Why is my Pokémon acting a little weird?

Caidou looked into Qiao Ran's eyes. She felt her whole body stiff and she didn't even know what to do. Under normal circumstances, it would be easy for her to break free. However, now she knew that it was Qiao Ran who saved her. In order to repay his kindness, she could not do such an extraordinary thing.

But... being held tightly by the other person like this, with their bodies completely pressed together and everything touching tightly, Caidou also felt that something was not quite right.

This was the first time such a thing had happened, and it caused her mentality, which had been a fighter for countless years, to become a little unstable.

"Ah...sorry."

Qiao Ran quickly let go of his hand. To be honest, he didn't do it on purpose. At that moment, he just wanted to save someone.

However, even though she was an extremely strong fighter, when Qiao Ran held her in his arms, he could find that her figure was actually very petite, not much different from that of an ordinary girl.

In other words, she is just an ordinary girl.

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Chapter 185 182 [No.: 040]

"What should we do now?"

Qiao Ran cast his eyes towards the sky. He did not focus on Caidou. Now was not the time for a leisurely chat.

By that time, the astonishingly large Steel Crow had already hung over everyone's heads like a dark cloud.

"Crack, click, click..."

The shattered ruins screamed once again as Steelix flapped its wings. These broken fragments could not even withstand the wind pressure from the flapping wings and kept sliding to the ground.

"What to do? Of course there is only one way."

Caidou broke free from Qiao Ran's arms and jumped to the ground. She sprinted forward for a distance, then took out the Poké Ball and retracted her already damaged strength.

"Run! Run quickly! What are you hesitating for?!"

Caidou glanced at Qiao Ran and shouted loudly. It had come to this point, and they had no other choice but to escape. It was simply impossible to fight a Gigantamax Pokémon in this state. What's more, this was a Gigantamax Steelix, which was even more terrifying than an ordinary Steelix.

Gigantamaxing will give Pokémon extra combat power. For ordinary Pokémon, Gigantamaxing only makes their bodies bigger, but the Steelix in the sky now has the ability to turn its feathers into "blade birds". Each feather surrounding it is a little steel bird that can cause huge damage to the opponent.

Unless Caidou also uses his ultimate Dynamite to increase his own super strength, he will be able to fight against the opponent, but in that case... it will inevitably create a huge momentum, thereby attracting other Dynamite Pokémon here, putting them in an even more unfavorable situation.

"Run! Run!"

Caidou could only call Qiao Ran and ask him to follow her. The giant Pokémon were almost invincible with their current combat power. Even though the boy she met had two legendary Pokémon, Caidou didn't believe that he could defeat a Gigantamax Steelix in a short time.

If there is no way to defeat it in a short time, it is equivalent to exposing oneself in a completely dark forest, which is bound to attract more hunters.

"Ah."

Qiao Ran nodded. He rode on Suicune, took back Diancie, who was moving relatively slowly, and followed behind Caidou.

Although Caidou is just a human being, her body has surpassed the scope of humans. She jumped high and crossed the ruins in one go. Her agile movements made Qiao Ran feel ashamed.

Is this guy even human?

If it were a human, would I be able to become like this if I learned from her for a while?

To be honest, Qiao Ran still envied such a strong body, but now was not the time to think about such problems. He could only slightly raise his left hand, let the sword stick to Suicune's back, and then use the power of Tokiwa to relieve her physical fatigue.

"boom!!!"

Another loud explosion was heard. Qiao Ran and the others wanted to escape, but the huge steel-armored crow would naturally not let them do so. It flapped its wings, and countless little birds made of feathers fell from the sky like raindrops, shooting all blocking objects into sieves.

"Suicune!"

Qiao Ran had no way to move on his own, so he could only pin all his hopes on Suicune, and Suicune did not disappoint him. She let out a long roar and jumped onto the house, then crossed the long gap and landed lightly on the other side.

As the messenger of the north wind, her every move carries the breath of wind, which makes her movements appear light and graceful at all times, even if there is a man lying on her back.

……

It was unknown how long the chase lasted. Finally, Caidou found a small gap where she could hide. It was the angle between the ruins of a house and the ground. She explored it a little and found that it was big enough for a human to hide. Then she called Qiao Ran to hide in it as well.

"Yeah." Qiao Ran nodded when he heard that, and at the same time looked at Suicune.

"It's okay. If there's any problem, I'll call you out right away."

"No, I can go back. Let's let Mimikyu come out at a time like this."

"……All right."

The exchange between the two took only a moment. Suicune also knew that she was too big to hide in such a small place, but for the sake of safety, she asked Qiao Ran to release the smallest Mimikyu.

Of course, Qiao Ran took back Suicune so that she could return to the frontier to rest. The frontier had the ability to slowly restore physical strength. Even if the degree of recovery was not high, it was better than nothing in the current situation.

"Miiii..."

The little Mimikyu was released by Qiao Ran, and it crawled into the narrow gap with him. The space here was really small. Qiao Ran occupied half of it, and the other half was occupied by Caidou.

"There's no other way. Let's just hide here and see when it leaves."

In the narrow space, Caidou almost leaned against Qiao Ran's ear and whispered softly. She squeezed together with Qiao Ran without any hesitation. After all, she was a girl who knew the priorities and would not be shy about such things. Moreover, as a fighter, the more critical the situation was, the better she could keep her head.

"it is good."

Qiao Ran did not object. He actually needed a little time to calm down.

Mimikyu leaned obediently against Qiao Ran's legs, saying nothing quietly.

“Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar!!”

