Dawn of Pokémon

The red-haired boy stood stiffly. He was clearly next to a hot volcano, but he felt cold all over.

Every detail that had been ignored from the night attack of the wind thief until now began to gradually wake up in my mind.

Huihara Haruna is a strong fighter who has served in the four major ministries, and her fighting ability is not inferior to that of the guard captain Yasumi Huihara.It might have been excusable if she had been knocked down by a hidden weapon or mental attack from a distance, but the only scar on her body was on her back, which did not carry any attribute energy, and was purely a stab wound caused by a cold weapon at close range—— How could she be so careless as to allow the enemy to get close behind her when the Valley of Flames was just attacked?

The injury kept her in bed in the infirmary for a long time, but why did she never send out her powerful Pokémon to help, even if it was just a simple patrol task when the manpower was so short?

Also - a few minutes after leaving the library and parting ways with Haruna Hihara, they encountered a sniper attack in that deserted alley, and fell into the enemy's base camp.

Is this really just a coincidence?Or is it that the People of Fire have actually been silently infiltrated by villains whose identities are unknown?

Yang Yu blankly wanted to step forward and see clearly the face of the man who was hanging in the air like a living sacrifice.Just as he took a step forward, his wrist was grabbed violently.

"There is someone." Xiaoye lowered her voice and pulled Yang Yu behind the tall instrument to hide it.

Yang Yu looked forward intently and suddenly broke into a cold sweat.

The stone wall surrounding the lava is not empty, there are stone platforms sparsely distributed on both sides and opposite.There were six or seven people in black robes standing on different platforms, their eyes under the hoods patrolling everywhere vigilantly.The horned rhinoceros stood quietly behind the human. Its solid rock armor isolated the heat in the air, making the giant beast's eyes always alert and sharp.

The two escapees looked at each other.

"They are not Feng Thieves." Yang Yu whispered, "Are they the guys who ordered Feng Thieves to do bad things as the clan leader said?"

"Most likely." Xiao Ye responded, remembering the people in black robes who had seen in the Five Senses Sharing show a completely different attitude towards Alya than the Feng Thief.

After barely calming down from the shock, the red-haired boy moved his ears, as if he caught some strange sound.

While Yang Yu was trying to identify the subtle sounds coming into his ears, Xiaoye also noticed something.She placed her palms on the warm ground - the rock platform was humming and vibrating, and the vibrations were regular and rhythmic, as if the entire mountain was playing music.

After a moment of silence, they both suddenly said at the same time, "It's the sound of drums!"

"The sound seemed to come from below. Although I couldn't hear it clearly... but the sound seemed to be very similar to the stolen Upe drum?"

As soon as the words fell, Xiaoye noticed something was wrong with Yang Yu's expression.

He is a good-tempered boy who won't get angry even if Yongzhen drags him around without any courtesy.But now, Xiaoye could read the flaming anger from those red eyes.

She turned her head as if she was aware of it, and looked across the tall instrument blocking her way.

There is an exposed gray pipe at the feet of the man in black.It appeared and disappeared between the cracks in the rocks, all the way down, as if it had been submerged in the lava.

At an angle that Xiaoye couldn't see, more pipes snaked along the volcano wall, eventually meeting under the lava.Rhythmic vibrations are transmitted along the pipes, making the carefully edited drum sound dull inside the rolling liquid rock - when the soundprint leaks into the air, there is only a lingering sound, but in the unknown lava Underneath, the sound of the drum was as deafening as thunder.

"Yang Yu. What does the drum sound we heard... mean?"

The young man closed his eyes before answering in a dull voice.

"We are isolated and helpless, and the whole world is our enemy. Now the Familiar of the Flame will come to an end, and we can only cast our bodies into the lava to appease the wrath of the gods."

Xiao Ye subconsciously looked at the "sacrifice" suspended above the magma, showing an expression of astonishment.

The young man from the Fire People's hand tightly grasped the corner of the metal instrument, and his joints made a rattling sound due to excessive exertion.

"They... want to kill Haruna-sama in front of Niwa-sama, and with the sound of drums like this, they will use their anger to completely turn Niwa-sama into an irrational monster."

Xiao Ye was silent for a while.Questions such as "Why did the enemy master the unique drum language of the Fire People" and "What are the benefits to them of angering the Fire Birds?" were swirling in their minds, and fell silent because they could not get answers.

Then, Yang Yu broke the silent air first.

"Let's go," he said.

