"The ultimate cave? It's a good name. If you're talking about a passage, I opened it."
Lusamine chuckled lightly and did not deny Xia Chen's suspicion.
The young man who stood not far away and got the truth, his eyes gradually darkened, he already understood everything.
The disappearance of my parents four years ago was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster!
A man-made disaster brewed by the ambitious Lusamine herself!
She clearly knew the danger of the Ultimate Cave, but in order to satisfy her almost perverted and paranoid desire for the ultimate beast, she did not hesitate to drag the entire Aether Foundation and even the entire Alola into the quagmire.
"What are you doing!"
A sharp, almost harsh sound echoed in the empty laboratory.
It was not Xia Chen who spoke, but Lillie.
"Why do you want to open such a large passage? What methods do you have to deal with those ultimate beasts? Do you know how much disaster this will bring to Alola? Dad also disappeared because of your ambition, right?"
The questioning voice mixed with tears did not change Lusamine's calm face.
She looked at Lillie, and there was no ordinary mother's love towards her daughter in her eyes, but only the enthusiasm that she was about to realize her ideal.
"The bigger the passage opens, the higher the possibility of crossing the passage to that world. I have been waiting for more than three years, and I don't want to wait any longer, and..."
Lusamine paused for a moment, and her cold tone revealed a rare softness, "I will bring them back, I will definitely——"
sieve--
Before Lusamine finished speaking, an imperceptible sound of wind suddenly sounded in the quiet and empty laboratory.
The next moment, a red humanoid elf suddenly appeared behind Lusamine, and the end of its right arm turned into a sharp thorn and pressed against her temple.
No one doubted that if it wanted to, Lusamine would never be able to say another word in her life.
But this paranoid woman who almost fell into madness was not afraid, and even had a sick smile on her lips.
"Xia Chen, you can't stop me. The opening of the channel is irreversible. Let alone Deoxys, it won't be useful even if Arceus comes!"
Xia Chen was silent, he did not doubt this.
It is true that Arceus is the supreme creation god, but Xia Chen is not sure at all whether the ultimate world belongs to him or not.
Even if it were under its control, there was no way the alpaca would come over right now.
So it doesn't matter whether Lusamine is deceiving herself or not. He doesn't have the ability or means to stop the opening of the Ultimate Cave.
Xia Chen felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart, but he hated the feeling of being threatened by this crazy woman at this moment, so he said coldly: "I'll give you ten seconds, or you'll die."
Lusamine was still laughing, her not-too-loud paranoid laughter echoing in the empty laboratory, making it extremely harsh.
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"Teacher, no!"
Lillie screamed in surprise.
No matter what, one thing that cannot be changed is that Lusamine is always her mother, and her blood-thicker-than-water feelings made her subconsciously plead with Xia Chen.
Xia Chen was silent, and Lusamine also stopped laughing.
She seemed to have suddenly regained her composure and elegance, and said calmly: "It doesn't matter, if I die, you can go to that world on my behalf. All I ask is that you help Lillie find her father. If you can't find her father...
Just help me take care of Lillie."
The tears in Lillie's eyes finally couldn't be suppressed and flowed down from the corners of her eyes.
The girl, whose emotions were ups and downs and almost collapsed, finally couldn't stand it any longer. She shouted loudly: "Why? Why would you do such a thing if you knew it would end like this!"
Lusamine did not answer her daughter's question, she just closed her eyes and counted down her death.
"Ten, nine, eight..."
Her voice was calm and calm, as if she was announcing something that had nothing to do with her.
Xia Chen suddenly felt that he couldn't understand what this woman was thinking.
Want to know, research and collect more ultimate beasts?
Or do you want to get a glimpse of the truth of the ultimate world?
Or do you want to go to that world to find your husband?
Maybe it's all, but who can analyze all of a person's inner thoughts in a simple sentence?
Xia Chen suddenly said: "Stop, finish dealing with the ultimate beast, and then I will take you to the ultimate world."
This was a compromise choice he gave, and it was also the last chance given to Lusamine.
