Jin's expression became remarkably human at this moment, cycling through a multitude of emotions in a short span.
After a moment of contemplation, Jin asked solemnly.
"How do you know our language?"
Jin's sound waves reached the machine, and a translated segment of human language emerged.
The voice was remarkably clear, with an extremely high degree of recognition.
If this were on the Six Continents, such a voice could easily qualify as a news broadcaster on television.
For a moment, everyone turned their gaze toward the machine in Akira's hand, their eyes filled with astonishment.
This was actually a translation device?
Like the previous tools, this so-called translation device was another product modified by Meowth using an Aura Tool.
The raw material was one of the three Aura Tools Akira had taken from the Hunter Association—the Natural Leaf.
The Natural Leaf had a peculiar effect: holding it allowed communication with other creatures.
This was why Akira had chosen it back then.
After arriving in the Dark Continent, they were bound to encounter all sorts of creatures, many of which would likely possess some degree of intelligence.
In such cases, communication would be crucial.
Although the abilities of Pokemons could achieve similar effects, this Aura Tool was still impressive.
The downside was its excessive consumption of Aura.
Prolonged use could impair the user's own language abilities, gradually making speech incoherent.
But after Meowth's improvements, not only had the device transformed from a leaf into a machine, its function now directly translated languages.
It also reduced Aura consumption and eliminated the drawback of "impairing language abilities."
In other words, as long as Akira held this translation device, he could convert the languages of other creatures into the common tongue of the Six Continents.
Similarly, it could translate the Six Continents' common language into the corresponding creature's language.
Sure enough, it came in handy today.
Akira remained calm, looking at the stunned Jin as he said slowly.
"You can consider this my ability."
Jin's expression froze, returning to silence for a moment before speaking again.
"That's right, I am the leader."
"I wonder if you could hand over that thing in your possession," Jin said, a flash of greed in his eyes.
"I can let you all leave."
Jin grinned, cracking his knuckles with a sharp, metallic sound, his smile dripping with malice.
He had figured it out.
Or rather, he had sensed it through the source of the sound waves.
The creature's ability to communicate with him relied entirely on that unknown metal box.
If he could obtain such a thing, it would greatly aid his territorial expansion and the enslavement of other creatures!
Who would have thought?
He had assumed this was just a warm-up, but it turned out to be an unexpected windfall.
He wondered if there were other valuable items to be found.
A flicker of excitement crossed Jin's cold eyes as he began anticipating even greater gains from Akira and his group.
That serpentine creature was also extraordinary—none of his kind had ever reached such a size.
Jin's gaze shifted downward, scrutinizing the golden-bodied Steelix with surprise.
This creature shared many similarities with his own species.
First, its golden exterior resembled that of the highest echelons of his race.
Second, its body structure was clearly composed of rock and metal, visibly sturdy.
Could it be a branch of our species? Jin wondered silently.
From birth until now, this colossal beast was the most similar to his kind among all the creatures he had encountered.
Even those small diamonds paled in comparison.
Jin's interest piqued, and without waiting for Akira's response, he spoke again.
"That giant beast beneath you is quite impressive. Hand it over along with the rest, and you may leave."
Jin had taken an immediate liking to Steelix and wanted to claim it for himself.
From every angle, Steelix perfectly matched the aesthetic preferences of the stone giants.
It could be kept as a pet, had formidable combat abilities, and could even serve as a mount.
Jin could hardly wait to step onto the back of that colossal creature and ride it around outside.
This was a mount only he was worthy of riding!
Quite a bold one.
Akira shifted his focus away from his thoughts and turned his attention back to the haughty stone giant leader.
Just as they had arrived here, another Incubation Bar had appeared in his mind.
This time, he couldn't quite guess what kind of Pokemon it might be.
If the Shiny Steelix corresponded to the stone giants, and Diancie perhaps to the ores in this region, then what could this new Incubation Bar be related to?
Thinking carefully, this Incubation Bar hadn't appeared earlier or later—it had surfaced precisely when they arrived here.
In other words… was it connected to this cavern?
Or perhaps to something inside it.
For some reason, Akira found himself inexplicably thinking of the skeletal remains of the Bone Clan.
Maybe this Pokemon wasn't of the Rock or Ground type.
The three things that left the deepest impression on Akira in this rocky terrain were the ores, the stone giants, and the Bone Clan!
Shaking off his thoughts, Akira glanced at Jin and replied in a calm yet resolute tone.
"And what if I refuse?!"
..
A brief, deathly silence fell over the scene.
The group behind Akira tensed, steeling themselves and preparing for battle.
They knew this was the critical moment—a fight between the two sides was inevitable.
After a long pause, Jin's expression gradually darkened, shifting from greed to fury.
His eyes burned with rage, his fists clenched instinctively, and his entire body tensed with power.
Every inch of his body, forged from the finest rock, brimmed with boundless strength.
At the same time, an oppressive, suffocating aura radiated from him, forming an invisible pressure that filled the cavern.
In an instant, a fierce wind erupted out of nowhere, howling through the otherwise silent chamber.
The gale raged, causing the plants overhead to sway precariously.
Though none fell, the flickering light cast eerie, shifting shadows across the space.
Amid the unsettling atmosphere, Jin stood out starkly—especially his furious eyes.
As his aura surged, he resembled a volcano on the verge of eruption, ready to unleash his wrath without restraint.
At this moment, Jin could be likened to the Ant King after consuming the Three Royal Guards.
Roughly speaking, they were now facing the enraged, evolved Ant King.
Though Jin didn't possess Aura, his sheer high-tier strength naturally exuded a terrifying presence—akin to the intimidating aura of a wild beast in nature.
In the flickering light, a towering, muscular monstrosity glared at them, as if it might lunge forward at any moment and tear them apart with its massive, unyielding hands.
'Thud! Thud!'
Jin hunched slightly and took two steps forward, his aura growing even more violent.
Then, in the next moment, he abruptly crouched and drove his indestructible fists straight into the ground!
"BOOM!!"
The golden fists shone brilliantly, unstoppable as they shattered the rocks as easily as crushing tofu.
Yet with that single strike, he had created a massive crater!
The impact resembled a falling meteor, forcibly carving out a huge pit, followed by countless shockwaves radiating in all directions.
The vibrations spread rapidly through the surrounding rocks, expanding across the area.
Countless fragments of stone and dust billowed upward, further obscuring the already dimly lit battlefield.
If insufficient light could be mitigated by their daytime goggles, the obstruction caused by the dust was another matter entirely.
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