"..."
"..."
"Is... is someone... speaking?"
In the pitch-black space, the woman, who thought she was about to fall back into a deep slumber, seemed to hear a faint cry.
"Fei..."
"...Xiao..."
"Who... exactly is it?"
The woman's closed eyes suddenly felt a sense of discomfort.
She opened her eyes once more.
It was still a darkness that stretched beyond the horizon...
No...
"...Wake up!..."
"...Think of Meloetta..."
"They..."
Someone was calling her!
She tried to lift her hand, but it was so heavy!
Her body felt incredibly heavy!
"..."
The voice seemed to be getting quieter, so quiet that she could barely hear it anymore.
...
Eh?
Ahead, there seemed to be something...
Yes, where the light had faded, new colors were reignited.
It was a scene that felt very familiar to her.
Multicolored lights, as brilliant as a rainbow, formed a magnificent bridge spanning across the sky.
The woman raised her hand again, wanting to grasp this meteor.
This time, that slender jade hand, which had once felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, was easily lifted.
The woman's cyan pupils reflected the multicolored light before her.
The moment she grasped this "meteor," her chaotic thoughts gradually became clear.
...
...
Swoosh— Ha—
In a daze, Fei Xiao suddenly jolted awake, and her previously constricted chest instantly cleared.
Her standing body momentarily went weak, and her fair legs uncontrollably tilted forward.
Fortunately, the blade in her hand stabilized her body in time before she could kiss the earth.
Swoosh— Ha—
Fei Xiao's face was pale and weak, beads of sweat flowed uncontrollably from her forehead like a stream, and she panted incessantly through her dry mouth.
A tide of physical exhaustion rapidly flooded her entire body, striking her nerves.
She had no doubt that if she let go of her hands now, she would immediately collapse to the ground.
"Whew... this... is just... like I had a nightmare!"
The crimson in Fei Xiao's pupils had completely dissipated, but they still trembled uncontrollably.
Even though it was a nightmare, this kind of painful experience...
She really didn't want to go through it again.
Hiss—
After a long while, Fei Xiao finally had the energy to check the current situation.
Tap...
"Who's there!"
Fei Xiao subconsciously pulled out another gunblade, her right hand gripping the blade and pointing it directly at the stranger before her.
However, the arm she had just raised immediately went limp.
The two gunblades were forced to stand upright on the ground.
Fei Xiao sighed inwardly; she hadn't expected the exhaustion to be this severe!
"Sister Fei Xiao... are... are you okay?"
A familiar male voice came through.
Fei Xiao endured the fatigue and looked up, feeling that the man before her looked very familiar.
"You are... Captain Yang? Yang Lingfeng?"
Hearing these familiar words, the man excitedly walked over quickly, asking with a happy and concerned tone.
"Yes! Yes! It's me! Sister Fei Xiao, you recognized me! You've finally recovered!"
Fei Xiao stared at the excited man before her and finally confirmed his identity.
Seeing this, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, letting down her guard.
The next second, her hands loosened, she faced the sky, and her entire body collapsed onto the ground.
"Sister Fei Xiao! What's wrong?"
Seeing her like this, Yang Lingfeng's heart couldn't help but tighten.
But Fei Xiao simply spoke calmly.
"No... it's nothing, just... a bit of exhaustion. "
Cough, cough, cough.
"By the way... why are you here?"
Seeing that she seemed to be fine and had truly returned to her previous self, Yang Lingfeng could finally stop being so fearful.
"That's not important; it's just good that you're back! "
"Wait a moment, although I don't want to disturb your rest, how do I use the Pokémon treatment?"
"The Absol that fought you and helped me, along with another Pokémon, are both heavily injured!"
Even though Yang Lingfeng didn't want to spoil the mood, time was truly of the essence!
Hearing this, Fei Xiao's relaxed brow twitched, and she understood everything in her heart.
But she still casually exchanged for several bottles of Full Restore.
"Here, spray it on the wounds..."
After a few simple instructions, Yang Lingfeng couldn't care about anything else and had to let Fei Xiao lie there for a while longer while he hurried toward the Pokémon's location.
Fei Xiao quietly watched him leave, her heart filled with a myriad of emotions.
"Sigh..."
A thousand words could only turn into a sorrowful sigh; the thing she was worried about had indeed happened.
Her handsome face was filled with worry, and she could only bite her lower lip and slowly stand up.
...
"Let me see! I remember it was..."
Yang Lingfeng arrived beside Absol and the others, recalling Fei Xiao's explanation of how to use it with some unfamiliarity.
"Let me do it."
A pleasant voice sounded, and Yang Lingfeng was startled by the sudden sound.
Yang Lingfeng noticed the newcomer and asked with concern, "Sister Fei Xiao? Why are you..."
But Fei Xiao directly took the recovery items.
"You don't have experience with treatment, and besides..."
As Fei Xiao carefully... forget it, anyone who saw this would probably find it hard to look at.
"I... did I do all this?"
...
The air momentarily fell into silence.
Fei Xiao's hands didn't stop, but her certain tone indicated it wasn't a question.
And Yang Lingfeng didn't know how to answer at this moment.
After a long silence, he still answered truthfully.
"Yes... it was."
Fei Xiao's expression remained the same; she couldn't hear the thoughts contained in his tone.
However, the pair of fox ears on top of Fei Xiao's head drooped in embarrassment.
Even though she had known all along, hearing the answer from someone else's mouth still felt quite unpleasant.
A few minutes later.
"This is?"
After dealing with Absol, Fei Xiao finally sized up the other Pokémon.
"Sister Fei Xiao, do you know the origin of this Pokémon?"
Yang Lingfeng had been quite curious about its identity; after all, thanks to it, who knew what the outcome of the scene would have been.
'You have already woken up?'
"Yes, I have. Was it you who helped me recover?"
Fei Xiao wasn't overly surprised by its telepathy, at most it was just a bit sudden.
'It wasn't me; it was because there was still reason within your heart.'
'Otherwise, we couldn't have successfully awakened you.'
Hearing this, Fei Xiao lowered her head and fell into thought, her heart seemingly struggling with something.
"In any case, I'm still very grateful for your help."
"god of the sea—Lugia."
Yang Lingfeng:...
What the heck?
god of the sea?
This is another Legendary Pokémon?
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