Pokémon: Ash's Rebirth World Line Concludes

Chapter 788 Shadow of Night

Vermilion City Pokémon Center, training ground~

Rip! Dazzling lightning shot up, and Pikachu's Volt Phoenix Arrow transformed into a crimson arrow that instantly pierced half the field. An electric dog fell to the ground unwillingly.

"I'm not coming anymore. I lost, I lost!" Chengzi speechlessly put away the electric dog, his mouth pouting so hard that a bottle of oil could be hung on it.

"Hehe~" Ash and Pikachu made the same V-finger gesture.

"That combination of the Snap Sea Urchin's electric field and the Electric Dog's power-up is really sinister. Luckily I have Admiral Pikachu!"

"Damn it! I should have smashed you to death with a giant mountain of charcoal!" Chengzi said angrily, with his hands on his hips.

"Hahaha, you wish. You really think I'm the champion of the water friend competition." Xiaozhi laughed happily.

"Okay, let's get down to business." Souji handed the water he had just bought to Satoshi and the others. "Seiko and I have officially joined the Sakuragi Research Institute as research specialists. We'll probably be traveling all over the region. We'll have plenty of opportunities to work together in the future."

"Sounds good." Xiaozhi and Souji bumped fists. "Let's go again, old buddy."

"Xiaozhi, are you ready for the qualifying match next?" Chengzi asked curiously.

"Well, don't worry. Dantesan invited us to watch his warm-up match with Green Brother. I plan to go to the Galar region first. Maybe I can play the qualifying match there." Xiaozhi planned.

"You are going to the Galar region? That's great, we want to go too!" Seiko jumped three feet high with excitement.

"Professor Sakuragi has just commissioned us to investigate the recent frequent occurrence of Gigantamax Pokémon in the wild in the Galar region.

Seiko and I had originally planned to go to the Galar region in the next two days and visit Professor Mulan." Souji explained with a smile.

"What are you waiting for?" Xiaozhi took out his phone and said, "Book your tickets now and go to Galar!"

"Don't be anxious, Xiaozhi, there is an old friend who wants to go with you." Souji smiled mysteriously.

"Old friend?" Xiaozhi was confused.

"Hmph, useless thing. What's the point of being a trainer if you don't cherish your Pokémon? Back off!" A familiar voice sounded.

Souji pointed to the purple-haired trainer who was teaching his opponent a lesson in the corner: "Here he comes~"

"Pika?" A golden-haired Pikachu turned its head from beside Shinji's feet.

"Pika!" Xiaozhi's Pikachu jumped down in surprise and came to the opposite side of the opponent.

The two Pikachus affectionately shook hands with their tails and exchanged electric currents.

This is the highest etiquette for greeting between Pikachus.

"Shinji?!" Xiaozhi said in surprise.

"Long time no see." Shinji picked up Pikachu, gently took back the Poké Ball, and then shook hands with Satoshi with a fist bump.

"By the way, did you participate in the World Championships?" Xiaozhi asked anxiously.

"Of course~" Shinji grinned, "Only I can defeat you."

"Hahaha, I'll wait for you~" Xiaozhi laughed heartily. Compared to the challenge of the legends, the feeling of stepping into the peak competition together with the strong rivals who had come through the same journey together made Xiaozhi more excited.

"So, Shinji is going to the Galar region with us this time?" Serena asked curiously.

"Yeah, some time ago, I got a strange, worn-out shield while traveling." Shinji's eyes showed a hint of reminiscence.

"At first, I didn't take it seriously, but then a dark-skinned kid begged me to buy it.

I refused him twice but he still wouldn't give in, so I had no choice but to beat him up to get rid of him.

Unexpectedly, the Galar consortium later contacted me through my brother hoping to purchase this item. Then I realized that this thing might not be that simple.

So, after rejecting everyone, I contacted Dr. Mulan, a highly respected scholar in the Galar region, who is as famous as Dr. Oak.

After preliminary judgment of the video, Dr. Mulan felt that this thing seemed to be related to the legend of Galar.

So this time I took this thing to the research institute to have Dr. Mulan confirm it."

“I see~” Xiaozhi’s eyes flashed: “It seems that I should indeed visit Dr. Mulan.

Since we're all going to Galar, why not go watch Dantei's match together?

And Dr. Mulan’s granddaughter Sonia will also come to receive us. She will take us to see Dr. Mulan and ensure that nothing goes wrong and we don’t get lost!”

"I'm afraid the two of us still have to do research in the field, so we won't be able to watch the game. We'll meet up with you then and go visit Dr. Mulan together." Souji said quite seriously.

"Okay, let's book a plane ticket and go?" Xiaozhi shook his phone.

"Reliable~" Shinji nodded, and everyone busy booking tickets to fly from Kanto to Galar early tomorrow morning.

……

The next day, under the clear sky in the early morning, a large passenger plane broke through the clouds and landed over the Galar region.

"Dear passengers, we have arrived above the Galar region and the plane is about to begin descending." The captain's voice sounded over the radio.

Seiko and Soji sat next to Shinji, sleeping soundly with their heads against each other.

Xiaozhi let Serena rest on his shoulder.

Suddenly, the lights on the plane dimmed and the entire cabin trembled slightly.

"We encountered turbulence, please stay in your seats." The flight attendants patiently calmed the chaotic passengers.

"Pika!" Pikachu's ears suddenly stood up, and a spark of electricity appeared unconsciously on his cheeks.

Xiaozhi placed his hand on the top of Pikachu's head, gently soothing it for a moment, and his eyes met with Shinji's, and they both nodded sharply.

Looking out the window at the rolling clouds outside, the purple thunder looked ominous...

A huge purple bone dragon appeared and disappeared, flying closely alongside the passenger plane, as if attracted by something.

"Boy! This thing is coveting my power. I will give you a bit of my divine power, and you can fight him and make him go away!" The voice of the great god appeared in Xiaozhi's mind.

Xiaozhi nodded in understanding, the golden light in his eyes growing stronger.

"Get out!!" The terrifying divine power suddenly dissipated along with Xiaozhi's voice. The bone dragon in the clouds trembled, turned around unwillingly and flew away.

Immediately, the passenger plane returned to calm.

"Huh~" The flight attendant let out a deep breath.

Xiaozhi glanced at the flight attendant, and the look of having escaped death in her eyes clearly showed that she knew something.

"This plane seems to be an asset of the Galar Lotz Group..." Xiaozhi thought to himself.

The captain in the cockpit also showed a relieved expression and then quietly sent a message.

When darkness appears, recover immediately!

"Hmm~ What's wrong, Xiaozhi? You look so frowned." Serena slowly woke up and asked the serious Xiaozhi.

"It's okay~" Xiaozhi smiled and shook his head: "The plane just encountered some turbulence, it's fine now."

"Oh~ Are we almost there? We need to get ready to get off the plane." Serena stretched and woke up Seiko and Soji who were sitting next to her.

Only Xiaozhi and Shinji looked at each other in tacit understanding. It seems that the Galar region is not as prosperous as imagined.

To be continued...