Why is my Pokémon acting a little weird?

Qiao Ran asked Yveltal to lower his body and gradually approach the huge reef on the shore.

"...Everyone, be careful."

In order to ensure that there would be no uncontrolled accidents in the subsequent operations, Qiao Ran decided to clear out the Ultra Beasts around him first. There weren't many Ultra Beasts in this area of ​​the sea, and with their team's efficiency, it wouldn't take too long.

However, this crisp and neat movement and dazzling coordination opened Hapu's eyes.

"So...so awesome..."

Yesterday, although Qiao Ran and others introduced their identities as trainers, they did not say much about their own strength. This time, Zhulan also learned her lesson and did not reveal her identity as the Sinnoh champion. She just said that she was a trainer from the Sinnoh region to avoid the same situation as on the other two islands. She did not want to receive too much unnecessary attention now, so it was good to keep a low profile.

It could be said that Hapuu already had an idea of ​​Qiao Ran and the others' strength. Although they hadn't stated it, judging by their ability to come to the island and solve problems on other islands, they must be very powerful trainers. However, what they didn't expect was... why do these people seem a little too strong?

This strength seems to be almost the same as that of her deceased grandfather...

Even Acerola, whom Hapuu hadn't seen for a while, felt that her strength had improved by leaps and bounds, as if she had suddenly become enlightened overnight. Could she also want to become the queen of the island?

After quickly dealing with the surrounding ultimate beasts, Qiao Ran and the others began to approach the entrance of the ruins.

"Take my hand."

Zhulan first made the same action as before. She already knew that Qiao Ran was the key to the operation. She and others might not be able to access the most core things, but Qiao Ran could.

Zhu Lan guessed that this was most likely related to Qiao Ran's ability to travel between two worlds. After all, this ability was very special and magical. Maybe when Qiao Ran came into contact with the mist, he also developed a similar ability, allowing him to enter the broken world.

In short, his uniqueness is unquestionable, and what Zhulan has to do is to keep a close eye on Qiao Ran and prevent him from encountering any accidents.

The entrance to the ruins on the other side is not small, but it looks a bit dark and damp, which makes people feel scared just by looking at it. However, Hapuu told everyone not to worry, as she is very familiar with the situation here, and there will not be any shocking traps on the ground.

However, Qiao Ran and others were still very careful. During this process, Qiao Ran also sent Menghuan, Latias, Diancie and others to follow him, and asked Menghuan to use the flash skill to light up the environment inside the entire cave.

Watching Qiao Ran send out Pokémon he had never seen before, Hapuu, who was following behind, felt a little numb. Although she was just a farmer on the island and usually liked to train Pokémon and grow her own food, she was not completely ignorant. Could these Pokémon be the ones in legends?

Hapwu was obviously shocked, but now was not the time to ask questions. She could only follow quietly and observe the extremely familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar environment around her.

There was a lot of strange and weird fog entwined on the surrounding rock walls. That was exactly what Qiao Ran and others had told her before. Looking at this thing, she felt a little creepy and an inexplicable sense of fear crept into her heart. However, she still followed Qiao Ran and others and took steps towards the final destination.

Her dream is to become the island of this island

Even for the Queen of Isle Island, these fears and setbacks weren't enough to break her will. As a ground-type Pokémon trainer, her strongest weapons were her calm mind and tenacious spirit.

At the front of the team, Qiao Ran and Zhulan were advancing with bated breath. Zhulan's Pokémon also wanted to avenge their previous defeat, and their expressions were so focused that it was a little scary. If an Ultra Beast suddenly rushed out at this time, they would probably be pinned to the ground in less than a second and lose their combat ability in an instant.

The same goes for the other girls. They did not enter the ruins on Melemele Island before, but they also wanted to avenge their previous shame. Since Zhulan was able to appear in that world with Qiao Ran before, if they find some method, can they also do this?

Everyone had their own thoughts, and as they moved forward in this incredibly quiet cave, their thoughts became even more chaotic. Finally, after walking for quite a while, they finally completed this long corridor. In the central hall, a few dots of fluorescent light appeared.

Each of the four ruins in Alola had its own unique lighting system to ensure that the central altar was always illuminated by light. However, at this moment, the central altar was enveloped by a cloud of black and purple mist, and the entire room presented a scene that was extremely familiar to Qiao Ran and the others.

——The mist is slowly moving.

"..."

Seeing this thing for the first time, Hapuu was so surprised that she was speechless. The sacrificial site she was familiar with seemed to be desecrated by something creepy. However, Qiao Ran and others did not stop their actions. The moment they saw this thing, Qiao Ran looked at Zhulan and nodded.

