Chapter 543: Groudon and Kyogre Are About to Meet
As time trickled by.
The blazing sun originally hanging high above began to set towards the other end of the sea horizon.
Meditating on the deck, Will's ears twitched.
Cynthia, dozing in his arms, felt something. She rubbed her eyes and nuzzled his chest:
"What's wrong?"
"The ocean is a bit restless."
Will said calmly.
He picked up Cynthia, stood up, tossed Blonde-kun to the side, and walked to the railing to look at the sea surface.
Cynthia leaned over, narrowing her eyes to observe:
"Mm, the waves are getting bigger."
As if responding to her words.
The huge cruise ship experienced a noticeable pitch and roll.
A person walked out of the cabin.
It was precisely the now globally renowned Top Coordinator and concurrently Hoenn League Champion, Wallace.
A truly busy man.
Unlike a Sinnoh Champion like Cynthia who rests 300 days out of 365.
"A rainstorm is coming. This might be a sign that Kyogre is gradually surfacing."
Wallace said upon coming out.
As a man who has drifted on the sea for years, dealing with the ocean and Water-type Pokémon, one absolutely cannot underestimate his accomplishments in the field of navigation.
To put it bluntly.
Wallace could completely be considered an amateur navigator who relied on experience to get the job.
"Mm, the possibility is indeed very high."
Will nodded gently.
However, the weather was only one of the bases for his judgment.
There was another point.
He is the King of the Sea and can feel the emotions of the ocean.
The ocean is very restless right now.
The Pokémon that can make the ocean restless are truly very few.
"I heard from the League members stationed in Alto Mare that the temperature over there is very high right now, moreover, the air is dry and the sunlight is dazzling."
Wallace said a seemingly nonsensical sentence.
But this sentence is the key.
Alto Mare.
An isolated subtropical island surrounded by the ocean.
High temperature is not strange.
Air dry?
Sunlight dazzling?
Please.
It's 5 PM in autumn right now; the sun is about to set.
"Then Groudon should be near there. The distance is very close; they can meet before the sun sets. That also means...
The Giant Rock is probably in this sea area ahead?"
Will reached out and pinched his chin.
The Giant Rock.
Because its interior is filled with exaggerated natural energy, once its aura leaks out, it will awaken Kyogre and Groudon.
The two will definitely come to fight over this Giant Rock.
To plunder the natural energy within to achieve or maintain their Primal Reversion state.
After all, in the current environment of the Blue Planet.
Natural energy is scarce.
Groudon and Kyogre, just like ordinary Pokémon, can hardly absorb much abundant natural energy from the natural world.
They even have to rely on long slumber to reduce the consumption of natural energy, thereby prolonging the duration of Primal Reversion, so they can use it when needed in the future.
The Hoenn League, of course, does not want Groudon and Kyogre to meet.
What will happen after they meet.
Even an idiot knows.
[Intercept them before the two meet, to prevent the subsequent outbreak of a major war.]
It's not that they haven't thought of such a thing.
But the problem is...
Groudon and Kyogre are currently both moving in the deep sea, their specific locations unknown. Even if they wanted to intercept them halfway, there's nowhere to find them.
That's right.
Not just Kyogre.
Even Groudon is moving in the deep sea.
He just can't fly.
Doesn't mean he can't swim.
For 'gods'.
Groudon doesn't like seawater, but it's not like he would be harmed by ordinary seawater.
Even if an ordinary Fire-type Pokémon goes entirely underwater, it won't necessarily be harmed, it'll just feel uncomfortable.
Let alone Groudon.
For him.
Moving in the ocean is not a difficult task.
But precisely because of this.
They cannot determine Groudon's specific location.
They can only wait.
Wait for Groudon and Kyogre to surface, only then can they make a move.
At the same time.
Only when they meet.
Can the Hoenn League determine which sea area the Giant Rock fell into, and then wait for an opportunity to retrieve it after the battle.
"Not good, I have to tell the captain to steer the ship away immediately. You guys go out to the sea first."
Wallace's eyes widened slightly, and he hurriedly turned to leave.
This cruise ship.
Is not a cruise ship specially dispatched by the League to bring them to the location.
Rather, it's a passenger ship that originally intended to travel from Hoenn to Alto Mare.
They hadn't planned on taking a ship to begin with, planning to ride Water-type Pokémon to search the nearby sea area.
Not only to search for traces of Groudon and Kyogre.
But simultaneously to search for those ships that had already set sail before the maritime ban was issued.
To repatriate them immediately upon discovery.
This passenger ship.
Is one of the discovered ships.
It is also the last ship the Hoenn League detected in this sea area.
Having been busy for most of the day, they were also a bit tired.
So they rested on this ship for a while.
They hadn't rested for long.
And now this happened.
"Let's go."
Cynthia moved close and hugged Will.
"Mm."
Will scooped her up by the waist and leaped off the deck.
Tap.
Like a dragonfly skimming the water, causing tiny ripples.
Just as he landed on the water, several Water-type Pokémon approached from under the sea surface.
"Gya~" (Horsea~)
A Horsea bounced around Will happily.
Cynthia was quick-eyed and deft-handed, grabbing the Horsea leaping out of the sea in one hug.
"Gya?" (Horsea?)
Horsea looked at Cynthia in confusion.
Who are you?
Baby is here looking for Will, not looking for you, this two-legged beast.
