This elf world is kind of weird

Chapter 178 Dreams and Shackles (6400) (two updates today)

"Quick! Quick! . . . "

Groups of carp were jumping on the water surface, trying hard to swim upstream, rushing towards the upper reaches, only to fall down again and again.

From time to time, an exhausted Magikarp would fall behind, drift down the river, and disappear into the distance. I wonder if there will be a chance to come to such a distance again in the future.

In addition to the large groups of Magikarp, there are many common and less common wild Pokémon.

Thumping horned goldfish struggling to swim forward.

A snorkeling ferret bouncing up and down in the waves.

As we move forward, we don’t forget the wild bass with red stripes and blue stripes that collide with each other.

There are also two mosquito-repellent incense kings who are moving forward together, encouraging and supporting each other along the way.

Their behaviors are different, but they have the same purpose: to climb to the top along the increasingly steep rocks and against the turbulent current.

His strength was obviously mediocre. He was scarred and exhausted physically and mentally by the rapid currents and dense rocks, but he still moved forward bravely.

The wildness and tension of life are freely released in this barren mountains and ridges that no one cares about, and the flowers of life bloom freely.

"Ta...ta...ta..."

Hiking boots stepped on the shore that was wet with splashing water, and everything in the water caught Filio's eyes.

At least today, at this moment, an ordinary life that refuses to settle for mediocrity has an audience.

The little dream monster lay quietly on top of Filio's head, its big nimble eyes stared at the leader, the king carp, which was twice as big as its kind, without blinking.

The one rushing to the front bears the greatest momentum, sharing the pressure with its huge body for the companions behind it.

The glowing red scales are extraordinarily bright under the washing of the water flow, and when the sun hits them, they glow brilliantly.

The eyes that should have looked dull were piercing, looking towards the looming mountain top with expectation and confidence.

"Plop...plop..."

The humble and insignificant people at the bottom of the food chain also have their own dreams, just like the koi carps trying to cross the dragon gate again and again.

"March..."

The little dream demon's eyes were a little complicated.

It seems to have seen itself a long time ago.

Weak and immature, I don't know what I can do, and I can hardly do anything.

But still want to do something.

A faint blue light emerged from the body surface, and thoughts surged.

It wants to give these Pokémon who are swimming against the current a little help.

But just when it was about to take action, a pair of big hands covered it and pressed it down.

"You're not helping them by doing this."

Gently took off the unknown Dream Demon and held it in his arms, Philio pointed to the carp king who was still staring at the high place, and said softly.

"March..."

The dream demon looked at the mountain that became increasingly steep as it went higher, and its little head hung down in frustration.

It knew that without help, it would be difficult for such Pokémon to reach the top, including the two Mosquito King who seemed to be able to do so now, as well as the ridiculously large Magikarp.

For them, the real challenge has not even begun.

"I understand your feelings very well, but false success can only deceive yourself and has no meaning. Just like everything we have experienced, if we didn't do it ourselves, what value would it have in retrospect? ?Just look at them like this."

Gently combing the dream monster's longer and longer hair, Filio knew very well the thoughts of this initial partner who had been with him for the longest time.

It seems that it is carefree every day, always laughing and having fun with anyone, but honestly speaking, it may be the most delicate and rich one with emotions.

As soon as it sees strong individuals who are also struggling to move forward in weakness, its compassion and empathy begin to overflow.

On this point, Philio, who came out of the trough with it, empathizes most with it.

But he knows better than Meng Yao that what supports a person or a Pokémon to walk out of its own path has never been and cannot be directly pushed by external forces.

The master of life is neither external objects nor gods, and can only be ourselves forever.

Looking at the dream monster with tears in his eyes who was infected by the most direct and primitive vitality, Philio said softly: "The high places they pursue may not have any precious things, or even if there are, it's not as good as they want to climb up. The effort that goes into getting up there and the growth that comes from it.”

"March...March!"

Dream Demon recalled his experience of growing up, nodded slightly, easily broke away from Filio's hands, and floated to the water, looking expectantly at the wild Pokémon of different shapes, cheering for their struggles.

Filio also slowed down his pace slightly and watched quietly with his friends who were resting in the Poké Ball.

-

Things in life are often unsatisfactory, not to mention self-transcendence that goes against the trend.

Under the disappointed gaze of the Dream Demon, first the carp kings fell behind one by one, and then the savage bass and horned goldfish that were weak in their succession.

In the end, only Mr. Mosquito Repellent and the only remaining King Carp were left.

At a distance of only a few dozen meters, the three Pokémon exhausted their last strength and will at the same time. They sank, swam down the river, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"March..."

The dejected Dream Demon floated back to Filio's head, pointing at the mosquito-repellent king and Carp King who were retreating.

Their last look made it very sad.

