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

Chapter 167 Dreamlike, Stealing is Wrong!

After the battle with Ayaka ended, Anjai saw that it was getting late and did not accept any more challenges.

With so many awards won, I should be able to rank in the top 16, right? As long as I can get into the top 16 and have the chance to enter the palace, it doesn't matter what my ranking is.

Afterwards, Anjai led the Pokémon back to the competition registration area and handed in the sign.

In fact, the rules of this kind of competition are not very strict, and it is easy for players to cheat.

But this competition is just for entertainment. Winning it only gives you a symbolic title, but there is no prize money, and it does not enhance your reputation or prestige. It is meaningless to win the championship by cheating.

So nobody's stupid enough to cheat. If they get caught, they won't get any benefits and will lose face, which would be truly shameful.

After submitting the plaque, Anjie now just needs to wait for the results to be announced tomorrow.

After leaving the registration area, Anjai took several Pokémon to the Pokémon Center, planning to stay there for the night.

On the way, Anjie asked Luo Ke, "Why are you so energetic today?"

Luo Ke thought for a moment and said, "We always have to part ways eventually. To thank you for taking care of me along the way, of course I have to do something to repay you!"

"Oh, I see!" Anjie immediately understood. "Anyway, thank you for today."

Luo Ke smiled and said, "You're welcome."

Upon arriving at the Pokémon Center, Angel took the Pokémon out for a big meal.

Luo Ke was quite disappointed to see that the food wasn't made by An Jie herself. After parting ways with An Jie, it wouldn't be able to eat any more of her cooking.

However, that evening Anjie gave Loke a surprise: he borrowed the kitchen at the Pokémon Center and made everyone a late-night snack.

After having a late-night snack, Angie played with the Pokémon for a while before going to sleep.

However, what Anjie didn't know was that not long after he fell asleep, an owl flapped its wings and landed on the balcony of his room, then transformed into a long-tailed monster hand.

Longtail stood on the balcony railing, staring at Ange's room through the glass and darkness for a while, then leaped off the balcony and disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

The next morning, after having breakfast with several Pokémon, Anjai headed towards the registration area from the previous day.

When he arrived, he found that a large number of people had already gathered there. They all had the same purpose as Anjie: to see if he had advanced.

The list of those who advanced was posted on the wall outside the registration area, and Anjie spotted her name at a glance.

2th place.

The number one spot went to Ayaka.

Anjie wasn't surprised. Although he had managed to defeat many trainers yesterday by taking shortcuts, he had registered much later than others, so achieving second place in the preliminaries was already quite unexpected.

"Only second place!" Loke was a little disappointed.

It could read, so it immediately saw Anjie's ranking.

More than two hundred years ago, Loke had studied with its owner, and given its intelligence, learning to read was a very simple matter for it.

"Bubo~ Bubo~"

Bubo was also indignant. Only second place? It tried so hard yesterday!

An Jie wasn't surprised that Luo Ke could read. He smiled and said, "Getting second place is already quite an achievement. Have you forgotten when we registered?"

Luo Ke nodded, acknowledging the achievement.

Anjie then went to the registration desk and received her invitation card from the staff. Everyone who advanced received an invitation card; without one, one could not enter the palace.

Spectators can also enter the arena to watch the games, but they need to buy tickets, since the royal family also needs to generate revenue.

Unfortunately, An Jie arrived late. Tickets for the audience had already been sold out before the qualifiers even started, otherwise he wouldn't have had to go through all that trouble to participate in the competition.

After receiving the invitation, Anjai brought his Pokémon to the palace gate. This time, with the invitation, the guards finally didn't stop him.

The final will be held at 9:00 AM. Spectators and contestants must enter the arena and register before 9:00 AM.

There are dedicated maids and servants in the palace to guide contestants and spectators, preventing them from wandering around or getting lost.

After being taken to the arena, An Jie and Luo Ke went to a secluded corner, where An Jie quietly said to Luo Ke:

"I'll leave the rest to you."

Luo Ke nodded, and then another An Jie appeared beside her. This An Jie was, of course, a phantom created by her superpowers.

Since Luo Ke can conjure up the girl Luo Ke, she can naturally also conjure up An Jie. So last night, An Jie made a deal with it, asking it to create a phantom to replace An Jie in the competition, while An Jie herself secretly searched for the dream in the palace.

