Bai Chen paused mid-meal, stunned for a moment.
│ "I'm literally sitting at home eating…
Why did a new mission suddenly appear?"
And not just any mission—
a mission to absorb the aura of an Ultra Beast.
He checked the reward.
Irresistible.
Enough to make his heart race.
But a question immediately followed:
Why did the system trigger a mission out of nowhere?
Based on how the system worked,
missions appeared only when he initiated or entered battle.
And right now he was quietly eating lunch.
No enemies anywhere.
│ "If it's not me…
Then it must be Nergigante."
If his companion triggered a combat scenario,
Bai Chen would also receive the mission.
The thought of Nergigante being attacked by an Ultra Beast
instantly killed his appetite.
He stood up, went to the back mountain,
and recalled Zinogre and Basarios into their balls.
Then he found Indeedee,
had her activate Psychic Terrain,
and together they flew toward the school at full speed.
To increase flight speed,
Bai Chen wore only armor
and carried the Basarios greatsword.
Five minutes earlier.
Lillie was attending class at school—
something she hadn't done in a long time.
Her classmates were happy she could finally touch Pokémon again,
and fascinated by the enormous Nergigante she brought.
Kiawe and Mallow had seen Nergigante before,
so they weren't surprised—
Though Kiawe did quietly note
how much stronger she had become.
After a full morning of classes,
Everyone was about to eat lunch—
When three kilometers above the school,
An Ultra Wormhole tore open.
And from it emerged a red Ultra Beast.
He studied this new world carefully…
until he sensed a massive, vibrant life force
distant, yet unmistakably powerful.
He didn't hesitate.
The Buzzwole flew straight toward the school.
In the cafeteria,
Lillie was preparing lunch for Nergigante.
The little dragon sat on her lap, waiting patiently.
│ "Chansey's egg nutrient mix."
Mallow blinked.
│ "That's some luxury lunch ingredients."
Lillie explained:
│ "She's still growing. She needs this kind of food."
│ "I'm more worried she'll get a stomachache eating that much energy…"
Mallow still treated Nergigante like a normal Pokémon.
Just as Lillie finished mixing the meal—
Nergigante suddenly turned her head,
let out a low, furious growl.
Lillie thought she made a mistake—
But the next moment,
Nergigante jumped off Lillie's lap.
She sprinted to the balcony railing and leapt—
And mid-air,
her body expanded,
unfolding into her full 20-meter form.
A red figure streaked across the sky.
Nergigante slammed into Buzzwole with Ruinous Claw straight to the face.
The impact sent both beasts flying.
Nergigante recovered first,
flaring her wings and diving again.
She smashed Buzzwole with one palm,
then raised another Ruinous Claw toward his head—
a move learned through many brutal battles in the Monster Hunter world.
But this time—
Buzzwole crossed his arms,
blocking the blow head-on.
His crimson legs lashed out,
kicking Nergigante across the courtyard
and into the school building.
The crash caused instant chaos.
Buzzwole, having escaped the grapple,
didn't dare charge again recklessly.
One exchange was enough
to tell him Nergigante was no weak opponent.
Lillie, Mallow, and the others were terrified.
They ran to the railing,
staring at the two monsters confronting each other.
│ "What Pokémon is that?"
Mallow whispered.
│ "I don't know…"
Even top-student Lillie had no idea—
So no one else could know.
Kiawe stared at Buzzwole's massive frame.
│ "He didn't come with good intentions.
Feels like he came straight for Nergigante."
It was obvious.
While everyone speculated who the attacker was,
Nergigante moved first.
She thrust her arms into the ground—
and the earth burst upward in pillars of stone,
striking at Buzzwole.
Buzzwole moved with terrifying speed,
sidestepping the attack.
But a second later—
Nergigante appeared beside him in a flash.
Ruinous Claw is fully charged.
BOOM.
She hammered Buzzwole out of the sky
and into the back field.
The battle shifted to the playground.
The students couldn't see anymore,
so they ran downstairs to follow.
Nergigante crashed into the field
and tangled with Buzzwole in close combat.
She was the embodiment of raw strength—
Her master-rank power techniques could easily crush steel.
But Buzzwole, a creature with 570 total base stats,
was no weaker.
And on top of that—
He was 15 levels higher.
Nergigante's Defiance activated.
She realized she couldn't overpower him—
So she slapped him away,
took to the sky,
and unleashed a Flying-type move:
Aerial Storm.
Four times effective.
Super effective to the extreme.
Nergigante quickly noticed this advantage.
She used Aerial Storm repeatedly,
locking Buzzwole's movements
to buy time for her trait to power her up.
Behind them, Lillie and others arrived at the field—
just as Gladion ran in from outside the school.
Silvally was beside him,
staring murderously at Buzzwole—
a creature designed specifically to counter Ultra Beasts.
│ "Brother? Why are you here?"
Gladion didn't answer.
He stared at Buzzwole,
who was barely holding against Nergigante.
│ "Didn't expect an Ultra Beast to appear here…"
│ "Ultra Beast? How is that possible?"
Lillie's voice trembled.
Zossie had just been abducted by an Ultra Beast—
And now another appeared at the school.
She looked at the sky—
at Nergigante and Buzzwole are battling fiercely.
Monster versus Ultra Beast.
Two beings from different worlds,
now fighting in theirs.
Gladion frowned.
│ "This is bad.
That Ultra Beast's level is very high.
Nergigante might be in trouble."
He was thinking of a way to help—
When a voice thundered down from the sky.
│ "Zinogre! Use Thunder Dash!"
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