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From the moment they obtained the Eye of Truth, from the moment they encountered the intelligent star from the universe, the gears of fate began to turn.
He was not a bystander.
He was being pushed, step by step, by an unseen hand, against his will, toward the very center of this cosmic crisis.
Shanghai, late at night.
Lead-gray clouds pressed down on the sky, sparing not a single ray of starlight. A fierce wind whipped up large raindrops, lashing the city's steel jungle with a dense, unsettling howl.
Inside the Eastern Theater Command's "Dragon's Spine" headquarters, the atmosphere was even more oppressive than the wind and rain outside the window.
Since the end of Operation Dawn, the spatial rift above the East China Sea—the [Sky Rift]—has not stabilized as expected. On the contrary, it has become increasingly frenzied, like a wild beast struggling on the brink of life and death.
On the main screen, the curve representing the spatial energy readings was jumping wildly, with each peak accompanied by a piercing red alarm.
"Warning! Spatial curvature exceeds the threshold!"
"Energy fluctuation index...breaks through 9000! And it's still rising!"
"Unable to analyze! Data model has crashed!"
A young researcher stared intently at the screen, his face pale, his voice trembling with fear.
The moment he finished speaking, the deep black area at the core of the [Sky-Gap] suddenly bulged outward!
That was not an explosion of energy, but a far more terrifying invasion on a physical level.
It's as if an invisible giant hand is forcibly shoving something into reality from the other side of the world!
Space is wailing.
Accompanied by a deafening, ear-shattering sound like shattering glass, a massive, indescribable shadow was forcibly squeezed out inch by inch, creaking and rattling, from the crack!
It plunged into the sea, and the towering waves it created even prompted a tsunami warning to be issued by a coastal monitoring station dozens of kilometers away.
It was a living black hill.
The ultimate monster codenamed "Dawn-03"—Guardian King—has descended.
Its enormous, illogical body was almost entirely composed of a gigantic mouth. That mouth was less a mouth and more a true event horizon leading to the unknown void.
"Gudu."
It was just a casual inhale.
A derelict cargo ship, weighing tens of thousands of tons, anchored nearby, along with the churning waters beneath it, was instantly twisted and stretched before silently disappearing into its unfathomable depths. There was no chewing, no swallowing, only pure annihilation.
The reefs along the coast will vanish during its next "feeding".
It seems to never be satisfied; what drives it is only the most primal and purest hunger.
The Gluttonous King took heavy steps that made the earth tremble.
Its objective is chillingly clear.
The city center of Shanghai is brightly lit and has the most concentrated energy activity.
"Attack request rejected!"
Inside the command center, Commander-in-Chief Zhou Zhenguo stared intently at the moving red dot on the screen with his bloodshot eyes, his voice hoarse but brooking no argument.
"All units retreat! Repeat, all units retreat! No direct contact whatsoever!"
"But General! If we don't stop it, it will land within five minutes!" a operations staff officer shouted urgently.
"Stop? How do you stop it?"
Zhou Zhenguo pointed to another screen, which was playing a tactical simulation that had just been completed. In the video, several destructive beams, powerful enough to level mountains, released by Elite Four-level Pokémon, accurately hit Guzzlord.
However, the moment the beam of light touched its black skin, it vanished without a trace, not even causing a ripple.
"The Science Department's conclusion," Zhou Zhenguo's tone was tinged with deep helplessness, "is that its physical structure is a one-way energy black hole. Any form of energy attack will only be absorbed by it, becoming its nourishment. Physical attacks... what kind of physical attack do you think could work on a moving mountain?"
Despair spread like a virus within the command center.
Faced with such a monster beyond the norm, humanity's pride in its strength seems utterly laughable.
In the midst of this frozen, deathly silence, a calm voice rang out.
"General Zhou, I have a plan."
Everyone's eyes were instantly focused on the past.
Lin Che.
He stood calmly in one corner of the command platform, as if the impending apocalyptic crisis was merely a puzzle to be solved. Beside him, the shimmering cosmic monster "Zhixing" hovered in mid-air, its colorful eyes flashing with an inhuman, all-knowing golden light.
"Speak." A glimmer of hope ignited in Zhou Zhenguo's eyes.
"Its logic of action is very simple."
Lin Che's voice was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears through the internal communication system.
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"It is attracted by high concentrations of energy and has an instinct to devour everything. Since attacks are ineffective, then do not attack."
