Juan Zhong Xian

Chapter 309 The Fangs of Dusk and the Claws of Dawn (8)

Regarding the two Pokémon that could be called the Sun God and the Moon God, Xia Hunaao had many conjectures. After all, whether it was Solgaleo or Lunala, their first stage was that Pokémon with the "alias" Cosmog, whose real name was Nebby.

Xia Hunaao's First Conjecture: There was only one Nebby in this world. During the day, it was called Solgaleo, and at night, it was called Lunala. This conjecture was based on the premise that the entire Pokémon world was flat. However, this paradox was directly refuted by the simultaneous appearance of two Pokémon. Moreover, it was a regrettable fact that the world was round.

Thus, Xia Hunaao's Second Conjecture arose: There was only one Nebby in this world, but Nebby's abilities included cloning. Therefore, one clone evolved into the daytime Solgaleo, and another clone evolved into the nighttime Lunala.

However, this conjecture was also overturned when Xia Hunaao was editing the Pokémon Encyclopedia. This was because Cosmog's ability sequence only included Splash, which was the signature move of Magikarp, commonly known as Water Splash, and the emergency move Teleport. Even after evolving into Cosmoem, his ability sequence only replaced the useless Splash with the slightly more useful Power Herb. Although both Solgaleo and Lunala had Double Team in their ability sequences, it was a bit far-fetched to expect them to create a clone and then change their form.

Getting back to the story, Xia Hunaao had no intention of bothering their Solgaleo. After all, in a place like Fent Xue, the aurora was not a rare sight; one could see it after a few nights of waiting.

With this thought, Xia Hunaao decisively rejected Mew's request for Solgaleo's help and once again expressed his gratitude for Mew's assistance in Mu Zhishui's evolution.

Seeing that he intended to rely on his own strength, Mew no longer pressed the matter and played with Xia Hunaao in the training grounds. It wasn't until that evening that Mew looked at Xia Hunaao and said, "Let's go, we're going to see the aurora. With me, your lucky star, around, you'll definitely have good luck."

Xia Hunaao thought it made sense and left with his Poké Balls. Mew, invisible, floated beside Xia Hunaao. As they just stepped onto the street, they saw a girl standing at the entrance: "Today, are you finally planning to experience Fent Xue's nightlife?"

Xia Hunaao waved his hand: "What's with you, girl, always trying to seduce me into a late-night rendezvous? Have you even looked at the time? Neither of us has a regular schedule. It's one thing for me, a boy, but aren't you afraid of getting dark spots and acne and all sorts of other things if you're a girl and you're like this?"

The girl twirled around: "I'm not afraid, I have good skin. Are you going or not?"

Xia Hunaao frowned, gave Mew a look, and then instantly disappeared. Seeing this, the girl could only go and enjoy her own nightlife.

Only after the girl left did Xia Hunaao reveal himself: "These foreign girls are so enthusiastic, I really can't handle it. Let's go, let's go find the aurora."

Perhaps it was indeed because Mew, the little lucky charm, was present, but the weather that night was exceptionally good. Xia Hunaao walked along, looking up at the night sky, mumbling to himself. The invisible Mew smiled and said, "You're in a good mood today, aren't you?"

Xia Hunaao laughed and replied, "Of course! Today is a rare occasion, it's me and Mew together, and it's a day without Sister Meng around, so my mood is naturally different."

Xia Hunaao and Mew had not been together for long before Xia Hunaao felt a surge of ambition welling up from his heart. He pointed to the sky and spoke his mind, finally exclaiming, "No matter what kind of messy business comes my way, bring it all on!"

As soon as Xia Hunaao finished speaking, he saw over a dozen people jump out from the surroundings, staring at him with unfriendly expressions. Xia Hunaao glanced at these over a dozen blond-haired, blue-eyed individuals and blinked: "No way, that's accurate? I just said it casually and people showed up."

These dozen people were the ones Xia Hunaao had sensed at the Fent Xue airport earlier. At that time, the guy from Fent Xue had said they were hired by the Ming Long Kingdom to protect him. Now it seemed that wasn't quite right.

These dozen or so people looked at each other. They had initially thought that everyone else besides themselves was not on their side. Now it seemed they were indeed not on their side. However, it wasn't that they were completely enemies, but rather that they were trying to cut off his livelihood.

Xia Hunaao "timidly" asked, "Which faction hired all of you? I want to see how much I'm worth."

Although the dozen or so people were not a unified group, their primary objective was the same: to eliminate Xia Hunaao. Upon hearing Xia Hunaao's question, they, who had the absolute advantage, did not mind answering him. This was the classic trope of villains dying because they talk too much.

