A water-type trainer who specializes in dragon-type water.

"You mean going in here?"

Haunter nodded repeatedly, and purple mist swirled around him, as if emphasizing the abnormality of the cave entrance.

Zhang Heng squatted down, gently patted Haunter's translucent body, and said, "Well done."

As a ghost-type Pokémon, Haunter has a natural sensitivity to spatial rifts and hidden auras.

Zhang Heng signaled Haunter to explore the way first, then turned his gaze to Tanabata. The Poké Ball in his palm flashed red, and he took the larger Pokémon back into the Poké Ball.

The long and narrow passage was only wide enough for one person to pass sideways, but Milotic stretched its body flexibly like a dragon, its tail scales emitting a soft luster in the darkness, following closely behind him.

The purple mist of Haunter formed a guiding trail ahead, and the three (elves) went deeper cautiously.

The passage first sloped downwards, with water droplets condensing on the damp stone walls, and the dripping sound was particularly clear in the silence; then there was a flat horizontal road, and the soil underfoot became soft, as if no one had set foot on it for a long time; further ahead, the passage suddenly extended upwards.

There was a dense sound of footsteps overhead, like countless drumbeats hitting the ground, accompanied by the low whimpering of the big wolfhound. It was obvious that the group of attackers were running in a hurry, and the sound of metal clashing showed that they were eager to assemble.

"There are quite a few of them! What's their purpose? Is there some secret in the Grass Field Area?"

Finally, a crack appeared at the end of the passage. Haunter was the first to transform into a cloud of mist and slip out of the crack.

Zhang Heng held his breath and concentrated. Milotic shrunk its body into a long and thin shape, pressing against the stone wall.

After a moment, Haunter floated back, shaking its body quickly and making a gesture of silence.

Zhang Heng crouched down and moved closer, only to discover that the exit was embedded in the corner of an old sewer pipe, half-hidden by overgrown vines and rotten leaves.

Looking outside, two attackers wearing cyber helmets were standing in front of a group of elf eggs, using the instruments in their hands to test them.

The big wolfhound beside him flared its nostrils alertly, but the large patch of fresh blood on the ground disrupted its sense of smell, so it didn't notice any new creatures in the area.

Not far away, three security guards lay in a pool of blood, the hideous claw marks on their uniforms shocking.

Zhang Heng's pupils suddenly shrank. The complex gear patterns and cold-light-emitting mechanical eyes on the helmets were exactly the same as those of the Steelix trainer who attacked him in Ghost City.

There was a cold light in his eyes, because those guards who died tragically were so innocent, and these people were so cruel. Anger surged up in him, and he lowered his voice.

"Haunter, freeze."

"Meanac, hypnosis."

The dark purple figure instantly sank into the shadows, sliding along the ground like a ghost. Dark purple energy condensed into chain-like patterns under the invader's feet.

The two men's pupils suddenly shrank, and their bodies seemed to be grasped by invisible hands. They stood there in a stiff posture with guns raised.

The big wolfhound only then realized that a ghost-type Pokémon had evaded their detection and quickly pounced on Haunter.

Milotic quickly rushed out of the hidden corner, and the bright blue light waves spread from Milotic's eyes, rushing straight towards the defenseless wolfhound.

"Puff~"

The two big wolfhounds leaped up and suddenly froze in the air. Their originally fierce eyes turned into a blur, and they even let out a satisfied snoring sound when they fell heavily to the ground.

Zhang Heng crouched down and crawled out of the pipe, his eyes sweeping over the eye-catching "Area A" metal sign above his head.

The air here is filled with grass-type energy that is richer than other areas. Constant temperature incubators are arranged neatly, and in the central open space, a military-grade detector is emitting a shrill sound.

The blue light beams continuously swept across the displayed elf eggs, and the data stream on the holographic screen jumped wildly.

"Military-grade equipment? Who on earth could mobilize such equipment? Are they looking for highly qualified Pokémon? Or are they after a specific Pokémon?"

Zhang Heng had more and more doubts in his mind, but as long as he kept going, he would definitely find the answer.

"Mienshao, hypnosis!"

