I'm the Owner of the Pokémon Day Care In the World of Pokémon-Chapter 1377: Forbidden Zone of Life

Despite the protection of Chimecho's psychic shield, Yuga was still shaken so badly that he saw stars.

After recovering, he looked at the pearl in the goddess statue's hand, momentarily unsure of how to get his hands on it.

With the pearl's healing abilities, Octillery seemed like an unkillable cockroach, getting back up again and again under Lapras's attacks. If Yuga didn't have healing abilities himself, Lapras might have been exhausted to death by now.

After thinking for a moment, Yuga took out a Poké Ball. Once he released Dragonite, he said to it, "Go and help Lapras."

"Dragonite~"

Dragonite responded, passing through the psychic shield and dashing toward Octillery like lightning.

Although Dragonite wasn't a Water-type Pokémon, it moved as effortlessly in water as if it were, making no difference at all. With a flap of its small wings, it shot forward as fast as a rocket.

Seeing another opponent, Octillery arrogantly extended its tentacles, trying to ensnare Dragonite. Dragonite swiftly grabbed one of the tentacles and yanked Octillery toward itself, then delivered a powerful Thunder Punch straight to its belly.

Golden lightning crackled through the water, and most of it turned into electric serpents that wrapped around Octillery, making it shriek in agony.

Its tentacles writhed wildly, coiling around Dragonite's body loop by loop. Some even slithered up to Dragonite's neck, attempting to strangle it with the Bind move.

As Dragonite struggled against the tentacles with both hands, golden light flared from its body, sending a surge of powerful electricity through it. Octillery, terrified, immediately released its grip.

But Dragonite wasn't about to let it off so easily. Holding onto one of Octillery's tentacles, it spun in a full circle before ruthlessly hurling Octillery away. Then, without hesitation, it struck Octillery with a Thunderbolt.

Lapras wasn't idle either. Just as Octillery was flung away, Lapras unleashed a Dragon Pulse.

The battered and bruised Octillery landed right inside one of the circles near the goddess statue. Instantly, another healing beam descended upon it, and its wounds vanished in an instant.

Seeing this, Dragonite and Lapras launched another Thunderbolt and Dragon Pulse at Octillery. Although Octillery managed to dodge with agility, the circle beneath it was obliterated by the attacks.

Yuga wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that, for a brief moment, the pearl's glow dimmed slightly.

Focusing intently on Octillery, Yuga then shifted his gaze to the circles beneath the statue. Suddenly, he pointed at the circles, signaling Dragonite and Lapras. Instantly, the two Pokémon understood his intent. Instead of relentlessly attacking Octillery, they turned their attacks toward the circles.

Octillery was horrified by their actions and tried to stop them, but there was no way it could. Within moments, Dragonite and Lapras had obliterated the circles one by one using Thunderbolt and Dragon Pulse.

With every shattered circle, Yuga noticed that the pearl's glow dimmed even further.

As the circles were nearly destroyed, the entire plaza began to shake violently. Cracks appeared in the dome above, and chunks of brick and stone began to fall from it.

Seeing this, Yuga quickly instructed Chimecho to use Teleport to bring him near the pearl. The moment he got close, he swiftly grabbed the pearl and stored it in his system space.

The moment Yuga touched the pearl again, another energy wave shot out from it. However, this time, the wave fizzled out as soon as it appeared. It didn't even manage to touch him, let alone blast him away.

Just as Yuga had suspected, this place had a fully functional guardian system. Once any part of it was destroyed, the entire system would collapse on its own.

As soon as the pearl disappeared, the tremors in the plaza intensified, and it was on the verge of collapse. Without hesitation, Yuga ordered Chimecho to take him out of there and signaled Dragonite and Lapras to stop engaging with Octillery.

With the pearl gone, the seabed was plunged into total darkness. Left with no other choice, Yuga took out his flashlight again. Using its beam to guide them, he successfully escaped the sea cavern. freeweɓnøvel.com

The moment they emerged, the cavern behind them collapsed with a deafening roar!

Trailing right behind them was Octillery. It had completely lost its mind—its treasure had been stolen by Yuga, and now its nest was gone as well. The grudge it bore was now irreconcilable!

The moment the old Dragalge who is guarding the entrance saw Octillery suddenly burst out, it was struck with terror. It had barely begun to move when Octillery shot past it, furiously chasing Yuga, Dragonite, and Lapras toward the ocean's surface.

