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Chapter 486 Qingyu: Without the protagonist's halo, what kind of mad scientist are you!
Chapter 486 Qingyu: Without the protagonist's halo, what kind of mad scientist are you!
Qingyu frowned, realizing that things seemed to be more complicated than they appeared.
He thought the doctoral couple were completely insane, actually trying to meddle with the power of time and space.
In movies, people like them are generally referred to as "mad scientists".
In the world of Pokémon, this behavior is even more reckless, since there are real "gods" in this world, and the authority of the legendary Pokémon comes from the creator god Arceus.
Whether it's forcibly controlling the power of divine beasts or attempting to control power that doesn't belong to humans, it's enough to make a theatrical film.
Although the doctor and his wife may not be inherently bad, they ultimately followed the typical villainous path, suffering a backlash that severely impacted the entire Padiya region, from which they have yet to recover.
Without the protagonist's halo, what kind of mad scientist are you?
Even his parents in this life, having gone missing for over a year while accompanying the Doctor on an exploration of Sector Zero, are almost certainly not likely to have survived.
After silently reviewing the documents in the room, Qingyu felt a mix of emotions.
He quickly turned his attention to the surveillance equipment on the other side and locked onto the video recordings from the period before and after the incident.
Only the personnel responsible for routine maintenance frequently enter and exit the camera's view. The doctoral couple rarely appear here, only coming here to back up data when they regularly enter and exit Zone Zero.
Obviously, during their last entry, they and the entire research team did not return, and therefore could not obtain the contents of the accompanying records.
In the video, when the image of the Zone Zero Research Institute, which was the last to be built and located deep in the bottom layer of Zone Zero, suddenly disappeared and the entire institute began to flash red alerts, the remaining few researchers immediately panicked.
But as professionals, they forced themselves to remain calm, taking preventative measures while anxiously waiting for researchers stationed at other observation stations to gather.
The elevator may only have one chance to start, so they need to ensure that as many people as possible can escape.
In their hasty escape, they didn't even have time to organize their research documents; they were only focused on pinpointing the entire observatory, which is why they left him with these materials.
After quickly scanning the surveillance equipment, Qingyu didn't see anything useful.
It seems that the situation at the other observation stations is probably similar.
To find out the truth, we may have to go down to the bottom and find the "crime scene".
With this in mind, Qingyu did not stay at the No. 1 observation station for long and soon left with Paipa and Mudan.
Although a subtle silence fell over the team, the rest of the journey went very smoothly.
After safely arriving at the first observation station, Qingyu and his team continued down the spiral slope for about half a day.
Like the first observation station, the second and third observation stations were also intact, and the process of entering them was roughly the same.
However, perhaps because this place was closer to the underground and the researchers didn't have much time to evacuate, when Qingyu entered, it was already in a mess, with various manuscripts and documents piled up haphazardly in the corners, failing to be properly preserved.
Fortunately, no wild Pokémon were able to enter, and Qingyu only spent some time organizing the information before obtaining more useful clues.
Heizhe was right! Those "monsters" live underground in Sector Zero!
"We've been exploring Sector Zero for two years now, and the newly completed Observatory 2 is by no means our end point, but merely the beginning of understanding the full picture of Sector Zero!"
"Upon entering the underground area, we indeed discovered Mr. Heizhe's 'Book of Red' and 'Book of Purple'."
The paradoxes recorded above.
"Some of them have obvious metallic shells and are significantly more intelligent than ordinary Pokémon. They are like cold-blooded and ruthless killing machines that only show their claws when needed."
"The other group is too primitive; the instincts of ancient creatures make them extremely territorial, so we need to avoid conflict with them as much as possible!"
"Of course, what makes me happiest is..."
"Their appearance is exactly the same as Mr. Heizhe's record from 200 years ago. Heizhe was right!"
"He's not some charlatan; the world has a huge misunderstanding of him!"
"And if paradoxes truly exist—"
"Perhaps the guardian dragon of Paradise, mentioned at the end of the book, also lives somewhere in Sector Zero!"
Unsolved Cases of Padia No. 00
[The legendary Iron Serpent?! It actually appeared in our sight on its own?!]
Judging from its battered appearance, it must have been defeated by a more powerful being and driven it from its territory, but—
[What Pokémon could possibly surpass an existence that stands at the pinnacle of the Paradoxical species?]
[I can't believe it, but it's certainly a good thing that the guardian dragon of the park has taken the initiative to seek our protection.]
