The seven-colored rainbow light symbolizing Ho-Oh's power and the pink light representing the Fairy type bloomed together, revealing the new form of the reborn Swablu inside.
"This is!?"
The people on the scene who witnessed this, including Su Sheng, all had drastic changes in their expressions.
Unlike ordinary Swablu, which symbolizes "blue sky and white clouds" and whose whole body is composed of blue and white fluff,
the cloud-like, fluffy wings on both sides of the reborn Swablu radiated a pink glow that made Dragon-type Pokémon feel disgusted.
"This, what exactly is this…"
Looking at the reborn Swablu, Rika took several breaths before barely suppressing her excited emotions.
And Bewear, who possessed the Fighting type, felt an uncomfortable aura from the pink-winged Swablu… Was this child still the little cutie who usually lay in her arms and acted spoiled?
"Eee…"
Ho-Oh spoke again, and Zorua translated in a timely manner:
[Lord Ho-Oh said, 'I stimulated the same power as Xerneas in her body, consider it an extra gift.']
The same power as Xerneas, could it be… Fairy type?
Su Sheng knew that Swablu's evolved form, Altaria, would gain the Fairy type after evolution.
Therefore, it was also jokingly called a "Dragon Traitor" by many Pokémon fans in his previous life, which meant… Swablu had now awakened the Fairy type?
Did it mean it had changed from Normal/Flying to Fairy/Flying?
Before Su Sheng could take further action, Ho-Oh suddenly used telepathy on Su Sheng:
[That Eevee of yours… is very special.]
"Hmm?"
Su Sheng was stunned when he heard this, and took out a Poké Ball to summon Umbreon.
Ho-Oh stared at the "Evolution Gem" on its neck for a long time, and then sensed it with rainbow light, sighing with emotion:
[I see, you also reshaped her body, and also borrowed the power of that lord…]
"To help Umbreon break through its limits, I could only use some unconventional methods."
Su Sheng lowered his body and placed his right hand on top of Umbreon's head.
[…Consider it a return gift for helping me escape that human's clutches, let's give this power to her…]
After a brief moment of contemplation, Ho-Oh seemed to make a major decision, and the rainbow-colored wings released three rays of holy light—blue, red, and yellow—which entered the "Evolution Gem" that Su Sheng had created based on the Life Orb.
"This is…"
Even Su Sheng didn't know what Ho-Oh was doing.
Umbreon slightly sensed the newly emerging power in the Evolution Gem.
In the next instant, Umbreon's body suddenly swelled up.
From its original size, no bigger than a Corgi, it instantly expanded to the height of a Golden Retriever, and in less than two seconds, it reached the same size as the three legendary beasts, comparable to a tiger!
No, it wasn't just the size that was the same as the three legendary beasts.
Dense brown fur frantically emerged from Umbreon's body, and its originally spherical face became more angular.
"En, Entei!?"
Rika's pupils shrank violently.
That's right, Umbreon had transformed into Entei, one of the three legendary beasts and Ho-Oh's personal guard!
The other Entei next to it was also a little confused, staring wide-eyed at this "junior".
But it wasn't over yet, Entei-Umbreon also sensed the new power in the Evolution Gem.
The originally flowing brown hair of Entei, like a lion's mane, suddenly became stiff and prickly.
The color also changed from brown to yellow.
Raikou!?
Saki next to him was also dumbfounded, what, what else could happen!?
Ho-Oh's telepathic voice sounded again:
[As I expected, as long as I inject these three forces into this imitation of the Life Orb, your Eevee can do it]
Ho-Oh's words confirmed that the three dead Pokémon it resurrected in the Burned Tower were the prototypes of the three legendary beasts, which were Eevee!
Now that Ho-Oh had injected the sacred power of resurrecting the three legendary beasts into the Evolution Gem, Umbreon could naturally realize the form change between the three legendary beasts, just like Umbreon could switch back and forth between various Eevee evolutions:
At this time, Suicune next to it turned back into Umbreon's original appearance.
"Yan Huang Su Sheng, I am deeply grateful."
Seeing this, Su Sheng cupped his fist at Ho-Oh.
A few seconds later, Ho-Oh finally recovered from its silence and said telepathically:
[In this way, we are even]
Although Su Sheng had helped it get rid of that human's control,
Ho-Oh never intended to follow Su Sheng's ideas, helping him save Swablu and giving Umbreon the power of the three legendary beasts was the limit, and from then on, they would not owe each other anything.
