Pokémon Heart Journey

Suddenly a voice came from behind, making Xiaozhi and Xiaoyang's hair stand on end. They turned around immediately, but then a mist blew in their faces. Then, their eyelids began to tremble involuntarily, and a strong sense of sleepiness came over them.

The moment Xiaozhi lost consciousness, he saw a man with squinting eyes and wearing a mask. Although the other party was wearing a mask, Xiaozhi still recognized him. It was Hermes who had appeared on the St. Ann before.

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"This, here it is!"

Xiaozhi slowly stood up, his eyes wandering in the dim and damp dungeon. The walls were covered with dripping moss, and the air was filled with a musty smell. He realized that he was trapped in a cold dungeon. His eyes quickly locked onto the unconscious Xiaoyang lying not far away.

Xiaozhi walked over quickly, his heart full of worry. He gently shook Xiaoyang's shoulders, with a hint of urgency and anxiety in his voice: "Xiaoyang, wake up, we have to leave here!"

Xiaoyang's brows furrowed slightly, as if he was fighting against the darkness of his coma. Finally, his eyes slowly opened, and the first thing he saw was Xiaozhi's anxious and concerned face. His eyes gradually adapted to the dim light, and he looked around. Memories came flooding back like a tide, and the scenes before he fell into the coma emerged in his mind one by one. He quickly understood his situation.

He stood up, his body swaying slightly, but he quickly steadied himself. Then he asked Xiaozhi, "We were captured by them, right?" Although it was a question, his tone revealed certainty.

Xiaozhi nodded slightly, then asked Xiaoyang: "What should we do next? I just checked my pocket, and all the Poké Balls in it have been collected by them."

Xiao Yang did not reply immediately, but looked around, confirmed the surrounding environment, and then turned to Xiao Zhi and asked: "Xiao Zhi, have you ever tried to pry open the iron cage with brute force?"

"Brute force! Break the iron bar open! How is that possible?" Xiaozhi asked in surprise. Although the iron bar was not very thick, it was obviously not something that an ordinary person could break open easily.

Xiao Yang shook his head gently, and then said: "You can try it first, if it doesn't work, I will think of other ways."

Xiao Yang was naturally not making fun of Xiao Zhi. With the awakening of Xiao Zhi's wave power, Xiao Yang keenly discovered that his physical fitness was constantly improving. Especially after the incident in Matcha City, Xiao Yang unexpectedly discovered that Xiao Zhi's power was infinitely close to the king level.

This discovery was made when they left Riding Town and were camping in the wild. Since he was the person who spent the most time with Xiaozhi, he inadvertently noticed that Xiaozhi's appetite was bigger than usual while they were eating.

Since the other party had a huge appetite, no one noticed it except Xiao Yang. So, with a tentative attitude, Xiao Yang deliberately put multiple weight-bearing devices in the backpack, and fully opened them, and then deliberately asked Xiao Zhi to take them.

And the opponent did as Xiaoyang expected and lifted it up easily. Although Xiaozhi was not clear about his own strength at the moment, Xiaoyang was very clear that Xiaozhi's strength was comparable to that of the king-level Pokémon.

Xiaozhi came to the iron cage and took a deep breath. Xiaoyang's heartbeat accelerated. He knew what would happen next, but he was also expectant and curious. Xiaozhi stretched out his hands and grasped the iron bars tightly. At that moment, Xiaoyang could almost feel the tension in the air increasing.

Xiaozhi's muscles stood out in the dim light, and as he exerted force, the iron rod began to groan slightly. Xiaozhi's face showed a trace of concentration, and he seemed to be having some kind of inner dialogue with his own strength. Suddenly, he let out a low roar.

The iron rod bent and deformed in Xiaozhi's hands, and finally broke with a loud bang, revealing a gap in the iron cage.

Xiaozhi stood there, breathing heavily, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, as if he had just realized what he had done.

He looked at his hands in disbelief, then turned and looked at Xiaoyang with a questioning look.

Xiao Yang walked up to him, patted his shoulder gently, sighed, and said: "I'm sorry, Xiaozhi, I haven't told you before. In fact, I have discovered a long time ago that you are actually our newest weapon, artificial Pokémon No. 1, codenamed Zhi. You are the essence of Pokémon, humans and technology. You have a very important mission."

Xiaozhi was surprised when he heard Xiaoyang's words, but before he could say anything, Xiaoyang smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I just lied to you."

"Oh!" Xiaozhi was caught off guard after hearing Xiaoyang's words, and fell flat on his face. Then, he stood up quickly and gave him a resentful look.

You are very happy about this, right?

Xiaoyang pretended not to see it and walked out of the dungeon through the gap. Then he waved to Xiaozhi and said, "Let's go quickly. Don't we have to rescue the Pokémon that's calling for help you mentioned? Besides, our Poké Balls are in the hands of the other party, so we have to get them back quickly."

Looking at Xiaoyang walking quickly forward, Xiaozhi hurriedly followed him, but a complicated expression flashed in his eyes.

Although Xiaozhi is a little thick-skinned, he is extremely sensitive to some things. He can feel that Xiaoyang is hiding something from him. Xiaozhi also knows that Xiaoyang's overly broad knowledge is a little abnormal. Some things can be explained, but for things like the paradoxical Pokémon that appeared in Matcha City, the other party obviously knows something or other, which is a little abnormal. After all, even the League doesn't know that such Pokémon exist.

However, since the two of them were friends, Xiaoyang had not done anything that was detrimental to himself or Pokémon, and Xiaozhi had always believed that Xiaoyang was on the right side. Therefore, he did not pursue the matter too much. After all, he knew that even friends should have their own little secrets.

The two men walked cautiously on the dim stairs. The so-called dungeon was naturally built underground. Following the tiny torches, the two men slowly climbed the stairs and walked upwards.

In a place like this, there is naturally no shortage of patrolmen. However, whenever they heard footsteps, Xiaozhi and Xiaoyang would stretch out their hands together, hold each other's shoulders, and then step on the wall with their feet. Since the corridor here is very narrow, the two of them easily used each other's strength and walked directly above the patrolmen. I'm afraid they would never have thought that Xiaozhi and the others would use this method to avoid their inspections.

Of course, Xiaoyang also asked Xiaozhi to hold back, otherwise he felt that if the opponent attacked him like that, his shoulder might be broken.

As for the dungeon, Xiao Yang had made some rough preparations before leaving, but he believed that it wouldn't be long before the other party would discover it, so the two had to race against time.