Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Now he finally understands.

Darkrai avoided seeing him not because of Lyube's second guess, but because he wanted to gather strength on his own to fight against the impending disaster.

It's because of the first guess!

It is being controlled or influenced by some temporarily unknown ability.

Dark energy?

【Walk--!!】

Just as Xia Yan was quickly thinking...

Darkrai's voice rang out again, roaring, suppressed, and restrained.

The red lines in his eyes increased, and his aura of rage grew stronger.

at the same time.

The other group, led by Baron Albert, also launched another attack.

Not only Darkrai, but they were also affected.

It was as if an invisible energy had enveloped the entire town of Baiyang before the chaos of time and space arrived, manipulating the will of the people and the elves, and influencing the thoughts of the elves.

It amplified their negative emotions.

at last.

Despite being reminded twice, Xia Yan remained unmoved, and Darkrai could no longer suppress his anger.

With arms outstretched, amidst the churning black mist, a ball of malevolent energy rapidly condensed, forming a thick, black substance, which was then thrown towards Xia Yan.

Evil Wave!

hum-

But then I saw...

The Poké Ball on Xia Yan's waist opened on its own.

In the crimson light, a swift figure, its thin, golden wings fluttering, left golden patterns in the dark night, and silently appeared before the approaching "Evil Wave".

It was so fast that it was intercepted before Darkrai's attack could reach Xia Yan.

The blue insect-type energy suddenly burst forth at the tip of the sharp needle, and the impact of the extremely compressed energy was not small at all.

boom--!!

A violent explosion.

The collision of energies leads to the interweaving, tearing, and annihilation of the two energies.

"Hiss?"

Hovering in front of Xia Yan, the giant Beedrill, now half its original size, looked surprised and shook its long stinger, which had just been used to attack, to relieve the slightly numb sensation.

Darkrai's attack was blocked, but it wasn't in a good position either.

Compared to Darkrai, Beedrill is still quite weak.

but.

This being blocked was somewhat beyond Darkrai's expectations.

Although it is now blinded by anger, it still retains its impression of Xia Yan and its spirit.

In its perception, Xia Yan's Beedrill, while not bad, was far from being this good.

It's only been a short time since we last met, and his Beedrill has already grown to the point where it can barely withstand my attacks?

While Darkrai was stunned by the appearance of Beedrill, Xia Yan strode forward and raised his arms horizontally.

The antique gloves gleamed with a shimmering glow.

The power of waveguides resides in the heart!

Having experienced the Mew and Lugia incident, Xia Yan has gained some experience with cases of legendary Pokémon being maliciously influenced.

In his view.

It is highly likely that Darkrai was also corrupted by that dark energy that came from who-knows-where.

Based on his current abilities, the only thing capable of combating dark energy is the power of wave guidance.

Azure energy emanated from his hands.

Darkrai was enveloped in astonishment.

The benevolent aura continuously transmitted Xia Yan's consciousness to it.

"Ok?"

However, Xia Yan, who was getting close, paused for a moment when he used the power of waveguide.

"No dark energy?"

He didn't sense any dark energy, nor did he feel that familiar malice.

What happened to Darkrai?

Fortunately, though.

Although the dark energy that Xia Yan was targeting did not appear, the power of the Aura still came into play once again.

Under Xia Yan's deliberate manipulation, the gentle energy suppressed Darkrai's negative emotions.

The bloodshot in his eyes slowly faded.

【Xia Yan.】

Darkrai's voice rang out again, and it briefly regained control of its body once more.

Together with Xia Yan, they tried their best to suppress the various negative emotions in their hearts.

Xia Yan's Aura Power was like the last weight on the scale, becoming Darkrai's greatest asset.

"Calm down first, then take it slowly."

Xia Yan conveyed this idea.

Darkrai nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Close your eyes and struggle against the other self inside you.

It was like seeing two little people in one's own consciousness.

One was as black as ink, but with azure eyes.

A creature whose entire body was wrapped in dark red threads, with bloodshot eyes, exuding a tyrannical aura.

originally.

The little figure entangled in red thread was already affecting the pitch-black little figure, but as strands of blue thread came from all directions, they wrapped around the red thread, relieving the pressure on the pitch-black little figure.

It expanded rapidly, absorbing the energy of the little red thread figure, and quickly grew stronger.

He regained control of his consciousness and body.

No matter how hard it and the blue thread tried, they couldn't completely erase the red thread; at most, they could only suppress it in the deepest corner.

The red thread finally fell silent.

But its occasional wriggling motion suggests that it is still searching for a way to regain control of its body.

His eyes, hidden beneath the white mist, opened again.

The deep blue color regained its luster.

Seeing that Darkrai's malice had been reduced to a minimum, Xia Yan finally stopped using his Aura and opened his eyes to look at his old friend.

The human and the elf stared at each other for a long time.

Suddenly they all burst into laughter.

You've arrived.

Xia Yan nodded.

He turned around and glanced at the group of people who continued to attack despite being blocked by Togekiss's four Pokémon.

Looking at it again now, Xia Yan seemed to see more than he had seen before.

Behind each person is a dark red thread, like a marionette, controlling them, influencing their consciousness, and amplifying their negative emotions.

really.

Everyone was affected by some unseen force.

"What's going on?" Xia Yan asked.

He doesn't have enough waveguide power to help these people.

It seems that letting them get some sleep might be the best option.

Upon hearing Xia Yan's question, Darkrai's smile gradually faded.

[Originally, I planned to find a place to wait for you. If you didn't make it, I would try to devour the nightmares of everyone in Baiyang Town to gather strength to fight those two.]

Darkrai did not hide anything from Xia Yan and revealed his original plan.

Xia Yan was not surprised by this.

He and Uncle Liu had already guessed it.

But after our dream conversation ended, I suddenly felt a strange unease in Baiyang Town.

Xia Yan's expression gradually turned serious.

He knew that Darkrai's next move was very likely the real reason for the current situation.

Darkrai took a deep breath before his voice echoed in Xia Yan's mind again.

I sensed an aura that shouldn't be in Baiyang Town.

"What is it?"

Xia Yan looked directly into Darkrai's eyes.