Every challenge that you try your best to stimulate your life potential is also a test of your body and mind.

For these wild Pokémon who grew up in resource-poor places, every chance is likely to be the last.

And when the dream demon raised his head and climbed to the "peak" that a group of wild Pokémon desperately wanted to reach, he found that——

The so-called peak is just another straight section of river.

A few hundred meters ahead is another truly towering and dangerous peak.

The galaxy-like waterfall falls from a high altitude and falls into a deep pool, and then uses the terrain to form a turbulent flow that hinders all Pokémon downstream.

This is the truly largest and most dangerous waterfall in Lianli Town. It is the ultimate product of nature's miraculous craftsmanship.

Although it is not the top of the peaks, the towering and steep mountains create a magnificent landscape with dozens of waterfalls that surpass the rest of Lianli Town.

The so-called fish leaping over the dragon gate is even just fighting for a chance to see the dragon gate.

The world could not be more cruel than this.

"Ma...qi..."

Looking at the huge waterfall that almost fell from the sky, and feeling the huge water flow that contained endless natural power, Meng Yao froze in place.

"Every mountain is higher than the next, but there are always people who will do everything they can to get the chance to see a higher mountain. This is the reality."

After touching the dream monster's head, Philio sighed softly.

A long time ago, when Mr. Mosquito Repellent launched his final sprint, he had already discovered another mountain on the hillside. He just looked at the dream demon who was fully immersed in it and didn't know how to speak to it.

When he actually walked in front of the waterfall, he had some new feelings.

After releasing all the eager friends, and looking at the crashing waterfall, Filio took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trousers, and walked towards the water pool that looked very cold at first glance.

"What's lucky for us is that we already have the opportunity to see the scenery from higher places, and our current place is destined not to be our end. Every life has its own limit, but it is not necessarily impossible to surpass this limit."

Stepping into the biting cold water with bare feet, a chill came from the outside in, and from the inside out. Even the clear afternoon sunshine could not dispel it.

"Let's all try it, this is a rare experience, and what's even better, this is our alone time. Right, Meng Yao?"

-

The Dream Demon, with a sense of injustice in his chest, hovered directly below the waterfall and flew upward against the falling water.

The ice-cold and falling waterfall seemed to have some other kind of energy or matter hidden in it, even if it was a dream monster, it would be difficult to forcibly fight against it with its small and light body.

Although its physical strength is far beyond that of ordinary members of its kind.

Falling again and again, rising again and again, the long hair like fire was wetted into locks, and the beads on the chest became increasingly dim.

Driven by the nameless fire in its heart, its eyes were still bright, but it made its companions worried.

Big Mouth Baby, Crustacean and Emperor Nabo stand side by side under the waterfall, withstanding the erosion of the water with their tough bodies.

The continuous water flow was like a forging hammer, based on the water pool at its feet, beating the bodies of several Pokémon like hammering pig iron.

The power of nature is boundless. After thousands of tempers, they searched and transformed the almost flawless bodies of Emperor Napoleon and others. They made fuss about the subtleties, and tempered their will with endless and long tempering.

This is a process of removing the chaff and preserving the chaff.

Over time, the wind fairy who was swimming not far away was also a little moved, dragging the cotton that had become very heavy after being soaked in water, trotted over, gritted his teeth, and joined the training of the three partners.

It's just that, compared to the Emperor Nabo and the others who are still able to do a job well, they don't take their physical strength as their advantage, and they already have a burden. It hurts again.

"Gela~"

Xinlin Bao, whose eyes were shining, stared at Filio closely, and occasionally glanced at everyone who was exercising under the waterfall.

It has tried to get close to it several times, but it has been blocked by Sun Ibrahimovic's gentle super power.

For the current it, such a burden is still somewhat heavy.

But looking at the little guy's expectant eyes, Filio couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted. He looked at Sun Eevee running at high speed in the pond and nodded slightly: "Then go over, Sun Eevee, and go and help it too. By the way..."

"Buy~!"

Before he finished speaking, Taiyang Ibrahimovic nodded in agreement.

"Jara! Jara!"

Xinlin Bao, who was amnesty, ran all the way, almost fell into the water, and even choked on the water.

But this did not affect its brilliant mood at all.

With a leap, the ambitious little dinosaur jumped to the side of Emperor Nabo, closed his eyes tightly, and welcomed the baptism of the waterfall.

A weak waveguide barrier lay across the top of its head, but it was not discovered that there was an imperceptible superpower shield higher up, reducing its momentum.

On the other side, the flustered Wind Fairy also received similar treatment. With a light flick of her slender tail, the falling water was split into two, leaving only the level just suitable for the Wind Fairy's body speed.

Although the power of nature is difficult to directly confront with flesh and blood, there are ways to utilize and rewrite it. This is also the key to what makes intelligent life special.

