Chapter 481 482: The Land God Mountain Range
"Don't start anything, Sirfetch'd!"
But its fighting spirit was immediately interrupted when Qin Shu tapped it on the head.
Sirfetch'd lowered its giant leek and rubbed the spot where it had been hit.
Seeing this, Lin Feng froze for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Qin Shu looked back at the camera and answered him.
"This is the Land God Mountain Range."
[You came all the way here?]
Lin Feng's eyes widened in disbelief.
This place was thousands of kilometers away!
[I just kept walking, and somehow I ended up here...]
On the other end of the call, Qin Shu habitually licked her lips, just like she used to, while sitting cross-legged on a carpet spread across the ground.
[Damn, if your mom saw you like this, wouldn't she be heartbroken?]
Looking at the scratch across Qin Shu's face, apparently left by a tree branch, Lin Feng could not quite put his feelings into words.
This girl probably had never suffered this much before.
[I haven't called my mom in a long time. I only send her messages.]
Qin Shu grinned foolishly.
"You're afraid she'll scold you, right?"
Lin Feng rolled his eyes helplessly.
Then he asked, "Which wilderness area is this? It looks pretty wild."
As he spoke, he also greeted Blastoise, Meowscarada, and Noivern on the other side.
All three Pokémon had eaten his cooking before, so they had a pretty good relationship with him.
Especially Blastoise.
From their appearances alone, Blastoise, Meowscarada, and Noivern had changed considerably.
Blastoise looked like it had grown quite a bit.
There was also a touch more toughness in its expression, although whenever it saw Lin Feng, it still gave him that familiar goofy smile.
As for Qin Shu's Meowscarada, compared with his own Meowscarada, there was much more sharpness in its eyes.
Its fur was also noticeably darker.
Pokémon that spent most of their time in the wild were constantly on guard, so naturally, their temperament was different from the Pokémon living comfortably at home.
As for Noivern, after evolving, its personality seemed to have become much less lively.
When it saw Lin Feng, it no longer had the eager, cheerful attitude it once had.
It simply gave him a cool nod.
"It's the Land God Mountain Range."
"I heard someone spotted a Zoroark here recently, so I wanted to come and take a look~"
"The Land God Mountain Range?"
Lin Feng was stunned.
This "Land God" did not refer to Groudon, the legendary Pokémon known as the God of the Earth.
Rather, it referred to Regigigas.
Back in the early 2000s, Regigigas had once helped humans.
Afterward, it headed toward these endless mountain ranges.
Because of that, the mountains eventually became known as the Land God Mountain Range.
And Zoroark...
That Pokémon was even more interesting.
As far as Lin Feng knew, its ability to transform was practically unrivaled among non-Legendary Pokémon.
Trying to capture such a Pokémon was basically impossible unless one possessed advanced technological equipment, overwhelmingly powerful Aura, or managed to seize some weakness of the target.
In the movie Zoroark: Master of Illusions, Zoroark had even managed to control Suicune, Entei, and Raikou by itself.
Even though those three had been Shiny Pokémon, it was still an incredible feat.
"You've got quite the nerve."
Lin Feng could not help teasing her.
The Land God Mountain Range was considered one of the more dangerous wilderness areas according to the standards of the Donghua Alliance.
Deep inside, there were plenty of Pokémon at the Champion level, and even some at the Elite Four level.
However, looking at Qin Shu's surroundings, her vigilance was actually pretty good.
Blastoise, which possessed Aura, was stationed at the outermost position.
Noivern was perched on a relatively low branch, ready to take flight at any moment.
That arrangement clearly showed that they were prepared to retreat whenever necessary.
It seemed that after traveling for so long, Qin Shu really had grown quite a lot.
With the fierce personality of that Sirfetch'd, an ordinary Trainer would never have been able to make it genuinely submit.
[Hehe, let me tell you, Feng Bro, it's like this.]
Qin Shu could clearly hear the reproach in Lin Feng's voice, but she only laughed foolishly instead of arguing.
Then she explained why she had come here.
[That Zoroark is different from ordinary Zoroark. It's white, with all kinds of red fur on its body, and when it runs, it looks almost like a shadow!]
"I heard someone offered an incredibly high price to capture it, so I got curious too."
[Red and white?]
Lin Feng froze.
Zoroark had always been famous for its rarity.
No matter what region they were found in, they were extremely uncommon.
They usually reproduced with the parents raising their offspring together.
A red-and-white Zoroark...
That should be the legendary Hisuian form of Zoroark.
As far as Lin Feng knew, Hisui was the ancient predecessor of the Sinnoh region.
Could this Zoroark have come from Sinnoh?
No.
That conclusion was too hasty.
Pokémon from every region had possessed different forms in ancient times.
For example, in Paldea, there were the so-called Paradox Pokémon.
Perhaps in ancient times, before the continents had fully separated, Pokémon everywhere had looked completely different from the Pokémon people knew today.
If he wanted to uncover the truth, he would probably have to ask Mew.
But after such a long time, even Mew might not remember everything.
The so-called Hisuian forms could also appear in the Donghua region.
Regardless of the reason, however, ancient Pokémon tended to possess a little more ferocity and aggression than their modern counterparts.
"Are you short on money?"
Lin Feng asked curiously.
[Not at all! No, no, Feng Bro, I'm not here for the money. I just wanted to see what this Pokémon looks like and find out whether its transformation ability really is as amazing as everyone says!]
Qin Shu answered instinctively at first.
But she quickly realized the hidden meaning behind Lin Feng's question and hurriedly explained herself.
"Ah, so that's how it is..."
Lin Feng did not find it strange.
After all, as a Trainer, encountering a rare Pokémon naturally made people want to meet it and perhaps even battle it.
Not just Qin Shu.
Even Lin Feng himself felt a little curious after hearing about such a Pokémon.
[Still, be careful. That's an ancient form of Zoroark. Ancient Pokémon in general...]
Lin Feng reminded her, preparing to tell Qin Shu everything he knew.
But halfway through his sentence, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Under the shade of the trees, with sunlight filtering through the leaves, a figure behind Qin Shu caught his attention.
His voice instinctively lowered.
The goofy smile on Blastoise's face disappeared as well.
It immediately straightened its posture, and the cannons on its back shifted forward.
A faint, cold gleam flashed from their barrels.
"Gah!"
Sirfetch'd also grabbed its giant leek and raised it, ready for battle.
Behind them, among the brown-gray rocks, a Pokémon slowly lowered its body.
It had sharp forelimbs, horns growing from its head, and fin-like structures along its back.
Its posture was unmistakable.
It was preparing to fight...
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