"I really want to give it a try and touch it myself... Do you want to do an experiment first?"

"I……"

Zhulan didn't know how to answer. Qiao Ran's decision sounded too dangerous, but it was true that if she didn't make some slightly dangerous attempts, there would be no way to obtain other information.

Seeing Qiao Ran's determined look, she nodded.

"There's nothing else I need to try. If you're in danger, I'll pull you out immediately."

Zhulan was ready, and the other girls also stepped forward and held Qiao Ran's hand.

“We are here too.”

Although they may not be able to help much, they will do their best.

“…” Only Hapuu on the side was still staring at the scene in a daze.

Wait, what are you guys doing all of a sudden?

Not only the new friends she met, but even Acerola came over, as if setting a flag before the final battle.

And... aren't you guys too close?

Chapter 732 [As usual]

Touching it with one's own body did sound a bit dangerous, but in Qiao Ran's heart, he had a vague grasp of the matter. After all, being swallowed by the fog had happened three times before. If something really happened, it would have happened long ago.

However, seeing how serious the others were, Qiao Ran became a little nervous and couldn't help but let a drop of cold sweat flow down his forehead.

No, you guys are so nervous, I really can’t relax???

There really shouldn't be any problem, okay? I've already been in there three times! Three times!

"...I'll try it now. If there's any problem, I'll react."

Qiao Ran glanced at everyone and nodded heavily.

After a brief exchange of words and letting Zhulan and several Pokémon follow him, Qiao Ran approached the black and purple mist step by step.

Just like the previous plan, Qiao Ran planned to touch it with one finger first - at Zhu Lan's reminder, he planned to use his ring finger this time.

He felt that what Zhulan said made sense.

"..."

As he approached the fog step by step, the discomfort brought by the other party became stronger and stronger. Qiao Ran's consciousness kept reminding him to step back quickly, but he still stretched out his hand gently towards the fog as planned before.

Qiao Ran stretched out his hand neither fast nor slow, but as the distance got closer, he became more and more nervous.

……

However, before Qiao Ran could get any closer, the other party had already reacted - the black and purple mist seemed to sense something and trembled violently. Then - in Qiao Ran's extremely surprised eyes, the other party directly spread out in an instant, not only enveloping himself, but also everyone present.

This time the fog seems to be thicker than any other time before.

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"Wake up, wake up quickly."

"What are you doing? It's not time to sleep."

In a daze, a familiar voice sounded in Qiao Ran's ears.

He slowly opened his eyes, and sure enough - just as he had expected

, he came to a very familiar place.

The ball of light floated in front of him, swaying up and down.

“This… is…”

Qiao Ran looked around in a daze. He was indeed very familiar with the scene here. This was his fourth time coming to this place in recent times.

A broken world, a broken floating island, and that horrible black and purple.

However, unlike the previous three times, this time, a misty fog spread in front of him, blocking his vision and making it difficult for him to see things in the distance.

"Why do you even need to ask such a thing? Have you forgotten where you came from? Even something like this?"

When Guangqiu heard this, she immediately started her sarcasm. However, listening to her tone, Qiao Ran always had a feeling that she was being very deliberate.

"Where did I come in from?"

Qiao Ran stood up and touched his head to make himself a little more awake.

Before, when he was at the altar, he was still thinking about contacting the other party himself, but what he didn't expect was that he didn't have to do anything at all, the black and purple mist had already taken action on its own.

And now this fog here...

"...You mean...this situation is because of the Tapu Fin?"

Tapu Finfin - the island guardian with water and fairy attributes, also has an extremely special field skill - Mist Maker.

Wherever it appears, it will be shrouded in vast fog. However, this fog will not bring any substantial enhancement to its abilities, but will produce other effects - the mist field produced by the Mist Maker will only prevent all Pokémon on the field from falling into abnormal states, and will also reduce the damage of dragon-attribute skills by half.

Sometimes, this effect of not falling into an abnormal state is still very powerful. For example, Qiao Ran likes this effect very much.

——If neither side falls into an abnormal state, then he himself does not need to stack any resistance.

"...Am I the only one who came in this time? What's the situation with the others..."

After observing the surrounding situation, Qiao Ran also remembered the other companions who came with him, but this time, just like before, no one else showed up, and except for the most basic clothes, things like Poké Balls had disappeared from his body. No matter how Qiao Ran searched, he could not find any trace of the Poké Balls.

"Well, this time will definitely be the same as before, right? ...Where should I go?"

