Pokémon from Galar

Chapter 420 The Fallen Mugentana

After resting briefly beside Mary, Sis returned to the battlefield. Her output after being fully enhanced was quite significant in the entire battle.

This time, however, Suzu-chan didn't go to ambush alone like before. She went directly to Balu and had herself hang on him while attacking.

After unleashing her ultimate move at full power, the sheer volume of energy slightly affected Sisi's subsequent teleportation, which is why she was affected and poisoned earlier.

Dragapult's speed was basically the best in the entire field. Apart from Palmon himself being terrified by the Fairy-type energy that was almost touching him, the effect was surprisingly good.

With Balu's ghostly speed, he can always safely carry Suzu away from the attack range before Mugentana's counterattack arrives. After a round of attacks, Suzu, who needs some time to adjust, will leave alone and become a distraction, creating attack opportunities for others.

After a stalemate of nearly ten minutes, Eternatus suddenly and without warning exploded violently the instant that several Dragon-type Pokémon around Max Raider, Zacian, and Zamazenta were caught in the blast.

The colossal body, hundreds of meters in size, suddenly exploded from the inside out. The towering flames, however, were not very powerful. Mukyuu Taina, on the other hand, seemed to transform into a giant fireball, falling from the sky and crashing to the ground.

The Pokémon appeared one after another, circling around, wary that the fallen Eternatus might suddenly attack again.

Dan Di then took out a specially made red and white ball that he had prepared long ago. Although it looked the same as the ordinary red and white ball, the inside was specially customized. Several of them were specially made to subdue Wujitana.

Leon, supported by Mega Charizard's arm, was led closer and stood before the enormous hand that lay limply on the ground.

Seeing this, the others couldn't suppress their curiosity and, under the protection of the Pokémon, came closer.

"Subdue him, or the dark clouds over our heads will never dissipate."

Xiao Tai held Mary's hand and calmly looked up at the enormous body, breaking the silence of the crowd.

"I see."

Leon turned to look at Xiaotai, nodded solemnly, and then pressed the switch to throw the Poké Ball in his hand.

The red and white spheres seemed to activate some kind of device in mid-air, absorbing the immense energy from the surroundings, turning purple, and rapidly growing larger. The spheres collided with the giant claw and opened, taking in Eternatus's body.

The specially designed Poké Ball almost completely cut off the interaction with external energy. Without the massive energy gathering, Eternatus, inside the ball, gradually calmed down. At the same time, its body shrank layer by layer, returning to its previous size of over twenty meters. Its excessively damaged body was no longer able to support its movements.

Meanwhile, a large amount of healing spray was rapidly released from inside the Poké Ball and absorbed into his body.

Outside, after the Poké Ball absorbed Eternatus, it shook twice and then calmed down. At the same time, the energy dissipated, and the Poké Ball returned to its normal size.

"call--"

Several sighs of relief almost overlapped as Zacian and Zamazent landed in front of the group. The dark clouds overhead gradually dispersed, and the condensed energy transformed into countless shimmering meteors that began to fall upon the land of Galar, merging into every inch of the mountains and rivers.

As the darkness gradually faded and the chaotic Dynamax energy subsided, the countless purple beams of light quickly dimmed, and many Pokémon that had been thrown into chaos by the Dynamax energy regained their senses.

Sunlight shone again on the ruins.

Seeing that the darkness had indeed dissipated, Zacian and Zamazent turned and nodded slightly to Yuri and the others. Then, they raised their heads and let out a long howl, transforming once again into two streaks of light and soaring into the sky. They disappeared before everyone's eyes.

At this moment, Sue-chan also exited the Mega Evolution state and shut down her Overlord Aura, while Mari was softly held in Yuri's arms.

Leon's condition wasn't much better than Marie's. After such a long Mega Evolution, even he was exhausted. He was supported by Kibana's shoulder and sat down on the ground, ignoring the stains on his clothes.

"...We're going to be very busy from now on."

Kibana looked around, then gazed into the distance at the once-landmark building of Hammerlocke City, now mostly collapsed, and let out a long sigh.

The damage to other cities was relatively minor, with no widespread damage to buildings and facilities. However, in Hammerlocke City, the attack by Mugentana resulted in the near-total reconstruction of the arena in the city center.

The destruction of the underground laboratory and the collapse of the castle above ground... although there are no specific statistics yet, everyone can imagine that it is an absolutely terrifying astronomical figure.

"This is already very good. It's a good thing that Wujitai is irrational. Otherwise, if he had gone to detonate that place under the snowfield, we would have really been doomed."