Lusamine, who was imprisoned by Deoxys, quietly opened her eyes with complicated expressions, "I'm not lying to you, the opening of the Ultimate Cave is an irreversible process, and I have no ability to stop it."
"Then stop the growth of the spatial fluctuation deviation rate."
Xia Chen looked up at the number on the screen that had soared to 60%, and said coldly: "You should know that the higher the deviation rate, the more ultimate beasts will come out, and the more powerful they will be. I can still handle it now,
Don’t bring the really tough guys over.”
Lusamine bit her scarlet lips. Xia Chen knew that this was a subconscious action when people were hesitating and entangled.
He said calmly: "You haven't caused irreparable consequences yet, give yourself a chance."
After a pause, he whispered again: "Give Lillie a chance too."
The delicate body of the girl next to her trembled slightly, and the tears that had not yet dried were flowing again.
Lusamine looked at Lillie who was crying silently, and felt lost for a while.
Then, her pupils gradually became dilated, and her body, which had been tense like clockwork, finally relaxed.
A bitter smile mixed with relief appeared on her lips, and she said softly: "I understand, let me go."
Xia Chen shrugged and signaled Deoxys to let go of Lusamine.
He was not worried that this woman was lying to him. Not only did he believe that her conscience was still intact, but he also had absolute confidence in Deoxys.
And Lusamine did not let down the last chance given to her by Xia Chen. After entering a string of passwords at the console, she pressed the button that represented the abort.
The number on the screen finally settled at 62.8%, an exaggerated deviation rate that would lead to the ultimate beast.
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"The ultimate cave will open in half an hour at the latest, or maybe half a minute."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Lusamine said in a rather complicated tone: "What do you need me to do?"
Xia Chen did not give this woman a good look and said coldly: "First, use your influence in Alola to inform everyone of the news and call on residents to evacuate. Second, take out all the ultimate balls that can be used."
Lusamine nodded silently, called two people from the laboratory over, and ordered them to do this.
Xia Chen asked again: "Also, how long will the Ultimate Cave last?"
Lusamine shook her head, "There is no exact length, but it is proportional to the deviation rate. The longest one lasted 53 minutes."
Xia Chen silently calculated it. The time when the deviation rate was the highest was less than 28%, and this time it was 62.8%. If it was a simple linear relationship, would it last for two hours?
I don’t know if I’ll have time to clean up all this before crossing the passage before the ultimate cave closes.
If Rayquaza and Zapdos can arrive in time, it would be fine to leave the endgame to them.
Two hours should be enough for the Lightning Bird to arrive from Donghuang.
But what if all the Ultra Beasts were not contained before the Ultimate Cave was closed, and Rayquaza didn't come over?
Although this possibility is small, it must be considered.
Xia Chen didn't hesitate, and immediately decided in his heart not to go, and would wait for the next opportunity.
While thinking about it, Lusamine's men had already brought the ultimate ball over.
The carrier is several metal boxes, with purple mesh ultimate balls densely arranged in tailor-made pits.
Xia Chen made a rough count and found that one box contained about 20 ultimate balls, and there were 50 boxes in total.
He frowned and asked, "That's it?"
With such a large deviation rate, it is conservatively estimated that there are hundreds of ultimate alien beasts that have traveled through time. If they are not accurately captured one by one, these thousand Poké Balls will most likely not be enough.
Lusamine explained: "The materials for making Ultra Balls are very rare. These are all in stock, including the first-generation Poké Balls whose capture rate is not that high."
Lusamine shook her head, "No, we tried, but we couldn't even contain the ultimate beast."
Xia Chen picked up an ultimate ball and weighed it. Feeling its heavy hand, he said helplessly: "Then we can only use it sparingly. Don't throw the ball unless you beat the ultimate beast to the point of losing its fighting ability."
Lusamine nodded silently in agreement.
Just as Xia Chen and Lusamine were discussing the plan, Gulton standing aside suddenly raised his head.
The long feathers on its head trembled slightly like an antenna, and it said in a voice that only Xia Chen could hear: "I feel...the ultimate cave is about to open."
