Chapter 8: Forgetting the Past
The only reason to force the exhausted Chenghong to move forward.
It's a good life in the future.
Kashiwagi believes that at this time, everything is an illusory pie except for the benefits that are about to arrive, so whenever Narihiro's pace slows down, he will stimulate the latter with similar words.
As the number of stimuli increased, it was obvious that Cheng Hong's demeanor became a little irritable, but his steps became more powerful.
However.
As if played by fate, their journey is always full of hardships and hardships.
Just as they came to the fork in the road where they had encountered rumbling stones, the crisis came again!
At the hole on the left, an earthy gray four-legged Pokémon resembling a tank rushed out, slightly panicked, carrying a wailing male on its back, his right hand twisting abnormally.
When the four eyes met, Kashiwagi's brows quickly furrowed, Narihiro's eyes were full of despair, and the panic and pain on Shibata's face quickly turned into surprise and malice.
"Hahaha! Wear a face mask when I don't know you? Ironclad Rhinoceros! Kill him for me! ”
The creature's roar soon resounded throughout the cavern.
"Run! Run on! ”
Kashiwagi barely managed to free a hand, quickly took out the purple ball in his pocket and smashed it on the ground.
Boom!
The ball exploded, and a thick purple fog quickly enveloped the entire fork in the road.
[Smoke Ball], a prop that can confuse Pokémon's sight and sense of smell, is not cheap.
The fleeing ironclad rhinoceros was not interested in chasing and killing, and it couldn't help but be even more lazy when he couldn't find a target at this time.
Angry, Shibata shouted again and again.
in the smoke.
Narihiro, who was in the rear, quickly overtook Kashiwagi, and his physical strength was already on the verge of limit, but at this moment a new force burst out, causing him to run wildly faster than before.
"It's important to save your life! Let's put people down first! ”
Kashiwagi reminded in a low voice that there is no need to be confined to saving people at this time, and if you can't save your own life, you can still take care of others.
"You put it too! I'll let you go! Cheng Hong decisively refused, without looking back, but he was still sure that the former was still holding the other two people.
A sucker!
Is it interesting to do this now? Give up when it's time to give up!
Kashiwagi gritted his teeth, sensing the vibrations behind him, and he knew that the ironclad rhinoceros had already discerned the direction in which they were fleeing.
There is no way, both of them have a strong smell of sweat and blood, so it's strange that they can't smell it.
And this kind of Pokémon is extremely fast when running straight, and he didn't dare to say that he could run away in his heyday, and now he is carrying two people on his body......
"Run! Keep running! See where you can run! ”
Shibata's resentful voice came from afar.
This guy turned all the pain into strong hostility, and it is estimated that he has made up some bridges in his brain, and it is also bad luck to be remembered by this kind of person.
It's a pity.
Kashiwagi sighed in his heart, and decisively threw the one he was holding to the edge of the cave, which was about less than five hundred meters away from the exit, and even if he carried the two of them, it would only take more than a minute at most.
Let's be blessed.
Maybe Shibata will let them go in order to chase people, so it can be regarded as a glimmer of life.
"I did it! Don't hesitate! ”
He shouted, and with his other hand he went to untie the rope from his body.
At this time, Shibata's screams suddenly came from behind.
"Ahh What is it! Where did this guy come out of nowhere! ”
Cypress Mu dropped the man on his back, and the speed of running did not decrease and quickly turned his head to take a look, and vaguely saw a silver light explode, extremely gorgeous!
The Pokémon's howl rang out.
"Goo!!"
"Huh!!"
- Coco Dora!
Kashiwagi will not forget this familiar voice, after all, he was frightened twice in a hurry before.
It's catching up again?
And clashed with the ironclad rhinoceros and Shibata?
Coco Dora......
Rumble ——!!
The violent shaking and falling sand interrupted Kashiwagi's thoughts, and he turned his head again to see a large number of falling rocks falling from the top, blocking the road behind him.
Shibata's shouts, the cries of both Pokémon were drowned out by him, completely cut off from him as he ran, like a falling floodgate.
Called the Security Gate.
Kashiwagi: "......"
His footsteps snapped to a halt, and with lightning speed he turned and rushed towards the first man who had been left behind, picking him up and dragging the second man up.
Cheng Hong, who was running in front, was just about to drop people, and subconsciously turned his head to see his operation, a little dumbfounded.
"You're really lost? Wait, why did you pick someone up when you lost it? ”
"Shut up and run."
Kashiwagi didn't say much and looked straight ahead.
Cheng Hong wanted to ask what the situation was, but when he saw his eyes solemn, he closed his mouth and followed.
Unexpectedly, the other party ran faster and faster, and in an instant, the distance of more than ten meters had been widened, and it was even getting longer.
"Huh? Huh?? ”
It wasn't until this moment that Chenghong understood that if it wasn't for taking care of himself, Kashiwagi might have gone out a long time ago.
