Pokémon: The Sims

"The space inside this tower is quite large, and the environment is also quite nice. Logically speaking, it should become a nest for Ghost-type Pokémon, but I didn't sense any creature's aura."

Wu Ge spoke to Cynthia.

I planned to distract her with words so she wouldn't feel so scared.

Who can imagine.

His words only fueled Cynthia's imagination and intensified her fear:

"Hey? Is there something strange in this castle?"

"Well, you can say that if you want."

Wu Ge frowned, unable to find any point to refute.

He guessed that there were no Pokémon living inside the tower, so there must be something special or some kind of aura there.

but.

Wu Ge is now a Pokémon.

If such a thing truly exists, there's no reason why other wild Pokémon could sense it while he, possessing the power of aura, couldn't.

This Dragon Spiral Tower is indeed strange.

The two continued upwards.

We soon arrived at the second floor.

There is no lake water starting from the second level.

This layer is filled with a large number of dilapidated and collapsed stone pillars and blocks, and it is unknown what these stones were used for in the past.

The rubble stood in rows, forming walls.

The stone pillars crisscross, forming paths.

This second level does resemble a maze.

Cynthia was drawn to the stones and stayed to study them.

Wu Ge saw how serious she looked.

Judging that the research wouldn't stop anytime soon, I wandered around along the road for a while.

Five minutes passed.

"Riolu!"

Suddenly, Cynthia let out a panicked scream.

She was engrossed in studying the 'sketch' left on a certain stone when Riolu suddenly disappeared when she turned around.

How could she not be afraid?

"Cynthia, I'm here. Don't be afraid. I'm coming to you right now."

Wu Ge raised his head and jumped onto the stone wall in a few quick movements.

Then it hopped towards the direction where Cynthia's waveguide was located.

It only took a dozen seconds.

He then reappeared beside Cynthia.

"Scared me."

Cynthia stood there, her eyes still showing lingering panic.

"Sorry, I was just really bored. What did you figure out?"

Wu Ge stepped forward.

He looked at the scribbles on the stone in front of Cynthia.

These days, he's been studying human writing systems so much that it's making his scalp tingle.

Not to mention the even more complex ancient scripts.

He couldn't stand it at all.

It's like going back to my student days; seeing these things makes me sleepy.

It was even more effective on him than hypnosis or hypnotic powder.

But it's Cynthia.

While Wu Ge was learning human writing, Cynthia was also diligently learning the ancient writing system of the Unova region in order to facilitate her future research on the mythology and history of the Unova region.

That energy.

It made Wu Ge feel as if he were seeing the young Kona who had trained hard to challenge the League.

"Hmm, this used to be an altar, used to worship the dragon that helped the first king of the Earth Kingdom unify the western continent."

"Shenlong?"

Wu Ge raised an eyebrow, a guess forming in his mind.

He went closer to take a look.

There were no paintings or drawings on the stones.

Just the text.

Wu Ge rolled his eyes, pursed his lips, and continued to ask:

"anything else?"

"Yes, there's also the matter of this Dragon Spiral Tower. The last three floors seem to be the real 'maze area'."

"It's alright, they can't trap us."

"No, those three layers of maze are a test."

Cynthia shook her head.

She got up, pulled Wu Ge along, and soon found the stairs leading to the third floor.

They soon arrived at the third floor.

Step out of the staircase.

They appeared on a high platform.

The structure of the third layer is very strange.

In front of the platform were narrow and steep roads, and on both sides of the roads...

There is no way.

On both sides was a pitch-black abyss.

Walking on the road, one could easily fall into an abyss if you're not careful.

Whether it falls to the bottom of the third level or directly to the bottom of the tower is uncertain.

In short, they all ended up being smashed to pieces.

"What test?"

Wu Ge glanced casually at the dark abyss, not taking it to heart.

It's something that was built thousands or tens of thousands of years ago.

It can only scare people from thousands or tens of thousands of years ago.

For Wu Ge and Cynthia, this abyss was nothing at all.

Not to mention that Wu Ge has never demonstrated his Sea Crown's flying ability, Cynthia also has a flying Garchomp hanging from her waist.

He was more concerned about the test that Cynthia had just mentioned.

"It is said that only those who are chosen can reach the gray ruins at the top of the Dragon Spiral Tower, while those who are not chosen will be sent back to where they started by these mazes."

Looking at the steep road ahead and the darkness on both sides, Cynthia couldn't help but swallow hard.

Although she knew she had Garchomp and wouldn't die from the fall.

But I still feel fear, worried that something unexpected might happen.

Just like some people who take great safety precautions, but when they actually ride a roller coaster or drop tower, they are still terrified and always imagine themselves flying out of the roller coaster.

The road is very narrow.

It can barely accommodate two people side by side.

To be on the safe side, it is definitely safer to walk alone in the middle of the road.

Wu Ge sensed Cynthia's fear and spoke up:

"Should we just go back?"

"No! I will not turn back out of fear. Once I turn back, I will turn back countless times. That way, I will never be able to find the true legend."

Cynthia took a deep breath and shook her head firmly.

Wu Ge smiled as he looked at the girl.

He took two steps forward.

First, they stepped into that terrifying abyss labyrinth.

"Riolu?"

"Follow me, don't look at your feet, look at me."

Wu Ge turned around and smiled at her, then pulled Shirona forward steadily.

"..Um."

Cynthia looked at the back of Wu Ge's head.

Their attention was quickly drawn to Wu Ge's two big, twitching ears, and they couldn't help but smile.

His legs, which had been trembling slightly, returned to normal, and his gait became steady.

even.

She even had the mind to turn her head and look around, observing the scene inside the tower.

As long as Riolu is still holding her hand, Cynthia can face anything.

"Tigne".

"Well?"

Cynthia suddenly paused, turned to look around, and said,

"Riolus, can you hear anything?"

"Hmm? What's the sound?"

Wu Ge twitched his ears but didn't hear anything.

He had been so focused on the path beneath his feet that he hadn't really paid attention to the other sounds inside the tower.

He couldn't even hear the wind whistling past his ears.

"It's okay, I probably misheard."

Cynthia looked confused, then shook her head.

Riolu just said that there are no Pokémon here.

She must have been hallucinating, right?

The two continued on their way.

Before they knew it, they had walked at least five kilometers and climbed two hundred steps.

"Riolu, I can't hold on anymore, my legs are so sore."

Cynthia's hands were sweating profusely, but the sweat was absorbed by the hair on Wu's face.

Five kilometers is a short distance.

Those two hundred steps were truly agonizing.