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

Chapter 186 Nightmare and the Feather of the New Moon

Just then, a Murloc used Black Gaze.

In the pitch-black night, a scarlet eye appeared out of nowhere and slowly opened above the heads of the two round silk spiders.

Stunned by that eye, the two round silk spiders immediately froze and became unable to move.

Meanwhile, another Murloc used Dark Pulse on two Orb-weavers and Diancie.

Just at the critical moment, a golden bolt of lightning ripped through the night sky and collided with the Dark Pulse. After shattering the Dark Pulse, it struck the two Murlocs.

"Yami~"

"Yami~"

The two crows screamed and fell to the ground, their bodies convulsing from the electric shock.

Diancie looked at Mareep beside her with a surprised expression. "Mareep, were you saving us just now?"

The one that just emitted the electric light was Mare the sheep, who had been completely unresponsive to the outside world.

However, Mareep remained unresponsive to Diancie's question. If Diancie hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she probably wouldn't have expected Mareep to suddenly make a move.

In any case, this is a good sign, indicating that it has some awareness of the outside world.

"Thank you, Mareep." Diancie gave Mareep a gentle hug.

"Kumo~"

"Kumo~"

The two round spiders also expressed their gratitude to the sheep.

After convulsing for a moment upon landing, the two Murlocs quickly recovered. Seeing that Diancie, Baboon, Metagross, and Throwing Monkey were all focused on them, they immediately flew away in a panic.

Anjie was preparing the ingredients when she saw that the commotion had subsided, so she smiled and began to prepare dinner.

He first cut the cleaned bamboo shoots into shreds, then blanched them in boiling water to remove the sourness and bitterness.

Next, take out the pork tenderloin and cut it into strips. After cutting, put it in a bowl and marinate it with rock salt, cooking wine, light soy sauce, pepper, starch and other seasonings.

Of course, Anjie didn't forget to add an appropriate amount of homemade fermented soybean paste.

Homemade fermented soybean paste is a treasure that can increase a Pokémon's maximum HP, a must-have!

Whether processing bamboo shoots or marinating shredded meat, Anjie uses his own waveguide technology to process them, making the waveguides in the ingredients softer, more stable, and more harmonious.

After the shredded pork is marinated, Anjie takes out a wok, pours in Orino oil and heats it up, then puts the shredded pork into the wok and stir-fries it quickly until it changes color before serving.

Next, sauté minced scallions, ginger, and garlic in the remaining oil in the pan until fragrant, then add shredded bamboo shoots and stir-fry evenly.

Next, return the previously stir-fried shredded pork to the pan, stir-fry it evenly with the shredded bamboo shoots, and set it aside.

During the stir-frying process, it is most important to maintain the balance of the food's waveguide using waveguide power. If the food's waveguide becomes disordered due to high temperature, the taste will be greatly reduced.

Finally, it's time to cook the noodles.

Boil water in another pot, then cook the noodles until done.

While the noodles were cooking, Anjie took out several other bowls and added appropriate amounts of salt, chicken bouillon, pepper, and chopped green onions as a soup base.

Once the noodles are cooked, scoop them out and put them in a bowl, then pour over the stir-fried bamboo shoots and shredded pork, along with an appropriate amount of broth.

The bamboo shoot and shredded pork noodles are ready!

The air was filled with fragrance, and the Pokémon were already drooling over Angel.

Tianxi and the others had already set up the tables and chairs. Seeing this, Anjie called out, "Everyone, get ready to eat!"

The Pokémon cheered and then sat down around the table.

Tianxi, Magiana, and the throwing monkey came over to help Ange serve bowl after bowl of noodles to the table.

After everyone had their noodles placed in front of them, Anjie took her own noodles and sat down at the table.

The aroma of the bamboo shoot and shredded pork noodles made his mouth water, and he couldn't wait to start eating.

Just as Anjie was about to say let's start eating, she saw the domineering panda and several mischievous pandas lying behind a clump of bamboo, looking at her expectantly.

"Would you like to come and eat with us?" Anjie hesitated for a moment before extending an invitation to them.

"Guolong~"

"Ya cha~"

Upon hearing this, the domineering panda and the mischievous panda immediately cheered excitedly and ran quickly to Anjie and the others.

