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Chapter 23 Fortunately it was just a dream...

"Masked man."

The worst result happened, and Xia Mu's face became extremely ugly.

He thought that even if the other party was waiting for him, he could still avoid the ambush and reach the shrine by relying on the secret path he had found in advance.

But he didn't expect that not only was he caught red-handed, but he also fell into a venue that the other party had already set up.

"How can you be sure that I will take this path?" Xia Mu asked with narrowed eyes.

The ice barrier that trapped him was very large, and it would take a while for even a powerful Ice Pokémon to build it.

So Xia Mu didn't believe that the other party could build such a large project on every possible road.

The only explanation is that the masked man in front of him had already figured out his movements.

"hehe."

Hearing this, the masked man chuckled twice and pointed proudly to his wrist.

Xia Mu lowered his head and glanced at the same place on his wrist. After seeing the bracelet that Gardevoir gave him, he instantly understood.

"I see. Did Gardevoir buy this bracelet from you?"

"Have you ever considered that it was your Pokémon that betrayed you and chose to cooperate with me?"

Liu Bo did not admit Xia Mu's words, but instead did not miss any opportunity to provoke him.

He really wanted to see what expression the other party would have when he found out that the culprit who exposed his whereabouts was a gift from his closest Pokémon.

What surprised Liu Bo was that after hearing his provocation, Xia Mu was not affected at all, but his aura became even more dangerous.

"You deserve to die for deceiving Gardevoir."

Naturally, he would not believe the other party's cheap tactics of sowing discord.

No one knows better than Xia Mu how deep Gardevoir's feelings for him are.

Because of this, he became even more angry at the masked man's despicable methods.

"Gengar, shadow ball."

Without saying anything more, Xia Mu directly gave orders to Geng Gui beside him.

"Scared——"

Gengar, who was ready to go, rubbed out a dark energy ball with his backhand and threw it straight in the direction of Liu Bo.

"Humph."

Unable to sow discord, Liu Bo snorted in boredom.

Then he flicked his wrist and released the messenger bird and the little boar in the ball.

The moment it appeared, the messenger bird opened its beak and spit out a freezing ray at the shadow ball.

The two moves collided in the air, spreading thick smoke.

At the same time, the little boar on the ground saw the messenger bird flying approaching.

He leaped into the air with full force and landed steadily on the latter's bird's back.

"Messenger bird, air blade."

"Little pig, snowstorm."

Liu Bo issued the release order at the appropriate time.

The two Pokémon used the skills in the command one after another.

The blizzard mixed with the sharp blades of air blew straight towards Gengar. If this attack hit it, even it would suffer huge damage.

However, as a ghost-type Pokémon, Gengar has no shortage of evasive skills.

"Surprise attack."

Facing the impending snowstorm, Xia Mu calmly said the name of the skill.

As soon as he finished speaking, Gengar disappeared onto the ground like a pool of purple liquid.

All the skills of Liu Bo's two Pokémon were poured onto the ground, raising a thick cloud of dust.

Gengar, who had dived onto the ground, had now reached right below the messenger bird hovering in the air.

With another flash of his figure, Gengar teleported into mid-air, just half a body length higher than the Messenger Bird.

Dark energy condensed in Gengar's hand, and before the opponent could react, it hammered down hard.

"boom!"

At the last moment, the little boar on the bird's back barely managed to break out of the protective shield.

However, although it is a 100% defensive skill in theory, its use in reality will also be affected by the difference in strength between the enemy and us and external factors.

The hastily launched defense only stopped Gengar for less than a second.

So much so that the messenger bird was hit by the gift bag dragging behind it.

"Beili!"

The kinetic energy generated by the shadow fist made the messenger bird's body unstable.

Although it is quite powerful, its small size still makes it unable to withstand excessive impact.

Seeing the messenger bird flying unsteadily in the air, Xia Mu seized the opportunity and prepared to use his superpowers to pull it down.

Just when a layer of light blue superpower appeared on his body, Liu Bo, who was watching his movements all the time, smiled coldly.

"It's this move again."

Bad memories were brought back to mind, and veins popped out on Liu Bo's head hidden under the mask.

