The sorcerer leader collapsed weakly onto the ground.
His gaze was fixed on the Prison Bottle in Aven's hand, his expression turning extremely ugly. From the battle just now, he could clearly feel the suppressive effect that the Prison Bottle had on the power of the Demon God.
Such an overwhelmingly powerful Demon God force had actually been sealed just like that, completely unable to resist in the slightest.
From this alone, he could tell that Aven's arrival in the Kalos region had been thoroughly planned in advance.
However, when he thought of what his Lord the Demon God was doing at this very moment, confidence returned to his face once again. In the end, victory would still belong to them.
"Hmph, I know exactly what you're thinking."
"Since I came here, of course I already have a way to deal with your Demon God."
Aven suddenly snorted coldly, then turned to Darkrai beside him and said, "Extract his memories."
Now that the sorcerer leader had lost the Capture Ring, he was nothing more than an ordinary human, completely incapable of resisting Darkrai's nightmare power.
But just as Darkrai was about to act, Groudon in the distance suddenly let out a deafening roar. A terrifying surge of energy erupted from its body, causing the entire ground to tremble violently!
"Hm? Groudon?" Aven frowned as he looked over.
With the Capture Ring sealed away, Groudon should have already regained its senses. Yet its current state was clearly abnormal, as if it had fallen into a state of chaos.
"Destroy it! Destroy it all! Destroy the entire continent!" The sorcerer leader burst out laughing at the sight.
His original mission had been to use Groudon to destroy the entire Kalos continent. Now, even though Groudon had broken free of control, as long as it continued to wreak destruction, his mission could still be considered a success!
"A berserk state!"
Aven frowned, then quickly took out a Poké Ball.
As the Poké Ball flashed with light, Blissey appeared on the battlefield.
This time, bringing Blissey along had been precisely for situations involving injuries. Under these circumstances, there was no choice but to let Blissey try.
(TN: I guess Chansey evolve on the background? I don't remember it evolving being mentioned cuz I would have made a chapter about it.)
"Blissey, Heal Pulse!"
Blissey nodded, and waves of soft pink energy spread out from its body.
This energy surged forward and quickly shot toward Groudon, continuously merging into it.
However, after only a brief moment, the power of Heal Pulse shattered instantly. Groudon let out a furious roar and immediately turned its gaze toward Blissey.
The next second, energy gathered in its mouth before it spewed out terrifying flames, blasting straight toward Aven's side!
"Dark!"
Seeing this, Darkrai once again moved in front of Aven, opening a black hole that blocked all incoming attacks.
"So even this doesn't work? Blissey's power is still far too weak compared to Groudon," Aven muttered.
"Lilli!"
Seeing this, Lilligant's face was filled with urgency.
It quickly condensed its energy, and in the next instant, countless roots burst forth from the ground, rapidly winding around Groudon's massive body.
This time, in order to stop Groudon's rampage, Lilligant used its fists—Nature Giant's massive hands plunged deep into the earth, channeling all of its power underground.
Very soon, Groudon's entire body was bound tightly by vines. At the same time, green light flickered within those vines as they began continuously draining power from Groudon's body.
At the same moment, countless flowers suddenly bloomed along the vines. A special fragrance spread outward from the blossoms, and pink energy waves completely enveloped Groudon!
This was Lilligant's Aromatherapy. Back when it had helped refine medicines, its Aromatherapy had absorbed a tremendous amount of medicinal fragrance, granting it many miraculous effects.
Even the erosion of gray mist could be dispelled through Aromatherapy. Seeing this, Aven finally let out a breath of relief, filled with confidence in Lilligant's move.
Yet the thought had barely formed when flames suddenly ignited across Groudon's body. The vines wrapped around it were burned away in an instant. After breaking free, Groudon immediately locked its gaze onto Lilligant.
"Even Lilligant's Aromatherapy isn't working?" Aven's expression grew heavy.
Could it be that Groudon wasn't simply in a berserk state, but rather was being influenced by the Earth Demon, its heart filled with an uncontrollable urge for destruction?
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
On the battlefield, Groudon launched another attack.
This time, Lilligant did not hesitate. It directly condensed an energy ball and fired it forward.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Flamethrower and the energy sphere collided head-on, detonating with deafening explosions!
"Since there's no way to wake it up, then we'll defeat it directly!" Aven gritted his teeth, ordering Lilligant to go all out.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The two sides clashed fiercely, terrifying energy waves roaring without end.
The continuous battle shattered the surrounding land once more. Half of Groudon's massive body had already merged into the earth, making it seem as though the entire ground was about to be torn apart!
Now that the influence of the Demon God's power was gone, Groudon had fully transformed into the god of destruction of the land. According to legend, it could create continents—and naturally, it could also destroy them!
Crack—crack!
At this moment, cracks suddenly appeared on Lilligant's Nature Giant form.
Lilligant was currently in a state of complete unity with nature. Even though Groudon hadn't directly attacked it, the destruction of nature itself was being reflected onto Lilligant's body.
"Hahaha! Destroy it! Let nature be destroyed!" the sorcerer leader laughed madly at the sight.
The entire Kalos region was being devastated right now. Under such circumstances, becoming one with nature was nothing more than courting death. Nature itself was already struggling to survive—how could it possibly fight back?
Crack—crack!
Cracking sounds echoed around Lilligant as well.
Groudon was the very creator of the land. Now that it had been fully unleashed, it had become the absolute ruler of the earth.
Under its power, the entire continent trembled ceaselessly. Everything in nature was being destroyed by relentless earthquakes. Nature itself was facing annihilation!
"It's over!"
"If you can't even deal with Groudon, how could you ever hope to oppose my Lord the Demon God?!"
The sorcerer leader laughed loudly, his eyes fixed on Aven, eager to see despair and unwillingness on his face.
Yet once again, he was disappointed. Faced with such circumstances, Aven's expression was completely calm. Turning his head, he looked straight at the sorcerer leader.
"Nature is indeed being destroyed."
"But you should know that nature is not just mountains and rivers."
"All living beings that inhabit this land—their willpower, emotions, and knowledge—are all part of nature itself!"
Hearing Aven's words, the sorcerer leader froze slightly, unable to understand why he was saying this.
But in the next instant, he understood.
Three beams of light suddenly appeared in the sky, and within those lights emerged the figures of Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie.
Beside the three Lake Guardians stood three city lords. Their expressions were solemn. As incarnations of the world's willpower, emotion, and knowledge, they carried the power of the world itself!
(End of Chapter)