Elf: Is the bear apprentice the weakest? I'll shatter the sky with my fists.

Faced with the two girls' anxious questioning, Li Chen simply held their faces gently.

“It’s not too hasty for me.”

Li Chen's thumb brushed the tears from Sakurada Xueli's eyes, and he wiped away the bread crumbs on the corner of Ao Shiyao's mouth. "The Annihilation-level secret realm is too dangerous. You guys just wait at home obediently."

Sakurada Xueli's lips trembled and she wanted to say something, but Li Chen pressed her lips with his index finger.

Ao Shiyao's coral earrings swayed, and finally fell down silently.

They knew better than anyone that if they followed Li Chen into a dangerous situation that could make him look like that, they would only become a burden.

The sunlight suddenly became dazzling, making people's eyes sore.

"Wait until I come back."

Li Chen finally rubbed the tops of the two girls' heads. He didn't care that Sakurada Xueli's strawberry hairpin was crooked, and he didn't care that Ao Shiyao's coral earrings were tangled in his fingers.

When he turned around, the backpack was already in his hand.

It felt so light that it didn't feel like a long journey, but more like a stroll down the block.

Unzipping it, it was completely empty, save for a slightly bulging inner pocket: half a box of energy cubes.

It was enough for him to single-handedly enter the Annihilation Realm ten times.

......

......

On the porch in the morning light, Sakurada Xueli's knuckles turned white as she clutched the hem of her skirt.

Just as Li Chen stepped out of the door.

He suddenly turned around and took the person into his arms, his lips moving slightly.

Sakurada Xueli's pupils suddenly dilated, her ears were buzzing, and she even forgot the rhythm of her breathing.

"Master...Father..."

The warmth on her lips was still there when they separated, and Sakurada Xueli's whole face was burning brighter than the morning glow.

Ao Shiyao's coral earrings swayed violently, and her fingertips sank deeply into her palms.

"Of course, no matter who you forget, you can never forget the eldest lady."

Li Chen suddenly leaned over and kissed Ao Shiyao lightly on the forehead.

The girl's coral hair accessory snapped onto his nose, but it couldn't cover the tips of both girls' ears, which were red at the same time.

.......

.......

Inside the VIP room of Alliance Airport, the air suddenly froze.

"You want to go into the annihilation-level secret realm of the United States alone?!"

The coffee cups in the hands of several senior executives fell at the same time, and the brown liquid left glaring marks on the pure white carpet.

Alarms on the tactical tablets blared one after another, and someone even accidentally knocked over an entire data rack.

ta ta ta ......

Ye Rong walked through the chaotic crowd and pressed down on Li Chen's shoulders with such force that it could break a normal person's bones.

"Come back alive."

These four words were squeezed out from between his teeth, and the body temperature with the smell of gunpowder was transmitted through his palms.

The laurel wreath on Li Chen's head suddenly flickered, as if responding to this heaviness.

When the boarding announcement came from the control tower, the entire terminal hall fell silent.

Only Ye Rong's communicator suddenly lit up, and the message just sent by Shi Donghai popped up on the screen: [Contacted the United States for support]

Li Chen's back had already merged into the dazzling sunlight at the end of the gangway...

Inside the cabin.

The lights were dimmed to the lowest setting, like a deep, silent pool.

Li Chen sat alone in the first class cabin, his fingertips stroking the laurel crown that was gradually becoming brighter.

Every time it touched, a few strands of hair turned frosty white.

The flight attendants hid behind the curtain and dared not make a sound, and even the beverage cart avoided this row of seats.

Only the occasional suppressed cough of the captain and the co-pilot's whispered "Legend bless you" could be heard from the cockpit.

Clouds rolled outside the porthole, and occasional flashes of lightning illuminated the two-color bracelet on his wrist.

The strawberry scent of Sakurada Xueli was still lingering on her collar, and Ao Shiyao's coral bracelet was getting slightly warm.

It was already night when we arrived in Hawaii.

The Hawaiian night breeze blows in the air, carrying the scent of sea salt.

When the China Alliance's special plane slowly came to a stop, dazzling searchlights suddenly lit up on both sides of the runway.

A dozen trainers in star-spangled uniforms spread out in tactical formation, the red-haired woman at the front tapping her knee with a Poké Ball.

"Mr. Li Chen?"

Her greeting was thickly accented, but her eyes were fixed on the blue coral bracelet on his backpack.

what's the situation?

How could this person possess the bracelet of the highest-ranking member of the Ao family...

At the end of the runway, thunderstorm clouds could be vaguely seen gathering in the direction of the secret realm.

"Nice to meet you."

Li Chen nodded slightly, his white hair shining coldly under the searchlight.

He glanced at the six special Poké Balls on the other person's waist.

