I haven't decided on a name for my Pokémon trainer yet.

Even if Ye Feng was unfamiliar with the climate of other places, he could tell that something was wrong here.

"What exactly is beneath that seal? How could it cause such an effect?" Ye Feng asked Yao Tianjun with a hint of unease in his heart.

The legendary Jing once used three Master-level Pokémon to briefly alter the celestial phenomena and freeze the tsunami.

However, Ye Feng only realized after his strength reached a certain level that it was just a result of mastering the hail weather to a very high degree and having extremely concentrated ice attribute energy. In reality, it did not last long and its impact was not that great.

That's already quite exaggerated.

But the scene before us is more than ten times more exaggerated than what Master Jing could have accomplished.

Master Jing only created snowflakes, but this is a snowball! Even someone who isn't a trainer can see the huge difference.

“Only the elders of each generation know exactly what lies beneath the seal; no one else knows,” Yao Tianjun explained. “However, judging from its appearance, it is probably some extremely powerful and evil spirit.”

Its power is evident from the snowball effect; as for evil, if it's not an evil spirit, is it necessary to seal it away?

"Elf..." Ye Feng was momentarily dazed. What kind of elf could cause such an effect?

Legendary? Or even above legendary, like Arceus?

He wasn't unfamiliar with legendary Pokémon, but none of them had caused such a commotion.

To be honest, it's not entirely uncommon. When Ho-Oh first appeared, its divine flames, which went berserk due to a temporary loss of control, were not much weaker than this Snowball.

However, because Ho-Oh quickly withdrew the flames, it did not cause too much damage, and the visual effect may not have been as exaggerated as it appears now.

While the battle between Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza destroyed the Alola Islands, it was the result of three Pokémon fighting with all their might, so it cannot be used as a reference.

So far, no spirits have been seen. Could this exaggerated snowfall be power leaking from the broken seal?

This is already terrifying enough. What would it be like if the real body came out?

Just as Ye Feng was lost in thought, Yao Tianjun suddenly straightened up, craned his neck to look ahead, and said, "We're almost there."

The village is now in sight.

As they drew closer, Yao Tianjun froze on the spot: "How could this be..."

Ye Feng's eyes widened, and he felt a chill run through his body.

The once peaceful and tranquil village, seemingly untouched by the world, is now covered by a thick layer of ice—the entire village is frozen!

Moreover, not only the village, but also the surrounding forest was frozen.

Looking at the scene before him, Ye Feng had a strong sense of déjà vu, and couldn't help but think of a city that was also frozen in the game. He muttered to himself, "Could this be... Kyurem?"

To achieve this level of mastery, one must possess an extremely high level of control over Ice-type energy. Excluding Pokémon that appeared after Generation VI, which Ye Feng was unaware of, only Regice and Kyurem from Yggdrasil could accomplish this.

Can it be such a coincidence? I was just discussing the legendary Three Dragons with Fantasy Westward Journey a few days ago, and now this has already happened?

Yao Tianjun was extremely anxious and urged the Magneton to rush towards the village, but Ye Feng blocked its way.

"What are you doing?" Yao Tianjun was shocked and furious.

"Calm down!" Ye Feng's face was ashen. "We don't know the situation yet. If we rush over rashly, what if that Pokémon has already broken free? Wouldn't we just be throwing ourselves away?"

"..." Yao Tianjun was no ordinary person after all. As a member of the Guardian Clan, coupled with the knowledge and experience he had gained from studying abroad over the years, he managed to calm down and took a deep breath, saying, "Then what do you suggest we do?"

"How's Togekiss?" Ye Feng didn't answer, but looked down at the Togekiss at his feet.

Out of long-standing habit, Ye Feng had already used his mental power to investigate the surroundings when he realized that something was wrong with the snow.

While it can't cover a vast area like Gardevoir, it can still focus its psychic power in one direction to locate villages without much trouble.

But whether it was due to the low temperature or some other reason, the telekinetic power seemed to be blocked by something, and it could only detect a range of a few dozen meters around it.

We can only pin our hopes on Pokekiss's waveguides.

"Keith!"

The waveguide didn't seem to be affected like the telekinesis. In the short time it had been, Tokiss had already thoroughly surveyed the surroundings and immediately told Ye Feng the results.

"Is that so?" Ye Feng nodded slightly, his expression relaxing a little.

"How is it?" Yao Tianjun asked anxiously.

"Don't worry," Ye Feng said, looking at the village that was now close at hand. "According to the waveguide scan results, although many people in the village were also frozen inside, their vital signs are still intact, and they are not in any immediate danger."

"That's good!" Although there was no corresponding Pokémon, Yao Tianjun, as a member of the Guardian Clan, was well aware of the special nature of the Aura, so he breathed a long sigh of relief.

“However,” Ye Feng paused, “if you stay in the ice for too long, even if you are not in mortal danger, it will cause considerable damage to your body.”

"Then let's hurry over there!" Yao Tianjun said urgently.

"No, have you forgotten what I just said?" Ye Feng stopped him.

