Rumble!!
A terrifying stone pillar wrapped in golden magma pierced through, directly spearing the plane where Flarepine was located.
His maniacal, hysterical laughter came to an abrupt halt.
Buzz——!!
Groudon, with its body glowing with golden patterns, suddenly opened its eyes.
Although it couldn't return to its primal form, it cannot be denied that Flarepine's trait, the "Lava Amplifier," has brought it considerable enhancement.
The scale of this "Sword of the Cliff" seems much more formidable than the previous ones.
Flarepine shouldn't die directly from this "Sword of the Cliff" attack.
But Natsuhiko and the others didn't have time to worry about him now.
Groudon had gained stronger power.
"Elite Trainer Yuanzhi, I think we shouldn't stop Kyogre any longer," Natsuhiko said.
Hearing this, Yuanzhi pondered slightly and then understood Natsuhiko's point.
Now.
It's no longer about whether Groudon and Kyogre can be stopped, but about minimizing the losses.
The balance between Groudon and Kyogre has already been disrupted.
The boosted Groudon is now the biggest problem, freeing Kyogre and possibly joining forces with it to calm Groudon, making balance the key issue.
As for the losses.
If you can't stop Groudon, it'll show you the meaning of loss.
"Shinda, Senri, let Kyogre come over!" Yuanzhi shouted to Shinda and Senri.
Hearing Yuanzhi's words, Shinda and Senri exchanged glances.
They had noticed the situation happening with Groudon and, hearing Yuanzhi's words, quickly understood his intentions.
Back on the Pyramid.
Although letting Kyogre and Groudon fight makes everything unpredictable.
But if Kyogre isn't freed, Yuanzhi's strength definitely cannot stop the enhanced Groudon.
By then, not only will they be unable to prevent a disaster, but they might not even be able to combat it.
Then Yuanzhi quickly pressed on his earpiece and said:
"Bonnie, Hua Yue, there's a change of plan, things are about to get tricky, I hope you can... with all your might hold off the aftermath of the upcoming battles!"
Bonnie and Hua Yue, too far away, weren't sure what the situation was but from Yuanzhi's words, it seemed things were heading in an unpredictable direction.
"Elite Trainer Yuanzhi, we understand. The first Alliance support troops have already reached the coast, we will do our utmost to prevent seawater from invading the Hoenn," Bonnie said firmly.
A massive tidal wave nearest to the Hoenn Region coast had already been completely frozen.
But the subsequent relentless crashing waves are likely to break through the barrier Bonnie created before long.
"Please!"
Yuanzhi said in a deep voice before temporarily cutting off communications.
And with no one left to stop him, Groudon and Kyogre, like two determined opponents, were staring each other down.
"Elite Trainer Yuanzhi, Groudon it..." Shinda's Pyramid approached.
Both Kyogre and Groudon, just recently awakened, were still lacking power, allowing them to hold them off, otherwise even if their numbers doubled, they'd only be spectators.
But now it seemed Groudon not only had fully awakened, it even showed signs of reverting to its primal form.
"It's a bit complicated," Yuanzhi said with a calm face, without going into details.
"Who is this...?" Senri's attention fell on Natsuhiko, as well as his Latios and Darkrai beside him.
A Divine Beast, a Phantom Beast?!
Even though Latios felt a bit weak, that Darkrai's aura was undeniable.
And with Natsuhiko shrouded in Black Mist exactly like Darkrai, the two instinctively considered Darkrai as Natsuhiko's Pokémon.
How could someone able to command both a Divine Beast and a Phantom Beast not be known?
Yuanzhi glanced at Natsuhiko, whose features were obscured, his mouth twitching, yet he explained, "A... friend of mine, here to help."
Shinda and Senri understood.
Yuanzhi's friend.
Natsuhiko naturally also knew Shinda and Senri, but it wasn't the right time for him to reveal his identity, as there were too many cameras around.
Having a Latios alone might make him a target, let alone with a Darkrai as well...
"Elite Trainer Yuanzhi, please help Kyogre as much as possible, right now... it's not a match for Groudon," Natsuhiko said.
"I understand. But with our abilities, whether we can rebalance them is uncertain, even if we do, it's not a long-term solution."
Yuanzhi looked at the soon-to-collide "Can't Fly" and "Fat-headed Fish."
Full of resignation.
Divine Beasts.
Especially Divine Beasts like Groudon and Kyogre, are too much to handle.
"I know, so I want to find Rayquaza, it... should be held up by something," Natsuhiko looked up at the sky.
"Rayquaza, you contacted it... it's coming?" Yuanzhi's face lit up with joy.
"Yes," Natsuhiko responded softly, "But I need to check."
Rayquaza had left them many steps early.
But had yet to show up.
Natsuhiko planned to check the ozone layer.
"If Yuanzhi's friend can contact Rayquaza, you go! We'll manage here for now, Kyogre shouldn't be overtaken by Groudon in an instant..."