Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Chapter 151 The Humiliating Successor: The Spaceship Defense War

"You're leaving already..."

Daigo shook his head helplessly, looking down at the rows of Team Magma and Team Aqua "House Bodies". Just then, the League personnel that Sawaki had contacted earlier arrived, and he began to give orders with a tingling sensation on his scalp.

Everything here is in perfect order.

But one woman got angry.

Meteor Falls, in a secluded corner.

She heard Zeju and Daigo's conversation clearly.

"I don't remember telling this investigator! How did he know about Team Lava's plans?"

"If that meteorite falls into the hands of that disgusting champion named Zvoich, then my plan, just as that investigator said, will fall apart, and my plan will also fall apart."

"It collapsed on its own?!"

"No!"

"I can't let these guys ruin my plans!"

"You agree, right, this shore?"

"Goo-twist 1"

The woman who had just escaped from Ze Shu's sword was muttering angrily to the little girl named "Ci An" that she was holding in her arms.

But to stop this plan, the champion must first be made to stop digging for natural meteorites.

"But..."

As she watched the increasing number of League members at Meteor Falls, she knew that she alone could not stop these League members, along with that annoying but undeniably powerful Hoenn Champion.

This made her gaze involuntarily turn to the direction where Ze Shu had just left.

"There are only two people..."

"And that investigator can speak to that champion named Zvoich."

Perhaps "controlling" this investigator could be a way to "achieve our goals indirectly"...

Thinking of this.

Higana flashed a confident smile.

Although she barely managed to escape from the hands of the lowly soldiers with the dagger-like strength, that was because she hadn't used her true power!

Based on the strength of the Pokémon that the investigator just sent out to deal with Team Magma—Goblins, Growlithe, and Sindragosa—Shigella believed she could completely subdue and control him.

"This side... is back in the Poké Ball."

"I'm about to take action. I'll make you come out and celebrate my victory later!"

"Gurgle~"

Zeki's spaceship hovered above Route 115, which was marked inside Hoenn. It was a remote area with few people around. After all, even though the spaceship could be optically invisible, it was still better to park in a less populated place.

As they walked, Xiao Lan said thoughtfully:

"Ze Shu, there's a tail following us. It's quite far, but it triggered my Little Nido's Poison Needle Trap."

Ze Shu smiled and said, "Let's go back to the spaceship first."

"It seems she doesn't intend to give up so easily. It's a good opportunity to test our spaceship's reserves."

On the way back to the spaceship, Ze Shu also opened the system.

[Good deed: Three-headed... two-headed sacred bird, split!]

[Good Deeds Settlement: Due to an accidental "Dream Contract," Team Rocket began their plan to create the three-headed legendary bird.]

They wanted to conquer the world. But unfortunately for them, they encountered you. Their three heads turned into two and they switched sides. All three birds became your allies. Team Rocket never expected this ending.

Stare! Stare! Stare! Stare!

Ze Shu didn't even glance at the treasure chest before opening it.

What appeared was an object resembling a compass, with a bright red pointer that trembled incessantly, seemingly without a target.

Odor Detection Compass

Ah~ Leave your scent behind. The compass will always remember it and guide you in the right direction—no matter what Pokémon it is, no matter where it flies, with the help of the compass, it can help you find that special someone.

Zeki: "...—

"Odor detection" + "compass"?

Ze Shu felt that these two things were incongruous, but they were indeed in his hand.

and.

Can everything be tracked?

If I'm going to chase Rayquaza, does that mean you can chase him too?

When Ze Shu and Xiao Lan returned to the spaceship...

The spaceship was on high alert. At the edge of the deck, a man named Pen Cai Guai, holding a small telescope, was intently scanning the area below for any potential threats, tears welling in his eyes.

After all, Ze Shu sent back "information".

Someone is going to attack the spaceship!

As the spaceship's lookout, it definitely needs to put in a lot of effort to live up to the small telescope that Ze Shu specially made for it after it lost the "eyesight" contest with Xiao Lan last time.

Bonzai really liked this little telescope, so he couldn't let Zeshu down.

"Puff puff, puff one—"

Suddenly, the basin cried out in panic.

It has spotted the enemy!

A woman riding a Rathalos Pokémon.

Zeshu had seen this woman before, but her current attire was different from the one he had just seen.

She wasn't wearing the Lava team uniform.

Instead, he was wearing a tattered cloak, a sleeveless shirt, white leg warmers and sandals, and a spiraling device on his left foot with a translucent keystone embedded in it.

A pair...:

The ancient Hoenn people, dressed as meteors.

