Chapter 560: Traveling Through Time Again
Within a few breaths, the mist that was only floating around the feet had spread to the face.

Dragonite flapped its wings, trying to stir up a strong wind to disperse the fog.

But this fog seemed to have no substance. No matter how wildly the air currents danced, it gathered and rose firmly.

Until his vision was filled with white fog, a strange feeling came over Luo Mu.

To describe it in perhaps somewhat abstract terms, it feels like I'm being torn away from this world.

But this feeling was fleeting. In just a blink of an eye, a thought, or a distraction, Luo Mu found that everything around him had changed.

"Dragonstorm."

Luo Mu's first reaction was to show concern for Dragonite, and before he could finish his words, he took a breath subconsciously.

A rather foul, literally throat-burning air rushed into his trachea, which had been blessed with the fresh air from Padiya and Alola, and could even be said to be spoiled.

In just a moment, Luo Mu couldn't stop the irrational tears from his eyes, and he subconsciously stopped breathing in fear.

The Dragonite beside him didn't look much better. He pinched his throat and looked at Luo Mu pitifully as if asking for help.

Fortunately, I didn't separate from Dragonite.

This thought instantly flashed through his mind, and without having time to observe the surrounding environment, Luo Mu hurriedly took off the backpack on his shoulders and quickly searched in the large space inside.

Just when he was about to suffocate, he finally found a mask with anti-gas, purification and filtration functions, and even independent supply functions, as well as a matching portable oxygen.

In addition to your own use, we also prepare customized models based on the size and race of Pokémon.

Fortunately, I brought a space backpack with me when I went out, and I also prepared various items in advance just in case.

Although he often joked that the things in his backpack were so messy that they looked like a Doraemon's treasure bag, his preparations really came in handy at this moment.

After Luo Mu and Dragonite both put on their masks, they took a deep breath as if a heavy burden had been lifted off their shoulders.

Come to life!

Only then did they have the leisure to check out the surrounding environment.

Of course, they were no longer in the ruins of the other side at this time, and the figures of Tapu Chirp and Tapu Fin-Fin had long disappeared.

The surrounding area is a rather desolate mountain area, with thick black clouds covering the sky, making it impossible to tell whether it is day or night.

Add to that the bad air he had just experienced, which was so bad that it was hard to describe it with the word "dirty".

Apparently, he had been thrown into a pretty bad place by Tapu Fin-Fin.

This reminded Luo Mu of the animation plot, where he fought with Tapu Kokoro on the way to school, and then inexplicably appeared in an area made up of yellow sand and ruins.

He remembered that the explanation given in the plot was that a connection was established between the Tapu Kokoro that Xiaozhi knew and the different-colored Tapu Kokoro in the parallel world.

Through some unknown principle, the surging thunder allowed Ash and Pikachu to travel to the destroyed parallel world of Melemele Island, Haole City, or rather, a place called Ultimate Tower.

Because greedy humans monopolize the land and develop it wantonly, the rich nature has disappeared, and even the forests, oceans and air have been polluted.

The island's guardian was disappointed and disappeared completely. Humans were unaware of this and continued to develop the island.

Until one day, an ultimate beast named "Evil Food King" appeared in the basement of a shopping mall.

The Ghoulish King destroyed everything, devouring anything within his sight, and eventually created the ruins that Xiaozhi saw.

Luo Mu was not sure where he was yet.

But it is certain that at least it is not the Ultimate Mansion that Ash and Pikachu traveled through.

"I still have to look around."

Luo Mu muttered to himself and decided to investigate the surrounding environment to determine where he was now.

"Try to fly as high as possible."

Climbing onto Dragonite's back, his voice was slightly distorted through the mask.

"Booo ...

Dragonite nodded slightly and flapped its dragon wings to take off into the air.

Because the supply of portable oxygen is limited, even if it can be replaced, Luo Mu and Dragonite have to use it sparingly as they don't know how long they might have to stay here.

Vigorous actions will inevitably lead to a large amount of oxygen consumption. Because of this, Dragonite's ascending speed has slowed down a lot, but such a slow pace also allows Luo Mu to clearly observe the area he is in.

Even though he had increased his altitude, the mountain where he had just been was still so desolate. Not to mention any signs of life, not even a dead tree could be seen.

Flying a little higher, Luo Mu saw endless mountains through the gray air.