Anjie shook his head helplessly, then got up and served each of the domineering pandas a bowl of noodles.

After sitting down again, Anjie clapped her hands and said, "Let's eat!"

"Babu~"

"Percy~"

……

As soon as he finished speaking, the Pokémon immediately began to eat.

The domineering panda and the mischievous pandas were eating such delicious food for the first time, and they devoured it so quickly that they finished the whole bowl in no time.

"Guolong~" Another bowl, please!

"Yay!" Another bowl, please!

The domineering panda and the mischievous panda raised their empty bowls together and said...

"Here's some for you!" Anjie put down her chopsticks and took the bowls from their hands.

While Anjie and his group were having dinner, in the mountains, on a grassy area a little far from the bamboo forest, there seemed to be some kind of ruins, with a large number of broken walls remaining.

There seemed to be something leaning against those broken blue walls. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be two clay figurines!

Clay dolls, Golem Pokémon, Ground and Ghost type, look like little figures sculpted from clay.

They are said to be Pokémon created from clay using technology during the mythical ancient civilization, and they are loyal servants of humans.

As night fell, the two motionless clay figurines slowly rose to their feet, supported by the bluestone behind them.

They walked all the way to the center of the ruins, where there was a ground paved with bluestone, with strange circular patterns carved on it.

"Squeak~ Squeak~"

"Squeak~ Squeak~"

Two clay figurines danced and chanted incantations around a circular pattern, as if performing some ancient ritual.

After a while, a black light suddenly appeared in the center of the bluestone ground, and the light gradually gathered into a circle.

The inside of that circle was like a terrifying abyss.

Upon seeing the circle, the two clay figurines immediately jumped and bounced around in front of it, looking very happy.

Then a dark figure slowly emerged from the black circle, its blue eyes shining brightly in the darkness.

It also has long, flowing white hair.

"Damn it~"

"Damn it~"

As soon as the dark figure appeared, the two clay figurines happily ran to its side.

The shadowy figure had a clay figurine in one arm, but its gaze was fixed on the bamboo forest in the distance; the darkness did not hinder its vision.

finally found you!

A glint of red light flashed in the shadowy figure's blue eyes.

After finishing his dinner, Ange teleported Throwing Monkey, Magearna, Volcanion, and Metagross back home.

He also put Crimson Knight, Azure Blade Ghost, and two Fragrant Pigs into Poké Balls and had Magearna take them back with him.

Nowhere is more comfortable than staying at home while spending the night outdoors.

At this point, only Diancie, Babu, and the Tree Pillow Bear remained with Ange, along with Diancie's Mare, Dream Eater, and two Orb-weaver Spiders.

Anjie originally wanted to teleport Tianxi home as well, but Tianxi insisted on staying with Anjie, so Anjie had no choice but to agree.

After teleporting the Pokémon home, Angel, Diancie, and Babugo started setting up a tent.

As for the tree-pillow bear and Mare the sheep, they were left to be looked after by two orb-weaver spiders and a dream-eating creature.

Halfway through setting up the tent, Anjie heard two orb-weaver spiders suddenly scream sharply. He looked in the direction of the sound and found that the one in trouble was not an orb-weaver spider, but a tree-pillow koala.

For some reason, the tree-pillow koala suddenly became very agitated. It rolled off the table onto the ground and then rolled around on the grass.

"Koala, what's wrong?" Anjie quickly ran over and hugged the koala.

The tree-pillow koala nuzzled against Anjie's chest several times until it found a comfortable spot and gradually settled down.

As Anjie gently stroked the tree-pillow koala's back, she asked the round silk spider and the dream-eating spider, "What just happened?"

The three Pokémon shook their heads, looking completely bewildered.

"Kopita koala, what's wrong?" Anjie looked down at the koopita and saw that it was still fast asleep and did not respond to his question.

Anjie tried to put the tree-pillow koala down, but found that it would become very restless as soon as it was out of her arms, and would even pound the ground with the tree pillow.

With no other option, Anjie had to carry it while setting up the tent.

After the tent was set up, Anjai helped the Pokémon wash up and then went inside.

Ange shared a bed with the Tree Pillow Bear and Babu Groundhog, while Diancie shared a bed with Mare the Sheep and Dream Eater, with two Orb Spiders lying beside Diancie's pillow.

