Dawn of Pokémon

The shrill alarm bell echoed in the cave, vaguely mixed with the blast of electricity and the almost hoarse shouting.Perhaps because the spatial distance increased the number of reverberations, the sound reached the ears like a ghost wailing. Even the wind thieves who thought they were well-informed all shuddered.

"What's going on? Someone killed someone?" One of them tremblingly looked towards the direction of the sound.

As soon as these words came out, some people immediately collapsed on the spot, "Conscience of heaven and earth, we are petty thieves, not murderers. If someone dies in our base camp, we can't wash it away by jumping into the Central Ocean..."

"I-I'll go take a look!"

The bolder "little thieves" decided to temporarily forget the "stay away" order just given by their boss's boss, and tiptoed deeper into the cave.

Not long after, he ran back in a hurry, patted his chest and said, "No one died, no one died. It was the brat from Narukami's house who provoked our commander, and was beaten to the ground. It looks like he can still breathe."

When the thieves heard this, they all let out a long breath.

"Children are so courageous that they don't look at the person before looking for them..." someone muttered in a low voice.

For Feng Thief, he is good at petty theft, but murder and arson are "super subjects".Just the recent group of men in black who ordered them to run here and there to work as coolies, full of evil spirits, was enough to scare them instantly, not to mention that the "chief" on the other side was even higher level.

After making sure that they would not suddenly be blamed for murder, the little courage of the wind thieves was completely used up. They followed the instructions and huddled in the corner without daring to move again.

The intense dizziness passed away in an instant.When her vision returned to clearness, Xiaoye instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

Her senses are clear at the moment and she is in good condition. There is no pain anywhere in her body. However, her sight suddenly rises a bit and she needs to droop slightly to see the "purple-haired girl" in front of her——

The strange feeling of seeing her face from a third perspective made Xiaoye feel chilled.

Before she had time to figure out what was happening, she saw "herself" falling to the ground as if she had lost consciousness. The red-haired boy rushed to the unconscious man in panic, blocking his body between friends and enemies.

Xiaoye felt "she" turn around, no longer paying attention to the shouting child, and walked calmly into the dark tunnel.

Artificial light and dark shadows flickered before my eyes.She saw a wind thief patrolling past in a hurry, not forgetting to bow to "herself" diligently; the dust in the utility room almost buried the white drum head of the huge Upe drum, and red and white elf balls were scattered aside; in the distance; An iron door somewhere was closed tightly, and the person standing in front of the door muttered, "How long will I have to keep an eye on this sleeping guard captain?"; several people in black robes walked slowly in the shadows, toward "himself" "He said hello with a cold nod.

His vision flashed, and the sun penetrated the darkness, casting blinding white spots in front of his eyes. "She" walked out of the underground tunnel and came to the surface.The towering Mount Aso stands right in front of you, and clear smoke escapes from the crater, filling your nose with the pungent smell of sulfur.

Before anyone came up to her, she heard "herself" say something as if she was talking to herself.Her voice, no longer deliberately lowered, was clear and gentle, just like she remembered.

"After sunset today, the guards will evacuate to only one third of them. Take advantage of that and escape along the route I just took - Xiaoye."

"...! Xiaoye!! Xiaoye..."

The hazy sound echoed in my ears, sometimes near and sometimes far away, making me dizzy.

It took a few minutes for my own senses to fully return.Xiaoye slowly opened her eyes and saw Yang Yu staring at her, seemingly about to cry.

Someone outside the door was peering into the house.Xiaoye made a "silence" gesture, and Yang Yu's surprised expression was caught halfway through, turning hesitantly into confusion.

After calming down, he quickly noticed the prying eyes from the wind thief. He cautiously did not change his posture obviously, but leaned down slightly, hiding his expression in the shadows.

"Don't worry, listen to me."

The girl's low voice sounded clearly in her ears.

"That man is our partner."

No matter how the appearance changes, the pattern of the waveguide power of each living body cannot be changed.Saya definitely remembered that aura—it was the aura of Aliya Galax, her temporary teammate who met at the Pokémon Tower in Aster Town and traveled through the Dark Forest together.

