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

Chapter 204 Shock! Stripped naked?

The next day, Anjie stopped following the trend of digging for fossils. He thought it was fine to experience it once, but there was no need to get addicted.

In the morning, he sat leisurely in a dessert shop, drinking coffee and enjoying the bustling street scene outside the window.

The little Snorlax sat next to him, devouring a huge parfait, its eyes squinting with happiness from the sweet treat.

Maya sat opposite him, also savoring a tiramisu.

As for the baby Tyrannosaurus, it was gnawing on a beef bone that had long been gnawed clean.

Just then, a familiar figure appeared in An Jie's line of sight.

Ayaka?

Has Ayaka already arrived in Guxiang Town?

Not only that, Ayaka also had an ice dragon by her side, so she went to dig for fossils?

Ayaka also saw Anjie, and she looked surprised as well.

Anjie waved to her, and she quickly walked towards the dessert shop.

"Anjie, when did you arrive?" Ayaka asked as she sat down opposite Anjie.

Anjie replied, "I arrived the day before yesterday. What about you?"

"I came yesterday, thinking you hadn't arrived yet, so I went to dig up a fossil outside town. I didn't expect to actually find one." As she spoke, she gently patted the ice dragon next to her. "Look, this is the child I just brought to the research institute with the fossil."

"Ruth~~" Ice Dragon affectionately rubbed against Ayaka's palm.

Having just been resurrected from fossils, it was completely unfamiliar with this world and instinctively drew close to the most beautiful fragrance.

Upon hearing this, An Jie exclaimed in surprise, "What a coincidence! I went to the fossil site yesterday too, but I didn't see you there."

Ayaka laughed and said, "There are so many people digging for fossils, and the environment in the fossil cave is so complicated, it's normal not to run into one."

Anjie looked at the Ice and Snow Dragon and said, "I wasn't as lucky as you; I didn't gain anything."

Ayaka looked at the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex with a puzzled expression and asked, "Where did this baby Tyrannosaurus Rex come from?"

Anjie laughed and said, "I obtained it by chance; it might have been resurrected by someone else using fossils."

Ayaka suddenly realized something. She glanced at Magearna and Munchlax and was surprised to find that Magearna was a Pokémon she had never seen before.

"Didn't Nine-Tails come?" Ayaka asked in confusion.

Anjax explained, "Ninetail isn't my Pokémon; it just traveled with me for a while."

"So that's how it is." The Nine-Tails' power left a deep impression on Ayaka.

"Now that we're all here, should we set off early?" Anjie asked.

"Okay!" Ayaka was just about to say that too.

Upon hearing what Angel and Ayaka said, Snorlax immediately started eating Parfait faster.

Seeing this, Anjie patted the back of the little Munchlax's head and said, "Eat slowly, don't rush, we'll set off after you finish eating."

"Gang~~" Upon hearing this, the little Snorlax slowed down its eating speed.

When Anjie saw that its mouth was covered in cream, she quickly wiped it off with a tissue.

"Gah~" The little Snorlax raised its smiling face and moved its head closer to Ange, making it easier for him to wipe it.

After wiping Munchlax's cheeks, Ange asked Ayaka, "Ayaka, would you and your Pokémon like to order a dessert? We can eat before we leave; it won't make a difference if we take a little longer."

"OK!"

As she spoke, Ayaka released all of her Pokémon: Absol, a female Psychic Meowth, and Flame Lion, all of which Angel had seen before.

After finishing breakfast, Anjie and Ayaka set off together, heading to the Shining Cave at the end of Route 9.

Route 9 connects Old Town and Shining Cave at its two ends, so the two are not far apart.

After leaving the old town, Angela put Magearna and Baby Tyranitar into their Poké Balls, leaving only Snorlax with her.

Then he and Ayaka simultaneously took out Poké Balls and released a Braviary and a Vulpix, respectively.

These two Pokémon were temporary flying mounts they rented in town, and they were equipped with saddles, making them special riding Pokémon.

Most of the Pokémon world has this kind of riding Pokémon rental service, which is run by specialized Pokémon riding companies.

After the two mounted Braviary and Vulpix, they patted the two Pokémon on the neck, and they took off with a cry.

