Pokémon Legends Ash

Chapter 128 Earthquake, stopped factory?

"Ha~~~"

Xiaozhi yawned and sat up, rubbing his slightly aching head, trying his best to stay awake.

It was still pitch black, as expected, worthy of the name Dark City.

Even the sunlight cannot penetrate the thick clouds. One can imagine how thick the clouds covering the sky above Dark City are.

"Morning...thank you for last night, Miss Joy."

"Good morning, did I do anything?"

When Joey heard Xiaozhi thanking him, he seemed a little confused, because he had been in the hall last night.

Could it be that I have developed a habit of dozing off and sleepwalking?

Joey couldn't help but think of that scene in his mind, and it always felt a little weird.

"The earmuffs in the room were prepared by you, right? Thanks to them, Pikachu and I were able to sleep well last night."

After hearing what Xiaozhi said, Joey remembered that he had equipped each room with a corresponding number of earmuffs, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It turns out I wasn't sleepwalking...

"Ms. Joy, is there any store or something nearby?"

Xiaozhi didn't know what Joey was thinking. He just wanted to prepare the supplies and set off on the journey as soon as possible. Staying in this city was too uncomfortable for him and the Pokémon.

“Ah… the store was demolished a long time ago.

If you need anything, I can give you some. The alliance will give me a fixed amount of supplies every month. Although I have said that I don’t need so much, but... I will still give me that much every time.

I end up with a lot of food left over every month.”

Miss Joy said, pointing to the long corridor behind her. In that dark corridor, there were the supplies that Xiaozhi urgently needed.

He looked into Miss Joy's eyes and saw sincerity in her eyes. She was not lying just to help the troubled boy in front of her.

That is to say......

Miss Joy really stockpiled a lot of food! !

"Gulu...if it's possible, please."

Xiaozhi swallowed, as if he could already see piles and piles of food like mountains.

"It's okay, come with me..."

Before Miss Joy could finish her words, the ground shook violently.

It's an earthquake!

"Ms. Joy, let's go!!"

Realizing the impending crisis, Xiaozhi picked up Joey by the waist and fled from the Pokémon Center as if his life depended on it.

Boom, boom! ! !

There was a loud noise behind them, and the Pokémon Center shook, but it didn't collapse.

After about a minute, the earthquake stopped.

"What...what's going on?"

Miss Joy was still in Xiaozhi's arms, a little dazed, and had no idea what was going on.

It was not until she looked up and saw Xiaozhi's chin, and felt the warmth from his arms and waist, that she realized what her current situation was.

"It's okay now, Xiaozhi, please...put me down first."

Miss Joy's face was red, and the thick dark circles under her eyes seemed much lighter because of the bright red on her cheeks, and she looked more energetic.

"Excuse me, Miss Joy, this is an emergency."

"Yeah..., it's okay. The earthquake has stopped. I wonder how the Pokémon Center is doing?"

As Joy spoke, she walked towards the Pokémon Center, holding her cheeks with both hands. She could clearly feel that both sides of her cheeks were burning hot.

"Miss Joy!"

Hearing Xiaozhi's shout, Joey quickened his pace for some reason and rushed straight into the Pokémon Center.

Behind her, Xiaozhi looked at her back and sighed.

There might be aftershocks. Why did Miss Joy walk so fast? Did she forget something important inside?

Forget it, let’s go in and take a look.

In order to prevent any accidents from happening to Joy, Xiaozhi followed her steps and entered the Pokémon Center with Pikachu.

"Cough cough cough......"

"Pika!"

The dust entered Xiaozhi's nasal cavity, causing him to cough several times. Even Pikachu couldn't help sneezing.

However, unlike Ash's cough, Pikachu's sneeze will release flashing arcs of electricity, creating sparks by rubbing against the air.

Inside the Pokémon Center, the chairs were tilted, the ceiling had several holes, and dust was everywhere.

"Miss Joy, wait a minute!"

