Chapter 102: A Bug in the Darkness Quietly Reaches Out to You
Although Bai Ye saved the mother and child, too many broken buildings fell, and the aftermath of the two Pokémon's battle was too widespread. Countless people were in danger and had no time to escape.
Bai Ye had no choice but to continuously use Psychic to help passersby in danger.
Hatterene couldn't use Moves. It could only run around in a panic, holding the Espurr siblings. Bai Ye told it to quickly find Bai Feng, but Hatterene had no idea where Bai Feng was.
Rocks, asphalt, and flames kept raining down. The two Espurr also continuously used Psychic to protect Hatterene.
However, the Espurr siblings were only recently born Pokémon cubs. Even though their Psychic Energy started relatively high, it was limited. Soon, they looked a bit listless.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Grandpa Fu received news that Pokémon were causing trouble in Biyi City's city center. He didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately gathered his Pokémon, and set off on his Tropius.
Tropius knew the situation was urgent, so it flew towards the city center at top speed.
At the same time, above the castle at the Haunted House Center, Margaret and Bai Shi stood at the highest point, watching the two rampaging Pokémon in the distance with interest.
"Well done," Margaret praised Bai Shi. She took a morbid deep breath and said with a look of intoxication, "I seem to smell the scent of fear. Little Xue will definitely like it."
After speaking, she looked at her shadow, from which a Froslass slowly floated out.
"Nanor~"
Froslass nodded while staring greedily into the distance. A scent that intoxicated Pokémon had already begun to emanate from there.
Bai Feng hurried as fast as he could and finally arrived at the incident scene. However, as soon as he got there, he saw a broken rock smashing towards the Espurr siblings.
Originally, Hatterene was escaping with the Espurr siblings just fine, but Hatterene was too panicked and actually tripped over a lamppost lying across the road. The Espurr siblings were thrown out of its arms.
It was at this moment that a red-hot rock came crashing down, targeting Hatterene.
The Espurr siblings used their last bit of strength and finally managed to shatter that rock, but immediately after, a second rock came crashing down towards them.
"Brionne!" Bai Feng shouted.
"Shirai!"
Brionne opened its mouth and shot out a Water Gun, successfully shattering the rock that was falling towards the Espurr siblings.
But before Bai Feng and Hatterene could rejoice, a building suddenly collapsed with a roar, and countless rubble instantly buried the Espurr siblings.
It turned out that Steelix had used the Earthquake Move to attack Coalossal. The strong vibration caused the already shaky Hotel behind the Espurr siblings to collapse directly, and the Debris instantly buried the siblings.
Not only the Hotel behind the siblings, but countless buildings in the city center also collapsed due to that recent Earthquake, causing innumerable casualties.
"Lim? Lim!!!"
Hatterene looked at everything before it in disbelief. It quickly got up from the ground, ran all the way to the front of the Debris, and kept using its hands (braids) to dig through the rubble, hoping to find the Espurr siblings.
But the debris from a collapsed building was too vast. For a moment, Hatterene didn't know which direction to start digging from.
"Hatterene!"
Bai Feng brought Brionne over to Hatterene, wanting to search for the Espurr siblings with it, but also didn't know how to start.
Just then, Bai Feng suddenly noticed that something was wrong around them. The rubble on the ground began to vibrate violently, some even turning directly into powder during the vibration.
He subconsciously turned his head to look at Hatterene. He saw that Hatterene's eyes had turned completely red at some point, and the space around it was even starting to distort.
As a Psychic, Bai Feng immediately sensed that Hatterene was emitting a powerful and terrifying Psychic. Couldn't he see that space itself was distorting because of it?
"Ahhhh!!!!"
Hatterene didn't know what it suddenly remembered, but its face suddenly became extremely grim, and at the same time, its expression became twisted and pained.
With a "boom," Bai Feng saw the entire Debris left by the Hotel in front of him suddenly explode. The area in front of him was cleared in an instant, completely empty.
This was Hatterene's masterpiece.
Bai Feng hadn't expected Hatterene to hide such powerful power.
However, at this moment, Hatterene had lost its rationality under the dominance of emotions like anger, sadness, and fear. It suddenly turned its head to look at the battling Coalossal and Steelix, its eyes filled with coldness.