Xiao Tai had seen a lot, so he wasn't as emotional as the others. Instead, he just snorted. Although Wuji Tai had a terrifying aura, he was mindless and just kept acting recklessly in this area, so the actual damage he caused was very small.

If the underground of the snowfield were detonated by Eternatus, the entire surface of Galar would be plowed up at least once, resulting in countless deaths and injuries.

Everyone else broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this, especially Dante and Qibana, who exchanged a glance and could see the lingering fear in each other's eyes.

Dante pulled out his communicator, quickly pressed a few buttons, and then said to everyone:

"I've already notified the president to send someone to pick us up. Everyone, please take a rest."

Yuri helped Mari sit in her lap, then put her arm around Mari's waist and leaned against Hime-chan with a silly grin on her face.

Mary felt the golden heart in her chest cavity. Even though she was consciously slowing down, with each heartbeat, a continuous stream of light was drawn into her heart from the outside world, then into her blood and spread throughout her body.

The efficiency of absorbing light is now like switching from a handcart to a motorcycle—it's incomparable.

Is it truly beyond redemption...?

Now that the battle is over, the emotions that had been suppressed are finally released and surge forth all at once.

Feeling utterly powerless, Mary leaned completely against Yuri, resting her head on the girl's shoulder and turning her head to let the warm neck shield her from view. She softly called the girl's name:

“Yuri…”

"What's wrong? Are you tired? Why don't you take a nap?"

"Ah."

Hearing the reassuring voice, Mary closed her eyes, took two deep breaths of Yuri's scent, and then fell silent.

Xiao Tai, standing to the side, watched Mary's figure thoughtfully, hesitant to speak. He decided to wait until they were alone together in a few days; now wasn't the time to discuss such matters.

Chapter 421 The aftermath was exceptionally complicated.

Eternatus was captured, but the aftermath was overwhelming, including various disaster statistics, town infrastructure reconstruction, and so on. Even with the help of Pokémon, it still took up a lot of the League's energy.

In addition, given the Rockets' background, although in recent years the Rockets have shown a tendency to develop in the direction of an international criminal organization, there is no doubt that its headquarters have always been in the Kanto and Johto areas.

This time, Team Rocket suffered a crushing defeat in Galar, with most of their key members captured. Even Giovanni, if it weren't for Eterna's second outburst causing a massive Dynamax frenzy in the wild, wouldn't have had a chance to escape from Master. He'll likely have to deal with some trouble with the Kanto League afterwards.

Afterwards, Leon was deeply saddened to learn that Team Rocket had escaped due to Eternatus's Gigantamax, which triggered a large-scale Dynamax.

Fortunately, six officers were captured, dozens of elite members were taken down, the maverick researcher was also intercepted, Giovanni himself was seriously injured, and three of his Pokémon were captured by Mash, leaving him severely weakened.

Nie Zi and Lulina were the most annoyed. First, several Dynamax Pokémon rushed in and disrupted things. Then, the True Bird Matrix appeared out of nowhere to provide support, which abruptly interrupted what was originally a sure-fire annihilation, allowing many Team Rocket members to escape.

This dissatisfaction led the two to turn their attention to the old nobles of Galar. Lurina, who usually didn't participate in such matters, surprisingly joined Nie Zi's team and began to take action against all the nobles in Galar who had any connection with Team Rocket.

For those who didn't know the details and only borrowed some conveniences, having their titles stripped and most of their property confiscated was still a relatively lenient punishment.

Some of the more deeply involved individuals, who had directly assisted Team Rocket, such as Nie Zi and Lu Lina, went straight for ransacking the place, even killing many who resisted as a warning to others.

Perhaps sensing his impending resignation, Chairman Loz showed no mercy, offering support from all sides as if determined to eradicate these cancerous elements completely.

"Is this the last one? These two brothers may not have any other skills, but they're quite good at hiding."

Lulina, dressed casually, raised her hand to adjust the brim of her baseball cap and slowly approached a guesthouse on the outskirts of Mugan Town, letting out a cold snort.

"After all, they are descendants of the legendary savior from back then, and they have a lot of strange connections. And to be honest, their trainers are quite skilled. With a little more effort, they might become gym leaders."

Nie Zi's voice came through the headset. Unlike Lu Lina, Nie Zi and his team were well hidden in the shadows and did not show themselves.

Lulina merely gave a disdainful laugh.

"Ha, what a waste of such good resources. They're almost ten years older than us, yet they're not even as good as I was a few years ago. What are they if not good-for-nothings? Have you checked over there? Are you sure they're all inside?"

"Of course, you just go ahead and do it."

Nie Zi had previously carried out the task of making an example of someone to deter others, which obviously scared many people. As a result, several subsequent arrest operations led by Nie Zi did not encounter any effective resistance, which greatly frustrated Lu Lina.

