Dawn of Pokémon

When he was very young, Yang Yu once heard a story.

That is a story that all children of the Fire People must have heard, about the "God of Niwa" who sleeps in Mount Aso.

Distantly 500 years ago, a war broke out in the southern islands.In order to protect their comrades and the land beneath their feet, the followers of the flame joined the battle with weapons in hand.

The God of Niwa cannot tolerate the bloodshed and sacrifice of people with red hair and red eyes.It distributes its power to its people and protects them like an iron wall, just like it has done in countless disputes, large and small, for thousands of years.

Only this time, their enemy was too powerful - in order to protect his people, the God of Niwa exhausted his power, was seriously injured and fell into the lava of Mount Aso, and has fallen asleep ever since.

As time goes by, the people of the flames still remember and are grateful.They sang the stories of the gods and protected the land of Mount Aso for 500 years.They envy their ancestors who once witnessed the form of the god and fought alongside the god, but they also know that the God of Niwa did not abandon them even if he fell into a deep sleep.

The scorching energy seeped out from the body of the divine bird, flowed along the lava, and finally condensed into countless red crystals under the earth of Mount Aso, providing the "fuel" for the people of the flames to survive - even if they died as a result. The incoming consumption will make it take longer to sleep and recover.The people living in the Valley of Flames sincerely thank the God of Niwa for his generosity. Even a three-year-old child knows clearly that as Niwa's dependents, they have the right to enjoy the gods' gifts and have the obligation to protect their gods from harm.

"God's Favorite" is an existence that protects each other from the gods.Thousands of years ago, this was common knowledge.

If I do nothing, what will happen next?The red-haired boy stared at the ancient musical instrument in front of him, thinking in a daze.

He seemed to have seen the scene in the near future.The angry god believed the message conveyed by the forged drum and woke up before the tribesmen noticed it; then, as a matter of course, he regarded the other people living on Xiangju Island as "foreign enemies", and in order to save the "isolated people" , spitting out the red lotus fire without hesitation.

Even if it was not his intention, the God of Niwa who harmed innocent people and possesses too much power will definitely be labeled a "disaster" by the four major alliances like the three divine birds that attacked Guren City.At that time, would there really be a place for the gods and their retinue?

No pious Fire People would allow such a thing to happen.

The words the girl left before leaving flashed through my mind.Yang Yu couldn't boast that he had such a resolute will to "protect others even if he hurts them", but at least...

If he beats the drum, he may regret it; but if he doesn't, he will regret it for the rest of his life and never let it go.

The young man gently wiped away the dust on the drum surface with his hands, and his eyes gradually brightened as if containing flames.

He knew what he had to do.

Crater Observatory, behind the tall instruments.

The purple-haired girl calmed down her breathing that was slightly hurried due to the high temperature, closed her eyes and silently counted the time in her mind, holding a Poké Ball tightly in her hand.The black shadow loomed beside him eager to try, as if it could no longer restrain its desire to attack.

Xiaoye was not impatient, she just calmly counted according to the beating of her pulse.Until a certain moment——

Thunderous drumbeats suddenly resounded.The sound traveled through the underground corridors and penetrated the soil, spreading the heavy rhythm throughout Mount Aso.

At this moment, countless people living on Xiangju Island woke up from their sleep and looked at the dark night sky in shock.Xiaoye, who was only two walls away from the source of the sound and whose eardrums were shaken to the point of pain, did not show any surprise at all. Instead, she smiled.

She believed that even if she didn't say anything, the boy named Flame would make the same choice.She just moved forward what was bound to happen, didn't she?

The girl made a prearranged gesture.

The black-robed guards surrounding the crater subconsciously looked around due to the impact of the drums, and the precise network of sight lines was scattered for a few seconds.A shadow moved silently along the ground, enveloping an object and disappearing into the smoke rising above the lava.

The deafening sound of the drums covered up the slightest movement when the Poké Ball was turned on.When someone's peripheral vision captured an unusual sight, the lava was already stirring.

The flames carried the magma and shot straight into the sky from bottom to top, lighting up the night sky of Mount Aso.The scalding wind and the dazzling firelight rushed towards the face. People on the edge of the crater instinctively covered their faces with their hands and retreated.The horned rhino guarding him immediately stepped forward to block the flying sparks.

