The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

"Ash! I can't see anything anymore, are you guys alright?" Hop asked in a panic.

“We’re fine,” Xiao Zhi said.

"I can't see anything! Waaaaaah...!"

"Herpe!"

Hearing Hop's scream, Ash was extremely anxious and desperately tried to dispel the surrounding white mist by activating his Aura. However, he sensed through his Aura that the two Auras from Zacian and Zamazenta were getting further and further away from him, and the surrounding white mist began to gradually dissipate.

After the surrounding white mist completely dissipated, Ash lowered his right hand, which he had been holding up to shield his eyes from the mist, and saw that Hop had fainted on the ground.

"Happ, are you alright?"

Ash quickly shook Hop awake, and only after confirming that Hop was indeed unharmed did Ash feel relieved.

At the same time, a familiar shout reached their ears.

"Hop! Ash!"

The two looked in the direction from which the voice came and found that it was actually the Pill Emperor who had come looking for them.

"Huh? Big brother!"

"How did you get here? You have no sense of direction, how did you manage to find us?" Hep exclaimed in surprise.

"You brat, you made me worry so much, and you still won't let it go. I waited and waited for you guys, so I came looking for you." Dan Di's face darkened, and he said irritably.

Although what Hep said was indeed a bit inappropriate, your brother was worried about you, and you ended up bringing up his shortcomings.

But it has to be said that Ash was actually thinking the same thing: why didn't Leon, who has no sense of direction, get lost this time?

“By the way, have you seen a Woolstätten? We came in to rescue it,” Hep asked.

"It's fine, it's right there."

Dante pointed behind him, where his Charizard flew over, carrying the wild woolly sheep that had wandered into the forest.

At this moment, Ash's doubts were also resolved.

That's not surprising, that's not surprising at all.

After all, Leon's Charizard is his dragon meat navigator.

After listening to Ash and Hop's story, Leon smiled and patted them on the shoulders, saying...

"I see. I understand the whole story now. It was wrong to trespass into the forest without permission, but your courage is commendable. You are all great."

"Ash, even though we were surrounded by thick fog and had a battle with two mysterious Pokémon, it wasn't a wasted trip," Hop said, still unable to hide his excitement.

"What! Mysterious Pokémon! What exactly did you just encounter?" Leon asked in surprise.

"We encountered two incredibly imposing Pokémon with an overwhelming presence."

Strangely, Pokémon moves were completely ineffective against it, or rather, the moves would pass right through its body, losing all their power,” Hop said.

"The moves will pass right through their bodies?"

Could it be that the Pokémon rumored to be in the Silent Forest are actually just illusions?

I can't believe this legend is true; it's unbelievable!

"Let's leave here first," said Emperor Dan.

"Although I got a scolding from my older brother, today's experience was so exciting that it will definitely become an important chapter in my legend."

Hearing Hop's incredibly chuunibyou-esque words, Ash smiled, quite envious of his boundless energy.

After leaving the Forest of Slumber, Dante relocked the gate that had been knocked open by the Woolbraided Goat, and then took his leave.

Hep couldn't contain his excitement and rushed towards Wooden Pole Town first.

Ash followed closely behind. He had already been to Motostoke once before when he went to pick up Leon, so it was fine without someone to guide him.

Route 1 is dotted with wild Pokémon native to the Galar region, such as Tittra, Cunningham, Wooloo, and Squirtle.

In addition, there are wild Pokémon that are more commonly found in other regions, such as Caterpie, Cuckoo, and Jawed Grub.

After crossing Route 1, Ash quickly arrived back in Motostoke. Seeing that it was still early, he went to the Pokémon Center and called Professor Oak and his mother, Hanako, to tell them about his experiences.

Then, he walked towards Dr. Mulan's research institute.

Mosstown isn't a big town, and with the purple building and Poké Ball sign that Leon mentioned earlier, it's impossible for anyone not to find this research institute; it's just too conspicuous.

When Ash arrived at the entrance of the research institute, he found that Leon, guided by the Charizard Navigator, had already arrived before him and was standing at the entrance waving at him.

"Mr. Leon, where's Hop? Weren't we supposed to meet here?" Ash asked.

"That kid seems to be obsessed with catching Pokémon in the nearby forest."

"It's alright, we don't need to wait for him, let's go inside first."

After saying that, Leon pushed open the door of the research institute, and Ash followed him inside.

Upon arriving at the research institute, the first thing that caught Xiao Zhi's eye was the room full of bookshelves and books, making it feel like a library.

There are also many flowers and plants planted inside, creating a strong scholarly atmosphere, which gives a very good first impression.

The research institute has two floors. The first floor is a reception area and a data area, while the research area and another data area are located on the second floor.

"As expected of Dr. Mulan's research institute, there are materials that interest me everywhere," Dan Di remarked.

"Wang Wang!"

Just then, a dog came out from inside, but it was very friendly to Dan Di. As soon as it came over, it ran to Dan Di's side and kept rubbing against Dan Di's feet.

Dan Di also squatted down, reached out and patted Lai Dian Wang's head, and said with a smile.

"Hey, Electric Dog, thank you for always helping me find my way. You've brought me back several times when I was lost."

Ash also really likes this cute and powerful electric dog.

The last time I saw an electric dog was when I saw Koharu's electric dog at Dr. Sakuragi's research institute.

At the same time, a girl's voice suddenly came from the second floor.

"Emperor Dan? What brings you here today?"

Could it be that they want to learn about the strongest Pokémon they've never seen before?

I cannot accept such outrageous demands.

Xiao Zhi looked up and saw a woman with long orange hair tied in a single ponytail to the left, adorned with a white heart-shaped hair accessory. Her blue-green eyes matched the color of her nail polish, and she wore sunglasses.

The girl, wearing a green striped sweater as an inner layer, a khaki double-breasted coat on top, white skinny jeans, and green ankle boots decorated with white heart patterns, carrying a black single-shoulder crossbody bag decorated with white heart patterns, is none other than Dr. Mulan's granddaughter and research assistant, Sonia.