Elf: Seriously? You only get a cheat code when you're about to die?

Chapter 152 The Great Extinction and the God of Destruction

Dinner was quickly prepared; today, Anjie and the others made noodles.

The noodles are made by Gengar, and the side dishes are made by Ange, Snorlax, and Lizard. There are five flavors to choose from: tomato and egg, braised pork ribs, braised beef, spicy chicken giblets, and pickled mustard greens with shredded pork.

Looking at the sumptuous dinner in front of her, Serena exclaimed in surprise, "Is this the kind of noodles that Snorlax's house only serves at night?"

Anjay nodded and said, "Yes! My Gengar is the head chef at Munchlax's house every night!"

"Amazing!" Serena exclaimed.

"Geng~"

Upon hearing this, Gengar shyly hid behind Ange.

"Everyone must be hungry, let's start eating!" Anjie said.

So everyone chose their favorite flavors and started eating.

Slurp~

Slurp~

Soon, only the sounds of everyone eating noodles remained on the dining table.

Finally, after finishing the bowl of noodles, Xiao Zhi took a big gulp of soup and exclaimed happily, "It was so delicious!"

Glug glug glug Pikachu hugged a huge bowl bigger than its body, and after taking a big gulp of soup just like Ash, it patted its round belly and lay down on the table.

"Pikachu~ Pikachu~" It's so delicious!

Princess of the Land of Mines also ate too much. She gently rubbed her belly and accidentally let out a very loud burp, drawing the attention of everyone (Pokémon).

The princess of the Mining Kingdom blushed deeply, covered her mouth, and said shyly, "How rude of me!"

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.

After dinner, Anjali and his family chatted with Ash and his friends and the princess of the Land of Mines for a while. When they learned that Pomfret and Charcoal had volunteered to help Ash and his friends find Xerneas, Anjali looked surprised.

However, he didn't stop them, but said to Ash and his group, "Then please take good care of Pompompurin and Charcoal-chan on the way."

Ash patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Angie, with me here, Puffy and Tanjiro will be fine!"

Then Anjie added, "By the way, you're leaving tomorrow morning, right? I have to go to work in Azot City early tomorrow morning, so I probably won't be able to see you off. Please forgive me."

Citron quickly replied, "No, no, no, we are already very grateful that Mr. Anjie took us in and treated us to a delicious dinner. Please go about your business and don't worry about us."

Anjie nodded. "Then you should eat breakfast before you set off!"

After chatting with Ash and the others for a while, Anja asked Diancie to arrange guest rooms for them, while he took his apprentices to train.

Ange, Munchlax, and Lizard practice unlocking other recipes through the system. Gengar focuses on making noodles, while Magearna concentrates on making desserts.

Because the system does not unlock dessert-related recipes, Magiana cannot practice using the materials provided in the training room, nor can she utilize the training room's teaching system.

However, the advantage of the training room is that it has a special time flow rate, which alone is enough for Magiana to quickly improve her dessert-making skills.

Halfway through Anjie and his friends' training, Diancie, who had gone to arrange guest rooms for Xiaozhi and his friends, returned. As always, Diancie transformed into a devilish coach, giving Anjie and his friends serious and stern instructions.

After training, Anjie and the others went back to their rooms to sleep.

The next morning, Anjay took Lizard, Ralts, Meowth, and Meowth to work in the Royal City as usual.

When he left, Ash and his friends weren't even up yet!

While eating breakfast, Xiaozhi asked, "Has Mr. Ange left already?"

Tianxi nodded. "Yes, Anjie gets up very early every day! Otherwise, she'll miss the shop opening time."

Serena exclaimed, "Mr. Anger has worked so hard."

Diancie smiled without saying a word.

Actually, to be honest, Anjie's life wasn't as hard as Serena and the others thought. He did get up early every day, but he only worked half a day, and he could rest however he wanted in the afternoon.

Now that everything on the Nibel Plateau is on track, there isn't much for Anjie to worry about or do, so he's usually quite free in the afternoons.

After breakfast, Ash and his friends, along with the Mining Kingdom princess, bid farewell to Diancie. Accompanying them were, of course, two Scented Pigs and two Charcoal Spoons.

