This elf world is kind of weird

Chapter 122: Stay calm in difficult situations (22)

"At about 14:7 this afternoon, a large-scale explosion and collapse occurred in the series of underground caves in the east of Yaoxiang City, near the No. [-] road. The cause of the incident is still unclear. The Miare TV station will report the whole incident .”

"The headquarters of the Carlos Alliance reported that the Tansu Burrow explosion incident showed obvious signs of man-made destruction. Trainers and citizens from all over the country are requested not to go near the Tansu Burrow Cave in the near future. Citizens in Yaoxiang, Guxiang, Shixiang and surrounding towns, such as If you have any clues, please report it to the local police as soon as possible.”

News of the explosion in the underground cave spread quickly, and the entire Kalos region knew about it.

From the time the accident occurred to the time it hit the headlines of major media outlets in Carlos, it only took a little over an hour.

Corni, who was training and guiding in the gymnasium, also heard the news without any surprise.

"Boom"

The dumbbell in his hand fell to the ground.

The lightning-like figure quickly rushed to the TV.

With a few clicks of her fingers, a number she could no longer be more familiar with was instantly dialed.

【Sorry, the number you called is temporarily unavailable...】

The neutral electronic prompt sound made her heart sink to the bottom instantly.

"Collapse. Philio."

Gritting her silver teeth tightly, Kerni gripped her phone tightly.

[If you encounter something interesting, wait until I come out and tell you. 】

Philio's last words before parting echoed in her ears.

"No, he won't die in there."

Wiping her eyes vigorously, Kerni stared at the rare live footage on the news, gritting her teeth.

"Even if it collapses, he must still be waiting for me to rescue him! Lucario, let's go!"

The long golden hair flashed behind her, and in the blink of an eye, she had already rushed to the entrance of the gymnasium.

But she stopped hastily.

"grandfather.?"

Standing in front of her was her grandfather Cocobul.

"Don't mess around, Kerni."

In the past two years, the old man, who had become more benevolent, became serious at this moment, staring straight at his granddaughter.

"Is Philio trapped inside? Go and contact Chaklo, and then go to Yaoxiang. I know you are in a hurry, so you can help me. But I can't tell Phileo's parents for the time being. I'm worried that they will accept No."

As he spoke, he handed over a receipt and a backpack.

"The branch's special plane will leave in half an hour. I still know what you kid is thinking. Everything you need is inside. Go rescue my future grandson-in-law. My feeling has always been accurate. He won't Something will happen."

"Grandpa." Korni took the backpack with red eyes, "Then I'll set off."

"Go, don't be brave, protect yourself. I'm here with Mira."

"Chucklow, tell me honestly, where is Philio now, and is he in that collapsed place?"

On the aircraft, Korni, who was trying to calm down, dialed Chucklo's phone number.

-

Haruka City, Alliance Branch.

Chakro, who was in a panic, returned with four people from the gymnasium, all of them were injured, and Chaklow himself had a wound on his waist that was still bleeding.

During the brief exchange, he struck Bara on the face, but she dodged it by a hair, leaving only a cut. His own waist was scratched by Damir who took the opportunity to sneak attack, and he is still injured. Unable to fully exert force.

After a round of confrontation, the two sides fought evenly, with each other attacking and defending.

But when the aircraft was far away, Bara and the others quickly withdrew without any reluctance to fight.

Several people from the Haruka Gym fought hard to pursue, but due to the disadvantage of mobility, they finally lost their target and had no choice but to turn back.

"bang"

After kicking a folding chair over, Chucklo was extremely angry. He pressed the wound on his waist with one hand and took the phone with the other.

After hesitating for a long time, he pressed the answer button.

"Korni, I'm Chakro."

"Chucklow, tell me honestly, where is Philio now, and is he in that collapsed place?"

"Filio and Ms. Caido from Galar are in the area where the collapse occurred. They have lost contact now. It is basically certain that it was Bala from Team Flare who did it. The search and rescue team will arrive soon, and I am about to go go"

"Dudu."

Before he finished speaking, there was only a busy tone on the other side.

".Let's go, go to connect the caves and save people. Korni will arrive soon. Gnard, you stay here, gather all the people in the gymnasium, and send them to the search and rescue site. You can find them yourself. The branch chief, together with him, pulled out the nails of the Flame team, and controlled all the people in the Geological Bureau from top to bottom until the people from the headquarters came to review."