Braviary and Vulpix are indeed professionally trained riding Pokémon. They flew fast and steadily, and in the blink of an eye, Gu Xiang Town gradually disappeared from Anjie and his friends' sight.

Before long, the two arrived at their destination.

Angel pulled the little Snorlax off Braviary's back, and after returning Braviary to its Poké Ball, he looked at the deep cave in front of him and said:

"Is this the Shining Cavern?"

After recalling Harpy into her Poké Ball, Ayaka said, "That's right, the ruins I was talking about were found in here."

Anjie: "Then let's go in."

"Okay." With that, Ayaka released her Absol.

The Shiny Cave is home to many Pokémon, and if you accidentally disturb them, you might be attacked.

Then, Anja and Ayaka each led their Munchlax into the Shiny Cave.

The passageways inside Shining Cave were very spacious, and Ange and his companion, along with their two Pokémon, walked side by side without feeling crowded.

Although the light inside was dim, it did not significantly affect visibility because the cave walls were covered with glowing moss that emitted a soft green light.

These mosses are the raw materials used to create the held item, Glow Moss. (Glow Moss: When a Pokémon holding this item is attacked by a Water-type attack, its Special Defense is raised by 1 stage.)

Anjie walked around, observing his surroundings while activating his waveguide perception.

As they walked, a look of confusion appeared on Ayaka's face.

"strangeness!"

Anjie: "What's wrong?"

Ayaka replied, "It's too quiet! Last time I came, there were so many Pokémon, but now I can't see a single one."

"That's really strange!" Anjie frowned as well, as he couldn't sense any Pokémon's aura around him.

"Let's go further in and take a look," Ayaka suggested.

Anjie nodded.

After an unknown amount of time, a fork in the road appeared before An Jie and his companions, and at the same time, a wave of energy appeared in An Jie's senses.

Anjie stopped and said, "Let's find a Pokémon and ask them what's going on."

"But all the Pokémon have disappeared," Ayaka said, frowning.

Ayaka already knew that Angel could understand Pokémon language.

"Follow me." With that, Anjie turned and walked towards the fork in the road to the right.

They hadn't gone far when they heard faint groans. They exchanged a glance and instantly understood: a Pokémon was injured.

They quickened their pace and followed the direction from which the groans came, soon finding an injured baby with a large mouth in a corner.

The injured part of the baby was its foot. When Angie and the others arrived, it was sitting on the ground, holding its foot and groaning in pain.

Seeing this, Ayaka rushed forward to check on Mawile's injuries. However, Mawile was very wary. When it saw Ayaka coming, it quickly raised its big mouth behind its head to intimidate her and tell her not to come closer.

Ayaka quickly spoke up to reassure him, "Mouthy, calm down. We're not bad people, we just want to check on the injury on your foot."

"Absol~ Absol~" Absol also helped his trainer persuade Mawile.

"Koko~ Koko~"

The baby's mouth opened and closed, clearly indicating that it was not letting its guard down.

Anjie explained, "We just arrived at Shining Cave and found that all the Pokémon here are gone, so we came to ask you about it."

Hearing this, the hostility in Maw of Venus's eyes lessened somewhat, but he still did not allow Ayaka to approach.

And so, the Big Mouth Kid and Angie stood in confrontation for more than ten minutes.

Just then, Mouthball went limp and collapsed to the ground, losing consciousness.

"Mouthwa?" Ayaka exclaimed in surprise and quickly picked up Mawwa.

Anjie also rushed forward to help check on the baby's condition.

"Don't worry, she's fine. She just fainted from exhaustion," Anjie said to Xuanxiang after checking her over.

Hearing this, Ayaka breathed a sigh of relief, took out some medicine to treat Mawile's injuries, and fed it some orange juice to replenish its strength.

As a trainer who is always traveling, Ayaka always carries medicine for injuries and juice to replenish her energy.

Soon after, the baby opened its eyes again. When it saw Angie and Ayaka so close to it, it was so frightened that it tried to back away.

However, there was a wall behind it, leaving it nowhere to retreat.

Seeing this, Ayaka said, "Mouthy, we're really not bad people."

