Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

Chapter 283: The Mysterious Location

He looked around and saw only deep forests, the dense trees rustling in the breeze.

Anjay smiled and patted the Snorelax, saying, "With so many trees, there's bound to be one you like!"

The Snorelax didn't make a sound, just turned over in Anjay's arms.

Anjay said, "Let's keep looking, but this time we can't just throw it away!"

With that, he led Salamence and Aegislash to continue their search.

Ding-ling-ling~ Ding-ling-ling~

As they searched, Anjay suddenly heard the sound of bells coming from all directions.

"What is that sound?" Anjay wondered. It made him feel lightheaded, as if the entire forest was becoming illusory.

"Jiru~"

"Awoo~"

Aegislash and Salamence shook their heads at the same time, they didn't know either.

Ding-ling-ling~ Ding-ling-ling~ The sound continued, and Anjay tried to find the direction it was coming from, but it seemed to be coming from all directions in the forest, making it impossible to locate.

So Anjay could only wander aimlessly through the forest.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Anjay came to a clearing, and in the center of the clearing was a shrine that had collapsed halfway, covered in green moss.

A shrine? Could it be that someone used to live here? Anjay wondered.

However, although this forest was sparsely populated, it wasn't too far from the human world, so it wasn't strange to find a shrine built by humans.

Just as Anjay was about to approach for a closer look, he saw a figure slowly emerge from behind the shrine.

It was a lizard-like Pokémon, completely emerald green, with a large tail covered in leaves, leaf blades as sharp as knives on its wrists, and two rows of golden seeds on its back.

Anjay recognized its identity at a glance.

Sceptile, the Forest Pokémon, Grass-type, a Pokémon that lives in the forest, carefully nurturing the trees in the forest. It can unleash powerful strength in the rainforest. It is said that the seeds on its back store nutrients that can make trees thrive.

Before Anjay could speak, the Sceptile launched an attack on him.

It flashed to the canopy of a large tree, gathering an energy ball in its hands and throwing it at Anjay.

Aegislash unhesitatingly stood in front of Anjay, activating its signature move, King's Shield.

Boom~ With a loud noise, the energy ball slammed into the barrier formed by King's Shield, causing a violent explosion.

To Anjay's surprise, the Sceptile shattered Aegislash's King's Shield with a single blow and sent Aegislash flying.

The Sceptile quickly moved, jumping to another tree in the blink of an eye, and launched another attack on Anjay.

This time it used Magical Leaf, and leaves shimmering with green light shot towards Anjay.

Aegislash wanted to help Anjay defend, but Salamence stepped in first, using its massive body to shield Anjay, and opened its mouth to unleash a torrent of flames.

The raging flames instantly engulfed the Magical Leaf, burning them to ashes.

Anjay quickly ran to Aegislash and asked, "Aegislash, are you alright?"

"Jiru~" Aegislash shook its head.

Although King's Shield was shattered, it had negated most of the energy ball's power, so Aegislash wasn't seriously injured.

Anjay breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, "That Sceptile's level is much higher than yours, it's normal that you can't beat it, leave it to Salamence next!"

Aegislash nodded somewhat dejectedly.

Anjay gently patted it to show his comfort.

Then he used his Observer Eye to look at the Sceptile who was fighting Salamence.

Sceptile

[Type] Grass

[Ability] Unburden

[Gender] Male

[Level] 72

[Moves] Omitted

[Individual Values]

HP: 29

Attack: 30

Defense: 30

Special Attack: 29

Special Defense: 26

Speed: 31

After reading this, Anjay thought: No wonder Aegislash couldn't win.

This Sceptile is level 72, comparable to the main force of an Elite Four trainer, and its individual values are also good, while Aegislash is only level 50, there is a big gap between them.

But Salamence should be able to handle it, after all, Salamence has been with Zygarde for many years, and its strength far exceeds ordinary Pokémon.

The Sceptile's tail shimmered with green light, and the next second, a vine suddenly grew out of the ground, catching Salamence's claw off guard.

Salamence was caught off guard and pulled down, falling heavily to the ground.

The Sceptile used Grass Knot, the heavier the opponent, the greater the power.