Tianxi and Maya escorted them all the way to the edge of the grassland.

Ash and his friends waved goodbye to Diancie and Magearna as they walked away.

"Tianci, Magiana, go back, no need to see us off!" Serena called out.

"No need to see me off!" Yulijia shouted, jumping up and down.

After Ash and his friends disappeared from sight, Diancie and Magearna went home hand in hand.

Ash and his friends followed behind the bouncy Pomfret and Charcoal Boy.

Their first stop is the forest where Fragrant Pig, Charcoal Servant, and Xerneas first met.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, as they passed under a cliff, a small diamond with an unusually thick beard suddenly emerged from a cave, followed by several smaller diamonds.

Upon seeing the small diamond, Princess Diancie of the Mining Kingdom exclaimed in surprise, "Minister of Diamonds!" With that, she led Magima, Knight, and Juk toward the small diamond.

It turns out that this little diamond is the Minister of Diamonds of the Mineral Kingdom. It is the longest-living little diamond in the Mineral Kingdom, and its status is second only to Diancie.

At the same time, it also witnessed the birth of Diancie.

Minister Zuan: "Your Highness!"

Like Magima, Knight, and Juk, the Diamond Minister also possesses telepathy.

"Minister of Diamonds, what brings you here?" Tianxi asked in confusion.

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened," Minister Zuan said with a serious expression.

"What happened?" Tianxi had a bad feeling.

"Your Highness, please come with me!"

As he spoke, Minister Ziggs led Tianxi and her party into the cave they had just emerged from.

"Your Highness, who are they...?" Minister Drill asked, looking at Ash and his group as he walked.

Diancie happily introduced them to the Minister of Diamonds: "They are friends I met on my journey. They have helped me a lot along the way and are now assisting me in finding Xerneas."

Upon hearing this, Minister Diamond sincerely expressed his gratitude to Ash and his friends.

As the group walked, a sudden collapse occurred in front of them, giving them a fright.

"What's going on?" Tianxi asked the Minister of Diamonds, puzzled.

The mining nation is supported by sacred diamonds; this shouldn't happen.

The Minister of Diamonds replied with a sorrowful expression, "Your Highness, the lifespan of the sacred diamond has finally come to an end. I have come here to inform you of this."

"How could this happen?" Diancie looked shocked.

"Your Highness, please follow me."

Led by the Minister of Diamonds, Diancie and Ash's group arrived at a spacious underground space, part of the Land of Minerals, where white diamond pillars stood everywhere, both on the ground and the ceiling.

The once dazzling diamond pillars have all lost their luster, turning into dark, decaying rock pillars that are constantly collapsing.

The original mineral kingdom was not like this. It was powered by sacred diamonds and connected all parts of the world by the dazzling Diamond Road, forming a vast empire of small diamonds.

But now...

"How could this be..." Tianxi stared at the scene before her in disbelief.

The Minister of Diamonds stepped forward with a grave expression and said, "Your Highness, the most urgent task is for you to quickly master the fairy aura and then create new sacred diamonds. Only in this way can we stop the Mineral Kingdom from continuing its march towards destruction!"

"But...but I can't do it yet," Tianxi said sadly. "My country has become like this, and I knew nothing about it. I have failed so badly."

As she spoke, Diancie shed tears of remorse.

Just then, Ash came over and comforted it, saying, "Tianci, crying won't solve anything. We'll definitely find Xerneas, and besides, we still have Mr. Angel. The Land of Minerals will be alright!"

When she thought of Ange, a light finally appeared in Tianxi's eyes.

Upon hearing this, Minister Zuan asked in confusion, "Mr. Anjie is...?"

Upon hearing this, Magima, Knight, and Juk stepped forward and told Minister Drill about Ange's situation.

Fragrant Pig and Charcoal Servant stepped forward with proud expressions.

"Cha-cha~ Cha-cha~" With Anjie around, you have nothing to be afraid of!

"Cough cough~ Cough cough~" Yes! Yes! Besides, we're here for you. We'll definitely lead you to Xerneas!

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Mining exclaimed in shock, "This is unbelievable! There is actually a second princess in this world! The Mining Kingdom is saved!"

"Let's hurry up and find Xerneas!" Ash said.

