Pokémon: From Magikarp

Chapter 869 The Out-of-Control Flower (Author's Thoughts)

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"Girl...you really saw Rena? Where is she?"

Mizuna asked incredulously. Although he still didn't quite believe Lin Shi, no one except him and Rena should know what he said.

Hearing Shui Wudeng's words, Lin Shi's gaze became somewhat complicated. His eyes slowly moved forward, looking towards his left front.

Just as Mizunato was questioning him, his daughter stood there, calling out repeatedly, but everyone present ignored her and was unable to establish any connection with Rena.

“hope… Yi… is truly amazing.”

Lin Shi murmured to himself, feeling a little disoriented by the eerie scene, wondering if he was the one who was abnormal.

"Phew, I don't know where she is now, but I have definitely seen her. She's not dead yet, and I think what I just said must be what she wanted to convey to you."

Lin Shi sighed slightly. He didn't tell the truth. In fact, it was Mizunashi Rena who asked him to keep it a secret, perhaps because she was worried that Mizunashi Rena would do something even crazier if she knew the truth.

In fact, Rena's feelings towards Mizunashi are very complicated. She finds it hard to accept that her father, who is so friendly to both people and spirits, is the professor at Polaris.

He even deliberately created tragedies for his research and bred ghost-type Pokémon based on urban legends. This dark image was completely different from the image of her father in her heart.

Even so, she couldn't bear to watch her father step into the abyss. What she had Lin Shi conveyed earlier wasn't a lie. Although she couldn't explain it clearly, based on her existing memories, her father's method would absolutely not succeed.

"Your daughter, Rena Mizunashi, should be a very kind girl, right? Have you ever thought about how she will view everything you've done?"

Lin Shi continued speaking while observing the surroundings. Finally, his gaze settled on the Xi Yi Flower in Shui Wu Deng's hand. It seemed that because it was only one step away from being fully restored, its current appearance was very special, and it was impossible to tell whether it was absorbing or releasing darkness.

That flower gave him a very bad feeling, like a time bomb, making him afraid to make any rash moves. Otherwise, he would have already started to launch a sweeping attack on these scumbags from Polaris.

Perhaps because he had learned about his daughter, a slight emotional fluctuation appeared on Mizunoto's usually calm face. He gently placed his hand on the flower of the west, lost in thought.

"I know, of course I know."

Suddenly, Mizuno spoke in a low voice, it was unclear whether she was speaking to Lin Shi or to her daughter.

“But once the ritual begins, it is irreversible, and even if I do nothing now, it will not agree.”

Seemingly because he learned about his daughter, Mizunoki's thoughts wavered for a moment, but then the black lines on his face began to spread again, and the mother plant of the Hibiscus Flower in his hand began to sway as if it were sentient. A look of pain appeared on Mizunoki's face.

"It's too late. It's all unavoidable now. I know I'm not a good father, but I really love my daughter. If you ever see her again, please tell her this for me."

As she spoke, Mizunohito's breathing became increasingly rapid.

"Pfft."

Mizuki knelt on the ground, her only remaining hand trembling as she reached into her bosom and pulled out a snow-white scarf.

“Ever since Rena disappeared, I have knitted a scarf for her every year on her birthday. This is this year’s scarf. I hope you will give it to her when you meet her in the future.”

Seeing Shui Wudeng's words, which sounded like he was entrusting his son to someone, gave Lin Shi a bad feeling. Everything Shui Wudeng did indicated that he had lost control of the situation.

"dad……"

Seeing Mizunato's pained expression, Rena Mizunato knelt down in front of her and cried out loudly. She reached out to Mizunato, but her hand passed right through the white veil.

Apart from Lin Shi, no one could perceive her crying, her cries, or her pain.

"Buzz!"

Seemingly sensing Shui Wudeng's thoughts, the mother plant of Xiyi Flower suddenly erupted with another burst of energy.

"what?"

The next second, Lin Shi sensed something. The crystal ball in his hand, which had been quiet, suddenly emitted light. In the dazzling light, cracks spread out, and the faint cracking sound made Lin Shi feel uneasy.

Immediately afterwards, the cracks deepened, the entire crystal ball shattered completely, and a ray of light flew rapidly toward the Flower of the West.

"This is bad! The Flower of Xiyi has recovered too much of its original essence and can now instinctively control the remaining essence. Now that it has recovered to its complete form, the power it has accumulated for so long will allow it to enter its full maturity stage!"

Seeing this, Alpha said with a gloomy expression, "The research they've been planning at their base for so long has been ruined just like that!"