The man in black robes standing at the top quickly opened the communication channel. Just halfway through sending the message "The Flame Bird has awakened", he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

The towering pillar of fire in front of me looks intimidating at first glance, but it is still too small compared to the formation that the divine bird should have when it wakes up.The temperature of the air did not rise sharply, and the earth did not shake. How could a powerful creature that had been immersed in anger for 500 years wake up so "reservedly"?

He squinted his eyes and suddenly caught an undetectable blue light hidden in the flame beam.

The man in black robe's eyelids twitched and he gave the attack order to everyone guarding the crater without hesitation.The Rhinoceros roared in unison, and the sharp rock blades intertwined and instantly tore apart the pillar of fire, which had only a frightening appearance, revealing the appearance of the Pokémon inside.

The orange fire dragon was carrying an inconspicuous human being and was flying upwards with all its strength.Lan Mang cut off the hard rope that bound the "sacrifice", and the girl in the white dress fell silently, and was steadily caught by the trainer riding the fire-breathing dragon.

The expressions of the people in black robes suddenly became gloomy.

Xiaoye, who was high up in the sky, faintly heard the roar from below.The sharp stone attacks rained down like an anti-gravity rainstorm, weaving a deadly network in the sky.

Of course she had no intention of fighting, and the green light shield spread out behind her, briefly blocking the attack of the rock blade.When cracks appeared in the first light mask, the exact same moves were performed immediately, seamlessly forming an absolute defensive shield in just a few seconds.

The fire-breathing dragon that had just used the temperature of the lava to set off a wave of fire was covered in hot wind, and even the tips of its claws were scalding.Xiaoye hugged the unconscious Haruna tightly in her arms and carefully placed her left hand under the back of the other person's head, isolating the fragile head of the unconscious person from the burning skin of the flame dragon. However, she seemed to be unaware of the pain and allowed the back of her hand to be Branded with scorch marks.She seized the moment to take back the elf ball from Yukidouzi who had launched a protective move, and then gave the order, "Smoke screen!"

Thick black smoke instantly enveloped the orange fire dragon and spread rapidly outward along with the wind caused by the flapping of its wings.But this does not mean it is safe - the time they took off was too short, and they were far from the range of the sharp stone attack. Before the smoke screen spread, there were countless sharp rock blades volleying up into the air, pointing directly at the fire-breathing dragon. Wings.

The Rhinoceros' moves are so powerful that even if it is hit by one of the rock blades, the Charizard will have no choice but to fall.

The moment the second guard disappeared, the blue light in Xiaoye's palm suddenly illuminated and turned into a huge lightsaber.The power of the waveguide locked the position of each rock blade, and she swung the knife behind her without looking back. The hard rock and the blade met at close range, making a scalp-numbing noise.

The sweeping crystal blue blade blocked almost all rock blades that could touch the fire-breathing dragon.It's just that the attack of the seven horned rhino beasts is too dense, and there are inevitable omissions. Fortunately, the trainer of the fire-breathing dragon is very good at controlling the occurrence of such "omissions".

The sharp stone attack aimed at Charizard's wings was cut off in two. One of the fish that escaped the net grazed Charizard's leg, causing it to roar in pain, but it did not affect its flight speed at all; while the other rock blade went straight towards the trainer. , stabbed hard into his right shoulder, and a huge blood flower bloomed.

All of this was buried in the dark smoke and melted into the night.

A few seconds after the target was out of range, the people riding Crow Head appeared silently above the crater.

The smoke screen concealed the flames at the tip of Charizard's tail, but the pungent smell was still an obvious sign for the Pokémon.The crow leaders followed the scent and started tracking like the most skilled hunters.

The direction of the smell points directly to the Valley of Flames - this is the expected answer.

However, after chasing him halfway, the crow leader discovered that the traces and smell of the smoke had completely disappeared.The night sky in front of him was unobstructed, and there was no shadow of the fire-breathing dragon at all.

——Right above the crater, a high altitude where only large birds occasionally set foot, the Charizard was holding the tip of its tail carefully, fearing that the light of the flames would leak out and disturb the enemy.

A few minutes later, the figure of the dark purple ghost slowly emerged, smiling and circling around the trainer several times.

One person and one dragon breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

"Well done, Ghost Stone." Xiaoye put the big ghost with a playful smile back into the ball.

Carrying the Charizard's Poké Ball, he approached the lava lake, launched his first defensive move, and created a false smoke screen to lure away the enemy - the invisible ghost Pokémon Ghost Stone was the real reason for Xiaoye's "suicidal rescue". trump card.