In its heart, there was now only one thought: to kill the two culprits who had harmed the Espurr siblings.
Under Bai Feng's shocked gaze, Hatterene floated up and flew directly towards the battling Coalossal and Steelix.
If their Psychic Energy isn't strong enough, Psychic Type Pokémon cannot fly on their own power, just like Bai Ye before.
But Hatterene had only just recovered its Psychic due to the stimulus, and it had already achieved this. It was simply incredible.
"Hatterene!"
Bai Feng called out to it, but Hatterene didn't respond.
"Meow~"
"Meow~"
Not long after Hatterene left, Bai Feng heard two cat calls from behind him. He turned around and was surprised to find it was the Espurr siblings.
Bai Feng said happily, "That's great! You two are okay!"
"Meow~"
"Meow meow~"
The Espurr siblings nodded simultaneously.
It turned out that the moment the Hotel collapsed, they were coincidentally covered by a metal bowl-shaped object decorating the Hotel's rooftop, so they were safe all along, just trapped in the Debris and unable to get out.
Hatterene's angry strike just now had blown away the Debris. The Espurr and the metal bowl were also blown away, but they were also lucky enough to escape.
"That's great. Hatterene will be so happy to know you're still alive."
After hearing the Espurr's explanation, Bai Feng said happily.
On the other side, Hatterene had already flown above Coalossal and Steelix and stopped between them.
The two massive Pokémon were still engrossed in mutual combat and didn't notice the small Hatterene at all.
Although it had lost its rationality, Hatterene's demeanor was extremely calm. There wasn't a single unnecessary expression on its face, only coldness.
Hatterene's eyes suddenly flashed with a light that was purple to black. It began to use Calm Mind.
Since Coalossal and Steelix ignored it, it took the opportunity to continuously strengthen itself. After a while, Hatterene's Special Attack ability was strengthened to the extreme.
The strengthening finished, and Hatterene looked up at the sky. Two vortices suddenly appeared in the sky, hanging above Coalossal and Steelix, one on the left and one on the right.
These two poor guys didn't care about anything else, only fighting.
Bang! Bang!
Two enormous white light rings suddenly shot out from the vortices, hitting Coalossal and Steelix directly on the head.
This was the Psychic Type ultimate Move, Future Sight. Without extremely high Psychic Energy strength, such a Move could not be used at all.
Coalossal and Steelix were immediately knocked to the ground, their heads dazed from being struck by the light rings. They struggled twice, trying to get up, but then Hatterene's eyes emitted purple light again.
Psychic!
A purple light circle quickly spread out from it as the center, enveloping Coalossal and Steelix. Before they could get up, they were pressed back down by the powerful binding force generated by the light circle.
Steelix twisted its body, and Coalossal thrashed its limbs. Both desperately tried to break free from the restraint, but it was useless. Their hard bodies scraped against the ground, making a sharp, grating sound.
Just as Hatterene was about to continue its attack, it suddenly felt a dizzy spell in its head. The next second, it lost consciousness and quickly fell from the air.
Bai Feng, who had been watching the situation, saw this and was about to run towards it. But before Hatterene could land, a Tropius suddenly appeared and caught Hatterene in time.
It turned out that Grandpa Fu had arrived.
Seeing Grandpa Fu, Bai Feng's hanging heart finally settled.
Grandpa Fu took out two Poké Balls. With a flash of red light, a Jumpluff and a Whimsicott appeared above Coalossal and Steelix.
"Jumpluff, Sleep Powder," Grandpa Fu instructed Jumpluff.
"Wojia~"
Jumpluff nodded, quickly flew a circle around Coalossal and Steelix, and sprinkled brown powder on them.
These two guys were dazed from being hit by Hatterene and had just gotten up.
However, Grandpa Fu was disappointed. Sleep Powder was completely ineffective against these two guys who had lost their minds. Their eyes were red, and they were still very energetic.
Grandpa Fu sighed, "It seems like we can't solve this without some force."
"Jumpluff, Whimsicott, Leech Seed!"
As Grandpa Fu gave the command, Jumpluff and Whimsicott began to happily fly around Coalossal and Steelix.
Coalossal reached out to grab Jumpluff, but Jumpluff skillfully dodged using Whimsicott's Tailwind Move.
