Chapter 472: The Fleeing Princess of the Diamond Domain
"How is it?"
Will walked over curiously and squatted down.
It was his first time seeing a Pokémon like Carbink, so he was somewhat curious.
Carbink are born deep underground under high temperature and high pressure; this species has been sleeping underground for hundreds of millions of years.
Humans can only see their figures in caves or ore veins.
Will mostly operated on the surface, followed by the sea.
He truly hadn't seen many of these underground Pokémon.
"Mm, the skin is somewhat rough, but the ears are quite soft, and this ring of fluffy fur also has a similar fleshy feel."
"That's their beard."
Will reached out and tugged Carbink's ear.
"It's better to be a bit more careful. The Pokémon living here probably still retain the wildness of ancient times; you can't ignore its dangerousness just because Carbink is very cute."
Monet reminded from behind.
As a Ranger stationed in Ambrette Town.
They didn't rarely see Pokémon like Carbink.
After all, there are truly too many ore veins and caves near Ambrette Town; from time to time Carbink would appear inside.
They often saved these children who ran like rabbits but were slow-moving.
Because Carbink were often robbed by Sableye and Gible.
The former wanted to eat them.
The latter simply liked them.
Just like Murkrow likes shiny things.
In the wild, if you saw a Gible chasing and beating a Sableye, there was a high probability that this Sableye bullied a Carbink.
Monet and the others often rescued Carbink from the hands of Sableye or the nests of Gible, and then threw these children back into the ore veins.
Perhaps also because of this reason.
They, these Rangers wearing red uniforms, had already spread the title of "good people" among the Carbink clans.
Usually Carbink wouldn't run away when seeing them.
And would even actively come for help or cuddle.
"Mishi."
Carbink shook its ears, looked left and right, and then hopped away.
Looked like it was searching for something.
But this thing was very special.
So special that they couldn't seek help from these "good people" Rangers.
"By the way, recently I heard some Forest Guards mention that the number of Carbink appearing in the forests near Ambrette Town has increased, and therefore some Sableye and Gible have also popped up."
A Ranger suddenly remembered something and mentioned it.
"? I also heard about it recently, but I heard it from the miner uncles in Ambrette Town. They often see some Carbink passing by their legs while mining, and they even brought some home."
Another Ranger also spoke up after hearing him say this.
Right at this moment.
"Mishi."
"Mishi."
A series of Carbink cries came to their ears.
Looking down.
Four or five Carbink of varying sizes passed by.
When bouncing past Will and the others' legs, a few Carbink even stopped and exchanged glances with them, then continued to leave.
"..."
"Carbink are Pokémon that live in high-temperature environments, while ancient Pokémon generally have a very low demand for temperature. The surface temperature would make them feel a bit cold, not to mention the temperature of this underground world. But even so, the Carbink still ran out in large numbers; obviously something is wrong."
Monet waved her hand, gesturing for them to follow,
"Either the Carbink's life, like those Kabutops and Aggron, was affected by something and they surged out in large numbers, or... it's exactly because of the large-scale surge of Carbink that caused other ancient Pokémon to choose migration."
She planned to follow the Carbink.
To see what these little guys were searching for.
Cynthia enthusiastically pulled Will's hand and followed.
The little princess of the Diamond Domain has fled again.
Will yawned.
He had roughly guessed the ins and outs of the matter.
For these Carbink to run out from underground, he couldn't think of a second reason other than the Princess of the Diamond Domain, Diancie, fleeing.
It's not to say that as the Princess of the Diamond Domain, Diancie had no personal freedom and had to stay in the Diamond Domain for her whole life, but at least she should bring a few guards when traveling.
After all, humans are very greedy; they can't walk when seeing diamonds, let alone seeing Diancie?
Moreover, it's not like there are no Pokémon that feed on these diamonds.
Even though Diancie is a Master-level Pokémon, there is absolutely no lack of Pokémon that would attack her.
As for why call a genderless Mythical Pokémon a "Princess"?
It's nothing more than judging based on appearance, looks, behavior, and other factors.
Just like Magearna.
Although also a genderless Mythical Pokémon, her appearance, behavior, voice, and personality are all like a little girl.
Not to mention the person who created her had already set it up when she was first born—Magearna is a girl.
Diancie also looks like a little girl.
Her voice in the anime also sounds like a cute little girl.
Although he guessed the reason.
But after all, he had no proof.
So Will didn't directly speak up to tell Monet and her group.
Their group sneakily followed that group of Carbink, and then discovered a problem.
The Carbink simply had no fixed target.
They were just aimlessly searching for something.
If they encountered other Pokémon, they would fight if they could win, and run if they couldn't.
