Da Wu!?
Baimu felt a bit dizzy in the alley, seemingly not expecting the Champion of the Hoenn Region to come to Pyrite Town.
Even came to help them fight the Shadow Team.
Is this considered deus ex machina?
——Regardless of whether it is or not, Baimu was thrilled, just when they were on the verge of retreat, a Champion suddenly came to help.
Needless to say, Da Wu's Mega Metagross could easily go a few rounds with Primordial Kyogre, such a powerful Pokémon!
Dealing with the Shadow Team's lackeys shouldn't be hard?
"Continue the retreat! Don't get caught up in the battle! Withdraw all injured Pokémon and wounded soldiers! Quickly!"
Baimu hadn't forgotten what he should do. Running out with Mawile, he bought time for his companions to retreat. He turned to Wu, "Go! Get the second line of defense over here! Don't hide anymore! Launch a full attack! Quickly!"
"Got it!"
Wu had only just snapped out of the shock of Da Wu's arrival, hurriedly leading his two Pokémon out.
Baimu followed behind, as Mawile caught a glimpse of a charging Shadow Pokémon out of the corner of his eye. Mawile twisted its head sharply, smashing the opponent away with its Giant Jaw like a heavy hammer!
Bang!
"Thanks a lot!"
He gave Mawile a thumbs up, then shouted towards Steelix, who was gradually ceasing its Sandstorm:
"Dig away as you like! I permit you to dig!"
The shrunken Chansey weaved in and out among many Pokémon, running under the exhausted Steelix and using Healing Fluctuation to restore its strength.
The latter just happened to hear Baimu's voice, its eyes lit up instantly regaining strength, and with a powerful thrust from its lower body, it spun four transverse steel bones and burrowed into the ground with a boom.
Then came crashing out again with a rumble, sending a heap of pursuing Shadow Pokémon flying, creating one terrifying pit after another on the ground.
Immediately.
Baimu found Aggron in the chaos.
It was shielding a group of Pokémon retreating, and upon seeing its Trainer approach, its eyes gleamed, "Groar!"
"How's your condition?"
Baimu glanced at Aggron's situation, fortunately, the Shadow Pokémon couldn't use normal moves, causing Aggron to evade attacks from Ground and Fighting Attributes, and it still seemed to be holding up.
But its stamina was likely on the verge of depletion.
"Groar!"
Aggron gave a ferocious smile to its Trainer, raising a claw to indicate it was still standing strong.
"Great, let's go!"
Baimu jumped onto Aggron's back, with Mawile standing on its head, transferring all its statuses such as Iron Wall and Electromagnetic Levitation to the former using Passing the Baton.
"Charge! Sacrifice Impact! Let them taste your Hard Head!"
"Roar——!!"
Aggron let out a roar and suddenly surged forward.
Along its path, whether Shadow Team members or Shadow Pokémon were easily knocked away.
Chansey, who was releasing Healing Fluctuation for other Pokémon, noticed and very nimbly dashed forward, at a speed that even surrounding Shadow Pokémon couldn't catch, successfully grabbing Aggron's tail.
"Lucky!"
Chansey shouted, raising a light shield to block attacks from all directions for Aggron.
Feeling the presence of its companion, Aggron swung its tail, causing Chansey to tumble into Baimu's arms.
"Lucky~"
"You're here too!"
Baimu laughed as he petted its head, then watched the surrounding chaotic scene and the oncoming Shadow Pokémon, "Good, it started with us four, and it's us four now! In that case, it's time to sound the horn of counterattack!
"Charge——!!"
"Roar——!!"
His shout mixed with Aggron's roar, resonating loudly in the street.
Hearing his voice, N also stood from his hiding place, gazing at those Shadow Pokémon with a face of compassion, raising his right hand to point forward and shouted:
"To protect our new home! Forward——!!"
Behind N, countless Pokémon poured out from who knows where.
Da Wu, continuously knocking away waves of Shadow Pokémon, heard their voices, saw Aggron with Baimu on its back, saw N leading countless Pokémon, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Hahahahaha! That's it!"
At this moment.
A beam of light suddenly exploded in the sky, turning into countless meteor-like energy clusters that rumbled downward, but not towards their location, rather somewhere else.
"It looks like Captain Genji has entered too, perfect, just perfect!"
Da Wu's smile persisted, it had been a long time since he had fought so exhilaratingly.
Although the opponents were merely petty creatures, what truly exhilarated him were the people he fought alongside. Even without any communication, even though they had never met before, just by witnessing their fight, could he not understand?
The most inspiring battles in the world are those where Pokémon and humans cooperate, advancing with a unified goal!
When they give their all to protect what's important, the unique value and brilliance contained within burst forth.
To Da Wu, it was tantamount to discovering those precious gems hidden within rocky walls.
No.
It should be said, this is the most precious and dazzling diamond, the most cherished of the Stone Collector!
"I should put in a bit more effort too!"
Da Wu took out the Pokeballs from his pocket and tossed them high into the air.
Instantly, a multitude of Pokémon symbolizing Champion strength flew out, roaring as they charged at the Shadow Team members and Shadow Pokémon!
——
Underground City.
Leo and the others finished dealing with a group of Shadow Team members and had N lead the Pokémon they liberated from the Neutral Dungeon to the surface, immediately attempting to contact Baimu.
But they couldn't get through.
"Looks like something's happened on the surface, it's time for us to move too!"
Leo looked at the Agate Village trainers around him, receiving unanimous agreement.
But just as they were about to head up, they received a secret message from Liu Ge, "You can move now! Come to me to change equipment, I'll send you the coordinates!"
"Change equipment? But what about Baimu."
"Baimu has help over there! Come quickly! Time is of the essence!"
Leo and the others were a bit confused, but they followed Liu Ge's instructions to the designated location, immediately seeing Shanren returning with an entire convoy.
"What are these!"
"Reinforcements from De Wen Company." Shanren beamed with a full smile, just about to urge them to change, when a terrifying rumble echoed from afar, with countless thick, black-purple beams randomly sweeping across the sky, causing towering flames to erupt on the ground.
Soon after.
One Gyarados and Dragonite after another took to the sky.
Leo and the others were shocked.
"Ah, those are Dragon Tamers brought by Hoenn's Dragon Celestial King, Captain Genji, they've come to help, and to find the orphans they left in this region."
Shanren's smile grew more fervent, "Quickly now, we can't delay time."
Leo and the others nodded in acknowledgment.