On the towering and absurd rocky mountains, huge cables are entangled in the continuous mountains like giant pythons. The cables are faintly flashing with bright blue light, as if they are still working.

The complex of buildings that looked like industrial relics ran through the huge canyon and was located on the other side a little further away from Luo Mu and Dragonite.

Pitch-black smoke continued to rise from it and entered the sky, forming black clouds that covered the sky.

You can vaguely see thunder and lightning wandering in the dark clouds.

There was no time to be surprised. As Dragonite continued to increase its flying altitude, Luo Mu was able to see the entire situation here clearly.

As expected, it is a large island.

But what is that endless black surrounding the edge of the island?
Is it the sea?
Thinking of this possibility, Luo Mu frowned deeply.

But then, looking at the overall picture of the island, Luo Mu's expression changed as if he remembered something.

He told Dragonite not to move and took out a neatly folded paper map of the Alola region from the bag on his waist.

Comparing the outline of an island on the left side of the map, Luo Mu fell silent.

He could probably guess where he was.

This is still Poni Island, but it is not the Poni Island that I know. Instead, it is an Ultimate Power Plant similar to the Ultimate Building!
at the same time.

Stay away from Poni Island, an artificial island built on a polluted ocean.

"Rainbow Happy Development and Construction Company" headquarters, in the president's office.

The screen that was glowing blue suddenly flickered, and the scarlet color seemed to be warning of something.

"Who broke into my Poni Island?"

A pair of large hands with thick hair on their arms reached out and cancelled the alarm.

In the faintly flickering light, the owner of the voice had a rough face with a slightly gloomy expression.

After completing the reconnaissance, under Luo Mu's command, Dragonite landed at the bottom of a relatively hidden rocky mountain.

Luo Mu had already marked the area where they originally appeared on a separate map of Poni Island. Generally speaking, the terrain is similar, so they would not get lost.

"This place is hidden enough and can be used as a base for the time being." After getting down to earth, Luo Mu replaced a new portable oxygen tank for Dragonite. Looking at the empty oxygen tank, he frowned slightly.

He thought that the strange environment here might have a greater impact on himself and Dragonite than he had initially expected.

Although he stayed in the air for about thirty minutes of reconnaissance, the oxygen consumption caused by the action increased with the intensity of the action.

If a battle occurs, the impact of this environment on combat effectiveness may be quite obvious.

High-intensity combat will inevitably lead to faster oxygen consumption, and the air here is so polluted that it makes people shudder, which is definitely not something that can be touched.

Compared to when Ash and Pikachu traveled to the parallel world of HoloLens, where most things were simply swallowed by the Gnat King and the Ultra Tower turned into a ruin of yellow sand, the environment is much better than here.

Even if they can try to adapt to the pollution here, Luo Mu doesn't want the Roentgen cat and Dragonite to try to adapt to the environment here.

Who knows what unexpected changes will occur, what if you get sick?

In the short moment after landing, Luo Mu, who felt a little itchy for unknown reason, had already taken out a set of protective clothing from his backpack and put it on.

Dragonite feels okay, but because of the mask, most of the radiation-type moves should not be usable.

Luo Mu, who stayed close to Dragonite and was quite alert to the unfamiliar environment, took a look around this temporary base.

This is a semi-enclosed environment composed of some collapsed rocks with some structural cavities.

It is used to avoid unknown enemies, which is at least better than sleeping in the open air.

Luo Mu chose this place as his base, in addition to the suitable structure, the most important point is -

He chose the landing location based on the map of Poni Island.

The location Luo Mu chose was the location of the Sun or Moon Altar.

Touching the badly worn patterns on the floor through his gloves, Luo Mu's eyes fell on a piece of stone that was almost broken beyond recognition. He could still vaguely see a corner of the sun pattern engraved on it.

Who would have thought that this was the most sacred place in the Alola region, storing a large amount of light energy that could allow Cosmoem to evolve into the legendary Pokémon Solgaleo or Lunala.

But now there are only ruins left here.

What happened to Poni Island?
Luo Mu released Roentgen, Swampert, Milotic and Dragonite Mother from the Poké Ball one by one, and prepared masks for them to prevent them from panicking in times of crisis, while thinking silently.

The answer is actually quite obvious.

Going further ahead, at the other end of the Pony Canyon, the power plant built on the rocky mountains is most likely the culprit for the environmental changes here.