Although the happy journey was short and cannot be used as evidence that he is a good person, his subsequent behavior undoubtedly illustrates his true position - as the "boss" in the mouth of the wind thieves, he has too many methods The young trainer who recognizes him can be made to disappear here. There is no need to pretend to be a good person and specifically guide Xiao Ye.

Then, there is only one answer.

After listening to Xiao Ye's story, Yang Yu widened his eyes in surprise.

"That is to say...during the period of coma, that person made you see what he saw?"

"Well, that's probably some kind of special ability usage?"

Alya once introduced the ability called "Prayer" to Xiaoye and Xiaoling when they were traveling together in the Dark Forest.The display at that time was just a child's play of doubling the size of ghost-type Pokémon. As for whether the incredible "sharing of five senses" could be realized, it was just Xiaoye's random guess.

The wind thief who had been probing around before seemed to have lost interest in this prison and disappeared.Xiaoye was finally able to sit up and told her companions what she had seen in detail.

The information gained from sharing the five senses allowed Xiaoye to roughly figure out the number of patrols in this underground cave, and realized that it was almost impossible to escape hastily.The two of them thought it over and decided to follow the mysterious "boss"'s instructions and wait until dusk before taking action.

The young victims had not eaten for more than ten hours and were already thirsty and hungry.Fortunately, the wind thief obviously had no intention of starving them to death, so he threw in a few pieces of dry biscuits and two bottles of water at noon.

When Xiao Ye saw the dusty pancake that was so hard that it could be used as a weapon, she thought Feng Thief was abusing the captives.Until she saw the masked thief guarding the door squatting at the door, staring at them to prevent the prisoners from escaping while others were eating, while chewing the same pancake... She felt speechless.

She turned her shocked eyes to Yang Yu - are all the wind thieves so miserable?

The red-haired boy responded with a firm look and puffed up his chest - yes, they have no future at all, they are far worse than us Fire People, right?

Feng Thief, who was squatting at the door, watched the two men's glances with vigilance, and suddenly became furious, "Red-haired boy! Don't think that I don't know that you are scolding us!!!"

Yang Yu turned his head away with a cold expression, as if he disdained the knowledge of Feng Thief, leaving Xiao Ye to doubt life with a piece of cake in her mouth.

...how on earth do you know?

The masked thief had already locked eyes with Yang Yu, and started a one-sided scolding war.In order to prevent herself from choking on the dry biscuits, Xiaoye moved to a corner of the prison and decided to concentrate on eating.

The torn steel rope had been re-tied by Feng Thief, and he could only hold his lunch in the posture of holding his heart with both hands.She reached out her fingers and touched the injury on her neck.

The scorch marks on the surface were still there, but the pain caused by the electric shock had almost disappeared, and even the burning sensation had faded a lot - there was no doubt that this was caused by the white light blooming on the young man's fingertips.

Xiaoye leaned against the wall and once again recalled the face of the young man she met in Ziyuan Town.

Mr. Alia... what exactly do you want to do?

After lunch time, Feng Thief locked the cell door again and left.

The sultry afternoon was quiet, with almost no one walking around.The air seemed to be frozen, and the heat mixed with the smell of sulfur was unsettling.

Yang Yu silently counted the passage of time in his heart.After drawing the seventh mark on the dirt, the boy raised his eyes and looked at Xiaoye.

"It's almost time." He whispered, his eyes fell on the blood on Xiaoye's collar, and he asked with some worry, "Are you okay?"

"Of course." Xiaoye replied simply.Fingers shining with crystal blue light clasped the neck ring, and the device that had long since failed was broken off with a snap.The brilliance immediately turned into a sharp blade, and a few seconds later, the steel ropes binding the hands and feet of the two men broke silently and fell into the soft soil.

Yang Yu lay on the door and listened for a moment, then nodded to indicate that no one was nearby.

The girl stepped forward and gently tapped the rusty metal door bolt with her finger.The trajectory of the light blade flashed past, smoothly cutting the door lock in two.

The two carefully opened the door and quietly left the prison that had trapped them for nearly 24 hours.