Xiaoye raised her eyes in surprise and saw that the young man seemed to have calmed down his emotions. If the fingers that he subconsciously clenched didn't tremble slightly, he looked as calm as usual.

"There is not much time left. We have to get the Poke Ball back before we are discovered, and then return to the Valley of Flames quickly. Lord Niwa will probably wake up early due to the sound of drums, and we must report the situation here to the clan leader. They." Yang Yu smiled reluctantly, and his voice gradually became lower, "There are too many of them, we...can't save her."

There are seven enemy guards standing in the open, and they have powerful Pokémon like Rhinoceros.Considering the hidden ambush that existed, it was a wise and reasonable decision for the two underage children to "escape" - even if they knew that the rope hanging the girl could be cut off at any time.

Xiaoye saw Yang Yu's struggle and pain that he tried hard to hide.She shook her head and said clearly, "No—no need to give up yet."

"I have a way to save her."

The young man was stunned.

The two of them have wasted too much time at this observation platform.The wind thieves might pass by the prison where they were held at any time and notice the fact that they had escaped, so before talking about the battle plan, they chose to get back their elf balls first.

The iron door was slowly opened a crack.Xiao Ye cautiously peeked out for a while, then stretched out a finger to signal to her friend - there was a person patrolling outside.

Yang Yu breathed softly knowingly, stepped back half a step, and hid himself in the shadows.

The wind thief outside the door seemed to be just walking back and forth mechanically, and his movement trajectory was easy to predict.Xiaoyaka got the right moment and suddenly opened the door halfway.

The rusty door shaft made a long squeaking sound.Feng Thief, who had just walked to the door, hummed in confusion, opened the door and poked his head inside.

The girl hiding by the door flashed and appeared beside Feng Thief, bringing with her a wave of hot air.The hand knife shining with crystal blue light struck hard on the back of his head, and Feng Thief immediately fell to the ground without saying a word.

"Snapped--"

The crisp cracking sound made both of them tremble at the same time.When the broken glass splashed all over the floor, they discovered that the patrolling thief actually had a wine bottle in his arms!

The sound of breaking glassware was so harsh that Xiaoye felt bad. Before she could do anything, a suspicious inquiry came from the corner just around the corner.

Yang Yu clearly heard the footsteps of two people heading this way, and they were about to turn a corner.Driven by the huge sense of crisis, he was so happy that he grabbed a glass shard and threw it in the opposite direction.

The fragments hit the wall with a crunching sound.The moment the two of them subconsciously turned their heads, Waveguide's messenger flashed out like lightning.Feng Thief, who was standing on the right, felt a hand suddenly reach out from behind, covering his mouth tightly so that he could not make a sound. Then the back of his head was pinched hard by a huge force, and his vision immediately fell into darkness.

The other person turned his head as if he was aware of it, and was met by a burst of sand and dust mixed with stones.Feng Thief choked and coughed twice, his eyes dim with tears as he felt that there seemed to be more people in front of him.

The next moment, a fist wrapped in blue light hit him in the face.The unlucky thief fell backwards with a bloody nose. He was grabbed by the collar and carefully laid flat on the ground without making a sound.

After doing all this, Xiaoye gave a thumbs up to Yang Yu who used the move "Blowing Sand" in time.

She still had the intention to smile, but Yang Yu felt frightened and glanced at Xiao Ye urgently, signaling to clear up the mess quickly, otherwise it would really be over if a few more patrols came.

The two men closed the door leading to the observation platform tightly and dragged the three unconscious wind thieves into the dusty utility room.

There is never a shortage of rope in the clutter area.They tied up the unlucky ones, stuffed cloth heads in their mouths, and threw them into the deepest shelves of the utility room, ensuring that they would not make any noise for a while after they woke up.

Then, they all looked at the table with red and white balls.

The Poke Balls that finally returned to their owners shook violently and almost rolled down.If the wind thief hadn't set the elf ball to a mode that couldn't be opened from the inside, a few of the more impulsive guys might have howled and pounced on it.

Xiaoye hurriedly spoke a few words of comfort, which finally made the Pokémon reluctantly quiet down - they had never been forcibly taken away from their master like this, and they were so frightened during the whole day and night that they were thrown into the utility room. Maybe He even thought he would never see his trainer again.

Seeing that the most excited Charizard gradually calmed down and stopped banging the Poké Ball left and right, Xiaoye raised her head and saw Yang Yu stroking the dusty Wupei drum beside him.