After finishing all this, Sun Ibrahimovic continued to run as if nothing had happened.

Unlike other partners, Sun Eevee does not pursue an overly powerful physique. As early as the last battle with Caidou, it realized its real strengths and weaknesses.

It's not a head-to-head confrontation with the opponent, exposing his body, which is still much weaker than many Pokémon no matter how hard he trains, to the powerful offensive, but making full use of his wisdom and dexterity to move around with dexterity Look for opportunities and use your strengths to avoid weaknesses.

For this reason, lower body strength must be a top priority in training.

"Crash-crash-"

The sound of the water flow was almost continuous, and the splashing water sometimes even floated in front of Filio's eyes. The lavender afterimage shuttled back and forth in the cold pool water, competing with the turbulent water rolling downstream.

Philio sat calmly on the shore, feeling the sharp or soft touch of the underwater rocks coming from the soles of his feet, and looked at his friends who were already taking action not far away.

Even though watching Meng Yao fall again and again made people feel distressed, he had no intention of speaking out to stop it.

Along the way, the emotions between him and Dream Demon have been closely connected. No one knows the character of his partner better than him.

Sometimes lively, sometimes willful, sometimes jumping-off, sometimes resolute, with a quirky and considerate maturity, there is no doubt that it has always been the backbone in the eyes of other partners, even if there is an emperor who is the best at taking care of people. So it was with Nabob.

But under such an ever-changing appearance, its heart is actually still soft and sensitive, hosting a gentle little girl.

When seeing the tear-jerking scene, the surging love and compassion will turn into some kind of obsession and strength, and it will not be over until it is completely vented.

There is no doubt that the wild Pokémon with mediocre qualifications but hard work have won its respect. Their final failure also inspired some kind of injustice and unwillingness in its heart, as if it wanted to scream for itself a long time ago and rise up. Up there, relying solely on his thin body, he fights with nature's creations.

Fighting the finite against the infinite is like Don Quixote's charge against the windmill. What you can get is nothingness and a childish, retrograde little fire.

Today, this small fire is still burning stubbornly in the cold wash. Even though it has begun to flicker, it is as bright as ever.

"thump"

Once again, I don’t know how many times I fell and fell to the bottom of the pond.

Coughing violently, the dream demon struggled to splash towards the water and spat out the water he had just choked in.

The ice water soaked through the petite and seemingly thin body, taking away the remaining heat and physical energy.

In exhaustion and inexplicable grievances, a pair of big hands reached into the bottom of the water, picked up the dream monster, and hugged it to his chest.

The clothes on my chest were completely wet and it felt uncomfortable to stick to my body.

"March!"

"Are you tired? It's time to rest."

Feeling the wet and cold little head above his head, Philio said in a low voice while warming the Dream Demon with his own body temperature.

The companions also gathered around one after another, casting concerned glances at the Dream Demon, although they didn't quite understand why the Dream Demon had such a violent reaction to today's events.

Sun Eevee raised his tail high and gently touched the dream monster's back.

It has also emerged from powerlessness and helplessness, and can better understand the dream monster's mood at the moment, but it only understands, rather than empathizes with it.

"You all go do your own thing. I'll be alone with Dream Demon for a while."

After sending away his worried but powerless friends one by one, Filio picked up the dream monster, picked up the big bath towel he had prepared and wrapped it tightly, leaving only his small face exposed.

In the waist-deep water, Filio walked one foot deeper and one foot shallower towards the shore, and walked further, until he reached the steep slope that the wild Pokémon failed to climb in the end.

"March..."

The little face was wrinkled, the dream demon's expression was very depressed, and her voice was weak, feeling both tired and sad.

I wiped my wet body carefully with a big towel, and gently rubbed it a few times from time to time to increase the surface temperature of my body.

Filio's words were a bit bleak: "There are always things that you can't do even if you try hard. This is the case with Carp King and others, and so is you. We are all the same."

Looking down the steep slope, the dense queue when coming up has disappeared. The wild Pokémon that failed the challenge can only lick their wounds silently, waiting for the next opportunity that they don't know if they will come.

"March!"

The Dream Demon, who never admits defeat, stood up suddenly and looked at the waterfall fiercely, gritting his teeth but being helpless.

Seeing it like this, Philio seems to have returned to nearly two years ago.

At that time, Meng Yao, who was still very weak, had been defeated repeatedly, and after each defeat, he always had this expression, and then he had to train even harder until his former opponents turned into vulnerable defeats one by one.

Thinking of this, kindness and joy arise spontaneously.

"Success is certainly a good thing, but failure is also wealth. Only those who have surpassed failure can be the true brave. Maybe one day, the big Carp King can come here again, and then the people who greet him will be It will be a new and unimaginable challenge, it sounds cruel, but it is also quite romantic, right?"

