"So there really is such a small village here."
Hoopa looked at the smoke in the distance with his hand on the pergola, obviously a little surprised.
Rope, on the other hand, could hear something not quite right behind this guy's words.
"You didn't know there was a village here?"
"Of course not... probably not!"
Hoopa reacted quickly, how could he now admit that he had fooled Rope? He's just giving himself a hard time.
Not to mention Rope, even Sennogi, who is the most simple person in the group, thinks that Hoopa is up to something.
But Rope didn't bother with him too much, he knew that if Hoopa was really sure that Azure Flute was here, in this village, he would have already given this information to Rope.
This kind of thing Hoopa will not hide from Rope, after all, we are all on the same rope grasshopper.
"Okay, let's go first."
Rope looked at the village not far away, but always had an uneasy feeling that he didn't know where it came from.
"Rope, do you think... there are still people in this world who are stronger than you?"
Hoopa followed Rope's side, while asking with some doubt. After all, he had followed Rope for such a long time, and it seemed that he had never seen Rope truly exerting his full power before now. Of course, he meant that he had done it after he had improved.
He knew very well what Rope's strength was in the past. After all, the Evil Shadow had fought Rope head on back in the day.
"Yes, there should be."
Rope was more certain. There was definitely someone who was more powerful than him. But Rope wasn't sure if that person was from this world or not.
"When I set the mountain on fire, there was someone there. But I couldn't see her. I could only vaguely sense her. I don't know who she is or where she came from."
Rope had already guessed, but couldn't say.
"Is this the only one?"
"I'm not sure, after all, it's a big world, why are you asking?"
Rope looked at Hoopa especially strangely, wondering what his intentions were.
Hoopa didn't hide anything from the others, and said directly, "If nothing else, you'll be time-traveling at the right time afterward. I was wondering what it was that drove you to time travel."
Rope was dumbfounded for a moment, not knowing what to say. As Hoopa had said, he was still interested in finding the Origin. However, without any coercive force, he wouldn't be so keen on the Origin.
So why is he so obsessed with the Source?
Rope didn't have any idea for a while.
Shaking his head, Rope looked at the forest path in front of him and said: "Don't think so much, we will know these things sooner or later. For now, let's focus on the present."
So, Rope once again walked towards the dense forest in front of him.
Hoopa, on the other hand, was carefully observing the surroundings, watching out for any wild or hostile Pokémon that might attack them.
Arcanine was also carefully guarding Sennogi, trying her best to prevent her from getting hurt.
Rope didn't dare to release all his Pokémon at will. If all the Pokémon appeared at the same time, it would be difficult for them to hide their scent due to the disturbance between their auras.
This will indirectly lead to the exposure of their location and apparent strength. In the wild, they'll either not get anything, or they'll be attacked.
It may be an exaggeration to say that trainers make their living with their heads in their pants. But to say that it's a high-risk occupation is absolutely correct.
The group was heading towards the place where the smoke was rising, but it felt like they weren't making any progress.
"We're going down."
Diana said suddenly.
Rope and Whitley's brows furrowed as they realized the situation.
"What's wrong with going down?"
Hoopa was puzzled. Isn't it normal to go down? Shouldn't this be a basin?
"No, it's just that you've noticed that we always feel like the smoke is above us?"
Rope explained, "Which means it's either a special kind of optical illusion. Or... there is really a disturbance in the rules of space."
Rope looked at the smoke and sighed heavily, "I feel less and less like the Pokémon world."
Then he followed the vaguely visible path and walked towards the other side.
Although the people do not know why Rope said this, but looking at Rope that sincere feelings, also know that now is not a good time to ask questions, so follow Rope's footsteps, continue to walk forward.
The path is winding, there is no regular route, there are even loops in the route. It was a strange place for Whitley and the girls to be.
"It's not right. Why is it like this?"
"On purpose."
Rope said without even thinking, "The people in the village don't want us to go near the village."
"This is the wrong path. I'm afraid we won't get to the village this way." Whitley didn't care about Rope's reasoning and pointed out the problem with the path.
She had left a marker on the path. But it wasn't long before they passed it again. All the way to a real dead end on this part of the trail.
"There's something in the bushes."
Hoopa suddenly shouted. It was as if he had discovered something extraordinary.
And Arcanine bared his teeth in that direction. He let out a low growl.
Sennogi, a little frightened, pressed her body against Arcanine's fur. Whitley pulled Sennogi out of the fur. She pulls Sennogi to her side and prepares herself for battle.
Sennogi on Arcanine's back. In a fight, if Arcanine charges forward, the inexperienced Sennogi will be thrown off.
That's why Rope is still as unreliable as ever.
"What is it? Come out and see."
Rope had a light smile on his face. It's good to be able to fight. If it's a rule-based ability, it's more of a headache for him. He didn't mind using his brain. But if he could do it with his hands, that would be the best.
There was a rustling sound coming from the bushes.
As the sound drew nearer, all but the girls tensed as if they were on the verge of an attack. Rope, on the other hand, was as calm as ever.
Soon, a puppy-like Pokémon appeared in front of everyone.
Whitley: (_?)
Diana: (^_^)?
Sennogi: (;`)>
The puppy-like Pokémon had a white coat with a reddish-orange color, a white tail, and a small horn.
Arcanine had a special feeling of familiarity when she saw this guy who didn't look much like herself.
