In Area Zero, within Hydreigon's territory.
Chen Kai walked swaggeringly with a trembling Applin, constantly shouting, "Get out! Hydreigon! Get out now!"
"App… App." (Oh, Mama… I want to go home.)
The weak and helpless Applin said so.
"Relax! Don't worry, I brought you here this time to help you get revenge!" Chen Kai pointed to the Iron Bundle behind him and said, "With your Brother Kun here, you have nothing to worry about!"
"App…"
Applin looked at Iron Bundle. It didn't understand what 'Brother Kun' meant; it just hoped Chen Kai wasn't having an episode.
"Roar!"
A high-pitched dragon roar sounded. Immediately followed by 2 more dragon roars.
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
A dark figure flew out from the hillside.
Hydreigon's 6 eyes fixed on Chen Kai.
This human invaded my territory a few days ago and got lucky to escape. And he's back today? If I don't beat the crap out of you, I'll fly upside down from now on!
Chen Kai pointed to the sky and said, "Hydreigon, why don't you hurry and kneel down to admit your mistake! I might still spare your life!"
?
Hydreigon thought to itself. This human really got too cocky after escaping once, he doesn't know who he is anymore. I'll definitely make him see how red the flowers are!
Thinking this, at the same time, three gaping mouths attacked Chen Kai.
"Hmph, good timing! Iron Bundle, use Ice Beam!"
… …
Iron Bundle's mechanical face was expressionless.
Silence was Chen Kai's only response, and he grew anxious.
"Brother Ji! Use Ice Beam! Brother Kun! Hurry and use Ice Beam!
If you can't use Ice Beam, Powder Snow is fine too!"
Iron Bundle still didn't move.
Chen Kai said in despair, "Ah! Applin, my life is over!"
Chen Kai closed his eyes. Hydreigon had already pounced in front of him, and he could even smell the bad breath from Hydreigon's mouth.
Applin also closed its eyes in despair, shrinking into Chen Kai's arms.
At this moment, Iron Bundle's wings slightly lifted. Chen Kai only felt a gentle breeze pass by, and then heard a "Thump!" a sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. He opened his eyes and saw that Hydreigon had completely turned into a block of ice.
Chen Kai went forward and tapped the ice block, confirming that Hydreigon couldn't move, and chuckled, "Iron Bundle! Awesome!
Applin, look, this dragon is an ice sculpture. Isn't your Brother Kun amazing!"
Miraidon, seeing that everything was done, slowly walked over from a distance.
Chen Kai patted Iron Bundle, "Brother Kun, you really like to joke. Next time, remember to act faster!"
Silence was his only response again.
"Your command conflicted with Iron Leaves' command," Miraidon said as it approached. "Iron Leaves only told it to protect you, not to be your henchman."
Chen Kai glanced at it, "So you already knew. That's why you didn't want to come together?"
Miraidon said somewhat helplessly, "I warned you, but you didn't listen. Besides, who knows, maybe it would listen to your command."
Chen Kai pondered, planning to pick more berries in Area Zero, sell them, and see if he could bribe Iron Bundle.
At the same time, he lit a branch and roasted one of Hydreigon's frozen heads.
Soon, some of the ice melted. Chen Kai arrogantly said to Hydreigon, "Little guy, still arrogant?"
"Roar~" (No more.)
Applin also jumped onto Hydreigon's head, borrowing the tiger's might.
"App!" (That's what you get for destroying my fruit trees.)
"Roar…" (I'll never dare again.)
Chen Kai stepped on it, "I heard you also destroyed the entire mountain? And harmed many Pokemon?"
"Roar, roar." (No, no, maybe my Hyper Beam just lightly injured them. I definitely didn't kill a single Pokemon.)
"Is that so?" Chen Kai recalled, and indeed, he hadn't seen any Pokemon corpses.
"Alright, considering you still have a bit of kindness. I'll spare you this time. Next time you see me, remember to take a detour. Don't let me catch you again!
Applin, let's go."
Applin jumped onto Chen Kai's shoulder, and the human and Pokemon walked away swaggeringly and arrogantly.
"Roar~" (You guys should let me out though!)
Chen Kai said without looking back, "Hmph! The death penalty is waived, but the living punishment is hard to escape. You'll just wait here for the ice to melt itself, and learn a lesson!"
Miraidon looked at Chen Kai, somewhat speechless, as he even put on an act for it.
Chen Kai intended to shamelessly ask Iron Leaves if it had any honey apples. Chen Kai felt that as a complete legendary Pokemon, possessing an entire secret realm and having vast resources, a small honey apple would be no trouble at all.
Beating up Hydreigon was just a detour; he didn't hold a grudge. However, if he encountered the Grimmsnarl Family again, he would definitely let them experience Iron Bundle's freezing too.
"Ah! Beating it up felt so refreshing!" Once they were far away, Chen Kai comfortably called out.
Applin also followed with a loud cry.
"App!" (I'm very happy too!)
Chen Kai was a bit tired from walking and turned back, saying, "Miraidon, what are you doing back there? Hurry up, let's go find Iron Leaves!"
Miraidon stiffened, its fists clenched. This kid had no respect for him at all, actually ordering him around like this!
