radicalducati Chapter 45: Save as many as you can
Chapter 45: Save as many as you can
It was as if to confirm Luo Yan's worst premonition.
The distant volcano, billowing thick black smoke, suddenly resumed its roar.
Rumble!
Boom—!
A series of deafening roars, like muffled thunder, came from deep within the earth's crust, even more violent than before. Accompanying these sounds, the black smoke erupting from the volcano was tinged with dark red flames.
That's a sign that lava is rapidly rising from the ground!
Immediately afterwards, dense volcanic ash, like snowflakes, swept out from the sky, instantly obscuring the sunlight and darkening the entire sky, turning it into a hazy gray. The air was filled with the pungent smell of sulfur and fine dust.
Volcanic ash is the most threatening substance before a volcanic eruption. It drifts extremely fast and is ubiquitous, causing a burning pain in the lungs with every breath.
Without thinking, Luo Yan instinctively ran towards Hou Hao's location, but after only a couple of steps, the tremors beneath his feet began to intensify.
It was an irregular vibration, like a thousand troops attacking at the same time. Luo Yan glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, and the next moment, he saw an amazing scene that he would never forget in his life.
At the edge of the forest beyond the grassland hills, countless prehistoric Pokémon of various shapes and sizes, which lived in this secret forest, suddenly emerged wildly from every corner of the forest like startled wild horses.
The enormous ice dragon strode forward with great strides, each stomp causing the earth to rumble. Beside its massive form, a group of warhammer dragons sped forward; they were slightly smaller, but their speed was by no means savage.
Several slower guardian dragons let out mournful howls, but their sounds were quickly drowned out by the deafening roar. In mid-air, the fossil pterosaurs affected by the volcanic ash had to lower their flight altitude and scream as they flew further away.
In just a few minutes, this prehistoric island, which was like a paradise, was transformed into a hellish place.
The eruption of this volcano will destroy the entire island's ecosystem in an instant.
Biological instinct caused all the Pokémon to instinctively flee in the direction away from the volcano. They formed an unstoppable torrent, trampling the grass and smashing through everything in their path, creating a spectacle far more magnificent than any documentary depicting the Great Migration.
But Luo Yan had no time to appreciate this astonishing scene. He rushed to Hou Hao's side and, with a wave of his hand, erected a magical shield that kept the snowflake-like volcanic ash outside.
"Brother Luo, what... what is this?!"
"Looks like we came at the wrong time, just in time for this volcano to erupt," Luo Yan said quickly, then raised his hand and recalled all his Pokémon back into their Poké Balls, urging, "Quick, recall Poliwag, we should go."
Hou Hao opened his mouth, his facial expression constantly changing.
This was the first time Luo Yan had ever seen such a reaction on his brother's face.
"Hurry up, what are you waiting for?"
"Luo, Luo-ge, if we leave... these, these Pokémon..." Hou Hao looked at the Pokémon that had already rushed onto the beach. They didn't stop, but ran straight towards the ocean.
The land is about to fall; only the ocean is relatively safe now.
Jumping into the sea might offer a glimmer of hope, but staying on shore means certain death.
Luo Yan was also watching this scene, then he reached out and patted Hou Hao on the shoulder. "We're all in a bind ourselves, do you think you have the ability to help them?"
The power of nature is something that humans cannot contend with, let alone such terrifying natural disasters.
The crimson magma exploded with a deafening roar, streaks of lava streaking across the sky like a meteor shower, bombarding all directions.
A piece of lava hurtled towards them at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, instantly striking a monstrous dragon and slamming its massive body to the ground, where it rolled several times before coming to a stop.
The monstrous Jaw Dragon could have dodged it, but it did so to protect its offspring.
This scene was playing out all over the island, with the slower Pokémon getting seriously injured by falling lava before they could even reach the ocean.
"Mosquito Coil Frog, use the [Water Gun]!"
Hou Hao finally couldn't hold back any longer and let out a loud shout.
The next moment, the mosquito coil frog leaped into the air, opened its mouth and spat out a stream of water that hit the massive lava head-on.
But compared to that enormous lava, the mosquito coil frog's water gun was far too weak; it couldn't even deflect the lava at a slight angle.
Just as the massive lava was about to fall, violently crashing down on the head of the monstrous-jawed dragon child—
A dazzling meteor crashed head-on into the massive lava!
Click!
The golden five-pointed star was imprinted directly onto the lava, and the two exploded into countless fragments in mid-air, falling with terrifying heat and igniting the grass.
Upon seeing this, Hou Hao turned around abruptly, only to see Luo Yan holding up her magic wand.
That [Star Magic] spell just now was released from the tip of this wand.
"Luo, Brother Luo..."
Hou Hao opened his mouth slightly, then suddenly spoke.
"Brother Luo! Let's help them! We can always go back, right? We'll save as many as we can, even if it's just one!"
At this moment, Hou Hao's face no longer held the frivolousness it had shown before. Luo Yan had seen this look before; he had seen it on the faces of the teachers at the Magic Academy in the Kingdom of Locke.
"never mind..."
Luo Yan sighed softly and turned around.
"Monkey, stay inside the shield and don't go out."
"Brother Luo, you—"
"Even without those powerful allies right now, I am still a member of the Silver Knights," Luo Yan murmured to himself.
Then his gaze sharpened, and he suddenly raised his wand!
"Face the storm!!"
Wind Field Magic
A fierce wind howled, and a huge vortex of air burst forth with a roar.
The volcanic ash that swept in was instantly swept away by the gale. In this gray world, Luo Yan managed to create a clean area, keeping the volcanic ash out.
Luo Yan could feel the magic power in his body rapidly draining away, but at the same time, wishing stars were being gathered out—the wish power emanating from countless Pokémon that had been saved.
With the wind magic released by Luo Yan, more and more stragglers caught up with the main group. They rushed towards the sea, showing no sign of stopping even after passing Luo Yan and Hou Hao.
Among the beasts, only the child of the monstrous-jawed dragon remained still.
The baby Tyrannosaurus Rex stood quietly beside its fallen father, whimpering softly.
Luo Yan gazed at the increasingly violent volcano, then glanced at the last wave of prehistoric Pokémon rushing into the sea. The effects of the Wind Field spell wouldn't last much longer, and his rate of acquiring Willpower couldn't keep up with the magic power he was consuming.
Finally, he grabbed Hou Hao and hurled a Prism Ball at the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex that was about to be swallowed by volcanic ash.
The next second, a dark blue light burst forth.
But in the blink of an eye, that light was completely buried by the sky-covering volcanic ash—
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