Chapter 254: King of Silver Mountain
Mt. Silver is a massive mountain range towering between the Johto Region and the Kanto region. Because most of it is located within the Johto Region, it has always been under the jurisdiction of the Johto League.
Many Larvitar, Pupitar, and Tyranitar inhabit this place, making it currently the only location in the Pokémon League where a Tyranitar Tribe exists.
Of course, besides the Tyranitar Tribe, Mt. Silver is also home to many other rare Pokémon. Therefore, the Pokémon League has designated it a protected area, and only Pokémon Trainers with special permission are qualified to enter and catch their desired Pokémon.
Since the Johto Region and the Kanto region are adjacent, Bai Feng's aircraft arrived within the vicinity of Mt. Silver in less than half a day.
Following the location provided by Professor Oak, he successfully found the Base established here by the Pokémon League and met Gary Oak's father, Blue, there.
This was their first meeting.
Blue and Red are close friends. Ever since he learned that a clue about Red had been found, he immediately applied to come to Mt. Silver and has tried almost every method to rescue Red from the Ruins.
Unfortunately, he hasn't succeeded yet.
When Bai Feng, Delia, and Ash Ketchum got off the aircraft, they saw Blue standing not far away, smiling as he greeted them.
Ash Ketchum and Delia were very familiar with Blue. Ash Ketchum started waving to Blue from afar, "Uncle Green! Uncle Green!"
Blue also smiled and waved back at Bai Feng and the others.
"Delia! Ash Ketchum! Bai Feng!"
After the three of them disembarked from the aircraft, Blue strode forward. After greeting each of them, he turned to Bai Feng and said:
"I've wanted to meet you for a long time, but I never had the time. When my father told me that your brother Red had been found, I was truly overjoyed. I believe if your Brother knew you were safe and sound, and so outstanding, he would be extremely happy!"
Blue had heard about Bai Feng's deeds from his father and also knew that his father had tried to set up his daughter with Bai Feng, but his daughter wasn't receptive.
Although he wasn't against Bai Feng becoming his son-in-law, it seemed... the seniority was off.
He and Red were friends, and Red was Bai Feng's Brother. In a sense, he was also Bai Feng's Brother. A Brother's daughter dating a younger Brother...
Hmm...
It felt awkward!
The moment he saw Bai Feng, countless thoughts flashed through Blue's mind.
"Thank you, Brother Blue!" Bai Feng said. "Regarding my Brother, have you found any more clues here?"
Blue shook his head in disappointment. "No, because of the obstruction from the King of Silver Mountain, the experts can't enter the Ruins to conduct detailed detection and investigation, so the investigation hasn't made any progress!"
Hearing this, Delia's face turned grim.
"Can I go and see the Ruins?" Bai Feng inquired.
"Of course, anytime!" Blue replied.
Bai Feng turned to Delia and Ash Ketchum and said, "Sister-in-law, Ash Ketchum, you two wait at the Base first. I'll go take a look at the Ruins!"
Delia said with a worried look, "Then be careful, and absolutely do not act recklessly."
Ash Ketchum said, half understanding, "Uncle, you and Father come back quickly!"
Pikachu: "Pika~ Pika~"
Bai Feng smiled and rubbed Ash Ketchum's and Pikachu's heads, saying, "I understand!"
Immediately, Blue found someone to take Delia and Ash Ketchum to settle down at the Base, while he himself took Bai Feng to the Mountain Peak of Mt. Silver where the Ruins were located.
Before leaving, Bai Feng left Dragonair behind to protect Ash Ketchum and Delia. Although the Base was safe, who knew if an accident might occur.
Without Dragonair, Bai Feng had to release Togekiss to serve as a flying mount.
Seeing Togekiss, Blue looked surprised. He could tell at a glance that this Pokémon's strength was in no way inferior to his own ace Pokémon.
Thinking of his close friend Red, Blue shook his head helplessly.
As expected of Brothers, each one is more terrifying than the last! Blue couldn't help but think!
The ace Pokémon of Champion Trainers are generally at the level of Togekiss and Xatu. Existences like Senior Ninetales are usually their ace.
