"You’re insane! You’re a damn lunatic!"
At this mont, the Black ssenger’s pale face was seated atop Hydreigon’s back, fleeing from the Crimson Sand Inferno with an expression full of terror.
At the final critical mont, the Black ssenger fully unleashed his psychic power, barely managing to help Hydreigon avoid the last, fatal kick from ga Blaziken.
Because of that, Blaziken destroyed the entire island with a single kick.
After releasing that move, Blaziken, Aggron, Tyranitar, and Gengar reverted from their ga Evolution states. But at that mont, the Black ssenger was terrified, unable to approach again. He imdiately mounted Hydreigon and fled, as mbers of the League would arrive at any mont.
Once he had put enough distance between them, color gradually returned to his face, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes.
"Hmph... I wasn’t prepared this ti. When I co back, it won’t be so simple. That thod that allows a Pokémon to evolve normally... I must obtain it, no matter what." He muttered to himself, his face slightly twisted.
"Grrr—!" Hydreigon’s central head let out a weak roar.
"What are you afraid of? Those Pokémon will surely be handed over to the League by Cain. With my position within the League, taking them out will be no problem at all. And as for the ones that can’t endure it... after so many injections of divine energy, their bodies are already ruined. I just need to raise new ones."
"Now that I know a more convenient and efficient evolution thod exists, the way I raise my Pokémon will be different." A confident expression appeared on his face.
As the Black ssenger of the Sacred Church, he possessed extrely broad connections. Obtaining Dark-type Pokémon with good potential and strength had never been a problem for him.
As long as he obtained Cain’s thod and combined it with his carefully trained Pokémon, becoming the strongest in the world would no longer be a dream.
He possessed both the League’s training thods and the radical ones of the Sacred Church and other hidden powers. The combination of the two would produce effects that most people could not even imagine.
He was a high-ranking mber of the League and also had access to the Sacred Church’s special channels. His confidence was absolute—what had happened now was rely a temporary setback.
But as he traveled a bit farther, searching for a quiet place at sea to rest, he suddenly stopped.
Frowning with a hint of fear, he said, "What are you doing here?"
Following his words, a woman wearing a silver cloak appeared before him—the very sa one who had fought Drake.
"? I ca to say goodbye."
The woman smiled brightly, and in the next instant unleashed imnse psychic pressure. Beneath her feet appeared two Pokémon: Latios and Latias.
The Black ssenger’s expression changed instantly. He tried to make Hydreigon flee, but it was already too late.
The weakened Hydreigon was quickly overwheld by the attacks of Latios and Latias. And the Black ssenger, with his psychic power nearly exhausted, was no match for the woman.
In the end, under the force of her psychic power, his neck was bent and snapped.
His eyes opened wide as he fell from the sky toward the sea, filled with disbelief and deep resentnt.
He believed he was only one step away from becoming the strongest in the world, but due to his exhaustion, he was caught and killed outright.
And he never even got the chance to reveal Cain’s secret.
The woman’s expression turned completely cold. She glanced at the body floating in the sea and muttered, "Did you really think I wouldn’t know you tried to use ? I told you not to give the opportunity. Black ssenger? Hmph."
After venting her feelings, she took the defeated Hydreigon and disappeared from the area.
The Black ssenger no longer had any value... but Hydreigon, a Champion-level pseudo-legendary without damage from divine energy, was extrely valuable.
The sea quickly returned to calm.
...
On the other side, on the shattered island where Cain was, after ga Blaziken’s kick, Cain could no longer hold on and collapsed into Diancie’s arms, losing consciousness.
The four ga Evolutions dissipated at the sa ti.
The Black ssenger escaped, and after briefly debating whether to pursue him, the Pokémon returned to protect Cain.
From afar, the island had exploded into pieces. The red sandstorm gradually faded, returning to its natural yellow color, until it disappeared completely.
The island was split into five or six sections, completely transford into a desert devoid of Pokémon and vegetation.
Cain lay at the center.
As the smartest of the group and the "second brother," Slowking imdiately took a Poké Ball from Cain’s belt and summoned Magearna.
Upon appearing, Magearna saw the condition of Cain and the Pokémon. Her eyes filled with tears, but Diancie stopped her.
Treating Cain ca first.
Magearna cald herself and used the life energy of her Soul-Heart to slowly envelop Cain.
At last, Cain—who even while unconscious was frowning—slowly relaxed his expression as he rested upon the adow created by Florges.
Then Slowking temporarily recalled Diancie, Magearna, Drapion, and the others, leaving only six Pokémon behind to secure the area and wait for League reinforcents.
So ti later, Juan arrived riding his Latios.
He had originally been coming aboard a League aircraft, but upon learning that photos and videos had been uploaded to the internet, he could not wait any longer and flew over imdiately.
When he saw the devastated island, he froze.
At that mont, he understood that what Cain had told him before was true: if Cain fought Sidney or Glacia to the death, he would have a 90% chance of winning.
Changing the terrain of an island was not difficult for an Elite Four mber. But changing it in such a complete and brutal manner... neither Sidney nor Glacia would be capable of it.
Why did the island split apart?
Blaziken’s attack was a factor. But the main reason was that Tyranitar had hollowed out the island’s internal structure, as if removing its skeleton.
With the combined attacks of ga Aggron and ga Blaziken, the island ended up as it was now.
Juan looked at the shattered edges of the island and understood almost everything that had happened.
"Cain!"
When he saw Cain’s body lying on the ground, he was startled. After confirming that he was breathing normally, he let out a sigh of relief.
Looking at Cain’s Pokémon, he could not help but nod. "The future of the League... truly must be entrusted to you young people."
(End of Chapter)
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