They had already discussed their plan of action after escaping.Although Yang Yu was worried about Jing Mu's condition, he knew that Jing Mu had been injected with a hypnotic drug, and even finding him would be of no avail.Therefore, the first priority is naturally to go to the utility room to retrieve their Poké Balls. As long as a Pokémon is nearby, they can protect themselves even if an accident occurs.

This underground cave was dug intricately, with many forks in the road. The floor and walls were still the original compacted earth, and the place was filled with a desolate atmosphere of "no money for decoration."The piles of debris in the corridor made it very convenient for the escapees - there were only a few people walking around, and occasionally there were wind thieves passing by. As long as they hid behind the piles of debris in time, they would not be noticed.

Xiao Ye followed the direction of the utility room in her memory and led the way.After turning a corner to the left, Yang Yu's eyes suddenly lit up.

The dark tunnel was empty except for a room at the end.You can vaguely see through the iron fence, red and white Poké Balls piled on the table in the corner.

"Xiaoye, we..."

"squeak--"

The sound of the rusty iron door opening interrupted Yang Yu's words.Just where they had just passed before turning, the originally closed door on the left side of the corridor was pushed open, and someone walked out talking and laughing.That was the familiar accent unique to the wind thief. Just by hearing it vaguely, one could tell that the number of people was no less than five.

The two sides were separated by a corner, and the straight-line distance was less than five meters.Yang Yu clearly heard the door being closed and the sound of chaotic footsteps coming this way - and the tunnel in front of them was a dead end, with no hiding place at all!

For a moment, the boy's hair stood on end and he almost stopped breathing.And the next moment, the ground suddenly shook.

The rustling earth and gravel fell with the vibration. The tunnel was filled with dust for a while, making it impossible to see. The wind thieves were choked and coughed again and again.

Fortunately, the earthquake didn't last long. Feng Thief finally regained his breath and spit out the dirt in his mouth. "It's an earthquake again. It's the second time today! I don't think this place can last long." Wait, we have to finish playing when the firebird wakes up."

"Then why don't you work more quickly with your hands and feet, and you can leave after you're done?" The person behind him pushed the speaker.

A group of people continued to move forward noisily.The utility room stood alone at the end of the tunnel on the left. You Feng Thief casually turned his head and glanced at the empty tunnel, and quickly walked away.

The scene in front of him made Yang Yu almost unable to believe his eyes.

There is no doubt that the accidental earthquake helped the escapees by chance - when the ground began to shake, the young man was grabbed by his companions, and while the dust was flying, he almost brazenly rubbed the corner of the wind thief's clothes ran through.The rumbling earthquake covered up the sound of the iron door being opened. They rushed into the path of the wind thieves and hid their figures before the smoke and dust cleared.

Yang Yu originally planned to hide behind the furniture after entering the house. If there was someone in the house, he would find another way to escape.But the moment he stepped into the house, he was stunned.

To be precise, it wasn't even a room - the stone platform extended forward, and the end was dimmed by the red light of the lava.The pungent smell almost brings tears to your face, and you can faintly see the roiling lava beneath the stone platform.

They are located inside the crater of Mount Aso.

The stone platform is surrounded by a fence, and there are several complex-shaped instruments with flashing screens placed next to it, making it look like an observation platform with an unknown purpose.Directly opposite the two escapees, a figure hung quietly.

Solid ropes tightly bound humans, hanging the slender shadow in the center of the crater.Her situation seemed precarious. If the rope broke, she would surely fall into the lava and be burned to death.

But the girl just fell asleep, seemingly unaware of the situation she was in.The gauze-like short white nightgown reflected the color of the lava, like a burning flame against her body.

They recognized that all-too-familiar face - that was the face of Haruna Huihara, the future successor of the Fire People.

The fabric of the short coat did not completely cover her skin, revealing her smooth back that was reddened by the heat.

There wasn't a single scratch on it.

The stranger and the boy from the Fire People stood there blankly, a bone-chilling chill crawling up their backs from the soles of their feet.

If the person in front of me is Kahara Haruna herself, then——

Who is that "Haruna Huihara" who suffered a stab wound on her back that will never heal within a week and is still recuperating in the Valley of Flames, chatting and laughing with her clan members...?