Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

After the aftermath of the explosion dissipated, the iron tower-like body of the Armored Tyrannosaurus Rex appeared on the field.

“Beep…”

The three-in-one Magneto was floating up and down in the air a little listlessly, but it had not fallen down completely.

"You don't stand a chance! Surrender!"

Ishiya and Hiroki have already given the cowardly bugs some simple treatment.

At this time, Nidorino and Magneto were sent to rejoin the battlefield. The three Pokémon formed a horn with each other and launched a siege on the three-in-one Magneto!

"Damn you brat!"

"I must become a professor...as long as I make the discovery of the Moonstone known to the public! Everyone will look up to me!"

Although the situation was extremely unfavorable, Zhaoren still kept thinking about the professorship at Yuhong University.

"impossible!"

"A guy like you! How can you become a professor at Yuhong University!"

Li Ke, who had no fighting ability at all, did not show any weakness and attacked Zhaoren verbally.

"You hurt Pipi and the others at will... and you even tried to attack your trainer!"

"People like you...Yuhong University will never allow you to be promoted!"

Although Li Ke has never studied at Yuhong University, he has made an academic visit to Yuhong University as an exchange scholar.

Therefore, in his heart, he has always been full of awe for this highest institution of learning in Guandu.

We will never allow dangerous people like Zhaoren who only care about fame and fortune and don't care about the safety of Pokémon and humans to sneak into Yuhong University and tarnish its reputation!

“What do you know——!”

Zhaoren shouted, somewhat defensively.

"It's like this for everyone! I've been studying so hard... and yet I'm just an assistant teacher!"

"So what if it's Yuhong University? It's still unfair!"

Zhaoren was originally just an ordinary scholar, and the fact that he was able to be an assistant professor at Yuhong University was enough to prove his hard work.

However, he only knows how to study hard, and he has never had a chance to stand out in the academic world that focuses on interaction with Pokémon.

Gradually, he watched his colleagues who were not as successful as him publish results and get promotion opportunities one after another.

He has studied extremely hard and devoted everything to the cause of science...but he is always the only one left standing still!

Being an introvert, he couldn't understand this! Gradually, he began to turn evil!

"It was those people who always looked down on me! They deliberately blocked my promotion!"

"It must be a conspiracy!"

What he hated most was someone looking down on him.

Li Ke's words hurt his heart even more.

"In that case, then I will--well! Who is it?"

“——Who on earth is there!?”

Zhaoren took out a Poké Ball and seemed to be about to take action, but suddenly stopped.

He looked warily at the dim interior of the cave behind him.

In the corner of the cave, there was suddenly a sound of dense footsteps.

"Pippi!"

"Pippi!"

"..."

"Pippi!"

Perhaps they were attracted by the sound of fighting, or perhaps they just happened to arrive there.

A group of identical looking Pipis ran out from nowhere!

"It's all Pipi!"

Li Ke didn't bother to pay attention to Zhao Ren and looked at the scene in surprise.

"It turns out that Pipi is a Pokémon that lives away from humans and lives in a group!"

Li Ke quickly took out paper and pen from his briefcase and started taking notes.

"No wonder so few Pipis are found in the outside world... Is this the reason!?"

"What a great discovery! This is a great discovery in the academic world!"

Compared to the huge cold Moon Stone, Li Ke seemed to be more concerned about the Pipis that appeared.

"There are so many Pipis! I must capture one!"

"me too!"

Compared to Li Ke, Guangshu and Ishiya's focus is more direct.

Most of the Pipis that appeared held small pieces of Moonstone in their hands, and they jumped around to place many broken pieces of Moonstone around the giant Moonstone.

"What...what does this mean?"

Li Ke looked at this scene with some confusion.

"Pippi!"

After being treated and awakened by Guangshu and the others, Wang Yao's Pipi also joined the tribe's actions, holding up the Moon Stone from Li Ke's collection.

