271: Chapter 271 The Walls of Ossialia

Central Osialia.

That ten-meter-tall, four-eyed giant cat appeared silently in the center of the city. It was no longer the vigilant or violent creature from the laboratory, but was now crouching in a manner of near-ritualistic solemnity, its four eyes scanning the city with indifference.

Many people discovered its presence and watched in terror.

Suddenly, Mew emitted that same ear-piercing shriek as it had in the laboratory, but even shriller. Humans who heard this cry clutched their heads and covered their ears in pain, yet they could not stop the sound from entering their ears.

And there was no sign of it stopping.

Everyone lost consciousness in pain, and when the cry reached a certain peak, an anomaly occurred.

Something seemed to be flickering in space, becoming clearer and clearer. A strange fluctuation rose in the middle of Osialia, and from south to north, a bizarre, kaleidoscopic Mist zone appeared, spanning the entire Osialia.

Subsequently, Mew passed through the Mist in front of it and vanished without a trace.

——

Inside the office, Lin Fang clicked his tongue as he looked at the Mist zone spanning nearly 4,000 kilometers across central Osialia. It must have been over ten thousand meters high; it was clearly visible on the satellite map.

This pokémon was actually capable of causing such a massive disturbance.

Isaac stood beside him with a grave expression. "Commander, the U.S. quick reaction force and five Heavy Armored Tyrants have already departed. They are expected to arrive over Osialia in half an hour to explore the Mist zone."

"Good."

Lin Fang lifted his head slightly. Now, he would wait for their news to see what was inside the Mist. There was no movement in the real World, so it seemed this disaster was contained here.

But why did the coordinates point to his own lair?

"Commander, there is one more piece of news. Various countries have also discovered the anomaly in Osialia and are sending advance teams and rescue teams to enter."

"That's normal. After all, most of the people living in the central city of Osialia are high-ranking officials and nobles. After the secret of the Changshēng Family was exposed, it became the place global elites wanted to control and infiltrate the most. Now that something like this has happened, they are more anxious than anyone," Lin Fang said with an unreadable expression.

"There is no need to pay attention to them. I don't think it is safe inside the Mist; on the contrary, it is extremely dangerous. It's good to have someone to scout the path."

"Understood," Isaac sighed. "Commander, I still haven't found the reason why the statue suddenly changed."

"Old Ai, there is no need to dwell on this issue anymore..."

...

While the two were talking, a unit belonging to the U.S. had already air-dropped to the edge of the Osialia Mist zone.

The team consisted of over fifty people. After assembling, an Officer walked to the front of the formation, revealing a face with sharp features and an old scar.

"I am Major Strasser. Our mission is to explore this sudden Mist zone, search for useful clues, rescue the targets, and bring them back safely. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" the other soldiers replied in unison.

"Check your weapons and prepare to move out."

Major Strasser did not waste any more words. He raised his hand in a forward gesture, and the fifty-plus elite soldiers formed a wedge formation, carefully stepping into this eerie Mist zone.

Strasser led the way.

Upon entering, Strasser immediately felt something different from the outside World. The Sun above had disappeared, and visibility dropped sharply to only about ten meters.

A soldier beside him said, "Officer, communication is lost. This place blocks signals."

Strasser's expression remained unchanged. He had anticipated this situation and immediately said loudly, "Maintain formation, use hand signals for communication, and pay attention to your footing and changes in the surrounding environment."

However, as they advanced, everyone in the team soon discovered something unusual.

Why did the soil have two colors, like it was layered?

Strasser crouched down, used his dagger to scrape the ground hard, and then grabbed a handful of soil to examine it. Most of it was the brown soil common in Osialia, mixed with tiny grass roots and pebbles.

But the other part was an abnormal, grayish-black, sand-like substance.

"Officer, there is a discovery here!"

Strasser walked over upon hearing the call and found a tall tree. But the scene before him surpassed any natural mutation or grafting technique. Half of it was the familiar Osialia hemlock, with dark brown, rough bark, and the other half was a plant he had never seen before. They were twisted together like a twisted braid.

This was too strange. Strasser frowned tightly. Completely different material bases, different growth logics—how could they grow together? And they were... alive?

"Record this, collect samples, and continue moving forward," ordered Strasser, having failed to find an answer. He became even more vigilant; this land had become too eerie.

As the team advanced, a city suddenly appeared before their eyes. Unexpectedly, Strasser's team did not encounter any danger.

This was the City of Longevity that was originally hidden in Osialia.

Strasser narrowed his eyes, seemingly wanting to see the city clearly. If it hadn't been exposed by that mysterious video, he wouldn't have known that such a human structure was hidden deep in this jungle.

Longevity, huh—

Truly, big shots have their own ways of living.

Strasser sighed with emotion.

It is worth mentioning that Henry Watson, the former fifth-generation President, had regained the position of President in just one month. It was he who ordered this search and rescue and exploration mission.

While Strasser was leading the team to start searching the city.

Most people in the Pokémon World also discovered the anomaly in Osialia. After all, that giant Mist zone, which spanned the continent and reached ten thousand meters in height, could be seen as an eerie band of light on the skyline even from a great distance.

Not to mention, satellite images from some large organizations had long since made photos of this area public, sparking global speculation.

The Earth Alliance was also happy that the public's attention was diverted away from the secrets of longevity and the scandals of the powerful, which finally allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief.

To this end, the Earth Alliance even specifically dispatched reporters to conduct a global news broadcast, attempting to completely shift public focus onto this mysterious phenomenon.

Above Osialia.

The female reporter sat in the helicopter, the strong wind blowing her hair into a mess. She faced the camera, trying to describe the spectacle before her in an excited tone.

"...Dear viewers, what you are seeing now is the unknown phenomenon known as the Wall of Osialia. It appeared suddenly this morning, like a barrier, splitting the continent in two."

"According to the latest measurements, the narrowest point of the Mist zone exceeds ten kilometers, and the widest point may reach over a hundred kilometers. Its depth traverses the entire Osialia continent, exceeding four thousand kilometers. No one knows what has happened inside!"

This successfully attracted the attention of the whole World.