Chapter 26: Rescue
After walking a distance, the three successfully arrived below the White Jade Pillar.
By the time they reached here, the scarlet Energy was already visible to the naked eye. Even wearing Protective Suits, Bai Feng and the others could feel the strong sense of oppression brought by this Energy.
"Where does this Energy come from? It's too terrifying!" Kalos couldn't help but say.
Fu La Da Li guessed, "I think this is very likely from a legendary Pokémon!"
Bai Feng nodded, "I think so too. Otherwise, it's hard to explain why it comes with such a powerful sense of oppression."
"Let's go up and see. Maybe the answer is Above." Kalos pointed at the White Jade Pillar and said.
"Let's go."
Fu La Da Li and Bai Feng nodded simultaneously.
On the tall White Jade Pillar was a staircase leading directly to the top.
When they were far away, Bai Feng and the others thought the White Jade Pillar was pure white and flawless. Only after getting closer did they Discover that the pillar was covered in tiny cracks, dotted with dark red, looking very much like the result of erosion by the scarlet Energy.
Before long, the three arrived at the top of the White Jade Pillar. The path was clear, and they didn't encounter any obstacles. The top of the White Jade Pillar was very spacious, but on the Ground was a pattern like a Magic Array, and in the center of the pattern, something was placed.
That thing was continuously releasing a large amount of scarlet Energy outwards. Clearly, this thing was the source of all Energy in the Sea God's Cave.
"What is that?" Bai Feng asked, pointing at the dark, lumpy thing in the center of the Magic Array.
"To me, it looks like a Pokémon Egg?" Kalos said, narrowing her eyes and staring intently at the thing. It was a bit far, so she couldn't see clearly.
"It looks like it to me too." Fu La Da Li expressed agreement.
"A Pokémon Egg? No way?" Bai Feng was incredulous. What kind of Pokémon Egg could be so powerful? Not even a legendary Pokémon could be like this, right?
"Let's get a little closer and take a look." Fu La Da Li suggested. As he spoke, he cautiously stepped one foot into the Magic Array. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Magic Array had no special reaction.
Bai Feng truly admired Fu La Da Li's courage. Who knew if this Magic Array held hidden dangers? He just stepped in without even thinking.
With Fu La Da Li as the pioneer, Bai Feng and Kalos also entered the Magic Array one after another and walked step by step towards the thing that was suspected to be a Pokémon Egg.
However, as they walked, they suddenly Discovered something abnormal. In some places on the Magic Array, human and Pokémon bones were scattered.
Moreover, under the long-term erosion of the scarlet Energy, those bones had turned pitch black. Clearly, Bai Feng and the others were not the first group of people to come here, and this place was not as safe as it appeared on the surface.
Looking at the corpses scattered on the Ground, Bai Feng looked at the two and asked, "How about it? Do we still want to continue forward?" To be honest, as someone who hadn't seen much of the world, facing so many corpses, he felt a little Fear.
Fu La Da Li gritted his teeth and insisted, "Continue. We've already come this far. Even if we die here, it's fate!"
Bai Feng thought to himself: You're quite open-minded.
"I want to continue too!"
Kalos agreed with Fu La Da Li's decision. Hearing this, Bai Feng could only say, "Since both of you want to continue, I'll just have to risk my life to accompany the heroes!"
So the three continued forward. As they got closer and closer to the black egg, terrifying roars seemed to echo in their ears. This sound was unsettling.
"Hiss~ Ha~ Oong~"
"Did you hear that?" Bai Feng asked.
"I heard it. I thought I was having auditory hallucinations." Kalos nodded.
"I heard it too." Fu La Da Li said.
After the three exchanged glances, they continued forward.
Just as they were only a step away from the black egg, a sudden change occurred. The scarlet Energy on the black egg suddenly surged rapidly and continuously spread outwards, like a spoonful of Water poured into a pot of boiling hot oil.
Immediately after, a pitch-black phantom emerged from the fluctuating scarlet Energy.
"Oong!!!"
The suddenly appearing phantom roared furiously at Bai Feng and the others. This sound was exactly the same as what they had heard before.
The black phantom was enormous, almost completely blocking out the Sky Above the three, making it hard for them to breathe.
"Whoosh~"
The phantom's roar brought up a large wave of air, directly knocking the three onto the Ground.
"Leave here! Leave here!"
