In the unique enviro of Luminous S, Sato quickly identified the attackers—a swarm of Golbat!

  Before he could even give a and, Ariados had already us silk, but unfortunately, the Golbat were far mile than Gligar.

  Having already been on high alert, they easily avoided the attack.

  "Use Scary Face!"

  Before Sato could finish speaking, the Golbat had already reached him—Carvanha darted forward, and uhe dim lighting, its terrifying expression became even more effective!

  Ariados followed up immediately—though its sed attack wasn't as effective as the first, it still mao weaken Golbat's initial assault!

  "Carvanha, Ice Fang! Ariados, prepare Sticky Web!"

  Carvanha's ferocious jaws gleamed with an icy light, it rushed into the Golbat.

  For a moment, they were too intimidated to fight back!

  "Sticky Web—target the three below!"

  "Dos!"

  Ariados fired a dense web toward the three disoriented Golbat beh Carvanha!

  Direct hit!

  "Pin Missile—knock them down! Carvanha, keep disrupting them!"

  Ariados fired glowing white needles in an arc, striking the three trapped Golbat, sending them crashing into the s!

  Meanwhile, the remaining Golbat, whose speed had been severely reduced by Scary Face, had no time to save their allies—they were too busy dodging Carvanha's relentless pursuit!

  The Ice-type attastilled a natural fear in them.

  And for a Flying-type Pokémon, being outpaced by a fish was humiliating! They couldn't tinue like this.

  After a brief exge of screeches, the Golbats quickly ged tactics. Three stayed behind to stall Carvanha, while six others rushed at Sato and Ariados!

  By this time, Ariados had quietly pleted Swords Dance.

  As soon as it saw its prey approag, it showed no fear—despite being a Bug-type fag Flying-types!

  "Use Sucker Punch!"

  "Shhh!"

  Ariados luraight into the attag Golbat, its sharp horn pierg through the wing of ohe thin membrane was instantly punctured!

  With its two front legs, Ariados simultaneously intercepted twolbat, blog them from advang.

  Satht hand instinctively gripped his knife.

  As the remaining Golbat closed in, his mind quickly calcuted their attack patterns, while his Dark Energy surged to life.

  In the sy terrain, Pupitar and Houndoom weren't well-suited for battle—if they fell into the marsh, it would only create more trouble.

  Luckily, there weren't too many Golbat left—he could hahese himself!

  The three Golbat surrounding him had perfect coordination, spreading out before closing in together. Their sharp fangs shimmered with dark energy—Dark-type move—Bite!

  Sato almost ughed—they were using Dark-type moves against him? Under his Dark Energy's perception, their darkened fangs stood out like fmes in the night—they were too obvious!

  You're all just too greedy!

  "Ssh!"

  Sato's knife, infused with Dark Energy, swung upward, slig opehroat of the Golbat targeting his neck!

  He swiftly sidestepped, his left hand coated in Dark Energy, then grabbed the Golbat lunging at his abdomen—with a quick twist, he hurled it straight into the s!

  Double kill!

  "Creak!"

  The st Golbat, preparing to strike from behind, was sent flying by Sato's terattack.

  Terrified by the fate of its rades, it let out a shriek and immediately fled!

  "Swish!"

  A small throwing knife fshed through the air—the esg Golbat suddenly stiffehen fell lifelessly into the s, sinking below the surface.

  Sato took a deep breath, then turo observe Carvanha and Ariados' battle.

  Ariados tio fire Pin Missile at the remaining two Golbat, keeping them at bay. After all, it couldn't fly, and in the s, its movement was restricted.

  Meanwhile, Carvanha had bee a mere blur—its Speed Boost ability was fully activated.

  Of the three Golbat that had e, two had already fallen, and the st was barely managing to dodge.

  But it wouldn't hold out for long.

  Sato didn't o step in again—after Carvanha took down the final Golbat, it swiftly assisted Ariados in finishing off the remaining two.

  With that, all twelve Golbat were wiped out!

  The battle hadn't sted long, but the shockwave of fear it sent through the area was undeniable.

  The nearby wild Pokémon didn't even dare to run—they simply curled up tightly, trying to reduce their presence as much as possible.

  They had seen it clearly—even the Golbat that tried to escape were shot down a plunging into the s.

  Ariados and Carvanha returo Sato's side, remaining silent and vigint.

  The faint but lingering st of blood stirred the lurking Pokémo none dared to make a move.

  Sato fed Ariados and Carvanha some stamina-rec suplements.

  Just as he fihe s water began bubbling, and moments ter, Gengar surfaced first, sniffing itself with an expression of disgust—clearly cheg for any lingering stench.

  Weezing floated up slowly, seemingly lost in thought.

  As Sato had suspected, there was indeed a hidden space beh the s—but even Gengar couldn't describe the specifics clearly.

  "Carvanha, Gengar, here's what we'll do…"

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  Ten mier—Gengar struggled to maintain a Psychiduced air bubble within the s, while Sato g to Weezing, slowly floating into the bubble.

  Gengar sealed the air pocket and began l it rapidly into the depths!

  Weezing, using its Levitate ability, kept Sato stable ihe air bubble, while Gengar trolled their dest, ensuring they remained in sync.

  Satuted his breathing, serving oxygen, and listened quietly as Weezing and Gengar tinued unig.

  Luckily, the process didn't take long—within minutes, Sato felt the oppressive sensation fade.

  Then—gravity suddenly reversed!

  Gengar quickly steadied Sato, preventing him from falling awkwardly.

  Once his feet were firmly on solid ground, Sato looked up—and saitch-bck hole overhead.

  He had ehrough that hole, and everything here was a mirrored refle of the world above—even gravity itself was reversed!

  After gathering his thoughts, Sato shifted his focus to his new surroundings.

  A luminous green world! The walls were pletely covered in a glowing, fluorest green.

  Even the scattered wild grass peeking through the cracks emitted a soft radiance, making it dizzying to look at.

  A rock was kicked aside, instantly drawing the attention of both Sato and his Pokémon.

  As for Weezing, it was daydreaming once again.

  "A luminous Sandshrew?" Sato murmured as he caught a glimpse of a tiny tail disappearing into a burrow.

  Aside from that brief sighting, the area was eerily quiet.

  Wasting no time, Sato pressed forward—heading into the only winding passageway before him.

  There was no need for a fshlight—the surroundings were bright enough on their own.