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"It's Mammon and them!"
Steven stopped, looking in Mammon's direction.
They could see Primal Kyogre confronting Dark Kyurem above.
"It seems the battle has just begun; we've arrived at just the right time."
Wallace breathed a sigh of relief, fearing they might arrive at the wrong time, just as the battle had ended.
"Mm, let's go over there too."
Giovanni nodded, preparing to head towards Mammon's location.
"Sorry, but this path is closed."
A clear, energetic female voice suddenly came, causing Steven and the others' expressions to change slightly.
They were not unfamiliar with this voice.
"Zinnia!!"
Steven turned his head, and four figures immediately came into view.
The Meteor Tribe's successor, a young girl, slowly approached with a sharp, fearless smile.
"Caitlin…" Looking at the slender girl in the pink dress on the far left, Cynthia's expression was somewhat complex.
"N?"
Alder, however, looked incredulously at the green-haired young man standing with Colress, because it was N!
N felt Alder's gaze, lowered his head slightly to pull down his hat brim, and used the shadow of the brim to cover his eyes.
"Mammon is fighting Kyurem right now, so I can't let you disturb him." Zinnia tilted her head slightly, grinning to reveal a mouthful of clean white teeth.
"Zinnia, your revenge has already been taken, why do you continue to side with Mammon?" Steven asked in a deep voice.
"That's none of your business, esteemed Hoenn Champion." Zinnia scoffed.
Besides, has the revenge been completed? Not yet.
Zinnia remembered very clearly that she still hadn't dealt with the Bellritz Family in Sinnoh.
But she wasn't in Sinnoh yet, so there was no rush.
"Leave Zinnia to me; I can defeat her."
Steven opened his Poké Ball, and Metagross appeared in front of him. Steven spoke softly to Alder and the others.
This was not the first time he had fought Zinnia, but Steven still had confidence.
Last time in the Hoenn sea, if it hadn't been for a sudden unexpected call, he believed he could have defeated Zinnia.
"Ha? I can't pretend I didn't hear that." Zinnia chuckled.
"I'd like to see how your Metagross defeats my Salamence!"
Zinnia threw her Poké Ball, and accompanied by a violent roar, Salamence spread its wings and emerged.
"Come on."
Then Salamence carried Zinnia and flew up, and Steven immediately rode Metagross and followed.
"N! Why are you with Team Rockets?"
Alder couldn't understand. N was clearly a kind-hearted person, yet now he was mixed up with Team Rockets.
Alder had even been hoping that N could take over his position and become the Unova Champion, leading Unova forward.
And wasn't everything fine during their last conversation?
"…" N remained silent.
Joining Team Rockets was definitely not what he wanted, but…
"For this, we have to thank you, Alder." Colress revealed a meaningful smile.
"?" Alder was stunned.
"If you hadn't awakened Kyurem, how would Kyurem have devoured N's Zekrom, and how would N have become one of us?" Colress smiled very sardonically.
Alder and the others immediately understood upon hearing this, and Alder looked at N with some guilt.
Yes, if they hadn't persuaded Kyurem to emerge, Zekrom would never have been devoured by Kyurem.
From this perspective alone, the Alliance bore an undeniable responsibility.
"So, N, you sought cooperation with Team Rockets?"
"Mammon said he could help me get Zekrom back." N took a deep breath, his eyes gradually firming, and said softly.
Since the decision had been made, there was no need to hesitate, nor could he regret it.
N was always someone who, once determined, would not easily waver.
"General Alder, Zekrom is my most important companion. No matter what, whoever obstructs this operation, I will never easily forgive them!" N said in a deep voice.
Now, Mammon's battle with Kyurem had begun, and this battle was also related to whether Zekrom could be saved.
So…
Even if the opponents were Alder and the others, N would never show mercy!
"I see."
Seeing this, Alder sighed inwardly, but what could he say?
Saying that Mammon couldn't defeat Kyurem, and that they wouldn't let Mammon defeat Kyurem?
One could only say that N and the Alliance truly might have no affinity.
"I'll deal with N. Without Zekrom, I can defeat him." Champion Leon glanced at N and Caitlin, his gaze finally resting on N.
Alder did not refuse. Although N, having lost Zekrom, had significantly reduced his threat level.
But N was still a Champion-level Trainer, and a strong one at that. Alder himself was not confident in defeating N.
"Let me do it, Champion Leon, you deal with Caitlin." But at this moment, Cynthia suddenly spoke.
"Okay." Champion Leon looked at Cynthia in confusion, then agreed.
In terms of strength, N and Caitlin, strictly speaking, N should be stronger. Although Caitlin, specializing in Psychic-type, might be just as difficult to deal with as N.
But since Cynthia spoke, Champion Leon didn't think too much about it.
Anyway, whether it was Caitlin or N, it didn't make much difference to him.
"I can defeat N, please rest assured." Cynthia said.
She didn't want to fight Caitlin right now; facing Caitlin, her emotions were still very complex.