Goodnight, Diancie.

Goodnight, Anjie.

After saying goodnight to each other, Anjie and the others fell asleep one after another.

At midnight, wisps of pink mist emanated from the sleeping Dream Eater, filling the tent and being absorbed into Anjie and the others' bodies with each breath.

After Anjie fell asleep, she felt a moment of disorientation. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in an unfamiliar place.

dream?

Anjie looked around and found herself in a secluded courtyard with lush vegetation.

"Babu~~"

Just then, Babu Tubo's voice came. He looked down and saw Babu Tubo hugging the tree-pillow bear and pulling at his trouser leg.

"You're here too?" he asked in surprise.

"Babu~" Babu Tubo nodded, asking Anjie in confusion where this was.

Anjie shook her head. "I don't know either. Let's look around first."

Babu Tubo nodded, hugging the tree-pillow koala and following behind Anjie.

Anjie walked deeper into the courtyard, and as she walked, she suddenly heard a burst of laughter.

Hmm? This is... Anjie quickly walked towards the direction from which the sound came.

After passing through a grove of trees, he came to a lush green meadow where Diancie was playing hide-and-seek with Mare the sheep and two round spiders.

"Tianxi?" Ange exclaimed in surprise.

He was right; it was Diancie's voice.

Tianxi was just as surprised to see Ange appear.

"Angie, you're here too? And Babu the groundhog and the tree pillow bear are here as well."

"Could this be... Mare the sheep's dream world?" Looking at the lively Mare the sheep beside Diancie, Ange instantly recalled the dream world that Diancie had described to him.

"Yes!" Diancie nodded. "This is it."

Anja led Babu the Groundhog towards Tianxi, speculating as they walked, "Is the reason I'm here with Babu the Groundhog and the Tree Pillow Koala is because we're sleeping together tonight?"

Tianxi nodded and said, "That's possible."

Anjie looked around at her surroundings with curiosity, exclaiming in amazement, "What an amazing dream world, it's just like the real thing!"

As he spoke, he squatted down, ruffled Mare the sheep's hair, and asked, "Mare the sheep, do you know who I am?"

"Meow~ Meow~" I know, it's Anjie!

Mare the sheep rubbed its fluffy head against Anjie's palm and answered Anjie in a crisp voice, then bit Anjie's sleeve with its mouth.

"Baa~ Baa~" Anjie, Anjie, let's play together!

"Okay, what game shall we play?"

So Anja, along with Babu the Groundhog and the Tree Pillow Koala, joined the game.

Led by Diancie and Mareep, Ange and his friends visited Mareep's studio, read its comics, and practiced their skills with it.

Just as everyone was having a great time, the sky suddenly darkened.

"What's wrong?" Everyone looked up at the sky in unison.

This is Mare the Sheep's dream world. There is no day and night cycle. How can the sky darken?

Just then, a pair of enormous eyes appeared in the air, staring straight at An Jie and the others, and a powerful sense of oppression swept over them.

The visitor is not good.

The two silk spiders were so frightened that they hid behind Diancie, while Mare the sheep bravely stood in front of Diancie.

Babu Tubo also stood in front of Anjie, firmly protecting Anjie behind him, baring its teeth and waving its fist at the eyes in the sky.

"Babu~ Babu~" What the hell? Come down here and fight me one-on-one if you dare!

Just then, Anjie noticed the tree pillow koala rolling around on the ground in distress. He quickly picked it up and gently stroked its back to calm it down.

"What happened? Did Mali have a nightmare?" Anjie asked, puzzled.

"No!" Diancie shook her head. "Something must have invaded Mare's dream!"

Pokémon that can invade dreams... Angel immediately thought of two kinds: Hypnos and Darkrai.

Could it be that there are Dream Eaters and Darkrai nearby?

That terrifying sense of oppression is probably more likely to be Darkrai!

"Baa~ Baa~" Meowri Sheep cried out at the eye in the air, telling it to roll out of its dream.

"Hehehe~~~"

As soon as Mare the Sheep's voice faded, a strange facial outline appeared in the air and emitted an eerie laugh.

Then it slowly descended from the sky, getting closer and closer to Anjie and the others.

