Chapter 1001 Zaobo's Raid
At night, Gladion dragged his tired body and slowly returned to the Lazy Man's Inn where he was staying.
The moment he stepped into the hotel, the innkeeper greeted him warmly: "You are finally back! Just now one of your family members came to see you, so I asked him to wait in your room first!"
"My family?!" Gladion's face darkened instantly when he heard this, and he felt uneasy.
His mother Lusamine and sister Liliako would never come to him suddenly at this time. Then, who would come to him at this time?
Various possible candidates flashed through Gladion's mind quickly, and his intuition told him that the person coming was not a good person.
With full of doubts, Gladion walked towards his room without hesitation with his werewolf and moon elf.
When he opened the door, he saw Zaobo sitting on the sofa. "You're back, young master?"
However, Gladion became more alert. The person he was most wary of was Zaobo, because he knew the truth of everything, including the attribute: Sora was also secretly taken away from Zaobo by him.
Seeing him so alert, Zaob's smile gradually faded, he slowly stood up, and then bowed respectfully to Gladion. However, this seemingly respectful gesture could not hide the mockery on his face.
"Although I had expected that you would not welcome my arrival!" Zaobo raised the corner of his mouth slightly, as if smiling, "your reaction was completely within my expectations - it made me very frightened!"
Hearing Zaob's words, Gladion clenched his fist unconsciously, his eyes full of vigilance and hostility, "What on earth are you doing here?"
Seeing this, Zaobo's smile became more obvious. He spread his hands nonchalantly and said, "I just heard some news. It is said that Miss Liliae can't touch Pokémon again!"
Having said this, Zaob paused deliberately to observe Gladion's reaction. Sure enough, Gladion's face suddenly became gloomy.
"So, I came here this time to ask you to return the attribute: empty to me!" Zaobo paused, and added, "And the chairman also hopes that you can do so!"
However, facing Zaob's request, Gladion's attitude was extremely firm. He answered without hesitation: "I refuse!"
Zaob had obviously anticipated Gladion's answer. He sneered and said sarcastically, "Haha, you are so confident that you took the attribute: air away without permission!"
"I lied before and said I would take good care of the Silver Companion War Beast, but you locked it up and monitored it without my permission. How can I return it?"
This is exactly why Gladion is on guard against Zaob. You have to know that Attribute: Sora is his and Liliae's savior!
Seeing that he was unmoved, Zaobo's face instantly became ferocious and twisted, with a hint of sneer on the corner of his mouth, "Then I'll have to do it myself! Come out, Sulipai, Hudi!"
At the same time, the werewolves and moon elves standing beside Gladion immediately stepped forward and prepared to fight.
"Rockwerewolf, sharp stone attack!" Gladion could no longer remain calm at this moment, and decisively took the lead in launching an attack.
After hearing the order, the Nightmane Werewolf swung his fist without hesitation and slammed it hard on the ground. In an instant, the ground shook violently, and countless sharp stone pillars broke out of the ground like bamboo shoots after springing up, rushing straight towards Sulipa.
However, Sulipa was not in a hurry. It quickly cast a reflective wall, and a layer of transparent energy shield instantly unfolded in front of it, easily blocking the attack.
Seeing this, Zaobo's smile became more and more proud. He immediately seized this opportunity and shouted: "Alakazam, Eye of Miracle!"
Once this skill is activated, Alakazam's supernatural skills will be able to attack the evil-attributed moon elves.
"Moon elves, Shadow Ball!" Gladion would not sit still and wait for death. He responded quickly and commanded the moon elves to launch a counterattack.
The moon elf opened its mouth and a ball of dark shadow shot out like a cannonball, but it was still easily blocked.
"One more time, Moon Elf, Shadow Ball! Mane Werewolf, Stone Attack!"
Gladion, who had long lost his composure, was completely unable to understand the situation and just kept launching attacks blindly. Naturally, he was no match for Zaob in the end.
Suli's hypnosis easily knocked down the Werewolf, and Alakazam's mental power, with the blessing of the Eye of Miracle, severely knocked the Moon Elf away.
"It seems that your resistance will end here, young master!" Zaobo smiled, obviously confident of victory.
Gladion held the Attribute: Empty Memorial Ball tightly in his hand. "No, it's not over yet!"
"I will never let you use it, Sulipa, hypnosis!" Zaob was prepared for this. Before Gladion threw the ball, Sulipa's hypnosis enveloped his consciousness, making it more and more blurred.
"Please take a nap, young master!" Zaobo looked at Gladion lying on the ground, then stepped forward and picked up the commemorative ball.
Back in the lab, Zaobo threw the commemorative ball deep into the drawer. "We must find a way to keep what happened four years ago a secret. We must not let Chairman Lusamine know about it!"
"Especially the matter of that Ultimate Beast!"
Obviously, Lusamine had no idea about all this and was completely deceiving her superiors and subordinates. That was why Liliae and her family were full of misunderstandings.
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The next day, Liliae recovered some of her energy and went directly to the Pokémon School for classes. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Liliae was in much better condition than before.
During the break, with everyone's encouragement, Liliae mustered up her courage and looked at Bai Gungun, "Bai Gungun, let me try again!"
Bai GunGun understood what Liliae said. It excitedly wagged its fluffy tail, then jumped up, trying to jump into Liliae's arms.
However, when Bai GunGun approached Liliae, she suddenly seemed to be frozen, standing still, unable to move, leaving it with no choice but to cling to Liliae's clothes.
Seeing this, Xiaozhi hurried over and gently took the white roller off Liliae, comforting her: "Don't push yourself too hard, Liliae. Take your time, you will get better!"
After hearing what Xiaozhi said, Liliae nodded somewhat disappointedly.
After school, the driver came to pick Liliae up as usual, but Liliae directly refused the driver. She decided to walk home together with Bai Gungun like they did when Bai Gungun was just born.
In order to ensure Liliae's safety, Xiaozhi decided to go back with her.
"Xiaozhi, how could I forget that terrible feeling! That kind of thing is a memory that I can't forget even if I want to!" Liliae's voice trembled a little, and the smile on her face that had lasted for the whole day disappeared without a trace at this moment.
Seeing Liliae in such pain, Xiaozhi felt very uncomfortable. He quickly comforted her: "Liliae, don't be sad. Maybe that's not the truth? After all, just a fragment of memory is not necessarily true!"
"Liliae, it's time to find the truth and face it bravely. Only in this way can your problem be completely solved."
Xiaozhi is not good at comforting others with words, but he finally speaks out the solution directly. After all, the original Liliae had already made up her mind to find the truth.
After hearing what Xiaozhi said, Liliae did not respond immediately, but fell into deep thought. After a long while, she seemed to have finally figured something out, and her eyes became unusually firm.
"I've made up my mind, Xiaozhi!" Liliae raised her head, looked at Xiaozhi and said, "I want to recall all my memories, no matter how terrible those memories are, I want to understand what happened to me. I can't escape like this anymore, I have to face it!"
Feeling Liliae's intentions, Nebula activated the teleportation again and disappeared from the spot with Xiaozhi and Liliae.
To be continued…