As for the result of the match, that doesn't matter. Anjie can let Luo Ke do whatever she wants.

After giving Luo Ke some instructions, An Jie parted ways with her.

Loke and Phantom Ange waited together in the arena's waiting room for the match to begin.

Anjie secretly slipped out of the arena and quietly searched for the dream within the palace.

The palace also housed a large number of Pokémon, and many Butterfrees fluttered in the garden, while Pidgey and Taillow sang on the branches.

It was just a dream, and finding it would take some effort.

Using the power of waveguides, Ange can sense the guards, maids, and servants in the palace from afar and then accurately avoid them.

"Long ba ba~ Long ba ba~"

Suddenly, Anjie heard a cheerful melody. He followed the sound and soon arrived at the edge of a lotus pond. There he saw a cheerful kappa standing on the bank singing and dancing, while lotus leaf children and lotus hat children watched it from the pond.

These Pokémon are probably used to seeing people, because even when they saw Ange arrive, they didn't show any fear and continued to go about their own business.

Anjie used the waveguide to sense the area, and after failing to find the Dream's presence, he walked along the riverbank for a while.

After walking for a short while, he was suddenly drawn to a lively Pokémon in the sky above the lotus pond.

The Pokémon stretched out its feet and stomped around on the lotus leaves that were close to the water's surface, making a clear and melodious laugh. Who else could it be but Mew?

This time, it didn't transform into any other Pokémon.

Having learned from his previous experience, Anjie did not rashly disturb Meng Huan this time, but instead approached her quietly.

But Mew is a Psychic Pokémon with incredibly sharp senses, and it sensed Angel's approach as soon as it got close.

When Dream saw him, Anjie immediately tried to call out to it, but Dream didn't give him a chance. It transformed into a Fiery Sparrow at lightning speed and flew away, flapping its wings.

Inside the palace, Anjie couldn't very well chase after it openly, so she could only watch helplessly as the dream flew away.

However, he noticed that Dream had gone in the direction of the clock tower in the distance, so he quietly crept over there.

He soon arrived at the foot of the clock tower.

The clock tower in front of me is very old, it must be a very old building. There are no guards patrolling around, and no servants in sight.

It seems this is the no-man's-land of the royal palace.

Seeing that the clock tower's doors were open, Anjie first took out a Poké Ball and released Bulbasaur and Komamune. Then, he held Komamune in his arms and took Bulbasaur with him into the clock tower.

The first floor of the clock tower was empty; there was nothing there.

As soon as Anjie entered, the clock tower's doors slammed shut, and the entire first-floor space became dim.

"Bubo~" Bubo was so frightened that he clung tightly to Anjie's leg.

Hehehe~~

Hehehe~~

Then a series of terrifying laughs echoed around Anjie.

Anjie remained unmoved, silently observing the surrounding situation.

boom!!!

Suddenly, clusters of eerie blue will-o'-the-wisps appeared out of thin air, swirling around Anjie. Butubo subconsciously released an electric shock, and streams of electricity spread out, striking the will-o'-the-wisps and scattering them all.

Of course, Anjie, who was holding the cloth pole, was also affected by the electric shock.

Fortunately, he was physically strong, and the electric shock from Butubo had limited effect on him.

Just then, a Pokémon that was entirely purple, dressed in a mage's robe and wearing a mage's hat suddenly appeared. It made a scary expression and made a strange "hehehe" laugh.

It is a dream demon.

Four other dream monsters surrounded the dream monster, all baring their teeth and trying to intimidate Ange.

However, Anjie remained unmoved and calmly asked, "Dreamlike, is this fun?"

The dream demon's snarling motion paused, and then the surrounding light returned, the will-o'-the-wisps disappeared, and even the little dream demons vanished along with them.

It turns out that all of this was a dream demon, or more accurately, an illusion created by a dream.

Having her identity discovered, Mew remained in her Misdreavus form and quickly vanished into thin air.

"Dream, wait!"

Anjie shouted, but Meng Huan completely ignored him.

Dream often visits the city of Ordron, but very few people have actually seen it, which shows that it doesn't easily come into contact with people.

Upon seeing this, Anjie immediately ran upstairs. He could sense that the dream had not gone far away.