For example, Grandma Meipulu's ace Pokémon is the Legendary Pokémon Heatran.
Of course, not all Champion Trainers have this level of ace Pokémon!
(Note: In this novel, while Champion is a symbol of powerful strength, it is essentially just a title. It is only sometimes treated as a trainer level because ordinary people occasionally regard it as representative of a powerful trainer.
Also: There is no higher title above Champion; Champion is Master!)
Recalling his gaze, Blue released his flying mount, an Aerodactyl.
Seeing the Aerodactyl, Bai Feng was a little surprised, but Blue smiled and said, "I caught this Aerodactyl from the Great Fossil Valley you discovered!"
Bai Feng looked enlightened upon hearing this. No wonder! He had thought that fossil revival technology had already been researched.
Blue truly lived up to his name as a Champion Trainer. Bai Feng remembered that the Aerodactyl in the Great Fossil Valley were very ferocious, but he didn't expect this one to be so obedient now. When Blue sat on its back, it didn't show the slightest resistance.
"Then let's go!"
As Blue's words fell, the Aerodactyl flapped its wings and flew up. Togekiss followed closely behind.
Blue told Bai Feng that many powerful Pokémon lived in Mt. Silver, the most powerful of which was the King of Silver Mountain. If they wandered around carelessly here, they might be attacked by those Pokémon!
The route they were currently flying was a safe route. The Pokémon in the mountain would not easily enter this range, and people from the Pokémon League operating within this range would not be attacked by Wild Pokémon.
Bai Feng looked down from Togekiss's back and indeed saw many rare Pokémon inhabiting the Forest: groups of Exeggutor, Scyther sparring with each other, leisurely Chansey... and Tyranitar and Larvitar sleeping soundly under the stones.
Soon, the two arrived at the Mountain Peak of Mt. Silver. From afar, Bai Feng saw green tents pitched on a clearing. According to Blue, those were Scholars sent by the Pokémon League, but unfortunately, due to the obstruction of the King of Silver Mountain, the experts couldn't enter the Ruins at all.
The two landed not far from the tents. They saw a group of people sitting in front of the tents, discussing something. When they saw Blue arrive, they quickly came forward and asked:
"Champion Blue, have you thought of a method to deal with the King of Silver Mountain?"
Blue shook his head. "No, I just brought this child over to check out the situation." Saying this, he pointed to Bai Feng beside him.
Seeing the young man beside Blue, the person who had just spoken instantly became displeased. "Champion Blue, how can you just bring people here? What if you anger the King of Silver Mountain?"
Bai Feng frowned upon hearing this. "You've been here for so long without angering the King of Silver Mountain, and I'll anger it as soon as I arrive?"
That person's face was visibly angry. "How can we be the same as you?"
Bai Feng asked in confusion, "How are we different? Do you have an extra eye, or an extra leg?"
"You!" That person pointed at Bai Feng, unable to speak, and could only look at Blue and say, "Champion Blue, please take this person away. Unrelated personnel are not welcome here. This is the Johto Region, not the Kanto region. I hope Champion Blue doesn't abuse his special privilege!"
At this point, Bai Feng finally understood. It turned out that some people in the Johto League were dissatisfied with Blue, the Kanto League Champion, being in charge here.
Blue said expressionlessly, "This is Red's Brother, not an unrelated person."
Hearing this, everyone from the Johto League was stunned. Red's Brother?
The fact that Red had a Brother was not a secret; most people in the Pokémon League knew about it, after all, he had been searching for him so publicly. But hadn't Red's Brother disappeared with his parents?
Although they were confused, the people from the Johto League finally fell silent. They wouldn't dare offend Red; everyone had witnessed that person's terrifying strength.
If that person returned and this kid complained to him, they wouldn't be able to bear his wrath.
Red was called the Strongest Trainer in the League, not just in the Kanto League, but in the entire Pokémon League. This title was one he had earned through sheer battle!
Seeing the unnatural expressions of the Johto League members, Bai Feng looked at Blue and asked, "I want to see the King of Silver Mountain."
Blue was hesitant at first, but then he thought of the Togekiss from earlier and nodded.
"Okay!"
"No!"