Kalos and Fu La Da Li didn't understand what the phantom's roar was expressing, but Bai Feng, who could understand what Pokémon needed, heard it clearly. Its tone seemed very anxious, constantly urging Bai Feng and the others to leave here.
"This... this is... Lugia!" Fu La Da Li, who was lying on the Ground, exclaimed.
No wonder this place was called the Sea God's Cave, and even had three divine Birds guarding it. Legend has it that Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos are the messengers of the Sea God, Lugia.
But this Lugia in front of them was clearly not right. Not only was its entire Body pitch black, but its eyes were also glowing with terrifying scarlet light. Its face was contorted, as if it were enduring immense pain.
Most importantly, this Lugia in front of them had no physical Body, it was just a phantom.
"Oong!!!"
The phantom Lugia roared again. This Time, its voice could no longer convey any meaning, it was just a pure roar. Its gaze towards Bai Feng and the others was filled with aggression.
Perhaps the corpses not far away were left by the humans and Pokémon killed by this phantom Lugia.
"Not good, it's going to attack!" Bai Feng shouted loudly.
As his voice fell, the phantom Lugia sprayed a large amount of Black Mist towards the three. The Black Mist was filled with ominousness, and it was clear at a glance that it shouldn't be touched.
The three quickly rolled on the Ground, narrowly dodging the phantom Lugia's attack. However, immediately after, the phantom Lugia launched a second round of attack.
Just as the Black Mist was about to spray towards Bai Feng and the others, Lugia's face became contorted again. It seemed to be desperately restraining something and let out bursts of deafening roars.
"Oong!!!" Leave here, leave here!
Seeing this Situation, Bai Feng quickly shouted to the other two, "Let's leave here. This Lugia is not something we can handle."
"Okay!" Fu La Da Li and Kalos also knew that it was impossible, so they nodded decisively.
The three got up and were about to run out of the Magic Array.
However, they had only run two steps when Lugia went berserk again. In an Instant, it was Above their heads. Its scarlet gaze sent a chill down their spines.
"Oong~"
Just like that, Bai Feng and the other two watched helplessly as a large mass of Black Mist covered them from Above. They were almost unavoidable.
"Screech~"
Just as the three thought they were going to die here, a cry suddenly sounded. A golden light streaked across the Sky, instantly dispersing the Black Mist covering Bai Feng and the others.
"Screech~" "Oong~"
A Zapdos appeared out of thin air, blocking in front of Bai Feng and the others, confronting the phantom Lugia.
"Screech~" Leave here!
Articuno's voice sounded, conveying its meaning to Bai Feng and the others. Its tone was full of anxiety.
Seeing that the phantom Lugia was temporarily blocked by the three divine Birds, Bai Feng decisively pulled Kalos and said to her and Fu La Da Li, "Let's go!"
Kalos hesitated, "But Articuno and the others..."
Bai Feng said without hesitation, "We can't help them at all by staying here. We'll only be a burden to them!"
Fu La Da Li nodded, "Bai Feng is right. Our leaving is the biggest help!"
"Okay, let's go!" Hearing this, Kalos could only grit her teeth and say.
The three glanced at Zapdos and the others, then ran towards the Below of the White Jade Pillar without looking back. At this Time, the three divine Birds were already fighting the phantom Lugia.
Explosions and roars continuously came from behind them. Without thinking, they knew the battle on the White Jade Pillar was intense.
After running for an unknown amount of Time, Bai Feng and the others finally ran out of the Giant Pit. They didn't leave immediately but stood at the edge of the Giant Pit, anxiously waiting for Articuno and the others to return.
Before long, Talonflame Captain, Braviary, and Gyarados, who had been separated from Bai Feng and the others, found the three again. Gyarados was rescued by Talonflame Captain. Articuno didn't kill it, so it wasn't seriously injured.
"Look quickly, are they back!"
About an Hour later, Bai Feng and the others finally vaguely saw three shadows flying towards the outside of the Giant Pit in the distance. However, before they could fly out of the Giant Pit, the three shadows fell towards the Ground one after another.
"They're injured!" Kalos exclaimed.
"Let's go see!" Saying this, Fu La Da Li ran towards the Below of the Giant Pit again without hesitation. Bai Feng and Kalos followed closely behind.
Soon, the three found the injured three divine Birds. They were weakly lying on the Ground, continuously emitting scarlet Energy from their Bodies, and desperately enduring the immense pain brought by the erosion of the scarlet Energy.