The soft tone seemed to return to the long time when only he and Meng Yao were alone, soaked in precious memories.

The dream demon nodded thoughtfully, got out of the bath towel, and landed on Philio's wet chest again. Although it was a bit cold, it made it extra warm.

Since Little Ibrahimovic and the others joined, the chances of being alone and acting like a spoiled child like today have been reduced a lot. There is not only an element of embarrassment, but also a bit of shyness after growing up.

"However, being angry and sad because of such a thing shows that you still have the same love and fighting spirit as before. This is something that makes me very happy. This is what I like the most about Little Dream Demon. Just like that Magikarp, he has surpassed himself time and time again to get to where he is today."

"Machi~!"

After finding a comfortable place to lie down, the squeamish and cute little guy who pounced on Filio's face every day and acted coquettishly appeared again.

Everything is changing.

Increasingly powerful, increasingly mature mind, and heavy responsibility.

But nothing has changed.

Tangled together by countless emotional threads, a tight connection that cannot be separated no matter what.

Absolute trust and tacit understanding of one heart and one mind.

And the same ideals as before.

Partners who have been together all the way from ordinary and humble life are always the most special existence for each other.

"Actually, it's not just the failure of King Carp and the others that you're sad about, right?" Caressing the Dream Demon's body that was still damp but gradually getting warmer, Filio revealed its true thoughts, "And you The pressure on myself, the pressure on being gradually caught up by Emperor Napoleon and Sun Ibrahimovic, as well as everyone who is growing more and more."

"March..."

In the solitude, Meng Yao no longer concealed her little thoughts, and nodded frankly, showing a bit of loneliness.

It has always been the one who works the hardest. Even Big Mouth Baby and Emperor Nabo, or the Carapaceosaur who joined the team later, are far less diligent than it in training.

But watching them make rapid progress one by one, the invisible pressure turned into shackles, firmly locking its heart.

It has a strong temper and always hopes to be the strongest one. Although it is not visible on weekdays, this little pimple is always there.

"Seeing the failure of King Carp and the others, you seem to have seen your own failure. Otherwise, you would not want to help them. You have understood such a simple truth very early, and you have never even used me to teach you ."

The super power turned into a light green shimmer, simulating the prototype of the plausible [Forbidden Force], calming down the dream monster's turbulent mood, years of getting along, let Philio know every little bit of its micro-expression like the back of his hand, Just seeing the little mouth twitch, I knew that I had hit its heart.

"Ma...qi..."

Choking, the emotions accumulated over the past few days turned into tears, and then fell violently like a flood that broke out of a dam.

"It's a good thing to cry, it's not a big deal." The warmth in his chest gradually spread, and Philio's hand gently patted on Meng Yao's back, just like the first time we met, soothing gently, "It's okay to pretend to be mature." It's not the style you should have. I like the little dream monster who dares to love and hate the most. It was before, it is now, and it will be in the future. I have always believed that my dream monster will be the strongest, so, there is Don’t hide anything, tell me everything, okay?”

The faint sobs gradually became louder, and the accumulated emotions were released bit by bit.

The ups and downs of experience in the past few months, victory and defeat, growth, dangers, opportunities, joys and sorrows, but without the smooth opportunity to confide as when we first met, can only be hidden in my heart, and the more I store it.

To put it bluntly, although he is already the irreplaceable core of the team, not long ago, he was just a little guy who had just emerged from fear and psychological shadow, and was completely dependent on Philio.

Tears filled with bitterness and sorrow fell on Filio's chest, and also shattered the dream monster's increasingly fragile disguise.

-

A long time passed, one person talked, the other listened, and all the blockages in the chest were poured out.

The heavy burden on Dream Demon's heart was finally released.

Dream Demon finally relaxed and lay quietly in Filio's arms, her cheeks slightly red, and while she was shy, she was enjoying the silence and comfort at the moment.

"Quick! Quirk!..."

Faintly, a faint and familiar voice sounded again.

Philio and Dream Demon's eyes widened at the same time.

At the far end of the line of sight, a flash of orange-red appeared.

King Magikarp, who had just returned without success, actually launched another challenge.

"whoosh"

Meng Yao's figure drew a long and narrow black line in the air, and flew straight into the distance.

"Madge! Madge!——"

With a mixture of joy and surprise, the little dream demon who had already rushed far away called loudly to Filio who had just stood up.

Putting on his shoes and socks hastily, Filio strode forward, the joy and shock in his heart no less than that of the excited Dream Demon.

The story of Yuyuelongmen has never been simple, but it is precisely because of its difficulty that it adds a bit of legend to the challenging process.

This has nothing to do with the strength of the ability. No matter how small a person is, even the common Carp King has his own life and story, and he also has the right to pursue his dreams.