Caleb found it hard to believe and proceeded to input the names of people he knew into the search bar.
He started with Lance:
{..Lance, a fictional character in the Anime series, Pokémon.
full Name: Dragon Lance...
He is one of the Elite Four of the Kanto and Johto regions..}
Cynthia followed:
{..Cynthia, a fictional character in the Anime series, Pokémon, who is also known as Shirona, the Champion of the Sinnoh region.
She possesses profound strength, appears very dignified and graceful, and seems like an ice-cold beauty but is actually gentle and humble without any airs of superiority.
She also has a noble temperament, is calm and decisive, and has a strong interest in theology and history..}
Then, Caleb searched for Steven:
{..Steven is a fictional character in the Anime series, Pokémon.
Full Name: Steven Stone...
He is the Pokémon League Champion of the Hoenn region, and is also a trainer proficient in Steel-type Pokémon..}
'A world where the Elite Four and Ash don't exist... So is this a derivative world formed by the fusion of the Earth and the Pokémon-verse?'
Before coming to the Infinite World, Caleb had seen many fanfictions online about Pokémon coming to the real world...
He pondered silently for a while and finally decided not to delve into the specific background of this world. Moreover, he hadn't even received a main quest since entering this Instance.
He just needed to find Mewtwo and take it away from here.
Thinking this, Caleb cleared the search bar and typed 5 bold words:
{..Above the Clouds and Sky..}
The next second, countless information entries about 'Above the Clouds and Sky' popped up on the webpage.
For example, the first one was a web novel called 'Above the Clouds and Sky'.
But the 'Above the Clouds and Sky' given by the Book of Answers was a place name, which clearly didn't match this novel.
Caleb scrolled the mouse, his eyes quickly scanning, searching for clues about 'Above the Clouds and Sky' on the information-packed webpage.
Soon, he found an entry among the inconspicuous search results:
{..There is a mountain peak in the world whose highest point pierces the clouds, attracting countless explorers and extreme enthusiasts to climb it.
Unfortunately, no one has ever reached the summit...
That place is called 'Above the Clouds and Sky', symbolizing an unreachable pinnacle. That place is–}
Caleb held his breath and clicked to turn the page:
{..Hehe, I made it up! How could such a place exist in the world? Even if it did, it wouldn't be on our land..}
- Netizen 1: The original poster is a stupid motherf*cker. I got all ready and this is what you show me?
- Netizen 2: F*ck! I'm Reporting this dip sh*t...
- Netizen 3: Just a passerby here for a rational discussion. I think what the original poster said isn't necessarily false. There are still many undiscovered places in this world, like the continent next door where Pokémon live...
- Netizen 4: Even if it exists, would you dare to go? Kyogre rules the sea, and Rayquaza rules the sky. Have you forgotten what happened to those rebels a few years ago? My goodness, it was terrifying. The entire plane turned to ash in Rayquaza's Hyper Beam...
Caleb: "..."
He turned off the computer, walked out of the internet café, and found a café with a view of the Spire.
He bought a cup of coffee to refresh himself and sat by the window on the second floor, looking at the glistening Spire under the sunlight.
Yuna said they had seen Mewtwo there yesterday.
This punishment Instance was very different from the one he had encountered before...
The most obvious difference was that one was completely ruled by humans, while the other seemed to be ruled by Pokémon.
But undoubtedly, both were extremely difficult for players.
The difficulty of 'Collapsed World' lay in how a player could save that collapsing world from so many villainous organizations single-handedly.
The difficulty of this 'Dystopia', however, lay in how players should directly face those Legendary Pokémon.
In terms of wickedness, Dystopia couldn't compare to Collapsed World, but in terms of difficulty, Caleb felt its difficulty was even higher than that of the Collapsed World.
Based on his observations over the past few hours and the information he gathered online, the current point in time was thirty-eight years after the continental shift.
Such a huge event should have left some records online, but strangely, there wasn't the slightest bit of related content on the internet.
It was as if everyone woke up one day to find the world like this, and no one knew why...
No main quest, no goal.
Humans lived normal lives on this side, while Pokémon lived peaceful and tranquil lives on the other continent.
So the question was, what exactly were players who entered this punishment Instance supposed to do? What could they change?
Or, to put it another way, what could they do? What was this place like before the continental shift?
Caleb looked at the Pokémon in the inventory panel that appeared before him.
He had Celebi. Celebi could take him through time back to thirty-eight years ago to see the truth of this world...
Caleb picked up the coffee cup. The brown liquid inside had solidified slightly from cooling.
Unknowingly, he had been sitting here all afternoon. It was time to leave.
But just as he stood up to leave, a humanoid figure caught the corner of his eye outside the window.
Caleb's steps halted. He turned his head sharply to look at that pale pink figure standing atop the tower.
At that moment, the Mewtwo above seemed to sense something. It turned its head, its gaze directly looking towards this direction.
Their eyes met in mid-air. The next second, Caleb saw the figure on the tower top vanish into thin air.
But immediately after, a familiar yet unfamiliar energy fluctuation spread out behind him.
"Ah! Oh my god!"
"Why did Mewtwo suddenly appear here?!"
Exclamations came from the surrounding crowd...
Caleb turned around and saw that familiar figure of Mewtwo. But it wasn't the Mewtwo that had fought alongside him before.
The reason he thought this was because the look in its eyes carried a sense of strangeness.
Caleb's heart stirred slightly, and he immediately guessed the reason for Mewtwo's appearance here. It was attracted by the red heart named
Mewtwo's eyes flickered, its expression appearing somewhat cold.
A voice devoid of any emotion transmitted into Caleb's mind through telepathy: >..You, who are you?..<
The situation seemed somewhat off. This Mewtwo's reaction seemed somewhat different from the other Mewtwos he had encountered before.
Caleb opened his mouth. He truly didn't know how to explain.
He swore that if that favorability could be actively turned off, he would turn it off immediately and never activate it again.
Seeing the other party remain silent, Mewtwo's eyes grew even colder. A layer of blue halo emerged around its body as it slowly floated into the air.
Immediately after, Caleb's body also began to float uncontrollably. In almost the blink of an eye, he was brought before Mewtwo.
Mewtwo forced eye contact, blue light representing psychic power surging from its eyes.
Caleb felt his brain short-circuit for an instant before realizing what was happening.
This Mewtwo was using its psychic power to invade his brain and read his memories!