Xia Hunaao's heart pounded as he listened to their offers. He felt an urge to tie himself up and sell himself, even the cheapest offer was enough for him to earn for a considerable period.

Xia Hunaao pointed to the person with the highest bid and asked, "You're from the Lixing Sect, right? Besides Lixing, there shouldn't be any other faction in this world that has money and dislikes me."

Xia Hunaao's guess was partially correct. This guy was indeed from Lixing, but what he didn't guess was that all of them were from Lixing.

This revelation came to light after the first person admitted to being from Lixing. These dozen or so people looked at each other, realizing they were all from Lixing. Xia Hunaao looked at them, feeling somewhat helpless. He really hadn't expected Lixing to be so generous, sending over a dozen groups, and yet they didn't know each other's identities.

However, precisely because of this, Xia Hunaao felt a bit excited. His bounty in Lixing now almost surpassed the semi-annual output of the Ming Long Kingdom's Pokémon League.

But Xia Hunaao, who never intended to wait for death, decided to fight for it. Since these people were not a unified group, there was a possibility that their lack of coordination and interference with each other would allow him to defeat them one by one. Moreover, he had a powerful weapon by his side. Although cute Mew was not as strong as Sister Meng, she was still a level 100 Pokémon!

Xia Hunaao glanced at Mew, who was hiding beside him. Mew nodded, indicating that she would help Xia Hunaao. With that, Xia Hunaao regained his heroic spirit and waved his right hand: "You guys, attack me together."

As he spoke, Xia Hunaao threw out all the Poké Balls in his hand. Pokémon like Froakie engaged in battle with these "brothers" from Lixing. Although Xia Hunaao's Pokémon were at a disadvantage in terms of levels, with Mew's help, Xia Hunaao defeated these "waste" with little effort. However, to minimize the time, Xia Hunaao cooperated with Mew to unleash a Origin Stellar Supernova.

Looking at the pile of Pokémon lying defeated on the ground, Xia Hunaao smiled and then fled with Mew. After all, a Z-Move with such a powerful display, even though they were in the suburbs, was bound to be noticed by the people of Fent Xue. As for the fallen dozen or so people, Xia Hunaao didn't care; someone would naturally clean up after Mew.

Just as Xia Hunaao had thought, after he and Mew left, Mewtwo's shadow appeared at the scene and cleared away all traces. Looking in the direction Xia Hunaao and Mew had departed, Mewtwo shook his head and followed.

Meanwhile, Xia Hunaao had defeated all the Pokémon, whose average levels were over a dozen higher than his, with Mew's powerful assistance. Although some Pokémon had not gained too many levels due to EV issues, Xia Hunaao's Pokémon were all close to level thirty, with the highest, Froakie, already heading towards the mark of fifty.

Xia Hunaao recalled his Pokémon, leaving only Rockruff to accompany him. He then jokingly said to Mew, "If things like this happen a few more times, will I be able to catch up to you, Little Mew?"

Mew gave Xia Hunaao a slightly proud glance: "Hmph, not a chance. I don't always help you."

Xia Hunaao reached out and ruffled Mew's head: "Okay, okay, I get it. Look, it's the aurora."

Xia Hunaao pointed to the horizon, and indeed, silver-white light shimmered in the sky. Xia Hunaao squatted down and stroked Rockruff's head: "Rockruff, look at that."

The aurora, depending on luck, could flash and disappear, or it could last for several hours. Under the buff of Mew's good luck, Xia Hunaao encountered not a fleeting aurora, which gave him enough time for experimentation.

Although Rockruff's level was not very high, it had broken through to level thirty with the assistance of the dozen or so Pokémon from earlier. Regular Rare Candies could no longer directly level it up; he had to use the ones he found rather unpalatable.

Xia Hunaao first removed the Everstone tied around Rockruff's neck, then handed it a Rare Candy: "Rockruff, eat this, and then evolve."

Even so, Xia Hunaao glanced at his watch. It was 3:30 AM, which, according to the Ming Long Kingdom's time zones, could be considered dawn.

After swallowing the Rare Candy, Rockruff let out a skyward howl. Although it still looked like Rockruff, the howl it emitted was now that of a wolf. A white light flashed, and a handsome werewolf appeared in Xia Hunaao's vision, its silver, flowing fur fluttering in the night wind. Xia Hunaao reached out to stroke the Lycanroc's head, but Lycanroc turned and glared fiercely at Xia Hunaao.

Xia Hunaao instinctively took two steps back, then reacted: "What the heck? You've gotten too cocky, don't you know who's the boss? Are you going to eat or not?"