Sometimes when the Carbink ran away, they would lose their formation and scatter like stars in the sky.
Presumably the lone Carbink they met at the very beginning got separated from its partners on the way escaping.
"This won't do; following like this won't discover the root of the problem. Split into teams of three, try to use the Capture Styler on Pokémon willing to communicate, and ask them what happened or what they know."
Monet waved her hand.
The six Rangers including her automatically split into two teams.
Then they looked at Cynthia and Will again.
"We..."
"Can we act independently? We need to look for this."
Will pulled Cynthia who was about to speak, raising the detector in his hand.
"Emmm... okay, you should remember the way back, it's on that mountain."
Monet pinched her chin and considered for a moment, then agreed.
The way back was very easy to find.
In this underground world, one could probably see the mountain where the Aerodactyl lived from anywhere; no fear of getting lost.
As for the danger...
Although Cynthia didn't have a Capture Styler, and her mobility in this kind of natural environment might not be as good as them Rangers...
But her strength was strong enough.
To speak bluntly.
Cynthia alone could fight the six of them.
So regarding this.
Their group of Rangers traveling together really might not necessarily be safer than Cynthia.
A star trainer recognized by the Pokémon League.
Her strength must be much stronger than their group of ordinary Rangers, not to mention a trainer recognized by Professor Sycamore.
"Mm, okay, then at dusk, we'll rendezvous in the waterway?"
Cynthia glanced at Will.
She originally thought of following Monet and acting together.
But since Lucario had his own ideas.
Then of course she would let him have his way.
"Okay, then that's it, everyone be careful. If encountering an enemy you can't handle, make a big enough commotion to attract more Pokémon, making the scene chaotic, and take the opportunity to escape in the chaos."
Monet nodded and entrusted a sentence.
Therefore, everyone scattered.
Will pulled Cynthia towards the center of this underground world.
"Lucario, why aren't we acting together with everyone?"
Cynthia hugged Will's arm, gently blowing air towards his ear.
"Don't you want to go see the Sunlight Tree's root in the center? If we followed Monet and the others, we might not be able to freely explore this underground world."
Will twitched his ear, using his tail to pat her butt, "Don't blow."
"Hehe~"
Cynthia smiled gently, no longer being naughty.
She trotted forward two steps, looking at the grass under her feet for a moment, then looking at the giant trees beside her; her eyes were full of starlike snowflakes.
"Careful not to fall."
"Okay~"
The two walked and stopped, playing around while advancing.
As if they were not in an underground ancient world full of crises, but in their own little garden.
Don't know how long they walked.
That huge Sunlight Tree's root seemed to always be close at hand.
But actually gave a feeling of being hard to approach no matter how they walked.
"Roar!"
A huge roar came from ahead.
Will and Cynthia exchanged a glance, bowed down sneaking forward, and then dove into a patch of bushes.
Poked their heads out.
That Sunlight Tree's root had already appeared before their eyes.
Reaching the sky above, entering the thick earth below; don't know exactly how long it is, or where it leads to.
And under that root, another ancient Pokémon clan lived.
It was exactly the Tyrantrum and Tyrunt they had seen before.
Numbering no more than twenty.
The number of Tyrunt accounted for half.
A few sturdy little guys were headbutting each other, or pouncing on each other; looking truly full of energy. The Tyrantrum, however, were very leisurely.
Lying beside the root basking in the sunlight.
The sunlight conducted by the Sunlight Tree's root shone on their bodies at the first moment, making the few big guys sleepy. Among them was a Tyrantrum with a very large physique.
Ordinary Tyrantrum are only 2.5 meters.
But that Tyrantrum was fully over five meters tall.
Must be the boss of this Tyrantrum clan.
"Not vigilant at all, looking like they have no natural enemies; they should be the most powerful clan in this underground world, right?"
Cynthia observed secretly in the bushes.
"Mm, pretty much."
Will nodded.
According to the Aura intensity he perceived.
The most powerful one in this Tyrantrum clan is almost exactly at the stage of just entering the Elite Four level, maybe about the same level as him.
In this kind of small underground world, birthing an Elite Four boss is already not bad.
There wasn't even a quasi-Elite Four among the Aerodactyl clan.
Plus the Tyrantrum clan also occupies the most central position of this underground world.
This Tyrantrum boss is highly likely the strongest.
But not necessarily.
The scale of this underground world is already enough to birth a [Totem/Alpha].
Anyway, judging by the size of the Tyrantrum boss, the Totem definitely wouldn't be him.
It's also possible that this underground world simply hasn't birthed a Totem yet.
If that's the case.
Then with Will's strength, he can be called the "strongest" in this underground world.
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