Gladion finally understood why Professor Burnet
and his mother had such complicated expressions.
Anyone would feel conflicted
after watching those contact logs.
While everyone else worried Bai Chen might be in danger…
He was over there beating up Ultra Beasts like a delinquent.
Who does that!?
Amid everyone's tangled thoughts,
The 33rd hour finally arrived—
time for the eighth contact.
Barnet opened the Ultra Wormhole
and redialed Bai Chen.
This time, Bai Chen picked up in just two seconds.
The moment the video stabilized—
There was no fighting,
no explosions,
no chasing or being chased.
Shockingly…
Everything looked peaceful.
Lusamine hesitated:
│ "Bai Chen… you seem safe now?"
│ "Yeah, yeah. I'm just taking a break."
He sounded surprisingly relaxed.
Lusamine quickly followed up:
│ "Have you found Faba?"
│ "Not yet,
But I've questioned a few Ultra Beasts.
He's alive.
I'll need another day and a half to locate him."
Lusamine finally breathed again.
If Faba was alive,
the rescue mission could proceed.
Lillie rushed forward.
│ "Mr. Bai, are you sure you're alright?
Do you need support?"
│ "No big issues.
Some Ultra Beasts are pretty strong,
But if I meet anything dangerous
I can at least escape safely."
Only after hearing that
Did Lillie finally relax a little.
Inside, Bai Chen added silently:
Now it's the Ultra Beasts that are scared of me.
Compared to the Pokémon world,
Ultra Space wasn't that large—
maybe a hundred Alola regions in size.
If he flew at full speed,
three days were enough to circle the entire world.
In the first day and a half,
he had already swept through a third of it.
Another push,
and he could probably clear half the world
before returning.
Of course,
he would never tell them that.
After confirming Faba's situation,
Lusamine immediately asked about Ultra Space's ecology.
│ "Don't worry.
I've already recorded all the data you wanted."
Lusamine brightened instantly.
This was invaluable.
Bai Chen transmitted the first batch of data
through the wormhole.
│ "Oh, right—send me about a thousand Sitrus Berries."
Sitrus Berries?
Lusamine blinked.
Those were healing berries.
Why did he need a thousand?
│ "Understood. I'll have them delivered."
She didn't need to understand why.
If Bai Chen provided Ultra Beast data
and rescued Faba,
those resources were basically pocket change.
│ "Great. Just send them through this wormhole."
Bai Chen ended the call.
Moments later,
the Aether equipment received massive Ultra Beast data packets.
Nihilego.
Buzzwole.
Xurkitree.
And many unfamiliar ones.
A rough count—
eleven species of Ultra Beast data
in just a day and a half.
And the data was absurdly detailed.
Lusamine opened a random entry—Xurkitree.
"A common Ultra Beast.
Its body can release devastating levels of electricity.
When idle, it plugs its limbs into the ground like a tree."
Recorded battle footage showed
Zinogre and Xurkitree exchanging lightning blows—
And Xurkitree's output wasn't far behind Zinogre's.
Then she opened another file:
Bai Chen had already thoughtfully named the alien beasts for them.
│ "…'Guzzlord'?
Devours everything it sees?
Eats mountains, rivers, man-made structures…
and leaves no waste?"
Footage showed Arzuros locked in combat,
barely keeping pace with the ravenous titan.
Every file was a treasure trove.
Lusamine could barely contain her excitement.
│ "Hurry! Prepare the Sitrus Berry shipment!"
The data alone was priceless.
They had to accelerate Ultra Ball research now.
Meanwhile, in Ultra Space…
Bai Chen sat atop a floating island of Nihilego, resting.
After the earlier beat-down,
none of them dared approach him.
They hid at the edges, trembling.
An hour later,
the wormhole opened again,
delivering the 1000 Sitrus Berries.
Bai Chen stored most of them,
leaving a couple of dozen behind.
Confirming Faba wouldn't die anytime soon,
Bai Chen headed out again—
—to resume sweeping Ultra Space.
Ten minutes after he left,
the hiding Nihilego cautiously drifted out
and began eating the berries.
Everything seemed to be progressing smoothly.
Whenever Bai Chen encountered a strong Ultra Beast
—one within acceptable difficulty—
He fought it,
absorbed its years of accumulated Ultra Aura,
Then it was fed a Sitrus Berry to heal it.
Word spread rapidly.
"A dangerous invader has appeared in Ultra Space."
Now, when Bai Chen approached
any strong Ultra Beast—
—They turned around
and ran for their lives.
No desire to fight.
None.
This made Bai Chen's farming efficiency plummet.
Before, he could just walk up and punch them.
Now he had to chase.
Highly inefficient.
Hour 51 — He Attracts a Guardian
Something shifted.
Bai Chen felt a powerful presence overhead.
He looked up—
—and saw a radiant white lion,
shining like the rising sun.
Solgaleo.
It glared down at him,
clearly displeased.
Bai Chen quickly raised both hands:
│ "Ahaha—
Hey there.
I'm just having friendly sparring with the Ultra Beasts.
Look, look—
after I finish beating them,
I give them berries to heal!"
To prove it,
He bent down
and stuffed a Sitrus Berry
into the mouth of the fainted Pheromosa beneath him.
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