Chapter 259: The Approaching Shadow
In Ultra Megalopolis, Solgaleo led everyone to this world devoid of light.
Everyone jumped off Solgaleo's back. Ryan patted Solgaleo's head and said, "Thank you, Solgaleo. You've worked hard, get some rest."
Solgaleo licked Ryan wearily and returned to its Master Ball. Solgaleo had been running non-stop for days and was actually quite exhausted. But for Ryan's sake, it had persevered.
When Ryan and his group arrived in Ultra Megalopolis, they had already been discovered by the Ultra Recon Squad. So soon, Phyco arrived before Ryan with the other three. Phyco stroked his beard and said, "Welcome. You must be their leader, Ryan. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Phyco, the captain of the Ultra Recon Squad. This is my partner, Soliera, and these two are Dulse and Zossie. I believe you should know them. After all, your members mentioned them in their messages."
Ryan looked at Phyco and his companions, and extended his hand to Phyco, saying, "I'm Ryan, the president of the Mercenary Guild. This is my fiancée, Lillie. They are all my friends and subordinates, and I am extremely grateful for your rescue. Also, regarding Necrozma, if I'm not mistaken, it escaped from here, right?"
Phyco smiled wryly and shook hands with Ryan, saying, "Indeed, but how could you have guessed?"
Ryan couldn't very well say that he knew this from the games, so he could only say, "Those Ultra Spaces have all disappeared, but Necrozma didn't appear. So, I can only suspect that it came from here."
Phyco and the others said in shock, "What?! All the Ultra Spaces have disappeared?! What have you done?!"
Ryan took out an empty Poké Ball and tossed it to them, saying, "This is a Poké Ball; you can use it to catch Pokémon. It seems there aren't any Poké Balls in your world, right? According to my subordinates' messages, you all directly summon Pokémon to battle. But in our world, catching Pokémon with Poké Balls is very normal. We caught all the Pokémon in those spaces and brought them to our world. Those spaces that lost their Pokémon have all disappeared."
Phyco nodded, understanding the situation, and returned the Poké Ball to Ryan.
Ryan shook his head and said, "No need, these are yours. With your technology, you should be able to easily manufacture Poké Balls. Having Poké Balls will make things easier for you."
After saying that, Ryan took out twenty-three Poké Balls and gave them to the four of them, six each. The most ordinary Poké Balls were practically worthless to Ryan now; using twenty-four Poké Balls to befriend the Ultra Recon Squad was a very worthwhile investment.
Phyco accepted Ryan's offer and then led them to Megalo Tower.
There, Ryan met Gladion and the others. Sophocles was currently wearing work clothes and rebuilding a new vehicle. Thanks to the help of the researchers at Ultra Megalopolis, the vehicle was nearing completion, and it seemed that many advanced features had been added, making it look quite impressive.
Sophocles greeted Ryan with a wrench in hand, "Yo, Ryan, you're here! Come see my masterpiece!"
He then took a few Poké Balls from someone and attached them to the bus-like vehicle before starting it.
"Autobots, transform!" an electronic voice announced.
The vehicle instantly transformed, accompanied by a series of mechanical sounds, becoming a robot. Sophocles excitedly exclaimed, "Adding a transformation mode gives the vehicle combat capabilities, and the Poké Balls give it offensive capabilities!"
Although Ryan was impressed watching the transformation, he quickly realized what was going on and said, "What's the use of that? Can it beat Necrozma? Won't people inside get hurt?"
"Because it's awesome!!!" A group of guys gave Ryan a thumbs up.
Ryan was speechless: Seriously?
A group of girls also looked at the excited guys with bewildered expressions, wondering what they were so excited about. Zinnia approached and handed Ryan a broken disc, saying, "Ryan, this contains a video of the destruction of the Ultra Plant. It's somewhat damaged, but we can restore it and watch it later."
Blue also showed Ryan a photo, saying, "Boss, these are photos we took; they might be useful. However, the stone tablet is severely damaged and somewhat illegible."
Moon also came over and said, "Green and I met Necrozma once. It absorbed a black crystal in the Ultra Forest and then left. We estimate that the Ultra Beasts' ability to travel to Alola is related to those black crystals."
Gladion also came over and told Ryan about Sophocles's theory, then said, "In general, that's all the clues we have. That Necrozma is constantly searching for the part of its body it lost."
Ryan fell into deep thought: If Necrozma's target is the Z-Crystal, then why would it target the Z-Crystal? Furthermore, in the games, Necrozma's targets were indeed Solgaleo and Lunala, but Sophocles's guess wasn't wrong either; with so many Solgaleo and Lunala here, there was no reason not to directly fuse with one. Moreover, in the games, using the Ultranecrozium Z, Ultra Burst could indeed transform Dusk Mane or Dawn Wings into Ultra Necrozma.
Perhaps we still need to investigate further, Ryan thought. Right now, the clues are still too few to analyze anything.
Just as they were discussing, an Ultra Wormhole appeared in the sky above Ultra Megalopolis, emanating a violent power.
The members of the Ultra Recon Squad and Ryan all looked up at the sky. Ryan murmured, "It's here."
Accompanying Ryan's voice, a pitch-black figure rushed out of the Ultra Wormhole. Necrozma returned to this familiar space, feeling the familiar aura, and let out a furious roar!
"Warning! Warning! Necrozma is attacking! Necrozma is attacking! All Naganadel, Solgaleo, and Lunala, please launch! Megalo Tower Weakening Wave activated!"
As the alarm sounded at Megalo Tower, countless Pokémon rushed into the air!
(End of Chapter)
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