Let you make a game, what the hell is Pokemon?.

Chapter 232: Foreshadowing of the black mist; Qi Shu has also joined the rescue team?
The live chat was instantly flooded with comments like "What?!", "Is this house even habitable?", "Wow, your house is... pretty unique!", and "Door: Don't mention it, it's dead." Interspersed among these were remarks like "Wow, you're from the bottom of society!" and "These living conditions are really tough."

Squirtle stood at the entrance of its "home," its face already turning a deep purple, and steam was beginning to rise from its head again.

He scratched the back of his head awkwardly, stammering, "Uh... this... this... door... it was fine yesterday... maybe... the sea breeze was too strong... I... I'll fix it right away! It'll be done soon!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly ran forward, trying to straighten the drooping wooden door.

Looking at the dilapidated little house and the almost smoking Squirtle on the screen, Liuli felt a little uneasy.

This guy is so strong, yet his living conditions are so poor…

No, we're already here, we have to make sure he lives a good life!

She pressed the interaction button and spoke into the microphone, her voice very soft:
"It's okay, Squirtle. The house may be a bit old, but it's where you've worked so hard to live. And look, we're official rescue team members now! We'll definitely get lots of missions and earn lots of money! Then we can get a bigger house, or renovate this place, right?"

She controlled the Firefly to step forward and gently touched the Squirtle's shell with its antennae.

Squirtle was struggling against the unruly door when it heard Ruri's words and stopped in its tracks.

He slowly turned around, seemingly encouraged by Liuli's words, and nodded vigorously: "Yes! Liuli, you're right! We'll definitely get better in the future!"

At that moment, he seemed truly filled with strength. He resumed repairing the broken door, his movements still clumsy, but much more steady than before.

He found some suitable stones to place underneath, and then carefully reinforced the door with a large pile of water plants nearby—probably rubbed by himself.

After a long period of work, he finally managed to "reinstall" the broken door. Although it was still a bit crooked, at least it could be closed and was much more stable.

"Phew... all done!" Squirtle wiped away imaginary sweat and smiled. "At least this will keep out the wind! Ruri, come in..." He said, reaching out to push open the newly repaired door and invite Ruri inside.

The instant his fingers touched the door panel—

boom! ! !
A loud bang!
The door, along with the frame that Squirtle had just reinforced, exploded from the outside in, as if it had been hit hard by a truck! Splinters of wood, stones, and moss flew everywhere!

Squirtle: "??????"

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a slender blue figure, carrying fragments of the door, flew in like a cannonball from outside the house, crashing heavily right in front of Squirtle.

As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated.

Liuli and the viewers in the live stream finally saw the figure clearly—it was larger and longer than a Dratini, covered with beautiful sapphire-colored scales.

However, it was clearly not in good condition at the moment. Its scales were broken all over, covered with sand and blood, as if it had just experienced an extremely fierce chase or battle.

At this moment, the Pokémon's eyes were closed and its breathing was weak, clearly indicating that it had completely lost consciousness.

After a brief silence, the comments section erupted instantly:

[Holy crap! The door's gone again!]

[Squirtle: I just fixed this door! Give it back to me!]

What's gotten in here?!

[Wait... Holy crap, is that a Dragonair?!]

[Holy crap, it's a Dragonair! A pseudo-legendary!]

How did the pseudo-god get so badly injured?

"Huh... Dragonair?!" Ruri was also a little surprised, never expecting to see such a precious Pokémon here, especially in such a tragic way.

Well, it was really brutal for Squirtle.

It took Squirtle a while to recover from the shock of the door being destroyed again, but instead of worrying about the door he had just repaired, he immediately rushed to Dragonair's side and anxiously checked its injuries:
"Oh my god! It's so badly injured! Where did it come from? How did it get so badly injured?" The comments section was refreshed again.

[He really made me cry to death. 】

[This child is just too kind, or rather, the tortoise is just too kind.]

At the same time, Squirtle carefully lifted Dragonair's head.

"No, we have to save it quickly! Liuli, help me! Let's carry it inside first!"

The two of them, mainly Squirtle, worked together to carefully carry the unconscious Dragonair into the house and gently place it on the only straw mat.

