Chapter 889
Mr. Brandon proved his determination through his actions.
Arriving at the spot where the wild Regirock had departed, he immediately sent out his own Regi Trio: Regirock, Regice, and Registeel.
It was Terranceâs first time seeing Regice and Registeel in person, and he couldnât help but observe them carefully.
Together with Regirock, that made three Legendary Pokémon. Mr. Brandon certainly had excellent taste!
âWhen the three of them exist together, the Lock-On move they use jointly is far stronger than the perception of Psychic-type PokĂ©mon,â Mr. Brandon explained after noticing Terranceâs confusion.
Moments later, Regirock, Regice, and Registeel gathered around the place where the wild Regirock had left and began locking onto its position through the route it had taken.
As three legendary Eternal PokĂ©mon, a complex yet close connection existed among them. Once the Lock-On was activated, brown, blue, and silver light radiated respectively from Regirock, Regice, and Registeel. In Terranceâs view, the lights quickly merged together and traced their way deep underground.
After a while, Mr. Brandon took out a palm-sized device that resembled a detector and began scanning for the energy fluctuations of the three Pokémon.
âThis isâŠâ
As the fluctuations displayed by the detector kept changing, Mr. Brandon frowned.
âWhatâs wrong?â Terrance asked.
âIt locked onto the location where Regirock disappeared, but its own fluctuations have suddenly been cut off. A very strange reaction.â
âHas anything similar happened before?â
âNo. This detector was specially made to lock onto Regirock. This is the first time weâve tried it,â Mr. Brandon said, showing a puzzled expression.
After thinking for a moment, he sent out a Shedinja and had it sink into the ground.
However, it wasnât long before the Shedinja returned, looking rather dejected.
Recalling Shedinja, Brandon concluded:
âBut one thing is certain, Regirock has entered the Mirage Tower. Otherwise, thereâs no reason we would completely lose track of it. It seems this detector still needs to be improved.â
âMr. Brandon, is it possible that Mirage Tower has already disappeared from this space-time?â Terrance asked, recalling the existence of Unown.
âIt has already been confirmed that Unown have a habit of inhabiting space-time rifts. Perhaps they possess the ability to hide Mirage Tower in a place similar to the âsubspaceâ that Ghost-type PokĂ©mon enter,â Terrance speculated.
âSubspace, huh?â Brandon glanced at the detector in his hand and said, âThank you. Thatâs indeed a new line of thought. Perhaps installing a device capable of sensing spatial fluctuations into this detector could lead to new discoveries. But since we missed this chance, who knows when weâll see Regirock again.â
Although they failed to locate Mirage Tower, and both Mr. Brandon and Terrance felt regret, they didnât show it.
Terrance was clearly still very concerned about that experience with the space-time rift.
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Meanwhile.
Since they gained no further results and had also clarified the origin of the rock Tyranitar had eaten, Brandon and Terrance did not stay long and returned to the Battle Pyramid.
Terrance was also invited by Brandon as a guest. He did not refuse Mr. Brandonâs invitation, because there happened to be something he wanted to inform him about.
âYou want to enter the Super-ancient Pyramid?â Mr. Brandon looked at him with surprise.
âWhat is the Super-ancient pyramid?!!â
After entering the Battle Pyramid facility, the four adventurers who had come here as guests earlier also heard Terranceâs request. Since it wasnât something that needed to be kept secret, Terrance found an opportunity and said it directly.
âAre you sure you want to go to that place?â Mr. Brandon asked seriously.
âYes. As you know, Iâm currently challenging the Champion League and still need more training. After thinking it over, in the Hoenn region, only that place suits me best.â
As the number of criminal gangs around Hoenn had decreased, Terranceâs plan to gain experience through real combat had been temporarily delayed. However, after meeting Mr. Brandon this time, it reminded him of an interesting place.
Getting into that place might be somewhat troublesome, but once inside, it had a very strong tempering effect on a Trainer.
âWith your strength, entering there wouldnât be dangerous,â Brandon pondered for a moment. âHowever, you still need to go through the normal procedures.â
âExcuse me⊠what exactly is the Super-ancient Pyramid?â The four adventurers showed puzzled expressions. It was the first time they had heard this term. They knew about the Battle Pyramidâthe aircraft they were currently standing onâbut what was the Super-ancient Pyramid?
âThatâs a relic of a Super-ancient civilization,â Terrance explained with a smile, not expecting that these adventurers had never heard of it.
âThatâs right. The Battle Pyramid weâre riding now was built based on it,â Brandon said.
As the number one figure in the exploration world, the powerful Mr. Brandon had conquered countless ruins, forbidden zones, and dangerous locations.
Among them, the Super-ancient Pyramid was fully explored for the first time by Mr. Brandon.
Perhaps others had entered it before him, but very few had come out alive.
âYou should be familiar with the five danger ratings from D to S level for Lost Regions, right?â Mr. Brandon said to the four adventurers.
Terrance had only learned about the danger rating system for wilderness areas when he was being evaluated as a Gym Leader candidate. What surprised him was that although these four adventurers had never heard of the Super-ancient Pyramid, they were very familiar with this rating system.
âThe Super-ancient Pyramid is located on a solitary island and occupies more than 90% of the islandâs area. But thatâs not the main pointâthe key is that itâs extremely tall, with a total of 21 floors. Except for the 21st floor, every level is inhabited by many battle-capable PokĂ©mon. These 20 levels where PokĂ©mon live each have different environments and climates. Isnât that fascinating? It has now been confirmed that this pyramid is a product left behind by a Super-ancient civilization.â
The environments inside the Super-ancient Pyramid were not something that could be explained by the current system of knowledge.
For example, on the first floor, the Pokémon that lived there all had moves capable of inflicting paralysis status on enemies.
On the second floor, the Pokémon there all possessed moves that could inflict poison status.
On the third floor, burnâŠ
On the seventh floor, freezingâŠ
On the twelfth floor, four types of weather coexistedâŠ
On the sixteenth floor, a paradise for Ghost-typesâŠ
On the eighteenth floor, the Valley of DragonsâŠ
Each floor was different, making the Super-ancient Pyramid a place where danger and mysteries coexisted. Very few people had ever managed to reach the top.
âThe discoverer and conqueror of this pyramid is Mr. Brandon,â Terrance said.
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