This elf world is a bit strange

For this scenic spot that was much quieter but still crowded with people, no one noticed the departure of an inconspicuous tourist, and no one bothered to take a closer look at the other side of the mountain.

Only the mysterious girl who was about to disappear at the end of the sight heard the faint sound, turned her head and glanced at it as if nothing had happened, then slightly quickened her pace and ran towards the distance in big strides.

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The wilderness southeast of Kalos.

In the basement of the castle-like building, members of the Flare Team were rushing back and forth in the passages. Their footsteps were quick and dense, and everyone seemed to have endless work to do.

Small cars sped past along the tracks that were densely distributed throughout the building, carrying all kinds of supplies, and no one knew where they were going.

Amid the busy and orderly scene, only a small area appeared empty.

That is the residence of Team Flare's leader, Fradili.

Ever since being rescued by Claire and brought back to the headquarters, Vladali has been living in seclusion there, and has only shown up twice. He spoke briefly to his morale-boosting subordinates, handed over the entire plan to Claire, and has never left his residence since then, reportedly to be conducting an important research.

After that, Claire's office became the busiest place in the entire Flare Team headquarters. Every day, countless documents flew into that not-so-spacious office like snowflakes, and with unimaginable efficiency, they were transformed into specific tasks, allowing the Flare Team's bases all over the place to operate at high speed.

Although there was no large-scale media publicity like a few years ago, the news of Fladali's rescue quickly spread throughout the region through the information channels within the Flash Team.

Many former members of the Flare Team who had hidden their identities due to the collapse of their organization were greatly encouraged. They either looked for new bases in the local area or found their former accomplices and continued to lurk in the dark, ready to strike back at any time.

The three former top cadres Akbi, Bala, and Momiji personally went out to secretly recruit troops in various places to recover from the huge losses suffered in the recent battles and the alliance's retaliation. The alliance's special forces including the Storm Force and the police were unable to completely stop this trend even with their full efforts.

The behemoth that once dominated every aspect of Carlos society may now be only one-tenth as strong as it is now, but its main body is still intact, its organizational structure is still clear, and it is still a beast that should not be underestimated.

The International Police Organization and the Rangers Alliance also sensed the extreme danger and dispatched senior police officers and top rangers from various regions to provide assistance. However, after all, the enemy was in the dark and we were in the light. Even if we had ten or a hundred times the strength, it would be useless to hit empty space.

However, in the undercurrent of open and covert struggles, no one except a very few parties involved knew that the genius researcher who had planned the ultimate weapon destruction plan and the ambitious leader of the Flash Team had now been quietly replaced, and was only qualified to watch the victory or destruction of his former subordinates.

The instigator of all this, the actual controller of Team Flare at this time, the highest officer Claire, was sitting in her office with a gloomy expression, listening to the reports from the former senior undercover, the new highest officers Owaf and Maggie.

What they brought was not good news.

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"Tuk, Tuk, Tuk..."

The long nails tapped lightly on the solid wooden table, making a muffled sound, which prevented the dull office from falling into silence.

Seeing that both of them were a little entangled, not knowing whether to speak, Claire stopped what she was doing, stood up, poured some freshly brewed coffee, put it on the coffee table, smiled calmly, and asked: "Why, judging from your looks, it's not good news, right? Just say it, we have experienced the worst moments before, why do this?"

"Claire, this matter may be more serious than you think, otherwise we wouldn't have come here together."

After looking at each other, the short and fat Owaf nodded slightly, tapped the documents lightly on the table twice, tidied them up and handed them to Claire. He then slowly told her the conclusion reached by the reorganized intelligence department and security department in a deep voice.

"The Pokémon that Momiji found at that time, according to our investigation, was Mewtwo, an artificial legendary Pokémon created by Team Rocket in the early years. After disappearing for a few days, it has appeared three times in the past two weeks, and each time it completely destroyed one of our bases in a time when we were completely unable to react. The loss is already huge. We analyzed that it is not a beast that only knows how to fight as the information revealed by Team Rocket to the outside world, but it has strong reason and judgment, and it is unstoppable."

"A legendary Pokémon... What's the motive? Any analysis?"

After a moment's silence, the smile on Claire's face slowly faded, and the report from the subordinate named Yuto that day flashed through her mind again.

