From high in the sky, Chen Mo spotted the large crater created by the mysterious object's earlier impact long before he reached it.
After giving it some thought, he did not approach immediately. Instead, he had Pidgeot carry him to a position that was still a safe distance away from the crater before landing.
"Everyone, come out."
Having already confirmed that the other party was a Legendary-level lifeform, Chen Mo only called out Jirachi and Gengar, who emerged from the shadow world.
Together with Pikachu on his shoulder, Pidgeot standing by in the air, and Lucario and Zoroark, who had jumped down from the helicopter earlier, there were six Pokémon in total.
It was already a rather cautious lineup.
After briefly explaining the situation to the still slightly groggy Jirachi and assigning the little star to a supporting role in the rear, Chen Mo once again turned his attention toward the place ahead, where powerful energy fluctuations could be felt even from a distance.
"Hm?"
Just as Chen Mo was about to step forward, he suddenly noticed that numerous purple crystals still remained scattered across his field of vision—and across the entirety of the newly descended land.
Using his aura, he relayed the question to the Unown hovering high above.
They quickly sent back an answer.
Mew and the Tree of World's Beginning were simply too high in rank as beings. When the Unown dragged the Mystery Dungeon into this world, the process had inevitably caused enormous disturbances to space-time.
These lingering purple crystals were a physical manifestation of the instability still affecting space-time.
"No wonder…"
Chen Mo sorted through his thoughts and stopped hesitating, beginning to walk forward.
At the same time, the official personnel, who were gradually withdrawing under Hu Chengliang's command, began using reconnaissance drones to broadcast live footage of the scene below.
Very quickly, drone after drone arrived near the crater ahead of everyone else.
However, at that very moment, some of the official personnel operating the drones suddenly discovered that there was no gigantic creature lying inside the crater, which had a diameter of roughly five or six meters.
"Did it leave already?"
Just as one of the operators was about to lower a drone a little further, a flash of white light streaked across the camera feed.
The next instant, the signal was cut off.
"What was that!?"
Realizing something was wrong, the operators hurriedly raised the altitude of the remaining drones.
And at that very moment—
With the help of the other drones' cameras, countless viewers in the livestream finally caught sight of the culprit that had forcibly shattered the barrier and was now slicing drones cleanly in half with brute force.
It was a very strange-looking lifeform.
Its thin body looked as though it had been folded out of a single sheet of paper, white on one side and red on the other, forming a vaguely humanoid shape.
Like some elementary school child's paper-cut craft project.
But the most striking feature of the strange creature was its long, blade-like arms.
No.
Judging from the perfectly clean cuts left on the drones, the sharpness of those arms had already far surpassed that of ordinary swords.
The countless viewers who had been waiting in front of their screens managed to capture images of the strange Pokémon in that brief instant and quickly uploaded them to the Pokédex for identification.
The next moment, the entire livestream descended into chaos.
[Holy shit! I can't find any information on this Pokémon in the Pokédex!]
[After that huge commotion, did you really think it would be an ordinary Pokémon? It's definitely one of those Legendary Pokémon that haven't been recorded in the Pokédex!]
[I get the logic, but doesn't this Legendary Pokémon feel kind of... small?]
[Seriously. Aside from Jirachi, whose identity is still unclear, I thought Meloetta was already one of the smallest Legendary Pokémon. I didn't expect this one to be even smaller—and its body is as thin as paper.]
[What do you mean, 'as thin as paper'? Even if God himself came down today, that thing would still just be a sheet of paper!]
[Don't panic, everyone. That's an origami toy I used to play with as a kid. No idea why it came to life. Sorry for disturbing you all. I'll take it home now.]
[Jokes aside, that paper guy's attack power just now was terrifying. Teacher Mo really needs to be careful!]
"Caaa!"
With a nimble twist of its body, the paper-like creature swung its blade-arm once more.
Several more drones were instantly cut cleanly in half.
Just as the origami Pokémon was preparing to pursue the strange objects spying on it, it suddenly sensed something approaching.
The paper Pokémon immediately spun around, as if facing a powerful enemy, its aura rising rapidly.
