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Faced with this sudden and unexpected VUE, which could drive any young trainer crazy, Lin Che's heart skipped a beat.
He knew that he made the right bet.
A thought of ecstasy flashed through his mind, but he immediately suppressed it.
He understood that he now possessed unprecedented negotiating power. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
He didn't agree immediately, but turned to the side and looked at his silent mentor beside him, a subtle yet incredibly firm gesture.
"Chairman, I'm willing to join."
His voice was calm and clear, without the slightest hint of being flattered.
"But I hope my mentor can also participate in the guidance."
This request stems from both respect for his mentor and a clever way of binding him. He needs an ally within the alliance's upper echelons who can speak up for him and whose stance is absolutely aligned with his.
"Hahaha, of course you can!"
The chairman was taken aback at first, then burst into hearty laughter. Far from being angry, his admiration deepened.
A young person who knows how to seize opportunities and fight for the interests of himself and those around him is far more valuable than a reckless person who only knows how to work hard.
"Your mentor is an important member of our program."
The chairman smiled and agreed, then immediately offered a condition that made Lin Che's breath catch in his throat.
"After this matter, regardless of the outcome, I will personally write a letter of recommendation for you to be inducted into the World Youth Championship Hall of Fame!"
World Youth Championships Hall of Fame!
That's not a place you can enter based on your battle record. It's the highest honor in the global trainer community, established for geniuses who have made milestone contributions to the world in their youth!
This is an irresistible promise to the top of the world.
Taking this opportunity, Lin Che not only completely resolved the crisis of being trapped in the Stardust Cave.
It even soared to the heavens.
They successfully established the closest ties with the highest levels of authority in the Chinese Trainers Alliance.
Deep within the Kunlun Mountains, in the conference room of the highest command center, the atmosphere was so heavy it was almost palpable.
A sense of anxiety and helplessness permeated the air. Top experts from all over the Alliance sat around a long table, their faces shrouded in the shadows cast by the lamplight, their brows furrowed. For days, since the S-class spacetime collapse at Stardust Cavern, they had exhausted every means possible, yet they had been unable to glimpse even a fraction of the core area. All detectors, both physical and energy-based, would lose signal and become completely disconnected once they approached that region.
A stalemate, a suffocating stalemate.
Until Lin Che appeared, he dropped a bombshell into this stagnant pool.
As a "special advisor," he stood in the center of the conference room, facing a group of champions and even Elite Four level beings, calmly recounting his observations. He concealed the secrets of the system and the core of the legendary beast, only giving a detailed report on what he had personally witnessed: the petrified and solidified "Time Oasis," and the special sensory abilities possessed by his Pokémon "Smart Star."
As he described the eerie scene where everything was still and time seemed to stand still, the temperature in the room seemed to drop a few degrees.
"Time...frozen?" A champion specializing in supernatural powers muttered to himself, his eyes filled with disbelief. "What terrifying energy level would be required to achieve this..."
Lin Che's words opened up a completely new, yet even more terrifying, way of thinking for everyone.
The alliance chairman, a lean old man with eyes as imposing as a mountain, listened silently throughout. His fingers were interlaced and rested on the table, his gaze lingering on Lin Che's young yet determined face for a long time.
After confirming that the outer area described by Lin Che matched the intelligence currently held by the Alliance perfectly and that its security could be guaranteed, he finally stood up slowly.
All eyes in the room instantly focused on him.
"Ladies and gentlemen," the chairman's voice was not loud, but it clearly overshadowed all the discussions, "since scientific means have been exhausted, and since all remote detection methods have failed, we are left with only one option."
He surveyed the entire arena, his gaze sweeping across the faces of every champion.
"Let's delve into the core and confront the truth of the disaster with our own eyes!"
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As soon as he said this, everyone in the audience was shocked.
This is undoubtedly a high-stakes gamble. Using the league's elite forces to wager an unknown possibility. But everyone also understands that this is the only way. Faced with a force capable of devouring time itself, any hesitation or delay could lead to irreversible consequences.
"I agree."
"agree."
After a brief silence, resolute voices of agreement rang out one after another.
Once the decision to act is made, preparations begin with tremendous speed and force.
The core of the operation was not a massive army, but an elite squad of fewer than ten people. Each one of them was a battle-hardened top trainer, and their Pokémon were among the best in the world.
Before the operation began, all members gathered on the temporary helipad outside the command center.
The league chairman walked to the front of the line. He didn't offer any further words of encouragement, but simply raised his hand and tossed out a luxurious ball that emitted a faint silver glow.
Om-!
A blinding white light burst forth in mid-air, and a colossal object crashed to the ground.
That was a shimmering giant monster.
Its size is far larger than that of a typical Metagross. Its silvery-white metallic body reflects a cold and sinister luster under the highland sunlight. Its crossed limbs are like a battering ram, and its single scarlet eye flashes with the powerful, domineering will of a top-tier champion Pokémon.