Su Sheng himself could also see that he was not the "upright trainer" that Ho-Oh favored, Xiao Zhi might have a chance.
Oh no, Xiao Zhi would release powerful Pokémon after catching them…
[I hope you can use this power to build a positive path for the friendly coexistence of humans and Pokémon]
After a heartfelt exhortation, Ho-Oh spread its wings and prepared to leave with its three little brothers.
"Hey, wait!"
Su Sheng suddenly remembered something and stopped Ho-Oh with an Er Kang hand.
Ho-Oh and its three little brothers subconsciously turned their heads.
Su Sheng had a treacherous businessman's expression, "Since you've helped, help to the end, Ho-Oh-san, in ancient times, you also resurrected dead Pokémon to become your personal guards, right? Why not give the power of ancient genes to Umbreon as well?"
As soon as these words came out, the heads of the three big doggies tilted to the side in unison.
If it were in an anime, there might have been a big question mark next to their heads.
Ancient times? Ancient genes? What is this human talking about?
[Human, you seem to know a little too much]
Ho-Oh squinted its eyes, its expression no longer as friendly as before.
"Although there is very little information, there are indeed ancient books recording their information."
Su Sheng opened his eyes and talked nonsense.
The reason he knew about this was entirely because he had transmigrated.
Modern people, including academics like Dr. Oak, mistakenly believed that the prototypes of the three legendary beasts were the three Eevee that Ho-Oh resurrected in the Burned Tower in the Johto region more than a hundred years ago.
But in fact, as early as ancient times, Ho-Oh had saved Eevee who had unfortunately passed away, and gave them powerful power, making them its "ancient personal guards".
That was the ancient three legendary beasts above the modern three legendary beasts!
[Since this is the case, you should know how powerful that power is, which is why I no longer give them this power]
Ho-Oh responded in a deep voice.
The three big doggies were completely confused, what is the boss talking about with this human? We don't understand at all?
Su Sheng said again: "Indeed, if the ancient genes are given to the three legendary beasts, their strength will be too ferocious and will affect the ecology, but I assure you that Umbreon will only use this power in special circumstances and will never abuse it, how about it?"
Just as the two doctors in Area Zero in "Scarlet and Violet" said that the reason why paradox Pokémon must not be allowed to leave Area Zero is that once those monsters come out, they will cause immeasurable damage to the ecology.
Because ordinary paradox species have the power of pseudo-legendary Pokémon as a minimum!
And the ancient three legendary beasts are even more needless to say.
The modern three legendary beasts are considered third-level beasts, then those three are definitely second-level gods!
So much so that Ho-Oh felt that these three powers were too strong, and didn't dare to make the younger brothers too fierce when creating them later.
"A Sheng, what are you talking about? What ancient this and that… I don't understand at all?"
Not to mention the three doggies, even Rika and Itsuki were a little confused.
"I'll explain to you later."
Su Sheng smiled slightly and said to Ho-Oh:
"Although I am not the 'upright trainer' you like, I promise that I will definitely contribute to the harmonious coexistence of humans and Pokémon, and I can give results in the near future, but my identity is a bit special, and there are many people in both the black and white worlds who want to mess with me, so I need powerful power as a reliance, please, God of the Rainbow."
This time, Ho-Oh fell into silence.
How many years ago was the last time it created the ancient personal guard, it doesn't even remember itself.
Has the time really come to restart this power?
After a long silence, Ho-Oh's more feminine voice sounded again through telepathy:
[If you use this power to do evil, I will definitely retrieve it]
"I am infinitely grateful."
Su Sheng once again responded with a chuunibyou fist-cupping salute.
But Ho-Oh really eats this set.
Vast regeneration energy surged from Ho-Oh's body again, constantly pouring into the Evolution Gem on Umbreon's chest.
The color was the deep blue symbolizing the Dragon type!
……
……
On the occasion of parting, looking at the closed ceiling, Ho-Oh blinked its eyes, wondering if it should ask this group of humans to help open the door?
"Hey, hey, wait a minute!"
Sakaki's secretary, Matori, ran over in a flurry again, stopping him for the second time and shouting:
"Don't go out from here, there are reporters and citizens outside, and many policemen, if these legendary Pokémon go out from here…"
Agatha had already left, and Su Sheng and his group hid.