So he kicked Nie Zi behind the scenes, making him hide, and replaced him with Lulina to fight head-on, while Nie Zi would launch sneak attacks.

"Hopefully these guys can put up a fight a little longer! Surf! Just tear the house down!"

With a clap of her hands, as soon as Lulina's six Pokémon appeared, huge waves of water surged into the sky, and the waves, more than ten meters high, crashed down on the guesthouse, which was only two stories high!

boom--!!!

Hidden in the nearby grove, Nie Zi stared expressionlessly at the house that collapsed in less than a second, and the group of Pokémon and trainers who rushed out just in time. He turned on his microphone and said briefly:

"Make your move, don't let a single one escape."

……

Of course, these arrests had nothing to do with Mary and the others. Due to a shortage of manpower, the match against Dante was postponed for several days. Mary and Yuri separated and went home.

The Dynamaxing commotion caused by wild Pokémon inevitably resulted in some damage to towns, even places like Spikeweed Town and Rumble Town.

Nie Zi went out on another mission, and the gym in Spiketown still needed Mary to stabilize the morale of the people.

Xiaotai didn't go with Marie. Instead, she took the captured Mugenta to the research center in Miyamon City. Although Mugenta had recovered, it was in very poor condition due to the series of injuries it had suffered. She went to assist Dr. Mulan in developing a recovery plan for Mugenta.

Reality isn't a game, after all. The condition of Eterna is clearly not something that can be restored by just sending it to the Pokémon Center for a few treatments. It can only be slowly nurtured in the research lab.

There is no conclusion yet regarding who will control the restored Wujitana. According to Xiaotai, the possibility of Wujitana giving birth to a new consciousness seems quite high. We can talk about it when the time comes.

Yuri and Hop, as the parties involved, were clearly more concerned about Zacian and Zamazenta than the big skeleton, and planned to rest for a while to digest the experience of the previous battle before going to the Misty Forest to challenge them.

However, I heard that before the challenge, the two of them went to the Misty Forest every day to plant trees and reforest. The previous battle had destroyed a lot of the area in the center of the forest, and the two of them felt bad about it, so they borrowed several Grass-type Pokémon from the League and spent every day there to restore the ecology.

Mary felt a little embarrassed when she heard this. She couldn't leave her post, otherwise she would have gone to help, since she had also been involved in the demolition of the forest.

It's not just humans who are restoring their habitats; Pokémon are also actively working to restore various environments in the wild. Of course, the League has also arranged for many people to work in the wild alongside the rangers.

This is why there is a shortage of manpower. Human resources alone are involved, and the remaining resources need to be sent to the wild ecosystem.

If Marnie weren't also serving as an acting gym leader, she would be dragged out to work in the wild. Even so, she would still be conscripted by several gym leaders from time to time to mediate disputes between Pokémon communities or between Pokémon and humans to prevent secondary disturbances.

Marie already had a high affinity for Pokémon, and after her body was modified by light, the faintly emanating warm light further enhanced her affinity.

After doing it a few more times, the way the leader in charge of wild Pokémon in the league looked at Marie made her wonder every time if this guy would come and ambush her and kidnap her to the other department.

However, thanks to these events, Marnie's relationship with the gym leaders gradually improved, and her reputation spread among the League and the public, giving her a significant boost in popularity.

Chapter 422 Time to Relax

After more than ten days, the disaster relief efforts were largely completed, and Nie Zi's actions against the old aristocracy came to an end.

Before abdicating immediately, Lóz swiftly pushed forward the verdicts against the old nobles while simultaneously restarting the closing ceremony, using the festive atmosphere to divert most people's attention away from the old nobles.

Mary was somewhat surprised when Nie Zi told her that the arrest operation also included the two brothers who were descendants of the savior. In the original game, the second playthrough storyline involved these two brothers, but now it seems that their involvement has been nipped in the bud.

On the other hand, in reality, those two probably wouldn't have been able to succeed at all, since the power of Zacian and Zamazent that we saw that day was extraordinary.

More than ten days later, the group met again in Gongmen City.

The city of Miyamoto did not suffer much damage, and it seems that Chairman Rose allocated a large sum of money to the celebration to help everyone relax, making the atmosphere exceptionally lively.

To relax after a busy few days, Mary and the others decided to go shopping in the city center.

"Listen to me! When Hop and I are busy in the Slumbering Forest, we occasionally see Zacian and the others. We've already made plans to challenge them sometime!"

Yuri excitedly grabbed Mary's arm and shook it vigorously, trying her best to convey her feelings to Mary.

"Congratulations! When are you planning to take on the challenge?"