Pokémon: Master System.

From the perspective of the situation, Xia Yong and his son have a slight advantage, but this is not actually the case, because Xu Xiu still has a quasi-god Tyranitar with the potential of a Heavenly King who has not been used. If he were to summon it, the situation would become one-sided.

Tyranitar at the Elite Four level or above is almost at the Champion level, and can deal with several near-Elite Four level Pokémon with virtually no pressure.

Xu Xiu frowned slightly as he looked at the Pokémon summoned by Xia Yong and his son. He didn't have much time left. If he delayed any longer, he might not be able to leave once the Elite Four trainers from other cities arrived.

Xu Xiu then took out a deluxe ball from his waist, looked at Xia Yong and his son, and slowly said, "Time is tight. To save time, let's finish this sooner."

"Come on, Bankiras!"

A radiant, armor-like green shell appeared, and several spikes of varying sizes extended from the back of its head, neck, and shoulders, with a ring of smaller spikes at the end of its tail. It had a pair of sharp teeth on each jaw, and its hands and feet each had three claws.

The shell of Tyranitar has two triangular holes on each side of its chest, the center of its back, and at the knees of its legs. The inside of the holes is black. There is a diamond-shaped notch on its abdomen and lower back, revealing the carapace that is the same color as the shell of Tyranitar.

Tyranitar, as a pseudo-legendary in Generation II, is one of only two non-Dragon pseudo-legendary Pokémon, the other being Metagross, and its strength is extremely formidable. Although its Rock/Dark typing isn't particularly strong, its Sand Stream ability combined with its excellent bulk has made Tyranitar a core member of Sandstorm teams.

As soon as Tyranitar appeared, it stirred up a cloud of dust. Its fierce eyes stared at all the Pokémon present. Just from its aura, Tyranitar directly overwhelmed the entire field. It was as if it were a king ruling the world from the moment it appeared.

Xia Yong and his son Xia Luo looked extremely grim as they watched the Tyranitar appear. This Tyranitar was exceptionally well-trained; Xu Xiu must have poured all his effort and strength into it. This Tyranitar's strength was at least at the Elite Four level.

"Banjilas, sharp stone attack!"

Xu Xiu gave the order.

The ground around them cracked open, and countless rocks floated in the air, enveloped in Rock-type energy, flying towards Xia Yong and his son's Pokémon.

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Xia Yu was naturally unable to see the battle at this time. After saying goodbye to the Lizard King clan, he hesitated for a long time before deciding to go to the Wansen Ancient Tree. He still held a sliver of hope that Xu Xiu might have taken the Grass Z Pure Crystal, hoping to find a bargain.

The territory of the Lizard King clan was not far from the Wansen Ancient Tree, only about a ten-minute walk away. When Xia Yu walked onto the road, a huge explosion suddenly came from the direction of the Wansen Ancient Tree.

Flames soared into the sky, and sandstorms raged.

The sandstorm blocked Xia Yu's vision, and the flying sand grains stung his body.

"Oh no." Xia Yu's heart sank. The sandstorm reminded Xia Yu of Xu Xiu and his Tyranitar. Xu Xiu used Tyranitar, so who was fighting against Tyranitar?

The towering flames were undoubtedly his older brother Xia Luo and his father Xia Yong!

Xia Yu couldn't worry about anything else at this moment, so he quickened his pace and ran quickly towards the direction of the Wan Sen Ancient Tree.

Braving the swirling sandstorm, when Xia Yu arrived at the Wansen Ancient Tree, he only saw Xu Xiu, the cloaked man he had met that night, preparing to climb onto Bald Eagle Na's back and leave.

The scene was littered with fallen Pokémon. Except for Xia Yong's shiny Scizor, which was barely holding its body and blocking Xia Yong and Xia Luo, Xia Luo's Blaziken and Volcarona, and Dad's Volcarona, all lay on the ground, with blood flowing everywhere.

The glaring scarlet color made Xia Yu's heart skip a beat. He didn't have time to check on the fallen Pokémon; he could only rush to help his father and older brother up.

"Armored Warrior, Scizor, Charizard, protect them." Xia Yu threw out three Pokémon without hesitation, facing Xu Xiu head-on.

Three Gym Leader-level Pokémon would be top-tier fighters in the outside world, but they seemed utterly powerless against Xu Xiu.

"Oh? You beat up the old one, and now the young one comes?" Xu Xiu glanced at Xia Yu, completely unconcerned about the weak Xia Yu: "Is this your youngest son?"

