"How is this possible!?"
Sean questioned in shock as he watched himself being suppressed from the very start, falling into a disadvantageous position.
Unfortunately, his question was destined to go unanswered. Activating Telepathy, Gu Yuan continuously directed Mega Charizard Y and the others to launch their assault. After transforming into Mega Charizard Y, the enhancement from the Drought ability made its offensive capabilities extremely fierce. The searing flames were something even Mega Salamence had to treat with caution, not to mention there was still a Primeape tying up Mega Salamence's attention, preventing it from fighting with its full strength.
Compared to Mega Salamence, Mega Altaria's situation was undoubtedly worse. Even after Mega Evolution, it still failed to possess Elite Rank strength. Facing the incredibly powerful attacks of Roaring Moon, Mega Altaria was covered in several wounds in just a short while.
"Finish this quickly, Roaring Moon! Use Scale Shot continuously, then find the right moment to use Dragon Rush!"
Beams of light shot out one after another, incessantly striking Mega Altaria and suppressing it until it had no power to fight back. Soon, Roaring Moon's speed had increased to its limit, and it was time to deal with Mega Altaria.
Turning its head, Mega Altaria desperately wanted its Trainer to give it some advice, but Sean was already stretched thin.
Relying on the suppression effect of a Legendary Pokémon, Moltres had already taken down one opponent, while the other was handled by Annihilape, who had finished its own opponent early. Mega Alakazam was the same; in a one-on-one, Elite Rank strength was enough to crush a Leader Rank opponent.
Currently, Mega Salamence was facing a siege from Mega Charizard Y, Mega Alakazam, Moltres, and Primeape. Even though the opponents only had Lower-tier Elite strength, a swarm of ants can kill an elephant—let alone the fact that Mega Charizard Y and the others were each extremely powerful. Their cooperation made suppressing Mega Salamence an easy task.
Stone Edge cleared the path as Roaring Moon launched another attack. Using the Stone Edge to dismantle Mega Altaria's counterattack, Roaring Moon suddenly accelerated, instantly swallowing Mega Altaria with a Dragon Rush.
Dragon Claw condensed, directly piercing Mega Altaria's body, followed by a Throat Chop to knock it out of the sky. Following up with Scale Shot, under Gu Yuan's command, the max-speed Roaring Moon gave Mega Altaria no room to breathe. Finally, another Dragon Rush completely crushed Mega Altaria.
Showing no mercy, the Altaria—now reverted from its Mega state—was directly executed by Roaring Moon, just like the other defeated Pokémon. Since the rules did not allow for capturing too many Pokémon, everyone's Poké Balls would be inspected upon leaving the spatial rift. If Gu Yuan took Altaria and the others with him, it would only cause more trouble; killing them was simply more convenient.
After handing over Altaria's Mega Stone to Gu Yuan, Roaring Moon flapped its wings, preparing to join the battlefield to besiege Mega Salamence.
"Mega Salamence, Draco Meteor!"
With three of his Leader Rank Pokémon killed, Sean no longer intended to keep fighting and wanted to make a strategic retreat. However, Gu Yuan gave him no such opportunity.
"Mega Charizard Y, Mega Alakazam, strike together to suppress that Draco Meteor!"
"Moltres, keep Mega Salamence pinned. Roaring Moon, use Scale Shot to interfere while using Dragon Dance to buff yourself!"
Flapping its wings to take to the air, flames erupted as the power of Blast Burn's explosions continuously shattered the falling meteors. Psychic transformed into a giant serpent that surged forth, coordinating with Mega Charizard Y's offensive to completely block the Draco Meteor.
Blast Burn condensed into fireballs that hissed toward Mega Salamence. Roaring Moon constantly danced through the air, increasing its own attack power while incessantly using Scale Shot to disrupt the enemy.
Scanning the battlefield and realizing that his remaining Pokémon were all tied up and unable to retreat, a flash of determination crossed Sean's eyes.
"Mega Salamence, use Giga Impact to break through!"
Flipping himself onto Pidgeot's back, Sean prepared to leave once Mega Salamence broke the encirclement.
"Mega Charizard Y, Blast Burn!"
"Mega Alakazam, deal with Sean!"
Once the system's detection function made a new discovery, Gu Yuan immediately had Mega Charizard Y and Mega Alakazam intensify their offensive. Flames fell, sealing off Mega Salamence's path of escape.
Using Teleport, Mega Alakazam appeared directly behind Sean. Psychic energy transformed into chains, easily subduing the Pidgeot, which only had Ace Rank strength. Sean was unable to offer much resistance and was directly knocked unconscious by Mega Alakazam.
Psychic power surged, quickly locating the Poké Balls on Sean's person and recalling the Leader Rank Pokémon still locked in battle one by one. Only Mega Salamence could still rely on its own strength to dodge, but it was ultimately a lone force and would eventually be defeated.
As its Mega state deactivated, Alakazam stopped participating in the siege and instead stayed by Gu Yuan's side to recover its psychic energy. Similarly, under the combined attacks of Mega Charizard Y and the others, Mega Salamence soon exited its Mega state, though it had not yet lost its ability to battle.
At that moment, a figure burst from the bushes. Looking at the menacing Mega Charizard Y and the others, Houndoom did not rush to strike, but instead waited for its Trainer to appear.
"Sean!?"
"Houndoom, use Inferno to stop them!"
Upon seeing the captured Sean, Hiroshi immediately understood what was happening and ordered Houndoom to attack. Like Sean, Hiroshi was a member of the Unova League team that entered the spatial rift and possessed Elite Rank strength. Unlike Sean, and without Gu Yuan's interference, Hiroshi's Houndoom had already successfully broken through from Lower-tier Elite to Middle-tier Elite.
Inferno spread out, but it was already too late to save Salamence. Mega Charizard Y first sent Salamence flying with a blow, and then Gu Yuan recalled it into a Poké Ball.
"Release Sean and his Pokémon."
Seeing that he had failed to save Salamence, Hiroshi spoke to Gu Yuan with an ill-intentioned expression.
Poké Balls opened. In addition to the Middle-tier Elite Houndoom, Hiroshi's Magmortar had also successfully broken through to Lower-tier Elite. With the addition of a Blaziken capable of Mega Evolution—which could briefly possess Elite Rank combat power—Hiroshi's strength was not a bit weaker than Gu Yuan's.
"If you want him, then here you go."
As he spoke, Gu Yuan used his psychic power to snap Sean's neck.
For Gu Yuan, no matter who showed up, it could not change his determination to finish Sean. Furthermore, judging by Hiroshi's attitude, even if he released Sean, Hiroshi and a recovered Sean would simply besiege him together.
Since that was the case, there was naturally no need for Gu Yuan to show mercy. Afterward, even if Hiroshi wanted to spread word of this, he would have to survive long enough to leave first.