The giant bird in the sky let out a deafening roar, and countless blade birds made of black feathers were flying in the air under its control. Qiao Ran and Cai Dou could only hold their breath and wait for the opportunity for the other party to leave.

They had only found a place to hide when the other party was not paying attention, but this did not mean that they were safe. The other party might find them again.

——By that time, you may not be so lucky to find a place to hide.

"..."

As time passed, the atmosphere became increasingly silent. In the small space, neither of them spoke, as if they were afraid that any sound they made would attract the attention of the hunters in the sky.

However, even so, the two bodies were still very honestly touching each other, which caused Caidou to be involuntarily affected by these feelings. She even felt her body getting hot, and couldn't help but think of some things that happened before.

This guy...why is he sticking so closely to me again?

In fact, she was not thinking about this on purpose. She had never thought about such a thing before, but... in this state of having nothing to do, she couldn't get rid of these thoughts in her head.

and many more……

Suddenly, she felt some strange sensations coming from her side, and she was surprised to find that the man next to her was shaking slightly.

"...?"

She looked to the side in surprise, only to find that the other person had changed his posture, with his legs tensed, looking as if he was ready to go out at any time.

"what are you doing??"

Caidou stared at the other party's movements in amazement. The Steelix in the sky must have not left yet. Moreover, the space here is so small that if she moved around, it would probably cause an unnecessary reaction and would definitely attract the other party's attention!

"It's okay, I was just thinking about something."

Qiao Ran held a rectangular object in his right hand, with a thoughtful expression on his face. He looked out along the cracks in the ruins, and it was unknown what he was thinking in his heart.

"Um... I said—"

"——Is there any way we can shoot that bird down?"

"What?!"

Qiao Ran’s words surprised Caidou again. She even thought this man was crazy.

That's a Gigantamax Pokémon, and this city, this entire city, is actually a nest of Gigantamax Pokémon!!

Who gave him the courage to start a war with someone else in their own lair?

However, she did not notice that in Qiao Ran's right hand at this moment, there was a uniquely shaped mobile phone, which was quietly emitting light.

On the screen of the mobile phone, there are several lines of clear large characters.

"Number: Singularity 040!"

"Singularity Name: The Great End of the Earth—Gallar!"

"Danger Level: Level 6!"

"Goal: Survive and collect the required amount of Dynamax Energy!"

"Current collection progress: 1/100!!!"

Chapter 186 183 [Singularity: Strategy]

Time goes back a few minutes.

At that time, Qiao Ran was still hiding in a small space, recovering his strength. However, just as he was thinking about what to do next, a tiny sound came from around him.

“Master… Master…”

In the dark and narrow space, Qiao Ran couldn't help but shiver when he suddenly heard such a sound. He glanced at Mimikyu who was curled up on the ground with a well-behaved and cute look, but found that the sound was not made by her.

Although Mimikyu's voice has a ghostly and ethereal aura, it is obviously weaker.

The voice just now, apart from being a little weak, did not sound weak at all, and even had a bit of a troublemaker tone.

Almost one syllable triggered the radar of troublemakers in Qiao Ran's mind.

"Could it be that……"

Qiao Ran looked behind him, and a very bold but extremely reasonable idea came to his mind.

Almost without hesitation, he let Mimikyu extend its black claws from under his skirt and help him open the backpack on his back...

……

What happened next was a natural progression.

——Qiao Ran saw the weak Rotom.

She couldn't move or make any sound now, but she still used all her strength to turn on her screen so that Qiao Ran could see what was on it.

——On her screen, there were several lines of extremely surprising text, especially the "singularity target", which made Qiao Ran feel powerless all over.

Goal: Collect Dynamax Energy? Current Progress… 1/100?

In Qiao Ran's memory, he didn't seem to have any experience of actively collecting any energy. If there was a similar situation, it was probably only that battle with the Gigantamax Pokémon.

etc.

Defeated a Gigantamax Pokémon and restored it to normal size.

In other words, defeating a Gigantamax Pokémon also allows you to collect its energy? But... defeating one Pokémon only gives you 1/100 of the energy. Isn't that too much?

He has to defeat 100 of those guys???

"Damn..."

Qiao Ran cursed secretly in his heart. Before he knew the mission, he was just wandering around in this world like a headless fly. However, after he knew the mission, a deep sense of powerlessness surged from his heart.

Defeating that monster with the same strength as before was already very difficult for him, and the current task actually required him to defeat 100 guys with similar strength to that monster?

"..."

So, to be safe, it’s better to take this task slowly?

No...no.

Qiao Ran experienced an unprecedented struggle in his heart. He wanted to go back, he really wanted to go back. He couldn't slowly conquer the Gigantamax Pokémon one by one in this world.

Qiao Ran looked through the cracks in the stone and glanced outside the narrow space. His hands were already sweating. There were 100 of them. Even if he could defeat two a day, it would take him 50 full days. If he could defeat three a day, it would take more than a month.

Can he wait for such a long time? Can Miyue and the others wait for such a long time?

Especially Meiyue. Qiao Ran didn't think she could last that long in a place like that alone. Besides... when Qiao Ran and Lilia left, they had told her they would be back soon.

"...Is there any other way? Gigantamax energy...only Gigantamax Pokémon can..."

Qiao Ran's brain started working, and he looked around, looking for useful objects that could inspire his thinking.

Finally, his eyes stopped at his pocket - an old map with a corner exposed.

Map... Region...

Qiao Ran couldn't help but think of what Youli had once said to him.

"President Ross has installed an energy collection device in Kensei City to collect the Dynamax energy from underground. Because of this, there are so many people gathering around Kensei City..."

Yes.

Energy harvesting device.

There is an energy collection device inside Quanguan City!