With its help, research on paradoxes can also be accelerated.
[Let's start with the Paradoxical Species near Observatory 3. We'll continue our exploration once the Iron Serpent has recovered its full strength.]
[Additional Log 01: On the way to the Crystal Pool in Kitakami Township, I seemed to see a phantom of a young man and the Iron Serpent. He called the Iron Serpent "Millerton." Could that be its real name?]
[Additional Log 02: It has been confirmed that "Millerton" is the official name of the Iron Serpent, and it doesn't seem to object to the new name.]
One of the recorders, Dr. Fortu.
After leaving the 3rd observation station, Qingyu already had a general understanding of the two doctors' exploration of Zone Zero.
It turns out that Milton came to humanity on its own initiative. No wonder the two doctors were able to use its power to defeat other Paradoxes several years ago and obtain a lot of data on their abilities.
This coincided with his earlier guess that there was indeed another "Paradise Guardian Dragon" inside Zone Zero.
The fact that Millardon and the Mastiff Godfather fled Sector Zero covered in wounds must have been related to it.
That's the real enemy they need to be careful to deal with.
But it should be hidden deeper now, right?
Qingyu's consciousness returned, and her gaze turned toward the spiraling, bottomless cave.
The location of the third observation station is right at the edge of the middle and lower layers of Zone Zero. If we want to continue exploring downwards, we will inevitably have to enter the deep zone.
The lower level of Zone Zero is not only the area with the highest concentration of Taijing ore, but also the most dangerous "forbidden zone".
Paradoxical species gather here in large numbers, and Crystal Flower also regards this place as their territory. If they are not careful, they may be attacked from both sides.
"Don't rush to open a path yet. We need to find a way to continue exploring as safely as possible."
Just as Nemo was rubbing her hands together, ready to drag Crimson along for another charge, Qingyu stepped forward and grabbed them by the back of their collars, one in each hand.
Then, he gave the two of them a very "friendly" smile.
"If you're surrounded by the Crystal Flowers, even I can't save you~"
"Okay, okay!"
Although Nemo is usually independent and doesn't like to listen to others, she still became obedient under the pressure of Qingyu's legendary Pokémon-like presence.
As for crimson—
"6
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Actually, he has always been quite well-behaved and a very qualified protector of the Demon Orb.
Since Teacher Yu has said so, he definitely can't continue fooling around with Nemo.
That's right, Nemo instructed me to do it, it has nothing to do with me!
After quickly subduing the two young champions, Qingyu released her grip and pointed to the beautiful, colorful flowers blooming brilliantly on the stone wall below.
"See those crystalline flowers? If you don't look closely, you might mistake them for raw crystal ore."
"Once we get here, the paradoxical species are no longer a problem; what's terrifying is the large number of crystal flowers gathered around us."
"As soon as we go to war with the Paradoxical Species, the Crystal Flowers that sense danger will work together to disperse the enemy, and the situation will become very chaotic."
"If you don't want a sudden downpour of poisonous rain to fall from above while you're fighting, you should avoid combat as much as possible."
The difficulty in battling Paradoxes lies mainly in their unpredictable and wild fighting style, which makes it hard for trainers to adapt.
However, when it comes to wild battles, the Paradoxical Species are nothing compared to the Crystal Flowers.
After all, he was quite adept at playing with the Demon King's guards.
With his crimson flesh achieving sainthood, he fought even more fiercely than Pokémon, showing no fear of physical confrontation.
Nemo is a complete athletic failure, but she's incredibly smart when it comes to fighting. Riding a motorcycle lizard, she insists she's a master of street fighting—
Surprisingly, it is remarkably effective at countering the fighting style of the Paradoxical race.
But they'll have to hold off on facing the Crystal Flower for now.
Imagine encountering a large group of creatures in the wild that would actively spit at you and carry highly toxic venom—wouldn't that be very troublesome?
Hitting them won't work; getting hit only makes them more aggressive. Once their "Poisonous Ground" ability is triggered, there's nowhere to stand on the ground. Stepping on a poison spike will make them behave!
Even a super rookie couldn't possibly be steel-type and immune to poison, right?
Can we not fight?
Of course you can, but are you really going to have to do a subway parkour-like rampage to get to the innermost Zero Zone Research Institute?
Considering that it might take some time to decipher the password before they could enter, Qingyu thought it would be simpler not to provoke them.
