Chapter 524: Right But Wrong
Most of Linda's main Pokémon were Electric-type, including Ampharos, Electivire, and Raichu. All of them were weak to Ground!
With the exception of Magnezone, which was levitating and avoided the Earthquake, and Raichu, who had the quickest reflexes and had abandoned its master's command to use Electric Terrain in favor of using Substitute to teleport away, the other two Pokémon were heavily damaged by the single strike!
The terrifying tremor not only interrupted Electivire's and Ampharos's Electric Terrain but also sent Linda's subordinates tumbling. Earthquake, a large-area AOE move, had always been a weapon of mass destruction. Especially in a confined indoor space, the enemy had nowhere to hide.
"Ahhh!"
"My leg!! My leg is broken!"
Wails of pain filled the underground chamber. It was a scene of utter torment.
After flipping the room with a single Earthquake, the little dragonfly spun around and delivered a stylish Dragon Tail, sending a Scyther, which had resisted the Ground damage thanks to its typing, spinning away like a top.
"Haa!"
Hovering in the air, she leaned back, her tail forward, hands open in a classic martial arts stance. As a Pokémon under Arthur's command, being proficient in close combat was standard. Flygon was a dragon, after all. It was perfectly reasonable for a little dragon to know kung fu, right?
But when she turned around, ready to fight, she was dumbfounded.
The Earthquake had cracked the walls and shattered the light fixtures. Under the flickering light of a half-broken fluorescent tube, a figure was frantically but agilely running down the corridor, escaping the scene.
Stumbling but fast. It was the terrified Linda...
Zzzzt, crackle!
Sparks flew from the broken light fixture, and exposed wires on the ceiling crackled, showering sparks down. Amidst the sounds of destruction, the little dragonfly, still in her martial arts pose, looked around blankly, suddenly feeling a bit lonely.
I haven't even started trying yet, and you're running away? Do you have to be such a coward?
All that remained were her wailing subordinates and a dozen or so ordinary Pokémon that, in the little dragonfly's eyes, were utterly useless. They didn't even spark her desire to fight.
The mastermind... is just this? Yikes...
With a flick of her tail, she slapped an Accelgor that had tried to get up back to the ground with a thwack. Then, losing interest, she turned back to rescue the captured Seeds. The remaining opponents were too weak for her to bother with. She might as well leave them for the awakened Seeds to practice on. Consider it rehabilitation training.
Meanwhile, the fleeing Linda ran down the corridor without looking back. In truth, if she had stayed and fought hard, with her full lineup, she might have had a chance against the Flygon, even with the type disadvantage.
But the little dragonfly's series of actions had completely confused her, leading her to mistakenly believe that there was an unknown trainer orchestrating everything from the shadows!
From summoning the sandstorm to hide the army's movements, to the sudden attack by the two Dynamaxed Phantoms. From Tyranitar's Fling combo with Golem to the Flygon's perfectly timed infiltration. And finally, the most shocking part: the Flygon using a small pouch to carry six Grass-type Pokémon in Poké Balls for the rescue!
Everything seemed too smart, too human-like! She couldn't believe this was an improvised plan by a wild Pokémon!
"There must be someone! There must be a trainer commanding this from behind the scenes!! Who is it? A Kubfu Alliance Champion? A White Eagle spy? Or the mastermind who controlled the leader before? Damn it! Too little intel! I have to survive! I need to get this critical information back!"
She hypnotized herself, telling herself this was a strategic retreat, that delivering the intel was more important than dying in vain. She ran as fast as she could! In the blink of an eye, she had escaped the camp, jumped into a vehicle, and sped off into the desert without looking back, ignoring the explosions and the collapse of her base behind her.
Meanwhile, in the underground chamber, the Seeds, having escaped their cages and recovered their strength thanks to Grassy Terrain and Aromatherapy, made short work of Linda's remaining subordinates.
Pokémon chosen by nature as Seeds possessed exceptional potential. They were already the best of their tribes. The revelations they received helped them unlock their talents faster and more effectively, allowing them to become stronger in a short amount of time! Even if they didn't become the next Legendary, these Seeds would become the leaders of the ecosystem in their respective areas.
This inheritance was a form of favoritism shown by the planet's consciousness toward Pokémon. Many long-lived and powerful wild Pokémon were Seeds who had received revelations during previous successions. For example, the fallen Phantom of the South had been a Seed for another Legendary centuries ago.
If Groudon's succession had proceeded smoothly without human interference, the average strength of the wild Pokémon in the Ashen Desert would have risen to a new level for at least the next hundred years.
This was actually one of the main reasons the Sinnoh League had decided to launch this operation. Unlike the Kubfu Alliance, which was willing to spend a century slowly building relationships and supporting small alliances like Batta, Sinnoh's expansion in the region had always been aggressive and short-sighted. Their relationship with the wild Pokémon, including the Seven Chieftains and the Three Phantoms, was poor.
The Great Reconciliation had been led by the pro-peace Champions of the Kubfu Alliance and the Legendaries, so the territorial boundaries were generally favorable to Kubfu. Because the boundaries were unfavorable to them, Sinnoh's development in the Ashen Desert had relied heavily on seizing oases that should have belonged to the nature reserves. This made them fearful of the wild Pokémon becoming stronger.
When the reorganized Stitched Shadow Army contacted them, the two sides hit it off immediately, launching this thrilling and dangerous Legendary hunt!
But two years of planning, countless schemes, and millions in funding were all ruined by an unexpected variable.
Linda, through a series of associations and leaps of logic, had pinned this variable on the trainer behind the Flygon!
It must be him! It must be that person commanding and fighting against us!
In a way, she had stumbled upon the truth. Although the Flygon's master was currently thousands of miles away and hadn't participated in the raid on the camp, saying that it was the Flygon's trainer who had ended their plan—
Well, there was nothing wrong with that statement!
You could say Linda's reasoning was wrong, but the conclusion wasn't entirely incorrect.
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