Anjie has a feeling that its target is the tree-pillow koala!

However, at this critical moment, a pink light suddenly appeared in the air, blocking the way between the shadowy figure and Anjie and his companions.

Immediately afterwards, a burst of colorful light erupted from the pink orb, the dazzling light dispelling the darkness of the sky. The pair of dark faces glanced unwillingly at the pink orb before slowly disappearing into the horizon.

Seeing this, An Jie and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Muna~ Muna~"

When the pink ball landed from the sky, Anjie and the others realized that it was actually a Dream Eater.

Unlike the Dream Eaters outside, this Dream Eater has a patch of yellow-green feather-like markings on its back.

"This is... the Crescent Feather?" Anjie said in surprise.

"Crescent Feather?" Diancie and the others looked puzzled.

Anjie explained, "The Crescent Feather is the feather of the legendary Pokémon Cresselia, which has the power to dispel nightmares."

Tianxi suddenly realized, "No wonder Dream Eater was able to drive away the shadow just now."

Then, Tianxi asked with a puzzled look, "But where did that dark figure come from?"

After a moment's thought, Ange replied, "I suspect it's most likely Darkrai!"

"Darkrai?" The Pokémon looked at Ange again, puzzled.

Anjay continued to explain: "Legend has it that there is a pair of Pokémon known as the Moon and the Dream Pokémon, which refer to Cresselia and Darkrai respectively."

Cresselia is a legendary Pokémon, the embodiment of the new moon. Legend has it that if you sleep with its feather, you will have sweet dreams every night! Cresselia's feather is the item known as the New Moon Feather.

Darkrai, a Mythical Pokémon, unlike Cresselia, possesses the Nightmare ability. Anyone or any Pokémon that falls asleep near it will be trapped in endless nightmares.

"Could it be that we can enter dreams every day because we eat dream feathers?" Tianxi asked.

Anjie seemed thoughtful. "Very likely."

"But where did Dream Eater's Crescent Feather come from?" Diancie asked, stroking Dream Eater's back in confusion.

The crescent feather wasn't a physical object, but rather it was imprinted on Dream Eater's body like a pattern.

Anjie shook her head. "When we found the Dream Eater Egg, it wasn't carrying a Crescent Feather, so the markings on its body might be natural."

Anjie then looked at Shi Mengmeng and asked, "Shi Mengmeng, do you know what's going on?"

"Mmm~ Mmm~" Dream Eater shook her head repeatedly.

Seeing this, Anjie said, "It seems that Dream Eater and Cresselia have a deep connection!"

As soon as Anjie finished speaking, Shi Mengmeng turned into specks of light and disappeared into the dream world.

When Anjie woke up from her dream, it was already daylight outside.

At this moment, Diancie also woke up. The girl and her Pokémon looked at each other and said in unison, "Last night's dream..."

Upon hearing this, they instantly realized that the invasion of Mare the Sheep's dream last night had indeed happened.

"Mmm~ Mmm~" Dream Eater happily snuggled into Diancie's arms. Diancie checked its back but didn't see the Crescent Feather mark.

It seems that the Crescent Wing only appears in dreams.

As Ange stood up, she said to Tianxi, "I'm going to go outside and take a look."

He wanted to see if he could find any trace of Darkrai, or something else.

Tianxi nodded.

After Anjie crawled out of the tent, he wandered around the bamboo forest several times, but he still couldn't find any clues or sense any unfamiliar waveguides.

When they returned to the tent, Babu Tubo and the others had all woken up.

As Angie took the tree-pillow bear from Babu Tubo's hands, she gently stroked its back and thought to herself:

The unease Komaru felt last night may have come from that Pokémon that resembled Darkrai!

Komaru, with its Absolute Sleep ability, is at a huge disadvantage against Darkrai, which has the Nightmare ability; no matter how strong it is, it will still be at a disadvantage.

"Let's get out of here quickly," Anjie said to everyone.

After what happened last night, he felt very unsafe here.

"good!"

His proposal was unanimously approved by Tianxi and his colleagues.

They quickly packed their things, didn't even have breakfast, and hurriedly said goodbye to the domineering panda family before leaving the bamboo forest.

(End of this chapter)