Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

Its speed is not fast, but it maintains a delicate distance that allows Hoopa to catch up in time but not to touch it.

Dark matter has no intelligence, only a destructive instinct. The liberated Hoopa under its control is naturally not very strong, and it followed Zeraora's figure with its steps.

In the distance, Xia Chen and the others, who were observing from the Desert City Alliance Building, breathed a long sigh of relief.

The first step of the plan went relatively smoothly.

…………

Although Hoopa's pace appeared slow, its massive, mountain-like body meant it wasn't actually slow; it disappeared into the horizon in just a few minutes.

Xia Chen naturally couldn't let the two elves, Zeraora and Guleton, go. He turned to look at the Brilliant King riding the Snowstorm Horse and said, "Can I borrow your Spirithorse?"

King Lacecrown asked curiously, "What do you need my beloved horse for?"

Xia Chen replied matter-of-factly, "I'll go help."

Therefore, Leton is an important fighting force, so it is impossible for him to bring Xia Chen, who is a burden, along. Although Duolongbalut and the others are not slow, firstly, they also need to join the battle, and secondly, their strength is indeed much weaker than Lingyouma.

To be on the safe side, it's most reassuring to ride on the Spirit Horse.

Calyrex asked casually, and without much thought, took out a Poké Ball from somewhere and released his idle horse.

Xia Chen had been with its horse for some time, and although somewhat reluctant, after giving it a few instructions, the spirit horse reluctantly agreed to let outsiders ride it.

With everything ready, Xia Chen and Lei Guanwang rode Lingyou Horse and Xuebao Horse respectively to the North Carlos Sea.

Cynthia and Karune originally planned to go together, but Xia Chen persuaded them to go by the reason of "preserving some of their strength".

This is not an excuse. It is foreseeable that once Hoopa is released, he will definitely summon several powerful legendary spirits from the magic ring.

Xia Chen's current plan is to lure them to different places and break them apart.

Cynthia and Karen, and even the other elite trainers who arrive later, will play an even more important role in a short time.

After bidding farewell to everyone, two divine horses, one white and one black, carried King Lei Guan and Xia Chen on their journey.

As is well known, all legendary Pokémon except Groudon have the ability to fly.

It's not surprising that Snowstorm Horseman gained the Psychic attribute and could fly after "horse and rider becoming one" with Calyrex. Spirit Horseman, probably because it is a Ghost-type Pokémon, was also able to carry Xia Chen and gallop lightly through the air.

Before long, they caught up with the not-too-fast Hoopa and his companions.

Seeing that the coastline of Desert City could no longer be seen when they turned around, Xia Chen transmitted his voice to Zeraora and said, "That's about right, let's stop here."

The silver-white figure in the distance paused, and the Liberation Huba and the arm following behind also stopped.

Xia Chen threw out several Poké Balls without hesitation.

Instantly, Necrozma, Eternatus, Deoxys, and many other Pokémon appeared.

The powerful oppressive aura brought by the legendary elves filled the sky above the entire sea area.

Including the early arrivals of Guleton and Calyrex, the lineup of Pokémon that appeared was so luxurious that it could be described as a battle between legendary Pokémon.

Even the brainless Hoopa couldn't help but panic at this moment.

Even with its immense power enhanced by dark matter, making it capable of defeating any one of the Pokémon, it is absolutely impossible for it to win in a 1vN situation.

With a fierce glare, the magic rings on its six arms instantly emitted a dazzling black-gold light, as if something was about to break free from its cocoon.

Xia Chen's eyelids twitched; how could he not know that this was Hoopa's attempt to summon a legendary spirit from the magic world?

He immediately shouted, "Eterna, Deoxys, stop it!"

This was something he had considered since he learned that he might face the liberation of Hoopa—could he nip this in the bud before it summoned the legendary spirit?

For example, you could shatter the magic ring directly, or use supernatural energy to bind it.

This was an attempt.

…………

Energy condensed within the triangular dragon bone of the Boundless Taina, and specks of light, seemingly from the vast universe, suddenly shone brightly—

Max Cannon!

Eternatus's Dragon-type move can deal massive damage to Pokémon in their Dynamax state.

It's unknown whether Hoopa, whose size far exceeds that of a regular Dynamax Pokémon or even a Gigantamax Pokémon, will suffer additional damage, but even if it doesn't, the Dynamax Cannon's extremely high damage is enough.

Without the deafening roar of an energy burst, the Max Cannon fired silently and abruptly, like a celestial body suddenly exploding in the silent universe, silent yet possessing a destructive power so great it was suffocating.

boom--

Before the Max Cannon could even hit Hoopa, the energy shockwave from the attack created towering waves, like a tsunami, on the sea surface a hundred meters below.

The splashing waves obscured Xia Chen's vision, preventing him from seeing whether the colossal cannon had suppressed Hoopa's grand summoning spell as he had anticipated.