Xiaozhi looked around and saw her figure in front of the hallway that Joey had just pointed at.

Hearing that Xiaozhi had caught up with him, Joey tried to regain his composure, turned his head and glanced at Xiaozhi and said:

"The room where the supplies were stored seems to have collapsed. I'll go take a look."

Xiaozhi sighed as he watched Miss Joy walk into the dark hallway.

Is Miss Joy the only living person in such a big city? What about the people working in the factories nearby?

Xiaozhi didn't understand why no one ran out of the factories when the earthquake occurred, and he didn't know why.

He didn't have time to think too much, nor could he think too much, so he could only continue to follow Joey's footsteps.

Xiaozhi and Pikachu stepped into the dim corridor. It was very quiet all around them. The only light that came through the ceiling that was broken by the earthquake was that they could see the route clearly.

"what!!"

Miss Joy's voice, is she in any danger?

"Wait for me, Miss Joy, I'm coming right up!!"

Xiaozhi shouted with an anxious look on his face and ran towards the place where the sound came from. Pikachu had already started charging electricity at his feet.

"Miss Qiao...Miss Yi, what's wrong with you?"

I ran to the last room, which contained all kinds of collapsed food and boxes.

Miss Joy was slumped on the ground, supporting her body with her hands. Xiaozhi could see that her ankles were red and purple.

"It hurts a little..."

Miss Joy acted as if she didn't care, as if nothing had happened.

But Xiaozhi could see that she was just pretending, pretending that nothing happened, pretending that she could still hold on.

But to Xiaozhi, her gray pupils looked like glass on the verge of breaking, as if they would collapse and shatter in the next second.

This is twisted...

He lowered his head, looked carefully at Miss Joy's ankle, and gently touched it with his hand. She hissed and took a breath of cold air.

Xiaozhi looked left and right and found that a faucet in the room was cracked and a clear, thin stream of water was slowly flowing out.

Xiaozhi took out his handkerchief, wet it with water, and then wrapped it around Joey's ankle as a simple bandage.

"Can you stand up, Miss Joy?"

"Yeah...I can, it's fine."

Seeing Joey nodded, Xiaozhi held her arms and tried to lift her body up as gently as possible.

He helped her walk outside, hoping to find a bed in the ward, but after looking around, he found that all the beds were broken, missing parts, and covered in dust.

This kind of bed cannot be used for injured people.

Thinking of this, Xiaozhi could only help Miss Joy to the hall and let her hold on to the wall first.

I went to the ward and took out a few quilts, spreading them on the floor, making them soft and fluffy.

It can also be considered a temporary hospital bed.

Miss Joy lay on the makeshift hospital bed, seemingly too exhausted to hold on any longer.

After a while, he closed his eyes and fell asleep, his breathing was very steady.

Strange... It's a bit too strange. Although it was an earthquake, it has been like this since morning... It's a bit too abnormal.

Xiaozhi looked at Miss Joy's sleeping face, but his mind was thinking about other things.

"Pickup?"

He slowly stood up and walked outside the Pokémon Center.

Pikachu, who had originally planned to lie down next to Miss Joy and take a nap, had no choice but to follow Xiaozhi's steps.

Staring at the factory around him, Xiaozhi scratched his head.

Those factories seemed to be non-operating today. Not only was there no noise, but there was also no black gas emitted from the chimneys.

All of this was too unreasonable in Xiaozhi's eyes.

"Pikachu, do you want to go?"

"Pickup."

Pikachu shook his head, clearly expressing his refusal.

"Come on, aren't you curious? Why aren't the factories operating today?"

"Pica..."

After hearing what Xiaozhi said, Pikachu seemed to think it made sense, and its curiosity was aroused.

Looking at Xiaozhi who was staring at him expectantly, Pikachu felt helpless and could only nod.

"Yeah! Great, let's go!"

"Pickup!"

Xiaozhi and Pikachu walked against the wind, and the originally choking air became a little more fresh.