Salamence is much larger than a regular Salamence, and a behemoth to ordinary Pokémon, so it was not lightly injured by the fall.

The furious Salamence opened its mouth to spew flames and burn the Sceptile, but Anjay quickly stopped it when he saw this.

"Salamence, don't use Fire-type moves!"

This forest is so dense, if a Pokémon of Salamence's level uses Fire-type moves, it will inevitably cause a terrible fire.

Salamence interrupted the skill it was halfway through, and the Sceptile took the opportunity to launch Dragon Pulse to attack.

But the dragon-shaped energy wave it fired was shattered by Salamence with a single claw, and then Salamence flapped its wings and returned countless Air Slash.

Seeing this, the Sceptile wanted to rely on its agility in the jungle to dodge, but the Air Slash fired by Salamence was too dense, and it couldn't dodge at all.

Bang bang bang ~ ~ ~

The Sceptile was hit by Air Slash, screamed, and fell from the air.

At this time, the Sceptile took out a Sitrus Berry from somewhere and stuffed it into its mouth. After eating it, its stamina was partially restored, and at the same time, its ability Unburden was activated.

The effect of Unburden is that when you lose your held item, your speed doubles.

Anjay looked surprised when he saw this, it turned out to be a smart Pokémon who is good at using items and abilities!

The Sceptile flashed and disappeared in place, and then the surrounding trees began to twist.

It's going to use its ultimate move!

Salamence watched its surroundings warily, and soon thick tree roots burst out of the ground, lunging at Salamence with their claws and teeth.

The Sceptile launched the Grass-type ultimate move, Frenzy Plant.

"Awoo ~ ~" Salamence flapped its wings hard and flew into the air, trying to avoid those tree roots, but the tree roots also rushed into the sky.

Salamence, which was halfway in the air, was grabbed by a hind leg.

"Awoo ~" Salamence unhesitatingly shot out Air Slash, and the tree roots were instantly cut into pieces.

It's just that the entire forest is Sceptile's home field, and there are too many tree roots to cut down.

Salamence looked down from a high position, searching for Sceptile's figure.

But after the Unburden ability was activated, the Sceptile, which was already extremely fast, had completely merged into the forest, and Salamence could only barely catch the afterimage of its movement.

Meanwhile, the rampant Frenzy Plant below continued to flaunt its power, preventing Salamence from getting close enough to pursue Sceptile.

Ange took in the situation and, after a moment of thought, said to Salamence, "Salamence, Scary Face!"

Salamence roared in response.

"Awoo~"

The next second, a massive, pitch-black face materialized in the sky, exuding a terrifying aura, instantly paralyzing Sceptile in mid-motion.

Simultaneously, the Frenzy Plant it controlled also lost its effectiveness, with the massive tree roots retracting back into the ground.

Following this, the side effects of Sceptile using Frenzy Plant began to manifest.

While Frenzy Plant was powerful, its user would be unable to move for a period after its use.

Seeing his chance, Salamence unhesitatingly unleashed Air Cutter, sending countless blades of wind raining down on Sceptile, instantly incapacitating it.

Ange approached the unconscious Sceptile, puzzled as to why it had suddenly attacked him.

Could it have been to prevent me from approaching the shrine? Ange glanced at the shrine in the distance.

The more he was prevented from approaching, the more he wanted to investigate.

After a moment's thought, Ange treated Sceptile's injuries with medicine and fed it some Sitrus Berry juice to restore its stamina.

Having done that, he dragged Sceptile to lean against the shrine before taking Aegislash and Salamence to examine the shrine's condition.

However, the dilapidated shrine was in a state of disarray, offering no clue as to what it once enshrined.

"Jiru~ Jiru~" Just then, Aegislash suddenly cried out.

"What's wrong?" Ange asked, puzzled.

"Jiru~ Jiru~" Aegislash excitedly called out to Ange.

Ange quickly walked to the back of the shrine, to where Aegislash was, and saw a patch of lush green grass.

The grass had already been pushed aside by Aegislash, revealing a wondrous sight hidden within.

It was a place resembling a pool, about a meter in diameter, its surface emitting a shimmering blue light.

"What is this?" Ange asked, puzzled.

