Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

Before Ian could even utter a curse, a destructive beam of light shot out from there, grazing the two lying prone bodies. The beam missed its mark and blasted a large crater in the rock wall of the passage, startling Ian into letting out a sharp scream.

His foolish action made the bodyguard's heart leap into his throat, and he desperately covered Ian's mouth to try to keep him from making a sound.

Intuition tells me

His attack was just a probing attack; it was only by shouting at the top of his lungs that Ian attracted the attention of the unknown entity that launched the attack.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Ian's voice clearly attracted the attackers, and a purple streak of light, accompanied by intense wind pressure, appeared in the bodyguard's dilated pupils in an instant.

It was a disc-shaped object that resembled a flying machine. After spotting the bodyguard and Ian, it transformed in mid-air into a strange "creature" covered in purple armor, resembling a humanoid insect, and carrying a cannon.

The bodyguards weren't sure if the steel bug was a robot or a Pokémon, but one thing was certain: their lives were now in danger.

Those emotionless red eyes were fixed on them. The bodyguard cautiously reached for his waist, wanting to take out a Poké Ball for self-defense.

Unexpectedly, this action seemed to have touched a nerve with the steel insect, which was nearly human-sized. The cannon on its back, exuding a chilling aura, was aimed at the bodyguard, and the beam began to focus.

The bodyguard was filled with despair when he realized that Ian, whom he had tackled, seemed to have fallen into a coma due to shock.

I should have known better than to become that bastard's bodyguard; I wouldn't have done it even if they paid me three times the salary.

At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out: "Command, Gt-002, cease attack."

The moment the sound faded, the light on the steel insect cannon quickly dissipated and gradually calmed down.

Before the bodyguard could even feel happy, he looked shocked when he saw the person approaching.

"boss?"

Yes, the person approaching this way was none other than Charles Dominic, the actual head of the Dominic Corporation and Ian Dominic's father.

Charles remained calm, showing little reaction to the bodyguard calling his name. He glanced at the unconscious Ian beneath the bodyguard and sighed, "Sigh, looks like I'll have to erase his memories of this period again. How many times has this happened already..."

The bodyguard, completely bewildered, tentatively asked, "Boss, the young master is unconscious, should we...?"

Should we take him to the infirmary?

Before the bodyguard could finish speaking, Charles pointed at him and said, "Gt-002, eliminate him."

The eyes, flashing an eerie red light, lit up again, and a beam of light swiftly shot out from the cannon, accurately striking the bodyguard's heart.

The bodyguard, who died with his eyes wide open, never understood what had happened or why Charles had done such a thing.

After the bodyguard died, Charles gave him a cold look and ordered GT-002 to carry the bodyguard's body and the unconscious Ian inside.

...............

A large underground cave.

After leaving Tunnel No. 7, following the guidance of the little diamond, Su Hao and the Moto Lizard defeated many wild Pokémon that tried to block their way and successfully entered the lowest level of the cave.

The person in charge reminded him that he had not encountered the heir of the Dominic Company at all, and did not know whether he had missed him or the other party had already gone back.

As for the fast-flying steel bug that Little Diamond mentioned, Su Hao couldn't guess whether it referred to a Pokémon or a robot, given Little Diamond's poor descriptive abilities.

If we're talking about Pokémon, the only flying Steel/Bug type Pokémon are Scizor, Escavalier, and the Mythical Pokémon Genesect.

Su Hao preferred the Mantis that Little Diamond encountered. The Knight Snail could only float and could not fly at high speed, while the Mantis, which had some light metal properties, could fly at high speed.

After all, it's impossible for the ancient mythical Pokémon Genesect to exist in this underground cave.

However, since Little Diamond said to be careful of the other party, Su Hao also perked up.

Based on Little Diamond's description, those Pokémon are probably Scizor patrolling the area, most likely guarding something important.

Considering Wilson's mention of the possibility that there might be a branch of the R Institute down there, we must proceed with extreme caution.

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Chapter 694 Should we jump? Right now?

"Little Diamond... Is this the steel flying insect you were talking about that flies at extremely high speed?"

Su Hao, along with Moto Lizard and Little Diamond, hid behind a giant rock. In a passage not far away, a disc-shaped purple Pokémon silently floated in the air, its eyes scanning the surroundings like spotlights.

Without a doubt, this is some kind of Steel-type Pokémon. Judging from its appearance, it probably also has the Bug type. It looks like it's four times weak to Fire, and it looks like it would be instantly killed by Incineroar's Explosive Flame.

Su Hao, whose face was a little sore, was all too familiar with this Pokémon.

Genesect, also known as the world-destroying bug.

Ancient Pokémon that existed 300 million years ago in the Pokémon world, and at that time, as a Bug-type Pokémon, became the strongest hunter at the top of the food chain in a certain place.

In the game, they were discovered by Team Plasma, resurrected from fossils, and then technologically modified by Team Plasma, becoming creatures with metal shells and equipped with high-tech cannons.

However, the Genosects in the movie are depicted as being resurrected directly from fossils without any alteration, suggesting that they already looked incredibly technological 300 million years ago.

However contradictory the settings may be, there is no doubt that this Genesect has some kind of connection with humans, and it is even very likely that it is a product of the R Research Institute hidden somewhere under the Augusto Mountains.