"Xiaoyu, don't go." Xia Luo was injured, and while he was covering the wound on his waist and abdomen, he reached out and pulled Xia Yu, signaling him not to stop Xu Xiu from leaving.

Sitting behind Hunchback Nash, Xu Xiu smiled at Charlotte: "You should be glad I only have time today, so I'll let you off the hook for now. Charlotte, I'm curious, what will you do now that you've lost your two strongest Pokémon? What will you do in this year's Gym Leader Rankings?"

With a mocking smile on his face, Xu Xiu was in a very good mood after killing Xia Luo's two ace Pokémon, Volcarona and Blaziken. The feeling of crushing a genius made him want to burst out laughing.

He couldn't stand Charlotte, who seemed like a chosen one of heaven, and he couldn't stand Charlotte, who was being groomed by the entire Pokémon Association. He was very curious about what Charlotte would do when he lost his two ace Pokémon and couldn't even hold onto his position as Gym Leader, and how the Pokémon Association would treat him.

Xu Xiu seemed to see the scene of Charlotte being abandoned by the Pokémon Association, and the scene of Charlotte being despondent. Just thinking about such a scene made his twisted mind extremely satisfied and comfortable.

"Let's go, Vulture Na." Xu Xiu patted Vulture Na beneath him, signaling that she could leave.

"bald."

With a flap of her wings, Bald Eagle Na took flight, carrying Xu Xiu, and flew towards the silver vortex in the sky, leaving the secret realm in the blink of an eye.

As the sandstorm gradually subsided and the scene quieted down, Xia Yu applied the medicine to his father and older brother, and also applied it to the Shiny Scizor.

As for the two Volcarona and Blaziken, they were already dead, their bodies covered in shocking wounds, enough to show how fierce a battle they had gone through.

Charlotte sat on the ground, leaning against a large tree, staring blankly ahead, lost in thought.

"Brother." Xia Yu felt a pang of pain in his heart when he saw Xia Luo's appearance. Xia Luo had always given him the impression of being cheerful and sunny, and this was the first time Xia Yu had seen Xia Luo suffer such a blow.

Xia Yu wanted to comfort her, but didn't know how to start. The death of her two ace Pokémon, with whom she spent every day, had made Xia Luo's mental state particularly bad.

Especially his Volcarona, a Pokémon that had grown up with him, but now it had died at Xu Xiu's hands.

"I'm fine." Xia Luo came to her senses, turned to look at Xia Yu, and forced a smile on her pale face.

Xia Yong, who was standing to the side, reached out and patted Xia Luo on the shoulder. Looking at his eldest son, whom he had always been proud of, he didn't know what to say. This blow was too great for Xia Luo.

Although Xia Yong also lost a Pokémon, he was more mature and composed. Having experienced life and death before, he naturally performed much better than Xia Luo.

At the same time, the silver vortex in the sky rippled again, and a huge fossil pterosaur fell from the sky and flew rapidly towards the three of them.

"boom."

The fossil pterosaur landed, and a man of about thirty-five years old jumped off it.

Li Yunyao, nicknamed the Storm King, is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Southwest Region and the Flying King.

"King Li".

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Chapter 18 Li Yunyao

"King Li".

"Masters, I came here immediately after receiving your message." Li Yunyao, with a standard square face and tall stature, dressed in casual clothes, looked at the three of them with a serious expression: "Where is Xu Xiuren?"

He had clearly seen the carnage on the ground; the deaths of three Pokémon were enough to show how fierce the battle had just taken.

“He just ran away.” Xia Yong said with difficulty, “We are no match for him, his Bangira is very strong.”

"As expected." Li Yunyao sighed, then asked in a serious tone, "I need you to explain the details of the battle in detail, without any omissions."

"it is good."

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Xia Yong described the events in detail, and also mentioned that Xu Xiu came here for the Grass Z Pure Crystal. Although they tried their best to stop him, they were still no match for Xu Xiu, and the three corpses on the ground were the best proof of that.

Li Yunyao's expression grew more and more serious as he listened. It was not hard to tell from Xia Yong's narration that Xu Xiu had now entered the ranks of Elite Four level trainers. Although he only had one Elite Four level Tyranitar, it did not affect Xu Xiu's strength at all.

"Grass Z Pure Crystal?"

Li Yunyao was filled with regret over the lost Z-Crystal. Since the development of Z-Moves, Z-Crystals had always been strategic weapons for various countries; a single powerful Z-Move could turn the tide and break the deadlock. If he could have stopped Xu Xiu and intercepted the Grass Z-Crystal, it would have been a great achievement. The Pokémon Association might even have rewarded the Xia family with a pseudo-legendary Pokémon. What a pity.