It can be seen that the opponent's strength is quite good.

"Yuna, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Lighthouse Alliance." The red-haired woman held out her hand. "Shall we discuss this in the car?"

The interior lights of the armored vehicle behind her suddenly turned on, illuminating the thick tactical information on the seat.

The one at the top reads [Thunder Secret Realm Activation Prediction]. In the photo next to it, a pitch-black beast is tearing open a rift in space...

The sea breeze on the runway suddenly changed direction, bringing with it the unique smell of ozone from a distant secret place.

The bracelet on Li Chen's wrist moved automatically without wind, as if it sensed something.

Rumble...

The armored vehicle's bulletproof glass isolates outside sounds into vague background noise.

Yuna leaned back in the leather seat, her fingertips tapping rhythmically on the tablet.

A few strands of red hair slipped out from under the military cap, casting an uneasy shadow on the cheek.

"That damn place has already lost several investigators."

She suddenly threw the folder onto Li Chen's knees, and among the scattered papers were revealed several shocking photos.

Next, a video plays automatically.

In the golden lightning, a triangular prism-shaped crown flashed by, and the ground instantly turned into scorched earth.

The screams of the person filming stopped abruptly.

Outside the car window, the thunderstorm clouds in the distance continued to expand, vaguely forming a terrifying shape similar to the outline of a lightning rod...

"Listen, kid."

Yuna pointed her finger at the charred protective suit in the photo, "Last week, a gym-level trainer entered the Thunder Realm."

The armored vehicle rolled over a pothole, causing her voice to suddenly drop. "We only recovered half of the Poké Ball."

Outside the car window, lightning illuminated the hideous old scar beneath her hair.

It extends from the brow bone to the corner of the mouth, like a twisted centipede.

"If we turn around now..."

Yuna suddenly threw a golden magnetic card over, "All you can eat in the presidential suite with champagne."

The neon light reflected from the card just happened to illuminate the "Mortality Rate 97%" on the last page of the document.

Li Chen gently brushed across the charred marks on the document, his white hair shining coldly under the lighting inside the car.

"I must go."

When he raised his eyes, Yuna saw something in those pupils that she had never seen in a trainer's eyes before.

It's not reckless courage, but a firmness that's almost cold.

"That's where I find the answers I need."

Chapter 502 VS Electric Beam Wood

Outside the car window, a snake-shaped lightning exploded in the direction of the Thunder Secret Realm, illuminating his profile in flickering light.

Hearing this, Yuna roughly unscrewed the cap of the whiskey bottle and said, "Cheers to this foolish lunatic."

As the liquor entered my throat, the armored vehicle rolled over a rusted road sign:

【15 miles from Thunder Secret Realm】.

Raindrops began to hit the bulletproof glass, like countless tiny funeral drumbeats...

brake!

Suddenly, the armored vehicle stopped in the heavy rain, and the rusty "Welcome to Raven Town" sign was illuminated palely by the headlights.

Yuna kicked open the car door, and the rain immediately splashed mud around her combat boots. "Rest here tonight."

She pulled Li Chen's backpack strap and pulled him closer. The smell of whiskey mixed with the smell of gunpowder hit her face. "Listen, if you rush in now and die..."

She suddenly pressed a Poké Ball against his chest, the Lighthouse Alliance emblem on the ball's shell burning painfully. "The Chinese fleet will arrive in Hawaii tomorrow."

The neon lights of the small town hotel blurred blood red in the rain. In front of a window on the second floor, a figure in a uniform with American flags could be vaguely seen setting up observation equipment.

When Yuna threw the room key over, Li Chen noticed a fresh burn on her palm.

It was the distinctive scorch marks of an electric beam wood attack.

"I promise to stay quiet."

When Li Chen took the key, the bracelet on his wrist did not move in the rain.

"hehe."

Yuna narrowed her eyes, and finally just sneered, turned around and disappeared in the mud mist raised by the armored vehicle.

At midnight, the heavy rain stopped briefly.

When Li Chen climbed onto the windowsill lightly, the moonlight suddenly pierced through the clouds and illuminated Yuna who was leaning against the opposite tree trunk.

The Poké Ball in her hand was spinning, and electric light was flowing between the cracks in the ball.

"..."

"..."

Eyes facing each other.

A night patrolling dark crow flew past the two of them and made an awkward "caw" sound.

Yuna suddenly raised the bottle: "Take this with you if you want to escape."

The whiskey she threw accurately hit Li Chen's arms, "Give me courage."

From the distant Thunder Mystic Realm, a humming sound of space distortion could be heard...

Li Chen caught the wine bottle steadily and tapped the bottle lightly with his fingertips.

"Thanks."

He suddenly threw out the Poké Ball, and Latias's stretched, streamlined body appeared.