Zhang Heng shouted in a deep voice, and the blue light in Milotic's eyes suddenly surged. Two bright blue light waves shot out like substance, covering the two invaders who were immobilized.

Their stiff bodies swayed twice in the blue light, then fell straight to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.

"Haunter, dream eater!"

Haunter transformed into a dark purple stream of light, darting between their brows like lightning. Zhang Heng stared intently at the cyber helmets they wore. Although he couldn't see their facial expressions, he saw saliva oozing from beneath the helmets, and their bodies twitching from time to time—a sign of a terrifying dream.

Without strong willpower, ordinary people cannot wake up at all and will only fall into a state of brain death. This way of quietly disappearing in a nightmare can be called a silent execution.

The big wolfhound sleeping nearby was also continuously under the double impact of hypnosis and dream-eating magic, and its breath became weaker and weaker, and it entered a state of near death.

After confirming that the threat was lifted, Zhang Heng put away Milotic, leaving only Haunter on guard in front, and slowly headed towards the depths of Area A.

He took every step with extreme caution, after all, he didn't know how many enemies were ahead and how strong they were.

He had never expected that even though he had dealt with the invaders, the micro-recorders built into the two invaders' helmets were still running. His appearance and the attack methods of the two Pokémon were all fully recorded and transmitted in real time.

At this moment, at the other end of Area A, the Southeast Asian-looking man stared at the picture transmitted from the communication device with a greedy and ferocious smile.

He shouted in broken Chinese: "It turned out to be this guy! Catch him and we can rest easy!" His hoarse voice was full of excitement, as if he had already seen the fruits of victory.

Haunter was surrounded by mist, sensing the surrounding terrain. Under its guidance, Zhang Heng discovered a spider-web of secret passages hidden underground in the grassy wilderness area - metal ladders in the wall's secret compartments, mezzanines between sewage pipes, and even natural passages woven with vines.

Whenever they approached a gathering point for invaders, Haunter would take Zhang Heng around the area.

"Hehe~" Haunter suddenly became more and more excited, flying up and down in the passage and making happy chirps. The dim light lingering around its body almost illuminated the entire space.

The hairs on the back of Zhang Heng's neck stood on end. The biting coldness made his pupils shrink slightly - the atmosphere was exactly the same as that in the basement of the hospital and the ghost city.

That was the unique chill that came when ghost energy ran wild, and even the air seemed to have lost its warmth.

"There's so much ghost energy in the Grass Field area? Could it be that another entrance to the spirit world has opened here?"

Zhang Heng rubbed the goose bumps on his arms. Haunter suddenly sped up, and the purple mist condensed into a streak of light, pulling him into a narrow side road.

The ground was covered with tiny purple crystals at some point, glowing with strange phosphorescence under the light of Haunter.

As they turned the last corner, the chill suddenly intensified tenfold. Zhang Heng looked at the sign above: Area A: Ghost-type Pokémon Egg Storage Room.

"I see."

Because ghost-type Pokémon prefer shade and dislike sunlight, ordinary constant temperature systems will inhibit hatching. On the contrary, this kind of relatively cold place is the best place to hatch ghost-type Pokémon.

Those purple crystals on the ground are special crystals used to condense ghost energy.

"Mmmmm~"

As the ethereal cry circled in his mind, Zhang Heng's pupils suddenly shrank - the energy mixed in with the rich ghost energy was clearly a very familiar dragon energy!

The power of controlling the dragon felt faintly hot in Zhang Heng's body, as if being pulled by some mysterious force, and producing a strange resonance with this energy.

As a ghost-type Pokémon, Haunter can naturally feel that there is a Pokémon Egg inside that is dominating these ghost-type energies.

Zhang Heng and Haunter both used their abilities to look towards a corner.

There were piles of spare incubators covered with spider webs. Deep in the shadows, a purple elf egg was emitting a faint glow.

The patterns on its surface are completely different from those of the surrounding ghost-type eggs. The scaly protrusions and fine dark patterns are clearly the unique eggshell characteristics of dragon-type Pokémon.

Zhang Heng held his breath and approached. As his fingertips touched the eggshell, he felt a warm vibration amidst the cold touch. He activated the system's ability to check.

Pokémon Name: Shiny Dragon Messiah...