Chucklo put away his phone with a cold face, knowing that something was wrong, and immediately walked out of the lounge. As he walked, he suppressed his anger and ordered.

The anger of being fooled by Team Flare's undercover agents and the self-blame of the disappearance of Filio filled his heart.

"Yes, the curator."

Gnard took the order and left without hesitation.

-

Hezhong, Feiyun City.

"Senior Ge Jihua, what happened, why contact me at this time?"

During the interval of filming, Nazi answered the phone in a place far away from the crowd.

"Something happened. You need to calm down first. Korni asked me to tell you this. Filio was connecting caves and was trapped in a collapse accident at about two o'clock this afternoon. But search and rescue The team is already in place, and Miss Caido from Galar is also with him. He reacts quickly and has super powers. He should be fine. I will rush over soon. The prophecy tells me that there will be no danger. .”

Ge Jihua's voice was also not calm, and she did not recover from the shock.

"In other words, Philio is now trapped in a collapsed cave? Tell me the specific situation, how did it collapse."

Na Zi didn't panic, but calmed down after taking a deep breath, and asked while walking towards the distance.

"That's it, I understand. Well, it doesn't matter who did it for the time being. Let's talk about it after the matter at hand is resolved. We will contact you later, thank you, senior."

After hanging up the phone with Ge Jihua, Nazi looked at her agent who had already noticed something was wrong and quickly walked closer, and said softly:

"I want the fastest flight that can arrive in Carlos Yaoxiang City, or I can rent a special plane temporarily. All subsequent shootings will be postponed, and related arrangements will be cancelled."

The tone was neither urgent nor slow, but it made the manager a little creepy.

A faint blue light was escaping from Nazi's body, and an instinctive fear rose uncontrollably in the agent's heart.

Not long after, the special plane took off from Feiyun Airport.

Na Zi, who was sitting in the seat, took out her mobile phone, looked at the chat records of last night, and closed the communication software.

Then, she dialed an unfamiliar number.

"Kerni, I'm Nazi, I can go to Yaoxiang in the latter part of the night."

-

A series of underground caves, unknown areas.

The two sat side by side in a barely-sustained corner.

The surrounding area has completely collapsed, and even the circulation of the air is somewhat blocked under repeated overlapping.

The active area is only about a dozen square meters.

Fortunately, in such a unique corner, under the triangular structure, the upper cave wall is relatively stable, and the risk of collapse is not great for the time being.

But in the cave at this time, the air was full of dust, and at the same time, it was extremely turbid, and even made the two of them a little hypoxic.

"Come back, Dream Demon stays behind."

A red light flashed, and several tired Pokémon returned to the elf ball, protected by the elf ball's life-support device. Only the dream monster remained outside.

Next to her, Caidou also followed suit and took back a few Pokémon, especially the two big ones, Wei Li and Octopus, to make the space appear more spacious.

"Huhu. Is your arm okay? Wait here for a moment and I'll see if I can dig it out from the bottom up."

After taking a few heavy breaths, Caidou felt that his strength had regained some strength. While asking about Filio's condition next to him, Caidou tried to stand up.

It was pitch dark, and she couldn't see Filio clearly, who was so close at hand.

The dark environment made her feel a little inexplicably afraid, and she just wanted to escape from this place as soon as possible.

But just as she was about to climb up the rock wall behind her, she suddenly felt an arm grabbing her.

"Don't be impulsive. We can't dig now. It's easy to collapse. It's especially dangerous from the inside out. Although the roof of the cave above us hasn't collapsed, the structure must have changed. We can't act rashly."

Philio's speech was slow and his tone was very steady, which calmed Caidou's slightly flustered mood and made her seem to have found her backbone.

"Don't worry, I have a way to deal with the wound. I called for rescue at the last moment. They must know where we are, so the best way is to wait for rescue. Besides, I have a good thing."

With a gentle pull of her uninjured left hand, Caidou sat back down on the ground.

"clatter"

With a soft sound, the small light that had been prepared for them was turned on, illuminating the dusty faces and bodies of the two people. The blood oozing from the small wounds all over their bodies was mixed with the sand and gravel, which made them look really embarrassed.

