He knows Pokémon better than me.

Chapter 4379 A Ready-Made Expert in Ancient Studies!

Of course, improving one's mental strength is not without its price.

Those dragged into nightmare training will live a very miserable life.

Xiao Zhi looked down and gave a dry laugh:

"It shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

That's exactly what Hep needs right now: to unleash his full potential in a short period of time.

As for Mary

He's probably already enjoying his nightmare in bed right now, isn't he?

However, Darkrai's Nightmare ability is an area-of-effect (AoE) effect, meaning that not only Hop and Marnie, but also his Pokémon are probably having training nightmares right now.

"Dark!"

Darkrai sat cross-legged atop the tower, gradually stabilizing the nightmare mist spreading around it, and gave Ash a reassuring look.

If anyone can't hold on any longer, it will immediately manipulate the dream and interrupt the nightmare.

It is no longer the nightmare god that once terrified boys and girls in the Sinnoh and Unova regions, plunging them into endless nightmares from which they could not wake up.

Xiao Zhi: ".?"

So, are those urban legends actually true?!

The next day, Xiao Zhi woke up full of energy.

Mary and Hep sat at the dining table, both with obvious dark circles under their eyes, looking like they hadn't slept well all night.

Since special training is required, it's natural that the Pokémon and the trainer will train together.

"so tired"

Hep lay slumped over the table, holding a cup in her hands, her eyes still somewhat vacant.

Last night he dreamed that he and his Pokémon were dragged out for training by the abandoned monkey again, and anyone who dared to stop was immediately punched.

They didn't even spare him, the trainer!

It's so realistic! Hop even feels that the area around his eye socket, where he was beaten by the Forsaken Monkey, is still a little swollen and painful!

As for Mary

She looked equally haggard, but her face always wore a mysterious expression of enjoyment, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved upwards.

Xiao Zhi: "."

After knowing her for so long, he realized that something seemed off about Mary.

However, during breakfast, Ash briefly recounted what Darkrai had done the night before.

The daytime training is already sufficient; the nightmare training during sleep is entirely voluntary.

Upon hearing this, Mary immediately sat up straight, her eyes sparkling.

"So, does that mean we can continue tonight?!"

Her face was inexplicably flushed.

On the other hand, Hop's expression shifted between hesitation and uncertainty.

boom!

Finally, Hep took a deep breath and slammed his hand on the table.

"I'll give it my all! I'll keep going!!"

As long as I can become stronger quickly, what does the torment of the process matter!

Xiao Zhi smiled; it was just as he expected.

So the next part of the watchtower castle, as if the story was nearing its end, completely entered a fast-paced training session of reducing the broth over a large fire.

During the day, Forsaken is responsible for training Hop and Marie's Pokémon in basic stats such as physical fitness, stamina, and move power.

Darkrai will also give Marie extra training in Dark-type battles.

As for the evening

The abandoned monkey teacher still appears in their nightmares on time, honing their mental strength through training in their dreams.

Although the process was painful, both of them could clearly feel that they and their Pokémon were making rapid progress, so they gritted their teeth and persevered.

Heppe, in particular, saw his confidence surge again.

"I feel like it's not impossible to take down the boss!"

The abandoned monkey itself is also a highly energetic species, capable of going 48 hours without sleep.

While training the two newcomers, it would also give Ash's Pokémon some practical battle practice—Ash's Galar team had already done very well in terms of basic stats.

It's fair to say that they're not on the same level as the roster of Mary and Hop, so they don't need to spend too much time continuing to develop their fundamentals.

Time is running out, so the focus should be on real-world practice!

On this day, in the open space outside the castle courtyard.

Like Bewear, Forsaken is now standing in the center, surrounded by several Pokémon including Cinderace, Urshifu, and Dragapult, preparing to fight multiple opponents at once.

However, it doesn't have the unreasonable stats of a bear wearing a suit.

Yes, it's all thanks to the practical experience gained from participating in countless P1 fighting tournaments, and his own unique move mechanics.

Fist of Wrath!

The power of the Fist of Wrath will increase as the number of attacks it withstands increases!

Therefore, in every practical training session involving group attacks, in the early stages, you could see that Abandoned was being overwhelmed by Pokémon like Cinderace, and could hardly fight back.

But if you can last ten rounds, then it'll be the turn of the Abandoned Monkey to take down one kid with a single punch.

"This is indeed a very buggy mechanism."

Xiao Zhi stood to the side watching and couldn't help but sigh.

Just a few days ago, he had experienced this troublesome mechanism firsthand with Tianwang Lianwu.

Darkrai wasn't idle either.

Besides giving Marnie special training, it also provides Ash with practical battle practice with some Pokémon whose fighting styles are similar, such as Mr. Mime and Dragapult.

This includes ankylosaurs!

Darkrai didn't even realize it when he first saw the armored dragon.

"Dark?"

After two days of contact, Darkrai gradually realized that this was a Dark-type Ankylosaurus!?

Ash noticed what was happening and came over to ask:

"What's wrong?"

Darkrai did not answer immediately, but instead circled the armored dragon and observed it carefully.

"By the way, Darkrai, have you ever seen a similar armored dragon before? Or... a Salamence?"

Xiao Zhi remembered that he had previously been thinking of finding an ancient studies expert to ask about the evolution of the Armored Dragon.

Isn't it already right in front of us?

After all, even the oldest experts have only lived for a few decades, but mythical beasts and magical beasts are different; no one knows how long they have lived.

"Carapace!!"

Seeing this, the armored dragon couldn't help but take two steps forward, its eyes full of anticipation.

Darkrai pondered for a long time, seemingly recalling something from a long time ago.

Finally, it actually nodded:

“Dark.”

Not far away, the Mr. Mime idol had been waiting for these words.

With a "whoosh," he teleported over, skillfully pulled out his Rotom phone, and entered translation mode.

“Darkrai said that it had actually seen a Salamence with a similar aura on New Moon Island before, but that was a long time ago, when there weren’t many human villages in the Sinnoh region.”

Xiao Zhi raised an eyebrow. "Is that even earlier than the Xicui region a thousand years ago?"

The Mr. Mime typed rapidly and continued translating:

"From a distance, that Salamence looked like a crescent moon."

"A crescent moon?"

Ash stroked his chin, and the image of Salamence after its Mega Evolution quickly came to mind.

The crimson wings curved forward into an arc, and together they did indeed resemble a crescent moon.

"Are there still wild Mega Salamence in the ancient Sinnoh region?"

He murmured something. (End of Chapter)