Pokémon: Did you play Pokémon today?

Chapter 370 Zeraora: Is this still human?!

Bai Zhou looked around, feeling a bit of a headache.

In this desolate wilderness, there wasn't even anyone to ask for directions.

If we were really trapped here, we would be completely helpless.

He sighed helplessly, then looked back at the Poké Ball in his hand.

This thing belongs to Team Rainbow Rocket, and it's highly likely they're imprisoning a Pokémon.

Moreover, those who can be imprisoned by this special ball must not be ordinary people.

He took a deep breath and gently squeezed.

Snap—

The Poké Ball in his hand shattered into countless fragments, which fell through his fingers.

A glimmer of light appeared!

The light was blinding, accompanied by crackling arcs of electricity!

A lithe figure leaped out from the light!

With a slender figure and long limbs.

Its body is a mix of jet black and bright yellow, like a combination of lightning and darkness.

Sharp claws gleamed coldly in the light.

Those eyes slowly opened, and Bai Zhou's surprised face was reflected in the blue pupils.

"Zeraora!?"

Bai Zhou's eyes lit up, and he blurted out.

He truly hadn't expected that Zeraora would actually be captured by the Rainbow Rockets!

No wonder I didn't even see a shadow of him in Wind City before.

Bai Zhou's surprise hadn't even had time to spread before it was interrupted by the hostility that came rushing in.

The moment Zeraora landed, her body instinctively lowered its center of gravity, and her sharp blue pupils scanned her surroundings, filled with vigilance and alertness.

When its gaze locked onto the white boat and the fragments of the Poké Ball in its hand, its eyes instantly became sharp and hostile!

That was a cage that forcibly imprisoned it!

The human in front of it was undoubtedly the bastard who had ambushed it and forcibly restrained it!

"Wait, I'm not one."

No sooner had Bai Zhou spoken than a golden afterimage rushed towards him!

fast!

It's incredibly fast!

Zeraora gave no chance to explain, its sharp claws crackling with blinding lightning as it aimed straight for Shiraishu's face!

Bai Zhou instinctively leaned back, narrowly avoiding the claw attack!

Sizzle—!

A few strands of hair were grazed by the electric light and instantly charred, turning into ashes!

"My hair!"

Bai Zhou didn't have time to worry about his hairstyle, because Zeraora's next attack was already imminent!

A flash of lightning!

Zeraora's figure left a golden trail in the air, moving at a speed that was almost impossible to see with the naked eye!

boom!

Bai Zhou raised his arms to block, but the huge impact sent him flying backward, crashing heavily into a big tree!

The thick tree trunk split open with a crack, and countless leaves fell down.

"cough----"

He groaned, a surge of blood rushing to his chest, and the weakness from the backlash surged up again.

"Wait, you're not under my control—"

Zeraora landed not far from him, her pupils coldly fixed on him, her body crackling with electricity, showing no intention of listening to any explanation.

Those eyes held only hatred and anger.

It bowed again, preparing to launch the final blow.

"You idiot! At least listen to me!"

Bai Zhou took a deep breath, his temper rising.

He finally understood that this bristling lightning cat in front of him was not someone he could communicate with properly; its eyes were filled with disgust and distrust of humans.

It seems that reasoning with them won't work.

Then we can only talk about physics!

Bai Zhou slowly stood up and moved his slightly numb shoulders.

Superpower! I command you to turn a million bolts of air!

The next moment, the super-counter force within his body suddenly spun, strengthening his weakened physical body, and his bones emitted a slight cracking sound.

At the same time, Jeraola pulled!

This time, it was even faster than before, almost transforming into a real bolt of lightning!

Bai Zhou didn't dodge, nor did he bother to dodge at all.

Back then, all those days—cough cough, let's not talk about them.

This time, this time it's like they're back to their old ways!

In an instant, just as Zeraora's claws were less than three inches away from him, Bai Zhou suddenly turned to the side!

The movements were fluid and perfectly timed.

Zeraora felt his all-out attack suddenly miss, and his body was thrown forward uncontrollably.

Then I saw a handsome face full of interest, and a casual reminder.

"Got you?"

Zeraora's pupils constricted sharply!

A sudden, tremendous force came from its outstretched claws.

The force traveled up his arm and through his entire body. His body, which was still sprinting at high speed, instantly lost its balance and was about to fall.

impossible!