"Bubo~ Bubo~" Bu Tubo quickly ran after him.

When they reached the second floor, they found no Dream, so Anjie followed them up to the third floor, then the fourth floor... and finally all the way to the rooftop.

The top of the clock tower is an attic, which has a musty smell, probably because no one has been here for a long time.

Anjie sensed that Dream was there, but its location was constantly changing, so Anjie couldn't pinpoint it for the time being and could only speak into the air:

"Dream, I need your help with something. Could you please come out and see me?"

"Bubo~ Bubo~"

Bu Tubo also helped Anjie summon the Dream.

However, after half a day, Dream showed no intention of showing up.

"Yeah, right. Don't you even think about who you are? Why would Dream come out to see you?" Anjie thought to herself.

However, he could sense that Dream had never left, but was silently observing him.

After thinking for a while, Anjie seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes suddenly lit up. Then he began to take things out of his backpack.

He's a cook! Now's the time for him to do what a cook should do.

Stove, wire mesh, seasonings, vegetables, meat... In no time, a cloth spread out in front of An Jie was filled with things.

Bu Tubo looked at these things in confusion and asked, "Bu Tubo~ Bu Tubo~" Are we going to eat here?

Anjie nodded and said, "That's right!"

Bubo was puzzled; it wasn't lunchtime yet.

Anjie skewered the ingredients in front of her one by one with bamboo skewers, then brushed them with seasonings, lit the fire, and started grilling.

That's right, Anjie is going to make barbecue!

Stab la la!

As skewers of meat were grilled, a rich aroma began to waft through the attic. The smell was so overpowering, it seemed to be inviting your stomach to come to you.

Huffing and puffing

Butupo wrinkled his nose and paced anxiously around Anjie, asking every now and then:

"Bubo~ Bubo~" Is it ready yet?

Even the usually calm tree-pillow koala was now anxiously rolling around on the cloth.

Anjie smiled and said, "It'll be ready soon."

Of course, the saddest one at this moment is Dream! It hides in the shadows, circling around in the air following the fragrance, sometimes moving closer to Anjie, sometimes quickly moving away, it's so contradictory.

The aroma of the barbecue was so strong that even the Pokémon outside were attracted, and soon Pokémon began to peek into the attic through the skylight.

There are varieties such as Bobo, Aoguyan, Badadie, Yanqiu, Tianranque, Jianzihua, Mengyao, etc.

Seeing this, Ange waved to the Pokémon and said, "Want some? Come down here!"

Upon hearing this, the Pokémon cheered and jumped down from the skylight, gathering on the cloth that Angel had laid out.

The skewers were quickly grilled, and Anjie distributed them to the Pokémon present. The Pokémon, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately began to eat after receiving the skewers.

Anja's grilled skewers were so delicious that the Pokémon exclaimed in surprise one after another after taking a bite.

Soon, the entire attic was filled with the sounds of Pokémon eating.

It was so anxious when it saw that everyone else had food but it didn't! It hid its form and flew up and down, making Anjie, who could sense its location, laugh.

Finally, Mew couldn't resist the ultimate temptation of the food and quietly transformed into a long-tailed Pokémon. Taking advantage of Angel's inattention, it slipped into the group of Pokémon and then reached for the skewers.

Just as it grabbed the bamboo skewer, Anjie turned to look at it and said with a half-smile, "Dream, stealing isn't a good habit."

Dreamy thought to herself: So what if I steal it!

It's perfectly normal for Dream to steal things. Things often go missing in Orudelang City, sometimes food, sometimes toys, and it's almost always Dream's doing.

However, a legend of dreams circulates in the city of Ordron. It is said that the little trinkets that are lost from home must have been taken away by the dream, along with the trinkets and the family's misfortune and bad luck.

Therefore, if something is missing from the house, people will not be angry, but rather very happy.

Dream never takes anything important from other people's homes.

Seeing the self-righteous expression on the long-tailed monster that Mew had transformed into, Ange laughed. He brought out more skewers and placed them in front of Mew, "Eat up, there's plenty."

Of course, Dreamy didn't hold back. He grabbed a bunch in his left hand and a bunch in his right, having a blast!

"Mmm~ Mmm~" Delicious! Delicious! So delicious!

The dreamlike moment was captivated by the aroma of grilled skewers.

(End of this chapter)