"It's not your family that's frozen, of course you're not worried!" Yao Tianjun's face was very ugly, but as soon as he said it, he immediately realized what he had said. His heart tightened and he couldn't help but look at Ye Feng.

Unfortunately, Ye Feng's entire head was covered by a hood, so his facial expression could not be seen.

The two were silent for a while.

Ye Feng spoke first: "I have already asked Rotom to request support from the association... It is obvious that the two of us cannot handle this situation."

"Are we supposed to wait for the association's support?" Yao Tianjun asked, his face pale. "How long will that take...? My family..."

Ye Feng shook his head slightly: "The snowfall here is so unusual that the association's disaster early warning center has already noticed it. The investigation team has already come and reported the general situation back. The follow-up support personnel should already be on their way."

"Is that so?" Yao Tianjun's expression relaxed slightly.

"We are now..." Ye Feng looked down at a certain spot. Just now, Tokiss discovered a human hiding a little distance from the village, which must be an scout from the Association.

"Let's go ask someone at the association about the situation first."

Chapter 417 Happy New Year Everyone

Before the two even landed, they were spotted by the vigilant reconnaissance personnel.

"How did you get here? It's dangerous here, leave immediately!" a man in heavy clothing whispered to them.

"My home is here!" Yao Tianjun jumped to the ground and said anxiously.

"What? Your house?" The investigator was taken aback, looking Yao Tianjun up and down with suspicion.

He was initially very surprised to discover a small village, but the situation was too dire and unclear, so he hasn't gone in to check it out yet, and he doesn't know if it's an abandoned village.

Is it really possible that people actually live in such a remote mountain forest?

It's important to know that the further away from cities you are, especially in places like forests and mountains, the easier it is to encounter dangerous wild Pokémon.

"Yes, I want to ask how things are inside?" Yao Tianjun asked anxiously.

Ye Feng looked around and discovered that the association only had one investigator there.

"I don't know the specifics either. We'll have to wait for the association's team to arrive before we can investigate in detail..." Investigator Zhang Zijing hesitated for a moment before saying.

"Are you alone?" Ye Feng suddenly asked.

"Yes... who are you?" Zhang Zijing was taken aback and looked at Ye Feng with some confusion.

This young man… Zhang Zijing narrowed his eyes. He noticed that the clothes he was wearing were special cold-weather clothing provided by the association's resource library, but those were meant to cope with the even harsher low-temperature environment in the secret realm. This guy was wearing them as thermal clothing? How rich is he?

"My name is Ye Feng," Ye Feng introduced himself.

"Ye Feng?" Zhang Zijing was stunned. He felt that the name sounded familiar, and upon closer inspection, the person also looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a moment.

After frowning and thinking for a moment, he suddenly realized and said, "Oh! It's you, Dr. Ye! What brings Dr. Ye here?"

"You know me?" Ye Feng was somewhat surprised.

I gave my name out of politeness, but I didn't expect that the investigator would actually recognize me.

"Hey, even if I've never met you in person, I've at least heard of your name! I've had the pleasure of seeing your photo in the association's database. My name is Zhang Zijing." Zhang Zijing warmly stepped forward and shook Ye Feng's hand.

"Huh? Oh... I see. You don't need to be so polite." Ye Feng nodded blankly.

So, I'm so famous that I can be recognized by just any detective I meet?

"I was originally going to a friend's house... as a guest." Ye Feng gestured to Yao Tianjun, and Zhang Zijing nodded in realization. "But before I even got there, I discovered there was a problem here. Do you know the specifics?"

Zhang Zijing shook his head: "I don't know the specifics either. This morning, the disaster warning center suddenly detected a huge energy fluctuation in this area. We initially thought it was the arrival of a secret realm. Considering that this place is far from the city and there wouldn't be many people here, we temporarily transferred the nearest person to check it out first."

“But I didn’t expect…” Zhang Zijing looked around, “This is the situation. I’ve already reported it to the association. At the usual pace, the reinforcements should be arriving soon.”

"I see." Ye Feng nodded and looked at Yao Tianjun. "Then let's wait for the association members to arrive before we talk about it."

“But…” Yao Tianjun opened his mouth.

"Tokiss, sense the situation of the people inside again." Ye Feng turned to look at Tokiss beside him.

Pokkis nodded, closed his eyes, and released the waveguide to carefully sense the surroundings.

After a while, it opened its eyes and nodded at Ye Feng.

“Pokkiss said that none of the people inside were in any danger; it seemed that the ice had only trapped them and had not harmed them.”

"Is that so..." Yao Tianjun clenched his fist.

"Let's wait patiently. A Pokémon that can cause such a big impact is definitely not an ordinary Pokémon. Just the three of us..." Ye Feng didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was already very clear.

Zhang Zijing also expressed his agreement.

Moreover, according to the preliminary assessment results of the disaster early warning center, the epicenter of this strange heavy snowfall is that small village.

Therefore, he only looked around from a distance and did not go in.