Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

Chapter 372 Memories, Battles and Reenactments (1)

Now, let's turn our attention back to the battlefield. At this time, since three of Darko's Pokémon have lost their combat ability, the original rocky ground is being replaced, and tender green grass is emerging from the darkness.

Darko held the Poké Ball containing Latios, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the cold surface of the ball. He raised his head, his eyes passing through the diffuse smoke and dust, and fell on the tall black-haired boy opposite him. Eslo's clear eyes were surprisingly bright in the sun.

"..." Dakoto's throat moved slightly, and finally turned into a murmur with complicated emotions, "You are really worthy of it, Xiao Luo."

There was no reluctance, or even surprise, as if everything was as it should be.

Even though Latios was in a state of severe poison and Mara had the attribute advantage, the feat of ignoring the difference in strength and completing the deicide was enough to make Mara proud.

At this moment, a strong wind suddenly swept across the stadium, blowing away some of the smoke and dust, and also making the corners of Eslo's iconic black windbreaker rustle. In the strong wind, the boy's body did not move at all. He just slowly raised his arm, and the Poké Ball tightly held in his hand reflected a faint cold light in the sunlight.

Watching this scene, Dakodo suddenly remembered the damp and quiet afternoon in the Pathé Forest a few months ago, where he met the boy for the first time. Although it seemed a little awkward because of his social phobia, it was also there that he and Aislo had their first battle, and later he completed a journey with the two of them.

That brief but precious journey together still shines brightly in Dakdo's memory. He remembers that Aislo would calmly fend off overly enthusiastic strangers who tried to chat him up, and that Mary was patient and well-intentioned even though she didn't talk much. What he can't forget even more is the way the boy reached out his hand to him at the "concert" in the forest.

The boy in front of him overlapped with the figure who reached out to him in the forest in his memory. The gentleness was still there, but now there was a touch of maturity and determination. Darko took a deep breath, suppressed his surging thoughts, and his eyes became sharp and focused again. The Poké Ball in his hand was slightly hot, responding to his fighting spirit.

"Silva, show us our best!" Darko threw the Poké Ball in his hand with force. With a flash of red light, the Pokémon that was said to live under the volcano stepped onto the stage of the Lily of the Valley Conference for the first time. His hard shell reflected the sun's rays, and a hot breath instantly spread. A bright yellow balloon was tied to his body, making his huge body slightly suspended.

As soon as he came on the field, Xiduolan released Sunny Day.

"I'm going to ask you for help again, Ibrahimovic!" Eslo's eyes were focused and his movements were not slow at all. He could clearly feel the waves surging on Darko's body, and he believed that Mary had similar feelings.

The appearance of another legendary Pokémon undoubtedly ignited the atmosphere in the audience again. Even Samaranch, who was high up on the stage, couldn't help but sigh, "Another legendary..."

"Young people nowadays are really scary." Grandma Kikuno, who looked very kind on the surface, also chuckled and spoke.

"Who said it wasn't?" Wusong also picked up the conversation after a long time, with a very relaxed look on his face. Not long ago, he had sent Xiao Jin to the alliance headquarters and then ran over to watch the game. As the saying goes, when there is nothing to do, one feels light. Wusong just felt that he was a little dizzy at this moment.

Several young people, including Shirona, looked at Wusong strangely, then retracted their gazes and turned their attention back to the battlefield.

At this time, the Moon Eevee running on the field kept using high-speed stars to interfere with Sidoran, and by the way, smashed the balloons carried by the opponent.

After a loud bang, Xiduolan's huge body fell steadily to the ground.

After finishing this round of probing, Dakoto stretched out his arm and said decisively, "Xiduolan, Lava Storm!"

Xiduolan let out a deafening roar, and opened his mouth like a volcano awakening, suddenly erupting with a dazzling red light. The air was instantly distorted by the terrifying high temperature, and everything in sight seemed to be burning. The next moment, it was as if the power of the entire volcano poured out, and the surging and sticky torrent of hot magma, carrying destructive energy, erupted with overwhelming force.

This move, which was no different from a natural disaster, almost instantly covered the battlefield that was the size of several standard football fields. The grassland was covered by lava before it could even burn. A vortex of fire that shot straight into the sky took shape instantly, sweeping towards the Moon Eevee in the center of the field with a devastating momentum.

The Moon Eevee, who was originally relying on her mental strength to float above the lava, saw the impending attack and her pupils shrank. The scorching temperature made her clearly feel her soft hair curling, and the almost tangible heat wave hit her body.

Umbreon's scarlet eyes reflected the red world in front of it, like purgatory.

"Ibrahimovic, hold on!"

The boy's voice penetrated the high temperature and reached the ears of Umbreon. A transparent barrier rose up almost instinctively, dividing the oncoming raging flames and Umbreon's tiny body into two worlds.

"Come back, Eevee." When the flames gradually died down, Eslo took back the Moon Eevee without hesitation. Looking at the surging lava in front of him and the Heidelbrook who was like a fish in water in it, the boy was undoubtedly in a dilemma.

"It seems there is no other way..." Aislo smiled helplessly. The strength of Darko's Sidolan was indeed beyond his expectations, but that was all. "I'll leave it to you next, Ma!"

“Ahhhhhh!”

The sharp roar made Xiduolan squint his eyes in pain, and when he reacted, he suddenly realized that the magma that originally wrapped him had turned into hard stone without him knowing when.

"!!!" Xiduolann began to exert force almost instantly, trying to break the stone and break free from its restraints. But in the next moment, a ghostly figure approached quickly, and the sharp claws wrapped in black energy that was almost condensed into substance slammed into Xiduolann's face fiercely.

"Ugh——!"

The earth turtle that had been replaced by stones cracked and then suddenly shattered. As Xi Duolan flew backwards, the exclamations from the audience came belatedly.

"Just now, wasn't it...ah? How did the magma turn into stone?!" A Xun almost jumped up from his seat, his eyes full of disbelief.

"It's an illusion." Mary raised her head slightly.

"Hallucinations that can affect reality? Is this something those two kids have inherited?" Brock couldn't help but sigh. He thought of the Zoroark that he had fought against Satoshi before, but it was obvious that this "Ma" was much stronger than that Zoroark.

"...Fighting against a legend?" At this time, Nie Zi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke. His pupils shrank slightly, but he quickly shook his head and denied his own judgment, "No, it should be a little short."

Nie Zi had witnessed the power of Green's Blastoise with his own eyes. If there was anyone in the entire Galar region who knew more about [Battle Legends] than Nie Zi, it would probably only be Dan Di.