The huge impact of the Vladali incident made her unable to take care of this major event for a while, so she just handed it over to Owaf who had returned to the organization. Under the pressure of countless work in the past few days, she had already put it behind her mind.

Now that it is brought up again, the alarm bells in my heart begin to ring. The inexplicable sense of crisis is like a noose, tightly wrapped around my heart.

"It's still unclear. Maybe it was Momiji's actions that stimulated him, but we didn't expect him to continue pursuing after destroying Vejes' base. What's more troublesome is that his actions have almost no pattern. The three attacks occurred in Guxiang Town, Xiangxun City, and Biyi City respectively, with a huge distance span."

Owaf shook his head heavily, and his tone was no longer feminine, but became a little heavier.

Maggie also added softly: "There is no way to trap it at the moment. Our technology is unlikely to work on such a powerful Psychic Pokémon. Even if we set an ambush, its predictive ability will be very difficult to deal with."

"So, we can only let it go for now? The risk of dialogue is too great, so let's not consider it for now." Claire, with a gloomy face, raised the coffee cup originally prepared for Maggie on the table and took a sip. The bitterness of the black coffee stimulated her already tired brain. "Then, give orders to Akobi and the others. All bases must reduce the frequency of activities. The members who return to the team must be arranged to the outer areas to reduce the risk of exposure."

"I understand. I'll contact them right away..."

"dong dong dong"

Before he finished speaking, there was a hurried knock on the door outside the office.

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An island off the coast of Sala.

The raging fire seemed to burn everything.

The miserable cries for help continued.

In the firelight, Mewtwo walked out of the Flare Team's offshore base, which was already in ruins, with steady steps.

The leaping fire snakes flashed beautiful and dangerous colors, but they could not get close to Him at all, and could not even ignite His hooded coat that he had taken from Firio's bag at some point and used as a cover.

Faintly, he seemed to sense something, and looked towards the east with deep eyes. After a long time, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, as if he had seen something happy.

There was a flash of blue light, and the tall figure disappeared, leaving behind only the island heading towards destruction.

On the horizon, there were several coastal defense ships approaching from afar.

They have been very busy recently, but they feel unexpectedly empty.

They are a powerful law enforcement force, but they can only clean up the mess. This is a kind of happy trouble.

Chapter 178 Dreams and Shackles (6400) (Two updates today)

"Quick! Quick! ..."

Schools of Magikarp jumped on the water, trying hard to swim upstream and rush towards the high places upstream, but they fell down again and again.

From time to time, exhausted Magikarp would fall behind, drift downstream, and disappear in the distance. I wonder if there will be a chance to reach such a distance again in the future.

In addition to the large schools of Magikarp, there are many common or not-so-common wild Pokémon.

A goldfish flapping its wings and swimming hard.

A snorkeling weasel darting up and down among the waves.

The wild red-striped and blue-striped bass did not forget to collide with each other as they moved forward.

There are also two mosquito-repellent men who move forward together, encouraging and supporting each other along the way.

Their behaviors are different, but they have the same goal: to climb to the top along the increasingly steep rocks and against the turbulent current.

Although his strength was only average, and he was covered in wounds and exhausted both physically and mentally under the threat of the turbulent water and dense sharp rocks, he still moved forward courageously.

The wildness and tension of life are released freely in these deserted mountains and wilderness where no one cares, and the freely growing flowers of life bloom.

"Ta...ta...ta..."

Firio's hiking boots stepped on the shore wetted by the splashing water, and everything in the water flow came into his sight.

At least today, at this moment, an ordinary but unwilling to be mediocre life has gained an audience.

The little dream demon lay quietly on Firion's head, its bright big eyes fixed on the leading Magikarp, which was two times larger than any other Magikarp of its kind.

It is at the front and bears the greatest impact, using its huge body to share the pressure with its companions behind it.

The red scales are particularly bright under the impact of the water, and the sunlight shines on them, emitting brilliant light.

His eyes, which should have looked dull, were now bright and full of anticipation and confidence as he looked towards the faintly visible mountain top.

"Thump...thump..."

The humble and tiny ones at the bottom of the food chain also have their own dreams, just like the koi that try again and again to cross the dragon gate.

"Maggie..."

The little dream demon's eyes were somewhat complicated.

It seemed as if it saw itself long ago.

Weak and immature, I don’t know what I can do and can do almost nothing.

But still want to do something.

A faint blue light emanated from the surface of the body, and mental power surged.

