Two months later, Regigigas had already reached the central part of the Western Ocean, moving at a much faster pace than in previous months.
Otherwise, at its earlier speed, it would have taken at least half a year to reach the middle of the Western Ocean.
After arriving in the middle of the Western Ocean, Regigigas suddenly came to a halt. This action immediately caught the attention of everyone who had still been watching the livestream.
By now, Regigigas's popularity was nowhere near as high as at the beginning. After all, every day on the stream it was the same endless traveling—nothing new—so of course many people were tired of watching.
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> "It stopped—could it have reached its destination?"
> "Maybe it's tired. Walking for months without a break should exhaust even a First-class Legendary, right?"
> "Do you think it's human? Only humans get tired from walking. If a First-class Legendary could get tired from walking, they would have fallen from grace long ago."
> "Does anyone know where in the Western Ocean this is? Why does the sea look pitch black?"
> "This is the middle of the Western Ocean. The water appears black due to its extreme depth—around 10,000 meters or more."
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Countless people speculated about why Regigigas had stopped and whether it had truly reached its destination. Even Julian stared at the screen without blinking.
The governments of various nations were equally focused. Over the past few months, they had delved into countless records, trying to uncover why Regigigas had awakened, what its purpose was, and where it was headed—yet they found nothing.
Perhaps today was the day when the answers would finally be revealed.
The camera pulled in on the middle of the Western Ocean. Regigigas stood quietly on the surface of the sea, with the three Regis beside it like guards.
The indicator lights on its chest flickered slowly at first, then gradually accelerated.
Many sharp-eyed viewers noticed this—typically, the flickering of Regigigas's indicator lights followed a steady rhythm, changing only when circumstances shifted or its emotions fluctuated.
As the flickering grew increasingly rapid, the motionless Regigigas finally moved. It suddenly plunged its hands into the dark sea below.
The next second, when its hands emerged from the water again, something astonishing unfolded—they were gripping a thick, heavy chain.
The moment it grasped the chain, the indicator lights on Regigigas's chest flickered even faster. With strength concentrated in its waist and wrists, it began pulling the chain upward, link by link.
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> "Holy shit, where did that chain come from?"
> "Don't tell me there's Kyogre hooked on the other end?"
> "What is it trying to do? And why would there suddenly be a chain here?"
> "What's beneath that chain? From the looks of it, it seems really heavy."
> "I feel like something big is about to happen."
> "Look, the seawater seems to be slowly surging."
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Under the gaze of billions of viewers worldwide, Regigigas kept pulling up the chain link by link, with most speculating about what lay beneath it.
Many people were even typing "Kyogre."
The seawater also began to surge along with Regigigas's movements.
People originally thought that it wouldn't take long for Regigigas to pull the chain up completely—but they were being far too naive.
Regigigas kept pulling for a full ten days.
During this time, it repeated the motion tirelessly, regardless of wind or rain. More and more seawater churned upward, as if something enormous was slowly rising from the depths.
On the fifteenth day, a faint white glow suddenly appeared deep beneath the sea. It was so dim that one might miss it without close attention.
As time passed and the chain was pulled higher, the glow grew brighter and more intense.
By the twentieth day, the light had become clearly visible and covered a vast area—stretching three to four kilometers across the sea's surface, bathed in a radiant white glow.
It was especially striking at night.
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> "Did it just pull up a sun?"
> "Could it be some kind of treasure?"
> "Even if it is a treasure, it's not for us."
> "I'd advise everyone against reckless ideas. If it really is a treasure, even a Champion would be walking to their death."
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A treasure!
That possibility seemed quite plausible. The glow was so widespread—if it really was a treasure, what could it be?
What kind of treasure would compel a First-class Legendary like Regigigas to spend months traveling here?
Driven by greed, ambition, and desire, countless trainers and merchants set out for the Western Ocean, their intentions went without saying.
The first to arrive were trainers, the weakest among them being Elites, numbering over a hundred in total—including two Champions. They came from all corners of the world.
Not daring to get too close, they stopped about thirty kilometers away from Regigigas.
Many people wanted to get closer, but they didn't dare, afraid of being the first to step forward and becoming someone else's stepping stone.
Just then, the three Regis, who had been guarding Regigigas all along, finally sprang into action. Regirock and Registeel began moving toward the trainers in the distance, while Regice stayed behind to continue guarding Regigigas.
Facing over a hundred trainers, Regirock and Registeel wasted no time with words or hesitation—they launched their attacks directly.
Both of these Pokémon were at the peak of Champion-level.
For a peak Champion to battle against Elite-level trainers was as easy as crushing an ant. Even though two of the trainers were at the Champion-level, they were only at the early-stage.
Confronted with Regirock and Registeel's sudden and relentless assault, the trainers were instantly caught off guard and overwhelmed.
Over the past few months, Regigigas had never displayed any signs of aggression. It had even avoided vehicles when passing through human cities.
Throughout its journey across the Euro Western Continent, it passed through more than a hundred cities without causing any real damage whatsoever.
As a result, many people came to believe that this First-class Legendary was friendly and approachable.
Friendly = easy to bully.
"Kindness being taken as weakness"—this was a common flaw among humans, and the same principle applied to Pokémon.
It was precisely because they had labeled Regigigas as gentle and harmless that they dared to come here, even entertaining thoughts of snatching the "treasure" it was trying to pull up.
If it had been Yveltal or Groudon, they wouldn't have dared to get anywhere near it—they would have fled as far as possible.
Slaughter—a one-sided slaughter. In less than ten minutes, Regirock and Registeel completely annihilated over a hundred Elite trainers and the two Champions.
Not a single one was spared—not even their Pokémon escaped. Blood stained the sea below, and the bodies attracted a swarm of Sharpedo to feast on the remains.
In that moment, the three Regis demonstrated to the world what it meant to be the guardians of their king. Before them, no one could afford to underestimate their sovereign.
And killing was the best form of deterrence—bar none.
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