"...A very strong aura of the Abyss Order."
Dainsleif, the Bough Keeper, observed solemnly for a while, his single visible blue eye searching for traces everywhere on the cliff.
"Even His Highness was here!"
"Really..."
"Is the person behind the attempt to use the power of the Abyss to corrode the 'Dragon of the East Wind', the descendant of the ancient Seven Sovereigns... actually the same person? His Highness?"
Dainsleif found the remains of the Cryo Abyss Mage smashed into meat patties at the bottom of the cliff. After thinking for a long time, he let out a sigh of relief.
It seemed that Dvalin had not been completely controlled.
Otherwise, the dragon would have been transformed into a mindless war weapon by the power of the Abyss long ago.
The Underground World.
In a square of ancient ruins, lit by eerie purple light.
A huge monster, whimpering and retreating, expressed to the human in front of it: I am very scared, can you please stop fighting?
[Golden Wolflord] (Rifthound Alpha)
"That's it?"
"The Golden Wolflord?"
Hiroshi asked His Highness Aether (Sora) to summon the Golden Wolflord to test his current specific combat power and give him some practical experience with his newly awakened Aura and Psychic abilities.
He wanted to see if he could further use the spiritual energy of the Aura (Waveguide) power more skillfully and smoothly.
There were also the Psychic abilities from the Caitlin Elite Four-rank card; there were still many things that had not been fully digested or tested.
Aether waved his hand to the Golden Wolflord, which had completely lost its will to fight.
The King of the Rift Realm seemed to have been pardoned. It turned around and ran away with a puff of smoke, getting into an unknown spatial rift to escape.
Aether looked at Hiroshi, who still hadn't beaten enough enemies, with an unsatisfied expression on his face. He opened his mouth to speak, but hesitated.
There was a saying he really wanted to say!
The monsters in our Abyss... from the small Hilichurls to the big Abyss Heralds... even the leaders and kings have been tortured by you.
What else do you want?
Aether took a deep breath and carefully controlled the horror in his eyes.
"Those Mythical Beasts and Pokémon are very broken (overpowered)."
"I didn't expect the human Trainer to be broken too..."
"No, no, I'm out of my mind. Why do I call him 'human'?"
Can a normal human ignore all the erosion of the Abyss energy?
Are they not afraid of all kinds of monsters in the Abyss?
Including the Golden Wolflord who was just scared out of its wits.
You know, the Golden Wolflord's sharp claws can tear open space, and it can spit out Geo-elemental beams and summon Rifthounds to apply the corrosion status...
But no matter what skills or attacks it used, Hiroshi couldn't be touched. It seemed that every move of the Golden Wolflord was predicted and seen through by his Aura. Then Hiroshi also performed a Psychic Ally Switch (Teleportation).
Hiroshi hid in the rift space that the Golden Wolflord had torn open by itself, and managed to withstand all the skills without getting hurt.
This completely destroyed the Golden Wolflord's mentality.
"It's almost done. I have to go back to visit the store."
Hiroshi waved his hand, dusting off his clothes.
Aether felt happy in his heart. Will he finally send this fierce god away?
"Remember our cooperation."
"If you fight against the Heavenly Principles, go ahead and fight."
"It doesn't matter if we overturn the order of the Seven Archons of the earthly world. This order will gradually collapse in the future anyway..."
Hiroshi disappeared through the portal opened by the Abyss, followed by Cresselia.
The expression on Aether's face gradually became serious.
"Your Highness."
The flattering face of a Hydro Abyss Mage appeared; its name was Krecht.
"Do you really want to stop your great plan?"
"Dvalin is almost completely corrupted by us... just one step away from becoming the war machine of our Order!"
Aether looked serious and cold.
"Abort!!"
"The previous order, the plan and action route of our Abyss Order, was to deliberately avoid the Traveler (Lumine)."
"Now, add one more rule——"
"From now on, we must avoid Manager Hiroshi! This is the ultimate monster who cannot be offended!"
"Then... if any of you dare to poach Pokémon without authorization, capture and experiment in private, and are discovered by Manager Hiroshi... I will not save you. You can go and beg for mercy from him yourselves!"
Aether sighed.
It's not necessary.
There is really no need to establish another powerful enemy that is comparable to the Heavenly Principles or even far superior to the Seven Archons.
It would be very difficult for the Abyss Order to subvert the order of the Seven Archons and fight against Celestia as it is.
If they fight with another natural-disaster-level enemy and become deadly enemies...
I'm afraid that the Abyss Order will have to keep its tail between its legs from now on, and it will be difficult for them to come forward to cause trouble on the surface. They will have to linger in the dark forever!
"That's terrible, that Manager Hiroshi."
Aether was frightened, and the more he thought about it, the more his scalp became numb.
"Moreover, from his tone and implications during the previous chat, I could tell that the God-level and powerful Beast he held in his hand was not just the 'God of Sweet Dreams' (Cresselia)."
...
After Aether and the sycophantic Abyss Mage left.
An Abyss Lector quietly appeared from the shadows.
His name is Enjou. He claims to be a scholar and a reader of banned books in the Order.
He can be regarded as a marginalized figure in the cult because he refuses to be a blind follower around His Highness.
As a bit of a comedian, Enjou prefers to pursue his own interests.
"Is there such a terrifying existence above the surface of the earth?"
The thought of being affected by a beam of moonlight particles without any resistance before, and then immersed in a sweet dream...
Enjou shuddered.
If that Manager Hiroshi wants to destroy the underground civilization and wipe out the Abyss Order... Enjou knew that he was already a corpse.
"It's too dangerous in the Order!"
"Let me just say that if you engage in large-scale activities and actively engage in conspiracies... it is very likely to attract someone like Manager Hiroshi!"
"In order not to be collateral damage and bring disaster upon myself, I'd better hide in Inazuma... specifically, hide in Enkanomiya, and continue to study ancient history there..."
"Well, because civilization there is extremely closed off, Enkanomiya has preserved a lot of ancient information."
"For example, in the Age of Creation, Teyvat was initially ruled by Seven Dragon Sovereigns, until the Primordial One from the sky came, fought against the Seven Dragon Sovereigns, and opened up the paradise for humanity..."
The chatter of Enjou disappeared into the darkness.
He is timid and doesn't want to face a terrifying villain like Manager Hiroshi again.
Starsnatch Cliff.
A portal appeared, and Hiroshi and Cresselia walked out of it.
Hiroshi looked back at the fading portal.
"It is said that the technical ability of the Abyss is no worse than that of the Fatui. It is true."
"Even the Abyss inherited more technologies from the Khaenri'ah civilization because of that Highness."
"At least now I know that the Abyss Order controls another teleportation network that is independent of surface civilization..."
Hiroshi was about to take a step towards Mondstadt.
Beep!
On his Store Manager's interface, a new Business Task suddenly appeared at this time:
[Task: Publish a Work (Entertainment/Game) to Promote Pokémon Culture]
[Requirement: The work must have a cumulative popularity value of One Million.]
[Reward: The Store Manager's Ten-Pull Gacha x1.]