At this point, Qingyu will have to send out his ace—
"I choose you, Doraemon!"
"And for your sister who loves to take care of others, come and help too!"
"Hmm?"
A flash of red light appeared, and Ai Guan Shi Mei, her cute little face filled with confusion, made a dazzling appearance, looking at Qing Yu with bewilderment.
Why do I have to do this?
Meanwhile, Mewtwo, standing beside it, had already anticipated Qingyu's thoughts. As it emerged from its Poké Ball, its eyes gleamed with blue light, allowing it to thoroughly survey its surroundings.
"There are over 200 Crystal Flowers, and some Paradoxical Species that are hiding."
"Should we resolve everything?"
Perhaps because it had been a long time since Mewtwo had helped Qingyu, its tone and expression when it spoke revealed a subtle excitement.
Although he still maintained a cool and aloof demeanor, Qingyu felt that his tail was practically wagging wildly behind him.
Without me even realizing it, Mewtwo has come to trust me this much~
"No need, try to avoid fighting them."
Qingyu shook his head, smiled, and walked over to pat Mewtwo and Aegis Sister on the shoulder.
"Isn't there an easier way to solve these problems?"
"Hmm—?!"
Assassin blinked, quickly understanding her trainer's hint, and her previously drooping "croissants"...
It immediately launched itself from the spot, bending slightly upwards.
This is a sign of its high spirits.
"I see."
Mewtwo nodded knowingly, and then—
Under the bewildered gaze of the four students, Mewtwo raised its hands and quickly formed two energy balls emanating a sinister black aura.
Students who frequently watch Qingyu's live streams and follow his "Sinnoh Rumble" were the first to realize what was going on.
【Wow, isn't this Darkrai's Dark Hole?!】
[Back then, when Teacher Yu's Mewtwo stole the Dark Hole technique, I guessed this day would come sooner or later —]
[I remember that Yu-sensei's little sister who loves to boss around is no ordinary character either. The mental field she creates has a built-in hypnotic effect; she practically made me want to throw up during the Road to the Championship!]
[When it comes to team fights, who can beat Teacher Yu? With her Dark Hole and Hypnosis, anyone who comes here will be asleep for three days and three nights, right?]
[It's already the greatest mercy that Coach Yu didn't let Mewtwo participate in the Road to the Championship~]
Under Mewtwo's superb psychic control, the two dark holes moved swiftly and silently through the air. The crystalline flowers that were swallowed by it quickly lost consciousness and could no longer even stick to the stone wall. Soon, they fell straight to the ground without any resistance.
At this point, it was time for Ai Guan Shi's younger sister to step in.
"Mmm~"
Open the hypnotic (psychological) space!
The Crystal Flowers, already dormant, were quickly affected by the superpowers on the ground and were unable to rise again.
"Haaah————"
Because the terrain made it impossible to distinguish between friend and foe, Qingyu immediately let out a lazy yawn.
However, since he initiated all the moves, he had naturally prepared a solution beforehand.
He skillfully took a fruit from his pocket and popped it into his mouth, immediately sobering up from the astringent taste.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and eat the tree fruits!"
Seeing that the other students were still confused, Qingyu could only shake his head helplessly, and then took out a few more tree fruits and threw them to them.
After instinctively taking the leftover fruit thrown by Teacher Yu, the Crimson Man was dumbfounded, thinking that there was actually such a combination technique.
If Rika from the Yuhong Dojo had known this move, I don't know how I would have gotten past her.
Perhaps the only way to stay sober is to desperately eat leftover fruit?
Fortunately, Teacher Yu brought us here for training, otherwise we wouldn't have had a chance to deal with those paradoxical creatures outside!
Under Qingyu's powerful "hypnotic combo" offensive, the lower level of Zone Zero was quickly cleared with a single click.
Even the few Paradoxical creatures hiding in the corners were immediately finished off by Mewtwo as soon as they got close, and they couldn't escape at all.
Due to the spiral structure of Zone Zero, the deeper one goes into the lower-level voids, the more compact the internal space becomes.
This time, they traveled for only about ten minutes before easily arriving at the front of the 4th observation station located on the lower level.
However, when Qingyu finally saw one of the main targets, he immediately frowned—
Because the gate of the 4th Observatory had long since disappeared, and even from some distance, the metal fragments on the ground and the charred remains of the building were clearly visible.
Everything seemed to indicate that a fierce battle had taken place here.