As soon as Blue's words fell, someone else stepped out to block him. "Even if he's Red's Brother, you can't let him mess around! What if he really angers the King of Silver Mountain?"
"With me here, what are you worried about!" Blue couldn't help but scold.
He couldn't defeat the King of Silver Mountain in a one-on-one battle, but in a multi-on-one, he could still restrain the opponent. If the opponent wasn't also a member of the Pokémon League, the Pokémon League people wouldn't be in such a difficult state right now!
So, under the angry gazes of the crowd, Blue took Bai Feng to the Ruins guarded by the King of Silver Mountain.
The entrance to the Ruins was a cave, but a small part of the architecture had broken through the mountain, which was why the Pokémon Trainer who passed by here originally discovered the existence of the Ruins.
The King of Silver Mountain was currently lying at the entrance of the Ruins, sleeping soundly.
The King of Silver Mountain's body was abnormally huge, lying there like a small hill.
Furthermore, its color was different from that of a Normal Tyranitar. A Normal Tyranitar's color is green, while this one's armor color was slightly yellowish.
A Shiny Pokémon!
The King of Silver Mountain's sense was very sharp. As soon as Blue and Bai Feng arrived, it opened its eyes and glanced at the two of them.
Tyranitar are Pokémon with a strong aura of strength. When they encounter opponents weaker than themselves, they usually ignore them and leave. Only equally matched existences can stimulate their fighting spirit.
So, after seeing that the visitors were Blue, it quietly closed its eyes again.
It knew Blue and had fought him before, but Blue had lost.
Seeing the King of Silver Mountain ignore him, Blue felt a bit awkward.
"Brother Blue, I want to challenge it!" Bai Feng said, looking at the King of Silver Mountain.
"But..." Blue hesitated. He wanted to dissuade Bai Feng, but the words changed as they reached his mouth, "Do you have confidence?"
Bai Feng shook his head and said, "No, let's just try first!"
If he sent out Mewtwo, he would be confident, but he didn't want to expose Mewtwo to the public eye right now, especially in the Kanto and Johto Regions.
Mewtwo was right beside Bai Feng at this moment. Seeing that Bai Feng was going to challenge the King of Silver Mountain, it asked, "Do you need my help?"
It could sense the King of Silver Mountain's power. Bai Ye's strength might be a bit lacking compared to it.
Bai Feng replied, "No, let my Mother try first. Don't underestimate me and my Mother; it wasn't using its full strength when it fought you!"
Mewtwo knew that Bai Ye's strength was completely different with Bai Feng's assistance compared to without it, so it didn't speak further.
They were communicating using Telepathy, so Blue didn't notice anything unusual. He just nodded and said, "Then go ahead, I'll watch from the side."
Bai Feng looked at Blue gratefully, then turned to his Mother beside him and said, "Mother, I'm counting on you!"
"Gardevoir~"
Bai Ye stared intently at the King of Silver Mountain, nodding with a serious expression.
Knowing the King of Silver Mountain was powerful, Bai Feng and Bai Ye planned to use their full strength from the start.
They both activated the Psychic Bracelets on their wrists simultaneously and performed a Mental Power Link.
The moment the Mental Power Link was completed, the Mother and Son felt a sense of mutual understanding in their hearts, and their psychic power surged simultaneously. They looked at each other, and purple radiance flickered in their eyes at the same time.
Bai Feng took out his Key Stone, and the Key Stone shone with bright radiance.
"Mother!"
As Bai Feng's words fell, Bai Ye completed her Mega Evolution under Blue's astonished gaze.
The moment Bai Ye's Mega Evolution was complete, the King of Silver Mountain suddenly opened its eyes and looked at Bai Ye, its gaze revealing seriousness.
It smelled danger!
"King of Silver Mountain, I'm here to challenge you." Bai Feng said.
"Tyranitar! Tyranitar!!!" Come on, I accept your challenge!
Hearing this, the King of Silver Mountain got up from the ground. It spread its arms, tilted its head back, and let out a roar, taking a stance ready for battle. Its fighting spirit had been ignited.
The Mother and Son looked at each other and simultaneously used psychic power to fly into the air, appearing on the left and right sides of the Tyranitar, attempting to distract it.
