"ROOAAAR!"
Accompanied by a series of thunderous roars, Groudon continued to advance relentlessly.
And as Groudon drew closer, Aven suddenly noticed that there was actually someone standing atop Groudon's head—the very sorcerer leader who had once been taken away by the Demon God Hoopa.
"Hahahaha! I really didn't expect that you would actually manage to break through the blockade of those ancient guardian deities and make it here!" The sorcerer leader was momentarily stunned upon seeing Aven, before bursting into loud laughter. "It seems my prayers to the Demon God truly worked—sending you straight here so that I could personally deal with you!"
Looking at the sorcerer leader before him, Aven frowned deeply. From releasing the Demon God Hoopa Unbound to everything that followed, it had all been part of the sorcerer organization's conspiracy. He had already intended to settle this score properly with them, and now—it was clearly time.
Taking a deep breath, Aven directly ordered, "Froslass, go—take him out!"
"Lass!"
Upon hearing her Trainer's command, Froslass's figure instantly vanished from her original position. When she reappeared, she was already standing atop Groudon's head, gray mist rapidly condensing in her hands. Wrapped in shadowy energy, it shot straight toward the sorcerer leader like a deadly beam!
"Hmph, trying to kill me directly? Don't be so naive!" The sorcerer leader sneered coldly. The Capture Ring in his hand was suddenly raised, and an overwhelming surge of power erupted outward, shattering Froslass's attack in midair.
At the same time, the massive body beneath him moved. Groudon's gaze locked onto Froslass, and in an instant, countless rock blades condensed and shot violently toward her in the air!
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh!
Amid sharp piercing sounds, the rock blades nearly covered the entire sky.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Froslass's body transformed into a mass of gray mist. All the rock blades passed straight through it, exploding continuously in midair.
After evading the attack, Froslass reappeared from within the gray mist. As the mist surged forward once more, she closed in on the sorcerer leader again. The gray fog fused with a raging blizzard, forming a bizarre, otherworldly snowstorm as she launched another assault!
"So persistent!" the sorcerer leader cursed under his breath as black aura burst forth from the Capture Ring, wrapping tightly around his body.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
In midair, gray mist and black aura collided again and again.
The black aura released by the Capture Ring carried the power of the Demon God, yet the gray mist surrounding Froslass was infused with the power of antimatter. After prolonged training, Froslass's control over the gray mist had grown increasingly refined. Especially after encountering Giratina, the power and control of ghost energy and the gray mist had been fully awakened—she had now completely mastered the power of antimatter.
The two forces roared endlessly as they clashed, gradually reaching a stalemate. Both abilities contained destructive power, causing the surrounding space itself to continuously shatter and collapse.
"ROOAAAR!!"
Seeing this, Groudon also joined the battle. Heat surged violently from its body, directly dispersing the gray mist. It opened its mouth and unleashed another burst of Flamethrower, igniting nearly half the sky in blazing fire.
Thankfully, Froslass used Shadow Sneak, swiftly passing through the gray mist to open a rift into the Ghost World. Her figure darted into it, evading the attack, before reappearing on the opposite side and once again launching an assault toward the sorcerer leader.
"Regi Trio, Forces of Nature, go!"
By this time, Aven had already summoned all his other Pokémon, directing them to attack Groudon.
The three Regis stood firmly upon the land, unleashing the powers of rock, ice, and steel as they bombarded Groudon's massive body without pause.
With its enormous form, Groudon could only become a stationary target. It endured the relentless assault, its body trembling continuously as furious roars escaped its mouth.
On the other side, Rhyperior was engulfed in roaring flames, as if it had transformed into a fourth divine pillar. Its entire body radiated intense heat and crushing pressure. With a single stomp, its figure vanished from its original position, as though it had fired itself like a Rock Wrecker—every ounce of power concentrated throughout its body. Like a launched missile, it appeared beside Groudon in an instant and slammed into it with its entire body!
BOOM!
A terrifying explosion echoed through the battlefield.
Relying on its full-force burst of power, Groudon's colossal body was actually shaken. It staggered backward several steps, leaving deep footprints carved into the ground.
"Excellent work, Rhyperior! Heatran, use Magma Storm!"
Seeing Groudon stagger, excitement flashed through Heatran's eyes as it joined the battle. Molten energy gathered in its mouth before shooting straight toward Groudon's other leg!
The magma blast struck true, leaving visible scars on Groudon's leg. Combined with the power of the three Regis, the joint efforts of multiple Guardian-level Pokémon finally forced Groudon to retreat again and again.
"ROOAAAAR!"
Groudon roared in rage and violently lifted its foot, slamming it heavily into the ground.
In an instant, the earth shook violently as an invisible shockwave surged outward in all directions, sweeping the advancing Pokémon away. The devastating stomp shattered the land, unleashing overwhelming power in a single moment!
Even so, defeating the now multiple Guardian Deity-level Pokémon was no easy task. The Pokémon quickly regrouped and surged forward once more, continuing their assault and steadily inflicting damage upon Groudon.
Although none of these injuries were fatal on their own, accumulated together they placed a tremendous burden on Groudon, forcing it to focus on the enemies on the ground and leaving it unable to properly contend with the aerial threats.
Meanwhile, in the sky, the three Forces of Nature soared continuously, summoning thunder and fierce winds. Combined with Landorus's power of fertility, lightning, storms, and earth merged into a single force, supporting Froslass as she continued attacking the sorcerer leader. As long as the sorcerer leader could be defeated, Groudon, controlled by the Capture Ring, might be able to recover.
"Hmph, thinking you can defeat me so easily? You're still far too naive!" the sorcerer leader sneered coldly. He commanded Groudon to activate its control of earth, instantly summoning raging sandstorms around its body. The terrifying sandstorm swept violently in all directions, blotting out the sky itself.
Ordinary sandstorms were already capable of becoming lethal weapons, but a sandstorm driven by Groudon's power was on an entirely different level. Countless grains of sand and stone mixed within the storm like rock blades, ravaging the land and turning it into a battlefield riddled with devastation in mere moments.
Even Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type Pokémon capable of resisting sandstorms were forced to retreat step by step within the gale, their sturdy bodies roaring under the relentless assault of sand and stone.
This sandstorm could no longer be described as a normal weather phenomenon—it was a full-fledged natural disaster, causing the entire natural world to tremble violently.
"Landorus, stop the sandstorm!" Aven commanded urgently upon seeing this.
As the God of Fertility, Landorus possessed dominion over the land itself, capable of dispersing sandstorms and drought and restoring vitality to the earth. In fact, the move Growth contained this very power of fertility—only through it could the land become full of life, enhancing the strength of Grass-type moves.
Soon, under Landorus's power, the sandstorm gradually subsided. Across the battlefield, rich Grass-type energy surged through the land.
(End of Chapter)