Pokémon: Thunder Shatters the Darkness

thump.

It's like ripples of water drops, creating waves.

Yang Xiao only felt that the voice was ethereal and rippling, yet extremely clear.

His body gradually relaxed, as if immersed in this feeling.

dong dong.

The sound of dripping water suddenly turned into the sound of beating drums.

The momentum increased several times, and Yang Xiao seemed to see the water surface rippling and water droplets splashing everywhere.

dong dong dong.

Yang Xiao's eyebrows suddenly frowned slightly.

The sounds of drums suddenly became more frequent.

It was as if there were people gathered around him, beating the drums non-stop, and in the pauses between the drum beats, new drum beats would be interrupted.

dong dong dong dong-

The drum sounds seemed to be getting closer and closer, and at the same time, they were becoming more and more chaotic.

There is no pattern, no melody at all.

Yang Xiao’s brows furrowed more and more.

Sudden.

He suddenly realized something.

This is not the sound of a drum, it is my own heartbeat.

...

"Uh-huh—"

Yang Xiao opened his eyes suddenly.

After a brief moment of suffocation, there was a violent gasp like a drowning person being rescued.

Yang Xiao covered his splitting headache head, forced himself to stay awake, and watched the world in front of him gradually become clearer.

next second.

His eyes widened slightly through his fingers.

There was a gray haze in front of me, and the silence was so eerie that it made people feel creepy.

The sky is gray, the white clouds are gray, and the ground is gray.

The bear apprentice and the electric monster lying next to him were also gray.

Even the guy with the afro who had suffered a great humiliation and was now roaring loudly was gray.

as if.

Except for Yang Xiao himself who is colorful, the only color left here is "gray"...

Yang Xiao clenched his teeth and shook his head gently.

The pain coming from deep within his mind made it difficult for him to recover as quickly as usual.

You know what, this feeling is a little familiar.

It was like when I first traveled through time, or when I first saw the gods in my dreams...

Ok?

wait?

His pupils suddenly contracted.

He stopped thinking and subconsciously reached out to touch his bear apprentice.

The latter didn't move a muscle, and looking at the rise and fall of his chest, he must have instinctively gone into "sleep" to recover his strength.

next second.

Yang Xiao's tension eased a little. He first breathed a sigh of relief, but then seemed a little regretful.

In his sight, his palm went straight through the bear apprentice's body.

Although the other party appears lifelike, in fact, it is just an illusion.

A moment of silence.

Yang Xiao looked at the afro again.

The guy with the afro looked very unhappy at the moment.

His expression became increasingly impatient as he looked at the group of men in gray and black, his lips moving up and down, his eyes flashing with ferocity as he spoke something.

But Yang Xiao’s focus at this moment was not on “what” he said, but on “what he said”.

Because no sound reached my ears.

What about the sound?

Yang Xiao's breathing gradually became heavier.

When humans face unfamiliar situations that they do not understand and are beyond their control, the first emotion that arises is fear.

In this regard, Yang Xiao is no exception.

But he can adjust his emotions as quickly as possible to avoid the side effects of fear.

and so.

He was trying his best at this moment, enduring the pain in his mind, trying to sort out the various situations happening in front of him.

"call……"

Yang Xiao slowly closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing.

After a few breaths, he opened his eyes again and calmed down.

First of all, it's not hot here at all.

Even though he was lying on this charcoal layer that looked like magma, he still couldn't feel any heat.

and……

He hesitated for a moment, then reached out and poked at the charcoal layer.

Bone-chillingly cold.

Rather than a layer of hot magma charcoal, it now looks more like a frozen chocolate sandwich.

Think for a moment.

Yang Xiao raised his head and looked at the afro again.

Count your breaths.

"Zheng Xi's uncle?"

The Afro didn't respond.

He was now standing in front of the group of men in black, pulling off their masks one by one while comparing the amount displayed on his mobile phone screen.

Not sure if it was Yang Xiao’s illusion, but he noticed that there was even more anger on the face of the guy with the afro.

It seems that he is not very satisfied with the bounty.

Yang Xiao withdrew his gaze and continued to think about his own things.

Needless to say, this is not the real world.

However, this place must be closely related to the real world, because no matter how you look at it, the structure here is almost exactly the same as reality.

It's like it was copy and pasted.

Is this a projection of reality?

Definitely is.

Perhaps it is because of this that humans or lives can be transformed into images and transmitted here.

So is the matter here the same as in reality, or is it made up of the same basic particles?

Regarding this, experiments need to be done, but Yang Xiao doesn't have the leisure time for that.

but……

Think of this.

He raised his head, his eyes deep.

Is this the [Reverse World]?

In just a second, he shook his head and rejected his guess.

No, definitely not.

Otherwise, I might not be able to continue staying here quietly and thinking.

Moreover, in the original work, the [Reverse World] did appear, and the environment here is completely different from what it is today.

Although it doesn't look very good here, it is not torn into pieces or upside down.

and also.

Combined with the anxious voice of the Afro and the signs that he was being dragged into the shadows...

Perhaps it is more likely that this is the [Shadow World].

It’s just that the Shadow World is clearly not allowed to be entered by any life other than Ghost-type Pokémon.

Speaking of which...

Yang Xiao suddenly thought of something, paused for a moment, and then returned to normal.

He stood up naturally from the ground, brushed off the dust on his body, and placed his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist.

The eyes quickly observe the surrounding situation.

He clearly remembered that he had just been wrapped by a thick tongue, dragged into the shadow and brought into this world.

But where is it now?

After circling around, Yang Xiao's eyes quickly scanned the surroundings.

Sudden.

He was stunned for a moment and blinked.

Take a few steps back and move your gaze back to a certain location you just scanned.

There was a "black and red bamboo tube" stuck upside down there, with flames coming out of it and swaying constantly.

Yang Xiao pursed his lips with a complicated expression.

boo——

With his hands on the ground, Tan Xiaoshi exerted all his strength.

After a sound of breaking ground, its dirty face reappeared, but it was dizzy and shaking its head.

"Tan-shi?"

A familiar voice sounded from the front.

Tan Xiaoshi looked towards Yang Xiao suddenly, his eyes instantly becoming moist.

When the fellow sees the fellow, tears well up.

What is this for me?

I thought your bear apprentice and the electric monster were both AFK, and you were targeted by that big fat tongue again.

So I grabbed your arm in a moment of desperation, and I didn’t expect that I would be brought into this world...

It’s over.

The charcoal servant wanted to cry but had no tears.

Why do I feel like I'm getting further and further away from home?