Facing a Dark-type Pokémon, the Psychic type Bai Ye and the Psychic Bai Feng faced a great challenge.
Purple radiance burst forth from Bai Feng's eyes. The earth beneath the Tyranitar's feet instantly developed cracks under the pressure of his psychic power.
Seeing this, the Tyranitar lifted its foot and stomped, and The Earth instantly turned into powder.
Bai Feng's psychic power could only affect The Earth; it couldn't be applied directly to the Tyranitar. His original intention was to destroy The Earth to make the Tyranitar lose its balance, but he didn't expect it to be so sharp, instantly sensing Bai Feng's intention.
As the Tyranitar destroyed the rock beneath its feet, turning the ground into a sand pit, Bai Feng's plan failed.
However, its movement had just finished when a silver beam descended from the sky, shooting directly at the Tyranitar. That was Bai Ye's Moonblast.
Unfortunately, the Tyranitar was incredibly experienced in battle. The moment the silver light pillar formed by Moonblast shot towards it, it raised its hand and unleashed a Dark Pulse.
Boom!
The silver light pillar and the black-purple energy wave collided, causing a huge explosion in mid-air.
Taking advantage of the gap while the Tyranitar and Bai Ye were clashing beams, Bai Feng attacked again. He raised his hand and waved, and stone pillars rose from the ground, flying into the air, carrying an unstoppable aura as they smashed towards the Tyranitar.
Psychic attacks couldn't hit the Tyranitar directly, but objects controlled by psychic power could!
The Tyranitar sensed Bai Feng's action and also waved its hand casually. Stone blades appeared out of thin air and collided with the stone pillars controlled by Bai Feng.
Bai Feng's strength was naturally no match for the Tyranitar, even with the amplification from the Psychic Bracelet and his Mother's psychic power.
The huge stone pillars controlled by Bai Feng's psychic power were shattered into crushed stone under the impact of the stone blades formed by the Tyranitar's Stone Edge, falling from the air. Furthermore, the stone blades continued towards Bai Feng with undiminished power.
Seeing this, Bai Feng used Teleport, his figure disappearing in a flash. The stone blades missed, hitting the mountain peak in the distance.
Boom!!!
With a loud noise, the peak of that mountain disappeared under this attack from the Tyranitar.
However, it was precisely because it was distracted by dealing with Bai Feng that Bai Ye seized the opportunity. Her whole body emitted a rainbow radiance, and she fiercely struck the Tyranitar's chest with Tackle.
"Tyranitar!!!"
The Tyranitar let out a roar, its body uncontrollably falling backward. However, the moment it fell, a dark face was shot towards the sky. The huge ghost face emitted a terrifying deterrent force, and Bai Ye instantly froze in her Original spot.
The Tyranitar's move, Scary Face, was activated.
Seeing that Bai Ye couldn't move, the Tyranitar used Shadow Claw and grabbed at her.
At this critical moment, Bai Feng used Teleport to appear beside Bai Ye, used psychic power to lift a huge stone slab from The Earth, blocking the Tyranitar's attack, and disappeared from the Original spot with Bai Ye.
Boom!!!
The stone slab was shattered by the Tyranitar's claws, and at the same time, it also fell headfirst to the ground.
The moment the Tyranitar fell, Bai Feng and Bai Ye held hands, their eyes simultaneously flashing with astonishingly deep purple radiance. The Earth instantly caved in under the extreme psychic power pressure from the Mother and Son, and a large amount of rock poured over, burying the Tyranitar beneath The Earth.
Staring intently at the messy pile of crushed stone, the Mother and Son didn't believe that the King of Silver Mountain would fall so easily.
Indeed, after a while, The Earth suddenly trembled violently, and cracks spread in all directions. The surrounding mountains and rivers began to shake violently, as if it were the end of the world.
Tyranitar are known as "Moving Disasters." When they get angry, they destroy mountains they encounter and tear down buildings they encounter. At this moment, Bai Feng finally understood how its title came about.
Seeing this scene, Bai Feng quickly said to Bai Ye, "Mother, Will-O'-Wisp!"