"Yes, let's go find Xerneas!" Diancie said firmly.

So the group left the land of minerals and returned to the surface, this time with the Minister of Drill along.

"Your Highness, where should we look for Xerneas?" the Minister of Diamond asked.

At this moment, the obedient Tan Xiaoshang rode up on the male Fragrant Pig and pointed to the forest in the distance, saying:

"Cha-cha~ Cha-cha~" Where to go!

When Minister Zuan saw the forest clearly, a look of shock appeared on his face.

"where is that……"

"What's wrong, Minister of Diamond?" Tianxi asked, noticing the Minister of Diamond's strange expression.

"That's the Forest of Oruans!" the Minister of Diamond said with a look of fear.

Ash asked, "Minister Drill, do you know that place?"

The Minister nodded. "That place is known as a forbidden zone!"

"Forbidden Land?" Ash and his friends, along with Diancie, looked puzzled at the same time.

The Minister of Diamonds explained, "Many years ago, a great extinction occurred in the Forest of Oruans, which wiped out countless lives. Since then, no one has dared to approach that place."

"What is a mass extinction?" Tianxi asked, puzzled.

"It was a catastrophe where all life was plunged into darkness, and all creatures disappeared and became extinct. I personally experienced that catastrophe; it was terrifying..."

Recalling the scene from that year, Minister Zuan couldn't help but feel fear.

It continued, "The one who caused the great disaster was the legendary Pokémon—Yveltal."

"Yveltal?" Ash and his friends had never heard of this Pokémon before.

Citron, however, had heard of it and speculated, "Could it be the legendary Yveltal, capable of taking all life?"

"Yes!" Minister Drill nodded. "That being is known as the God of Destruction, the God of Death; it is the embodiment of destruction!"

"Back then, I almost thought I was going to die in that disaster. In my despair, it was Xerneas who appeared and saved me," the Minister of Diamond recalled.

Serena asked, puzzled, "Why would Yveltal do such a thing?"

After thinking for a moment, Citron said, "Perhaps it's to trigger new life forces."

"To unleash new life force?" Ash and Serena asked simultaneously.

"Yes!" Citron nodded. "Death and life are not entirely opposites. What follows the mass extinction may be an even more vigorous life force! I think that is the meaning of Yveltal's existence."

The Minister of Diamond said thoughtfully, "Mr. Citron might be right... Death and life are not opposites, but rather interdependent!"

"Are we still going to the Forest of Oruans?" Serena asked, puzzled.

"Go! I'm going!" Tianxi suddenly said decisively.

"Your Highness..."

Minister of Diamond, Magima, Knight, and Juk all looked at Diancie with worried expressions.

"No matter how difficult or dangerous it is, I must see Xerneas, master the fairy aura, and protect my country and people!" Diancie said firmly.

"Your Highness..." Seeing Diancie like this, the Minister of Diamond's face showed a relieved expression, then it said with the same firm look, "Go, Your Highness, go to the Forest of Orianth to see Xerneas. We will always follow you!"

"Yes, Your Highness."

Magima, Knight, and Juk all echoed the Minister of Drill.

"Tianci, we'll be with you too!" Ash and the others said.

"Everyone..." Diancie said, her face filled with emotion.

"Let's continue on our way!" Ash shouted.

"oh!!!"

After some encouragement, the group resumed their journey to find Xerneas.

As the minister walked along the road, he said, "Legend has it that after Yveltal caused the Great Extinction, it would turn into a cocoon of destruction and fall into a deep sleep. So Yveltal must be sleeping somewhere in the Forest of Orianth now."

And it is said that anyone who disturbs the slumbering Cocoon of Destruction will suffer its wrath.

"So, in our search for Xerneas, we must be careful not to disturb the Cocoon of Destruction," Citron said.

The minister nodded. "Exactly!"

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Ash and Diancie's group finally reached the edge of the Orans Forest.

Gazing at the dense forest, Diancie exclaimed excitedly, "I sense it! It's the aura of fairies, an extremely strong aura of fairies! Xerneas must be here!"

"That's great! That's great!"

Minister Drill and Majima smiled with delight upon hearing this.

Fragrant Pig and Charcoal Servant were also very happy to be reunited with their friend.

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