Saya changed her position to prevent the blood dripping from her shoulders from staining Haruna's white dress.Then, she said succinctly: "Go to the Valley of Flames."

The orange fire dragon quietly accelerated in the night sky and sped towards the valley.

The sound of the Wupei drum had already awakened everyone in the Valley of Flames.The young patriarch rushed out of the house in single clothes, frowning as he understood the meaning of the drum sound.

The thunderous sound did not last long. It only repeated a short melody three times and then became silent again.Just a few minutes after that, another earthquake caused the Fire People who ran towards the square to fall into a heap. Dust and sand flew up, drowning the light of the torches.

Ye's face was already extremely serious.

For the people of the Valley of Flames, these two days have been really bad - at dusk one day ago, their guard captain Kabara Yasumi, the tourist with the power of waveguide, and Hihara Yoha who was traveling with the tourist He disappeared at the same time and his whereabouts and life and death are still unknown.On the second day, Ye led a team to set out to look for them, but on the way they were targeted by people in black robes riding crow leaders. Even the clan leader himself was injured, and his arm was still wrapped with the snow-white bandage he had just put on.

And now, they received a message from someone they didn't know.

[The God of Niwa is angered and is about to wake up early. 】

The method of playing the Wupei drum is an unheralded secret of the Fire People, and everyone quickly thought of the missing Jing Mu and Yang Yu - no doubt, this was a warning from their compatriots.

The disheveled Fire People gathered in the square in a panic, confused for a moment.But their clan leader looked quite calm. After calming everyone down with a few words, he quickly issued instructions.

The entire Flame Valley entered a wartime state, gathering strength to guard their homeland and not allowing anyone to invade; while the guards followed their clan leader to the top of Mount Aso, preparing to meet their gods - or to fight head-on with the mastermind behind the scenes.

The industry set aside 10 minutes for the attack team to reorganize and assemble.After the short meeting, all members were dismissed on the spot, and Ye immediately returned to his room, intending to get his Pokémon and weapons.

His residence is close to the central square, and people often walk back and forth.But now everyone is busy returning home to tidy up, and there is no one around for a while.

Halfway through the road, he met Haruna, who was running towards him panting.

"Patriarch, it's not good..." The successor, who was still injured, was obviously not suitable for such strenuous exercise. He held his knees and was speechless for a while.

"Haruna, what are you doing?" I saw with my own eyes how deep the wound on Haruna's back was, and he quickly stepped forward to help her, "It's very dangerous outside now, go back to the infirmary quickly..."

Before he finished speaking, the young patriarch suddenly felt chills stand on end, and a huge sense of crisis surged into his heart.

His instincts, honed on the battlefields of Somyana, saved his life.Ye instinctively dodged and retreated, and then felt a sudden sharp pain.

A dagger stabbed him in the stomach.

The worried look on Ye's face has not faded away, mixed with a trace of confusion, as if he can't understand what happened for the moment. "Haruna"'s expression was covered by heavy bangs, casting only a shadow.She stabbed out the dagger again very quickly, aiming directly at the opponent's neck, but the injured person who fell to the ground had no time to raise his strength——

"boom!!"

The blazing flame beam fell from the sky and struck right in front of Ye, almost swallowing up the woman holding the sharp blade. "Haruna" seemed to have sensed the crisis at the last moment, and turned back suddenly, narrowly avoiding the flames.

But there are too many flaws in the hasty change of tactics.The next moment, a thunderous blue light flashed, and "Haruna" was severely knocked away and fell into a pile of discarded wood nearby, causing a puff of smoke and dust.

The person in the thunder light turned from movement to stillness, and his figure was clearly revealed.

The girl who had been missing for a day looked really embarrassed.The originally white coat was covered in dust, and there were scorch marks all over the corners.Her right shoulder seemed to have been seriously injured. Deep red spread from the shoulder to the cuff, and blood was still dripping slowly downwards.

The fire-breathing dragon that followed him stared angrily, but his movements were very cautious, and he seemed to be carrying another person on his back——

When he saw the face of the sleeping man on Charizard's back clearly, the young patriarch froze like a stone sculpture.

In the silence, the crystal blue color turned into a sharp blade in Xiaoye's palm, pointing at the gray figure in the smoke.

"Mr. Ye, that guy is a fake."

she said succinctly and clearly.