Pokémon: The Sims.

Chapter 350 The Trial of the Tower
Step inside the tower.

The interior was dark, with almost no light.

Cynthia took out a hand lantern she had prepared beforehand and led Wu Ge forward slowly.

Much of the first level is submerged by the lake, and there's only one path to walk on, so you shouldn't get lost.

Tick-tock.
Tick-tock.
The sound of water droplets falling reached my ears.

It wasn't raining outside, and I had no idea where the water droplets came from or where they were going.

The sound echoed in the empty tower, seemingly lowering the temperature inside.

Wu Ge felt Cynthia tighten her grip on his hand and couldn't help but smile:

"Afraid?"

"No."

"I will protect you."

"Ok!"

Cynthia smiled and nodded, her fear lessening somewhat.

"The space inside this tower is quite large, and the environment is also quite nice. Logically speaking, it should become a nest for Ghost-type Pokémon, but I didn't sense any creature's aura."

Wu Ge spoke to Cynthia.

I planned to distract her with words so she wouldn't feel so scared.

Who can imagine.

His words only fueled Cynthia's imagination and intensified her fear:

"Hey? Is there something strange in this castle?"

"Well, you can say that if you want."

Wu Ge frowned, unable to find any point to refute.

He guessed that there were no Pokémon living inside the tower, so there must be something special or some kind of aura there.

but.

Wu Ge is now a Pokémon.

If such a thing truly exists, there's no reason why other wild Pokémon could sense it while he, possessing the power of aura, couldn't.

This Dragon Spiral Tower is indeed strange.

The two continued upwards.

We soon arrived at the second floor.

There is no lake water starting from the second level.

This layer is filled with a large number of dilapidated and collapsed stone pillars and blocks, and it is unknown what these stones were used for in the past.

The rubble stood in rows, forming walls.

The stone pillars crisscross, forming paths.

This second level does resemble a maze.

Cynthia was drawn to the stones and stayed to study them.

Wu Ge saw how serious she looked.

Judging that the research wouldn't stop anytime soon, I wandered around along the road for a while.

Five minutes passed.

"Riolu!"

Suddenly, Cynthia let out a panicked scream.

She was engrossed in studying the 'sketch' left on a certain stone when Riolu suddenly disappeared when she turned around.

How could she not be afraid?

"Cynthia, I'm here. Don't be afraid. I'm coming to you right now."

Wu Ge raised his head and jumped onto the stone wall in a few quick movements.

Then it hopped towards the direction where Cynthia's waveguide was located.

It only took a dozen seconds.

He then reappeared beside Cynthia.

"Scared me."

Cynthia stood there, her eyes still showing lingering panic.

"Sorry, I was just really bored. What did you figure out?"

Wu Ge stepped forward.

He looked at the scribbles on the stone in front of Cynthia.

These days, he's been studying human writing systems so much that it's making his scalp tingle.

Not to mention the even more complex ancient scripts.

He couldn't stand it at all.

It's like going back to my student days; seeing these things makes me sleepy.

It was even more effective on him than hypnosis or hypnotic powder.

But it's Cynthia.

While Wu Ge was learning human writing, Cynthia was also diligently learning the ancient writing system of the Unova region in order to facilitate her future research on the mythology and history of the Unova region.

That energy.

It made Wu Ge feel as if he were seeing the young Kona who had trained hard to challenge the League.

"Hmm, this used to be an altar, used to worship the dragon that helped the first king of the Earth Kingdom unify the western continent."

"Shenlong?"

Wu Ge raised an eyebrow, a guess forming in his mind.

He went closer to take a look.

There were no paintings or drawings on the stones.

Just the text.

Wu Ge rolled his eyes, pursed his lips, and continued to ask:
"anything else?"

"Yes, there's also the matter of this Dragon Spiral Tower. The last three floors seem to be the real 'maze area'."

"It's alright, they can't trap us."

"No, those three layers of maze are a test."

Cynthia shook her head.

She got up, pulled Wu Ge along, and soon found the stairs leading to the third floor.

They soon arrived at the third floor.

Step out of the staircase.

They appeared on a high platform.

The structure of the third layer is very strange.

In front of the platform were narrow and steep roads, and on both sides of the roads...
There is no way.

On both sides was a pitch-black abyss.

Walking on the road, one could easily fall into an abyss if you're not careful.

Whether it falls to the bottom of the third level or directly to the bottom of the tower is uncertain.

In short, it all ends in utter destruction. "What kind of test?"

Wu Ge glanced casually at the dark abyss, not taking it to heart.

It's something that was built thousands or tens of thousands of years ago.

It can only scare people from thousands or tens of thousands of years ago.