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Alliance calendar January 23, 2026, 7:32 pm.
Alola TV, which has just finished its daily news, usually broadcasts the Royal Battle, which is most popular among local residents, during this prime time period.
But an unusual episode happened today. Of course, no one knew at this moment what kind of uproar this episode would cause in a few minutes.
Just as a wonderful royal battle was about to begin, the scene suddenly switched from the battle arena at Alola Royal Dome to the news studio.
The beautiful female anchor with wheat-colored skin read out a message that had just been urgently notified by her superiors with a solemn face.
"Emergency broadcast! Emergency broadcast! An unpredictable and serious elf disaster will occur within half an hour. Residents and the elves at home please be prepared, protect yourself, and pass this news to residents who are not watching TV as soon as possible.
,Finally, please do not approach the unknown object that is about to appear! Repeat, do not approach! Do not approach! Do not approach!..."
This seemingly inexplicable emergency report quickly caused quite a stir.
Because such an incident has never happened on Alola TV before.
Some people believed and followed the instructions in the broadcast, while others regarded it as a joke made by the TV station. It was calm outside, so how could there be any "serious elf disaster"?
They either complained that the TV station interrupted their good mood of watching the game because of this boring joke, or they changed the channel and found that all TV stations in Alola were broadcasting this emergency notice.
And just when this looping notification reached the sixth time, a loud noise suddenly came from the dark night sky.
Many alert and curious people quickly looked out through the windows. They were shocked to find that along with the loud noise, there was an extremely huge, deep crack like an eye that opened in the night sky.
A strange and powerful light shines from it, illuminating the dark night sky where there should only be scattered stars twinkling.
Some people are surprised, some are afraid, some are curious, some are pensive, and all living beings are in a variety of ways.
In this era of mobile Internet where self-media is prevalent, many anchors have sensed a glimmer of opportunity and a chance to become popular.
They forgot, or ignored, the words "emergency", "serious disaster" and "keep away" in the notice being broadcast on TV.
Desire drives them to excitedly ride on the flying elves, turn on live broadcast or video recording on their mobile phones, and fly towards the crack in the night sky that looks very close but is actually very far away.
Because they were too far away, they did not see small black dots flying out of the cracks one after another.
What they don’t even know is that this will be their last live broadcast——
Death Live.
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At the same time, on the artificial island of Etherland.
In an open space in the center of the research institute, researchers and hundreds of elves looked up at the ultimate hole hanging above their heads, dumbfounded.
"How could this happen... The passage in the past would not have been this big..."
Lusamine shook her head slightly and murmured to herself, as if she was denying everything she saw.
Xia Chen sneered, "Who knows, maybe the deviation rate has exceeded a certain threshold and changed. Isn't it all thanks to you? You are a madman who does things without considering the consequences!"
"I have no idea..."
Lusamine closed her eyes in pain, unable to speak a complete sentence.
After choking for a while, she said: "After this incident is over, no matter what the outcome is, I will surrender and accept the trial of the alliance."
Xia Chen nodded lightly, "Of course, this is what you have to do."
Lillie glanced at her mother with a complicated expression, but hesitated to speak.
Lusamine wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "What should we do now? You must have a solution, right?"
In desperation, this woman with a high status in Alola actually used an honorific to a young man who was twenty years younger than her.
The latter frowned without any shame and said: "It's not easy to deal with. The ultimate hole is too big. If Deoxys isolates it with a barrier, it probably won't last more than a few minutes, and it will be invaded by those ultimate aliens."
Beast impact, losing its combat effectiveness in vain, the price/performance ratio is too low..."
He was analyzing to himself, while Lusamine and Lillie beside him looked even more nervous.
They have regarded this young, somewhat excessive, but also extremely reliable man as their backbone.
Now Xia Chen says it's not easy to handle, what else can they do?
Xia Chen, who had been thinking about countermeasures in his mind for a while, finally gave up on talking about it on paper.
He sighed softly and said: "The situation is more serious than I thought. There is no other way. Let's go ahead and fight later."
