body looked a little bigger than the average Xuwuid.

"whee……"

A strange laugh sounded from the darkness and echoed around the long bridge. The black Xuwuide stretched out his tentacles and sprayed purple venom at Qiao Ran and others.

"Diancie!"

Seeing the opponent suddenly launch an attack, Qiao Ran did not hesitate to clench the Diancie Keystone on his chest and transfer his power into Diancie's body.

This Xuwu Yide is very different from the previous ones. If you are not careful when dealing with it, you will most likely be defeated by the opponent - Qiao Ran dare not be careless.

After the sneak attack just now, Qiao Ran already understood that the other party really wanted his life or body...

"Ti!"

Enveloped in a shimmering pink light, Diancie's appearance completely changed. A powerful force emanated from her body, and in the darkness, she became a glittering source of light.

Diancie stretched out her hand, creating a barrier of gemstones before her, blocking the incoming venom. The venom made contact with the gemstones, creating a piercing sound and emitting a strange purple mist.

If it was a battle, Diancie would most likely not choose to resist directly, but now it was different. Her master was still standing behind her, and she would definitely not choose to retreat.

"Dianci, Earth Power! Suicune, you go block the opponent's attack too! Keep using Water Cannon!"

On the bridge, Qiao Ran sent both legendary Pokémon into the battle. Not only that, he was thinking about whether to send out Vulpix and the others. Even Qiao Ran had no way of predicting the outcome of this battle.

If he lost, a tragic ending would definitely be waiting for him... He would probably turn into a jellyfish and wander the ocean forever with Lillie.

"Hee hee hee……"

Facing the attacks of Diancie and Suicune, the black Void did not panic at all, but slightly turned its body to avoid them. Not only that, the white Voids that were originally in the room also slowly floated over from her side.

——The number of opponents is increasing.

"Oops……"

Qiao Ran's pupils shrank. This was the enemy's territory. Continuing to fight would only make things increasingly disadvantageous for them.