Pokémon: Starting as a Pokémon Researcher with Milotic

"No."

"Then wake one up, I'll ask him some questions."

Then Mu Xue had the white sea lion remove the ice from one of the people, who immediately collapsed to the ground, hugging their arms and trembling.

"Just one question, how long have your men been inside?"

The man's face turned purple from the cold. After noticing the surrounding environment and the three people in front of him, he immediately realized that they had encountered a tough opponent, so he dared not hide anything.

"My lord, spare me! It's been almost half an hour."

How did you find out about this secret place?

"It was Liu Zi. He discovered these ruins in this secret realm, and that's how we came here."

"So, you've been here for so long, have you found anything?"

"No, our men went in and haven't come out yet. I've told you everything, sir, please spare my life!"

Ye Chen nodded and casually said, "Let it stay frozen."

Before the man could say anything, he was frozen into an ice sculpture by a single Freeze Ray from the white sea lion.

Ye Chen then said to Fan Wen 3.3, "Now you don't have to worry anymore, you can go back. Oh, and remember to tell the investigator at the entrance of the secret realm that there are elf hunters here, and ask them to take care of it."

Fan Wenxin glanced at the ice surface created by the white sea lion and muttered to himself, "If I had known you guys were this fierce, what would I have been worried about?"

However, a Pokémon with such skill power must be at least a near-Elite Four member. So who is that boy? How could a near-Elite Four member be his bodyguard?

Fan Wenxin left with a head full of questions.

The environment in the secret realm was complex and there might be traps or something, so Ye Chen released his Gardevoir and then entered the secret realm with Mu Xue.

Because of the elf hunters who had entered earlier, some lighting equipment was still left in the secret realm passage, so Ye Chen and his companions didn't have to worry about visibility.

Chapter 130 Ruins and Murals

Walking through the ruins passage, Ye Chen could clearly see the murals carved on the stone walls on both sides, recording past events, through the lighting equipment left behind by the elf hunters.

The murals are of all kinds: some depict little figures being killed by elves, others show little figures offering some kind of tribute to elves, and still others show elves fighting each other...

As he looked around, Ye Chen managed to conjure up a story in his mind about the human race that built this ruin.

It is said that a human tribe lived here a long time ago. At that time, humans did not have items like Poké Balls, and their relationship with Pokémon was not as friendly as it is now. They usually enslaved Pokémon by force, so there were not many humans who owned Pokémon.

The tribe's main food source is still hunting, but because ordinary people of the 19th class are basically no match for the power of elves, every time they go hunting, some people never return.

Soon, almost all the able-bodied people in the tribe had died, and the remaining people dared not go out hunting anymore. The tribe was plunged into a moment of life and death.

At this time, a flying elf appeared, teaching humans how to grow crops and helping them to make the land fertile.

When elves attacked the tribe, it would also step in to protect the tribe's humans from harm, and gradually the people of this tribe regarded it as their guardian deity.

Soon the first batch of sown grains ripened, and people were surprised to find that they were indeed edible. So they selected the best part of all the food as a sacrifice to the spirit.

A long time has passed in the blink of an eye. Generations of humans in the tribe have grown up, and even the oldest elders do not know when the guardian deity appeared.

But the mysterious guardian deity still resides on the mountaintop not far from the tribe, protecting this place.

At the foot of the mountain, humans worked at sunrise and rested at sunset. Because they could obtain food without going out to hunt, the tribes gradually grew stronger.

But they still offer the best sacrifices to that guardian deity every year, hoping for favorable weather and a bountiful harvest for the tribe!

The passage ends here, and the murals abruptly cease their depiction. They once presented a thriving scene, but now the place is in ruins, showing that their civilization has ultimately vanished into the river of time.

Ye Chen was very curious about the mysterious elf, but because the elf was drawn too abstractly in the mural and its appearance seemed to have changed, he couldn't recognize it at all.

"You've entered many secret realms, but how many ruins have such detailed murals as this?" Ye Chen asked Mu Xue, who was standing beside him.

Mu Xue replied, "Ruins are rare to begin with, and most of them are already ruins. Intact ruins like this are even rarer."

The ruins contained within the secret realm are traces left by humans from another world, and are very important for the Alliance to explore the truth behind the secret realm.

However, the ruins discovered so far have almost no clues related to the arrival of the secret realm; most of them are related to events that happened to humans in that world.

"According to the murals, this elf taught 837 humans how to farm, which is quite interesting. It's a pity that it ends here. Hopefully, there are more stories to be told in this ruin."

Ye Chen gradually became curious about the past of this ruin, and his strong curiosity drove him to want to know what happened next that led to the decline of this civilization.

At the end of the passage was a huge, empty room. In the center of the room was a large table, which was currently empty. However, judging from the dust on the table, it was clear that the group of elven hunters who had come before had taken everything from it.

The two found a staircase leading down in a corner of the room. After descending the stairs, they entered a long corridor, with various murals adorning both sides of the corridor.