Looking at the unconscious Dragonair on the screen, Ruri was also a little puzzled: "Where did this guy come from... Squirtle, do you know it? How did it end up in your house?"

"I don't recognize it at all!" Squirtle shook its head as it frantically searched the house for anything usable.

"I've never seen anything like this around here before. It seems like this kind of Pokémon should live in some faraway place! How did it end up in a place like this? And it's so badly injured..."

As he spoke, he carefully took out a bottle of red stuff and fed it to Hakron.

"These are the healing medicines I've saved up. They're the lowest grade, but they should be able to help him. I hope he's alright."

The live stream chat was still buzzing with discussion about the suddenly appearing Pokémon and the bizarre events.

[This plot twist was so sudden!]

[Yeah, this game has only just begun, and they've already given us way too much information, haha.]

The wounds on its body...it looks like it was being chased by something?

Could it be that it was injured by those purple mist Pokémon?

[It's hard to say, but why would he be here? This place is so far from that dungeon, and he's already a Dragonair, which should be much stronger than the Pokémon in those low-level dungeons, right?]

Liuli glanced at the comments while pondering these questions.

By now, it was completely dark, and only faint light and the sound of waves could be heard outside the window.

Time passed slowly, and then a notification suddenly popped up.

[My time is up for today, it's time to rest.]

"There's even a daily time setting?"

Liuli was a little surprised. She controlled the burning insect and lay down on a grass mat nearby. The screen went black, and Liuli thought the scene would immediately transition to the morning of the next day.

But at that moment, a video suddenly started playing.

In the dead of night, Squirtle and Flamebug were both fast asleep.

However, the next moment.

The camera slowly zooms in, focusing on the unconscious Hakron lying on the straw mat.

The moonlight scattered across his scales, giving them a silvery-white sheen.

suddenly!

While unconscious, Hakron's body twitched very slightly!
Immediately afterwards, a wisp of extremely thin blackish-purple mist quietly emanated from the deepest wound on its body!
The fog was very thin and not noticeable in the dim light. It flashed by and then disappeared completely, as if it had never existed!

But it's clear that both the audience and Liuli saw this scene.

"!!!"

Liuli was stunned. What was that?!

The color... although it's different from the purple mist on the Pokémon in the maze, it's very similar.

After a brief delay of a fraction of a second, the comments also began to refresh.

[Holy crap!! Black mist???]

[I saw it! It disappeared in a flash!] [It got infected too?! Like the dungeon Pokémon?]

[This plot is so exciting, hehe, I can't wait!]

What did Squirtle just pick up?! lol

Liuli also came to her senses. She stared at the screen, seemingly deep in thought.

"This black mist... and the purple mist in the maze... should be of the same type."

But judging from what just happened, this Dragonair doesn't resemble any of those Pokémon.
At least in terms of their state of mind, they are completely different.
What... exactly is going on?

Meanwhile, in the Padya region.

"Ha! Easy win!" Qi Shu watched the animation on the screen as the last Pokémon of the Gym Leader of the Thousand Miles fell, feeling very pleased with himself.

Back in Emerald, I got a really bad beating from this guy several times, and that Mega Kangaskhan almost gave me psychological trauma...
In the pitch-black shadows, Qianli's strength paled in comparison. Although he wasn't weak, with Qishu's current team composition, it was incredibly easy for him to clear the stage in one go.

She was humming a song, preparing to continue exploring the plot, when a notification popped up on the screen that she least wanted to see:

[Note: Congratulations on successfully challenging the Petalburg Gym! The main storyline has now progressed to the latest version. Further updates are under development, so please stay tuned!]

"Huh?! Gone again?!" Qi Shu's smile vanished instantly.

"—This is the latest update? I've only been playing for a short time!" She pouted at the camera. "Dark Phantom is great in every way, except the updates are too slow! I've already caught up!"

The comments section was filled with expressions of sympathy:
[My heart aches for the streamer]

[Feng Studio's production capacity is insufficient.]

The game is fun, but it lacks content.

[Nonsense, releasing content for three games at once, all three high-quality, why don't you just go ahead and do it yourself?]