After piling all the Moon Stones under the giant Moon Stone, the Pixies began to perform a special ceremony around the Moon Stone!

"Pippi!"

One by one, the skinks began a ritual-like jumping dance around the giant moonstone with a peculiar rhythm.

"Pippi!"

"Pippi!"

“Is this a celebration?”

"Still offering sacrifices?"

Li Ke was somewhat confused when looking at this scene.

"But... who is the target?"

Li Ke drew a big question mark on his notebook.

"——It's the Moon Stone!"

Zhaoren, who is also a scholar, expressed his own views.

Although he was a scholar who went astray in order to get ahead, it does not mean that Akihito himself was shallow.

On the contrary, he is more familiar with various documents and materials than those famous professors and scholars!

"The Pipis are worshipping this giant moonstone!"

"If I'm not mistaken... this Moonstone is the God that the Pipis have always revered!"

"God will bless Pipi and their tribe... As for the method - I think you have guessed it!"

Zhaoren stood staggeringly in place watching this scene, and his tone of introduction was filled with some indescribable meaning.

"god?"

“This…is this God?”

Li Ke's tone was full of doubt.

"I feel like... Pipi and the others seem to be immersed in their own world..."

Hiroki held the Poké Ball hesitantly.

"Yeah...do we really want to subdue them?"

Shi also lowered his head and looked at Nidorino.

Both he and Nidorino revealed some hesitation in their eyes.

"That's great! That's great!"

Li Ke seemed to have figured something out.

"Evolution! This is the sacrificial dance that the Pipis perform for evolution!"

Li Ke's emotions were completely aroused by this scene!

"The universe...Pokémon, and us humans..."

"Just like this Moonstone...it's linked together!"

Li Ke has always firmly recognized the theory of the origin of the universe of Pokémon!

But Pipi's act of offering sacrifices to the Moon Stone opened the door to a new world for him!

"What a romantic scene! The Pipis' sacrificial dance is like an endless cosmic melody!"

Therefore, in his opinion, the Moonstone, as an absolute product of the universe, is worshipped by the Pipis in such an ancient and primitive way.

This overturned his long-held view.

But this is the romance of the Pokémon world!

"I'm sorry... Pipi, no matter what... I'm going to take this Moonstone!"

Although he was also touched...the long-term setbacks had worn away Zhaoren's patience.

Just as Li Ke was immersed in the beautiful scene of the Pipi sacrificial dance, Zhaoren finally made up his mind.

“…Rika, Matsumoto…I will make sure these people will never look down on me again!”

"…This is an opportunity that I will never find again in my life…I must do this…"

While the attention of several people was attracted by the Pipis.

Akihito quickly threw out a Poké Ball, from which jumped out a playful thunder bomb that had been suppressing its own huge energy.

"Naughty Thunder Bomb! Use Big Blast!"

Naughty Thunderbolt gave the Tyrannosaurus Rex its signature smile, and then its spherical body began to emit white light.

"Hold on! Block it!"

Wang Yao shouted immediately.

The Giant Claw Crab took a step forward and teamed up with the Tyrannosaurus Rex to perform the [Hold] skill.

Rumble——!

The huge explosion produced a powerful gust of air.

A huge window was directly opened on the top of the cave!

The midday sun shines into the cave through the gap.

A green barrier flashed in front of the giant crab and the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The shock wave from the explosion spread out in all directions, and the one heading towards Wang Yao and his companions was perfectly blocked, with only a slight airflow rushing towards them.

But the Pipis present were blown away in large numbers!

The light dissipated.

The explosion left behind only a mischievous bomb that was still smiling but exhausted.

"The Moonstone is gone!"

Hiroki yelled.

"What--!"

Li Ke quickly got up from the ground.

I saw a huge hole appearing on the platform where the giant moonstone was placed.

"And another Pokémon... stole it by digging a hole?"

Wang Yao walked forward, looked at the dark pit and speculated.