"Hehe, cute."
Cynthia smiled slightly with pursed lips, stroking Horsea's back with her hand.
"Little one, go tell everyone under the sea to immediately leave this sea area, absolutely do not come over."
Will said a sentence to Horsea.
This child looked like it had just passed infancy, very innocent.
So it couldn't control its body's instinct; the moment it perceived him, it rushed up foolishly, not even afraid of meeting bad guys.
"Gya!" (Horsea!)
Horsea nodded, firmly believing Will's words.
She twisted her body, dove headfirst into the sea, and called on everyone to start lobbying around.
"Not letting everyone come help?"
Cynthia glanced at Will in confusion.
She thought Will would ask the sea bosses or Alphas to come help, so everyone could overcome this difficulty together.
After all, this disaster.
If not handled properly, will be a catastrophe threatening at least the four major regions of Hoenn, Kanto, Johto, and Alola.
The Water-type Pokémon in this sea area will bear the brunt of it even more.
Only by everyone fighting against Groudon and Kyogre together can this crisis be smoothly resolved.
"Forget it, they'd hardly be able to help with the battle between Groudon and Kyogre, I'm afraid there would only be heavy casualties, and..."
Will shook his head, the corners of his mouth curling up as he looked at the sky, "That guy will come."
Battles between gods are not that simple.
Especially gods of different tiers.
Let's put it this way.
The harm caused by two minor Legendary beasts fighting each other is more severe than one major Legendary beast fighting one minor Legendary beast.
The former lasts too long; an evenly matched battle has a very exaggerated area of effect and severity.
While the latter kind of one-sided crushing match is resolved in a few minutes.
Although the latter has a more powerful god participating in the battle, the battle's impact is actually lower than the former.
Calling the Pokémon under the sea to come...
The disadvantages outweigh the benefits.
"You mean Rayquaza?"
Cynthia immediately thought of who Will was talking about.
"Mm."
Will nodded.
The battle between the two Hoenn idiots.
If that guy Rayquaza doesn't appear, it truly wouldn't live up to the name of Dragon God.
Will estimated he'd only fight the first half, stalling until that guy Rayquaza comes over. The main thing is still to guard against villains in the dark.
The Giant Rock...
Who on earth brought this thing here?
"Cynthia, when I'm fighting, ride on Garchomp and pay close attention to the sky and sea surface."
Will spoke and gave an instruction.
"Don't need Garchomp to help you?"
Cynthia frowned, feeling somewhat uneasy.
After all, Groudon and Kyogre are Legendary Pokémon. Letting Will spearhead the attack alone, she inevitably worried.
She didn't think Will distrusted Garchomp.
Although the dog and the big mother shark fight eight times a day.
But this tacit understanding and affection are undeniable.
No matter how hard they fight usually.
When it really comes to battling, they trust each other more than anyone else.
Cynthia sometimes even felt that Garchomp was better at coordinating with Will's battles than she was.
"No need, you have Milotic and Gastrodon team up with Wallace to stall Groudon, I'll handle Kyogre."
Will shook his head gently.
Garchomp is very strong.
Extremely strong.
Her potential is higher than Will's.
Chasing for sixteen years, the level has also almost caught up, just one level lower than Will.
With a current level of Lv. 87, her combat power naturally doesn't need to be said.
But precisely because of this.
Will needs her to closely protect Cynthia, to prevent villains in the dark from playing tricks, and even destroy those people's plans.
For this matter.
Garchomp's ability is the most trustworthy.
As for him?
Fighting other gods, he would still need to be an extra thirty percent cautious.
Fighting the fat-headed fish (Kyogre)?
He comes with the ultimate buff, the Splash Plate.
If the Groudon and Kyogre of this world are not in Primal Reversion form.
Then he could even, after taking care of Kyogre.
Continue to single-handedly fight Groudon.
After all, a non-Primal Groudon is purely a Ground-type Pokémon, and he has the Earth Plate, which can immune Ground-type damage.
By the time Rayquaza arrives.
Will might have already finished resolving this matter.
"Mm!"
Cynthia nodded gently, no longer saying anything more.
Today's Blonde-kun is truly different from the past.
The teenage Cynthia.
Liked Will to listen to her opinions more, had a strong personality, and strong independent views.
Now...
Cynthia still has strong independent views.
But she will follow Will's decisions as the main focus, and only offer suggestions herself.
This change in mentality, even Will and Cynthia themselves haven't noticed.
Splash~
A splash of water suddenly rose beside them.
It's just that the splash, right before falling onto Will and Cynthia, automatically dispersed and fell back into the sea.
"The power of the Sea Crown truly makes one envious, I also want to snuggle with the Sea Pokémon!"
Wallace's somewhat jealous voice came over.
Will turned his head to look.
This guy was biting his own sleeve, looking at him with eyes full of envy, jealousy, and hatred, looking extremely like a vicious supporting female character jealous of the original wife in classical novels.
Will shook his head helplessly.
Wallace wanting the Sea Crown wasn't because he wanted that kind of dreamlike power to command Sea Pokémon for his own use.
He purely just wanted to use the affinity that comes with the Sea Crown to make all Sea Pokémon proactively come up and snuggle with him.
No wonder Wallace could get along with Steven.
The two of them are exactly the same kind of people.
One involving Sea Pokémon, one involving stones, and their true colors are directly revealed.
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