"Is the Chairman's Pokémon injured?" Aoki asked.
Hearing Aoki's question, Adams seemed relieved, "Yes, when I was young, it was severely injured protecting me. It has been plagued by injuries all these years. Fortunately, with the help of your teacher, Drake, I have the chance to act today."
Adamas spoke so lightly, but Aoki knew from Drake's complex expression that the matter was far from simple.
However, these were all matters of the older generation, and Aoki wouldn't inquire too much.
"If possible... after this matter is over, could the Chairman allow me to get a closer look and study it? Perhaps there's still a chance to save it," Aoki said.
Upon hearing this, both Adams and Drake's eyes lit up.
Aoki was no longer a child. He was a genuine Hoenn Elite Four member, and also the youngest advanced breeder certified by the Alliance. Perhaps there really was a chance?
Last time, when Drake was poisoned and injured, and Adams was helpless, didn't Aoki successfully rescue him?
"Good!!! Hahaha—I forgot that our Hoenn has one of the best geniuses in breeder history!" Adams said with a laugh. From this, one could tell that he was definitely a very confident and domineering trainer in his youth.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have held the position of Hoenn Alliance Champion for so long.
To become the Alliance Chairman, management ability is essential, while strength is relatively secondary. However, to become a Champion, strength is the primary prerequisite!
Then Adams looked at Drake's Salamence, "Your old friend, from the current situation, it seems it won't be long before it completes its breakthrough."
A smile also appeared on Drake's face, "It should be about time. Fighting Kyogre for so long just helped it find its own path. After this matter is over, I estimate I'll disappear for a while. At that time, Aoki, you'll have to be a bit busier."
As he spoke, he patted Aoki's shoulder, looking relieved.
Aoki immediately showed a helpless expression. Why did he feel like he had been tricked?
Could it be that Drake knew his old friend was about to break through, which is why he took on the work assigned by Adams, and then it all fell on him?
And he also had to manage the entire Investigation Department? Isn't this the Champion's job?
Even if there wasn't a Champion, they should have given it to the senior Elite Four members. Why did he, as a newcomer, have to bear so much?
Are they bullying the new guy?
...
However, their conversation was quickly interrupted.
It was interrupted by the roars of Groudon and Kyogre.
Aoki, Drake, and Adams moved from the backs of their Pokémon to the Alliance's dedicated military aircraft, standing by the side door where they could see the entire situation below.
Their Pokémon might need to battle later, and they would be an obstruction if they stood on their backs.
Hiss—
The sound of melting glaciers appeared beneath Groudon's feet. At this moment, the black patterns on Groudon's body gradually lit up, and its fiery red body seemed to turn into scorching magma.
The ice layer rapidly melted, but Groudon did not fall into the sea. Instead, under its control, a small piece of land gradually rose from the seabed, allowing it to stand.
The title of God of the Earth was indeed very fitting.
However, building land in the sea, that would depend on whether Kyogre agreed.
Kyogre glanced at Groudon, then submerged into the seabed, seemingly gathering momentum.
In less than a second, Kyogre, from the seabed, violently flapped its two massive fins, carrying a large amount of water, creating a huge tidal wave, and leaped into the air.
The water current it controlled surged towards Groudon.
Groudon, who had been expressionless, suddenly moved its eyes, roaring again, and stomped one foot heavily on the newly formed ground.
Instantly, the earth shook, and a huge wall appeared in front of it.
Kyogre's giant wave crashed against Groudon's magma wall, producing a huge roar. The splashing water caused some smaller helicopters flying in the air to shake to varying degrees.
A natural disaster-like attack!
This was only the first contact between the two Pokémon, and it had already caused such a huge commotion.
At this time, people were standing on the beach of Mossdeep City, wanting to watch the battle.
They didn't see the battle, but the waves brought by the aftermath of the battle forced them to retreat again and again, having completely evacuated the beach.
"The battle has begun," Drake said, narrowing his eyes as he stood on the plane.
Adams nodded, "Yes, but this shouldn't be their true strength yet. Although their current strength is strong, it doesn't match their identity as ancient legendary Pokémon."
Aoki stood by without speaking.
While Drake and Adams focused their attention on Kyogre and Groudon, Aoki's attention was on Archie and Maxie.
These two, who had fought their entire lives to summon these two Pokémon, were indeed somewhat regrettable at this moment.
However, what Aoki cared about more was the Indigo Orb and Red Orb in their hands, which were getting brighter and brighter.
These were the key items for Kyogre and Groudon to unleash their full power.
Unfortunately, there was no chance to snatch them now.
After Kyogre and Groudon clashed once, they found that they couldn't inflict any effective damage on each other.
The eyes of both Pokémon lit up almost simultaneously, changing from their original black eyes with yellow irises and black pupils to golden eyes with golden pupils. Aside from the slight difference in eye color, the other changes were almost identical.
Aok raised an eyebrow.
Here it comes!
Archie, whose eyes had completely turned blue, and Maxie, whose eyes had turned red, simultaneously held their orbs and threw them towards Kyogre and Groudon, respectively.
The difference was that Archie, while throwing the Indigo Orb, also threw a blue energy crystal, while Maxie only threw the Red Orb.
Because his red energy crystal had already been stolen by Aoki.
Groudon's face showed a change for the first time when it saw this scene. Kyogre had one more stored energy crystal than itself, meaning the energy it could release in a short period would be much greater than its own.
Although it would be able to recover given more time, at this moment, this difference was crucial.
Groudon, enraged, swallowed the Red Orb whole, then lashed its tail, sweeping Maxie into the newly appeared scorching magma.
A leader of a major regional power thus lost his life. Although he was already as good as dead before, a puppet, he could always recover after being separated from the Red Orb for a period of time.
After Kyogre swallowed the Indigo Orb and the energy crystal, it also flung Archie into the sea.
If he was lucky enough, there was still a chance to survive.