Groudon's alternate space!
Ninety percent certainty basically.
It's not like every Divine Beast has its own alternate space, for example, some Divine Beasts prefer to reside in the Pokemon Realm, so they wouldn't create an alternate space to live in.
And some Pokémon, every once in a while, they fall asleep and create alternate spaces for themselves to rest.
It's also not the case that every Divine Beast has only one alternate space. For instance, Dialga and Palkia are famous for liking to create alternate spaces, opening dozens of them, sometimes they might even forget where their alternate spaces are.
There are also some alternate spaces created by some powerful Pokémon, they might not be Divine Beasts, but their power is enough to rival Divine Beasts.
Or some Pokémon that are sensitive to space might also create them, like some Ghost Type Pokémon, they have their own Fourth Dimension Space, connecting to the Pokémon Realm, and often hide inside it.
Of course, one cannot rule out some Divine Beasts or Phantom Beasts that survived the ancient times but fell for some reason, yet their alternate spaces remained.
These numerous possibilities have led to the current situation in the Pokémon Realm.
Surrounding the vast Pokémon Realm are various alternate spaces of different sizes, and this whole collective is the current Pokémon Realm space cluster.
So this space is very likely Groudon's alternate space, but it shouldn't be its only alternate space.
As the Earth God of ancient times, lasting to this day naturally has its strong power as a foundation.
Otherwise, ancient Divine Beasts wouldn't only have the names "can't fly" and "Big Water Fish" still retained.
The two major underground forces in the Hoenn Region, Team Magma and Team Aqua, aren't they both working hard chasing these two Pokémon?
Natsuhiko also didn't expect the Alliance to be so lucky in finding Groudon's alternate space.
But probably Groudon is not inside, or else the moment the Alliance opened the space, it would certainly face the polite greeting of the "Sword of the Cliff".
Grabbing the Original Groudon Shell Fragments in hand, Natsuhiko felt slightly excited.
Unexpectedly, in this alternate space, there should be more of these fragments.
Instantly, a new goal had been found.
"Yujira," Natsuhiko called out.
"Yongji."
Yujira nodded.
The superpowers of the human and the Pokémon instantly completed the fusion, and then Yujira drove the spoon, layers of superpowers continuously enveloped the stone, and the scorching hot temperature was gradually isolated.
After all, it's not a living Groudon, just an inconspicuous fragment from its body, and the "Land of the End" it triggered is a defective product, unconsciously releasing weather after absorbing a lot of magma energy and heat.
Guarded by Yujira's superpowers, that dry feeling instantly dissipated.
The enhancement brought by the "Land of the End" gradually disappeared as well.
The changes brought by the "Land of the End" trait can't dispel other weather-class techniques, only Primordial Kyogre's "Sea of Origin" and Rayquaza's "Delta Flow" can counteract or offset it.
But in the end, it's a fragment.
And without the boost of the "Land of the End," the Turtonator hardened for only a few minutes then wilted again.
The damage caused by Snorlax earlier was already unbearable, if it weren't for the stimulation from the "Land of the End," it wouldn't have been able to get back up.
With the disappearance of the "Land of the End," Turtonator's eyes rolled back, lying on the magma, even exposing the hole that was its biggest weakness on the abdomen.
No wonder it managed to scare Salandit and other Pokémon races into such fear, once the "Land of the End" opened, it was like opening a cheat code.
Plus, it has been with the Original Groudon's fragments for so long that it has been somewhat affected, undergoing some changes.
Then Natsuhiko threw out the Pokeball and took back the Turtonator.
Fire Type and Dragon Type Pokémon are very powerful and will be very valuable.
Especially with Dragon Attribute, and not many people have seen this type of Pokémon yet, its value will rise again.
Yet Natsuhiko is also not in a rush to sell.
If used well, the magma terrain won't be a threat to him in the future.
Of course, if it's still not very "easy to deal with," then simply sell it to get rid of the problem once and for all, and he can regain a huge amount of health.
Didn't see Snorlax, who finished the job, already casting its squinty little eyes at him?
"Ka-mph—"
'Hungry—'
Natsuhiko smiled and pressed his temple, but his mood was good, not minding it eating more, "Alright, we'll head back first, it's too hot here, I'll treat you to extra tonight."
"Ka-mph!"
'Extra meal!'
Snorlax instantly felt that it could go back and battle Turtonator another three hundred rounds.
Returning Snorlax to the Pokeball and taking back the Original Groudon Fragment enveloped in layers of superpowers, Natsuhiko finally turned to the Super Evolution Stones, supposed to be the biggest reward of this action.
Taking out the other two from his pocket.
The three Super Evolution Stones quietly lay in his palm, shining brightly under the golden-red glow of the Magma Cave.
"Three stones."
One of them is Beedrill's Super Evolution Stone, while the other two are yet unidentified to which Pokémon they correspond.
"Set a small goal, if I can collect a hundred Super Evolution Stones before Super Evolution is discovered, I should be able to retire then," he said with a slightly joking smile.
Set the stones aside.
After scanning the Magma Cave once more, ensuring no valuables were left, he returned to his previous dwelling under Yujira's superpower wrapping.
The Salazzle was lying on the ground resting when it was startled by the suddenly appearing Natsuhiko.
But seeing Natsuhiko surprisingly returned without any harm, it was somewhat surprised.
Did he not go?
Natsuhiko glanced at the Salazzle lowering its head, there was a small pile in front of it, all were materials and items scavenged today by the Salazzle leading the Salandits.
Some of them are also quite valuable.
Overall, it's quite a good harvest.
"Very good," Natsuhiko praised generously.
Then he raised the campfire, preparing to cook on the spot.
He threw out all the Pokeballs, summoning Snorlax, Turtonator, Yanmega, Tyrantrum, and other Pokémon.
Looking at their sizes, each one larger than the last.
Natsuhiko shook his head continuously.
'No, can't keep going like this, even if considered as tool Pokémon without much resource investment, just one has an appetite equivalent to dozens of others, I'll soon be exhausted,'
These guys' appetite is massive consumption, even if it's only Intermediate Energy Blocks they're eating.
Not to mention there's also a Dragapult.
Tool Pokémon far exceeded the number of main Pokémon.
It's necessary to appropriately eliminate some...
Natsuhiko rubbed his chin, scanning over Yanmega and Tyrantrum.
These two are pretty good.
Yanmega and Tyrantrum noticed Natsuhiko's gaze and instantly felt a chill running down their spines, bodies stiffening.
Danger!
On the other side, Salazzle looked at Natsuhiko's "vast" army, especially seeing Snorlax and Turtonator, and it was immensely surprised.
That strong-aura big turtle, could it be the Pokémon deep within the Magma Cave, which they always feared?
Even it was subdued by this seemingly weak man?
Natsuhiko withdrew his gaze; elimination can wait until returning to the Pokémon Realm.
Turning to Salazzle, he said, "Collect all the female Salandits in your race here tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Salazzle paused but obediently nodded.
'If I take all the female Salandits away, the Salandit race would slowly disappear without female Pokémon, right?'
Male Salandits don't have much use; female Salandits can produce pheromones, which are still considered valuable.
'No, incorrect, still need to take away a few males; otherwise, the ones I'm taking along will eventually go extinct.'
Then take away some strong Elite Level male Salandits, back home they can ensure "sustainable development."
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Fourth chapter!