A ferocious flying dragon was carrying her, taking her off from the Meteor Falls on the loess hills, and heading towards the spaceship at an extremely fast speed and with great momentum.

The wind howled high above, making her cloak rustle loudly.

only..

During the flight, she would occasionally rub her legs in discomfort, where her white stockings had a hole, exposing her skin with a purplish tinge—this was a poisoned needle trap that Xiao Lan had placed along the way.

This poison needle trap will dissipate after a few hours.

Moreover, Ze Shu and Xiao Lan were taking a secluded road. If it weren't for someone with ill intentions who was foolish enough to follow them the way they came, they wouldn't have stepped on it at all!

But this silly girl just happened to step on it.

"Really..."

"So sneaky!"

"Once I've got them under control, I'm going to prick them with poison needles hundreds of times!"

Higana endured the pain, thinking angrily.

It was because she stepped on a poisonous thorn that she was unable to walk, abandoning her plan to quietly follow and control the two investigators. Instead, she summoned the Flying Dragon and charged towards them in a blatant manner!

On the spaceship.

Beside the "alarm" monstrosity, Zeki watched all this while rubbing his cool Ice Eevee.

this.

Did they just "deliver themselves" to our door?

Noticing the unique anklet on her anklet, Zeki naturally recognized her identity—the other side of the Meteor Dwellers, or as she's called, Higana. She's a "tragic person" who has been desperately searching for Rayquaza but has never been able to obtain it.

He wasn't worried at all that he couldn't beat her.

after all....

"The other person is a Dragon-type trainer."

It's not a "pseudo-dragon" like the Dodo, but a true dragon.

However, it is also countered by ice-type attacks.

Xiao Lan, wearing engineering glasses, came to Ze Shu's side and said with a grin:

"Finally, someone has managed to break into the spaceship!"

"Now we can at least try it out."

This spaceship has undergone numerous upgrades and has also captured a considerable amount of "enemy" equipment.

But perhaps it's because the optical camouflage is too good...

No one forced their way in.

Its defenses have never been activated; they might even be rusted!

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Lan adjusted her large engineering glasses, looking like the chief engineer of an engineering project, and said with a smile, "Then the first line of defense comes from the legacy of Lt. Surge: plasma missile cannons!"

There was a "click" sound.

The spaceship's optical camouflage gradually faded, revealing a silvery-white metallic surface; and from this metallic surface, several turrets suddenly emerged, with electricity gradually emanating from them.

Inside the storage room.

The "coolie" fluffy sheep, panting heavily, carried one cannonball after another into the interior.

This "cannonball" is the mischievous lightning bolt.

The Mischievous Ratballs specially bred by Maslow are extremely small, inactive, and not playful. They only need to be fed an electric current.

So they could stay there for a long time. Therefore, Ze Shu placed them in a small house next to the power storage room, and specially granted Rong Rong Yang to manage them, although Rong Rong Yang didn't really manage them much.

After all, these mischievous bombs are too "well-behaved".

But in front of Higana, these mischievous lightning missiles seemed so hateful—with a "whoosh," the ship's extended turrets, crackling with electricity, locked onto her piloting the Flying Dragon as if auto-aiming, and fired!

Caught off guard.

Several small, mischievous lightning bolts, trailing streams of plasma, hurtled toward Higana. She only had time to shout, "Get out of the way!" before the lightning bolts exploded with a "piercing sound," releasing plasma from her body!

"Hmm, how cunning! Salamence, hold on!"

Amidst the dust and smoke from the explosion, a thunderous roar came from the Salamence, which then burst out of the smoke carrying Higanbana. Its blood-red wings were crackling with electricity, making its struggling face even more ferocious.

Higana's gaze was also intense:

"Damn it!"

"This spaceship is actually resisting."

This time, she survived thanks to her strong physical abilities, but she also suffered a lot of injuries. Her calves, which were in excruciating pain from the poisonous stings, were now numb, and even a corner of her cloak was blown off!

"And next time, with that preparedness, I definitely won't fall for it again. ::"

She hadn't finished expressing her anger.

The cannons on the spaceship, spewing out playful lightning, didn't retract; instead, they extended further, and suddenly, a "pop pop pop" sound, like blowing bubbles, rang out—

One after another, twin-barreled gas canisters, emitting a wicked grin and floating with garbage gas, were blown out of the cannon barrel like bubbles.

They did not rush straight towards their target like the mischievous bombs.

Instead, they floated like defensive chains, laid out between the spaceship and Higana's path, resembling a cluster of meteorites.

The nitrogen-containing gas cluster contains various toxic gases, making this "dual-gas cluster" extremely dangerous.

He was about to rush into the "dual-explosive gas cluster zone".