Chen Kai pointed forward, "Look, the trees on this side of the mountain haven't been destroyed by Hydreigon. Let's see if we can pick some berries and sell them in the county town to buy you snacks."
… …For the sake of food, I won't argue with him.
Miraidon ran forward, "Coming, coming. I think you should buy a bigger backpack."
Chen Kai opened his backpack and took out a green sack, "I thought so too, so I brought a sack this time."
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Iron Leaves was currently at the Astronomical Observatory, quietly awaiting Chen Kai's arrival.
As a legendary Pokemon, it had its pride and shouldn't have to wait for a mere human's arrival.
But just in case, it had added a monitor to Iron Bundle's Ultra Ball.
Even if he was just a kid, he was still a human, so it was necessary to have a backup plan.
Last night, while monitoring Chen Kai, it realized that its previous words had been somewhat thoughtless, making Chen Kai feel a bit withdrawn.
As a Lawful Good Pokemon, monitoring a child who had left home and speaking 'harsh words' to him, despite various reasons, it still felt some guilt.
However, when it saw Miraidon, like a donkey, carrying a sack of berries to its doorstep, it still couldn't help but crack a smile.
Was this Pokemon, along with those Iron Serpents, the same species?
Chen Kai pushed open the Astronomical Observatory door and asked softly, "Hello~ Iron Leaves, are you home?"
"I am, Chen Kai, please come in." Iron Leaves stood in the hall and replied politely.
"You're home, that's great. This is a small token of my appreciation, I hope you'll accept it." Chen Kai walked in carrying a small bag of berries. After all, he was asking for a favor, so it was necessary to give a gift.
Looking at the berries that had just been picked near its own home, Iron Leaves paused slightly. Out of politeness, it still kindly said to Chen Kai, "Thank you, just put them on the table.
I've probably guessed why you've come, and I can only apologize and tell you that I don't have any honey apples here either."
Legendary Pokemon are truly different; they can directly sense my thoughts!
Chen Kai quickly waved his hand, "It's okay, it's okay, I was just asking. Is there any place in this secret realm where honey apples might be found?"
Iron Leaves, while using Confusion to pour Chen Kai a cup of tea, slowly said, "There is indeed an area with many apple trees, but they haven't ripened yet this season. You could go check in the autumn."
After speaking, Iron Leaves took out a map and pointed to an area.
"This is a map of Area Zero in this space. You see, there are many apple trees here."
Chen Kai looked at the map and found that the paper depicted a map of Sichuan Province plus Yu Province, just missing some parts of the western Sichuan Province, which Chen Kai remembered as the Tibetan Plateau.
So he asked curiously, "Iron Leaves, is the entire Area Zero really that big?"
Iron Leaves nodded, "Yes, after all, it's the territory of the original legendary Pokemon, Terapagos's Family. It's roughly the size of one of your entire provinces."
Chen Kai thought to himself, good thing he pushed himself yesterday, otherwise, how long would it take to explore this?
He said to the Applin on his shoulder, "Then in autumn, let's go check out that apple forest!"
Applin happily shook its large eyes.
"App!" (Okay!)
Chen Kai drank a few sips of tea and prepared to leave. It felt a bit rude to bother Iron Leaves for too long.
At this moment, Iron Leaves suddenly spoke, "Yesterday… what I said yesterday might have been poorly considered.
It's not that you definitely can't return to Earth; there's still a slight possibility of returning if you find Terapagos."
"Really!!!" Chen Kai jumped up from the stool in excitement.
"It's only a slight possibility, but I have another solution. Follow me." Iron Leaves led Chen Kai and his group deeper into the Astronomical Observatory.
Arriving in a room filled with instruments, Iron Leaves explained, "This is a shuttle left by the previous humans. Because it was too large, they didn't move it. Activating this machine requires Taijing Energy."
Saying that, Iron Leaves handed Chen Kai a black orb, "This is a crystal orb. I gave you one yesterday. You can try it when you have a chance. It can make your Pokemon Tera, enhancing its combat power.
At the same time, it can also store Taijing Energy. You happen to have Taijing Energy in your body, and it's overflowing a bit, so you can replenish it. I'll try to activate the shuttle to search for Earth's coordinates.
As long as there are coordinates, you can stay on Earth for a short time. Although the time might not be long, the advantage is that you can go frequently."
Chen Kai was so excited he wanted to hold Iron Leaves' hand and acknowledge it as his godfather, but unfortunately, it didn't have hands.
"This… I really don't know what to say. Truly, truly thank you so much, Iron Leaves."
Iron Leaves smiled slightly, "It's just a small matter. Put the crystal orb I gave you yesterday on the shuttle. You should have already charged it, right?"
Chen Kai nodded and placed the crystal orb he had charged in the morning into a slot on the instrument. The instrument began to light up, and Iron Leaves performed a series of operations on it, then entered the characters 'Earth'.
"Alright, now we just wait for the instrument to detect the 'Earth' dimension. This process takes a lot of time, possibly even years," Iron Leaves explained to Chen Kai again.
Chen Kai waved his hand, "Having a chance is always good. I'm truly grateful to you."
Iron Leaves nodded, "Mhm, this crystal orb can power the machine for about 10 days. Remember to come back in about 10 days to replenish its Taijing Energy."