Pokémon: From Magikarp

Chapter 848 Dark Night

"Refuse? Why?"

Shui Wudeng narrowed his eyes. He was surprised by Lin Shi's lack of hesitation. According to his idea, few young trainers could refuse such a thing that could make them stand out in other areas.

As for strength, the strength of this group of trainers from Shenzhou is definitely far beyond that of ordinary gym leader-level trainers, so this kind of task should not be difficult for them.

"We are deeply sorry for what happened in Qizhen City, but sorry, we cannot accept this mission. Since the Mizunodō Palace Master cannot test us, we will leave early tomorrow morning."

Lin Shi did not give any explanation. As the captain, he had the right to refuse. The reason was very simple. He was very uncomfortable with the other party's attitude of using them as guns and doing it for their own good.

If it were any other area, he might help out out of justice, but for Lin Shi who traveled through time, he naturally had no good feelings towards this cherry blossom area.

On the other hand, half a year has passed since the first fire in Qizhen City, but the people from the Sakura Guard have not been able to catch the crystal lamp fire spirit, which obviously shows that this elf is not that simple.

Taking on this task might waste a lot of unnecessary time.

Anyway, for him, it doesn’t matter even if the road to the next city is occupied by stinging jellyfish. For him who has an affinity with the ocean, these can only be considered as help.

Besides, he and the champion stinging jellyfish are old friends, and he believes that the other party will not give him face. If the other party is really ignorant, then... hehe!

Lin Shi's decision was supported by all the team members. Although it sounded interesting, to put it bluntly, it was just working for free. With this time, they might as well go to the next challenging point.

"You guys... well, never mind. I apologize for my poor hospitality this time. Please have a good rest."

Having said that, Shui Wudeng couldn't say anything else. He sighed, stood up tremblingly, and bowed to the few people.

Lin Shi nodded calmly and left with several team members. At this time, night had fallen. As darkness enveloped the originally solemn Dragon Palace Shrine became a little eerie.

Only the chief priest Mizunoto was left in the main hall of the shrine. He stared expressionlessly in the direction where Lin Shi and others had left, without moving. The wind blew the lanterns outside the window, making his face flicker.

"What do you mean? Why do you want to involve these Shenzhou players? Don't forget what your goal is!"

At some point, a figure shrouded in darkness appeared behind Shui Wudeng. His voice was narrow and cold, and he didn't speak Sakura language fluently.

"Of course I remember, but that crystal lamp fire spirit has gone out of control. Wouldn't it be more efficient to leave it to them?"

Shui Wudeng still spoke calmly, but his words did reveal a lot of information.

"Hmph, that's for the best. Great things are about to happen, and you'll get what you want. I advise you not to be foolish at this moment."

"Are you right? Mizunoto-kun, no, I think I should call you Dr. C6!"

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"Are we really just leaving like this?"

After returning to the room, several people gathered in the living room to chat. Feng Yin said with some regret that they could tell at a glance that this guy's adventurous spirit had awakened.

"You left when I told you to. You're addicted to guns, right?"

Huang Chenyu crossed his arms and glanced at Feng Yin and said.

"Yeah, that's right. I don't want to take this mission either. I don't know why, but this Dragon Palace Shrine gives me a very uncomfortable feeling, especially at night."

Mo Caiyi also nodded in agreement, while covering her chest with her hands, seeming to be still a little frightened.

"Yes, the situation in Qizhen City may not be that simple, but this has nothing to do with us. We have been drifting at sea for several days. Everyone should have a good rest tonight. We will set off for Diming City early tomorrow morning."

Lin Shi made the decision. After hearing what Lin Shi said, they suddenly felt a little tired. The quality of sleep on the boat for a few days was really not very good, and they all missed the soft big bed.

After chatting for a few more words, everyone left and returned to their rooms to wash up and go to bed. As the night deepened, only sporadic lights remained in the Ryugu Shrine, as if it was wrapped in a huge dark hand.

As midnight approached, the room was gradually filled with the sound of even snoring. Each team member fell asleep one after another. Even Lin Shi, who was always full of energy, fell into a deep sleep, enjoying a sweet dream...

"Buddha, please bless my child to recover smoothly, and bless the master of Shui Wudeng Palace to recover health..."

In a side hall of the Ryugu Shrine, an elderly-looking woman was kneeling before a statue, praising it devoutly and ultimately praying for God's mercy.

Her child is a student at Guangnan Primary School. He was burned in the crystal lamp fire spirit incident not long ago and is now in the intensive care unit. In order to pray for the child's health, she wants to perform praises here all night long to let God see her sincerity.

But she didn't know if it was her illusion, she always felt that the atmosphere in the side hall was a little bit wrong today. Under the changing light of the swaying lantern outside the window, a black shadow was reflected on the body of the statue, constantly wriggling and struggling, like a wriggling worm.

As a result, the statue was no longer as warm and kind as before, and its half-smiling eyes and eyebrows revealed a sense of terror.

"Hiss, what a sin..."

Realizing she had been disrespectful, the woman immediately clasped her hands together and apologized. But just as she closed her eyes and prayed sincerely, the dark shadow on the statue suddenly twitched more violently. Then, as if materializing, it spread like a black vine towards the woman kneeling on the mat...

"what!"

Lin Shi opened his eyes, and the first thing he noticed was the Burning Bug in front of him, which was emitting a faint glow. In order to cultivate feelings, Lin Shi usually released some elves of suitable size when he was sleeping, and today it was the Burning Bug's turn.

At this moment, the burning bug was no longer as lazy as usual. It was emitting a warm light that Lin Shi had never seen before. It was lying on Lin Shi's body, staring blankly out the window.

"bass!"

Before Lin Shi could understand what was going on with the burning bug, the Shield Sword Monster suddenly emerged from the darkness, its golden eye flashing with light. As Lin Shi's personal guard, it didn't need to sleep and was always observing any movement in the outside world.

And just now, it sensed an inexplicably powerful and evil force appearing in the Dragon Palace Shrine, and this force gave it a very familiar feeling.

"Familiar? What is it?"

The information from the Shield Sword Monster immediately alerted Lin Shi. When he stood up and tried to wake the others, he heard a scream piercing the night sky...

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