Feeling that his strength had returned and the pain in his foot had subsided, Big Mouth Baby stared at Ayaka and Angie for a while before finally ceasing his hostility towards them.

Anjali asked, "Mouthwa, can you tell us what happened in the Shiny Cave? What about the other Pokémon here?"

Upon hearing Anjie's question, Big Mouth Baby's face showed anger.

"Koch~ Koch~" Bad guy, there's a bad guy!

After sorting through the baby's jumbled words, Anjie quickly grasped the general situation.

Shiny Cave has been taken over by a group of strange people who have captured all the Pokémon there. Mawile barely escaped with the help of its companions.

Having learned what had happened, Anjie asked Xuanxiang, "What should we do?"

Ayaka thought for a moment and said, "Let's see what's going on. We don't know who has taken over Shining Cave and done such outrageous things."

As she spoke, Ayaka's face showed anger.

Angie asked Maw of Mouth, "Maw of Mouth, were you the only one who escaped?"

"Kiki~Kiki~" There are also Sun Rock and Moon Stone.

"That's what Mouthball replied."

Unfortunately, the Sun Rock and Moon Stone got separated from it in the chaos.

Anja said, "Then let's look for Sun Rock and Moon Stone first, and then see if we can find an opportunity to rescue the other Pokémon."

"Keqi~ Keqi~" Mouthball thanked Anjie and Ayaka gratefully upon hearing this.

Then Anjie took out her phone, intending to report the situation here to Miss Officer Jenny in Guxiang Town, but found that she couldn't make the call at all.

Ayaka said, "It seems the signal is being blocked."

Anjie sighed deeply. "We'll have to figure it out ourselves."

Ayaka nodded.

Anjie suddenly had another brilliant idea. He took out a Poké Ball, released Braviary, and then took out a pen and paper to write a note and hand it to Braviary.

"Warrior Eagle, could you please deliver this note to Miss Officer Jenny at the Old Town Police Station?"

"Coo~~" The warrior eagle picked up the note, nodded to Anjie, then flapped its wings and flew away, returning the way it came.

"You didn't know that was a trick!" Ayaka exclaimed in surprise.

"There's always a way to overcome difficulties," Anjie laughed. "Alright, let's go find the Sun Rock and Moonstone first."

Seeing this, Big Mouth Baby tried to get up and join Angel and the others in searching for their companions, but his injured foot hadn't fully recovered, and he almost fell.

Seeing this, Ayaka quickly picked it up.

Although Mawile is small, as a Steel-type Pokémon, it is actually quite heavy, weighing at least 20 to 30 kilograms.

Anjie was about to act like a gentleman and ask Ayaka if she needed his help, but Ayaka shook her head at him and winked playfully.

Anjie immediately understood that she had her eye on Mouth Boy, so she silently shut her mouth.

The two then began searching the cave for traces of the Sun Rock and Moon Stone, with Anjie activating her waveguide perception to its maximum.

As they passed a corner, Anjie suddenly sensed two waves approaching them.

It's a human waveguide!

Anjie quickly stopped Xuanxiang with his hand.

Ayaka immediately understood and silently stopped close to the wall with Ange, while giving Absol a look.

Sure enough, a short while later, two people emerged from around the corner, a man and a woman. They were wearing red uniforms, red sunglasses, and even their hair was dyed red.

The man was accompanied by a Deruby.

The woman was accompanied by a lightning-struck beast.

It's Team Flare!

Anjie recognized them immediately! Their attire was so distinctive!

Ange finally understood who had occupied Shining Cavern: it was Team Flare, who were trying to change the world.

The boss of Team Flare is Vladari, who is disappointed with the world and feels that it is full of evil and that humanity is ugly.

So he wanted to destroy the old world and create a new one.

Team Flare was founded by him to fulfill his wish.

The instant the two Team Flare members walked around the corner, Absol and Munchlax jumped out at the same time.

Absol used Dark Strike to a Weak Point, and Snorlax used Thunder Punch. The two Pokémon attacked with lightning speed, defeating Electabuzz and Houndoom in one move.

At the same time, An Jie flashed behind the two men, and before they could react, An Jie knocked them unconscious with a chop to the neck.

