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The turbulent flow from the space collapse was much stronger than the spatial storms encountered when entering and exiting a "secret realm" normally...
Even under Solgaleo's protection, Roy had lost consciousness and fallen into a coma for several minutes. When he finally woke up and opened his eyes, he still felt dizzy.
He found himself still on Solgaleo's back, sheltered by its power.
"La~~!"
Solgaleo, noticing Roy's awakening, let out a joyful cry.
It was a newly born deity-level Pokémon... Even though many things belonged to a deity's instinct and could be learned immediately, there were also some things that required time to accumulate, which Solgaleo didn't have.
For example, the telepathy that could be performed at the deity level.
The battle between the two sun and moon deities that had destroyed an entire space had been merely an instinctive fight between the two without any real technique.
If they were to meet a more mature and experienced deity, they would probably be unilaterally suppressed and beaten.
Solgaleo was inexperienced and didn't have a clear understanding of its own power. It didn't know how terrifying the spatial turbulence truly was. To ensure Roy's safety, it had used most of its power to protect Roy.
Instead, it had left itself exposed and used its body to forcibly withstand the collapsed space.
Any ordinary Pokémon that dared to do this would be dead.
Even at the deity level, if one wasn't proficient in defense, serious injury would result.
Fortunately, neither "Sun" nor "Moon" was weak in defense.
In terms of type matchups, Steel-types were weak to Fire, light, and heat.
But there was no "absolute rule" in this world. If metal's density was high enough, it could overcome light and heat.
The "Steel-type body" of the sun and moon deities was born precisely for this purpose, and their extremely high metal density was designed to control light and heat.
If it had been a mortal body, it would have melted in the infinite light and heat.
Roy noticed that Solgaleo's condition wasn't good, so he reached out and handed a Max Revive to it.
However, after Solgaleo swallowed it, its injuries didn't recover.
"This..." Roy frowned slightly.
The essence of a Max Revive was a highly concentrated form of life energy. Swallowing it was equivalent to replenishing a mass of pure life force, thereby achieving the effect of healing injuries.
The stronger one's power, the weaker the effect.
But he hadn't expected it would be completely ineffective against deity-level Pokémon...
"La." Solgaleo indicated that it could absorb natural energy and convert it into various forms of energy, so it wasn't lacking in vitality.
The damage caused by authority and the consumption of wielding authority couldn't be satisfied by ordinary medicine.
Roy nodded in understanding and said helplessly, "If you knew that, why did you eat it?"
Fifty thousand Pokédollars per Max Revive was nothing to him now, but no matter how small, it was still wasted.
Solgaleo smiled—it might be useless, but the Max Revive really did taste good~
"You..." Roy felt somewhat helpless.
After evolution, its personality had become more mature, but in essence, it was still the same Little Nebula that he'd spent day and night with—gluttonous, playful, and prone to dropping the ball at crucial moments.
At this moment, Solgaleo suddenly raised its head and looked in a certain direction, issuing a warning sound.
It signaled to Roy that Lunala was approaching at high speed, and its condition was much better than Solgaleo's own.
"It's really persistent..."
Roy didn't know that Noah had ended up like all those who tried to use "violence" to control a deity's power—he'd been killed by the deity's backlash. Roy thought Noah was coming again.
He pressed his fingers to his forehead, thinking about how to break out of this situation.
The sun and moon had very similar powers and shared the same origin, so it was nearly impossible to determine a winner between them.
But now, Solgaleo's injuries were more serious, and the balance had tilted slightly. If they continued fighting, it was likely that his side would be the first to run out of strength.
'Strange... why is Lunala's condition so good? Doesn't it need to protect Noah Reginald?'
Suppressing his doubts, a feasible plan quickly appeared in Roy's mind. He used his Aura to transmit his thoughts and informed Solgaleo of his plan.
Immediately, Roy grabbed Solgaleo's mane and said with a smile, "Little Nebula, let's go."
"La?" Solgaleo protested—don't call it that name; it didn't match its majestic image at all.
That was a baby name. Now that it had grown up, the name should be changed.
Roy pretended not to hear and urged, "Move, Little Nebula, move!"
Solgaleo had no choice but to summon its radiance, transform into a blazing sun, and fly away in the opposite direction from Lunala.
—
On the other side, the ultimate connection between the sun and moon made Lunala immediately aware of Solgaleo's movements.
...Trying to escape?
Considering Solgaleo's poor condition, delaying time by fleeing and recovering from injuries was the most sensible choice.
Even if Noah were still alive, he wouldn't be suspicious—much less Lunala, who was filled with cruelty.
It followed Solgaleo's trail without hesitation and gave chase.
But soon, Lunala immediately sensed that Solgaleo was... leaving this world?!
At this moment, Lunala felt vigilant.
Its mind was twisted, but it hadn't lost its ability to think.
Lunala knew very well that the overall strength of the Pokémon League was formidable. Although Ho-Oh was dormant, Lugia still existed as backup. At the same time, each of the major regions still possessed Champion-level combat power.
It was just that the "League" system itself was very loose—each pursued its own interests, and the major regions had conflicts with each other. In ordinary times, it was impossible to unite them into a cohesive force, and there were too many loopholes that could be exploited... In fact, as could be seen from this incident, many high-ranking members of the Illuminati held positions at the highest levels of the League.
Humans would fight among themselves and engage in internal conflicts during peacetime.
But once a common enemy appeared, they would unleash amazing power.
If it went to Earth, with Solgaleo cooperating with the League's forces, there would be no way for it to win.
Lunala felt disgusted in its heart and was already planning to give up. It was going to turn around and return to Alola's secret realm to tear apart all the creatures inside.
But at this moment, Lunala realized that the Ultra Wormhole Solgaleo had opened wasn't leading to Earth.
It led to space.
Moreover, to coordinates quite far from Earth.
At the same time, a roar came from the other side of the Ultra Wormhole, containing a strong taunting intent.
...Come here!
The cruelty in Lunala's heart was ignited. It didn't think any further and plunged into the wormhole.
In the blink of an eye, it appeared in the vast expanse of space, staring at Solgaleo.