The Instant they saw the three, the faces of the three divine Birds were full of anger, especially Articuno, who wished it could curse Bai Feng and the others' ancestors for eighteen generations.
We told you not to go near there, but you insisted on going. Are you satisfied now? It's us who are suffering!
Kalos and Fu La Da Li didn't understand what the three divine Birds were saying, they only saw that they were very angry. Only Bai Feng, who understood everything, was full of embarrassment.
{{{Д"}} Divine beasts are quite good at cursing...
"Let's take Articuno and the other two away from here first." Fu La Da Li suggested.
"Okay!"
So the three had Talonflame Captain, Braviary, and two Gardevoir work together to transport the three divine Birds out of the Giant Pit. The three divine Birds didn't resist, after all, under the erosion of the scarlet Energy, they were completely unable to move.
After leaving the Giant Pit, the three looked at the three divine Birds with pained expressions and became worried.
"What should we do?" Kalos said. The three divine Birds were injured trying to save the three of them. Neither Kalos, Bai Feng, nor Fu La Da Li could ignore them.
At this Time, the three divine Birds were lying weakly on the Ground, feeling incredibly bitter. They had guarded Lugia for so many years, but in the end, they couldn't escape this fate?
If they continued to be eroded by the scarlet Energy, it wouldn't be long before they ended up looking like Lugia.
"How about I give it a try?" At this Time, Bai Feng suddenly said with hesitation.
Since his Golden Finger Energy could expel the scarlet Energy from his Body, perhaps it would also be useful for the three divine Birds.
Although he didn't want to expose his Golden Finger, it depended on the Situation.
The three divine Birds ended up like this because they saved him. He really couldn't stand by and do nothing to save them just to hide the existence of his Golden Finger.
The Pokémon World is a world with various miraculous abilities. Although his Golden Finger is miraculous, it's not to the extent that it cannot be shown to others.
"Bai Feng, you have a way?" Kalos said in surprise.
"Let's try. I'm not sure if it will definitely succeed." Bai Feng replied.
"Whether it succeeds or not, having a way is better than just staring blankly. Hurry and try!" Kalos urged.
Bai Feng nodded, then walked to Articuno's side and said, "I have a way to help you clear this Terrifying Energy from your Body. No matter what I do later, don't resist."
Articuno actually didn't believe Bai Feng's words. Something Lugia couldn't do after so many years, how could a small human possibly do it?
But at this Time, it had lost the ability to resist and could only lie there motionless, letting Bai Feng do whatever he wanted to it.
Bai Feng controlled his Golden Finger Energy, letting it invade Articuno's Body little by little. Then, an incredibly vast and complex Energy Circuit appeared in his mind, filled with Origin Energy as vast as the sea.
Is this the Energy Circuit of a divine beast? Bai Feng was incredibly shocked.
Immediately after, he saw the scarlet Energy mixed in Articuno's Origin Energy within the Energy Circuit. They were running rampant, contaminating Articuno's originally clear and pure Origin Energy little by little into dark red.
Seeing this Situation, Bai Feng quickly controlled the Golden Finger Energy to expel the scarlet Energy.
It works!!! He was pleasantly surprised.
The Instant the scarlet Energy collided with the Golden Finger Energy, the scarlet Energy melted away quickly, like ice and snow meeting the Sun.
In fact, the Instant Bai Feng's Golden Finger Energy entered its Body, Articuno sensed the Different. It felt a refreshing Energy flowing through its Body. Wherever the Energy passed, all the pain disappeared.
It looked at Bai Feng in surprise, incredibly shocked in its heart: Who is this kid? How is he so powerful!
The scarlet Energy was exceptionally stubborn, and it wasn't easy for Bai Feng to clear it. He continued clearing it intermittently for a day and a night before finally clearing all the scarlet Energy from Articuno's Body.
The Instant the scarlet Energy disappeared, Articuno felt incredibly light all over its Body. It flapped its wings and soared high, letting out a long cry towards the Sky. It felt like it had never been so comfortable in its entire life.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Bai Feng successively helped Zapdos and Moltres clear the scarlet Energy. After doing all this, he felt incredibly tired.
But the three divine Birds were Different. They seemed to see hope in Bai Feng. After fully recovering, the three Birds immediately looked at Bai Feng with bright, piercing eyes, as if looking at some rare treasure.
To some extent, Bai Feng, who possessed the Golden Finger, was indeed a great treasure.
(End of Chapter)