Elf: Start with small diamonds, then mutate into Diancie!

The boy wearing a hat glared angrily at the Team Rocket soldier who had bound him with a mysterious metal ring.

The yellow electric mouse that should normally be riding on his shoulder was nowhere to be seen.

No matter how much he struggled, his strength, which was originally enough to lift the trunk of a large tree, could not break free from the gray metal ring made of an unknown material.

Unseen by anyone, a visible look of worry suddenly flashed across the angry boy's eyes.

Pikachu... is still waiting for him in the Tree of Beginning.

"Stay here and behave yourself." A cold male voice rang out, its tone laced with mockery.

With a thud, the boy in the hat... that is, Ash, was roughly thrown into a fine iron cage made of special material by a soldier wearing a black Team Rocket uniform.

"Ash!"

The bronze-skinned, squinty-eyed youth who had been captured and imprisoned in an iron cage long ago helped Xiao Zhi up with a worried expression. Xiao Zhi also had metal rings binding his upper body, and he could only move his hands by twisting his wrists with great effort.

"Thank you, Xiao Gang..." Xiao Zhi thanked Xiao Gang first, then stood up with a somersault, thankfully his feet were not bound.

Ash angrily slammed his head against the iron cage and shouted, "Hey, you bad guys, let us out!"

Upon hearing this, the Rockets soldier stopped in his tracks, a mocking look on his face, and said, "Ah, of course we'll let you out."

Before Ash could actually believe his nonsense, the Team Rocket grunts taunted, "But we'll have to wait until we've drained the energy from the Tree of Beginning. When it's about to be destroyed, if I still remember you, maybe I'll come and let you go?"

"Probably? Hahahaha!"

After making his mockery, the Team Rocket soldier swaggered away, leaving behind an angry Ash and the other four who glared at the soldier.

The air suddenly seemed to freeze, and a gloomy atmosphere enveloped the entire iron cage.

"What should we do, Ash? If this continues, not only will the Tree of Origin be in danger, but even Lucario and the others will be in danger!"

The little boy in the green shirt and black-rimmed glasses said worriedly.

There was visible worry...and fear in his eyes.

Xiao Sheng was only a few years old. The evil organization members he had met before were either those three clowns from Team Rocket, or Team Magma and Team Aqua, who still retained a little bit of moral bottom line.

He had never seen such ruthless characters as these members of Team Rocket in black before.

"Sister is still here, Xiaosheng, don't be afraid..." The flaxen-haired girl with a red headscarf was clearly scared herself, but she prioritized comforting her younger brother.

Xiao Yao looked pleadingly at the only adult beside her and asked, "Miss Qiduo, is there any other way?"

The mature woman, whom she called Qiduo, shook her head helplessly and waved her hand, saying, "All my communication devices or other electronic items that could contact Banks have been taken away... even our Pokémon have been stolen."

"Now, we can only hope that Banks, unable to contact me, will directly seek help from the surrounding Alliance police forces..."

“However, the most likely scenario is that he’s coming this way himself…after all, that’s the kind of person he is.” Qiduo looked up at the rock wall above her, her expression quite frustrated.

After being an adventurer for so many years, I never imagined that I would be captured by Team Rocket, that infamous evil organization, and even Weavile and the others would be taken away.

Furthermore... that a large number of Team Rocket members actually wanted to attack the Tree of Origin, which is truly...

"What should we do... Pikachu... and everyone else...?"

After banging against the iron cage for a long time, and seeing that the cage didn't show a single bend, even someone as strong as Ash felt a sense of helplessness and despair in this situation.

Not only was Pikachu taken away by Mew, but now even Swellow, Grovyle, Corphish, and Elephant have been snatched away by Team Rocket.

Damn it... I wish I hadn't let Charizard go back so early.

Having just defeated the legendary Pokémon Articuno with Charizard and teleported Charizard back to Charizard Valley, Ash and his friends, riding high on their momentum, planned to strike while the iron was hot and challenge the next battle facility.

Unexpectedly, they heard on the way that a festival was about to begin in Ordron City. At Max's insistence, Ash and his friends took a detour to Ordron City.

Having heard that the winner of the Pokémon tournament in the city would be honored as the Aura Warrior this year, Ash, who loves battling, naturally participated in the tournament.

It's definitely not something I'm interested in as a hero of the Waveguide, hmm.

Having successfully registered for the competition, Ash fought his way through the rounds and made it directly into the finals.

Ash and Pikachu worked together perfectly to defeat Chidori's slightly troublesome Weavile!

After receiving the title of Aura Hero, Ash and his friends attended a ball held in the castle when Ash's scepter, which is said to belong to Aura Hero Aaron, suddenly emitted a dazzling light.

A Pokémon that came from the distant past and has been sleeping ever since appeared in the ballroom.

Lucario is said to be the Aura Pokémon that once followed the hero Aaron.

After some conversation, Ash and his friends discover that Lucario's account of his experiences does not match the legends. They learn that Pikachu has been taken away by Mew and decide to go to the Tree of Beginning to find Mew and bring Pikachu back.