Higana's eyes widened:

"Ugh!"

She quickly shut her mouth after what she had just said and swiftly pulled out two Poké Balls.

"Soundwave Dragon, Altaria, Loud Roar!"

A flash of white light.

The bat-dragon with a megaphone on its head spreads its wing membranes; the bluebird with its light and soft feathers spreads its wings.

They all emitted a "loud sound".

The sound waves suddenly burst forth, shaking into the "double-explosive gas cluster zone." There was a continuous "boom" sound, and as soon as the sound entered, the double-explosive gas that came into contact with it spontaneously exploded.

The fumes they emitted were dispersed by their own explosions.

One of the double-explosive gas canisters was also knocked away by the other double-explosive gas canister.

This has resulted in a significant amount of "vacuum" in this "dual-explosive gas cluster zone".

Higana's gaze sharpened, and she pointed to a large, empty area, stating with certainty:

"This is it!"

She was right after all.

With a deafening roar, the Salamence, its body crackling with electricity, accelerated once more, hurtling through the vacuum zone indicated by Higanbana. Although the other dual-explosive gas canisters quickly filled in and detonated, it was too late, causing only minor damage.

"really..."

"Lambda's goods don't seem to have had any effect at all."

On the spaceship, Ze Shu calmly shook his head.

Xiao Lan seemed thoughtful and said, "The Double Gas's movement speed is too slow. Perhaps we need to combine them into a 'Double Gas Push-Push Run' so that the Double Gas units can help each other."

Ze Shu laughed and said, "Xiao Lan, you're not an engineer."

Little Blue proudly declared, "I can be!"

On the other side...

Riding on the back of a Salamence in the biting wind, we left the Koffings far behind.

A smug look crept into Xijiana's eyes.

"That's so true to me!"

This is a breakthrough from the "double-explosive gas" cluster.

They were already extremely close to Ze Shu's spaceship, and at this distance, the spaceship's turrets would certainly be of no use.

If it weren't for the fact that they were flying at high speed, she would have liked to put her hands on her hips for a while.

"How could those two insignificant envoys possibly be of any use to Lady Higana!"

"Hmph hmph hmph—"

"In that case, let's sweep away the investigators on the spaceship in one fell swoop and fulfill my expectations, Salamence! We Mega Evolutions..."

"Evolve! Let this guy taste the legacy of the Meteor Clan!"

"Goohoo—!!!"

Higana's expression was one of unwavering confidence and determination.

The spiral-shaped "Mega Bracelet" on her ankle radiated light, echoing the Mega Stone around Salamence's neck. White light filled Salamence's body, and faintly, the DINA spiral symbol appeared around them as the white light dissipated.

The first thing that catches the eye is the enormous, blood-red wings of the Super Salamence, which resemble a "blood-stained crescent moon," just like its nickname, "Bloodwing Salamence."

Combined with the earnest appearance, the distinctive wildness, and the further exaggerated acceleration.

This is the reason for Higana's confidence!

As soon as her Super Salamence enters that spaceship.

It's a direct "sweep across the battlefield"!

Then, at the moment the investigator's face showed fear, she, Xijiana, could raise her head, put her hands on her hips, and say, "You little bastards have no effect on me, Xijiana!"

Finally, the investigator told the man who had admitted his mistake, "He was wrong just now. There are no natural meteorites. You don't need to search Meteor Falls."

Then she, Higana, could reluctantly let the investigator go.

"Hmph—"

As Higanbana thought this with great pleasure, she acted swiftly, urging her Super Salamence to invade the spaceship.

Then she saw...

The spaceship was covered in frost.

A faint chill emanated from the air, causing even the Mega Salamence to tremble slightly.

Articuno, Glaceon, Froslass, and the makeshift Vulpix... They had already prepared their moves and activated their Ice Pillars and Slates, just waiting for this "guest" to arrive.

Higanbana: "?!"

Why is it different from the script?

She was a little dumbfounded.

Low-level Salamence: ∑(OAOI11)

It...it has to withstand so many Ice-type attacks that the Great Ice Pokémon has been accumulating for so long?!

The male tree smiled and said:

"It's finally here...."

Please accept my "noodle gift".

Snowflakes swept across the sky, a chilling gleam in the air.

"Ga::

But Zhangya rubbed his head, curiously watching the ferocious dragon that had crashed onto the spaceship deck with a "plop." Bubo reached out his little hand and poked the ice on its body, but it didn't move at all, its ferocious head still weakly sticking out its tongue.

【Ke Zhang Ya——】

[This is a terrifying Pokémon, don't go near it!]

"Huh?"

