Dawn of Pokémon

(Revised on 2018.10.10)

In the ruins, the silver-haired boy ran quickly in the weak candlelight without paying any attention to the ancient murals and texts on the walls.

Although collecting information from the ruins was the original primary goal, saving people is more important now.

According to the records on that ancient floor plan, the first mechanism was...

After running through the long tunnel after the entrance, turning left and proceeding less than ten meters, Xiaotian stopped at the location marked on the map.

I thought that the child who strayed into the ruins would be near this area - although the metal arrows fired by the crossbow machine are not fatal in one hit, they are not something ordinary people can avoid. Generally speaking, they will be injured in such a dangerous place. If you are hurt, you will no longer move forward rashly.

However, there was no one on the stone road in front of him, and there was no blood on the ground.A metal arrow with rust marks fell from the base of the wall.

Xiaotian stepped forward and picked up the arrow, carefully looking at the rusty but still sharp arrowhead.

No bloodstains.

Could it be that……

The silver-haired boy continued to move forward thoughtfully, and as expected, found another fallen arrow at the next trap.

Xiaotian looked at the two arrows that were not stained with blood at all, with a thoughtful look on his face.

If these two mechanisms were triggered by the child who entered by mistake... No, there is also the possibility that they were triggered by the wild Pokémon here.Don't take any chances.

Xiaotian put down the arrow in his hand and looked back behind him before taking a step.

He always felt as if something was following him, but the straight passage was unobstructed, and it was clear that there were only cold rocks wherever he could see.

After temporarily judging the slight abnormality as an illusion, the silver-haired boy continued to move deeper into the ruins.The red stripes hidden among the mottled rock walls swayed slightly and followed them without making a sound.

However, the sights along the way broke Xiaotian's rigorous thinking.Scattered arrows and gravel can often be seen, and sometimes a Supersonic Bat with a head full of stars is lying on the ground.

"..."

Xiaotian finally couldn't help but stopped, squatted down and poked the large-shaped Supersonic Bat - there was no obvious trauma on the Pokémon, and it seemed that it was just knocked unconscious by the impact.

After being tortured by Xiaotian, Super Sound Bat also woke up.As soon as he opened his eyes, he was faced with Xiaotian's expressionless and cold face. The Super Sonic Bat was frightened and flapped its wings to fly away - but Xiaotian pinched his neck and could only shake in place.

"Please wait a moment. Can you tell me what happened?" Xiaotian asked politely and thoughtfully.

"Squeak! Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak!!" [Ahhhhh, don't hit me!I was wrong! ! 】Supersound Bat danced in panic.

"...?" Xiaotian raised his eyebrows in confusion.

The pitifully bullied Super Sonic Bat stammered about what happened - in fact, there was nothing to say. It was just that he rarely saw humans and found it novel, so he wanted to rush up and bite him - then, He didn't even touch the corner of the visitor's clothes, but received a heavy blow on the back of his neck. Before Xiaotian arrived, he lay unconscious on the ground.

Feeling the hand holding his neck loosen, the Supersonic Bat flapped its wings hurriedly and flew to the top of the cave, looking at the back of the silver-haired boy with lingering fear.

God, humans are really scary, QAQ.

Super Sonic Bat secretly made up his mind never to provoke humans again.

Hey, speaking of which, did that human just understand what I said?

...it's really scary!

Xiaotian let go of the troublesome bat and stood there silently for three seconds before suddenly sighing.

I always feel that there is a big gap between the image of the guy in front and the image of a "child in need of rescue"...

Of course, thinking about it, Xiaotian still hurried on at the original pace.After all, he knew very well that not all the levels in this ruins could be solved by force.

A few minutes later, not surprisingly, Xiaotian stopped in front of a stone wall blocking the way forward.

There are three levels called "Broken Roads" in the ruins.Two stone walls trap the entrant in the narrow gap between the two walls. Only by moving and arranging the stone tablets on the previous wall in the correct order will the stone wall rise.

According to Supersonic Bat's description, it shouldn't take much effort for the child named Xiaoye to get here. An hour would be enough.It had been more than three hours since Xiaoye entered the ruins, and she was indeed trapped in this level.

Cracking this level requires a cognitive understanding of ancient writing, but very few people in modern times have mastered this skill, and a nine-year-old child is even less likely to have this knowledge.

Its words should be able to break the stone wall, but it might hurt the people inside.

Gently holding the small red and white ball on his waist, Xiaotian did not act rashly and stepped forward to knock on the stone wall to determine its thickness.

Just when Xiaotian raised his right hand, the stone wall in front of him suddenly trembled violently.When Xiaotian saw this, he immediately jumped back to avoid the falling dirt and dust.

The thick stone wall slowly rose with a roar.