Sakaki was outside dealing with the media and the reinforcements sent by the League.
If Ho-Oh and the three legendary beasts went out from here… I didn't even dare to think about what would happen.
Su Sheng stroked his chin and thought for a while, then took out four red and white Poké Balls.
"Why don't… you hide inside first?"
Ho-Oh:……
The three legendary beasts:……
Although they were frantically complaining in their hearts, Ho-Oh and its three little brothers had no choice but to honestly enter the Poké Balls that Su Sheng had prepared for them.
"I'll let you out when I leave this city."
Saying that, Su Sheng lowered his head and said to the one bird and three dogs in the ball.
"A Sheng, this guy saw a little too much… is it okay?"
Itsuki noticed something and pointed to Saki, who had seen everything from beginning to end.
It felt like this guy knew a little too much.
The pointed-at Saki's expression changed slightly, damn, how did the fire suddenly burn on him?
"It doesn't matter, Saki is a smart person and won't do unnecessary things."
Su Sheng glanced at Saki and said with a smile: "Isn't that right?"
Saki was stunned for half a second, then returned a smile, "That's for sure, Su… oh no, Joker-sama."
The communication between old Yin Bis is so simple and unpretentious.
……
……
When Su Sheng's trio left Viridian City through the secret passage.
At the entrance of the Viridian Gym, Sakaki was still busy dealing with the media.
"Everyone has seen that the main culprit of this tragedy is a mysterious masked man wearing an ice mask. His battle with a mysterious Pokémon suspected to be a legend caused this tragedy, but further details need to be investigated. Please give us some time, and we will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation. All the losses of the citizens this time will be borne by our Viridian Gym."
Sakaki's act of spreading money instantly won a chorus of praise from the surrounding citizens.
Sakaki then came to a messy battlefield, looking around full of smoke, and even some traces of freezing, flames, and other traces remained.
"Is this the battle between a master and a top legend?"
Sakaki frowned and muttered to himself.
"Sakaki-sama."
At this time, Matori arrived behind Sakaki to report:
"Joker-sama's trio has already left through the secret passage."
"Hmm, I know, is there anything else?"
Sakaki asked without turning his head.
"Chairman Damlan of the headquarters called and asked you to go to Indigo Plateau to explain the specific situation."
Sakaki had an expression as if he had expected it.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Sakaki said: "Check the phone number of Agatha, the Gym Leader of the Kaji Gym, I want to talk to him."
As soon as Sakaki left, a Dragonite and a Slowbro descended from the sky.
Lance on Dragonite's back, Bruno, and Lorelei on Slowbro's back jumped down one after another.
Now it was almost noon, and the golden sun had risen to the highest sky.
It was originally the warmest moment of the day.
However, seeing the center of Viridian City in front of them, which seemed to have transformed into "Ice and Fire Island".
The three Indigo Elite Four only felt a burst of chill.
"This is… too exaggerated, right?"
Lorelei's red lips parted slightly, unable to believe it.
"Where are the people?!"
Lance was the first to recover from the shock, turning his head to search for the target's踪迹.
"Elite Four Lance, the people have already left."
At this time, a childish girl's voice sounded, "Come and help! Many people are injured!"
The three Elite Four turned their heads to look.
They found a girl around ten years old with rare blue and pink hair, anxiously waving at them.
……
……
Two hours later, Route 1 in the southern suburbs of Viridian City.
"Goodbye."
Su Sheng didn't waste any words, and after releasing Ho-Oh and its three little brothers, he waved his hand to say goodbye.
"Phew…"
After these four master and servants gradually disappeared from sight, Itsuki sat down on the ground, looking like he was about to collapse.
"Zorua has been rescued, Swablu has also been revived, and we can finally take a breath."
"Don't forget, we have completely offended Agatha."
Rika replied.
"Ahhh! I don't want to listen!! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻"
Itsuki hugged his head and rolled around on the ground.
He had finally forgotten about this.
Dudu ~
The phone suddenly rang.
Su Sheng immediately answered after looking at the caller ID, "Uncle, what's the matter?"
Sakaki's voice came from the phone: "I just contacted Agatha, and I also know his specific purpose."
"Oh? He actually agreed to say it?"
Su Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly.
“After all, we both hold each other's greatest secrets. We know he's a trainer trying to capture Celebi, and he knows we're Team Rocket. In a way, we keep each other in check.”
Giovanni's tone held a hint of a smile.