"Stop talking nonsense, what will happen when it reaches maturity?"

Lin Shi turned his head and shouted loudly, but at this moment Alpha no longer cared about his attitude and responded in a low voice.

"The spirit world passage will be fully opened, not as a temporary node, but as a stable and long-term passage. The power emanating from the spirit world will use this passage as a center to erode the entire real world!"

"what?!"

Lin Shi gritted his teeth. These people are such bastards! The things they do get bigger and bigger each time. This time, they've finally caused the end of the world!

"Lin Shi, Fujiwara, you should leave here quickly. I'm about to lose control of the power of the Xi Yi Flower and I will be sacrificed to ascend. Whether this path is right or wrong, I must see it for myself."

Shui Wudeng was no longer human at this moment. He looked at Lin Shi and the other two and said in a low voice, completely unaware of the tearful eyes of his beloved daughter standing in front of him.

"Whizzing."

As soon as Shui Wudeng finished speaking, the earth suddenly surged, and thick Xiyi flowers rose from the ground, instantly binding everyone at the B2 base. Without the elves, they had no power to resist.

"But before that, you must leave your lives behind!"

After saying that, he clenched his fist tightly, and each of the Xi Yi Flowers burst forth with a powerful suction force, instantly sucking the members of Polaris into dried corpses, including Gamma and Epsilon of the Big Dipper stronghold.

"Damn it, you've lost your coffin!"

As the Flower of the West drew closer, Alpha clenched his fist and shouted at the sky. The Coffin of Lost Souls, which had been binding the Winged Law, instantly appeared behind Alpha. Then, the coffin lid opened instantly, sucking Alpha in. His figure gradually dissipated and he quickly left the real world.

Once freed from its restraints, Zhenyi became exceptionally excited, soaring through the air with an imposing aura that intimidated the entire audience.

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Let me tell you what's on my mind!

First of all, I sincerely apologize to all the readers who like this book. The updates have been very unstable lately, which is my own fault.

This book has been in the works for a year and a half now, nearly two million words long. I never planned it to take this long initially; according to the original plan, it should have finished this June. But as you can see, it's only in the middle to late stages now. (?﹏?)

It's fair to say that plans can't keep up with changes. The book's length has far exceeded our initial expectations, resulting in me being completely overwhelmed with work in this current timeframe!

Damn, I'm a third-year graduate student now. I need to find a job and write my graduation thesis, but neither of these things is going well. It's hard to find a job, and the thesis is also progressing quite slowly.

Writing a novel under these circumstances threw his life and studies into chaos, often keeping him up until one or two in the morning, and the result was still a mess.

Sure enough, after a long period of time, I've recently developed some health problems. Fortunately, nothing serious, but the doctor advised me to maintain a healthy lifestyle, saying that my current physical condition is not suitable for my age...

Actually, I know very well that the quality of my recent updates has been very poor, and many times it's not that I don't have time to write, but rather... I don't feel like writing. Under pressure from various sources, I completely lack the joy of writing with enthusiasm that I used to have; all I feel is the numbness of completing a task.

I don't know if you can understand that feeling of seeing that it's already 11 o'clock and suddenly remembering that I haven't written the novel for today. This has been my daily routine for a long time.

Writing is actually a very interesting thing, but only when I'm stuck on a paper or getting rejected for a job... I'm afraid I'll burst into tears while writing in those situations. Of course, that's just an exaggeration, but it's true...

I feel like I'm rambling a bit as I write this, but anyway, it'll be hard to keep updates going for a while. I'm starting to seriously doubt I'll graduate, so I need to make the most of my last bit of time to get things done.

But I can assure you that I will not abandon this book. I feel that it has completely permeated my life, and I haven't looked at the results of this book for a long time. So, regardless of whether readers continue to read it in the future, I will do my best to finish this book.

According to the outline, the plot is quite clear, and most of the foreshadowing has been laid out. It just needs to be revealed later. Once everything settles down, I will gradually get back into the swing of things and finish writing it. I hope that you, my dear readers, will still be able to read it then.

I might not be able to update for a few days in the near future. I apologize again for this. It's all my fault for bringing this situation to this point.

Phew, that's about it. As always, I wish all my readers happiness every day and success in your studies and work!

By the way, on a side note, if any readers are currently preparing for or planning to take the postgraduate entrance exam and are reading this far, you absolutely must do your research before choosing a research group. It doesn't have to be a top-tier group, but it should at least be a decent one; otherwise, your postgraduate studies will be in serious trouble…

Finally, thank you to all the readers for your support. I will gradually finish writing this book. Let's work together!

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