On the other side, Deoxys followed suit, releasing a beam of super-powerful energy that resembled the aurora borealis.

Intangible ultra-high frequency energy waves formed magnetic rings around the six magic rings, trying their best to prevent the energy inside from leaking out.

The towering waves, which were like ferocious beasts and were stirred up by the Max Cannon, suddenly became as docile as Mare the sheep under the control of the magnetosphere.

Two extraterrestrial life forms, both from outside Earth, unleashed astonishing power in that instant.

However, it was all in vain.

A chilling and terrifying aura spread through the air, and within the magic ring, various colors of light suddenly burst forth.

The first thing to be seen was a fiery red glow that rippled and trembled like magma.

"Roar--"

A high-decibel roar that sounded somewhat familiar to Xia Chen reverberated, and a colossal beast with its body flowing with molten lava appeared out of nowhere from the magic.

As the waves were evaporated by the accompanying high-temperature energy, the first legendary Pokémon summoned by Hoopa appeared—

Primal Groudon!

Xia Chen sighed, rubbing his forehead. "He really is that idiot."

Although there are rumors that there is more than one Groudon in the world, judging from its size, this is the same Groudon that awakened near Sootopolis Island and started the "Groudon vs. Groudon" war in the Hoenn region.

Later, it got lost and visited Yuanling Island. Since that parting, Xia Chen has never heard of its whereabouts again.

Judging from its now crimson to somewhat purplish eyes, and its furious roar that showed no regard for its own family upon its emergence, it's not hard to guess—

This idiot has most likely lost his self-awareness.

Xia Chen wasn't surprised at all.

Judging from the movie, even though the legendary spirits summoned by Hoopa after he was freed were not controlled, they were still affected to some extent by the evil energy in the Jar of Punishment.

Now, with the involvement of dark matter, the situation is even more worrying.

It's impossible to wake Groudon up with words; the only way is to physically persuade him.

However, it's clear that Groudon isn't the only one who needs physical persuasion.

As the light from the remaining magic rings shone brighter, terrifying energy auras emanated one after another.

When Xia Chen saw the legendary Pokémon that had been teleported there, he realized that Primal Groudon wasn't the first to appear because it had any prestige.

On the contrary, in front of the real big shots, Groudon and its little brother Torkoal had no prestige whatsoever.

The time-traveling dragons Dialga and Palkia, their lifelong nemesis Giratina, and the dragons Zekrom and Reshiram, representing truth and ideals!

Five legendary Pokémon, each one more formidable than the last.

Without exception, these creatures, which should possess extremely high intelligence, displayed only one emotion in their eyes at this moment—mania!

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"Roar--"

The roars of dragons rose and fell, shaking the heavens and the earth. The sea, which had not yet calmed down, became even more turbulent. The terrifying sound waves could be faintly heard even in the desert city, which was dozens of kilometers away.

The elite trainers waiting for news at the Alliance building could only anxiously watch the live stream transmitted by the slowly approaching swarm of flying Rotom.

In fact, Rotom's flying speed isn't slow, but compared to Zeraora and others, it's as slow as a tortoise crawling.

Fortunately, they were slowly making progress, and after about ten minutes, Cynthia and Karune finally spotted some valuable information—

On what should have been a vast blue sea, a crimson landscape made of lava suddenly appeared!

This situation was all too familiar to everyone. Two years ago, in the Hoenn region, when the Primal Groudon awoke, it also left behind a land made of lava on the sea surface.

In other words... Groudon has awakened again?

But shouldn't its main base be in the Hoenn region? How did it end up in Kalos?

Did they get lost because they can't fly?

Before the questions could be answered, a voice filled with surprise and fear rang out.

"Wait, those things in the sky...could they be...?"

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing at a screen facing the sky, and saw tiny black dots rapidly passing by in front of the Liberation Huba in the distance.

"Rotom, come closer and zoom in!"

Karuni said, frowning.

Upon receiving the instructions via pager, Rotom immediately complied.

Thanks to the advanced technology learned from the Ultimate World, the miniature cameras on the flying Rotom possess far-sightedness capabilities beyond human imagination.

Even when the image is magnified a hundred times, it still maintains a very clear image quality.

Soon, what were originally just a few black dots on the screen gradually became clear to everyone.

What followed was gasps and even inappropriate profanities from everyone present.

"Holy crap, this can't be...!"

"Holy crap, Arceus!"

"I'm not seeing things, am I..."

Even the usually composed Cynthia couldn't help but shrink her pupils.

With her profound knowledge of mythology, how could she not recognize the spirits soaring in the sky?

In the Sinnoh mythology, the three material dragons, ranked only below Arceus, the creator god of Sinnoh, created the two dragons of the Unova region in the Unova mythology!

Five legendary spirits, who are supreme beings even in mythology, have gathered together at this moment!