The Web of Spirit

Cain was well aware of Morty's strength, so he had been guarding against him all along. The initial curse was also aimed at Morty.

Fantina's Drifloon had fallen into a confused state, leaving her at a loss.

At this point, Cain seemed to have victory in hand.

"Night Shade."

Cain launched the final attack against Drifloon.

Despite Fantina's desperate shouting, she could not awaken her confused Drifloon. She could only watch helplessly as her Pokémon was slowly devoured by the terrifying purple energy.

Despair and helplessness filled her eyes...

"Use Infestation on Spiritomb."

At this moment, Raikou was also enthusiastic. Facing the Spiritomb, which was struggling to survive under the effects of the curse, his own victory seemed within reach.

Cain glanced at Morty's expression and knew Raikou's fate.

Duskull recklessly charged towards Spiritomb, leaving himself full of openings. At the last moment, Spiritomb suddenly leaped up, delivering a surprising and powerful blow to Duskull.

Raikou was dumbfounded, Cain sneered, and Morty sighed with relief...

Duskull, being dealt a fatal blow, became the first defeated Pokémon. However, Spiritomb also collapsed due to a large loss of energy.

Now, only a dark shadow could be seen on the field, but having seen Cain's move before, Raikou already knew the outcome.

Drifloon's life energy had been drained by Gastly, and it fell from the Night Shade.

In the end, only Gastly remained.

Cain and Raikou's team emerged victorious, while Fantina hung her head in defeat.

"See, I didn't lie to you. My father chose him from over a hundred candidates in the last assessment," Morty said.

All Fantina could do was nod awkwardly.

Yan stepped in to ease the tension, "After the battle, everyone now understands each other's strengths, which is a good thing. From now on, you must cooperate wholeheartedly. Everyone should rest today, and from tomorrow on, the four of you will train intensively day and night, focusing on the Brass Tower. All the chores of the Gym will be handed over to Leo."

"Ah..." Leo wore a desperate expression. This meant that all the cleaning work of the Gym would fall on him. He only had himself to blame for being too playful and not training hard enough. Now, the retribution had come, and he had become the Gym's errand boy.

Cain just chuckled lightly, admitting that his treatment was merely due to Morty and Fantina's influence. After all, he was just playing the role of a training partner for their son.

Thanks to Morty and Fantina, at least they didn't have to work during the great mornings, and the special training time was more than twice as much as before, so the improvement in strength would naturally be faster.

However, this opportunity will last for only two months. After Fantina leaves, it was impossible for them to continue without working. So, during these two months, they had to devote themselves wholeheartedly to special training.

The next morning, Yan opened the second floor of the Brass Tower for the four of them.

This floor was guarded by a single Mismagius leading twenty Misdreavus.

"Shouldn't we choose a team leader to coordinate our actions?" Fantina suggested.

"Let's go with Morty."

As Raikou was about to advocate for Cain and suppress Fantina's momentum, Cain directly called Morty's name, which seemed to make Raikou to visibly deflate.

Fantina was very satisfied with Cain's voluntary "concession" gesture. Morty was modest, but still naturally took the position of team leader.

"This time, we can only test the waters. It's impossible to pass all at once. Everyone should act according to the situation and be careful not to let the Misdreavus form an organized attack."

It had to be said that Morty possessed certain leadership abilities and commanded appropriately. The main thing was to see the actual operation.

Gastly, Duskull, Spiritomb, and Drifloon faced a Mismagius and twenty Misdreavus in battle.

As soon as they stepped into the second floor's battlefield, Mismagius commanded the Misdreavus to start surrounding the four Pokémon.

Morty and Fantina directed Spiritomb and Drifloon to use a double Ominous Wind, which blew straight towards Mismagius.

Cain's Gastly used "Embargo" to immobilize a Misdreavus, cutting an opening. Then, Night Shade enveloped three Misdreavus, hindering their encirclement.

Raikou's Duskull had already learned the Pursuit skill, decisively blocking the Misdreavus's encirclement.

Seeing the unfavorable situation, Mismagius released a crystal-clear, gem-like shining light that tore a hole in the Ominous Wind.

"It's Power Gem."

Mismagius charged forward, spreading its hands, and Magical Leaf from both sides forced Gastly and Duskull to retreat.

In an instant, four Misdreavus lost their combat capabilities.

However, under Mismagius's command, the remaining Misdreavus finally formed an encirclement around the four Pokémon.

Psywave.

With so many Misdreavus using Psywave simultaneously, the powerful psychic waves intertwined to form a huge psychic net, instantly binding all their Pokémon.

Gastly's Night Shade was also controlled by the Psychic web and was continuously being consumed.

Mismagius stood proudly above the Psychic web, its gaze fixed on the battlefield.

"Psychic moves, Morty, Psychic-type moves have no effect on your Spiritomb, so you can launch a sneak attack," Cain reminded him.

Morty nodded, "Spiritomb Feint Attack."

As expected, Spiritomb broke free from the Psychic Terrain, charging towards Mismagius with a powerful momentum.

Mismagius was in control of the overall situation, and wasn't too surprised by Spiritomb's actions. It spat out a stream of blue flames, enveloping Spiritomb.

Mismagius's Mystical Fire.

Failing to land a hit, Spiritomb was forced to retreat, using Ominous Wind to counter the Mystical Fire.

Cain closely watched the entire battlefield. Spiritomb was no match for Mismagius, and if it weren't for Morty's skillful command, it might have already been defeated.

Drifloon and Duskull were completely bound, and the powerful Psychic web was torturing them like purgatory, causing them to let out painful cries.

Gastly could now only rely on Night Shades defense to barely hold on. Psychic-type moves dealt significant damage to it, and once Night Shade was broken, there would be only one path left—death.

The current Psychic web was an indestructible concentration of the Psychic powers of sixteen Pokemon combined.

"Is there really no way to break through?"

Cain couldn't help but feel anxious as he watched such a passive situation.

However, sitting idly and waiting for death had never been his style. Even if it meant destroying everything in the process, he had to give it a try.

Cain informed Morty of his thoughts.

Morty's face became grim...