Then, the fingers under his cloak moved slightly, as if turning on some kind of switch.

In an instant, Xia Mu, who was not far away, felt a strange wave spreading from his wrist to his whole body.

And his superpowers seemed to be locked and forced back into his body.

"Superpower limiter?" Xia Mu recognized the nature of the bracelet at a glance.

That is something poachers often use when catching psychic-type Pokémon. The audio released can lock the psychic power in the Pokémon for a short period of time.

He didn't expect that Liu Bo actually added this thing to the bracelet.

Xia Mu immediately prepared to take off the bracelet temporarily, and put it back on after removing the excess parts after the battle was over.

However, Liu Bo would naturally not give him this opportunity.

Or rather...he had already made a backup plan for this before they even met.

As Xia Mu's palm just touched the bracelet, the spontaneous device inside the bracelet started, and a layer of hard thin ice spread out from both sides of the bracelet.

In a short time, it covered Xia Mu's entire forearm, completely eliminating the possibility of removing the bracelet.

With Liu Bo's purposeful intervention, the messenger bird had regained its balance and was hovering in mid-air, staring at Gengar.

Seeing this, Xia Mu exhaled mist.

He finally understood why the masked man had always been reluctant to show up.

Now it seems... the other party is pinning all its success or failure on this final battle.

…………

Meanwhile, in the hotel in Hinoki Town.

Gardevoir, who had fallen into a deep sleep early on, suddenly woke up, sat up abruptly and gasped.

Just now, she had a nightmare that she never wanted to face again.

She dreamed that Xia Mu left her and went to a faraway place, never to come back.

The dream was so real that even after Gardevoir woke up, she still felt scared.

"Fortunately it was just a dream..." Gardevoir patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

But suddenly, she realized something was wrong.

"Xia Mu?"

Gardevoir reached out her hand towards her side, and it felt cold, with no sign of anyone having slept before.

Suddenly, a bad premonition came over Gardevoir.

She hurriedly got up from the bed and spoke again tentatively:

"Xia Mu!"

This time she shouted outside the house, but still got no response.

Recalling the nightmare he just had, Gardevoir's face gradually turned pale.

Chapter 24: Ibrahimovic, why are you here?

"Xia Mu...where are you..."

Gardevoir sat on the edge of the bed in a daze. She had just searched around but couldn't find Xia Mu.

Although she also comforted herself in her heart that Xia Mu might have just gone out for something urgent.

But...in the past, before doing this, the other party would leave a note at the bedside explaining the reason, and even clearly mark the time they would be back.

But this time, there was no note telling the reason.

Gardevoir also keenly discovered that the Poké Ball containing Gengar and the combat uniform that Xia Mu wore when he was an investigator were both missing.

All signs indicate that the other party not only went out without telling him, but was also likely to go for a fight.

But...is there any battle that the core of my team cannot participate in?

A guess was about to emerge from Gardevoir's heart.

She clenched her fists. In recent life, many of Xia Mu's suspicious behaviors flashed through her mind like a movie.

Now it seems that the other party has never given up the idea of ​​capturing Celebi from the beginning to the end, and he did not mention it again just to appease her.

But secretly, he was still preparing to capture Celebi.

If my guess is correct, today might be the day when Celebi appears.

Thinking of this, Gardevoir stood up suddenly, then walked to the window and stood still, looking towards the oak forest in the distance with its big watery eyes.

The forest was peaceful at night, but Gardevoir had a hunch that Xia Mu had gone there.

This is the unique tacit understanding she and the other party have developed after years of exchanging superpowers.

"fraud."

Gardevoir said this with a trembling voice.

Now she could only hope that Celebi's strength was not very strong and would not hurt Xia Mu before she arrived.

"With that stupid Eevee here, I should be able to hold on." Gardevoir thought to comfort herself.

Although she hated that Eevee, she still recognized its strength.

However, just before Gardevoir was about to leave.

"boom!"

The door behind him was suddenly kicked open.

Thinking that Xia Mu ran back after realizing that she was no match for her, Gardevoir turned around in surprise, but after seeing who was coming, the smile on her face gradually disappeared.

"I-Ibrahimovic? Why are you here?"

"Where's Xia Mu?"