[Actually, it's because it's so fun that players can play it all day long, it's not because the updates are slow at all, haha]

Qi Shu rested his chin on his hand, looking dejected.

…The progress ended so quickly, how boring… Maybe…

She thought about it.

Go back and play Emerald?
Although it's been tough, they've updated a lot of content over there, I haven't checked it in ages.

Thinking about the terrifying difficulty and endless "surprises" of Emerald, she hesitated again.

Do we really have to go back?

While thinking, she opened the Emerald login screen and casually clicked on the built-in "Game Progress Leaderboard." She had consistently been in the top five before, never falling out of the leaderboard.

I haven't played for a few days now, but I should still be in the top 20, right?
When the rankings were updated, Qi Shu was completely dumbfounded.

She looked at her ranking, her voice rising eight octaves, "I've only been out of Emerald for two days! Just two days without playing! How did my ranking drop to 128th?! Are these guys monsters? Don't they ever sleep?!"

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar IDs at the top of the leaderboard and the exaggerated progress point values ​​behind them, Qi Shu felt a sense of powerlessness.

Forget it... I can't keep up with the grind... I'll just stay in Dark Phantom and retire...

She instantly abandoned the idea of ​​going back to be abused and slumped into the chair.

I reckon many top-tier champions have already started playing Emerald, but I really didn't expect them to progress so quickly.

Just as she was idly browsing the Dark Phantom forum, the barrage of comments began to intensify:

[Host, I know you're in a hurry, but please don't rush!]

[Wind Studio has released a new game!]

Go play "Mysterious Dungeon: Dream Journey"!

[Yes, yes, yes! New release! Free! Since you're bored anyway, go check it out!]

[That girl next door, Liuli, is streaming herself playing it! It's so much fun!]

Go try your luck with the Pokémon draw! See what you get!

"Huh?" Qi Shu sat up straight abruptly, his eyes lighting up. "Wind Studio released a new game? And it's free? The Incredible Dungeon?"

She immediately searched on the live streaming platform and sure enough, she found a female streamer named Liuli streaming the game.

"Hmm, this style... looks like pixel art again? Action game?"

She quickly glanced at Liuli's live stream and the game description.

The strange tree instantly perked up.

"Alright! Since everyone recommends it, I have to give it a try! It's perfect timing since I'm out of Dark Phantoms! Let me see what new tricks Wind Daddy has up his sleeve this time!"

She immediately closed the leaderboard and excitedly started downloading the new game.

The download speed is fast, and the game starts.

Like Ruri's experience, Kiju's first challenge was not choosing a role, but rather a series of philosophically rich choices.

Welcome to an incredible world, lost traveler. Before you embark on your journey, let us understand the true nature of your heart.

1. Which do you prefer?

[A. Running under a clear blue sky.] [B. Thinking in the quiet of a rainy night.]

"Run!" Qi Shu chose A almost without thinking, "Running is the only way to have fun!"

2. What would you do if your friend encountered difficulties?

[A. Offer help immediately without hesitation!] [B. Analyze the situation calmly and find the best solution.]

"Is that even a question? A! Just rush over and help!" Qi Shu answered decisively.

After a series of questions, Qishu quickly made a choice regarding the last question.

"Light up others! Protecting others is too boring! Choose A!"

The comments section also interacted in real time:

[A hot-blooded but clueless streamer confirmed!]

[All A's! A total brute force approach, hahaha!]

[It feels like the strange tree is about to turn into a little fire dragon!]

[That's just the streamer's style, but since the streamer is an Electric-type Gym Leader, shouldn't he be transforming into Pikachu?]

Finally, after answering all the questions, the screen went dark.

Qishu leaned back in his chair, a hint of anticipation and curiosity in his eyes: "Let me see which Pokémon it thinks I should become... Charmander? Or Pikachu? Give me something really exciting!"

A few seconds later, the light came on.

The Pokémon silhouette that appeared in the center of the screen instantly froze the anticipation on Qishu's face!
Those fluid yet explosive body lines, those signature hairs standing on end like lightning, that untamed posture…

Even just a silhouette was enough to make Qishu's heart stop beating.

Wait??
This one
What is this?
(End of this chapter)