"Dream demon, oxygen tank, water."

While greeting the little dream monster next to him, Philio took out the alcohol cotton in his backpack and cleaned the somewhat tragic wound on his right arm.

However, fortunately, it was not directly poked by Shi Ling, but just passed by. The wound looked bloody, but it was not very deep.

After cleaning the wound as if nothing had happened and wrapping it with clean gauze, Filio breathed a sigh of relief.

"March!"

The little dream demon also used his superpower to lift several huge oxygen bottles from his shadow space.

"Originally, I thought this would be used when I went to the beach for fun and diving in the future. Now it seems that although diving will be useless for a while, it has come in handy here."

Passed Caidou a pass, and Philio said easily, it didn't look like he was in a Jedi, but rather like he was camping and having a picnic with his friends.

".thanks."

He took the oxygen bottle, put on the mask according to Filio's instructions, and took a deep breath. The powerlessness caused by the slight lack of oxygen gradually receded. Caidou's hanging heart was mostly relieved, and she whispered her thanks.

"Why are you being polite, didn't you also help me block the stone? It's evened out."

After taking a sip of water to moisten his throat, Philio waved his hands nonchalantly, and hugged the little dream monster.

"Relax, drink some water and eat something, the little Meng Yao has hidden a lot of good things, right?"

"March!"

The dream demon nodded seriously, took out a small bag of snacks from the shadow, and handed it to Caidou on the side.

It can keenly perceive human emotions. Although it usually likes to scare people, it is still very considerate at times like this.

"Oh thanks, Incubus. Philio, aren't you worried?"

Under the dim light, Caidou ate snacks and drank water, feeling her pressure ease slightly.

Seeing Filio's expression as normal, she asked softly.

"Are you worried? There will still be a little bit. Kerni and Nazi should know that I am trapped, right? I am more worried about them worrying about me."

Leaning back, finding a more comfortable position, turning on the mobile phone with no signal, looking at the record of chatting with the two not long ago, Philio replied thoughtfully.

Cai Dou couldn't help asking: "What about you? Are we the ones trapped?"

"Worrying about yourself is the most meaningless thing, Caidou." Stretching out his finger and tapping Caidou's slightly sweaty forehead, Philio blinked, "What we can do now is to protect ourselves as much as possible so that Better mental and physical condition awaits rescue."

As he spoke, he pointed to the still solid rock wall above: "People outside must be more anxious than you and me. Whether it's Chaklow or Gudon, they should be like ants on a hot pot right now."

Philio thought very clearly about the attitude of outsiders.

Leaving aside his own entangled relationship, the matter of Caidou being trapped alone is a major event for the entire Carlos Alliance.

The relationship between Carlos and Galer was far from harmonious. If Cai Dou, a genius who enjoyed a high reputation in Galer, died unexpectedly in Carlos, it would not be an ordinary diplomatic dispute.

Not to mention, the two of them were brought in by Chuck Lowe and Cubaton, the head of the alliance's direct department, for help. Others could stay out of the matter, but they couldn't.

It would be a big joke if neither the Rock Gym nor the Kalos Geological Bureau could solve the landslide rescue problem.

For the two of them at this moment, the most important thing is to maintain physical strength and a good attitude, and find a way to strengthen the top rock wall, which seems to be stable at present, to ensure that it will not collapse suddenly.

"You're right, but I'm still a little nervous."

After taking another breath of oxygen, Caidou's voice was better than before, but still a little low.

Even a genius trainer, after all, is just a 16-year-old girl. Sudden drastic changes and being in a foreign country, fear is inevitable.

"Then let's chat. Chatting is a good way to relieve stress. It just so happens that we haven't had a good chat, have we? The more dangerous we are in such a dangerous place, the more we have to stay calm. .”

"You can't fall down, we all still count on you, who is strong, to help."

Carefully helping the other party brush off the dust on his shoulders, Philio smiled and comforted the little girl beside him half-jokingly.

".Um."

Caidou hugged her knees, and responded in a muffled voice.

"Why don't you tell me why you want to come to Carlos all of a sudden? I heard that your training and travels in Galar have a very tight schedule, and they've all been on TV."

Seeing the restraint of the other party, Filio took the initiative to find a topic and acted like he was listening attentively.

