When James and the others saw people online calling for Julian to sacrifice himself to appease the rage of Hoopa, they were absolutely furious.
And the country behind the spies who stirred up such rhetoric was equally brainless.
Hoopa had made it perfectly clear that it intended to destroy the world, so the only one who could stop it was none other than Julian.
And if you demand that Julian kill himself, then who was going to stop it?
pared to the pletely unambitious Julian, Hoopa, who wanted to destroy the world, was without a doubt the enemy of every nation on this planet.
If you truly wanted Julian to die, you should at least wait until after he stops Hoopa before spouting such nonsense—that would show at least a sliver of intelligence.
Of course, the most brainless people were those who made such ments purely out of jealousy and envy.
Foreign spies spread those statements because it was their job—at least they had professional ethics.
But what about those people?
They were citizens of Drakoria, yet they were saying such things. It was as if their brains had been eaten by dogs.
However, every country had people like that, and there were quite a few of them.
After all, jealousy could easily distort a person's thinking, causing them to do things that appeared utterly stupid and ridiculous to everyone else.
Even now, many people still believed that Julian had achieved everything he had simply because he had been born into the Walker family.
Admittedly, being born into the Walker family had given Julian a starting point far beyond that of almost everyone else.
Just the fact that his starter Pokémon had been a silver Beldum already placed him ahead of 99.999% of the people.
It could even be said that his family background gave Julian a lower limit for his strength as a Trainer, and that lower limit was Pseudo-Champion.
With the Walker family's resources and his Beldum's Potential, as long as Julian followed the normal path, being a Pseudo-Champion had only been a matter of time.
But whether he could bee an actual Champion would still depend on Julian's own talent and opportunities.
Not to mention capturing First-class Legendaries.
After being a Champion, the help the Walker family could provide to him became very minimal.
Instead, it was thanks to his help that his grandfather could advance even further, and his father became a Champion as well.
And now, even the mander of the Steel Guards had bee a Champion.
Julian had no idea that while he was away, there were actually people back in his own country stabbing him in the back.
By now, he had already arrived in the East African region. And although it was far from Drakoria, with Metagross's Teleport, the journey had only taken a few minutes.
Just as he arrived there, the aura of Hoopa grew even more intense.
"He's here. That human has finally e."
Hoopa naturally sensed Julian's presence and turned its gaze toward the east.
Standing right beside it, the Master heard this and a cold smirk appeared on her face. "Julian is actually walking right into his own death."
In her eyes, what Julian was doing right now was no different from willingly seeking death.
After all, the Twin Dragons were no match for Hoopa. And even if Rayquaza showed up, it wouldn't make a difference.
Just as the Master's words faded, Julian had already appeared before her and Hoopa.
"Hahaha! Human, you've e!"
Hoopa looked at Julian standing atop Metagross and grinned widely.
"I didn't really have a choice. The mess you've caused is far too big."
Julian shrugged, eyeing Hoopa hovering about a hundred meters away.
Roughly six meters tall, with six arms detached from its body, a black hole in its chest, and a ferociously vicious appearance.
Honestly, with a look like that, no one would believe you if you said it wasn't a villain.
Ever since Hoopa had appeared, satellites from various countries had been locked onto this place.
Some nations had already started live broadcasts long ago, and now, Julian had also appeared within the satellite feed.
Back in Drakoria, after James finished his speech, they too activated the satellite live broadcast.
And the first thing the people saw was Julian standing atop Metagross, facing Hoopa.
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> "Champion Walker's already there!"
> "Go, honey!"
> "This Hoopa really looks like the bad guy."
> "It can actually speak our language?"
> "I didn't even notice that until you pointed it out."
> "Sure enough, Organization Y is connected to Hoopa. That woman is standing right beside it."
> "I wonder if Champion Walker can defeat it."
> "Champion Walker, you're humanity's only hope now!"
The fact that Hoopa could speak the human language came as a plete surprise to everyone. After all, this was the first time anyone had heard a First-class Legendary actually speak aloud.
And among all the First-class Legendaries Julian had encountered so far, only Hoopa spoke human language.
The others had always municated through telepathy.
"This little motion isn't much, but it seems to have scared you humans quite badly. Hahaha!"
Hoopa laughed loudly, its tone dripping with mockery.
> "I'm scared, I admit... but seeing that smug look on its face really makes me want to punch it."
> "Anyone want to team up and beat it up?"
> "Farewell to the guy above, we won't be seeing you off."
> "But if you really want to fight it, you could always team up with Champion Walker—just don't know if Champion Walker would want a dead weight like you."
Julian paid no mind to Hoopa's mockery. Instead, he activated his Probing Eyes to look at Hoopa.
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Pokémon: Hoopa (Psychic/Dark)
Level: 114
Potential: Gold
Ability: Magician
Item: None
Gender: Genderless
Moves: Confusion, Ally Switch, Astonish, Destiny Bond, Trick, Light Screen, Psybeam, Skill Swap, Guard Split, Power Split, Knock Off, Wonder Room, Trick Room, Psychic, Dark Pulse, Hyperspace Fury
TMs: None
Egg Moves: None
Note: A troublemaker that uses warped rings to send everything flying far away. It uses six rings and six gigantic arms to steal away all the things that it likes.
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Looking at Hoopa's displayed information, Julian's heart sank slightly.
A Forbidden-class being, just as he had expected, but this thing wasn't at the early-stage, it had reached the mid-stage.
It had been sealed by Xerneas and the other three First-class Legendaries for two thousand years.
Logically, the fact that its strength hadn't declined would already have been impressive enough.
So why had it actually grown stronger?
And by such a huge margin?
According to what Xerneas had told him, Hoopa had only been at the peak of the First-class Legendary tier before it was sealed.
Yet after two thousand years of imprisonment, it had not only broken through into the Forbidden-class but had even reached the mid-stage.
This was pletely unscientific, utterly defying all mon sense.
Julian even began to suspect that Hoopa had already been at the Forbidden-class when Xerneas and the others sealed it.
But after thinking it over, that couldn't be right either.
If Hoopa had truly been a Forbidden-class being then, Xerneas and the others wouldn't have been able to seal it at all.
They would have been the ones beaten instead.
'Did Xerneas accidentally seal it inside some kind of cultivation paradise, allowing it to keep growing stronger even while imprisoned?'
The thought crossed Julian's mind.
But there was no point dwelling on it now.
The Hoopa before him, having reached the mid-stage, was far more powerful than he had imagined.
Even among First-class Legendaries, a difference of one level created an enormous gap in strength, let alone a level's difference at the Forbidden-class.
Julian didn't even dare to imagine just how huge that gap truly was.
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