Although Li Yunyao felt incredibly regretful, he didn't show any disappointment on his face. Instead, he comforted Xia Yong and Xia Luo. He knew that with the strength of Xia Yong and his son, it was impossible for them to stop Xu Xiu. If they encountered some irresponsible gym leader, they might not even have fought Xu Xiu. Such behavior should be encouraged: "You have done your best. It's not your fault. The Pokémon Association will not forget your efforts. The Pokémon Association will do its best to compensate you for the Pokémon that died in battle. They will definitely let you choose Pokémon eggs."

"Thank you, King Li." Xia Yong felt relieved upon hearing Li Yunyao's words. He had been worried that the Pokémon Association would hold the Xia family accountable for all the sacrifices they had made.

"This is what the Pokémon Association should do. They're sending people to take over this secret realm. You can go and rest first. It might take a few more days for the realm to stabilize. Although the Grass-Z Crystal is lost, the realm itself is still very valuable. You've done a great job. The Pokémon Association will give you a reward after they calculate the realm's value." Li Yunyao comforted the two, "Now you should go back and get some sleep."

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Back home, Charlotte went straight to her room, locked the door, and left herself alone inside.

Seeing this, Xia Yong didn't know how to comfort his eldest son, so he could only sigh and return to his study.

This trip to the Secret Realm has been a devastating blow to the Xia family. With the loss of two ace Pokémon, Charlotte is undoubtedly no longer capable of serving as the Fire-type Gym Leader of Cinnabar City. It is believed that the Pokémon Association will soon announce his resignation as Gym Leader, which will definitely be a significant blow to the once high-spirited Charlotte.

Even with compensation from the Pokémon Association, it would take Charlotte at least one or two years to train a near-Elite Four Pokémon, assuming all conditions are met.

The next year or two will be the most difficult time for the Xia family.

Fortunately, Xia Yong's own Shiny Scizor was still alive; otherwise, he might have lost his position as the Bug-type Gym Leader. If he couldn't even keep his position, all the enemies who had been eyeing the Xia family for a long time would jump out and tear the Xia family to shreds and divide it up completely.

"Sigh. I forgot to ask Xiaoyu how he ended up in the secret realm. That kid."

Compared to his worried father and devastated older brother, Xia Yu's trip to the secret realm was undoubtedly very fruitful.

Not only did they capture Treecko, but they also obtained the Sceptile Evolution Stone, which is one of the few pieces of good news.

Xia Yu lay on the bed in the room, staring blankly at the ceiling. Beside him, the Wood Gecko was using the exercise equipment to strengthen its body, while the Buzzbat flew carefree in the air, playing like a child.

Treekie and Nombat have completely different personalities. Nombat is innocent and carefree. Even though it has the ferocity of dragon blood in its bones, it is only a few years old and acts like a child around Xia Yu. It is also extremely affectionate towards Xia Yu.

In contrast, Treecko, separated from its parents, Sceptile, and burdened by their expectations, is like a child who has emerged from the mountains—resilient and persistent. Its belief in becoming stronger is stronger than anyone else's; it has its own dreams and pursuits, so it immediately began training after being released from its Poké Ball by Xia Yu.

"Buzzbat, you should learn from Treecko and train with it," Xia Yu said, rubbing Buzzbat's head.

"Buzz!" The buzzing bat chirped merrily in response to Xia Yu's words, flapping its wings and flying to the side of the Treecko to learn its training methods.

Xia Yu's thoughts drifted back to his older brother. He was filled with worry for him. Having been reborn, he valued his family more than anyone else. Family meant selfless devotion; they would be happy when you were happy and proud when you were successful.

Usually, it's his older brother and parents who make the sacrifices quietly, but this time Xia Yu decided to do something about it.

Xia Yu made up his mind, took out the box containing the S-rank Thunder Stone, silently held it in his hand, and walked to the door of his older brother's room.

Because of the Dragon-type Pokémon Master quest, Xia Yu will most likely only catch Dragon-type Pokémon, so he probably won't need this S-rank Thunder Stone. It would be better to give it to his older brother.

Xia Yu knocked on her older brother's door.

"Who is it?" Charlotte's tired voice came from inside the house.

"Brother, it's me."

"Click!" The door opened, revealing a tired-looking Charlotte.

"What's wrong, Xiaoyu? Is something the matter?"