But Zhangya tilted his head, responding to the voice in his head.

This is clearly a harmless Pokémon, isn't it?

Hmm....

Emredo had nothing to say.

On the other side of the deck.

"Gurgle..."

"Just kill me!"

With her hands and feet made of ice locked to the edge of the deck, Higana glared angrily at the male tree, struggling and speaking furiously.

He walked right into the trap and was then subdued.

He even looked very humiliated.

The male tree said, "People of Meteors? I have no grudge against you, have I? We haven't even had much contact."

Higana retorted angrily, "We have a grudge!"

The male tree seemed puzzled and asked, "What grudge?"

Higana snorted and didn't answer.

The male tree replied, "Let me guess, it's about that natural meteorite?"

He uttered the words "natural meteorite".

Higana responded with an obviously unnatural "hmm".

"Looks like I guessed right."

The male tree said with a smile.

"Then let me continue with my guess. As a resident of Meteor Falls, you're naturally familiar with it. And since you're disguised as a member of Team Lava, Team Lava also suddenly learns of the disappearance of natural meteorites at Meteor Falls... this disappearance..."

"Could it be that you, this 'meteor commoner,' are the one who's making things difficult?"

Higana looked at the male tree in surprise, then snorted angrily.

"So what if it is?"

"Go ahead and guess if you dare! What grudge do we have? What consequences will your actions have on the world?"

The male tree laughed:

"What grudge do we have?"

"Natural meteorites can summon Qirado, something Team Lava desperately wants but can't obtain. Naturally, they don't have time to consider why someone would suddenly offer them this information."

"But now..."

"Because of me, Team Lava can't get the Natural Meteorite, nor can they summon Qirado."

Higanbana: "Hmm? So what!"

Yuuki said, "The Meteorite People are an ancient people of Hoenn who have worshipped the Sky Piercer for generations."

Hijana corrected her, "You should call him Dragon God Cairen, you are not allowed to call him by his name directly."

The male tree ignored her and continued:

"Nine hundred and ninety-three years ago, the Meteorite Clan made a prophecy—that a thousand years from now, an incomparably huge meteorite will strike the world, destroying it. Only your so-called 'Dragon God' can break the meteorite and protect the world."

"so...."

"The Meteor Clan established the role of 'Inheritors,' who will, when the prophecy reaches its end, take Rayquaza into space, destroy the meteorite, and end the prophecy."

"If I'm not mistaken, you are the successor of the Meteor Dwellers in this generation, aren't you?"

Higana scoffed, "So what if it is!"

The male tree said, "Whenever the legendary Pokémon Hilarious and Gastress Strider clash, your Dragon God will descend to stop their battle."

"Since that's the case..."

"I prevented Team Magma from obtaining the Natural Meteorite and from summoning Qirado, so naturally I have a grudge against you, the inheritor."

"Because of one"

The male tree looked directly into Xijiana's eyes, his tone utterly merciless.

"You, a mere inheritor who hasn't reached the highest level, haven't earned Rayquaza's favor!"

"So you want to deliberately revive Chirono and Gijern, drawing Rayquaza into a battle between them. And you, as a non-class-above inheritor, also hope to use this opportunity to contact Rayquaza and gain its approval!"

"Is that right!"

"So, we have a grudge because I thwarted your so-called 'saving the world' plan."

"But I believe you, a mere mortal, are more aware than most of the harm caused by the resurgence of Qilado and Gascoigne."

"In my opinion, your plan..."

"Nonsense."

The male tree finished speaking.

Higana's eyes welled up with tears, and she cried out in a wronged voice, "What could I do?!"

"The Dragon God will stop Gaska from fighting Qirado, and the damage caused won't be too great. If they don't, the entire world will be destroyed by the prophesied meteorite!"

"I'm not as powerful as my sister, who could win the favor of the Dragon God."

"How could...how could they come up with such a plan!"

"If my sister were still alive, I wouldn't have to shoulder this responsibility..."

Since the male tree guessed that Xijiana originally wanted to use this to mock the male tree for hindering her from saving the world, and how serious the consequences would be.

But the male tree so bluntly declared that she was a non-professional successor and that her plan was utter nonsense...:

Higana finally broke down in tears.

Years of bitterness and grievances finally burst forth.

Ultimately, she was still just a teenage girl, not yet the calm successor who would emerge seven or eight years later when the meteorite crisis arrived. After being told this by Xiong Shu, it was inevitable that she would have an emotional breakdown.

The Meteor Dwellers entrusted this seemingly insignificant girl with the heavy responsibility of "saving the world."

It's impressive if you can avoid being crushed by the pressure.