Aegislash and Salamence, who had just come over, both shook their heads. If Ange didn't know, they certainly wouldn't.

Ange tentatively reached out, only to find that his hand passed right through the surface of the water.

"This… could it be a portal?" Ange's eyes lit up as he looked at Aegislash and Salamence, "Shall we go in and take a look?"

"Jiru~"

"Awoo~"

Aegislash and Salamence nodded in agreement.

The portal was only a little over a meter in diameter, making it impossible for Aegislash and Salamence to pass through due to their size, so Ange had to return them to their Poké Balls and jump in alone, carrying his Komala.

Upon entering the portal, Ange found himself in a special place.

It was a beautiful canyon with a large lake in the center, and in the middle of the lake grew a towering tree.

Magically, the water in the lake emitted a faint green glow.

The glow wasn't obvious; Ange could only see it because of his good eyesight.

Many Pokémon lived in the valley, mostly of the Grass-type.

Budew and Roselia frolicked and played on the grass.

Cottonee and Whimsicott fluttered in the air.

Seedot hung from the branches, and Nuzleaf hid in the canopy.

…

The Pokémon were playing happily, but the moment Ange arrived, they seemed to be paused, frozen in place.

"Um…" Ange spoke, breaking the silence.

A Pokémon let out a shriek, and the frozen Pokémon scattered, some hiding in the grass, some hiding in the canopy, and others flying high into the sky…

Ange looked helpless; well, his arrival was a bit presumptuous.

In order not to disturb the Pokémon any further, Ange stood still, and the Pokémon, recovering from their fright, cautiously poked their heads out, sizing Ange up with curious eyes.

"Hello!" Ange greeted the Pokémon with a warm tone and a smile.

But as soon as he spoke, the Pokémon seemed startled again and quickly withdrew their heads.

Ange: Am I really that scary?

Just as Ange was wondering how to break the deadlock, heavy footsteps suddenly sounded.

Ange looked in the direction of the sound and saw a huge, turtle-like Pokémon slowly walking towards him with heavy steps.

This Pokémon had thick limbs, a sturdy shell, and a lush tree growing on its back, casting a large shadow.

A huge Torterra! Ange instantly recognized the Pokémon.

Torterra, the Continent Pokémon, Grass and Ground-type, a Pokémon with a magnificent body like a beautiful garden, living deep in the forest, its body even able to provide shelter for other Pokémon.

In the distant past, people imagined whether a giant Torterra was sleeping beneath the earth they lived on.

Torterra

[Type] Grass, Ground

[Ability] Overgrow

[Gender] Female

[Level] 74

[Moves] Omitted

[Individual Values]

HP: 31

Attack: 31

Defense: 31

Special Attack: 31

Special Defense: 31

Speed: 31

After reading Torterra's stats, Ange was even more surprised. He didn't expect it to be a Pokémon with a level comparable to Sceptile and perfect Individual Values.

As Ange observed Torterra, Torterra angrily questioned him:

"Totta~ Totta~" Human, how did you get here? Where is Sceptile? What did you do to Sceptile?

It turned out that Sceptile was the guardian of this entrance.

Ange didn't want to clash with these Pokémon, so he quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand, I have no ill intentions. Sceptile is fine; it's outside. You can go and check if you don't believe me!"

Hearing that Sceptile was okay, Torterra looked relieved. It gave a look to two Nuzleaf nearby, and the two Nuzleaf immediately understood and ran towards the entrance, apparently to check on Sceptile.

Watching the Nuzleaf leave, Torterra spoke again:

"Totta~ Totta~" Human, this is not a place for you.

Ange said embarrassedly, "I was chased by Spearow and accidentally entered this area. After encountering Sceptile, it suddenly attacked me, so I retaliated.

After defeating Sceptile, I was curious, so I entered here."

Torterra said, "Sceptile was just protecting this place; it has no intention of harming anyone. I hope you understand."

Ange nodded, "I understand, I understand!"

Torterra thought for a moment and said, "Since you've come here, it's fate. Come with me."

With that, it turned and walked towards the large tree in the center of the lake. It turned out that there was a path along the shore of the lake leading directly to the tree in the center.