A light saber emitting crimson-gold flames sliced straight toward Halley.
Halley could only hurl a cloud of black mist to block the light saber. Her flowing ribbons were already tightly bound by the other three light sabers.
She managed to repel the light sword. Halley looked at Arceus, who was now covered in crimson-gold armor, with long horns burning with crimson-gold flames on its head and golden eyes filled with murderous intent, and furrowed her brows.
"This is my partner."
Rope's voice sounded from her right side. Halley immediately turned to her right, where Rope's figure appeared.
Rope crossed his arms and smiled slightly.
"You should know that, strictly speaking, we Pokémon trainers are summoners."
For summoners, their companions are their best weapons.
Halley didn't say anything else. After all, if she were in a position of advantage, she would definitely want to chat with Rope for a while.
After all, no matter how steadfast the other person's resolve might be, the verbal attacks you launch will always have some effect. Halley was certain of this. After all, everyone has their weak points.
Rope believed that even if Al were standing across from him, if the two were to engage in a verbal duel, he wouldn't back down. After all, she knew Al quite well. It wouldn't be unusual for her to break through his defenses.
However, one must be careful afterward. If you break the other person's defenses but cannot defeat them, then you will inevitably be the one whose defenses are broken.
Since Rope did not know Halley very well, he decided to give it a try anyway. He would talk about anything and everything, hoping that with a bit of luck, he could break the other person's defenses.
Halley didn't pay attention to Rope's verbal attacks. Instead, she took this opportunity to gather a five-petaled flower made of black mist in her hand. Fifteen stamens stood out clearly in the center of the flower.
Unfortunately, this flower, which looked very beautiful, lacked the color that would have made it even more beautiful.
It was just plain gray. While it gave off an air of mystery, it also had its shortcomings.
Rope had a vague recollection of the flower, but since he was unfamiliar with it, he couldn't immediately identify what kind of flower it was.
Halley paid no attention to Rope's verbal assault. Instead, he seized the opportunity to form a five-petaled flower made of black mist in his hand. The fifteen stamens in the center of the flower stood out clearly.
In an instant, the energy cannon was fully charged and fired toward the direction the flower was coming from. The four light swords overlapped and spun, forming a circular shield in front of Arceus.
After the flower flew away, Halley immediately dragged the ribbon that had broken free from Arceus's control and charged toward Rope.
Although she knew that engaging in close combat with Rope would likely end badly for her,
she also knew that if she continued to drag things out, her chances of winning would only decrease. She and Rope hadn't exchanged many blows, but both had already revealed a lot of their cards.
For example, Rope had immediately activated his overload mode. And had already switched between three or four different weapons. He had even summoned his new partner, the hapless Arceus, to assist him.
Halley was no different; she had revealed her weapon and the mystical Undersea Mist from the start, and other techniques had little effect. The energy-constructed 'Undersea Flower' was also one of her trump cards.
It's worth noting that before obtaining Undersea Mist, Halley had already ventured into the Under Sea to search for the Undersea Flower. By sheer luck, she did spot an Undersea Flower, but there were two powerful figures battling ahead of it. As a mere novice, she had no chance of claiming that Undersea Flower.
However, the Undersea Flower is a very powerful plant, so while the two masters were fighting, it secretly prepared to slip away.
Unfortunately, Halley wasn't lucky enough for the Undersea Flower to slip away from the two masters and fall into his hands.
The Undersea Flower bloomed completely, leaving behind a cloud of Undersea Mist, and then disappeared into the depths of the Under Sea.
Both powerful figures felt unlucky. One left immediately, while the other, adhering to the principle of thriftiness, took both the Undersea Mist and Halley under his wing.
Later, Halley became one of the powerful figure's henchmen, handling various tasks that the powerful figure found inconvenient to handle personally. The current situation, of course, was also arranged by her.
Rope had no interest in delving into Halley's past. Or rather, if he didn't emerge victorious later, what good would it do to know Halley's past?
It simply held no meaning.
Compared to Halley's story, he was more intrigued by the destructive power of that flower. After all, Rope was now stronger than Arceus, but only by a limited margin.
Although their relative strengths had shifted, if it came to a fight, Rope would likely have the upper hand.
There was no way around it; the special ability granted by the World Will was simply that. And such a world-bestowed ability was extremely rare. In the current world on the verge of ascension, its rarity had risen to a new level.
This means that even in the void, this ability will remain useful within a certain range of power levels.
In other words, once Rope reaches the void, as long as he can subdue those Pokémon-like creatures stronger than him, he can achieve rapid power growth.
The summoners from the neighboring Thousand Domain Forest were drooling with envy.
Just as Rope was focusing on Arceus, the ribbon in front of Halley seemed to traverse space, instantly appearing before Rope.
Rope quickly transformed his head into a ring of fire, causing the surprise attack to miss.
Halley laughed in frustration at Rope's evasion technique.
"Rope, you really have no trace of a genius's restraint. This evasion method is simply too lacking in elegance..."
Rope was stunned by Halley's words... Does one even pursue elegance while fighting in the void!?
Actually, Halley didn't mean it that way. The move wasn't intended to hit Rope in the first place, but she didn't expect Rope to dodge like that.
After all, geniuses would never dodge like that just to save face, even if they could.
Rope was about to retort when he heard Arceus's voice.
"If you plan to chat with her, why not help me first…"
Arceus said helplessly.