"Caaa!"
Without further hesitation, its body transformed directly into a streak of lightning.
It moved so fast that the drones recording from above could only capture a white afterimage.
The air tore apart with a piercing, razor-sharp shriek.
Just as the official personnel hurriedly adjusted the cameras—
At the other end of the white lightning formed by the origami Pokémon, another streak of light appeared.
It was just as fast, impossible to see clearly, leaving behind only an intertwined trail of azure and golden lightning, accompanied by crackling electric currents.
"Boom!!!"
Amid flying debris, the two small figures collided head-on.
Azure-and-golden lightning intertwined with the sharp white radiance in midair.
In an instant, the energy pouring out from their point of contact exploded.
The ground cracked continuously as stones were blasted into the air, only to be violently hurled away by the overflowing energy like bullets.
"Caaa!?"
The paper Pokémon's two white antennae flicked rapidly.
The yellow, four-pointed-star-like section of its face opened and closed repeatedly, seemingly expressing its astonishment.
Taking advantage of that brief moment of close contact, the paper Pokémon finally got a clear look at the creature that had dared to stop it.
A small yellow body.
Strange azure markings covering its entire body.
And determined eyes constantly crackling with azure and golden electricity.
A powerful enemy!
At that moment, another powerful wave of energy surged toward it from the side.
The paper Pokémon's vigilance instantly rose to its peak once again.
This world really was dangerous!
There was no time to think.
From the corner of its eye, the paper Pokémon caught sight of a blue figure radiating danger as it rapidly approached.
Without the slightest hesitation, it unleashed a powerful slash with all its might while its lightweight body shot into the sky.
At that very moment—
"Pidgeot!"
A crisp, resounding cry rang out from above.
Having been focused on the two Pokémon below, both of whom posed a serious threat to its life, the paper Pokémon had no time to react.
Air Slash descended!
The violent currents of air sliced across the paper Pokémon's body like countless sharp blades, instantly knocking it out of the sky and carving a deep trench into the ground.
The battle had unfolded with such lightning speed that the drones responsible for filming could not capture the details at all.
Every time—
The cameras would only catch a flash of light, and then another deep scar would already have appeared across the ground.
In only a short time, the battlefield had been riddled with craters and gouges.
"Th-This is incredible!!!"
In Anping City, inside a single-room apartment.
A blond-haired young man abruptly shot to his feet, his fists clenched tightly, excitement written all over his face.
He turned excitedly toward the small Pokémon hovering beside him, its body flanked by two magnet-like appendages.
"Magnemite, did you see that!? That's insane! Teacher Mo's Pokémon are incredible! They're completely overwhelming that Legendary Pokémon! This is what it means to be the world's number one Trainer!"
"Magnemite!"
Magnemite responded with an equally excited cry.
At the same time, all kinds of different languages continuously flooded the chat of the livestream that the young man had shared.
[William, shut up! We can barely hear the stream anymore!]
[Monsters!]
[Battles between magical beasts are terrifying. Unless there's an entire military force involved, ordinary people wouldn't stand a chance against them!]
[A quick bit of information for everyone: not all Pokémon are this powerful. The main reason this battle looks so exaggerated is because it is a battle at the Legendary level.]
[What does Legendary level mean?]
[Legendary level generally refers to Legendary Pokémon. They're the most extraordinary beings among Pokémon. To put it as simply and crudely as possible—they're walking natural disasters!]
[The other magical beasts fighting that origami-like creature... aren't they raised by that man from Zhuxia?]
[Let me introduce my idol as well—Chen Mo, currently the world's number one Trainer. Every Pokémon he has raised possesses extraordinary strength. Judging from Pikachu's performance just now, its power has probably already entered the Legendary realm.]
[What is a Trainer?]
[A person who commands Pokémon in battle and grows alongside them. Trainers and Pokémon are the best of partners, companions who can entrust their lives to one another!]
[Commands Pokémon? But I haven't heard that human give any commands at all.]