The moment this elf, which resembled a mobile fortress, appeared, a heavy, oppressive feeling enveloped the entire arena.
... . ....
“Metamorphosis,” the chairman gave a brief command.
The Grimmsnarl's crimson single eye swept over Lin Che and all the team members, emitting a low, metallic rumble. It extended its four thick steel arms, and its powerful mental energy instantly surged.
One floor, two floors, three floors...
Visible transparent barriers made of pure energy appeared and overlapped around everyone.
The aura of [Mysterious Guardian] is like the most sacred veil, isolating it from any possible abnormal state invasion.
Immediately afterwards, an even thicker [wall of light] rose from the ground, enveloping the entire team. Brilliant light particles flowed across the surface of the barrier, creating a near-absolute special defense.
Simply standing within the barrier, everyone felt an unprecedented sense of security. It was as if no matter how turbulent the outside world was, it could not shake the tranquility within this small space.
After maximizing everyone's defensive capabilities, the chairman recalled the Metagross. His deep gaze swept over Lin Che, and he nodded slightly, his eyes containing trust and a sense of entrustment.
He then sent out his other ace.
A flash of white light appeared, and a Hudi silently appeared beside him.
This Alakazam looked somewhat old, with a long white beard that almost reached its chest, and the two spoons it held in its hands were covered with the marks of time. But its half-closed eyes were so deep that they seemed to contain the entire starry sky, as if they could see through the past and the future.
It simply floated there quietly, and the surrounding space began to produce subtle, unstable folds.
Everything is perfectly prepared.
The chairman's sharp gaze swept across the faces of each team member, finally settling on the restricted area in front of him, which was blocked by the turbulent flow of time and space.
He raised his hand and swung it down suddenly.
"set off!"
At a command, the Hudi, whose eyes were as deep as the starry sky, suddenly burst forth with an extremely dazzling blue light.
Om-!
An indescribable, vast, and boundless teleportation power instantly enveloped the entire elite team, including Lin Che.
Lin Che felt as if his body had been broken down into countless particles in an instant, and his consciousness had been thrown into a bizarre and fantastical torrent.
The scene before them was completely distorted, transforming into a chaotic flow of colors at high speed. Countless dangerous spatial rifts exploded on the outer walls of the passage they were traversing, unleashing terrifying energy capable of annihilating everything, yet they were firmly kept at bay by Alakazam's powerful mental strength.
This journey lasted less than a second, yet it felt as long as an eternity.
The next second, all the distortion and chaos came to an abrupt end.
A solid feeling came from beneath my feet.
The group officially stepped into that forbidden land, frozen in time and exuding an aura of endless sorrow.
—Time Oasis.
Chapter 86 The Star Chart on the Crystal! The Truth About Jirachi!
Upon entering the Oasis of Time, an invisible weight suddenly presses down on everyone's soul.
The air here is no longer a simple gas, but a kind of almost solidified entity. The dense power of wishing is so thick that it cannot be dissolved. Every breath is like swallowing a concentrated sea of stars.
Buzz—Zzz!
A crisp crackling sound of electricity and the deathly silence of the screen going black rang out at the same time.
The alliance members instinctively looked down at the sophisticated instruments clipped to their wrists and waists. Those detectors, representing the pinnacle of human technology, flashed one last chaotic static on their screens before plunging into complete darkness, not even bothering to blink their indicator lights.
One, two, all.
The moment they stepped into this place, they were completely stripped of their meaning of existence by the laws of this land, turning into a pile of cold, silent scrap metal.
"It seems that science doesn't work here."
The alliance chairman looked down at the unresponsive, specially made detector in his hand. Every wrinkle on his weathered face was etched with solemnity. He released his grip, letting the priceless device fall to the ground with a dull thud, and no one gave it another glance.
The group of champion warriors looked around, their faces showing an unprecedented sense of unease. They were used to analyzing the unknown with data and energy readings, but here, all their experience was rendered useless. They had become like blind men with open eyes, forced to rely solely on their most primal senses to fathom the majesty of this divine land.
Just when everyone was at a loss and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
A barely perceptible stinging sensation came from between Lin Che's eyebrows.
The Eye of Truth has been passively activated once again!
In an instant, the world before his eyes was completely turned upside down.
The shimmering oasis, the glowing wishing star crystals, the solemn-looking alliance leaders... everything shed its physical form, was analyzed and reconstructed, and transformed into a vast and boundless torrent of data!
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Countless chaotic and disparate streams of information swept past his eyes, but among them, one was the thickest and brightest core data source, like a lighthouse in the night, pointing precisely to the same coordinate—
At the heart of the oasis lies the enormous wishing star crystal where Jirachi sleeps!
Lin Che's pupils suddenly contracted, and he focused all his computing power and mental energy on the crystal.
His gaze pierced through the hazy halo of wishing power on the outer layer of the crystal, directly touching the crystal itself.
An astonishing detail was magnified infinitely in his data-driven perspective!