The air circulation was poor and the oxygen content was thin. In order to save the oxygen in the oxygen bottle, Filio also spoke very slowly, which inadvertently had the effect of soothing his spirit.

"Ah...hey." Caidou struggled with his eyes and sighed softly, "I was a little tired in Galar, so I thought of going for a walk."

This sigh seemed to open a certain emotional valve.

Caidou, who has always been calm and somewhat indifferent, suddenly opened up her chatterbox.

"Fighting against those who are better than you is the key to growth."

"Even if there is no chance of winning, we must go all out to fight for a tie."

"Since I was three years old, my family has said that I am a karate genius and asked me to train and fight. I am like this, and so are Kaili and others."

"I've always felt that no matter whether it's people I know or don't know, I can't show my flaws, and I have to hide my emotions, but this is a bit tiring."

"Two days ago, you told me that desserts can make people happy, and I agree with that. Moreover, your desserts do make people happy."

"However, although it's embarrassing to say this, happiness is very short-lived, and fatigue is always with our bodies and minds."

"The Scallion Soldier will often give me a drink to refresh me when I'm feeling tired, but even then, people get tired."

A girl who grew up in a cruel elite education and competed with Galar's unique trainers, in this small space that was so dark that there were only a few lights, she confided her feelings to a new friend she had only known for a short time.

Unlike Kerni, who has gone through a lot of rigorous training, but still maintains an innocent and happy side, Caidou is younger, but appears more mature, and her heart seems to be wearing a bigger and heavier yoke than Nazhi.

【victory】

[If victory fails, a draw will be necessary]

This kind of pressure always weighed on her still young and frail shoulders.

Her father is a senior teacher in the fighting world.

She is the future of Galar Karate.

Such a title sounds full of honor, but it also carries a heavy reality soaked in blood and sweat.

"Ah" Caidou took a deep breath, pulled out from the confession, "I said so much by accident, I feel better. But please keep it secret for me, Philio, I also have my own responsibility, These cannot be known to others.”

"Don't worry about this. Of course I will keep my friends' secrets strictly." Filio nodded and patted the other party's shoulder gently, "But it must be very hard, such a growing experience."

"Well, it's hard work."

Caidou let out a long sigh of relief, and relaxed from his tense state. He lay reclined on the rock wall and looked sideways at Philio.

"I don't know why, but I always have the idea that I have experienced or will experience similar scenes in the future. What do you think is going on?"

"this"

Philio pondered.

Because after you lose to Dandi in the future, it is indeed possible to experience a scene somewhat similar to now, but you just ran out very quickly.

Thinking of this in his heart, Philio smiled lightly: "Because this is a very normal psychological phenomenon, maybe you need such an occasion to realize your growth. You are still very young, younger than me, Don't make yourself so tired."

As he said that, he moved his body, hugged Meng Yao in his arms, and placed a few elf balls that were still trembling slightly on his lap. His words were not only for Caidou, but also for his partner they mean.

"Victory, honor, are these things important? They are very important. As long as you fight, you want to win. This is the competitive spirit of people, but they are not that important, at least not the only ones."

"Like, I may not be your opponent, but if I can play against you, no matter whether I win or lose, I will be very happy, because you are a good opponent, and playing against you will make me happy, not to mention, My partners and I will also benefit from it."

"The Retrospective Arena is your home and your future, but it is not your shackles. You are the genius of Galar Karate and the successor of this generation, but you are even more of a colorful bean. Your life is not only about results; It’s the scenery on the road, and the latter is more important than the former.”

"Everyone has their own life, whether ordinary or outstanding, everyone's life is different, but don't let your life only have goals and results, it will be too pale."

"Perhaps you are facing a 'rain' in your life. Then, maybe Carlos and this little ruins are a good place for you to 'take shelter' from the rain."

As he spoke, Philio suddenly shrugged and stopped his words: "No, no, no, it makes me look a little bit verbose, as if I'm very old."

"puff"

Cai Dou, who had been listening quietly all this time, suddenly couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

"It's true that you look very old, especially when your hair is covered with dirt. However, what you just said was taken as a challenge? After you go out, I will accompany you seriously."

A sincere smile quietly bloomed on the pretty face that was always cold as ice.

".Eh?"

Philio was stunned for a moment, and his gentle smile froze.