stonecrandall Chapter 639 Technological Breakthrough?
Chapter 639 Technological Breakthrough?
Chapter 639 Technological Breakthrough?
Before Zhu Lan could finish speaking, the cold announcement from the rules-based battle space rang out again.
This time, the sound seemed to pierce through the underground space, carrying a kind of unsettling resonance:
Darkrai ate Bulbasaur's Nightmare, and its stats were boosted!
Bulbasaur?
Natsume and Ran exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.
Bulbasaur is not available here.
Clearly, this nightmare comes from...
Natsume subconsciously looked up, and the golden telekinetic energy allowed him to easily see through the mountain and into the distant sky.
In the sky, countless dense black shadows rose from the distant Water Vein City, flying towards this direction like missiles being launched.
At first glance, it looked like the sky had suddenly darkened.
The next instant, Natsume and Ran both felt an invisible, massive, and negatively charged shadow energy surge in from all directions like a tide, penetrating the rock layers, ignoring physical barriers, and frantically pouring into Clay's body.
Darkrai let out a comfortable yet eerie groan, its crimson eyes blazing brightly, and the shadow energy around it churned and expanded like boiling ink.
Its size seemed to swell slightly under this terrifying infusion of energy.
Darkrai has devoured Citizen A's nightmare! Attack power greatly increased!
Darkrai has devoured Trainer B's nightmare! Its Special Attack has been greatly increased!
Darkrai has devoured Pokémon C's nightmare! Its speed has increased dramatically!
Darkrai has devoured Nurse Joy's nightmare! All his abilities have been enhanced!
Darkrai has devoured Officer Jenny's nightmare! All his abilities have been enhanced once again!
One announcement after another sounded like a death knell, densely packed and almost forming a continuous chorus.
Each broadcast signifies that a creature in the city is sinking into a nightmare, and their mental anguish is nourishing the Darkrai before them, making it grow increasingly terrifying at a visible rate.
Its energy level rose steadily, and the pressure it emitted caused the entire underground space to tremble slightly, making the air so thick that it was almost suffocating.
The destructive aura that seemed to devour the entire city's dream made Cynthia pale, and her palms, which were tightly gripping the Poké Ball, were already sweating.
"It...it's absorbing all the nightmares of the city! At this rate, what kind of monster will it become?!"
Zhu Lan's voice trembled slightly, even though she was the champion. Faced with such extraordinary power, she felt unprecedented pressure.
Natsume's expression also became extremely serious.
It's unclear exactly how much of a boost a city's nightmare would provide to this Darkrai.
However, it's clear from the opponent's wildly increasing stamina bar that it seems unaffected by the rule system's maximum stat increase limit in battles...
"We can't let it continue absorbing!" Natsume made a quick decision.
"We have to interrupt it! Middle part!"
He planned to forcibly remove the restrictions on the battle space, allowing the middle-parted hair to use its special ability to pull the crazed Darkrai directly into the dream world for a duel.
Even if the risks are extremely high, it must be stopped.
The dog with the middle parting also felt the unprecedented pressure; its brows furrowed, and it slept even more soundly.
This time, however, ripples began to surge around it, ready to carry out Natsume's commands at any moment.
"Rules for the battlefield, solutions..."
'
Natsume's hand was already raised, the command to dispel the spatial barrier about to be uttered: "Buzz—!"
A strange buzzing sound, as if the energy circuit was overloaded, suddenly emanated from Darkrai's imposing body.
Immediately afterwards, the wildly escalating energy fluctuations came to an abrupt halt, like a punctured balloon.
To Natsume and Ran's astonishment, Darkrai, who had been like a demon god descending to earth just a moment ago, suddenly stiffened, his crimson eyes dimmed instantly, and the surging shadow energy around him dissipated rapidly like a receding tide.
Its size rapidly shrank back to its original size, and then... its entire body began to become transparent.
It becomes unreal.
"Waaah..."
'
It let out a weak whimper, filled with confusion and pain.
Finally, under the incredulous gaze of the two, its form completely vanished, turning into specks of shimmering light.
The Pokémon used in the battle has changed; this battle is a single-player battle.
The system's voice sounded, and the next second, Natsume discovered that Takeran had been rejected.
"What's going on?" Before Natsume could think about it, the system's announcement came immediately.
Darkrai is unable to fight. The winner of this round is—Natsume.
Natsume only came to his senses after the victory was automatically deactivated.
He turned his head, almost at the same time as Zhu Lan, and looked towards the place where Darkrai had disappeared.
Where it originally hovered was a phantom crystal ball, about the size of a Poké Ball, containing a faint trace of shadow energy inside, and constantly flashing with an unstable light.
With a "thud," it lightly fell to the ground.
"How could this be!?" Natsume's eyes widened.
"What is this?"
The underground space was deathly silent.
Zhu Lan stared blankly at the crystal ball on the ground, which was still rolling slightly and looked like some kind of cheap imitation.
She turned around and looked at Natsume, who clearly recognized the crystal ball.
To be honest, this crystal ball... is very similar to Rotom, the Phantom Crystal Master Ball from Natsume's Book of Friends.
Could it be related to him?
Zhu Lan's expression turned strange.
"Rainbow Rockets' Phantom Crystal Ball".
As Natsume spoke, he took out the Kyurem Phantom Crystal Ball from his pocket.
He always carries this with him.
After tossing the Kyurem Phantom Crystal Ball to Rin for a look, Natsume walked towards the crystal ball that Darkrai had transformed into without turning his head.
Natsume stepped forward and picked up the crystal ball.
It felt cold to the touch, and its energy reaction was weak and extremely unstable. The dark energy inside seemed to be about to go out at any moment, and the shape of Darkrai could be vaguely seen.
"Phantom Crystal Ball... How is this possible?!" Natsume looked at it again and again and found that it was indeed Team Rainbow Rocket's Phantom Crystal Ball.
His voice was filled with unprecedented shock and disbelief.
The Phantom Crystal Ball is a poor imitation of legendary Pokémon by Team Rainbow Rocket.
They themselves are well aware that these items are intended to be used as consumables.
"That shouldn't be the case."
Natsume examined the Darkrai Phantom Crystal Ball in his hand, his doubts deepening.
The mythical beasts summoned by the phantom crystal ball have no emotions.
But this Darkrai... was completely different. Although it was a bit slow to react, Natsume could still sense the changes in its emotions.
Most importantly... how could such a counterfeit possibly replicate the characteristics and skills of a clergyman!
The boy with the middle parting also came over, poked the crystal ball with his paw, and said "Pikachu" with a look of disgust, clearly recognizing the true nature of this thing.
Natsume held the crystal ball in his hand, his mood somewhat heavy.
There is only one thing that can explain this.
Team Rainbow Rocket's creation of the Phantom Crystal Ball... represents a technological breakthrough.
This Darkrai Phantom Crystal Ball was very likely deployed by them for field testing...