Along the way, they experienced a series of events, including arguing, Lucario eating chocolate, and the Flower of Time.

Having finally gained Lucario's trust, Ash and his friends arrived at the Tree of Beginning.

However, what awaited them there was... the legendary Pokémon, Regirock.

If it were just Regirock, it would be fine. Lucario said that the Aura vaguely sensed that its power seemed to be bound by something, which is why they were able to contend with Regirock.

But... the sky suddenly darkened.

Countless aircraft, even airships, bearing bright red R symbols surrounded the Tree of Origin.

Ash and his friends were unable to hide due to Regirock's persistent attacks.

Unfortunately, the Rockets were the first to spot them.

Led by the red-haired woman who appeared to be a Team Rocket executive, a strange energy bomb aimed at rendering Pokémon powerless was unleashed.

Lucario, who was entangled with Regirock, collapsed to the ground, powerless, while Regirock was also subdued by the Team Rocket members who arrived later.

Then, despite their valiant resistance, they were no match for Team Rocket's technological weapons, and all of them had their Poké Balls taken away and were thrown into an iron cage.

Clinging to the iron cage bars, Xiao Zhi slid helplessly to the ground.

Anyone, come and stop Team Rocket!!

"Xiao Zhi..."

Just as Xiao Gang was worriedly about going forward to comfort Xiao Zhi, several figures suddenly appeared in front of the iron cage, making him freeze in place.

"Who are you......."

------------

This introductory chapter will mainly explain the cause and effect, otherwise everyone will be completely in the dark.

Serena, senna senna.

Chapter 383 The Trial of Will

"So sudden... What happened?"

Mewtwo tilted its head slightly, puzzled, not understanding why Su Hao was suddenly so agitated.

Has something else happened?

Tianxi, who had appeared beside Su Hao at some point, tugged at his sleeve, her eyes, brighter than diamonds, flashing with worry.

It's not stupid.

As Su Hao's longest-serving starter Pokémon, Diancie knew he had some unspeakable secrets, but this was the first time Su Hao had ever been so excited.

The Pokémon, led by Incineroar, also gathered around.

Dragapult's younger brother and sister hovered anxiously around Su Hao, Riolu sat on top of MetalGreymon's head, Milotic and Jade Eagle made listening gestures, and Yeevee rubbed against Su Hao's calf, making comforting purring sounds.

Doronbaruto and Blazing Roar Tiger had fierce eyes, exuding an aura of being ready to fight on the battlefield for Su Hao at any time.

"Everyone..." A look of emotion flashed in Su Hao's eyes. He took a few deep breaths to calm his panicked state caused by the sudden event.

Just as he was stroking Ye Yibu, a red warning sign suddenly appeared in his vision, and the trial mission, which had been going on without any progress, suddenly changed.

[Test 1: A Test of Willpower]

[Time: 72 hours]

[Mission Objective: Save the World's Tree of Origin]

[Note: There are 72 hours remaining before the world is plunged into destruction by the death of the Tree of Origin.]

[Reward: Proof of Willpower, ???]

[Punishment: Remain in this world forever]

System Sang had always been very good to him, even allowing Su Hao to buy the Z bracelet on credit.

This was the first time Su Hao had seen the word "punishment" in the system tasks, which alone was enough to show just how serious this incident was.

Even the punishment wasn't the traditional system of electric shocks for an hour, which is inhumane and punishes such people.

It will simply drift away and remain in this world.

However, there is only one possibility for Su Hao to remain in this world—mission failure.

The mission failed, and the Tree of Origin died.

The world would then be plunged into a crisis of destruction, and he himself would probably not be able to escape unscathed.

How could Su Hao not be anxious and flustered?

He was so worried!

But... even if he hadn't gone to the Tree of Beginning, with Aaronlucario's sacrifice, the Tree of Beginning shouldn't have been in danger of dying.

What exactly went wrong?

Su Hao couldn't understand it.

With a myriad of thoughts swirling in his mind, Su Hao sorted out the confusion caused by the sudden mission and finally arrived at an answer—

First, he needs to go to the Tree of Beginning to find out what abnormal reason caused the Tree of Beginning to die.

Compared to Lance's Dragonite, Mewtwo's Teleport is clearly faster.

Mewtwo frowned slightly, looked at Su Hao in thought for a minute, and just as it was about to ask again, Su Hao suddenly said:

"Mewtwo, please lend me a hand!"

Su Hao stared directly at Mewtwo. Faced with the current crisis of world destruction, and with Articuno not around, neither the Infinity Flute, Celebi's leaf, nor Dragapult's godfather Giratina could summon it.

The illusory Light Stone that Reshiram has transformed into is still quietly sleeping in his mental world. Su Hao asked Mewtwo, but it was also helpless in this situation and could not forcibly wake Reshiram.

Su Hao's most powerful skill is now completely sealed. He can only try to shake Mewtwo to get its help.