"Gardevoir~"
Bai Ye understood. A flash of radiance appeared in her eyes, and countless eerie blue flames spread out in the air less than a meter from the ground, like blooming eerie lotuses, beautiful beyond compare.
But everyone knew that this beauty carried extreme danger.
A series of explosions could be heard, and the Tyranitar roared as it leaped out from underground, followed by countless sand and dust sweeping into the sky.
The Tyranitar used the move Sandstorm.
The Tyranitar didn't trigger a Sandstorm at the beginning of the battle, meaning its ability wasn't Sand Stream, but Unnerve.
Tyranitar have two abilities: one is the standard ability Sand Stream, and the other is the hidden ability Unnerve.
Large sand and stones struck his skin, causing Bai Feng to gasp repeatedly. It was too damn painful! He quickly put up a psychic barrier around himself, and instantly all the sand and stones were blocked outside.
Bai Ye did the same.
Just then, the Tyranitar suddenly let out a tragic roar, and Bai Feng's heart instantly filled with joy.
Will-O'-Wisp, it worked!
The moment the Sandstorm was whipped up, countless Will-O'-Wisps were also swept into it. The Tyranitar, located at the center of the Sandstorm, was instantly hit, and Will-O'-Wisps hit its body uncontrollably.
Because there were too many Will-O'-Wisps, it couldn't dodge even if it wanted to.
Will-O'-Wisp not only causes the Tyranitar to fall into the burn status, making it suffer greatly, but it also halves its physical attack ability, which is the most fatal!
After screaming for a while, the Tyranitar became silent again.
Because of the Sandstorm, Bai Feng and Bai Ye couldn't see the Tyranitar, but the Rock type Tyranitar could sense their location through the Sandstorm.
The Mother and Son stood back to back, vigilantly using psychic power to sense their surroundings.
"Gardevoir~"
Suddenly, Bai Ye cried out in surprise, then quickly put up Reflect, wrapping herself and Bai Feng tightly.
Countless stone blades emerged from the Sandstorm, shooting towards the Mother and Son from all directions.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The stone blades hit the light screen formed by Reflect but couldn't break through it.
If it were before, Bai Ye would definitely not have been able to block the Tyranitar's stone blades so easily, but now the opponent was in the burn status, and its physical attack ability was greatly reduced, which was why Bai Ye could do it so easily.
The stone blades disappeared, but the Sandstorm seemed to blow even more fiercely. Layers upon layers of sand and stones completely obscured the surrounding environment. If the Mother and Son couldn't sense their surroundings through psychic power, they would be completely blind now.
But they couldn't sense the Tyranitar, which was a Dark type Pokémon.
Suddenly, black-purple energy waves shot from all directions. Fortunately, Bai Ye was alert and used Light Screen to defend against them.
"This isn't a method!" Bai Feng said to his Mother. The enemy is hidden while we are exposed; this is too passive.
"Mother, leave the defense to me, you start preparing Black Hole!" Bai Feng thought for a moment and said.
"Gardevoir~" Bai Ye nodded upon hearing this.
Bai Ye withdrew Light Screen and Reflect, and then a black dot suddenly appeared beside her, which continuously expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye.
As the black dot grew larger, the sand and stones raging in the air began to be uncontrollably sucked in, and the Sandstorm weakened considerably as a result.
The Tyranitar seemed to sense that something was wrong. Countless stone blades emerged from the Sandstorm again, shooting towards the Mother and Son.
Purple radiance appeared all over Bai Feng's body, and he simultaneously stretched out his arms. Powerful psychic power erupted, instantly freezing all the stone blades in mid-air.
If the Tyranitar's ability hadn't been weakened before, he would never have been able to do this, but now he barely managed it.
"Ah!!!"
Bai Feng roared, his face contorted, veins bulging on his forehead, and the purple radiance in his eyes seemed about to overflow.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
All the stone blades were finally torn apart by Bai Feng's psychic power.
Author's Note: Fox God's new book, similar to Horizon with airships, fused with Zelda's Ultrahand. It starts with assembling an airship, sailing in the sky, and encountering Pokémon. The author is an experienced slice-of-life writer, so if you like that, you can check it out!
(End of this chapter)