Meanwhile, the plan Terrance had named the "Moonfall Plan" was completely finalized and also received the League's support.
Ever since the beginning, the League representatives had been arguing endlessly over how to repel Groudon and Kyogre. In the end, having placed their hopes on the Trainers, they agreed to Terrance's plan without much hesitation.
Wallace, Steven, Lance, Sidney, Phoebe, Drake, and Glacia would continue battling Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre. If things went smoothly, they could repel the two Super-ancient Pokémon right there. But if the two Super-ancient Pokémon remained in their current state, then the "Moonfall Plan," which would gather the full power of the Fairy Army into a single strike, would become their final measure.
While the seven top-tier powerhouses fought Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre in the most dangerous area, Terrance found an opening to withdraw and began preparing to carry out the "Moonfall Plan" together with the Rotom Pokédex.
If Terrance himself was included, then with Mega Altaria, Mega Diancie, and Mega Gallade, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Terrance possessed the strength of a League Champion. Four Champions and four Elite Fours—with such a powerful lineup, even if their opponents were godlike Pokémon that had lived for hundreds of millions of years, theoretically, they should have been defeated.
But in reality, although the two Super-ancient Pokémon were unable to defeat the human powerhouses with their ingenious coordination, the humans likewise had no way to seriously injure the two Super-ancient Pokémon. The battle had become a contest of endurance, to see which side could exhaust the other first. Whoever lasted to the end would be the victor.
However, Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre's current state could be said to have merged with natural energy itself, linking them to the entirety of nature. Their methods of utilizing natural energy were incomparably profound, making their stamina nearly inexhaustible. Combined with their enormous bodies, which had originally been born from nature itself, there was almost no method capable of harming them.
If such a method existed, it would undoubtedly have to be power on an equivalent level.
Simply joining Steven and the others in a battle to restrain the two Super-ancient Pokémon held little meaning. Terrance intended to stake everything on one attempt. Among everyone present, only he, relying on the unique core tactics he had constructed around the Legendary Pokémon Xerneas's Fairy Aura, had any possibility of unleashing power capable of seriously injuring a Legendary Pokémon.
"The Moonfall Plan..." While the seven top-tier powerhouses battled Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, Terrance rode Altaria into the sky, leading the Fairy Army's reserve force of 49 Ribombee, 48 Togetic, and 24 Lunatone—a total of 121 Pokémon.
"Elite Four Terrance, what are you planning to do?"
As Terrance climbed higher and higher, the League media's dedicated reporter helicopter drew closer.
"From here on, follow my instructions." Terrance wore a grave expression. If the Fairy Army's full-power strike still could not seriously injure the two Super-ancient Pokémon, then what came next would likely be beyond the ability of Trainers to resolve. The League would have no choice but to use taboo weapons at any cost.
Although their names varied wildly, Terrance had learned that those weapons of immense destructive power were almost no different from Earth's super nuclear weapons. If they were to be used, they would undoubtedly be the very last option on the list.
If that happened, vast stretches of Hoenn's seas would probably be turned into lands of death, and even then, there was no guarantee that Groudon and Kyogre could actually be dealt with.
"I wonder whether the Fairy Army's full-power strike can rival those taboo weapons in destructive power. I suppose this can also point the Hoenn League toward another path."
The 121 members of the Fairy Army, together with his main Pokemon such as Altaria, Diancie, Gardevoir, Ninetales, and Mawile, had gathered high in the sky, already far away from the ocean battlefield. Looking at this massive formation, Mira, the reporter who had previously been broadcasting the battle here live, took a deep breath.
What was Elite Four Terrance, who had previously suppressed the two Super-ancient Pokémon, planning to do next?
Her question was answered in the very next moment. Most of those who had received the details of the "Moonfall Plan" raised their heads and looked toward the sky. The human powerhouses battling the Super-ancient Pokémon also began adjusting their positions during the fight according to the plan's ultimate objective.
Namely, to reduce the two Super-ancient Pokémon's battle range as much as possible, lure them together, and then restrain them.
Furthermore, within an extremely short span of time, the Elite Four members and Champions would have to withdraw quickly enough to avoid being caught in the attack. These requirements were undoubtedly extremely difficult, but not so difficult that Steven, Wallace, Lance, and the others were unwilling to attempt them. To carry out the plan, several of the Hoenn League's supercomputers began performing high-frequency calculations based on the Pokémon data of those participating in the battle, working out how to execute the plan perfectly. Once the results were calculated, the data was instantly transmitted to the medals of Lance and the others.
With so many favorable conditions in place, Terrance also had no choice but to become completely serious. After a long period of preparation, Ninetales condensed an enormous Ice Moon with a diameter of 71.6 meters. The instant this massive Ice Moon formed, even the surrounding air seemed to freeze, as though space itself had solidified.
This Ice Moon was merely large and possessed no actual offensive power. Even if it were dropped directly, it probably would not be enough to injure the two Super-ancient Pokémon.
But next, it would become the vessel for the most terrifying power.
According to the Rotom Pokédex's calculations, this was currently the limit of the Fairy Army. Ice Moon had always been one of Terrance and Ninetales's favorite mediums for gathering Fairy energy. Terrance had experimented with the Ice Moon core tactic many times before, on Prison Island, the Seafoam Islands, and Mt. Chimney. During the attempt at Mt. Chimney, after adding sixteen Ribombee into the formation, Terrance had temporarily discovered the Ice Moon's limit. But at that time, Ninetales had only recently evolved, and Altaria's mastery over Fairy energy was still immature. Now, over the Route 127, facing Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, Terrance intended to bring out everything he had accumulated and gamble on the future.
The beams formed by scattered Fairy energy reflected through Magic Bounce and Ice Moon were, in essence, no different from the move Dazzling Gleam. Terrance liked to call them "Fairy Light." When all the Fairy energy reflected by the two was gathered together and combined into a single beam, Terrance named that light "Destruction Light." Unlike the word "fairy," the name conveyed destruction and devastation, foreshadowing the beam's terrifying destructive power.
At present, however, with Ninetales and Altaria's strength, they probably could not perfectly control Destruction Light. Terrance therefore chose the next-best option. He would not have the Ice Moon reflect the Fairy energy. Instead, he intended to send the enormous 71.6-meter-diameter Ice Moon, infused with the power of the entire Fairy Army, crashing down together with it, using the impact to heavily injure Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre—
The power of such an attack would certainly not be weak, but it would greatly test one's control. If the massive Ice Moon were detonated in the sky by the two Super-ancient Pokémon before it could fall, then all the efforts would be wasted. That was why Terrance needed Steven and the others' assistance.
Terrance looked over the enormous Ice Moon from every direction, watching the streams of light flicker across its surface. The radiance of the Fairy energy was reflected in his eyes.
He believed that when this moon fell, it would surely be beautiful.
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