Xiaomi's will was not firm, because Hanako's words and the chaotic thoughts in her mind had begun to shake.
"Yes, your father is Dr. Xiuli, a great archaeological expert. As for your mother... she went to a very far away place..."
Hanako made a shushing gesture, signaling Xiaozhi and the others not to make any moves.
Glancing at Pikachu showing off his power on the fake Arceus, the latter quickly realized what was going on and jumped to the ground obediently.
Even if one day Pikachu really tramples on the real God of Creation, he will still lower his head in front of Hanako.
After all, the rice is so fragrant.
Walking to Xiaomi's side, Hanako slowly squatted down and lifted a palm-sized photo frame to Xiaomi's side.
The villa has only three floors, and the crystal tower has only three floors.
The news of the battle between Ash and the fake Arceus finally made Hanako look for her target and get closer.
Conveniently, I also brought the photo on Xiaomi’s bedside table.
In the photo, there is Dr. Xiuli dressed as an archaeologist, and a gentle woman wearing a straw hat.
A little girl with blond hair in a dress was sitting astride Dr. Xiuli's neck.
The family of three looked very happy.
...
"Dad! This is my dad...!"
Xiaomi's vision finally returned to clarity.
The palm of my hand turned into the photo frame, touching the figure on it.
Tears rolled down the corners of his eyes, and he collapsed on the ground, sobbing.
"Good boy, it's all over..."
Hanako then hugged Xiaomi tightly in her arms, constantly comforting the latter.
"..."
The fake Arceus, who had just recovered a lot of strength and was about to get up from the ground, lowered his head again after seeing this.
Silent and magnificent, at this moment, there is endless loneliness.
It's not an evil Pokémon.
It's just a fantasy existence created in response to Xiaomi's desire.
At this moment, Xiaomi wakes up, which also makes the fake Arceus completely lose the meaning of existence.
...
"call..."
Seeing this, Xiaozhi and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked relaxed.
So this inexplicable journey to the crystal tower should end like this, right?
Unexpectedly, in the end, the MVP would still be my mother.
Boom boom...!!
Before they could relax for long, the ground of the entire crystal tower suddenly shook violently.
The countless crystal spikes around them exploded suddenly due to high-frequency vibrations, turning into countless amethyst fragments.
It seemed as if the entire tower was about to collapse, causing several people's expressions to change suddenly.
What's wrong?!
Whoosh!!
On the ceiling, a lot of crystallized gravel fell.
Impartially, the largest piece of gravel hit Hanako and Xiaomi.
"Mother!!"
Xiaozhi looked horrified and his mind was so confused that he even forgot to ask his Pikachu to use 100,000 volts to break the gravel.
The body subconsciously wants to fly away.
Whoosh!
Unexpectedly, a black shadow was faster than him.
The fake Arceus had already taken the lead and leaped out, firmly protecting Hanako and Xiaomi who were hugging the ground.
Boom!
The crystallized rubble hit the fake Arceus' back, exploding and falling, causing the latter to frown and let out a muffled groan.
"you..."
A little late, Xiaozhi didn't know what to say.
He was a vicious enemy just now, but now he has become a comrade-in-arms, which gave him a very strange feeling.
Several people quickly leaned together and looked around, with the fake Arceus as the center.
So what's going on now?
...
"Didi. Emergency notice! Emergency notice! The crystallized area of the green field has begun to spread rapidly outwards again. At this speed, in less than 3 hours, it will affect the nearby Platycodon City, Huipi Town, and Manjin City
, and Yuanzhu City...!"
"Residents of these four towns please evacuate immediately!"
At this time, the illustrated book on Xiaozhi's waist made an urgent announcement.
The green field is adjacent to the Alfu ruins and is just surrounded by these four towns.
The crystallization spreading outwards will finally extend its claws to them.
In the next step, it may even spread to the entire Johto area...
"Hey, Xiaozhi, look up quickly!"
Hearing Xiaogang's voice, Xiaozhi subconsciously raised his head.
Upon entering the scene, one could see the ceiling above everyone. At a height of seven or eight meters, half of the previous purple crystal dome had disappeared, revealing the original peaked ceiling of the villa.
It's like a big hole has been opened, and you can see the night outside.
"μ~~!"
"μ~~!"
"μ~~!"
Not only that, countless black Pokémon were flying around the hollow part of the ceiling.
It is about the size of a palm, its whole body is jet black, and it is the size of a curved stick. One of the holes has a white eye with a black pupil.
They are so densely intertwined that the scene makes people feel a bit numb.
While flying, it made a sharp and rapid sound, which was very noisy.
"Didi. Unknown totems and unknown Pokémon are products of ancient civilizations. They gather together and have supernatural abilities that can rewrite virtual fantasies into reality. They are said to live in the depths of ancient ruins or in the gaps in time and space.
"
Xiaozhi's illustrated guide opened his mouth and prompted.
Obviously even Dr. Xiuli, a master of archaeology, doesn't know much about this kind of Pokémon, but the illustrated book directly revealed all the information about unknown totems.
Looking around, Xiaozhi even discovered that each of these unknown totems had different shapes.
...
"So these are the root of it all...?"
Xiaogang's brows furrowed.
At a rough count, there were about fifty of them, intertwined together, and the scene was extremely curious.
Not only that, dozens of unknown totems were intertwined with each other, and each other was shining with strange light.
The energy pressure that spread out caused the surrounding crystalline ground to vibrate again.
This energy is still amplifying and increasing...
...
"Are they panicking...?"
At this time, Xiaozhi suddenly spoke.
He could feel the fear of these unknown totems.
Like False Arceus, they are existences that respond to desires and are not evil Pokémon.
At this moment, Xiaomi's change of will made this group of unknown totems lose their direction for a while, and they could only choose to riot.
If they are not allowed to calm down, they may really endanger the entire Johto area.
"Unknown Totems! Everything is over! You don't need to be afraid of anything!"
So Xiaozhi immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to comfort him.
Sure enough, his loud roar had an effect.
"μ?"
"μ?"
"μ?"
There was a sound of surprise, and the movements of the unknown totems were froze.
The next moment, more violent movements than before were dancing in the sky above the spire.
"Didi. Serious warning! Serious warning! The crystallization speed is accelerating and will affect four towns within an hour."