She thought for a while, walked to the Wupei drum, tugged on Yang Yu's sleeve, and motioned for him to squat down with her.The thick drum body completely obscured the figures of the two young men. Even if you look from the outside in, you can't find anything unusual.

Xiaoye lowered her voice and roughly described to Yangyu what she wanted to do.

After saying that, she was not surprised to see Yang Yu start to shake his head violently, "That would be too dangerous and impossible to succeed - there are seven opponents, and no matter how fast the fire-breathing dragon flies, it is impossible for him to fly among seven. Escaped from the horned rhino attack."

"You are right." Xiaoye said, "So, to do this, you need an opportunity - an opportunity that can divert everyone's attention at a certain moment."

The red-haired boy had a puzzled look on his face, and the tender sprout-like hair on his head swayed twice in confusion.

"You just said that the drum sound played by the enemy will anger Niwa-sama and make him wake up early, right?" Xiaoye changed the topic.

"That's right..." Yang Yu nodded.

"Then, our first priority is to inform everyone in the Valley of Flames about this incident, organize the team in time, and calm down Niwa-sama before he hurts anyone." Xiaoye said clearly, "And ordinary escape routes are full of dangers. Even if we are lucky enough to be able to leave the tunnel without being discovered, there is no guarantee that we will escape the eyes on the ground. Once we get into a fight, a lot of time will be wasted, and the worst possibility is that we will be defeated and thrown back into the dungeon."

"so--"

The purple-haired girl turned her attention to the huge Upe drum behind her.

"I remember you once said that even if it is buried deep under the earth, its voice can still penetrate obstacles and long distances, and convey information to any corner of Aso Mountain." Xiaoye smiled, and her expression seemed to With a bit of apology, "I think the language of drumbeats may not be able to accurately describe 'someone is an impostor', but at least the message 'the gods are about to wake up' can be conveyed, right?"

Yang Yu was stunned for a moment.When he realized what Xiaoye wanted to express, he panicked.

"No, no, absolutely not!" The young man of the Fire People instinctively chose to resist, "You know, don't you? The Upe drum can only be used by the clan leader or his successor. If it is played without authorization, even the Flame People The people will also be considered enemies!"

"Well, I know." Xiaoye nodded, "If I could, of course I would choose to ring it myself - but I don't have that ability."

The foreigners do not understand the language of the Upe drum, nor do they know how to make the drum make the correct sound.She knew that what she was doing was forcing others to do something difficult, but when Xiaoye recalled the proud expressions of the people of the Flame when they told their history and praised their gods - she felt that she should be a "villain" for the time being.

Not only to protect someone, but also to make each other have no regrets.

Yang Yu opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

He knew that the plan proposed by Xiaoye might be the most appropriate plan now that the situation was extremely bad.only……

When the sound of the Upe drum sounded a few days ago, the angry expressions of the tribesmen still flashed clearly in front of their eyes.If his relatives, friends, and respected elders all looked at him with such hostile and cold expressions... Can the young boy who values ​​his tribe the most, really be able to bear it?

With mixed emotions, the red-haired boy felt a tingling sensation in his temples.An unreachable memory flashed for a moment without any reason.

"Are you going to give up?"

In the distant memory, the boy with ice-colored hair asked him.The man's expression was overexposed and turned completely white by the dazzling sunlight coming in from the window, but he knew that his friend must have said this with disappointment and anger.

"Just because you hurt me - do you want to choose to escape?"

A few seconds later, the touch on his shoulder brought back the boy's consciousness.

"I don't mean to force you." The purple-haired girl softened her voice and gave her friend a reassuring smile. "Of course you can choose whether to do this or not. I will never blame you for your refusal."

Her fingertips lightly touched the Poké Ball.The fire-breathing dragon in the translucent spherical shell seemed to be aware of it, and showed eyes full of fighting spirit.

"From now on, we will work separately - I will return to the platform just now and act according to the plan mentioned before in half an hour to rescue Sister Haruna."

Xiao Ye straightened up.Yang Yu saw that her expression was still too calm, as if even the death-defying battle plan could not make her feel even the slightest bit afraid.

"only……"

The earth of Mount Aso shook violently again. It seemed that the creatures hiding in the lava could no longer restrain their impulses and were about to break through the restraints at any time and burn everything.

Amidst the rumbling sound, the girl's voice came clearly to my ears.

"Each of us has something that we must protect even if we offend, anger, or hurt others, right?"