"Is this... the apocalypse?"
The silver-clad Castelia City was now like a city sealed in ice.
The siren of the Plasma Team invading the city ceased abruptly as the entire city froze over.
Many citizens who had run outside upon hearing the alarm now found themselves frozen stiff where they stood.
Those still at home, whether asleep or awoken by the alarm, all felt the bone-chilling cold.
They were shocked to find the walls of their homes completely covered in a thin layer of frost.
Windows and doors were now hardly able to open; outside was like the Ice Age.
At this moment, Castelia City was even colder than Snowflake City during the coldest part of winter, and its people felt as stiff as if they were in the Mount Lanakila snow mountain or the caves of Twin Peaks.
"Red disaster warning, please stay indoors and do not go outside," the citizens of Castelia City were advised.
"Red disaster alarm…"
The only silver lining was that the impact on the internet and television signals was brief before they slowly resumed.
The hundreds of thousands of Castelia City citizens only knew a disaster warning had been issued but had no idea what had actually happened.
"This is Castelia City TV Station, this is Castelia City TV Station."
"A large number of terrorist organization members have invaded Castelia City, their purpose unknown. Currently, the entire city is frozen for unknown reasons, request support, request support!!!"
In an external building encased in ice, the cold wind blew in through the broken glass. Inside the building, a reporter with trembling eyes stood high up, capturing the scene outside clearly.
Whether it was the ordinary citizens or the media capable of communicating with the outside world, they were all sending out distress signals amidst this panic and helplessness.
At the same time, a large number of videos and photos of the frozen Castelia City spread, causing an instant sensation throughout the Unova region.
There was still a while before daylight, but now not only inside the Alliance, but other cities in Unova were also focusing on Castelia City!
...
In Unova, Dojo Trainers were almost immediately woken up.
And they were quickly informed of the current situation in Castelia City.
The TianTong Three Brothers from Icirrus City, Homiga the rock star from LiYong City, Little Ju the supermodel from Thunder Text City, Boss Chrysanthemum from Fanba City, Hachiku from Snowflake City... these Museum Owners watched everything with grave seriousness, yet they could not rush to Castelia City right away. As leaders, they had to temporarily hold their positions in their own cities to prevent similar incidents from occurring.
It wasn't just other cities in Unova that learned about the unexpected event in Castelia City.
In today's high-speed network society, even other regions quickly understood that United Castelia City had suffered a terrorist attack!
"You've got to be kidding me, the entire city is frozen? Castelia City... isn't its area a hundred times larger than our Pallet Town?!"
"I'm in Snowpoint City at the base of Mt. Coronet in Sinnoh, and we're covered in snow all year round, but judging from the footage, it seems more severe there."
"I heard it was a terrorist attack, but freezing a city instantaneously, how did they accomplish that..."
Various places around the world also turned their attention to United Castelia City.
A direct terrorist attack on a highly developed first-tier city like this is something that hasn't happened in nearly a decade.
Even the likes of Team Magma and the Water Fleet had only taken over some small towns before, never producing headline news like freezing a large city of several hundred thousand inhabitants.
One million lives trapped in Castelia City, and in just a moment, it evolved into an international super news event.
...
"I've got the Wedge of Gene, the operation was a success," said Vio, pleased, as he stood on the cold land where the environment change had drastically reduced the fighting power of the Dragon Type Pokémon by Castelia City's Xaka's side. Faced with the Ice Type masters led by Vio of the Plasma Team, they had no power to resist, and Vio succeeded in finding the Wedge of Gene they had been searching for on Xaka.
With a smile, clutching the Wedge of Gene, he turned to leave.
"Stop, stop it."
Although Xaka, a burly figure, had wrestled with Pokémon for years to keep fit, he had no protection against the cold and was getting on in years. At this moment, directly hit by the cold blast of Kyurem's Cannon, his consciousness was incredibly hazy. Additionally, due to concerns for the Trainers' safety, his Pokémon couldn't exert much fighting power. At this point, he couldn't resist at all.
"The Wedge of Gene is merely a tool for Kyurem to absorb the energy of the Dragon Stone; it cannot control Kyurem. Your actions will bring unwarranted disaster to Unova," Xaka struggled to rise on the ice, reaching out to the departing Wise Man Vio of the Seven Sages.
Provoking the strongest Dragon chief Rayquaza would potentially freeze all of Unova; it was not something the Plasma Team could touch.
But Vio did not bother with him anymore and headed straight for the direction of the Plasma Destroyer.
"I have witnessed the outcome I wanted," spoke Akroma from the Plasma Destroyer, smiling with pleasure while looking at the Violent Dragon lying dormant in the suppression fluid.
The power used in the Kyurem's Cannon just now was barely a fifth of its ultimate capability, yet it managed to freeze Castelia City in an instant. He was becoming increasingly excited about unleashing Kyurem's limits and exploring beyond those limits.
However, what he was most curious about was Kyurem's hidden potential to absorb the power of the Black and White Dragon.