Su Hao has been in the Augusto Mountains for four or five hours and has been exploring the underground cavern for a long time. He is now not far from entering the mineral kingdom.

Defeating Genesect or slipping away right under its nose is not a wise move now, and it could very well alert the enemy, which is something Su Hao doesn't want to see.

But now that Doronbaruto isn't here, there's no way to cheat and enter the mirror-reversed world of the real world. Pulling back the Motor Lizard, who was eager to go out and fight, Su Hao pondered for a moment and looked down at his feet.

Speaking of which, could Marshall take them with him on his journey?

Back in Tokyo, Marshadow had already collected a whole bunch of Pokémon and people into its Shadow World.

After thinking it over, Su Hao decided to ask Marshall for help for the first time.

"Senior Marshadow, can your Shadow World help us avoid that disc-shaped Pokémon without alerting it?"

Unlike games and animations, the mythical beasts and mythical creatures in this world also possess abilities that have not been described, such as Articuno and Reshiram's ability to change size at will, and Marshadow's ability to contain many things and even life in its shadow world, etc.

Marshadow peered at Genesect, somewhat puzzled: "Although it looks like a human-made machine, it's still a Pokémon, so why avoid it?"

Judging from Marcia's reaction, it was clear that it didn't recognize Genesect, or rather, it didn't recognize the technologically modified Genesect. Su Hao couldn't explain it in too much detail at the moment, but he emphasized, "I want to try my best not to be discovered by it. Little Diamond said that if we go a little further, we will reach the entrance to the Mineral Kingdom."

Marshadow was indifferent to this matter. Since Su Hao insisted on not contacting that Pokémon, then it would take action.

The dense shadows dragged Su Hao, Little Diamond, and the thoughtful Motor Lizard into the shadow world.

A swift black shadow flashed by, unnoticed even by Genesect. After diligently completing his patrol, he arrived at his designated spot. The rock wall, which appeared indistinguishable from a solid object, rippled, and Genesect seized the opportunity to disappear into it.

..................

"Um... Shall we jump? Right now?"

Seeing the bottomless hole before him, where the waveguide extended to its limit without any sign of bottoming out, Su Hao felt a rare moment of hesitation.

Little Diamond said confidently, "If we jump down from here, we can enter the Mineral Kingdom."

Su Hao: "......."

At this moment, the Motor Lizard and Martha slowly emerged from the shadow world.

It shook its foot as if trying to shake off its own shadow. It didn't like entering other people's territory, especially Marcia's shadow world.

However, the Motor Lizard finally realized that it hadn't been mistaken; Su Hao's shadow was indeed there.

There's something inside.

For some reason, Marshall had a strange feeling about Su Hao, this ordinary-looking broken-tailed motorcycle lizard, especially the way Su Hao looked at him, as if a superior was looking down on a subordinate, which made Marshall a little uncomfortable.

But now is not the time to dwell on that. After peering into the seemingly bottomless cave entrance, Marshado exclaimed in surprise, "Interesting!"

Su Hao looked bewildered: "Huh?"

Marcia raised his arms and explained, "This is a strange and mysterious place that almost overlaps with reality, but is not in the same space!"

"look!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Marshado precisely controlled his power and unleashed a Shadow Fist at the edge of the cave entrance, shattering a small section of the ground. The falling debris continued to fall down the cave entrance, looking quite eerie.

Su Hao understood, yet it seemed he didn't.

Marshall patiently explained, "Simply put, the matter here is not related to the matter there. Even if we interfere with the matter here, the matter in the mineral kingdom that overlaps in another space will not be affected."

"No wonder Queen Diancie has never been known to anyone. After all, they have always been hidden here. If it weren't for Little Diamond's guidance, we probably would have searched for a lifetime and never found this place."

Su Hao seemed to understand a little, and looked at the small diamond fragments: "So, if you simply jump down from here, you'll just fall somewhere, or you'll die instantly. But if there are small diamond fragments imbued with the aura of sacred diamonds, this bottomless passage will become a passage to the mineral kingdom?"

After speaking, Su Hao looked at Marcia and Little Diamond with a searching gaze.

Both Pokémon nodded, and Little Diamond spoke up to remind them, "Because Holy Diamonds only recognize auras, they don't recognize those Little Diamonds that have been around for countless generations, so... you'd better jump while holding me."

Su Hao glanced at the dark cave entrance, exchanged a look with the Motor Lizard, and after the lizard nodded to indicate that it understood, Su Hao used the Luxury Ball to recall the Motor Lizard. At the same time, Marshadow also entered Su Hao's shadow.

Little Diamond took a running start and jumped into Su Hao's arms, looking at him: "Let's go."

Swallowing hard, Su Hao blinked and leaped into the bottomless, dark hole. With a slight spatial ripple, he vanished from the area.

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Chapter 695 The Kingdom of Minerals

In this space, diamonds and gems are everywhere. Things that are priceless in the outside world are as common as pebbles on the roadside in this mineral kingdom.

Countless tiny diamonds are scattered throughout this mineral kingdom; there's no need to count them all.

If outside explorers saw this place, who knows how crazy they would go.

Above the dome of this mineral kingdom, diamonds of various magnificent and fantastical shapes, sculpted by an unknown force, grow extremely long and hang vertically, inspiring awe at their divine craftsmanship and curiosity about their creator.