——
"Ahhhh Where did this guy come from! Kill it! ”
The roar of human impotence and rage reverberated through the mines.
Coco Dora looked up at the ironclad rhinoceros that seemed to be angry and breathed from its nostrils, and her expression was slightly wary.
But at this time, it was thinking about something else.
Did the boy run out?
I hope so.
When it first saw each other, it was so surprised that it didn't expect to meet again one day. Later, I found out that the eyes and hairstyle were similar, and the faces of the two were completely different.
That's right.
It was abandoned and left in this strange land, no doubt.
How could it be goodbye.
I imagined that the man would come to find it one day, but in the end it was just a fragment of a dream, and in the end, the deepest thing left in my memory was the back of the person who fled without hesitation.
Hate?
Maybe a little.
But it feels more or more incomprehensible, after all...... Why?
What reason should it be abandoned?
Weak? Dullness? Antagonistic?
That's right.
It doesn't remember being described by any of the words it likes.
What's more, 'it's the trainer's responsibility to make weak Pokémon stronger', you said it yourself!
So why?
It's just- I don't understand!
"Goo!"
A flame rose in Coco Dora's heart, and she no longer chose to continue the stalemate, and a silver aura enveloped her head, and it rushed out!
Unexpectedly, the iron-armored rhinoceros seemed to have been waiting for a long time, the fierce color in his eyes was revealed, and a pair of front hooves suddenly lifted and fell again.
"Huh!"
Boom!
The powerful trampling slammed into Cocodora's face with precision, immobilizing it like two hammers.
The silver light of the [Iron Head] flashed, and a circle of smoke and dust exploded, and it quickly dispersed.
"Is it solved? Damn thing wasting my time! Knock those rocks out of the way! ”
Shibata, whose face was distorted, shouted, "You must not let Kashiwagi go!" Gotta kill him! ”
The iron-clad rhinoceros turned a deaf ear and stared at Cocodora, who was trampled under its feet, as if trying to hold himself up, but could not match its strength.
Where does the little thing come from, it dares to trouble it single-handedly, and I really think it's vegetarian.
The ironclad rhinoceros, who was holding back his strength, decided to give Coco a little more bitterness to taste, but there was a sudden lightness under his hooves.
As far as I could see, there was a small hole under my feet, and Coco Dora was long gone.
Trick me!?
"Huh!"
The iron-armored rhinoceros was furious, its legs were shrouded in brown-red light, and it fell heavily despite the screams of Shibata on its body!
Boom!
It was like a thunderclap!
The cavern's pavement and abandoned tracks suddenly cracked, creating a large, hideous trench with rocks falling on top and countless fragments splashing, exposing Cocodora underground.
The latter's demeanor changed from surprise to panic, and it flowed rapidly.
The next moment.
Boom ——!!
The trench suddenly closed, and the earthy yellow energy exploded from it, spewing out the cocodora from the ground like a volcanic eruption.
Syllable.
Coco Dora fell to the ground, her body was unnaturally sunken in many places, half of her face was scorched, and her expression was in a trance.
It looked up at the approaching ironclad rhinoceros, its little physical strength blurred its consciousness, and thoughts flashed through its mind.
How long did you hold it out? Is there a minute? Did the boy run out? I wish he was safe.
After this time.
If you can survive, you can really say goodbye to the past and say goodbye.
In a haze, Cocodora's eyes skimmed over the ironclad rhinoceros, and as if there was nothing, she saw a vague figure from the darkness.
It's like he's beckoning to himself.
It's just that the existence that is not clear becomes more and more faint and faint as the mind becomes dull......
"Coco-Dora!! Where are you!! ”
The blinding light suddenly illuminated its vision, and a roaring cry echoed in its ears, and the figure turned from indifferent to solid, turning into a bright headlamp in front of the gravel barricade that had collapsed at some point.
and under the headlamp, the face is unusually clear.
Yes.
How, how did you get back?
Cocodora's eyes widened, her limbs swaying wildly, and the force that came from nowhere made it hiss.
"Goo ——!!"
Run! What are you going to do when you come back! Run!
It saw the ironclad rhinoceros slowly turn around, and saw the ecstatic and hideous expressions of the people on its back, struggling to stand up.
It can be hit by the ground split, how can it still have that kind of power.
People and Pokémon who are far apart finally collide with each other, each showing all kinds of unspeakable emotions.
Turbid, clear, unwilling to be happy with that little bit of happiness.
And all of this eventually turned into a sentence.
"Don't worry, I'm here to pick you up."
Kashiwagi ignored the ironclad rhinoceros and Shibata in the middle, and lifted the hammer in his hand, revealing an incomparably bright smile.
"Let's go out together."
'I'm coming to pick you up. ’
What a flirtatious sentence.
But Coco Dora, who was covered in bruises, was so stunned, like she was stupid, and she couldn't scream anymore.
There was only one figure left in those blue eyes.