Steelix also suddenly opened its massive mouth and bit towards Whimsicott. Instead of dodging, Whimsicott stuffed a large amount of Cotton Spore into Steelix's mouth as it lunged forward, completely blocking Steelix's mouth.
As more and more green Seeds were scattered near Coalossal and Steelix by Jumpluff and Whimsicott, Grandpa Fu said, "Alright, we can start!"
The two Grass-type Pokémon nodded, and then emerald green light emanated from their bodies. With the appearance of the light, the Seeds on the ground seemed to receive a signal and began to quickly take root and sprout.
Before long, countless grayish-brown Vines grew and lunged towards Coalossal and Steelix, clawing and gnashing. Although many Vines were burned by Coalossal and broken by Steelix, they continuously wrapped around them without end.
Finally, the two rampaging Pokémon were tightly bound. As soon as they struggled even a little, a suction force would come from the Vines, mercilessly draining their HP, and the Vines would grow even more luxuriant.
Although Steelix and Coalossal were dealt with, the chaos they created continued. Countless people were injured or killed because of it, and a large amount of negative emotions like fear, panic, and sadness were gathered together.
A Froslass hiding in the darkness was enjoying this power with a look of intoxication. As it absorbed more and more negative emotions, the Froslass's aura also slowly grew.
This bug in the darkness, for its own selfish gain, caused countless families to be ruined and lives lost!
Margaret and Bai Shi had been secretly observing the battle. Seeing Coalossal and Steelix subdued by Grandpa Fu, she said with a look of regret:
"I didn't expect that old guy Fu'ade to still be so strong. It's a pity about those two Pokémon, they only caused trouble for such a short time."
Bai Shi said, "It's already very difficult to achieve this level. Although that Coumarine Gym Leader is usually low-key, his power cannot be underestimated. We should be more low-key from now on."
Margaret glanced at Bai Shi, "Do I need you to remind me?"
Bai Shi silently retreated behind Margaret, not daring to speak further.
At this point, Margaret asked again, "Where did that Hatterene that initially suppressed Coalossal and Steelix come from? It's very strong!"
Bai Shi shook his head and said, "I don't know. Should I send someone to investigate?"
Margaret nodded, "Mhm... you go and check. If..."
Although she didn't finish her sentence, Bai Shi understood. If that person wasn't deeply involved with the Pokémon League, they could try to recruit them into their organization.
Not long after Grandpa Fu subdued the two Pokémon, the Police Station and Fire Department personnel finally arrived late. They immediately began rescue work.
Due to Coalossal's rampage, there were multiple fires in the city center. The Fire Department didn't have enough personnel and couldn't keep up with the rescues.
So, many Water-type Trainers spontaneously organized themselves and joined the rescue efforts together. Bai Feng also took action with Brionne.
Brionne was full of motivation. The Rain Dance Move it had painstakingly researched with Vaporeon for so long could finally shine.
It performed very impressively in the rescue operation. Several times, one Rain Dance instantly controlled the spread of the fire, buying a lot of rescue time for the Fire Department.
Because Brionne performed so outstandingly, Bai Feng was also recognized by many Pokémon Trainers, and the Fire Department's Captain even praised him.
However, Bai Feng was a bit absent-minded. He was constantly worried about Hatterene's condition. Hatterene's State earlier was truly not right.
Not only did Brionne make a great contribution, but Bai Ye also contributed significantly to this rescue operation.
When the Disaster occurred, it had already helped many citizens overcome the crisis with its powerful Psychic. After the Disaster ended, it actively and voluntarily joined the rescue operation, saving a large number of injured people from the Debris.
Furthermore, Bai Ye also possessed Healing Moves. Some people or Pokémon with severe Injuries might not have even survived to be rescued if Gardevoir hadn't used Heal Pulse in time to stabilize their Injuries.
Some citizens were buried under the Debris. Due to various factors, rescue personnel sometimes found it difficult to rescue them. At such times, having a Psychic Type Pokémon help was extremely convenient.
For a time, Bai Ye actually became an angel-like existence in this Disaster.
Nurse Joy, who arrived later, expressed high praise for Bai Ye.
Actually, it wasn't that Nurse Joy didn't want to come earlier, but the Pokémon Center had also been damaged. Nurse Joy had to put in a lot of effort to find enough medicine and instruments.
(End of Chapter)