“So, he won't bother me anymore?”
Su Sheng countered.
“I discussed it with him. I also hope you, A Sheng, can help create a device to capture Celebi, because I also want to borrow Celebi's power.”
Giovanni said.
“Oh? Uncle, do you also have regrets from the past you want to fix?”
Su Sheng asked curiously.
“I want Celebi to use its time-traveling ability to help me see who kidnapped my son three years ago.”
Giovanni's previously gentle tone suddenly turned menacing. “Damn it, he's dead if I catch him!”
Su Sheng:……
Before Giovanni gains enough power, it's best not to tell him the truth.
Although he lost Ho-Oh, Giovanni is still no match for Lorelei.
……
At this moment, Cerulean City is conducting urgent rescue work.
Besides the Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy families, Giovanni, and his "gym staff," three Elite Four members who had rushed from the Indigo Plateau also joined the rescue effort.
Lorelei released her Lapras and Slowbro, using Life Dew and Heal Pulse to provide emergency treatment to the injured.
The Officer Jenny units, with their Growlithe and Arcanine, stood on the street with troubled expressions.
Before them, thick ice walls froze many citizens inside.
However, the police's Growlithe and Arcanine were helpless against these ice walls, which were like millennium-old ice.
Ordinary flames couldn't even scratch it.
What to do?
How can they rescue the people inside?
Lance and Bruno sent out their Dragon and Fighting-type Pokémon to move collapsed houses and rescue citizens trapped underneath.
“Ahhh! It hurts! It hurts!”
Dragonite and Hitmonlee lifted a broken wall, and a young man whose lower body was trapped under the wall let out a heart-wrenching cry.
“It's okay, it's okay now.”
Bruno quickly stepped forward to comfort him, bending down to carry him to the ambulance.
However, the crying young man, with tears and snot all over his face, punched Bruno, angrily saying:
“You bastard! Why didn't you come to save us sooner! If you had come sooner... Ughhh!”
Halfway through his sentence, the young man screamed again because he had agitated his wounds too much.
Bruno, the most good-tempered of the Elite Four, remained silent.
Lance and Lorelei, frowning, wanted to say something.
But looking at the young man's legs, crushed by the broken wall into a bloody mess, the words that had already reached their throats couldn't be uttered.
“Breathe deeply, breathe deeply... don't get too agitated.”
The Nurse Joy of Cerulean City hurried forward to comfort him, and checked the young man's legs with her Chansey.
During the examination, Nurse Joy frowned even more, and after having Chansey push the young man onto the ambulance, she said to the family member next to her, who was probably the young man's grandmother:
“His condition... may require amputation, please... come over and sign the consent form.”
The old woman was instantly struck by lightning, and collapsed to the ground with a "thud".
Seeing this, Nurse Joy quickly squatted down to support the old woman. “This grandma, please calm down, calm down, breathe deeply, breathe deeply!”
“My, my poor grandson... ahhh... what sins have we committed...”
For a time, a sorrowful atmosphere spread throughout Cerulean City.
Standing across the street, Giovanni, who was on the phone with Su Sheng, was also attracted by the situation on the opposite side.
“You've accumulated great merit this time, A Sheng.”
Giovanni suddenly spoke again.
“Huh?”
Su Sheng on the other end of the phone was stunned, completely unaware of what Giovanni meant.
Giovanni said again: “If it weren't for you, the number of casualties in Cerulean City this time would be more than just this.”
Ho-Oh's sudden betrayal was too sudden.
And the one fighting it was the only master-level trainer of this era.
And the battleground was the city center of Cerulean City, one of the most prosperous cities in the Kanto region.
If it weren't for Su Sheng and the others' timely action.
The number of victims involved would not have been just a few hundred, but thousands or even more!
“If the League people had come sooner, things wouldn't have turned out like this.”
Someone in the crowd suddenly mentioned this.
Immediately, the faces of Lance, Bruno, and Lorelei became even more unsightly.
The Officer Jenny in charge of the rescue work opened her mouth to defend Lance and the others.
After all, Lance and the others had already arrived as quickly as possible from the Indigo Plateau.
After all, they couldn't teleport instantly like Goku.
“Can they really protect us?”
“What's the point of working hard and paying taxes to the League...”
“My cousin was also sent to the hospital, I hope nothing happens.”
The citizens around whispered to each other.