Rope, on the other hand, felt a sense of familiarity. He had seen this thing in the original world, but there was no detailed information about it, after all, it was a game that had not yet been released, and his knowledge of these new Pokémon was really limited, so it was a blessing that he could still remember it now.
This is the Growlithe of the Washtree area. Other than that, Rope doesn't know anything else.
Of course, he also knew that this dog may look cute, but he was strong. Red had almost lost it at the hands of this dog.
"Woof?"
Growlithe looked at Rope and the others strangely, as if wondering why these humans were here.
Rope didn't even look at the Growlithe, there were flames dancing in his eyes, in Rope's vision. In Rope's field of vision, all the grass and trees disappeared. All that was left was a single red shadow wandering around their neighborhood.
This wasn't the first time that their senses were blocked.Rope felt that as long as there were people or Pokémon maintaining the village where the Origin was stored. Rope felt that as long as there were people or Pokémon maintaining the villages that housed the Origin, they would be able to block a certain amount of perception.
Although Rope wasn't afraid of water, but in water, his ability was still very limited, so he hadn't really used his Origin to probe before.
But this time, his probing means, really got a great information.
"Ah, too much!"
Rope closed his eyes again, and when he opened them, his eyes had returned to normal.
Then he directly threw out all the Genie Balls around his waist. Charizard, Inferno Emperor, Gengi and Flame Monkey all appeared in the same place. Although they didn't know what Rope had seen, they knew that Rope's unusual behavior meant that what they were facing was definitely not simple.
Hoopa was also surprised by Rope's reaction. After all, in his perception, it was only a Growlithe that seemed to be quite strong.
Of course he knew Growlithe, he had seen this kind of Pokémon before. But just like the Phantom Tail and the Warrior Eagle before him, Hoopa had thought that these Pokémon had long been extinct.
I didn't realize that they'd actually resurfaced... In a way, this is a rare archaeological discovery.
It's like digging a living person out of a Han Dynasty coffin.
"Rope, what's going on?"
"Lots of Pokémon, lots of them."
Rope said, while unclasping a small ball pendant from his waist, and then threw it to Whitley and the girls, saying: "If things are not right, run, you are weak, it is reasonable to say that the strong will not give you a hard time.
The words were not very nice, but Whitley and the girls did not refute. After all, the good and bad of this kind of thing itself is also a matter of opinion.
"What about you?"
"We can handle it, but there's too many of us, and I'm not sure I can protect you."
Rope didn't panic. There were about a hundred of them. That's nothing to him. He could always take care of them with a little time. Or he could simply use a big aoe move, which would have a similar effect in the end.
But again, they're not here to start a fight. They can't do this kind of thing. Because it will only deepen the conflict between them and the Origin Guardians.
Of course, they don't have to be polite to others when they've been hit in the head.
Growlithe didn't know how Rope knew their secret, but there was no doubt that now was the time to do it.
"Woof!"
As Growlithe shouted, more than a hundred white deer-shaped Pokémon sprang out from the surrounding bushes and pushed their long, white horns towards Rope.
"Whitley, follow the Orb!"
Rope sent any Pokémon that came close to Whitley and the others flying out with a Fire Punch, and then shouted at Whitley.
Whitley nodded, then took Sennogi's hand, stared at the Origin Orb floating in one direction, and darted out.
Diana gave Rope a worried look, but quickly followed Whitley. This is not a battlefield they can participate in.
"You're doing this on purpose. If Whitley and the others can leave, why can't we?"
Hoopa, who hadn't transformed to free Hoopa, easily pushed the Pokémon out of the way while looking at Rope with a somewhat bemused expression.
Rope was likewise cleaning up some of the leaks with a relaxed face, then said indifferently, "There are some people, if you don't have a fight with him, he won't be able to look at you favorably."
"If it's in the middle of his plan to kill him back, this will achieve the best effect."
Rope's mouth was tilted in a wry smile.
Hoopa's mouth twitched.
"I see. Killing people, but also killing their hearts."
"It's called surprise."
"I see."
Rope and Hoopa couldn't have been so relaxed when they were surrounded by hundreds of Pokémon. But the Pokémon in front of them were really good at fighting. Only a few of them managed to escape. Rope and Hoopa were able to take them down.
Of course, there were no fatalities. These are valuable research materials, and every one of them is a loss.
The Arcanine, burning with aka-colored flames, rampaged through the herd, occasionally pulling out its claws and swatting silly deer out of its way.
The Flame Monkey was standing straight on the spot, waving his long stick, but no deer could enter his attack radius.
Yandi was also fighting with these wild Pokémon. He didn't know these Pokémon, but he had heard of the white deer. It must be an evolution of the Elder Antler, the Frightened Antler.
Although these Pokémon were strong, and looked like they had a formation, the formation was obviously not learned, and had no real sense of pressure, just a little better than charging. And also obviously lack of combat experience. They're all just raw meat and potatoes.
Gengi was even happier with his hammering, weaving through the gaps in the spirit world and playfully solving many of his opponents.
A hundred or so Pokémon seemed like a lot, but they weren't enough for Rope's Pokémon to beat up. Soon there were only a few of them left on the ground.
Growlithe, who was watching the battle from a distance, changed his expression from one of mastery to one of disbelief.
He didn't think he'd be able to turn his car around so suddenly.
Rope was also speechless, if Red had known that the opponent's strength was only like this, he might have already pierced through the village and investigated the truth of the matter.