The black polluted gas emitted from there into the sky in large quantities has formed the sky that is visible day and night today. Just looking at it is shocking.

It has been nearly an hour since they arrived here, but apart from himself and Dragonite, Luo Mu has not seen any trace of wild Pokémon or humans.

Maybe there are people or Ultra Beasts active at the power plant.

Luo Mu did not intend to go there to investigate rashly.

Now, because of the air, his combat effectiveness will be affected to some extent.

Rather than rushing there, he preferred to rest for a while before heading to Pony Rocky Shore again to look for Tapu Fin-Fin of this parallel world.

With the opponent's power, that is, "clear water that purifies all filth", I can fight with all my strength without any scruples.

Even if we meet the real culprit who caused the current state of Poni Island, I think we will at least be able to fight.

After roughly drawing up a plan, Luo Mu filled his stomach with bagged liquid food as lunch, which had little chance of being exposed to the air and contaminated. He also cleaned up some traces of his activities here, took Dragonite and the others back, leaving only the masked Roentgen cat by his side.

He didn't plan to fly over directly this time. Putting aside the fact that he had chosen to take risks before in order to clarify the current situation, it was not his style to do anything risky after completing the reconnaissance.

Before setting off, in order to confirm some things, Luo Mu took out the Z bracelet and all the Z pure crystals he carried with him from the bag around his waist.

Grass Z, Ground Z, Mimikyu Z, and the Normal Z that Tapu Butterfly had thrown to him before, and the Electric Z that he got as a trophy from defeating Tapu Chirp.

These items no longer shone with charming colors like they did in the Alola region. Without exception, they became dim, just like when Xiaozhi traveled through time.

Perhaps it's because the Tapu family no longer favors him, or perhaps it's because the light of the God of Light Ultimate Necrozma no longer shines.

Fortunately, although the Z move has been banned, this does not affect the Taijing Pearl that directly stores Taijing energy, as well as the Evolution Key Stone and Evolution Stone activated through the bond between the trainer and Pokémon.

But we should also note that the energy of the Taijing Pearl may not be able to support multiple Tai crystallizations.

"If you bring Victini with you, you won't have to worry about this."

After sighing and identifying the direction, Luo Mu led the Roentgen cat towards the Bonny Gulang Coast.

It's some distance from Pawnee Canyon, but not too far.

If you walk on foot, you can walk from day to night.

Although it’s tiring, fortunately, there is no distinction between day and night in Poni Island nowadays.
At the other end of the Pony Canyon, among the power plants scattered across the mountains.

A flash of lightning split the sky, briefly illuminating the surroundings.

Among the countless huge snake-like cables, there was a kind of human-shaped wire with a white star-like head. The unknown creature, whose body was made up of several cables, tied itself into a cone shape and led it into the rock layer, motionless.

You can encounter one of these creatures almost every few steps you take.

As if receiving some signal, as an indicator light on a nearby power plant flickered slightly, the star-like heads of these creatures also began to flicker at the same frequency.

Then, after a delay of a few seconds, several of them leaped into the sky and flew in all directions of Poni Island.

After walking for a long time and replacing several portable oxygen cylinders, Luo Mu finally saw the outline of the Bonny Gulang Coast.

However, compared to the ruins on the other side of the Bonny Gulang coast, there were other more speechless things that attracted Luo Mu's attention at this moment.

"This is... the sea."

Looking at the endless, pitch-black sea that seemed like complete death, Luo Mu and the Roentgen Cat looked at each other and saw solemnity in each other's eyes.

The sea that should have been full of life has become lifeless now. The pollution here is simply -

Luo Mu sighed sincerely.

Even the air on land was so turbid that even though the Roentgen cat used its special abilities, it could not find any trace of life along the way.

Just looking at the current state of the sea, it is probably impossible for life to exist there.

Even the Clownfish and Magikarp, which are not picky about the environment and have strong vitality, may not be able to withstand it.

Just as Luo Mu was about to turn around and leave, at his request, a reminder system that would normally not appear unless he asked suddenly appeared.

A line of gilded font quietly appeared in Luo Mu's vision.

[On the right hand side at 12 o'clock, there is a beach about 500 meters away from you. There are lives that need your help]

Luo Mu paused, and without any hesitation, he shouted to the Roentgen cat: "Follow me!"

(End of this chapter)