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"Muk!!"
Just when Eddie was still wondering whether these two Pokémon had been exposed to so much poison that it had affected their brains, Muk's agonized scream interrupted his thoughts.
It turned out that the delayed attack from Future Sight had finally arrived, striking Muk directly. The Pokémon was completely unprepared because it had been pleading for mercy from Eddie. Hit by this powerful Psychic-type attack, Muk immediately let out a pained cry.
It was already badly wounded, and now it had been struck by a super-effective move that it was weak against. The attack left it severely injured—to put it simply, its health was in the red zone.
"Emmm, the battle has progressed this far. I can't just stop because you're begging for mercy."
"So, sorry. Garchomp, Espeon, finish it off—you know what to do."
"Muk!!" (No!!!)
As multiple attacks converged on Muk, its screams rang out once more. However, this time the cries didn't last long because it had been knocked unconscious and collapsed directly onto the ground.
"Weezing!!!" (My comrade!!!)
Seeing that Muk had fallen, Weezing felt grief over losing its partner and began shouting as well.
However, Eddie simply ignored its cries and issued the final command to Charizard and Gardevoir.
"Charizard, Gardevoir, it's almost finished. Use Hyper Beam to end this."
Thus, less than a minute after Muk lost consciousness, Weezing, along with its fellow companion, fell under the devastating power of Hyper Beam.
"Ding! Charizard, Greninja, Sceptile, Lucario, Garchomp, Tyranitar, Pikachu, Eevee, Snorlax, Gardevoir, Gengar, Dragonair, Venusaur, and Blastoise gained experience! Level increased by 2, reaching level 58!"
"Gardevoir learned Dream Eater! Sceptile learned Quick Guard! Lucario learned Extreme Speed!"
"Ding! Dragonair gained experience! Level increased by 5, reaching level 55! Learned Hydro Pump!"
"Ding! Dragonair gained experience! Level increased by 8, reaching level 53! Learned Safeguard!"
"Ding! You defeated Team Rocket Executive Harley and obtained an Everstone and a Dragon Fang!"
"Not bad. I finally got some good items, and my team's overall level has improved significantly since arriving at Seafoam Island."
"As for the Everstone, it arrived just in time. My second Dragonair is about to evolve, and I'm too lazy to press the B button after every battle to stop it."
"And the Dragon Fang can also be equipped on my second Dragonair ."
Eddie examined his rewards from this battle and nodded with satisfaction.
Although he was somewhat confused because the executive named Harley had been tied up by Green and hadn't actually fought him directly, it didn't matter as long as he received the rewards.
"Eddie, you're amazing! You defeated them so quickly~~~"
Green saw that Eddie had managed to defeat his opponents so swiftly this time. While thinking that she was still too weak in comparison, she didn't forget to praise Eddie enthusiastically.
Of course, she didn't just want to praise Eddie—she also wanted to give him a victory hug or something similar, and then take the opportunity to be a bit affectionate with him.
In other words, to let Eddie enjoy some benefits from her closeness.
If Green hadn't suddenly noticed Eddie showing a pained expression, she would have embraced him right then and there.
Yes, when Eddie saw Green running toward him, he was still wondering whether this girl was going to take advantage of him again.
But quite suddenly and without any warning, he felt something was seriously wrong with his body.
"What is this?! My hand?!"
Eddie suddenly grabbed his right hand, looking like a teenager who might shout "My King's Power," and his face contorted as he cried out in pain.
He now had a splitting headache and felt as if his skull was about to explode. It seemed that countless bizarre hallucinations and buzzing, noisy auditory distortions were echoing throughout his brain.
His right arm was trembling constantly at this moment because he felt a pain that penetrated straight to his bones. The agony nearly made Eddie lose consciousness.
Fortunately, he was someone who had experienced many difficult situations. Although the pain was almost unbearable, he still managed to hold on.
"Eddie! What's wrong with you?!"
"Don't come any closer!"
Green ran toward Eddie with a panicked expression on her face, but Eddie's sharp command made her instinctively take several steps backward.
This wasn't only because Eddie had told her to step back—it was also because she saw something disturbing happening to Eddie's body, and she subconsciously retreated a few steps in fear.
Eddie's eyes had turned purple, his face was deathly pale, veins were bulging prominently, and he looked to be in extreme pain.
Of course, this wasn't what frightened Green the most. What truly scared her was Eddie's right arm, which he was gripping tightly.
Eddie's right arm had a twisted, indescribable pattern on the skin that was pulsating in layers, like something from a horror movie where the antagonist or protagonist undergoes some kind of abnormal transformation.
Eddie didn't have the energy to concern himself with Green's reaction at the moment. He didn't even have time to pay attention to the strangeness affecting his body.
Because at this moment, a voice was resonating in his mind.
It was a clear and lively voice. Although it couldn't be described as soft and melodious like a typical female voice, it was definitely a voice that leaned more toward the feminine side.
[Your name is Eddie, right? Come here quickly... come to my side...]
[There is a very powerful evil force approaching you... you must come here immediately... otherwise, you will be in danger...]
[I have a formidable enemy here too... It is approaching me... I am also in danger...]
[You seem to be in considerable pain... Use the power within you quickly...]
[Time is running out... I am not very experienced with long-distance telepathy, and it places a significant burden on me... In any case... you should come quickly... As long as the two of us are together... then...]
The owner of the voice seemed to have difficulty communicating over such a long distance, or as it had mentioned, wasn't yet proficient with this ability. After speaking these few intermittent sentences, the telepathic connection was severed.
"Finally... it stopped?"
"My power?! The only power I have right now is the Power of Viridian, right?"
After the telepathic communication ended, Eddie's abnormal condition subsided and everything returned to normal, as if nothing had just happened.
But Eddie could still feel that much of the lingering pain from before remained. Not to mention he was drenched in sweat, and there was still a strange sensation in his right hand.
And this strange sensation kept urging him to leave this place immediately, guiding Eddie westward.
"I think I understand who that was."