Pokémon: Starting with a Bound Entry System

Chapter 473: Escaping the Illusion

"It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be..."

"Wrong, wrong, he should be releasing Charmander!"

"Wrong, since he has violated the rules, then there's no need for us to follow them either..."

...

Hikaru was completely unaware of what was happening in the surveillance room, but what he did know was that the aura of the Beedrill in front of him was continuously rising.

In just a short while, it rose to the elite level, and it was still rising, all the way to mid-elite.

"Ralts?"

Ralts looked at this change, bewildered. Sensing the opponent's strength, it glanced at Hikaru with a tremble.

"Ralts..." (So scary...)

"Such a change?"

Hikaru's gaze grew solemn, though not out of fear.

He just didn't understand the connection.

Even if it rose to the Gym Leader level, Hikaru wasn't that afraid.

The worst that could happen was fainting; he was in an illusion, after all.

"Ralts, come back," Hikaru said softly.

An existence like this was indeed too much for it.

"Ralts!" (I want to protect you!)

But Ralts didn't come back, its expression firming up again.

As expected, even in an illusion, it was the one Pokémon most daring to disobey Hikaru's commands.

Hearing this, the corners of Hikaru's mouth turned up slightly. He didn't doubt the truth in Ralts' words for a second, because back when they were resisting Arbok, Gardevoir had stood in front of him, and that time had truly made him anxious.

He walked in front of Ralts. "Forget it. This time, it's my turn to protect you."

"Ralts?"

Under its curious and astonished gaze, a spark appeared on Hikaru's hand, just like the spark he had drawn from the Plate. The moment it appeared, it immediately expanded.

Then, after some adjustment, it became a pillar of fire.

Human-type Pokémon—Hikaru.

The move he used was Flamethrower, which he mimicked from Charizard.

Without a doubt, under the Flamethrower, this mere elite-level Beedrill was instantly eliminated and turned into points.

"Ralts?" Ralts still had its cute, dazed look, but it didn't seem as surprised anymore.

"Alright, you'll become very strong in the future too."

Hikaru patted its head, suddenly feeling that the younger Ralts was really fun to tease. With a gentle touch, its face would turn red.

After evolving into Gardevoir, he could only pat its head. If he touched anywhere else, it would even dare to control him with its psychic powers.

(〃w〃): "Ralts..."

After the Beedrill disappeared, a faint wave of Aura returned to Hikaru's body.

But at this moment, the Beedrill that had already vanished was reconstructed in a strange white light.

"It can't be killed?" Hikaru was stunned for a moment.

The Beedrill back then was constructed from Zoroark's energy. Could that be the reason?

A chilling light burst from its twin stingers. The reformed Beedrill was clearly a bit stronger, almost approaching the Gym Leader level.

Thump, thump...

The Poké Ball of the Charmander at his waist also began to move restlessly at this time, as if indicating that this Beedrill was its opponent.

"You want to go?"

Hikaru frowned slightly. With Charmander's current strength, it was impossible to deal with this Beedrill.

But his own weak body, despite having mastered Pyrokinesis, couldn't keep up with this Beedrill's reaction speed. The first time he defeated it was because its reactions were a bit sluggish while it was still transforming.

"Let's try... to see if I can weaken the Beedrill's strength, and then have Charmander and Ralts defeat it together."

This thought flashed through Hikaru's mind.

He then didn't stop Charmander.

A red light flashed, and Charmander roared at the Beedrill.

The Beedrill's somewhat restrained reaction immediately became fierce. Its chilling red compound eyes, carrying a sharp, cold light, aimed its two stingers straight at Charmander and dived down.

Not good!

Hikaru's mind focused. This wouldn't lower the Beedrill's strength at all.

"Roar!"

Charmander spat out an Ember, which landed on the Beedrill, but it had no effect.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After three strong vibrations, Hikaru spat out the blood in his mouth. "Damn, this illusion is so f*cking real!"

He could actually feel pain in this illusion.

Although it was an illusion, Hikaru couldn't just watch Charmander get pierced by this Beedrill. So at the critical moment, he gathered his Aura Force and stood in front.

Three consecutive slashes directly depleted the Aura Force that Hikaru had worked so hard to obtain.

The next moment, Hikaru's eyes turned fierce. "Char... Charmander, Ember!"

"Roar!"

Seeing Hikaru take a blow for it, Charmander was clearly frightened, but hearing the command, it still subconsciously used Ember.

The moment the fist-sized Ember was spat out, a small spark from Hikaru's hand immediately flew out. When the spark touched the Ember, it was as if a chemical reaction occurred, and the flames immediately became ferocious.

"It has to be defeated by Charmander, right? In that case, how do you judge this?"

The raging pillar of fire was now in no way inferior to a Gym-level Charizard's Flamethrower, completely engulfing the Beedrill.

After the flames disappeared, the Beedrill's figure once again vanished into nothingness.

He remained vigilant for a while. Seeing that the Beedrill did not reappear, Hikaru breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground,癱.

His attempt was correct.

But the few consecutive slashes from the Beedrill just now, although blocked by his Aura Force, were gathered too hastily. Plus, his current internal Aura was not at its peak. Hikaru felt as if his internal organs had all been displaced.

This was the power of Pokémon. In front of them, ordinary people basically had no ability to resist.

"Roar?"

"Ralts?"

The two little ones looked at Hikaru with worry, and Charmander's face was full of self-blame.

"Why are you guys in the illusion so real too?"

Hikaru raised his hand and touched Charmander's face, feeling a little nostalgic.

The old Charmander was still a bit cute.

'The Aura Force is recovering, and quickly...'

The recovery of his Aura Force also made Hikaru aware of his own condition.

He wanted to sigh, but the next moment, fresh red blood couldn't stop flowing out.

The last thing he saw as he looked up, his vision already filled with blood-red, was the shouting of Ralts and Charmander.

The last thought before his consciousness slipped away, Hikaru realized,

What he was most afraid of, was actually death.

...

He opened his eyes, looked up, and what appeared before him was the brilliant starry sky. Hikaru took a few deep breaths, feeling as if he had escaped from the gates of hell and been reborn again.

Guarding beside him were Linna, as well as Charizard and Gardevoir.

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