Chapter 491: Emergency Gathering Order
Taklamakan Desert.
In the sky, the sandstorm roared and howled, sweeping sand into the air with abandon, turning the whole world into a hazy yellow scene, totally unsuitable for human survival.
However, within the sandstorm, countless sandstorm Pokémon were cheering, such as Golem, Sudowoodo, Onix, Probopass, Cacturne, etc. For sandstorm Pokémon, the sandstorm could awaken their potential and amplify their combat power.
But if someone approached the center of the sandstorm, they would find a massive beast standing in the core. It had a green carapace, strong limbs and tail, and sharp claws and teeth, resembling a prehistoric giant dragon. Around it stood a huge red mole, a floating metal bell, a green sea anemone, a camel with orange fur...
And the most conspicuous was a person whose entire body was covered by a sand-proof suit. Although he was in the very core of the sandstorm, strangely, within a three-meter radius around him was a vacuum zone free of sandstorms.
"If everyone uses Sandstorm with full power, we can directly create a terrifying sandstorm with a diameter of one kilometer. However, this way, the power of the sandstorm will be dispersed. So the optimal sandstorm range during battle is still a circular area with a diameter of about three hundred meters."
Based on Bronzong's feedback, Basalt calculated the optimal combat range for his sandstorm team. A circular area with a diameter of three hundred meters, which translates to an area of 70,000 square meters, equivalent to 10 standard football fields. It was more than enough for combat.
"What a pity, Excadrill still hasn't broken the shackles!"
Looking at the majestic Emperor Mole in front, Basalt sighed almost inaudibly.
It had been fully three months since leaving the school. During this time, Basalt had been cultivating in seclusion in the Taklamakan Desert.
Of course, besides cultivation, Basalt didn't give up actual combat. He often took his Pokémon to challenge wild Pokémon in the desert, including but not limited to Pro-level Pokémon. Occasionally, Basalt would also find solitary Gym Leader-level Pokémon, letting Tyranitar open the weather buff first, then letting Excadrill challenge it alone.
Unfortunately, the gap between Gym Leader-level and Pro-level is a chasm. Although Excadrill was strong, it wasn't enough to bridge this gap, especially since the opponent was also a sandstorm Pokémon.
So the result was basically Excadrill getting beaten badly, and then when it was about time, Basalt called his Pokémon to gang up on the Gym Leader-level Pokémon and save Excadrill. With Basalt's current Pokémon team, dealing with a lone ordinary Gym Leader-level Pokémon wasn't difficult.
Unfortunately, although this method was thrilling, it wasn't fatal, so it was difficult to stimulate all the potential of the Pokémon and break the shackles.
As time passed, before Excadrill could break its shackles, Bronzong and Cradily also hit bottlenecks one after another, making Basalt both surprised and happy.
"Forget it; we just fought Brother Snake yesterday, let's not trouble Brother Snake today. Let's go, time to get off work!"
Basalt waved his hand, signaling the Pokémon to stop.
As for the "Brother Snake" in Basalt's mouth, it was a powerful Gym Leader-level Pokémon nearby—Steelix! This Steelix was the king of the nearby group, with very strong power. But since Basalt came, it had been beaten to lose its temper. If not for its big family and business here, it would probably have run away long ago. After all, getting beaten every few days was not a good feeling. Crucially, it couldn't even hide; with Excadrill's perception of ground vibrations, even a Gym Leader-level Steelix could hardly escape.
"Ty~ran~"
Hearing this, Tyranitar retracted its sand control power, and the sandstorm in the sky weakened accordingly, the effect immediate.
Recalling the Pokémon into their Pokéballs one by one, finally, only Excadrill, Bronzong, and Carbink remained in the desert.
Holding Carbink in his arms, Basalt rode Bronzong into the sky, with Excadrill following closely behind. After mastering "Magnet Rise," Excadrill also possessed the ability to fly. In this way, Basalt's defense ability became much stronger, and he could walk safely in the desert.
Beep beep beep!
Not long after taking off, Basalt's Pokédex suddenly sounded an urgent alarm.
"This is... Emergency Gathering Order!"
Basalt was shocked.
Because on the Pokédex, a red word "Summon" (召) was displayed, accompanied by three types of alerts: vibration, ringtone, and light.
Emergency Gathering Order, this is an order that only the Alliance and the military can issue in times of crisis. All trainers receiving the order must respond and rush to the specified location to assemble in time, waiting for orders. Because all Pro-level trainers are the backup force of the military. At critical moments, they must step up.
"What big event happened?"
Basalt wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although he had been a Pro-level trainer for some time, this was his first time encountering an Emergency Gathering Order. Before this, he had only seen this thing in textbooks and exam papers.
"The gathering place is... the westernmost end of National Highway 219? Isn't that the junction of the Huaxia, India, and Pakistan Alliances?"
Basalt sucked in a breath of cold air, a bad premonition rising in his heart. Gathering at the border line, the meaning behind this was worth pondering carefully.
"This is the rhythm of something big happening!"
Although feeling bad, as a trainer cultivated by the Alliance, Basalt still dutifully greeted Bronzong to turn around and rush to the gathering place. The gathering place was nearly three hundred kilometers away from Basalt's current position. However, with Bronzong's speed, it would take just over an hour.
Since it was a Red Gathering Order, the urgency was very high, so to save time, Basalt recalled Excadrill directly. Although this guy could fly, without the "Sand Rush" ability activated by Sandstorm, its flight speed couldn't compare to Bronzong.
On the way, Basalt also saw many trainers who received the gathering order, rushing to the gathering place riding flying Pokémon.
The gathering place was a duty point on the side of National Highway 219. When Basalt followed the navigation and arrived, seven or eight trainers had already arrived in the small courtyard of the duty point, basically keeping a Pokémon by their side as a bodyguard. Besides the seven or eight trainers summoned like Basalt, there were also several soldiers in uniform, running around busily!
When Basalt landed, the summoned trainers were communicating with each other.
"Danba, you came too?"
"This is a Red Gathering Order; dare I not come? Not coming is the crime of desertion!"
"That's true!"
The man nodded, then said with a grave face, "Danba, you came earlier than all of us. Do you know why we were gathered?"
Red Gathering Order, one look and you know it's no small matter. Although the few people present were all bold and skilled Pro-level trainers, speaking of it, they still felt uneasy.
"I don't know the specific details completely. But I came earlier than you and have been sitting here for a while. I just heard the military leaders inside talking on the phone; it seems that one of our border defense squads entered the disputed area and then lost contact."
Danba was a member of an ethnic minority, with dark skin and a square face appearing resolute.
He looked around and whispered, "I vaguely heard that the captain of that squad is surnamed An, and seems to be a young girl!"
Hearing this, Basalt's body trembled violently!
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