On the ghost ship, Tierno and the others were anxiously awaiting news from Yuga when they suddenly heard a loud explosion from the sea. Moments later, they saw Chimecho emerge from the water, carrying Yuga, with Dragonite and Lapras right behind them.

"Dusknoir! Get the ghost ship away from here!"

Before Tierno and the others could react, Yuga's voice rang out from the sky. Dusknoir immediately obeyed, commanding its subordinates to steer the ghost ship far away as fast as possible.

Boom!!!

Another thunderous crash resounded. From afar, Tierno and his friends saw an giant Octillery burst out of the water, its thick tentacles churning up towering waves.

Only now did they fully understand why Yuga had told them to move the ghost ship away.

The moment Octillery surfaced, Lapras and Dragonite—now positioned above it—unleashed Dragon Pulse and Thunderbolt at the same time. Meanwhile, Octillery countered by spewing out a massive Hydro Pump.

Boom!!!

The attacks collided head-on. In an instant, the Dragon Pulse and Thunderbolt shattered Octillery's Hydro Pump and struck its body directly.

Octillery let out a miserable screech, its frenzied tentacles whipping up another massive wave that sent the ghost ship drifting even farther away.

Enraged and disregarding its injuries, Octillery launched another attack on Lapras and Dragonite.

However, it had only just reached the Champion level. It was already struggling to handle one of them, let alone both at the same time.

Back in the sea cavern, if it hadn't been for the pearl's assistance, Lapras alone would have been enough to take it down.

Before long, Octillery finally collapsed from exhaustion. Without hesitation, Yuga took out a Poké Ball and threw it, successfully capturing Octillery.

With the battle over, the raging waves settled. The old Dragalge and its kind cautiously peeked out from beneath the water. Seeing that Yuga was unharmed and that Octillery had disappeared, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuga turned to the old Dragalge and said, "Octillery has been taken care of. As per our agreement, the treasure belongs to me!"

The old Dragalge immediately nodded. As long as they could be freed from Octillery's rule, they would rather give up the treasure altogether.

Seeing this, Yuga said no more. After recalling Lapras and the others, he left with Chimecho.

The old Dragalge watched Yuga's departing figure for a while. Then, it called out to the Dragalge and Skrelp behind it, and the entire group swiftly dove into the ocean.

From that moment on, they were finally free!

Back on the ghost ship, Tierno and the others immediately rushed over.

"Gym Leader Shimizu, are you alright?"

"Did you really capture that Octillery just now? That was incredible!"

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After they finished asking questions all at once, Yuga said, "Everything's settled now. I'll take you back to Ambrette Town."

About an hour later, the ghost ship successfully arrived at the coast near Ambrette Town. After dropping the three off, Yuga said, "I'll be leaving you here. Until we meet again."

"Thank you, Gym Leader Shimizu!"

Standing on the beach, the three of them waved goodbye to Yuga, their hearts still racing. After experiencing such an eventful and thrilling day, they all found it incredibly exciting.

After bidding farewell to Tierno and the others, Yuga steered the ghost ship along the coastline near Ambrette Town, heading east. Finally, before nightfall, he reached the river he had planned to follow and began sailing upstream.

Nighttime, inside the ghost ship's cabin.

Yuga took out the pearl he had obtained during the day from his system backpack. What had once been a pearl larger than a human head had now shrunk to the size of an eyeball, nearly identical to the black orb on Absol's body.

In the darkness, the pearl emitted a faint glow. The dazzling radiance it had once displayed at the underwater plaza, as bright as the sun, was now completely gone.

This pearl was undoubtedly deeply connected to Xerneas. In the past, Yuga would have handed it over to Florges to see if it could be of any use to her.

But now, he didn't dare to. With the precedent set by Absol, who knew if this pearl would suddenly escape Florges's control?

Although Xerneas and Yveltal were different, Yuga was unwilling to take any risks.

He wiped the pearl with his hand, but when it showed no other reaction, he put it back into the system space.

Several days passed.

Yuga had followed the river deep into the interior of the Kalos region, gradually moving away from human-inhabited areas.

At the same time, Shauna, having parted ways with Tierno and Trevor, arrived at the site of the Pokémon Showcase, where she ran into Ash, Serena, and their group.

"You're serious? Yuga is in Kalos?" Ash and Clemont asked in unison.

"Really? Really?" Bonnie bounced on her toes anxiously. "Big Bro Yuga is in Kalos? Where is he?"

"I don't know where he is now," Shauna said. "We ran into him near Ambrette Town. You guys don't know what happened..."