How could this human possibly be—

How could someone possess such strength and reaction speed?!

But it didn't have time to think, because the white boat had already exerted its power in the next instant!

A clean and crisp over-the-shoulder throw!

boom-

Zeraora was slammed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust!

But it is not an ordinary Pokémon after all.

Almost the instant it landed, it flipped itself up, kicked off the ground with both legs, and used the recoil to pounce on the white boat again!

This time, it's completely serious!

Its claws swung wildly, weaving together to form an impenetrable electric net that descended, sealing off all possible escape routes for Bai Zhou!

Bai Zhou's eyes narrowed.

His body is indeed weak now, but his fighting instincts have never diminished.

Faced with the overwhelming electric grid, he did not retreat even a step.

Instead, it charged straight at the electric grid!

I'll avoid his sharp edge?! What a joke!

A sharp, intense electric current shot through my entire body, bringing numbness and excruciating pain!

But his movements did not stop at all!

He endured the electric shock, which would have knocked an ordinary person unconscious instantly, and pressed forward!

With his left hand, he parried Zeraora's right claw, and with his right hand, he transformed his palm into a fist and delivered a powerful hook punch that slammed into Zeraora's abdomen!

boom!

Zeraora arched his body like a shrimp, his two eyes, which had originally been full of fierce light, widened into disbelief.

Is this even human?!

That power! That reaction speed! That combat awareness!

What on earth is going on?! How could this happen to a human?!

Before it could catch its breath, Bai Zhou's next attack arrived!

The knee slammed upwards, forcing it to retreat and dodge.

Immediately following was a sweeping elbow strike, which whistled through the air and slammed into its face.

Finally, a clean and swift sweeping leg kick knocked it to the ground, sending dust flying!

This is not over yet.

Bai Zhou pressed his advantage, flipping over to mount and suppress Bai Zhou, his fists raining down like raindrops, each punch accompanied by a whistling sound.

Bang bang bang bang bang————

"Hiss!!!"

That's enough!

Zeraora finally found an opportunity and let out an angry shout.

Its body was filled with intense electric light, and golden currents shot out wildly, completely engulfing the white boat riding on its back!

The ground within a ten-meter radius was blasted into countless charred craters!

"Oh? The kitten can even hiss?"

Bai Zhou ignored the electric shock that could instantly incapacitate an ordinary Pokémon, and smirked.

The punches never stopped; in fact, they became even faster.

"You've really never seen the mafia before! Trying to act tough, I'll make you fly!"

Bang bang bang bang bang————

One minute later.

Zeraora lay sprawled on the ground, panting heavily.

His once imposing face was now covered in swollen bumps, making him look disheveled and completely devoid of his former arrogance.

Bai Zhou finally stopped moving, panting heavily, his body still emitting wisps of blue smoke from the electric shock.

The two, a human and a cat, stared at each other less than a meter apart, both breathing heavily, unable to utter a word.

There was a few seconds of silence.

"Now—can you listen to me?"

Bai Zhou's breathing stabilized slightly, and he asked in a calm tone.

Zeraora didn't answer, but just stared at him intently, her eyes filled with an extremely complex expression.

It hates humans.

It hates human greed, hates their selfishness, hates their wanton destruction of nature and harm to Pokémon for their own desires.

It always thought that humans were a group of weak creatures who could only hide behind Pokémon and rely on Pokémon's power, and were useless without Pokémon.

But the person in front of me—

How could he have fought it for so long using only his physical body?

They even suppressed it?!

This completely overturned all the understanding it had formed over its long history.

It should be noted that in the past, it has never encountered a true rival.

Even the most powerful overlord Pokémon or the most ferocious wild leader are no match for it, not even worthy of warming up!

But today, it was actually defeated head-on by a human with his fists.

This impact is greater than any words.

"Meow————"

Zeraora finally spoke, his voice low and hoarse.

Bai Zhou took a deep breath and began to explain from the beginning.

From the moment Kartana pulled him into the Ultra Cave, to the moment Kartana handed him the Poké Ball before leaving.

He had no idea who was inside; he simply wanted to release the animal and destroy it.

"So, I was one of those who got scammed too."

Bai Zhou concluded, shrugging his shoulders.

Zeraora remained silent for a long time.