[That's the true worth of the world's number one Trainer! Teacher Mo and his Pokémon have long since reached a level where their hearts are connected. Teacher Mo doesn't even need to speak to command every one of his Pokémon in battle!]
[What!? Are you joking? Is that still even human!?]
[To be more precise, Teacher Mo has already surpassed the limits of ordinary humans. He is the ideal hero—the only Aura Guardian in this world! Oh, and the person surrounded by blue lightning at the Earth Union Conference last time? That was him.]
[???]
Ever since the Earth Union Conference, William's popularity as a streamer living in Zhuxia and introducing Pokémon-related knowledge had risen significantly compared with the days of information restrictions.
Many people who had watched all kinds of Pokémon-related videos from Zhuxia online, wanting to learn more, had followed recommendations from others and entered William's livestream.
During this period—
In order to better devote himself to Pokémon education, William had even quit his well-paid job.
He rented a new apartment in Anping City, the center of all the changes, and made the city his base for educating viewers about Pokémon, livestreaming every day and introducing all kinds of Pokémon-related knowledge to audiences from around the world.
The results had been extremely noticeable.
Through his dedicated efforts, William had managed to change quite a few people's opinions about Pokémon.
And yesterday—
The news that the Tree of World's Beginning would descend into reality had sparked widespread discussion around the world.
William had obtained permission from the Zhuxia authorities to rebroadcast the official livestream, and today, as expected, a huge number of viewers from various countries had poured into his channel to watch the spectacle.
At that moment, the number of viewers in William's livestream had already exceeded fifty thousand.
Messages flooded rapidly through the chat.
Questions about the Tree of World's Beginning.
Questions about Pokémon.
Questions about Trainers.
Questions about Legendary lifeforms.
Questions about Chen Mo.
All kinds of doubts filled the minds of every new viewer.
But whether they were cursing, arguing, or gradually coming to understand—
Every single one of them was stunned by the sudden, violent battle unfolding on screen.
Why did humans have to coexist with Pokémon?
Why couldn't humanity simply eliminate these invasive creatures?
Now—
A perfectly reasonable answer was being displayed before their eyes.
The power wielded by Pokémon—especially the catastrophic might possessed by Legendary Pokémon—was not something humanity could simply eliminate just because it wanted to.
[No. If that's all we're talking about, then the combined power of an entire nation could still deal with them if it truly wanted to.]
[So?]
[Humanity should not submit to magical beasts!]
[Heh. What would you think if I told you that the battle happening right now isn't even a battle between the strongest Legendary beings?]
[What do you mean?]
[Well, now I have to go on a little tangent. Have you ever heard that there is a Legendary Pokémon in this world capable of dragging entire continental plates through sheer brute force...?]
The livestream audience continued arguing endlessly.
Under normal circumstances, William might have been interested in debating with them.
But right now, the battle unfolding on the screen had completely captured his attention.
He simply could not spare the focus to care about what was happening in his own chat.
On the screen—
A tall figure slowly entered the frame.
After being struck by Air Slash, the paper Pokémon had quickly gotten back to its feet.
The moment it raised its head, however, it found countless ghostly flames of different colors sealing off every possible route of escape.
"Caaa…"
Being extremely vulnerable to Fire-type attacks, the paper Pokémon could immediately sense that these Will-O-Wisps were fundamentally different from ordinary ghostly flames.
If it was hit—
Its ability to continue moving would likely become a serious problem.
Just as the paper Pokémon was considering whether it should attempt to cut through the ghostly flames and carve out an escape route—
A voice sounded from the side.
"Although, for a swordsman, having the courage to draw one's blade and believing that when two narrow paths meet, the braver one prevails is certainly a good thing…"
Chen Mo looked at the paper Pokémon completely surrounded by Gengar's ghostly flames and spoke slowly.
"But I think that courage to draw one's sword should be directed at those who have already been confirmed as your enemies, shouldn't it?"
"And we…"
"Seem to have shown you no hostility from beginning to end."
"So…"
Chen Mo's gaze settled on the strange Pokémon before him.
"Kartana, you've pointed your blade in the wrong direction."
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