“Use its instincts.”
“Let’s feed it.”
An uproar erupted in the command center. Feed it? What kind of absurd nonsense is this?
Ignoring the doubts around him, Lin Che walked to the huge electronic sand table and quickly swiped his fingers across it.
“Zhixing’s perception tells me that it is ‘selective’ in tracking energy. As long as there is a more ‘delicious’ and more concentrated energy source than the city center within its perception range, its attention will be drawn to it.”
"My plan is to 'trap' them."
“We need several Heavenly King-level experts, all the high-concentration energy cubes in the Alliance’s inventory, and…” Lin Che paused, then uttered a word that shocked everyone.
"Rubbish."
"In particular, industrial waste and municipal garbage are among its favorite 'foods', according to the data."
An incredibly bold, even somewhat absurd, plan quickly took shape under Lin Che's explanation.
Ten minutes later, the plan was approved for execution.
Under the night sky of Shanghai, several figures cut through the rain, approaching the terrifying behemoth that was landing from different directions at high speed.
They are the top-tier, king-level powerhouses in the alliance.
"First throwing point, coordinates 33.1, 11.4, prepare!" Lin Che's voice rang out directly in the minds of every Heavenly King powerhouse through Zhixing's mental link.
Alakazam, standing next to a Celestial King-level expert, had its eyes blazing with blue light. It used its psychic power to lift a huge container filled with specially made high-energy cubes, tracing a precise parabola.
... ... ...
"boom!"
The container exploded several hundred meters ahead of the Devourer's path, unleashing a deluge of blocks radiating alluring energy, mixed with a large amount of urban garbage that had been thrown along with it.
The intense energy mixed with the stench of decay instantly caught the attention of the Gluttonous King.
For the first time, its crushing pace came to a halt.
Its enormous head, slowly, with a primal bewilderment, turned toward the direction of the energy burst.
"Success!" A suppressed cheer erupted from the command center.
The Gluttonous King took a step, deviating from its original route straight to the city center, and headed towards the "bait".
step.
Another step.
It swallowed all the blocks and trash in one gulp, and a look of satisfaction appeared in its disproportionately small eyes.
"Second throwing point, ready!"
Another powerful Celestial King patted Tyranitar beside him. The quasi-god-like behemoth roared and wrapped another batch of "bait" with rocky blades, launching them with the precision of cannonballs, landing at the next pre-set guiding point further away.
This seemingly unstoppable and terrifying creature, this ultimate beast that left the entire "Dragon's Spine" command headquarters helpless, was actually controlled by this seemingly childish method.
It's like a donkey being led by a carrot, manipulated by human wisdom.
Under the precise calculations and mental guidance of Zhixing, which are comparable to those of a supercomputer, the feeding was repeated time and again, leading its enormous body step by step towards the pre-planned final destination.
On the outskirts of the city, there lies a long-abandoned underground energy secret.
This place was once a mega-project of the last era, its interior space large enough to accommodate several aircraft carriers. Now, it has become a cage tailor-made for the Gluttonous King.
The last energy cube, which also had the highest energy concentration, was precisely thrown into the deep, dark entrance to the secret realm.
Without hesitation, the Gluttonous King was drawn by the ultimate delicacy, and its enormous body finally stepped completely into the entrance of the secret realm.
It's now!
"blockade!"
Lin Che issued the final command through the telepathic link.
Dozens of powerful Psychic and Ground-type Pokémon, which had been lying in ambush on both sides of the entrance to the secret realm, unleashed their power at the same moment!
The Golems have activated "Rock Blockade"!
The Swamperts have unleashed the power of the earth!
Led by several Alakazam, the psychic army transformed its immense spiritual power into an invisible giant hand, guiding countless tons of rocks and soil to crash together with overwhelming force!
"boom--!!!"
With a deafening roar, the only exit from the secret realm was completely and permanently sealed off.
The entire earth trembled, as if announcing the victory of this silent war.
Inside the command center, after several seconds of deathly silence, thunderous cheers and applause erupted.
On the screen, the red dot representing the Gluttonous King was completely locked by a solid white square.
This sudden crisis that threatened to destroy the city was actually resolved successfully with "zero casualties".
Captured "Dawn-03" alive.
The blockade was successful.
This also demonstrated to the world the incredible, hidden, and astonishing resilience and coordination of the Human Alliance in the face of this new, unknown, and mythical crisis.