For Wu Ge and Cynthia, this abyss was nothing at all.

Not to mention that Wu Ge has never demonstrated his Sea Crown's flying ability, Cynthia also has a flying Garchomp hanging from her waist.

He was more concerned about the test that Cynthia had just mentioned.

"It is said that only those who are chosen can reach the gray ruins at the top of the Dragon Spiral Tower, while those who are not chosen will be sent back to where they started by these mazes."

Looking at the steep road ahead and the darkness on both sides, Cynthia couldn't help but swallow hard.

Although she knew she had Garchomp and wouldn't die from the fall.

But I still feel fear, worried that something unexpected might happen.

Just like some people who take great safety precautions, but when they actually ride a roller coaster or drop tower, they are still terrified and always imagine themselves flying out of the roller coaster.

The road is very narrow.

It can barely accommodate two people side by side.

To be on the safe side, it is definitely safer to walk alone in the middle of the road.

Wu Ge sensed Cynthia's fear and spoke up:
"Should we just go back?"

"No! I will not turn back out of fear. Once I turn back, I will turn back countless times. That way, I will never be able to find the true legend."

Cynthia took a deep breath and shook her head firmly.

Wu Ge smiled as he looked at the girl.

He took two steps forward.

First, they stepped into that terrifying abyss labyrinth.

"Riolu?"

"Follow me, don't look at your feet, look at me."

Wu Ge turned around and smiled at her, then pulled Shirona forward steadily.

"..Um."

Cynthia looked at the back of Wu Ge's head.

Their attention was quickly drawn to Wu Ge's two big, twitching ears, and they couldn't help but smile.

His legs, which had been trembling slightly, returned to normal, and his gait became steady.

even.

She even had the mind to turn her head and look around, observing the scene inside the tower.

As long as Riolu is still holding her hand, Cynthia can face anything.

"Tigne".

"Well?"

Cynthia suddenly paused, turned to look around, and said,
"Riolus, can you hear anything?"

"Hmm? What's the sound?"

Wu Ge twitched his ears but didn't hear anything.

He had been so focused on the path beneath his feet that he hadn't really paid attention to the other sounds inside the tower.

He couldn't even hear the wind whistling past his ears.

"It's okay, I probably misheard."

Cynthia looked confused, then shook her head.

Riolu just said that there are no Pokémon here.

She must have been hallucinating, right?
The two continued on their way.

Before they knew it, they had walked at least five kilometers and climbed two hundred steps.

"Riolu, I can't hold on anymore, my legs are so sore."

Cynthia's hands were sweating profusely, but the sweat was absorbed by the hair on Wu's face.

Five kilometers is a short distance.

Those two hundred steps were truly agonizing.

Even Wu Ge felt his breath getting hotter.

"Then let's rest here for a bit, I'll give you a massage."

Wu Ge pulled Shirona to sit on the ground.

He reached out his hands and used his chubby paws to massage Cynthia's calves.

The temperature in Snow City is already much lower than in other cities.

Besides, it's not even summer yet.

So Cynthia was wearing quite a lot.

He was wearing two pairs of pants.

She wore a pair of long, wide-legged trousers on the outside and a thin pair of skinny jeans underneath.

Wu Ge rolled up his two pairs of pants, and a blue glow appeared on his hands as he massaged them.

"Riolus, what are you doing with your Aura?"

Cynthia could certainly recognize this power.

Not to mention that she is now Wu Ge's trainer and often sees Wu Ge using Aura in battle.

In the past, Xunlan's Lucario had shown her its Aura power quite a bit.

"Aura can be used to heal external injuries and speed up wound healing. It should also help with your muscle recovery. Didn't your Lucario tell you that?"

Wu Ge looked up at her strangely.

Xunlan's Lucario should be at champion level by now.

He simply couldn't believe that waveguide technology hadn't been developed to this extent.

Healing is not a difficult skill to master in the application of wave power; it can only be considered mediocre.

Judging from the various ways Wu Ge has mastered so far.

The most difficult techniques in waveguides are sealing and deterrence.

The latter was an ability that Wu Ge developed unintentionally, similar to a pupil technique, which even Lucario in his previous life did not possess.

"Hmm, I think so, but Gible and I were sleepy at the time and didn't pay attention to what Lucario was saying, hehe."

Cynthia scratched the back of her head sheepishly, then looked down at the blue light in Wu Ge's palm.

"Wow, that's amazing! My calves feel warm and so comfortable. Riolu is awesome!"

Inside the vast, dark tower.

The faint blue light emanating from Wu's voice shone on the two little ones.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

They felt as if they had grown a little closer to each other.

It's not physical distance.

It's the distance between hearts.

(End of this chapter)