landbeastnovel Chapter 1096: The Black Hole Beneath the Stone Coffin
Chapter 1096: The Black Hole Beneath the Stone Coffin
Chapter 1096: The Black Hole Beneath the Stone Coffin To Yuga's surprise, the first reaction of the Stoutland and Furfrou upon seeing him and Absol wasn't one of caution or fear, but rather astonishment.
It was only when Yuga closed the distance between them again that they growled low, warning him not to come any closer.
Stoutland's ability was Intimidate, and as soon as Yuga and Absol approached, it activated. However, the level gap between Stoutland and Absol was so large that Intimidate had no effect.
"Absol!!!"
Sensing Stoutland's Intimidate ability activate, Absol let out a long howl and triggered its own ability, Pressure. Stoutland and Furfrou managed to take a few steps back under the pressure, but the younger Furfrou, Lillipup, and Herdier behind them were pinned to the ground, unable to move, letting out whimpering sounds from their throats.
Stoutland and Furfrou were smart. After sensing the power difference, they didn't engage Absol recklessly but instead tentatively tried to retreat.
When they realized Yuga and Absol wouldn't allow them to leave, they understood that Yuga intended to capture them.
"Stoutland..."
Stoutland was the first to step out from the group, letting out a deep growl as it issued a challenge to Yuga. Even though it knew it couldn't escape or win, its innate pride wouldn't allow it to surrender without a fight.
Yuga admired Stoutland's actions. As a male Pokémon stronger than its mate, it took responsibility for the situation.
Since Yuga was still riding on Absol's back, he didn't send it into battle. Instead, he released Abomasnow. Being a pseudo-Elite level Pokémon, Abomasnow easily defeated Stoutland.
Seeing her mate defeated, Furfrou immediately wanted to step forward to continue the challenge, but was stopped by Stoutland's gaze.
After defeating Stoutland, Yuga's capture of the family became unexpectedly smooth. Stoutland didn't let his mate or children make any futile resistance.
Once the Stoutland family was captured, Yuga immediately took out some Pokéblocks for them to eat. He had followed them all the way and saw them eating some unknown wild fruits, which surely hadn't filled them up.
Those unknown fruits weren't berries and didn't contain as much energy. Without a large enough quantity, they wouldn't have been enough to satisfy the Pokémon's hunger, and to top it off, the taste was less than desirable.
Among Yuga's main team of Pokémon was a Sawsbuck, who was a Normal-type, and it usually ate a combination of universal Pokéblocks and vitality Pokéblocks. Although Sawsbuck had been sent back to the daycare, Yuga still had plenty of universal Pokéblocks left, more than enough to feed Stoutland's family until he left the Santalune Plateau.
At the very least, the system's trainer shop could refresh with a large amount of unlimited berries daily, so there wouldn't be a problem handling it; they wouldn't go hungry.
When Yuga gave them the Pokéblocks, the young Furfrou, Lillipup, and Herdier devoured them ravenously, while Stoutland and Furfrou looked on with emotion.
After asking them a few questions, Yuga learned that Stoutland and Furfrou had once been the Pokémon of a trainer who came to the Santalune Plateau for adventure.
However, their former trainer encountered a blizzard and an avalanche in the mountains, tragically perishing in the snowstorm. Only Stoutland and Furfrou survived the avalanche. After enduring many hardships, they escaped the mountains and settled on the Santalune Plateau, where they gradually had a few offspring.
It had been so long since they last ate Pokéblocks that Stoutland and Furfrou had almost forgotten their taste.
What surprised them even more was that Yuga could understand what they were saying. This was the first time they had encountered a human like that.
Yuga's friendly attitude also gave Stoutland and Furfrou a sense of relief. With their whole family to take care of, if they had encountered the wrong person, they couldn't fight and couldn't run—it would have been truly hopeless.
After hearing their story, Yuga finally understood why Stoutland's family stood out as an "exception" among the low-potential Pokémon of the Santalune Plateau.
Stoutland and Furfrou were originally bought from a breeder that was affiliated with the League by their former trainer. The League had carefully bred their genes for a long time, so their offspring were mostly of yellow potential.
Yuga admired the League's gene selection and breeding techniques.
Once Stoutland's family was full and satisfied, Yuga continued his
"Aegislash, Aegislash, Aegislash..."
Let's Move the coffin.
Aegislash instructed Yuga.
Nodding, Yuga released Dragonite to help push the coffin. Unexpectedly, it didn't budge. Unconvinced, Yuga summoned Charizard and Absol as well, but still, the coffin didn't move an inch.
"Are you sure this thing can be pushed?" Yuga began to suspect that the coffin was fused with the ground, making it immovable.
"Aegislash!"
It can!
Aegislash affirmed.
Out of options, Yuga released Decidueye, Abomasnow, Kartana, Chimecho, and Vivillon. Any Pokémon capable of physical strength pushed, while those like Chimecho and Vivillon used their psychic abilities to help. Even Sneasel pitched in.
Finally, the coffin moved.
Beneath it lay a dark, gaping hole. Yuga realized that the real tomb of the master had its own hidden chamber. The difficulty of moving the coffin had preserved the secret for all these years, preventing anyone from discovering the hidden tomb.
What Yuga didn't know at that moment was that the dark hole before him would soon change the fate of both him and Florges.