It wants to give these Pokémon that are swimming against the current a little help.

But just as it was about to attack, a pair of large hands covered it and pressed it down.

"You're not helping them by doing this."

Firion picked up the confused dream demon lightly and held it in his arms. He pointed at the Magikarp who was still staring up at the sky and said softly.

"Maggie..."

The dream demon looked at the mountain, which became steeper as it went higher, and drooped its head in dejection.

It knew that without help, it would be difficult for such a Pokémon to reach the top, including the two Mosquito-Repellents that now seemed to be at ease, and the absurdly large Magikarp.

For them, the real challenge has not yet begun.

"I understand your feelings, but false success can only deceive yourself. It has no meaning. Just like everything we have experienced, if we didn't do it ourselves, what value would it have when we look back on it now? Just look at them like this."

Gently combing the dream demon's increasingly long hair, Firion knew very well the thoughts of this original partner with whom he had been together for the longest time.

It looks carefree every day, always laughing and having fun with everyone, but to be honest, it may be the one with the most delicate and rich emotions.

When it sees strong individuals who are also struggling to move forward amidst weakness, its compassion and empathy begin to overflow.

Firio, who had gone out of the trough with it, could relate to this point the most.

But he knew better than the Dream Demon that what supported a person or a Pokémon to walk his own path was never and could not be a direct external force.

The master of life is neither external objects nor God, it can only be yourself.

Looking at the dream demon with tears in its eyes, infected by the most direct and primitive vitality, Firion said softly: "The heights they pursue may not have any precious things. Or, even if there are, they are not as good as the efforts they have made and the growth they have achieved in order to climb up."

"Machi...Machi!"

The Dream Demon recalled his own growth experience, nodded slightly, lightly broke free from Firion's hands, floated to the surface of the water, looked expectantly at the wild Pokémon of various shapes and sizes, and cheered for their struggles.

Firion also slowed down his pace a little and watched quietly with his companions who were resting in the Poké Ball.

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Eight out of ten things in life are not satisfactory, not to mention self-transcendence that goes against the trend.

Under the lost gaze of the dream demon, first the Magikarp fell behind, followed by the savage perch and goldfish that were running out of steam.

In the end, only the Mosquito-Repellent Coil and the only remaining Magikarp were left.

Only a few dozen meters away, the three Pokémon simultaneously exhausted their last bit of strength and willpower, and their bodies sank, drifting downstream, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"Maggie..."

The dejected Dream Demon floated back to Firion's head and pointed at the Mosquito-Repellent and Magikarp who were walking away.

Their final look made it very sad.

Every challenge in which you exert all your strength stimulates your life potential and is a test for your body and mind.

For these wild Pokémon that grow up in resource-scarce areas, every opportunity may very well be the last.

But when the Dream Monster raised its head and climbed to the "peak" that a group of wild Pokémon were desperate to reach, it found that -

The so-called peak is just another straight section of river.

A few hundred meters ahead is another truly towering and dangerous peak.

The waterfall, like an inverted galaxy, fell from the sky into a deep pool, and then, with the help of the terrain, formed a turbulent flow that blocked all Pokémon downstream.

This is the largest and most dangerous waterfall in Lianli Town, the ultimate product of nature's magic.

Although it is not the top of the peaks, its towering and steep mountains have created a magnificent landscape with dozens of waterfalls that are unmatched in Lianli Town.

The so-called leaping over the dragon gate may just be a chance to see the dragon gate.

The world couldn't be more cruel than this.

"Ma...chi..."

Looking at the huge waterfall that seemed to have fallen from the sky, and feeling the huge flow of water that contained endless natural power, the dream demon stood there in a daze.

“There are always mountains higher than the other, but there are always people who will do everything they can to get a chance to see a higher mountain. This is reality.”

Firio touched the dream demon's head and sighed softly.

Long time ago, when Mosquito-incense-kun launched his final sprint, he had already discovered another mountain on the hillside. He just looked at the Dream Demon who was fully engaged and didn't know how to talk to it.

When he really walked in front of the waterfall, he had some new feelings.

After releasing all his eager companions, Firion looked at the crashing waterfall, took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trouser legs, and walked towards the pool of water which looked very cold.

“We are lucky that we have the opportunity to see higher views, and our current location is not destined to be our final destination. Every life has its own limits, but it is not necessarily impossible to surpass these limits.”