Chapter 100: Marshadow: The Perverted Plushie Enthusiast!

Besides, it seems that humans can capture the Legendary Titans, and doing so wouldn't have any impact on the world. After all, in the anime, Brandon possesses all three. They are essentially a group of figurines molded by Regigigas, and their total number far exceeds just three. Beyond the three in the Hoenn region, there are three more near the Tree of Beginning, where Mew resides. He could explore the location of the Sealed Chamber when he has the chance. If he cannot capture the Legendary Beasts, he will just have to settle for the Legendary Titans. The only downside is that you cannot ride them, nor are they fluffy like Entei, where you could bury your face in their fur. Still, keeping them as guard dogs wouldn't be bad. That way, when he goes out on a journey, no thieves would dare target the Slowpoke tails in his yard.

Meanwhile, in the Shadow World, Marshadow sensed his thoughts about keeping the Legendary Titans as pets and was left speechless. Capturing Pokémon again! Although it had never seen the Legendary Titans, it instinctively compared them to Entei and the others. How could those three bald, ugly pillars compare to Entei or Suicune? At that moment, Marshadow wanted to shout and ask: What is wrong with you?! Is Entei not enough to satisfy you?! You perverted fluff-lover!

Huyang was unaware of how much trauma his desire to bury his face in Entei’s fur had caused Marshadow. At this moment, he and a group of novice trainers who had recently begun their journeys were brought to the Ruins of Aozora as hostages by Team Magma, who intended to use them to threaten Professor Maze.

The legendary Ruins of Aozora were surrounded by eight tall, thick stone pillars. The ruins themselves were a dilapidated complex; through the remaining traces, one could vaguely discern what they once looked like. The only intact structure was the stone house standing in the center of the complex. The stone door featured four circular grooves, now covered in moss.

"What exactly are you trying to do?!" Professor Maze asked, frowning.

The Team Magma grunt leader glanced at the stone house and said, "Naturally, we want you to take us into that stone chamber."

Professor Maze was stunned. "What? The stone chamber... but if you force it open, the entire ruin will collapse!"

"The stone tablet you discovered should contain the method for entering these ruins, right?" The Team Magma leader held up an ancient stone tablet he had taken from Professor Maze.

Professor Maze frowned. "But that requires four gems that act as keys."

The Team Magma leader’s lips curled into a smile upon hearing this. "I am aware." He gestured behind him, and someone immediately handed him a box containing four gems of different colors. "You are referring to these, I assume."

Professor Maze looked shocked. "How did you obtain these?"

The leader said proudly, "Team Magma’s intelligence network is flawless. The only thing we didn't know was the placement of the gems, and regarding that, you should know."

This was their reason for targeting Professor Maze. Upon hearing this, Professor Maze replied without hesitation, "I refuse!"

"Oh?" The leader smiled slightly, glancing at Nurse Joy and the others who had been brought along. "Given your character, Professor Maze, can you really afford to disregard the safety of these people?"

Of course he cared! Professor Maze gritted his teeth and spat out, "Despicable!"

The Team Magma leader did not get angry at this remark. He asked calmly, "I do not wish to argue with you here. Tell me, what do you intend to do?"

Professor Maze looked at Nurse Joy, took a deep breath, and made his choice. He turned around and placed the four gems into the grooves on the stone door in the correct order. The next second, the stone door moved. With a low rumble, the door slowly opened, revealing the interior of the chamber. Team Magma members entered in an orderly fashion, using cameras to record the situation inside.

Although Huyang did not go in, from his angle, he could still see a corner of the murals. They depicted scenes of ancient humans living alongside ancient Pokémon. Soon, the Team Magma members walked back out.

"All data has been collected!"

"What about intel on *it*?" the leader asked.

A subordinate reported, "It seems there is none!"

"It appears this isn't the place either." The leader glanced at his watch with regret and said to the group, "Alright, retreat!"

Upon hearing this, the Team Magma members released the hostages and departed on a helicopter.

Huyang was silent. Although they had controlled them, Team Magma had not harmed a single human throughout the ordeal. In this light, Team Magma’s conduct seemed quite decent. Thinking about it, Maxie’s goal was only to expand the landmass; if you didn't get in his way, he wouldn't hurt you.

The goal of expanding the landmass... to humans, that might not seem inherently wrong, but the approach was far too extreme. If the entire world were turned into land, the Pokémon in the sea would go extinct. Nature would never allow such a disruption of order and balance. Moreover, the powers of the land and sea are not something that can be easily controlled by humans. Not even with the corresponding orbs. Otherwise, Maxie and Archie would not have been backlashed after awakening Groudon and Kyogre. Perhaps only after witnessing the destructive power of Groudon and Kyogre with their own eyes would those two finally come to their senses.

Interesting. The plot seemed to be showing the first signs of development. The scene from his encounter with Team Aqua in Dewford Town surfaced in Huyang’s mind. These two organizations had not yet found information on Groudon and Kyogre.

The novice trainers and Nurse Joy returned to the Pokémon Center. Professor Maze and Huyang remained at the site. The professor stayed behind to collect data on the ancient murals, while Huyang waited for the sunrise. When the sunlight shone into the ruins, the internal mechanism would be triggered, opening a secret passage leading underground. At the end of that passage lay an underground waterway connected to the sea.

Seeing that he hadn't left, Professor Maze looked surprised. "Are you interested in these ruins as well?"

"Yes."

Huyang nodded. He looked at the murals on the wall; although they were ancient, because they were located inside a sealed chamber, the content had not worn away over time. Professor Maze walked over and enthusiastically shared his research findings: "This place must have been where ancient Pokémon and ancient humans lived together. These ancient Pokémon depicted here must be the legendary Lileep, Kabuto, and Omanyte."

At this point, Professor Maze sighed with regret: "It is a pity that these Pokémon are extinct. There is no way to see them in this world anymore."

It seems the Devon Corporation’s fossil resurrection technology had not yet spread. Huyang smiled, looked at the Kabuto on the mural, and said, "Perhaps there is still a chance." After all, the two fossils in the Mirage Tower were those left behind by Anorith and Lileep.