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

"Where is this place?"

Zhang Heng was now suspended in the vast starry sky, with countless points of light flowing like fragments of the Milky Way, each one like amber that sealed memories.

He subconsciously clenched his fists, but found that the touch felt empty, as if his existence was gradually fading away in this sea of ​​stars.

My consciousness fell like a kite with a broken string, and a familiar smell, like the smell of ink in printed books and the damp and musty smell in rooms in South China, suddenly rushed into my nostrils.

"This is my home? Blue Star's home?!"

As Zhang Heng's consciousness became blurred again, he returned to his home on Blue Planet. Everything seemed to have returned to the day when he traveled to the Pokémon world.

On that familiar desk, his handheld game console was still placed, and the screen still displayed the ranking he achieved when he left this world.

Zhang Heng stretched out his hand to touch the handheld game console, but was shocked to find that his palm passed directly through it.

"Am I really back, or am I not?"

This puzzling situation made Zhang Heng feel at a loss. He really didn't understand why he suddenly fainted and why his consciousness drifted back to the original world.

"System?! Is it there?!"

Zhang Heng asked anxiously, but received no response, as if the connection between him and the system had been completely severed.

"Open the system space!"

Zhang Heng intended to dive into the system space again. A wide variety of props were in it. Of course, the most conspicuous one was the genetic wedge that he had kicked in.

"Om~"

Afterwards, Zhang Heng's consciousness was quickly pulled back, and a little bright spot of flickering light appeared in front of him.

They continued to gather together, and finally turned into a person who looked exactly like him! But this person's eyes revealed an even more indifferent look.

"Me? No! Is it another me?"

Zhang Heng immediately recognized this person; it was his original self in the Pokémon dimension.

But Zhang Heng clearly remembered that when he traveled to the Pokémon world, this person had already died, and finally turned into light and dissipated in that world.

"You didn't die? Instead, you came into this world to replace me?"

However, the person opposite him seemed to be unable to hear Zhang Heng's words. He was looking at the new world in front of him with a confused look on his face, and seemed to like this world without Pokémon very much.

"Aah~"

Zhang Heng's temples were throbbing, and it felt like countless steel needles were stirring inside his head. A tearing sensation ran up his spine and up his neck. He was pulled into chaos like a puppet with its strings cut.

Thick darkness surged before his eyes, and when the light tore open a gap again, he found himself in a broken space - tens of thousands of starlights floated in the void, like suspended coffins, and dark purple energy flows wrapped around these light balls like snakes, emitting a teeth-grinding buzzing sound.

A ten-meter-tall black shadow condensed from the void. Its body took on a strange fluid shape, and its body, similar to that of an annelid, was covered with a slimy luster. The six strip-like fleshy wings behind it flapped slowly like broken prayer flags.

When it opened, a sharp and piercing friction sound like nails scratching a blackboard was heard. Zhang Heng's eardrums were almost punctured, and his brain was filled with a sharp pain.

Those broken syllables seemed like a curse from ancient times, exploding into white spots of light in his sea of ​​consciousness.

"do not come!"

Zhang Heng staggered back, his fingertips sliding, and the moment the system space opened up, Zhang Heng saw the key item and reached out to pull out the genetic wedge as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw!

The item he kicked deep into the system now emitted a faint blue light pattern in his palm.

The black shadow suddenly stopped the moment it touched the light, and its flesh wings trembled violently, making a sharp sound like twisted metal.

Zhang Heng didn't know how to keep a distance from the strange creature. The water scroll in his hand was gone. The only prop he could use at the moment that had the power to transcend the rules was the genetic wedge.

Fortunately, Zhang Heng made the right bet!

The dark blue light suddenly surged, and Zhang Heng felt his consciousness being drawn into the light stream. It seemed that the genetic wedge was extremely repelling that space, and even pulled Zhang Heng's consciousness back along with it.

As the tinnitus gradually faded, the smell of disinfectant filled his nose. Amid the regular beeping of the monitor, a familiar "glglgl" made his eyelids flutter.

He weakly opened his eyes, and what came into view was a large pink face that occupied his entire field of vision. The wet eyes of the Swamp Leaper were very close, and there were a few drops of tears on the tip of his nose.

The tail scales of Milotic glowed softly under the fluorescent light, the fluffy wings of Tanabata rubbed against the back of his hand, and the body temperature of the three Pokémon felt real through his skin.

"I... am really back?" A hoarse murmur escaped from Zhang Heng's throat.

He struggled to sit up, but Swampjumper held his shoulders. The little guy's eyes were red, and he suddenly buried his face in his neck, splashing water and soaking his hospital gown.

Suddenly, the alarm on the monitor became unusually rapid, as if it was urgently reminding someone of something. This sharp sound echoed in the quiet ward, instantly tensing people's nerves.

At this moment, the door of the independent ward, which was originally closed, was suddenly pushed open by a powerful force.

"Bang~" An old man with a hunched back walked in, but judging from the speed of his steps, he was very anxious at the moment.

It was Old Man Zhang who walked in. When he saw Zhang Heng lying on the hospital bed but had regained consciousness, a hint of joy appeared in the old man's previously frowned brows and worried eyes.

When Zhang Heng saw his grandfather coming in, he couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat. He might be strong and far superior to his peers in the outside world, but he would always be a child in front of his elders.

The old man's health had always been poor, and that was why his father had worked so hard to become the champion, to lighten the burden on his grandfather's shoulders and carry the family forward.

Zhang Heng choked up and said, "I'm sorry, Grandpa. I made you worry."

Seeing that Zhang Heng had regained consciousness and thinking, the old man breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head gently, walked over to sit next to Zhang Heng, and the Pokémon also dispersed, leaving space for the grandfather and grandson to communicate.

"I'm glad you're okay, Xiaoheng. No need to apologize, you did a great job. A man of the Zhang family should be as brave as you."

Following his grandfather's words, Zhang Heng came back from his chaotic thoughts and realized that he was in the grass wilderness area and fainted for some reason after fighting against the invaders.

"Grandpa, I..."

As the saying goes, it is difficult for a doctor to treat himself. Sometimes it is difficult for him to notice the changes in his own body.

"There's nothing wrong with your body. In fact, you already have a physique far beyond your peers."

"Then why did I faint?"

Grandpa looked at Zhang Heng helplessly, thinking that young people were still a bit reckless.

"Mega Evolutions and Z-Moves usually require not only a strong rapport between the Trainer and Pokémon, but also a significant strain on the user's body when using these special techniques."

"Are you saying that I've become physically depleted due to overuse of these tactics?"

"Yes."

After the old man finished speaking, he touched the Qixi Bluebird next to him. This Qixi Bluebird also evolved from the Bluebird in his backyard, and they were very familiar with each other.

The old man continued, "You were able to make Tanabata Bluebird mega-evolve, which is a great test of your own mental strength. You also used a special method to make Pokémon grow to giant size."

"Although I'm still unclear on the source of this power, it and Mega Evolution should also require a certain level of mental strength from the user."