It looked at the white boat, then at the sphere that had been shattered into countless fragments, its eyes flickering.

""

Zeraora got up from the ground, shook off the dust, and stretched his sore cheeks and ribs, grimacing.

"Huh? (You're clearly human, but why are you so strong?)"

It asked the most perplexing question.

Bai Zhou thought for a moment and gave what he considered to be the most reasonable explanation.

"Maybe it's because I was born with superhuman strength."

Zeraora: "————"

It looked at the white boat, and its eyes held a hint of indescribable respect.

Or rather, it's more like the gaze one has when looking at a monster.

After a moment of silence, it turned around and walked away without saying a word.

Bai Zhou watched its receding figure, raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything to stop it.

Instead, it took out an "absolutely perfect" quality energy cube from the system space and ate it by itself.

After playing for so long, I'm definitely a bit hungry.

Mmm—the taste of this energy cube is as good as ever, sweet, soft, and melts in your mouth. It's simply an essential item for home, travel, and even for swindling and cheating.

A moment later.

Zeraora, who had just left, returned and stood silently not far away, watching him with a somewhat unfocused gaze.

"What's wrong? Something's not right here? Can't find your way out?"

Bai Zhou asked casually while chewing on an energy cube.

As he spoke, he casually shook the energy cube that had already been bitten.

As a result, Zeraora's eyes were fixed on that small energy cube as if it had an autopilot, and she couldn't look away.

It took it a while before it suddenly realized that what it had done seemed very shameful.

I quickly tried to shift my gaze, pretending to look at the scenery around me, but my constantly twitching ears betrayed me.

Bai Zhou smiled, but didn't expose it. He took out a complete energy cube from the system space and casually tossed it to it.

"Eat up, don't be shy."

Zeraora instinctively caught it, hesitated for a while, her nose twitching as she smelled the alluring aroma.

In the end, I couldn't resist the temptation and took a bite.

Then the whole cat went wild.

That expression, that posture.

Just like an ordinary cat that had taken catnip, it collapsed onto Bai Zhou and started meowing incessantly.

His eyes were glazed over, and he felt completely relaxed.

Bai Zhou was delighted and decisively reached out his wicked hand, placing it on the fluffy cat ears and starting to stroke them vigorously.

Mmm...that feels good~

The feel is absolutely superb.

Soft, warm, and with a slightly tingling sensation from static electricity, it's simply irresistible.

It took a long time for Zeraora to recover from that blissful feeling. She distanced herself with a dark expression, her ears pressed to the back of her head in embarrassment.

"Meow—(You are different from other humans—)"

It turned its back to him, its tone still indifferent, but it seemed less distant.

"Meow—(So—I won't kill you.)"

"Thank you so much."

Bai Zhou's lips twitched. This way of thanking someone was truly unique.

However, he didn't pay any attention to it and started talking about serious matters.

"Are you rested enough? If you are, we should ask the Ultra Beasts for help to get back. This isn't the world we were in before; we need to find a way to leave."

Having experienced her own previous inability to find a way out, Zeraora readily believed Shirashu's words this time.

It naturally stood next to the white boat, as if it would follow him, but occasionally it would steal a glance at the energy cube in his hand.

Actually, going back is quite simple.

All you need to do is find an Ultra Beast willing to help open the Ultra Cave.

The remaining part about returning to the world is much simpler with the power of the Overlord as a guide.

The human and the cat began their search in the Ultimate Forest.

However, they searched almost every corner of the forest but didn't see a single Ultra Beast.

The entire forest was empty and deathly silent.

Bai Zhou looked up at the perpetually dark and gloomy sky, lost in thought.

"The light has been taken away—"

He muttered to himself.

Based on his understanding of Ultimate Space, there is only one explanation for this phenomenon.

The "light" of this world has been taken away by Necrozma.

Without the light, the Ultra Beasts that once inhabited this place may have already migrated, or perhaps they have fallen into a deep slumber, or perhaps—

In short, you won't find any guides willing to help here.

"Let's go somewhere else."

Without hesitation, Bai Zhou took Zeraora and left the Ultimate Forest.

He closed his eyes, and the super-resistance power within his body spread out, sensing the energy flow and weak points between different spaces.

A moment later, he locked onto a spot and led Zeraora through a faint energy flow into a completely different space.

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