Chapter 516 517: Feng Yang, the Hired Hand

"Regirock?"

Although Feng Yang had no idea how Lin Feng had noticed it so quickly, Regirock had already emerged.

Naturally, there was no reason not to go take a look.

He nodded.

After glancing at the people who were almost finished being arrested, he gave the officers a few more instructions.

Then he mounted Moltres and followed Lin Feng.

The two Officer Jennys could only watch Lin Feng's departing figure with amazement.

Sure enough.

Whether it was his identity or his strength as a Trainer, they had already imagined that the mysterious masked man was someone extraordinary.

But even their expectations had been too low.

He was even more incredible than they had imagined...

.....

.....

As Moltres followed Dragonite through the sky, Feng Yang wasn't idle either.

"There is one more thing..."

"Hmm?"

"Those Pokémon."

"After their transformation, their strength increased dramatically, almost as if they had undergone another evolution."

"Was that because of the energy from the earth vein?"

That was one of the things Feng Yang was most curious about.

"That?"

Lin Feng rubbed his mask and gave a cheerful laugh.

"They definitely became much stronger."

"But I don't know why either."

"I'm not some kind of researcher."

"You should ask the researchers about that."

"All right."

"We're here."

The distance was less than ten kilometers.

With Dragonite and Moltres flying at full speed, they arrived at the earth vein before they had even finished their conversation.

Even now, there were still faint aftershocks beneath the ground.

The two Pokémon slowly descended.

After the incident had been brought under control, quite a few Ground-type and Rock-type Trainers had already arrived.

They were helping clean up the aftermath.

But there was another Pokémon standing in the middle of the open area.

It looked like a massive boulder that had suddenly come to life.

There was no mistaking it.

It was Regirock.

At this moment, however, Regirock simply stood there in silence.

Its gaze remained fixed on the earth vein.

Or rather...

The layer covering the damaged section of the earth vein.

It seemed to be thinking about something.

Who created this covering?

But its presence alone was enough to make the Trainers and Pokémon working nearby tremble nervously.

They had often heard stories about the three Legendary giants wandering through the Earth God Mountain Range.

According to the stories, however, the sizes of the three giants varied whenever people encountered them.

Some were only a little over two meters tall.

Others were three or even four meters tall.

There were even stories of Trainers successfully catching one of the Legendary giants.

But the Regirock standing before them was completely different.

It was more than six meters tall.

Standing there, it looked like a small mountain.

Its voice was also deep and powerful.

Just looking at it was enough to make people nervous.

So nobody dared approach.

That changed only when they saw Moltres descending from the sky.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In the Donghua Region, Moltres was practically a symbol of the Champion.

And Feng Yang and Lin Feng deliberately landed some distance away from Regirock.

"Regirock..."

Feng Yang's expression became slightly serious.

Lin Feng simply activated his Insight Eye.

[Pokémon: Regirock]

[Gender: Genderless]

[Type: Rock]

[Ability: Sturdy]

[Potential: Gold]

[Individual Values: HP (31), Attack (31), Special Attack (31), Defense (31), Special Defense (31), Speed (21)]

[Strength: Level 94–95]

[Moves: Rock Throw, Charge Beam, Ancient Power, Rock Slide, Iron Defense, Stone Edge, Superpower...]

Feng Yang hesitated.

He was trying to figure out how to greet Regirock.

The Pokémon seemed to be standing here for a reason.

It looked as though it was waiting for something.

Or perhaps guarding something.

Feng Yang cautiously took one step forward.

The moment he did...

Regirock's gaze locked onto him.

Its arm immediately rose.

The mechanical sound of its voice became noticeably more urgent.

It was very clearly telling Feng Yang:

Don't come any closer.

Moltres immediately became alert.

Feng Yang had no choice but to retreat.

It seemed this Regirock wasn't exactly easy to get along with.

[Sigh...]

Feng Yang sighed.

As expected of a Legendary Pokémon.

Their tempers really weren't that great.

He was still wondering what to do when Lin Feng suddenly became interested.

"Let me try."

This Regirock was clearly extraordinary.

Judging from its size and energy level alone, it was almost certainly the Regirock closest to Regigigas.

With that thought, Lin Feng released his Verdant Force and began walking toward it.

He completely ignored Feng Yang's sudden warning.

"Be careful!"

Lin Feng continued forward.

"Regi...rock..."

Dragonite was beside him this time as well.

Yet unexpectedly, Regirock did not immediately react aggressively.

Instead, when it saw Lin Feng approaching, its expression seemed to become thoughtful.

It really did look as though it were thinking.

After a moment...

Regirock lowered its arm.

It seemed willing to hear what Lin Feng had to say.

[Huh?]

Feng Yang froze.

What?

That wasn't how you treated me just now!

Even though Feng Yang was deeply dissatisfied inside, Lin Feng had already established contact with Regirock.

So all he could do was stand there and watch.

Lin Feng gave the usual greeting.

"Hello."

Regirock nodded.

Feng Yang's expression became even darker.

He stared at the masked brat.

He genuinely couldn't understand it.

What was so different about the two of them?

He couldn't see anything!

[Can I ask what you're doing here?]

Lin Feng decided to get straight to the point.

"Regi...rock..."

[Wait... guard...]

Regirock's voice was mechanical and somewhat unnatural.

But Lin Feng understood.

Waiting probably meant waiting for Regigigas.

And guarding...

That most likely meant it was protecting the earth vein and preventing anyone from damaging it during this period.

From the sound of it, Regigigas had either not fully awakened yet...

Or it had already awakened but was taking its sweet time getting here because of its Slow Start.

Sure enough.

Lin Feng's guess had been correct.

"Slow Start, huh..."

"I see."

Lin Feng nodded at Regirock.

"All right."

"I won't bother you anymore."

He turned around and walked back toward Feng Yang.

"???"

"Wait... what?"

Feng Yang's face was practically covered in question marks.

What do you mean, what did you understand?

You exchanged one sentence with Regirock!

And you already know everything?

"There's no need to worry."

Lin Feng explained,

"Regirock said it's waiting for Regigigas."

"And it's guarding the earth vein in the meantime."

[...]

Feng Yang fell silent.

He opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something.

But before he could...

Lin Feng suddenly looked excited.

"Oh, right."

"You keep an eye on things here for a while."

"I have something to take care of back home."

With that, he climbed onto Dragonite's back.

In the blink of an eye...

He disappeared into the distance.

"Wait!"

"Hey, hey, hey!"

"What could possibly be more important than this?"

Feng Yang shouted after him.

But Lin Feng's figure was already gone.

Feng Yang could only turn around.

In silence, he stared at the towering Regirock.

For some reason...

A strange feeling suddenly welled up inside him.

He was the Champion's Chief.

He was supposed to be one of the most important people in the Alliance.

Yet somehow...

He felt like he had become a hired hand.

A very highly paid, very powerful...

hired hand.

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