Excitedly, she began recounting Yuga's battle against the mass of Skrelp and the giant Octillery.

"He's incredibly strong—the strongest Trainer I've ever seen!"

Listening to her story, the only one in the group who had never met Yuga, Serena, looked curious. "Is he really as amazing as you say? Even stronger than Ash?"

"I'm still far behind Yuga," Ash admitted with a little embarrassment. "But one day, I'll surpass him!" His determination reignited in an instant.

"Then you better work hard!" Shauna encouraged him. The image of Florges effortlessly taking down thousands of Skrelp and Dragalge was still vivid in her mind. She found it hard to imagine Ash ever beating that Pokémon.

"Exactly, exactly! Ash is strong, but Big Bro Yuga is even stronger!" Bonnie chimed in.

"I believe Ash can do it!" No matter what others thought, Serena had full confidence in him.

"If Yuga is in Kalos, maybe we'll run into him someday!" Clemont said optimistically.

On the other side, Yuga continued to sail along the wide river aboard the ghost ship. At the front of the ship, a giant Octillery was pulling the vessel forward with ropes, moving slowly ahead.

This Octillery was the one Yuga had captured just a few days ago. After several days of "discipline," the once-arrogant Octillery had been completely tamed by Yuga.

Although it had acted wildly that day, that was only because it had been provoked into a frenzy. In truth, it was quite timid. If it had known how strong Yuga was from the start, it would never have dared to attack so recklessly.

Now that it had fallen into Yuga's hands, disobedience was no longer an option. After all, Dragonite's physical electrotherapy (Thunder Punch) was always ready to remind it who was in charge.

Throughout the journey, whenever they encountered obstructing Pokémon in the river, Octillery was the one to deal with them. A Champion-level Pokémon was more than enough to handle any trouble along the way.

It was unclear how long they had been sailing when Yuga suddenly spotted a barren land up ahead. The sight stood in stark contrast to the surrounding environment, which was filled with towering ancient trees. Yuga immediately realized that he had arrived at his destination.

With the directions given by his master, locating Allearth Forest was not difficult for Yuga. Furthermore, this place had once been one of the key outposts for the Kalos region's pioneering forces.

Despite the passage of decades, Allearth Forest had changed little from how his master had described it. After the "Great Destruction," this vast land had become utterly barren, covered in scorched earth where not a single blade of grass could grow. The Pokémon from other areas all avoided it, fearing the ominous aura that still lingered here.

Before long, the ghost ship arrived at the base of a waterfall. Octillery turned around with a pitiful expression, refusing to go any further. Crossing this waterfall would mean officially entering the domain of Allearth Forest.

Even though Octillery did not know the name of this place or understand what had happened here, it could instinctively sense the overwhelming aura of misfortune ahead. No matter what, it was unwilling to advance any further.

Yuga did not force it. Instead, he recalled Octillery into its Poké Ball and ordered his Ghost-type Pokémon to lift the ghost ship over the waterfall.

Now seeing the land below from such a close distance, Yuga could truly grasp the devastating impact the "Great Destruction" had left on Allearth Forest.

Perhaps this place could no longer even be called Allearth Forest, for there was nothing in sight except scorched earth.

Could there really be a large Electric-type Pokémon community here?

Yuga couldn't help but feel a deep sense of doubt. Had the system tricked him?

"Find a place to land," Yuga instructed Dusknoir, who was piloting the ghost ship.

"Dusknoir~"

Dusknoir responded and directed the Ghost-type Pokémon to lower the ghost ship to the riverbank.

This river flowed through Allearth Forest, with the waterfall Yuga had just crossed serving as the boundary—everything to the north of the waterfall belonged to Allearth Forest.

After disembarking from the ghost ship, Yuga walked to the forest's edge. Just as he was about to step inside, he suddenly saw a Fletchling that had flown into the area drop straight from the sky. After struggling for a few moments, it stopped moving entirely.

Staring at the lifeless Fletchling in shock, Yuga was left speechless, his heart pounding in unease.

H-How was he supposed to go in now?

He glanced around before plucking a leafy branch from a nearby tree and tossing it into the forest.

After about ten minutes, the once-lush green leaves turned yellow and withered away, becoming as lifeless as the unfortunate Fletchling.

No wonder Octillery had refused to approach from a distance—this place was terrifying. If not for the Fletchling's tragic warning, Yuga himself might have suffered the same fate.

The League had designated this place a forbidden zone of life, and it was clear why.