Not just this one.At the front, the road blocking wall engraved with ancient writings also began to rise.

it is finally over……

Illiterate Xiaoye found this boring roadblock breaking game more tiring than fighting.If there is another 5x5 word puzzle next, Xiaoye can prepare to abandon the treatment and dig a tunnel with bare hands.

Amidst the deafening roar, Xiaoye suddenly caught the heartbeat and breathing of a living thing coming from behind.

Another wild Pokémon?

Xiaoye turned around, and what she saw was not the large supersonic bat she had imagined.

After staying in an environment without any light between two stone walls for nearly two hours, her eyes had adapted to the dark environment.And when he suddenly saw light, the brilliance of the candlelight behind him was as bright as the sun, even a little dazzling.

The boy with a cold face stood quietly against the light.His ice-blue pupils were clear and calm, and his silver moon-like hair was spread out, tinged with a warm color under the candlelight.

The boy wearing a light-colored long windbreaker and bathed in bright golden light stepped forward step by step.

After adapting to the sudden light, Xiaoye finally saw the face of the visitor clearly.

……Um?

The "rescued person", who had an awkward image, tilted his head, with a hint of doubt in his lavender eyes.

Isn't the entrance to the ruins blocked?Why would a girl about the same age as her suddenly appear in a place like this?

——The future Xiaoye is very lucky that Xiaotian can't read minds, otherwise they might have made enemies right after they met.

When the lights of the ruins finally shone into the darkness, Xiaotian was able to see clearly the appearance of the person who had been trapped in the dark cave for three hours.

He has purple hair and purple eyes, a white hooded sportswear, an ordinary appearance, and seems to be a little shorter than himself.Although he was trapped in the small, lightless gap for a long time, the expression of the victim was very calm, without any trace of panic or fear.

Perhaps, this boy is also someone with adventure experience?Xiaotian secretly guessed in his heart.

——As a result, the atmosphere of the entire scene became inexplicably weird when the two people recognized each other's gender.

"Hello, who are you...?" Xiaoye greeted the visitor with a smile.

Xiao Ye could vaguely feel that this girl who appeared in a somewhat suspicious manner did not have any malicious intent, and there was no need to be overly vigilant - to detect hostility.

"Dr. Ohgi, please ask me to come to you. Are you okay?"

Xiao Tianyan explained his purpose briefly and concisely.

All the complicated words of comfort that he had prepared were thrown aside, leaving only a simple question.Xiaotian could see that the person in front of him didn't need any comfort at all.

"Well, as you can see." Xiaoye replied lightly.

It must be Xiaomao and the others who asked Dr. Omu for help.Is it really okay to let a girl who looks as old as myself come in? Although this question inevitably arises, considering that this is Dr. Oki's instruction, the young rescuer in front of him must have extraordinary abilities. .

For example - the red and white ball around her waist.

"Thank you for coming to help me. Sorry for causing trouble to you." Xiaoye smiled apologetically.

She trespassed into the ruins and needed rescue. I didn't expect that she would do such a naughty thing - although the main reason was force majeure.

"So...the entrance door is open?"

Since she came from the direction behind her, she must have opened the heavy stone door in some way.

"I can only open the door once." Xiaotian briefly explained the current situation.The key that opened the stone door was left outside, so naturally it could not be opened again.

"Keep going, there is an exit ahead."

"Ok."

It can be seen from Xiaotian's affirmative tone that she probably has a certain understanding of this ruins - fortunately, the other exit that Xiaoye casually mentioned actually exists, otherwise she really wouldn't know how to escape.

"By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Xiaoye, please give me your advice."

The fake boy who was identified as a boy smiled and introduced himself to the real boy who was identified as a girl.

"Xiaotian. Please give me more advice."

After hearing the other party's answer, Xiaoye nodded thoughtfully.

So it turns out that Xiaozhi and the others mentioned that Xiaotian who often travels is this person. From their description, they thought Xiaotian was a boy. It seems that she was wrong.

Xiaotian's speaking attitude can easily be mistaken for being impatient or not welcoming others to approach, but Xiaoye has heard Xiaoyun and others tell a lot about Xiaotian.She knew that the girl named "Xiaotian" was just reticent, not indifferent.

What's more, she is here to help him.Just be grateful.

Taking a few steps forward, he noticed something unknown under his feet. Xiaotian lowered his head and froze for a moment.

Centered on Xiao Ye, the nearby ground was littered with rusty metal arrows and broken stone projectiles, and there was almost no room for footing on the mere few square meters of ground.

"..."

Even Xiaotian, who had always been calm, couldn't help but be speechless.Using this method to arrive at the correct answer... is truly unprecedented.

Only at this moment did the little genius feel that his decision to come in was right.Otherwise, it would be dark after Xiaoye solved all three levels using this method.

"Then, let's move on?"

"Ah."

The "purple-haired boy" and the "silver-haired girl" walked side by side toward the depths of the ruins in the warm candlelight.