The Pokémon world is still simple and honest, and they won't directly abuse and force their heroes to death like the Konoha villagers in the Naruto world.
But this time, after all, the casualties were too great, and the people had some opinions.
And the Nemona who had just called out the three Elite Four pursed her lips, scratched her head, and ultimately did not join the chorus of criticism against Lance and the others.
In fact, she was the most qualified to complain, after all, if it weren't for Joker's intervention, she would have died under the Masked Man's ice.
“Hoo——”
At this moment, an ethereal and sacred cry of a bird and beast echoed in the sky.
The blue-pink-haired girl, the three Elite Four, Giovanni, and others turned their heads to look at the sky.
Under the midday sun, a large avian Pokémon radiating seven-colored holy light, like a second sun, enveloped the entire Cerulean City.
“Ho-Oh!?”
Giovanni, still holding his phone in his right hand, called out the name of this deity in a low voice.
And directly below Ho-Oh, the Suicune, Entei, and Raikou, known as the "Three Legendary Beasts," bowed to the ground like subjects of this reigning emperor.
As if worshiping their lord.
“What is it back for?”
Giovanni frowned and muttered to himself.
Through his conversation with Su Sheng just now, Giovanni had learned that Ho-Oh and the Three Legendary Beasts had been released by Su Sheng.
But now... Giovanni looked at Ho-Oh, which was located above Cerulean City, with its wings wide open, and its three little brothers below.
What is it back for?
Isn't it afraid of encountering Lorelei?
That old monster is probably not far away yet.
Isn't it afraid of being caught again?
“Hoo～～!”
At this moment, Ho-Oh let out an even louder cry.
Under the midday sun, its huge wings radiated a brighter seven-colored holy light, sprinkled on everyone's body in Cerulean City.
“It's so warm...”
Nemona exclaimed.
And the young man who had just been pushed onto the ambulance by Chansey, preparing to undergo amputation, also widened his eyes.
His leg... no, it doesn't hurt anymore!?
Looking down.
The festering flesh was healing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
And it wasn't just him!
On the surrounding streets, the ice walls that had been affected by the moves of Lorelei's two trump cards, freezing many citizens, began to melt on their own.
Before long, one after another, the frozen citizens were unsealed and cried out in joy:
“We're saved! I, I'm saved!”
“Woo woo woo! I'm still alive! I'm still alive!”
And the young man who had just been judged by Nurse Joy to require amputation jumped out of the ambulance despite Chansey's dissuasion, hugged his grandmother, and jumped and shouted:
“I'm healed! I'm healed! Grandma! I'm healed!”
The old woman burst into tears and didn't react for a long time before realizing that all of this was the function of the big bird Pokémon in the sky.
The old woman quickly knelt down, cupped her hands to Ho-Oh, and kowtowed, “Thank you, great Pokémon whose name I don't know.”
The other victims who had recovered from their serious illnesses, as well as the surviving citizens, also knelt down and kowtowed, or bowed in respect.
The Officer Jennys also took off their police hats and saluted Ho-Oh to express their highest respect.
“The people of the city are extremely grateful.”
Bruno lowered his head to express his gratitude to Ho-Oh.
If it weren't for this Pokémon, he really wouldn't know how this matter would end.
“Hoo——”
However, after confirming that there were no other injured people in the city, Ho-Oh cried out loudly, scattered seven-colored light particles, turned its head and flew towards the end of the bright sun.
And the three little brothers followed closely behind, following their boss.
Ho-Oh's actions can also be regarded as a kind of compensation for its behavior.
At that time, it was also hot-headed, and directly rebelled in the city center full of humans and fought with Lorelei.
Causing many humans and some Pokémon to be affected.
Now, it's just making up for its mistakes.
Watching Ho-Oh's back become smaller and smaller, and finally disappear without a trace.
Lance sighed in a low voice:
“Pokémon are indeed the most beautiful creatures...”
And Giovanni also spoke again, saying to Su Sheng through the phone:
“A Sheng, the matter here has been resolved by Ho-Oh. It's a pity, I still wanted to see the League make a big fool of themselves. Oh.”
There will be another chapter for everyone tonight. Oh my god, I went back to my hometown to visit the elderly today, and I have a bad cold. My throat feels like I'm swallowing knives. What's even more unbearable is that the dog at home is also sick for some reason. It was listless when I handed it over to my parents to take care of it. The good news is that I have a stock of manuscripts.
