Oreburgh Coal Mine, within the reflection stone world.
Inside the coal mine, a fierce wind rose, and the strong airflow made Wayne and Steven's clothes flap wildly.
This was already with two Metagross using Light Screen. The reason was naturally the Shiny Rayquaza in front of them.
Rayquaza was an ancient creature inhabiting the ozone layer, and also a deity worshipped by the Draconid people, symbolizing the sky.
It could be said that Rayquaza was the overlord of the sky.
Roark's safety helmet was blown off, and he stood completely frozen...
Byron, holding a shovel, resolutely stood in front of Roark. "Come out, Bastiodon!"
Bastiodon, whose face resembled a shield, immediately shielded Byron and Roark behind it.
Cold sweat ran down Byron's face and neck.
Before Wayne arrived here, the Shiny Rayquaza had been recuperating.
Because the Shiny Rayquaza in front of Wayne and Steven was injured.
But Byron and Roark couldn't tell, only thinking that Rayquaza was sleeping there.
In its injured state, Rayquaza's golden pupils stared intently at Wayne.
Lucario, Arcanine, and Dragapult's bodies stiffened slightly, but they still stood in front of Wayne.
Wayne gently soothed the snarling Arcanine.
"Don't worry. It doesn't seem to have any intention of attacking."
If Rayquaza wanted to attack, it would have already launched a Dragon Pulse.
Wayne was a little confused. Was this Shiny Rayquaza the one summoned by Hoopa in the movie?
There couldn't be that many Shiny Rayquaza, could there?
If so, this Shiny Rayquaza would be incredibly powerful.
If he could make a deal with it...
Wouldn't he be set for life?!
Steven turned his head to look, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. "It seems to be looking at you."
Wayne took out the meteorite from his backpack, which was emitting a seven-colored light. "Could it be because of this?"
In Wayne's memory, Rayquaza fed on meteorites.
"Give it to me."
A low voice simultaneously echoed in the minds of Wayne, Steven, and the others.
And this voice came from Rayquaza.
Steven's peripheral vision fell on Wayne, preparing to take the meteorite from Wayne's hand. "I'll do it."
Steven couldn't let Wayne take this risk.
He was the one who had brought Wayne here.
Since he'd brought Wayne, he had to ensure Wayne returned safe and sound.
This wasn't the Champion's responsibility—this was Steven's principle as a person.
Wayne shook his head. "No, I'll do it. It's injured, and I want to observe it up close to see how to treat it."
Wayne himself had the Heavenly Aura Physique, capable of enduring powerful attacks. In any case, he was safer than Steven.
Could he still be afraid of a Dragon Pulse?
It couldn't launch Dragon Ascent right away, could it?
Steven's eyes flickered, sensing Wayne's determination.
His blue hair swayed in the wind, and he finally smiled with relief. "If anything happens, I will do my best to save you."
Wayne said exasperatedly, "Let's not jinx it."
Byron and Roark hesitated for a long time, but finally decided not to interfere.
Rashly defying the Shiny Rayquaza might instead lead to more serious consequences.
Lucario and Arcanine wanted to go forward with Wayne, but Wayne refused.
"You all stay here."
Lucario and Arcanine lowered their heads helplessly.
Facing the terrifying pressure from the Shiny Rayquaza, at this moment, Metagross and Dragapult all felt powerless.
"It's decided. If I can return safely, I must train even harder!"
"Me too!"
Lucario and the others didn't want to experience this feeling of powerlessness a second time.
Wayne took a deep breath, took a few steps forward toward the Shiny Rayquaza, and presented the meteorite in his palm to Rayquaza.
"Here."
The Shiny Rayquaza first looked at Wayne, then shifted its gaze to the meteorite in his palm.
The meteorite flew from Wayne's palm into the air and was then swallowed by Rayquaza.
The golden patterns on Rayquaza's body gradually lit up, and golden particles shimmered around it.
Wayne could feel that Rayquaza's injuries had significantly lessened.
Wayne mustered his courage and said, "You're injured. Do you need me to treat you?"
After staring at Wayne for a long time, the Shiny Rayquaza slowly nodded.
"Good."
Rayquaza agreeing so easily made Wayne pause, but he quickly displayed his Breeder's professionalism, taking out materials one by one.
"I need to observe your injuries first."
"Just do it."
The Shiny Rayquaza was unexpectedly easy to talk to.
Wayne thought it was because he had Intermediate Affinity.
But Wayne didn't know that this was only a very small part of the reason.
More importantly, the Shiny Rayquaza sensed the existence of the blessing behind Wayne.
Having consumed the meteorite in Wayne's hand, Rayquaza's special organ allowed it to recover a lot of energy.
At this moment, Wayne somewhat regretted not bringing Shaymin.
But he only thought about it. With the timid nature of the Shaymin in Wayne's care, it probably wouldn't dare to approach Rayquaza at all.
The Shaymin in Wayne's care was very timid, only liking to play hide-and-seek on weekdays, and would probably faint on the spot if it saw Rayquaza.
"These are Oran Berry Energy Cubes for restoring stamina."
Wayne took out a food container and poured out a large pile of Oran Berry Energy Cubes.
Looking at these crystal-clear Oran Berry Energy Cubes, Rayquaza unconsciously swallowed, and the golden patterns on its body flickered continuously.
Rayquaza buried its head and ate with astonishing speed, finishing them all in an instant.
"Are there more?"
Wayne's mouth twitched. "Yes."
"Get more."
Wayne directly took off his jacket and poured bags of Energy Cubes onto it.
Rayquaza nodded in satisfaction.
At this point, Steven, who had been clutching his Key Stone pin, breathed a sigh of relief, loosening his clenched hand slightly.
In Steven's opinion, there should be no problems now.
Steven spoke comfortingly. "Don't worry, Lucario."
Steven began to ponder why the Shiny Rayquaza was here, and how this Shiny Rayquaza differed from the Rayquaza inhabiting the ozone layer.
"Then I'll start the examination."
Rayquaza was engrossed in eating the Oran Berry Energy Cubes, completely ignoring him.
Wayne was able to observe the Shiny Rayquaza up close.
Due to its curled state, Wayne couldn't determine its length immediately, but he estimated it was more than seven meters.
Rayquaza's head alone exceeded 1.5 meters, and its two upright horns would touch the top of the rock wall just by lifting them.
The diameter of its serpentine body was slightly thicker than Wayne's waist, giving off a strong sense of power.
Rayquaza had multiple scars on its body, and with Intermediate Appraisal, Wayne easily found where its injuries were.
He evenly sprayed the healing spray on Rayquaza's wounds, and then applied the prepared Potion to its body...
Wayne noticed traces of water beneath Rayquaza's body.
But there was no water source near the Oreburgh Coal Mine. Perhaps it was melted ice?
After roughly treating Rayquaza's injuries, Wayne still had one question: who could have severely injured it?