Because she had a vague premonition that perhaps this time, she still wouldn't be able to catch Caitlin.
After all, Caitlin specialized in Psychic-type, and if she couldn't quickly defeat Caitlin with a Sucker Punch in a short time, then Caitlin could leave, and she wouldn't be able to stop her.
But Champion Leon might have a chance.
"Alright, so that leaves this Colress, the former Team Plasma researcher, the 'Dark Scientist' Colress!"
Three opponents had been assigned, leaving only the last one.
"In that case, I'll take on Colress!"
Wallace flung his cloak, his elegant and composed voice indicating his confidence.
Just a mere researcher, wouldn't that be easy to handle?
"Oh?" Colress's face held a half-smile.
"Don't be careless. Colress's strength should not be weak; he has a Genesect! Back then, Officer Jenny of Nimbasa City and the top students of Blueberry Academy surrounded him together, but he easily defeated them."
Alder was still very serious: "I'll go with you. Let's try to take him down as quickly as possible, then go support the others."
Alder glanced at Mammon's side. To be honest, at his level, even if he were to gang up on Mammon, it probably wouldn't make much difference.
It would be better to defeat Colress with Wallace first.
"Senior, you're still too cautious, but this is fine too."
Wallace felt that Alder was overly cautious. He actually wanted to tell Alder to go support Steven and the others.
But thinking about past experiences, Wallace felt that being a bit more cautious was necessary.
After all…
He really didn't want to be captured again…
How many times had it been? Wallace had his pride too!
"Have you two finished discussing?"
Colress was very well-mannered, patiently waiting for Wallace and Alder to finish their discussion before speaking.
"You can continue discussing tactics; I'm not in a hurry."
Colress held a very calm and elegant smile. Dressed in clean and tidy white clothes, he didn't look like a villain at all.
"What arrogance! Even when facing our combined efforts, there's no sense of urgency?" Wallace's expression was displeased.
"Not at all." Colress sighed lightly.
"Actually, if it were solely my personal preference, I'm not very fond of battling. I prefer academic exchanges and experiments that interest me."
Colress opened two Poké Balls.
A white light flashed, and Genesect and Metagross appeared in front of Colress.
And as Colress raised his left hand, the Key Stone on the back of his white glove glowed, and Metagross simultaneously shimmered with evolution light.
In the blink of an eye, Super Metagross appeared.
"However, since it's Mammon's request, I can play with you. Don't worry, the battle won't last long." Colress said faintly.
"I see, what an arrogant person."
Wallace felt even more annoyed upon hearing this. This guy across from him, everything he said, revealed an inexplicable sense of superiority.
What was this Colress being so arrogant about? He was just a researcher.
Did he really know who he was facing?
The current Champion Alder! The former Hoenn Champion Wallace!
Battling two Alliance Champions at once, what was he, a researcher, putting on airs for?
"However, I do agree with one point you made: the battle indeed won't last long."
Wallace threw his Poké Ball, and Gyarados roared into appearance. As the Mega Evolution light flashed, Super Gyarados appeared!
Alder also threw out his ace, Volcarona!
"We'll take you down very quickly!"
Wallace was very confident. Are you kidding? Although Genesect was tough to deal with, it was four times weak to Fire-type, countered by Alder's Volcarona.
And although Super Metagross was strong, Super Gyarados's Dark-type also countered Super Metagross.
Moreover, Wallace looked at the Super Metagross across from him and had a subtle feeling.
What class are you? Using the same ace as Steven?
As Steven's close friend, Wallace decided he had to teach this guy a good lesson.
"Hehehe~"
At Wallace's astonishing confidence, Colress's lips curved slightly. Was this the former Hoenn Champion?
He was really quite interesting.
"Then I look forward to it, the strength of you two." Colress said with a faint smile.
Meanwhile, on Mammon's side.
"No, Mammon, I can't fight it at all!"
Looking at the terrifyingly cold aura and immense dragon prestige of Dark Kyurem in the sky, Little Rayquaza's face turned green.
Bro, I'm four times weak to Ice! You want me to fight an Ice Dragon??
"You really can only sit at the White Dragon's table."
Mammon looked at Little Rayquaza's cowardly, un-battled-yet-scared demeanor, and couldn't help but twitch his eyelids.
"?" Reshiram, with its noble and aloof posture, tilted its head.
"But I really can't fight, bro." Little Rayquaza felt very aggrieved, but still felt its scalp tingle.
The terrifying freezing aura from Dark Kyurem alone was enough to give it trouble.
"Then you go deal with the one behind you."
Mammon glanced to his side and back. Little Rayquaza also turned its head to look, and froze.
They saw a short-haired middle-aged man in an expensive black suit slowly approaching with one hand in his pocket.
And behind him, the lord of the earth, enveloped in red light, also stepped forward.
It was Giovanni and Primal Groudon!
Little Rayquaza fell into deep thought.