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

As the conversation with the old man deepened, Zhang Heng's understanding of those special fighting methods became more and more profound.

Just as Grandpa said, this was his first time mixing two combat systems. Who could have expected that he would faint during the combat.

Zhang Heng was filled with worry and asked hurriedly, "Grandpa, is this condition irreversible?"

This question was crucial to him. If he couldn't use them together, he would have to be extremely cautious in future battles.

After all, he didn't want to have many trump cards but not be able to use them, or have to bear unpredictable consequences after using them.

Elder Zhang smiled fondly and explained, "Just train diligently, focusing on improving your mental strength. Just like meditation in psychic-type moves, we can also strengthen our mental strength through similar methods. This way, your control over this combat mode will be greatly enhanced."

"When I was your age, I could only barely maintain my mega evolution and had no time to use other fighting methods."

Zhang Heng nodded thoughtfully, thinking to himself: It seems that while improving the strength of Pokémon, I, as a trainer, must also improve at the same time, so that I can match the combat power of my partners.

He struggled on the bed, changing from lying flat to a semi-sitting position with difficulty. Suddenly, he remembered the school ranking competition in two days. Startled, he asked hurriedly, "Grandpa, how long have I been unconscious?"

The old man looked at his watch and replied, "You were sent here around 11:00 yesterday morning. It's now 2:00 PM the next day. You've been unconscious for almost 15 hours."

Zhang Heng felt relieved and patted his chest, "Fortunately, the next round of competition is tomorrow, so I won't miss the school ranking tournament."

Mr. Zhang was also so hardworking when he was young and never cared about his body. After all, youth is capital.

He fully understood his grandson's excitement when he participated in his first official competition.

However, the old man's expression suddenly grew serious. "Grandpa must remind you that a looting incident involving foreign and domestic forces occurred in the Grassland Area, and you are the only survivor. In a few days, a special investigator from the Alliance will come to you to cooperate with the investigation."

"Okay, Grandpa. As long as it's a reasonable request, I will fully cooperate." Zhang Heng responded seriously. Looking at his grandson, the worry in the old man's eyes became even more intense.

"Your ability to make Pokémon grow to giant size has been exposed. Even pictures of a giant Steelix are now circulating on the Internet." The old man said worriedly.

Zhang Heng thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa, this ability is called Dynamax. Xingyao Technology will announce its research results soon. That should help divert some attention away from me."

The old man shook his head. "I'm worried about foreign forces. If they set their sights on you and your abilities, we'll be in big trouble."

As he spoke, the old man's thoughts seemed to return to the turbulent early years of the People's Republic of China. Even in mainland China, he often faced assassination threats from foreign forces and spies. The old man himself had been attacked by criminals many times.

"Don't underestimate these foreign forces. They even send out divine beasts to carry out assassination missions! Taozi was once the divine beast they sent to deal with me."

Zhang Heng, who had been somewhat relaxed, suddenly became interested. "What? Tao Dailang is actually a Pokémon from a foreign power. How did you manage to capture it?"

The old man smiled and explained, "To be precise, I didn't tame Taozi. It just wanted to stay with me. I chased it away several times, but it refused to leave."

Zhang Heng was puzzled. How could a poison-type Pokémon develop a liking for a doctor who saves lives?

The old man saw through his thoughts and said, "All medicines are poisonous. Doctors who can cure diseases and save lives are often also masters of poison!"

In the eyes of the Chinese people, the old man is a highly respected medical saint; but in the eyes of foreign forces, he is the dreaded Breaking Bad.

The old man's legendary record is not limited to poisoning one or two people or a highly protected high-ranking official. He once poisoned tens of thousands of enemy soldiers on his own, but we will leave these stories aside for now.

Afterwards, the grandfather and grandson had an in-depth discussion on the threats posed by foreign forces and methods to enhance mental strength.

After a long talk, the old man was ready to rest - his heart was in his throat all day.

When they reached the door of the ward, the old man turned around and said, "Xiao Heng, it was Hu Tao, the master of the Guangdong Water System Gym, who brought you back. You must find a time to come and thank him."

Zhang Heng nodded solemnly. Given his comatose state, he would have been abducted if not for the timely rescue. "Master Hu from the Water Gym? You must thank him."

Because of his grandfather's arrangement, no one knew that Zhang Heng was recuperating here, and he also had a rare chance to relax and adjust his body.

At this time, the strange dream about the blue star appeared in my mind again, especially the mysterious figure at the end. What did it represent?

"Could that black figure be hinting that it swapped me in my previous dimension with me here? Is the strange sound it makes trying to communicate with me?"

"But those sounds only give me a splitting headache. I can't make any sense out of them."

Zhang Heng's mind was full of thoughts, and he thought of all the possibilities. However, he could not find any clues in his memory that matched the strange space and the appearance of the black shadow.

"Alas, there is really no way to verify it. This is all too strange."

Suddenly, Zhang Heng seemed to have thought of something. He clapped his hands and shouted, "Oi~ Haunter, are you there?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the temperature in the entire private ward suddenly dropped, and a chill spread. Then, a sinister laugh came from under the bed.

"Hehe~"

I saw purple-black mists rushing out from under the bed. They quickly intertwined and merged, and in the blink of an eye they turned into the appearance of Haunter.

Zhang Heng looked intently and saw a long and narrow Pokémon that looked like a lizard lying lazily on top of Haunter's head - it was the Shiny Dragon Messier that Haunter had brought out from the Grass Field Area.

"Hehe~"

Haunter suddenly thrust a hand into his chest, rummaged around in it for a while, and finally pulled out the Master Ball.

Then, it grabbed Duolong Messiah above its head, held the ball in one hand and Duolong in the other, and handed them to Zhang Heng.

Doron was obviously very reluctant and struggled desperately in Haunter's hands. After finally breaking free, he lay back on top of Haunter's head.

"Hey! Hey!"

Haunter seemed to be scolding Dragonite. The originally lazy Dragonite suddenly became restrained, like a rebellious child, and reluctantly returned to Haunter's hands.

Haunter immediately put on a flattering expression and handed the Dragonite and the Master Ball to Zhang Heng again.

Zhang Heng couldn't help but laugh at this scene. His Haunter had always had a special ability—he was particularly good at "cleaning up the battlefield."

Last time, he took the Spirit World Cloth and two Ghost Z Crystals from the gap in the Spirit World, and this time he directly took Rizki's Master Ball.

However, what surprised him even more was that Dragonite seemed to be particularly dependent on Haunter. Could it be because they were both ghost-type Pokémon?

Duolong looked at Zhang Heng and felt a sense of familiarity. Back when it was still in the Pokémon Egg, it sensed that a ghost-type Pokémon and a human who could communicate with Dragon-type energy had discovered it.

Now, it can also feel a kind of energy fluctuation that makes it comfortable from Zhang Heng. Although it is different from Haunter's, its little eyes are full of curiosity about Zhang Heng.