My Name of the Spirit Lucario

Chapter 716: Disappearing Red, Part

This year, the fact that the strongest trainer Red disappeared from the public eye has sparked widespread speculation and heated discussions around the world.

Some people say that Chihong, like before, went to some unknown deep mountains and forests or dangerous restricted areas to carry out hard training. Such behavior is not uncommon in Chihong's life experience. Perhaps because of this, this champion who became famous at a young age did not fall quickly after becoming famous like other geniuses who "injured Zhongyong". Instead, he maintained a strong strength and has been standing on the top of the mountain to lead Pokémon trainers all over the world.

Some people also say that Red was tired of maintaining the title of the strongest trainer, so he chose to retire silently, announcing the end of his career as a Pokémon trainer in the most low-key way, and returned to a peaceful life to pursue his true self and freedom.

There is also another saying that Red was injured in the previous operation to destroy Team Rocket. The reason he has not appeared in this year is that he needs to rest to recover from his injuries. The Elf Alliance is also very concerned about this world's number one person, so the news of Red's recuperation place is strictly restricted and no leaks are allowed.

Finally, there were some extremely absurd remarks, saying that Red was actually a character artificially created by the Pokémon Alliance in order to maintain its superior status. In fact, there is no such a super Pokémon trainer who is the best in the world in the real world. The so-called "Red" that appeared in the past was just a substitute found by the Alliance. The so-called victory in all battles was just a play performed by the Pokémon trainers specially selected by the Alliance to cooperate with him.

Anyone who has personally witnessed Chi Hong and the battles he has fought would sneer at the last statement. However, there are many people in this world who have dark hearts and believe that the world is full of conspiracy theories. When Chi Hong cannot, or will not, come forward to refute the rumor, they self-righteously maintain that this statement is the truth and that the world has been deceived, as if they are the only ones who are awake.

But no matter what, Chihong's disappearance is an established fact, so among the most mainstream opinions, the third one is the most recognized by the world.

One of the evidences for this statement is that after the Elf Alliance carried out the operation to destroy Team Rocket, the incident summary report shown to the public did not explain the whole story clearly as in the past, but rather glossed over the whole thing in a rather vague way. In the eyes of some people, it seemed that the Elf Alliance was hiding something, and coupled with the disappearance of Red, this statement seemed quite credible.

Only those who participated in the destruction of the Dark Poké Ball production base in the Crescent Forest knew that Red was not injured at all, nor did he go to another place to gain experience. Instead, he was taken away by a mysterious man who controlled the power of darkness. But where he was taken, only Qianli, the gym master of Yinye City, knew. He vaguely remembered that the mysterious man had once used his strange power to take him to a strange space, and thought that Red might have been taken away by "Nothing" in the same way.

As for why the Elf Alliance was vague in the report, the reason was simply because the dark forces were about to come and bring about a world-destroying disaster, which was a matter of great importance. In order not to cause social panic, they chose to keep the matter vague.

In short, people all over the world have different opinions, but the excitement is for others, and life is one's own. It is a rare year in the elf world where no special disasters occur, and there is no incident that requires the mobilization of the Four Heavenly Kings, let alone the champion-level combat power. Therefore, over time, the whereabouts of Red will only be discussed by people after dinner, and no special attention will be paid.

However, the out-of-control space-time rifts reappeared, coupled with the strange changes in the world, causing large-scale chaos. Until then, people missed the sense of security brought by having the strongest trainer in charge, and the call for Red to appear arose again.

But the red still disappeared.

It was not until today that Asuka and Leo met this trainer who was not supposed to be here on the 100th floor of the battle tower.

……

"Xiao Zhao, don't go up there. Something is wrong."

Leo frowned and reached out to stop Asuka Teru beside him, fearing that she would get excited and run directly to the young man standing opposite her.

Considering what just happened, anyone who is not a fool would know that something is a bit strange:

Inexplicable cell phone messages, battle tower staff corrupted by dark forces, meaningless broadcasts, and this battle field that clearly shows ill intentions...

All of this points to a fact that Leo and Asuka are unwilling to accept.

That is, the strongest champion, the strongest Pokémon trainer, Red, has also turned evil because of the dark power.

……

Chihong, who had his eyes closed as if thinking about something, opened his eyes after hearing the noise coming from the entrance to the top of the tower.

In those eyes that used to be bright and lively, there was now only indifference.

"You are finally here."

The strongest trainer said calmly, without a trace of emotion in his tone.

"…It's similar to when you turned evil, Leo."

Leo didn't feel it deeply, but after experiencing the incident in the Crescent Forest, Asuka felt that Chihong's behavior was exactly the same as Leo's when he turned evil.

The two of them (referring to Leo and Red) are not like ordinary humans or elves. After being eroded by the power of darkness, their temperaments change drastically and become extremely manic and bloodthirsty. Instead, they are left with only a calm indifference, as if they don't care about anyone or anything in this world, and even the destruction of the world has nothing to do with them.

Leo's change at that time was not particularly drastic. During the confrontation with Asuka Teru, he was at least still excited and had various fluctuating emotions.

However, Chi Hong standing in front of the girl at this moment gave her a feeling as if she was looking into a bottomless abyss. The more she looked at the young man, the more she felt as if she was being pulled into the deepest part of the abyss, unable to escape, and unable to struggle...

"wake up!"

The sound, as loud as a huge bell, woke Ming Rizhao up.

The girl suddenly woke up and saw that a blue light had appeared on her body without her noticing.

Turning his head, he saw that it was Leo who was driving the wave power, covering his body.

"Be careful. The dark power in Chihong is the most powerful I have ever seen... maybe just a little weaker than that guy Wu."

By filling his eyes with the waveguide, Leo could clearly see the darkness on Chihong's body that was so huge that it almost distorted the space.

What on earth happened to cause this heroic figure who had saved the world so many times to create such terrible darkness?

Leo didn't know, but it didn't affect his decision to act carefully next.

"I have been waiting for your arrival."

After saying that, it was a long while before Chihong continued to speak.

"Waiting for us? Why?"

Although he knew that it was not a wise thing to respond to "others" casually, Asuka Teru couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.

"Waiting for you..." Chihong paused, holding a spherical object in each hand and raised it up. "Waiting for you to save this world."

"That's it! Diamond Bead and White Jade Bead!"

Leo, who had just warned himself not to act rashly, couldn't control his surprise and exclaimed when he saw what was in Chihong's hand.

Mainly these two pearls, they are crucial props for his next actions.

Remember that in order to solve the space-time rift, Leo and Asuka climbed to the top of the World Spine and reached the Space-Time Altar. They originally planned to use the two orbs to summon the Space-Time Gods, but they accidentally opened the space-time where the dark Arceus's clone "Nothing" refined the power of darkness. There was the source of the dark world that was about to engulf the present world, as well as "Nothing" itself. If they wanted to destroy the dark power, they had to go to that space-time, defeat "Nothing", and even destroy that dark world.

But the problem is that, because they were escaping in a hurry, neither Leo, who entered the space-time vortex, nor the elf masters who used their own methods to retreat, cared about the two orbs, so the two orbs were taken by "Nothing". When Leo returned to the real world, he and Latias went to the Spine of the World to try to find a way to open that dark space-time. However, no matter what they did, even borrowing Celebi's power, they still couldn't open the barrier of that space-time.

Without the orb, Leo could only turn to the two Gods of Origin who sent him and Asuka back to the present, and use their power to break the barrier of time and space. But since the Gods of Origin encountered the Gods of Modern Time, and both sides fled to other time and space to fight, there has been no news of them since then.

Without the help of the power of time and space, Leo is helpless and can only wait for this method.