Finding himself at his wit's end, Qiao Ran could only turn his gaze back to the ball of light. After all, it was the other party who had helped him solve problems several times before. Although some strange problems occurred at Tapu Moo Moo's altar last time, that should have been some of his own misoperations. No matter what, he could not blame the other party.

This ball of light... should still be believable.

Gradually, from the initial suspicion and distrust, Qiao Ran actually began to accept the other party. Repeated exchanges also deepened Qiao Ran's trust in the other party. He even felt relieved the moment he opened his eyes and saw the only ray of light in this broken world.

"Just follow me. It's a bit foggy right now, so you need to be careful."

Seeing that Qiao Ran had become much more obedient, the light ball seemed quite satisfied and its tone became a little lighter.

"By the way, I want to ask you something. With the Poké Ball you turned into, can you summon any Pokémon I want?"

Following the light ball, Qiao Ran asked various questions. Although the other party might not answer most of the time, Qiao Ran would try his best to get some information from the other party.

"you guess?"

As expected, the light ball did not give a direct answer to this question. Instead, it made Qiao Ran feel the urge to grab her from the air and rub her on the ground.

How come talking to this guy makes my blood pressure so high so easily?

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Qiao Ran was already very familiar with crossing the obstacles between various floating islands and jumping and rolling between them. He had accumulated a lot of experience when he came here for the first three times. His body, which had been strengthened and continuously trained, was not incapable of doing things of this level. The reason he did not do well before was simply because he was not familiar with these things.

Who would have thought that as a trainer, one would have to go through fire and water himself?

Isn’t the trainer the one who cheers on the sidelines?

In the past, Qiao Ran seemed to have had such thoughts, but today, this idea has disappeared completely. Along the way, he has almost suffered hardships that other trainers have never experienced in their lives. Apart from directly playing in the game, Qiao Ran feels that he has nothing to be afraid of.

However, this time the movement between the floating islands was not as smooth as he had imagined. The thick fog obscured Qiao Ran's vision. He could only use the power of the waveguide to sense the distance between the opposite floating island and himself. However, in this

In this strange world, the power of waveguide is not as easy to use as imagined, so for the sake of safety, Qiao Ran will make sufficient preparations every time he jumps. But even so, the feeling of not being able to see the front clearly is enough to make him nervous.

"Is there anything else you can tell me? For example, if there are places in other regions similar to the Alola Ruins, can we come here?"

Of course, no matter how dangerous the journey was, Qiao Ran could still take some time out to try to get words from the mouth of the light ball. He could now feel that no matter how he and Zhulan explored, as a human being, it was extremely difficult to directly understand the principles of a certain power like Pokémon. Instead of spending time on these things, it would be better to communicate directly with the Pokémon they understood, or some familiar beings.

For example, this big ball of light in front of you can be used.

"Why don't you try? There are so many problems, why don't you give it a try?"

Facing Qiao Ran's question, the light ball decisively adopted a counter-questioning and counter-attack answering strategy, trying to directly anger Qiao Ran to death on the spot. However, how could Qiao Ran, who had been trained by her, be defeated by such shallow words? He just smiled lightly.

"What if I don't try? If I don't go..."

"Then...then you won't go! You..."

This was the first time that Qiao Ran refuted the other party in this way, and the light ball seemed to want to continue to be stubborn. However, what surprised Qiao Ran was that she really seemed unable to cope with it all of a sudden and seemed a little anxious.

"Are you afraid I won't go?"

“…No.”

"Really?"

"..."

Qiao Ran asked a series of questions one after another. In the end, the light ball simply shut its mouth. Qiao Ran could also feel that she seemed to be really angry.

Although she looked like just a ball of light, her self-esteem was even stronger than Qiao Ran had imagined. This feeling was even more obvious than when she faced Naz.

Simply put, she really doesn't want to reveal her thoughts in front of others, especially if they find out and say it out loud, she will refute it without hesitation.

——But…

A smile appeared on Qiao Ran's face.

"I know, I know. Can't I go?"

He took the initiative to show weakness and apologize to the other party. Of course, this was not because he suddenly had a change of heart, but because his goal was achieved the moment the other party reacted.

——The other party is concerned that he doesn't go to other similar places. That is to say, if he goes to other similar places, it must be meaningful. If we further deduce, the conclusion will probably be obvious - he can also reach this world from similar fogs in other areas!

Now that he had gotten the answer, Qiao Ran naturally didn't need to keep pestering him. Instead, he might as well consider how to make Guangqiu feel better. At least on Nazzi's side, she was quite receptive to this approach.

"snort."