Ayaka looked at Anjie with amazement and said, "Anjie, you're amazing!"

An Jie modestly replied, "It's just so-so!"

Ayaka looked at the two Team Flare members and asked, "What should we do with them?"

Anjie thought for a moment: "Let's take off all our clothes first!"

Ayaka looked horrified. "Strip me naked?" So you have this kind of hobby?

Seeing Ayaka's expression, Anjie was both amused and exasperated. "What are you thinking? I mean, let's change into their clothes so it'll be easier to move around."

Ayaka suddenly realized, "Oh, I see. You scared me to death."

Anja took the Poké Balls from the two of them, recalled their Houndoom and Electrify, and then took off their clothes to put on himself and Ayaka.

Finally, he took out a rope, tied the two of them up, gagged them, and hid them in a secluded corner.

After doing all this, Anjie said, "Let's go."

Ayaka pushed up her sunglasses and said, "We really won't be seen through like this."

"Hmm~~" Anjie stared at Ayaka for a few moments, "She doesn't really look like her!"

He then pretended to rummage through his backpack, but in reality, he bought two red hats from the system store.

He put one of them on his own head and threw the other to Ayaka.

"That's too much."

Ayaka exclaimed in surprise, "You even have this?"

Anjie explained, "When you're traveling, you should prepare a little bit of everything."

Ayaka: Aren't you being a little too thorough in your preparations?

After disguising themselves, the two continued their search for sun rocks and moonstones.

As they passed another fork in the road, Ange suddenly sensed two auras belonging to Pokémon.

He was about to go over with Ayaka when he saw two other Team Flare members jogging over, one of whom said:

"Sun Rock and Moonstone seem to be over there."

Upon hearing this, An Jie quickly emerged from the corner and shouted, "Two older brothers!"

The two Team Flare members stopped and looked at Anger with a puzzled expression. "You are...?"

Anjie said, "You two have discovered Sun Rock and Moon Stone? Why don't you leave it to me to capture them!"

One of the Team Flare members said, "You're alright, but you look a bit unfamiliar!"

An Jie quickly explained with a smile, "I'm a new member of the organization."

The two suddenly realized what was going on and readily agreed, "Okay, then it's up to you."

Anyway, catching a Sunrock and a Moonstone isn't much of a feat, so it's better if someone else does it for you.

As they spoke, the two turned around and prepared to leave.

However, as soon as they turned around, Anjie chopped each of them with a chop to the neck.

Upon seeing this, the molten beast and the wicked frog that were following them immediately tried to attack Anjie, but Anjie kicked them both away.

Before they could get up from the ground, Snorlax and Absol jumped out from the shadows and defeated them with Ambush and Fire Punch respectively.

Ayaka emerged from the shadows, exclaiming in amazement, "Angel, you're as amazing as a Pokémon!"

An Jie humbly cupped her hands in thanks: "You flatter me!"

Anja then tied up the two Team Flare members again and hid them in a corner, not forgetting to stuff their mouths with the rag he usually used to clean the stove.

They got off too easily!

As expected, Anjie and Ayaka discovered the Sun Rock and Moon Stone in the corner they turned.

Upon seeing Angel and Ayaka wearing Team Flare uniforms, Solrock and Lunarock panicked and immediately launched attacks on the two using Rockfall and Psychic respectively.

Absol leaped forward, blocking the Moonstone's psychic power for Ayaka. It was a Dark-type Pokémon, and the Moonstone's psychic power had no effect on it.

At the same time, Munchlax stood in front of Angel, its fist radiating cold energy, and shattered the oncoming rocks with a single punch.

Sun Rock and Moon Stone wanted to continue their attack, but Maw of Venus in Ayaka's arms quickly jumped out to explain.

"Koko~ Koko~"

Upon seeing Mawile, the two Pokémon hesitated and stopped their attack.

Anjie explained, "Sun Rock, Moon Stone, we're here to help you. We're wearing these clothes to conceal our identities."

"Keqi~ Keqi~" Mouthball nodded quickly to show that what Angie said was true.

With the proof from the Big Mouth Kid, Moonstone and Sunrock finally believed Angel and Ayaka.

(End of this chapter)