Ye Chen and Mu Xue exchanged a glance, then slowly walked over.

Chapter 131 The Weathered Murals, the Elf Hunter

No longer needing to hunt for food, and without worrying about attacks from foreign elves, news of the tribe quickly spread outside through the mouths of some outsiders.

As a result, more and more humans learned about this place and longed for it, hoping to live here. Among them were humans who possessed spirits and special powers.

Some people have tried to plant seeds from there in other places, but strangely, the harvest from the seeds that have been taken out cannot compare with that from there, and sometimes they cannot even be grown.

Humans believed that it was because of the protection of the gods that the land was fertile and the weather was suitable.

As more and more humans joined the tribe, the tribe grew stronger and stronger, and their territory expanded from a small area at the foot of the mountain to encompass the entire foot of the mountain.

With the addition of these people, they gradually acquired many Pokémon, enabling them to defend themselves against attacks from wild Pokémon.

With no worries about safety and no shortage of food and clothing, they began to research ways to make their lives more convenient, and thus technology was able to develop.

At this point, they could no longer be called a tribe; they had developed a unique civilization and history!

After that, the mysterious spirit almost never appeared again, but every time it did, everyone would bow down and worship to express their respect.

Finally, one day, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a fierce wind blew.

The hurricane swept across the land, as if trying to erase everything on the surface!

Lightning tore through the sky, violently unleashing its fury!

Two shadowy figures could be vaguely seen fighting each other above the thick clouds.

One commands thunder and lightning, the other commands gales!

Obscured by thick clouds, no one could see what kind of spirit could wield such power.

The people living there had always been blessed by mysterious spirits and enjoyed good weather and abundant harvests. They had never seen such a terrifying natural disaster before. Just as they were filled with fear, the priest led the way and knelt down towards the mountaintop. Seeing this, everyone else also quickly knelt down and prayed for the gods to appear.

It seemed that everyone's prayers had worked, for suddenly a dazzling light burst forth from the mountaintop, and the mysterious spirit flew out from the mountaintop again after an unknown period of time!

The light pierced through the clouds, and everyone could finally see a giant dragon and a large bird fighting fiercely in the sky!

Ye Chen and Mu Xue exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock. The passage had come to an end once again, leading to another spacious room.

"Does this kind of spirit really exist??" Mu Xue murmured softly, not knowing whether she was asking Ye Chen or herself.

The power displayed by the Pokémon in the mural far exceeded her imagination. Elite-level Pokémon can easily destroy a city block, and Champion-level Pokémon can easily destroy a town, but the power shown in the mural is enough to destroy the world!

It's far beyond what any champion Pokémon can compare to!

Ye Chen comforted her, saying, "After all, it's a record from a mural, so there's bound to be some exaggeration in it."

Although the murals here are not as severely weathered as the one above, some parts are still so blurred that they are difficult to see clearly. For example, the two fighting elves can only be seen as outlines.

In many places, the content was so illegible that Ye Chen had to guess it from the context.

In fact, Mu Xue's concerns were quite necessary, because all the elves in the world are currently divided into two categories: those that come from the secret realm and those that were born from elves that left the secret realm in the past, such as through breeding and research.

Leaving aside reproduction, 3D Dragon and Ditto were created through research.

Since the world in the secret realm has such powerful spirits, will they eventually come to Earth?

When faced with these elves, how should humanity deal with them?

The two wanted to talk about something more, but Gardevoir alerted them to faint sounds of battle coming from below.

So the two found the stairs on this floor and continued down, the sounds of the battle growing louder the further they went.

Finally, the stairs came to an end. There was no more passage after this floor; instead, you were directly faced with a huge room.

In the center of the room, a group of people were directing elves to attack a super armored rhinoceros; they appeared to be the same group of elf hunters who had entered earlier.

Chapter 132 Milotic Appears

"Keep up here! With such strong elven protection, there must be extremely precious treasures hidden inside!" shouted the leader of the group of elven hunters.

Seemingly spurred on by the word "treasure," the remaining elf hunters quickened their pace of attack.

Rhyperior is a veteran-level peak Pokémon. Although it is stronger than all the Pokémon present, it is no match for the overwhelming number of attacks. In addition, Rhyperior is a power-type Pokémon and is not good at agile reactions. The attacks coming from all directions left it overwhelmed.

Fortunately, its amazing defense allowed it to withstand so many attacks without falling, but the relentless attacks still suppressed it, preventing it from advancing and thus posing no threat to the attacking spirits nearby.

"At this rate, that super-armored rhinoceros won't be able to hold on for long," Mu Xue said, preparing to have the white sea lion take action.

Ye Chen stopped her, saying, "Let me try this time."

Under Mu Xue's puzzled gaze, Ye Chen released Milotic.

Upon seeing Milotic appear, Mu Xue's eyes widened in surprise. This time, her experience of seeing Milotic was completely different from when she had seen it before.

Has it gotten stronger again?