Trainers returning from the Kingdom of Roc

Chapter 38: The Legendary Pokémon?

At this moment, in Luo Yan's perception.

The natural energy of this forest and even the entire sky above Black Cloud Island is stirring in an unusual way.

It's not just the accumulation of electrical charges before a thunderstorm; it's more like a deeper energy tide drawn or stimulated by some force.

There was a subtle sense of oppression in the air, making it difficult to breathe.

This feeling is very strange.

Ordinary thunderstorms could never cause this kind of change!

Feeling the surge of this energy reminded Luo Yan of a similar scene he had experienced when he first transmigrated to the Kingdom of Locke.

That was after the airship that was sent to school was attacked and crashed. Luo Yan accidentally witnessed the scene of the battle between the Elf King, who was corrupted by the power of nightmares, and Iris before her rebirth!

One is the legendary elf, the Holy Winged King, who has fallen into darkness; the other is the Rainbow Unicorn, who has transcended racial boundaries.

The battle between the two directly stirred up incredibly terrifying air currents, and the uncontrolled energy in the world made Luo Yan feel lingering fear every time he thought about it.

Don't forget, he had just transmigrated at that time, and he only had a handful of elves, and they were all relatively weak.

And that time and that moment are exactly like this moment.

Could it be that legendary Pokémon are about to descend upon this place?

Seeing that Luo Yan hadn't moved for a while, Hou Hao couldn't help but speak up. "Are you coming or not? It'll be troublesome if it really rains."

"It's not as simple as just raining," Luo Yan said in a low voice, his tone serious.

He opened his eyes and looked up at the gloomy sky.

Upon hearing this, Hou Hao immediately tensed up: "No, Brother Luo, don't scare me. Let's not joke around. Joking around at a time like this isn't like you."

As his best friend who had grown up together, he could also see that Luo Yan had recently developed some inexplicable abilities.

These abilities both intrigued him and made him slightly uneasy.

After all, the unknown is always frightening.

"Let's pack our things first and leave the Black Forest as soon as possible," Luo Yan quickly decided.

He could sense that the energy was concentrated in the Black Forest, and before he was sure what kind of person the other party was, it would be better to leave this place first.

The sky was no longer uniformly dark, but rather a constantly rolling sea of ​​clouds.

The thunder was no longer a distant, muffled sound; it had unknowingly approached overhead, transforming into a deafening, explosive roar.

Large raindrops finally pierced through the dense canopy of trees and began to fall sparsely but heavily, making a muffled sound as they hit the thick layer of fallen leaves.

Luo Yan and Hou Hao ran wildly through the dark and rugged forest. The more joyful they were when they came in, the more disheveled they became now.

As they passed through a small, relatively open clearing in the woods, Hou Hao suddenly caught a glimpse of something out of place with its surroundings out of the corner of his eye, and his steps involuntarily faltered slightly.

"What's wrong?" Luo Yan noticed Hou Hao's pause and immediately turned around to look at him. He thought Hou Hao had discovered a dangerous Pokémon or something else.

"Brother Luo," Hou Hao's voice carried a hint of uncertainty as he pointed to one side of the open space, "was that thing here when we came in this way?"

Luo Yan looked in the direction he pointed.

In the dim light, he could clearly see a metal object standing abruptly at the edge of the rain-soaked open space.

It is about two meters tall and has a dark metallic color all over.

Its surface is free of any rust, and instead gleams with a cold, faint light as it is washed by the rain. At first glance, it looks like a lightning rod with a sharp tip, but upon closer inspection, its structure is far more complex than that of an ordinary lightning rod.

It stands straight up into the ground, as stable as a rock, creating a jarring sense of incongruity with the surrounding pristine natural environment.

This thing could not possibly be a natural product, and Luo Yan was certain that it wasn't here when they took this path before.

That means... someone planted this thing here after they entered the woods!

Luo Yan's gaze lingered on that strange metal rod for a few seconds.

"Could I really be that unlucky..."

He looked up at the lightning-streaked sky again, then at the silent, towering metal pole, and a bad feeling quickly formed in his mind.

Luo Yan immediately grabbed Hou Hao, who was still in a daze.

"Never mind this thing!"

"Whatever it is, and whatever it is here, now is not the time to investigate. Let's get out of here! Quickly!"

Seeing Luo Yan's unprecedentedly serious expression, Hou Hao was startled.

He knew things were probably worse than he imagined, so he didn't dare ask another question and quickly replied, "Okay!"

Then, gritting his teeth, he followed Luo Yan, stumbling and running wildly in the direction they had come from.

The cold rain stung my face, making it almost impossible to open my eyes, and all I could hear was the booming thunder and the patter of raindrops hitting the leaves.

The two ran desperately, wanting to get away from that area of ​​abnormally turbulent energy as quickly as possible.

However, they had only gone less than a hundred meters.

A powerful and irresistible suction force suddenly came from behind them without warning!

That wasn't just ordinary wind pulling; it was more like the space itself generating some kind of inward-collapsed gravitational vortex, covering a huge area and instantly engulfing a radius of tens of meters!

"Huh!?" Hou Hao felt a sudden lightness in his body.

His running momentum came to an abrupt halt, and he was instead dragged back several steps by the force. Hou Hao subconsciously turned around to see what was causing the trouble.

When he saw it, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Just moments after they left, the thick clouds seemed to be violently torn apart by an invisible hand.

A bolt of silver lightning struck down with a deafening roar!

Immediately afterwards, the lightning seemed to tear open a barrier in space, slicing a colorful gash in the air. The shimmering, multicolored light was the reflection of the shattered fragments of space.

The source of that terrifying suction force that forcibly pulled him and the surrounding fallen leaves, pebbles, and even some small trees was this spatial rift that appeared out of nowhere!

"Holy crap!!!"

Hou Hao's scream was almost shattered, filled with indescribable terror and disbelief.

"A secret realm has descended?!"

The brief hesitation cost him his last chance to escape. Hou Hao only had time to let out a cry of alarm before his entire body was lifted off the ground, along with countless other things that were swept up, and headed straight towards the crevice.

"Hou Hao!!"

Luo Yan turned around and tried to grab Hou Hao's hand, but it was too late.

As Hou Hao's flying figure grew smaller and smaller, Luo Yan suddenly pulled out his magic wand. Instead of retreating or needing cover, he actively chased after the suction force.

His figure was also enveloped by the suction force, and he rushed into the distorted light and shadow along with Hou Hao and the things that were sucked in.

The next second, the crack's edge flickered with electric arcs a few times, as if it had exhausted its energy, and began to contract rapidly.

Finally, with another deafening clap of thunder, the spatial rift closed again and disappeared into the air.

Only Luo Yan's low curse remained, drifting away in the rain.

"Damn it, it's coming to the church!"

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