Battle.
A real battle...
The Shiftry and Gyarados that had appeared from who knew where were both frighteningly powerful.
But at the same time...
The Pokémon released from the Poké Balls were also incredibly strong.
Their appearances were recognizable, yet these particular forms were Pokémon Roya had never seen before.
He could only identify their species from their general appearance.
Beedrill.
Steelix.
Ampharos.
Heracross.
Houndoom.
Abomasnow.
Aggron...
The workers were already trembling in fear.
There was no way they were going to continue working.
The moment the Pokémon on both sides began fighting, the workers immediately jumped into their vehicles and drove toward the forest entrance.
"This is..."
Roya stared at the Pokémon before him in shock.
The workers had already been frightened away, but something was clearly wrong.
The Pokémon that had been released seemed to be drawn toward something.
They began attacking the earth vein that was already close to being exposed.
The first to charge forward was Mega Steelix.
After Mega Evolution, its body stretched more than ten meters long.
Its entire body was covered in crystalline, diamond-like material, while its head had transformed into a massive, intimidating disk.
Its method of excavation was incredibly simple.
It just smashed into the ground.
Its enormous body gave it tremendous strength.
Every time it slammed into the earth, countless rocks were sent flying.
Roya's expression changed immediately.
This kind of impact was no slower than the excavation work the workers had been doing.
In fact, it was even faster.
And Mega Steelix wasn't the only one.
Heracross and Beedrill began doing the same thing.
"No!"
"Shiftry, use Leaf Storm!"
"Gyarados, Dark Pulse!"
The Shiftry in the trees and the Gyarados on the ground attacked at almost the same time.
A violent Leaf Storm erupted.
Leaves from the surrounding forest were swept into the attack, becoming as sharp as blades as they tore toward the apparently mindless Pokémon.
Gyarados's Dark Pulse followed immediately afterward.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
The razor-sharp leaves carved wounds across the bodies of the Mega-Evolved Pokémon.
Pained cries escaped from their mouths.
But the next moment, all of them turned their heads toward Roya and his Pokémon.
They seemed to pause for a brief moment.
Then they came to the same conclusion.
If they eliminated the Pokémon standing in their way, they could excavate the earth vein even faster.
"Come on."
"Come on..."
"Our battlefield shouldn't be here."
Roya took a deep breath.
Then he jumped from the tree he was standing on to another.
Shiftry and Gyarados followed him.
The Pokémon behind them followed as well.
.....
"I'm one with the Aura..."
The instant the ground began to shake beneath them, Lin Feng's expression froze.
That ominous feeling immediately triggered his instincts.
He activated his Aura.
The Aura spread through the earth.
Actually, when he had first arrived in this region, Lin Feng had already used his Aura to investigate the ground.
He had been trying to locate the legendary earth vein.
But the feedback he received was completely ordinary.
There had been nothing unusual about the land beneath them.
At the time, he had even considered releasing Serperior to investigate.
Its Aura was stronger and far more sensitive than his own.
But Takeo and Keiko had suddenly rushed over and interrupted him, so the matter had been put aside.
But now...
Through his Aura, Lin Feng could clearly sense an enormous amount of energy beneath the earth.
It was as though that energy were being violently drained from its source.
And the target of that energy was the entire land itself.
"The source..."
"The source!"
At this point, it no longer mattered who had triggered the earth vein's eruption.
What mattered was stopping it.
The amount of energy currently pouring out of the earth vein was still relatively small.
For now, only the surrounding area could feel the tremors.
But the speed at which that energy was escaping was like a plastic bag filled with water.
Once a hole appeared, the pressure inside would force more and more water through it.
The same was true here.
The longer the opening remained, the greater the energy discharge would become.
Therefore, there was only one thing Lin Feng could do.
Resolve it as quickly as possible!
Soon, his Aura found the source of the violent disturbance.
"Dragonite..."
The instant he sensed the direction, Lin Feng transmitted it to Dragonite.
"Roar!"
Dragonite let out a powerful cry.
Its body instantly transformed into a yellow blur and shot toward the horizon.
This time, it wouldn't wait for Zoroark.
Less than two minutes later, Lin Feng saw an enormous pillar of energy erupting from the earth.
It shot straight into the sky like a geyser.
Such tremendous energy?!
Lin Feng was secretly shocked.
Only five seconds passed between the moment he spotted the energy pillar and Dragonite reaching it.
And when they arrived...
The scene before them was chaotic.
Trees had been knocked down.
Mud and rocks were flying everywhere.
Where the earth vein's brilliant light illuminated the ground, something resembling a gigantic living mudfish writhed violently beneath the surface.
It was roughly ten meters long.
It was June.
Even in the northeastern part of the Donghua Region, the weather was bright and sunny.
Fresh spring leaves covered the surrounding trees.
Some of the trees towered more than ten meters into the air.
Yet now, the entire area had become a battlefield.
There was too much happening for Lin Feng to take everything in with his eyes alone.
So he swept the area with his Aura.
Heracross.
Steelix.
Shiftry.
Gyarados.
Pokémon lying unconscious on the ground.
And injured people as well.
Officer Jennys.
Alliance law enforcement personnel.
Lin Feng's arrival was not exactly discreet.
The Officer Jennys who had already arrived at the scene immediately spotted his figure in the sky.
But they had suffered serious injuries themselves.
The Growlithe and Arcanine accompanying the law enforcement officers had also been badly hurt.
"Investigator!"
"The earth vein..."
"The earth vein has been damaged!"
"Those Pokémon..."
"They're still...!"
One of the Officer Jennys pointed toward the violently erupting pillar of energy and shouted.
Lin Feng followed her finger.
His expression became cold.
A Mega Heracross was still using the powerful horn on its head to dig into the ground.
It was trying to make the opening larger.
Trying to make the energy erupting from the earth vein even stronger.
And it wasn't just Heracross.
Mega Houndoom.
Beedrill.
The battered Steelix that was slowly regaining consciousness.
All of them were trying to expand the range of the earth vein's energy.
"Dragonite."
"Go!"
Lin Feng gave the command without hesitation.
Dragonite immediately dove downward.
At the same time, Lin Feng jumped from its back and descended toward Mega Heracross.
He took a deep breath along the way.
Then everything happened in an instant.
A brilliant light gathered around Dragonite's claws.
It grabbed Mega Steelix.
Despite Steelix being several times larger than Dragonite, the latter's strength was overwhelming.
Dragonite swung its massive body and slammed it violently into the ground.
Boom!
The impact sent Steelix flying dozens of meters.
Its enormous body crashed into a large tree before finally coming to a stop.
The moment it landed, the energy supporting its Mega Evolution dissipated.
Steelix reverted to its ordinary form.
It collapsed unconscious.
Lin Feng's side was even more brutal.
He grabbed Mega Heracross by its enormous horn.
Then, with the ease of someone picking up a toy, he swung it down.
Boom!
Mega Heracross was smashed directly into the ground.
It fell unconscious on the spot.
It did not even have time to cancel its Mega Evolution.
The scene stunned the other Pokémon nearby.
Mega Houndoom.
Beedrill.
Abomasnow.
All of them stopped what they were doing.
For a moment, they simply stared at Lin Feng and Dragonite.
The battlefield fell strangely quiet.
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