Farewell

Under the onslaught of Gardevoir's fierce attacks, the Light Screen finally shattered with a loud "bang," turning into scattered specks of light that dissipated into the air.

The moment the Light Screen broke, Emperor Rode's Gardevoir soared into the sky from the large crater, radiating a dazzling light as it rushed towards the other Gardevoir in the air.

Emperor Rode's Gardevoir was using a Fairy-type skill, Dazzling Gleam.

Gardevoir hovered in mid-air, its expression calm, and its eyes glowed with a purple light.

As Emperor Rode's Gardevoir charged forward, Gardevoir shot two purple beams from its eyes, hitting Emperor Rode's Gardevoir directly.

Emperor Rode's Gardevoir was once again knocked back into the massive crater, causing dust and debris to fly everywhere.

Gardevoir had used Psyshock.

Psyahock was a unique skill; although it was a special attack skill, it targeted the opponent's physical defense.

Despite having excellent Special Defense, this type of Pokémon, like Gardevoir, had weaker physical defenses. So, the attack had taken a toll on Emperor Rode's Gardevoir.

Emperor Rode's Gardevoir's injuries caused great backlash on Emperor Rode, who was connected to it through a psychic link. He clutched his head in agony, screaming in pain.

To gain an increase in psychic power, one had to bear the consequences of the heightened strength.

Trainers and their Pokémon shared both glory and suffering; that was the cost.

As Emperor Rode's Gardevoir fell back into the crater, the Gardevoir entered the crater. Using its psychic powers, it lifted the weakened Emperor Rode And his Gardevoir into the sky.

At this time, Emperor Rode's Gardevoir had already fallen into unconsciousness.

"Tell me, what's the connection between you and me!" Gardevoir controlled the "hostage" in its grasp and threatened Emperor Rode.

Emperor Rode, looking at the Gardevoir in the sky, twisted his face and said, "Hehe... Do you think I'll tell you? You'll never know. Even though I don't know how you managed to escape, if you want answers, find them on your own."

"You!!!"

Hearing Emperor Rode's words, Gardevoir was furious. It controlled the Gardevoir in its grasp and hurled it towards Emperor Rode.

The unconscious Emperor Rode's Gardevoir was used as a weapon by Gardevoir.

Just as Emperor Rode's Gardevoir was about to strike Emperor Rode, another Pokémon appeared in front of Emperor Rode, blocking the incoming Gardevoir.

It was a Solrock, a Rock and Psychic-type Pokémon, and it was a Champion level Pokémon.

"Haha... Haha... Did you think I spent over a decade raising just any Pokémon? Though I'm quite surprised by your strength! You shouldn't be this powerful, theoretically!" Emperor Rode paid no attention to his own Gardevoir and instead looked at Gardevoir in front of him with jealousy.

Meanwhile, the battle between Yuga and Craig continued to escalate.

Despite Craig's Medicham being outstanding among Elite level Pokémon, when faced with the combined efforts of Gengar and Mismagius, it began to struggle.

Furthermore, Medicham's type matchups were unfavorable against Gengar and Mismagius.

Gengar and Mismagius were both high-speed, long-range attackers, while Medicham excelled in close combat.

Facing two ghostly Pokémon that constantly floated in the air, Medicham had no way to get close to them.

It couldn't reach them in close combat, nor could it deal damage from a distance. Medicham found itself in a very awkward situation.

Ultimately, Medicham was thrown around like a ragdoll and was defeated.

Once Medicham fell, Yuga immediately seized Craig.

Gengar used Psychic to restrain Craig, allowing it to float next to Yuga. Yuga shouted to everyone, "Stop! Otherwise, I'll crush this person."

Solrock and Gardevoir had dueled, with each retreating a significant distance after their clash. Solrock landed beside Emperor Rode, but it didn't make another move.

The other soldiers also stopped their actions.

"Gardevoir, come back. Let's stop this!" Yuga shouted. The priority now was to get away from this place as quickly as possible.

Here, there are too many soldiers, and they will eventually be overwhelmed.

At this point, Shadowsong, who had been surrounded, had already suffered many injuries, and the Pokémon were exhausted.

Even though Yuga's Pokémon were strong, they couldn't withstand the siege of thousands of soldiers.

Gardevoir, although eager to get the answers it sought from Emperor Rode, ultimately obeyed Yuga's command and used Teleport to appear by Yuga's side, realizing the dire situation.

Shadowsong, along with his and Yuga's Pokémon, slowly gathered around Yuga.

"Let's leave this place for now; we can deal with the rest later," Yuga whispered to Gardevoir.

Upon hearing Yuga's words, Craig shouted to Emperor Rode, "Don't mind me, Your Majesty, capture these traitors!"

Craig's statement wasn't out of true loyalty to Emperor Rode; he simply hoped that Emperor Rode would take pity on him and save him.

But did Emperor Rode have such compassion? Clearly not.

"Since you put it that way, then I shall grant your wish. Attack them all; kill every single one of them," Emperor Rode ordered the soldiers surrounding Yuga and directed the Solrock by his side to continue attacking Gardevoir.

Hearing Emperor Rode's command, Craig paused for a moment, a look of hatred fleeting across his face.

Gardevoir, seeing the soldiers closing in, decided to obey Yuga's order and use Teleport to escape the situation.

However, it quickly realized that it couldn't use Teleport.

"If you're thinking of using Teleport to escape, I'm afraid you won't have the chance!" Emperor Rode's eyes shimmered with blue light, and the Solrock beside him emitted a matching blue glow.

They had used psychic power to block Gardevoir's ability to Teleport.

This was something that most people or Pokémon couldn't accomplish, but Emperor Rode's psychic abilities were in harmony with Gardevoir's, making it effortless.

Yuga hadn't anticipated that Emperor Rode could do this.

He had dared to come here despite knowing that Emperor Rode was acting strangely because he believed that with Gardevoir's Teleport, they could escape even if they couldn't win the battle.

But now, it seemed like a disaster in the making.

Just as the soldiers were about to charge towards them, something unexpected happened. Everyone, including Emperor Rode and his Solrock, suddenly stopped in their tracks, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

This included Emperor Rode and his Solrock.

Then, a Celebi appeared out of thin air, circled around Yuga and the others, and then disappeared with them.

Accompanying them in their disappearance was Craig, who had been held by Gengar.

As Celebi vanished with Yuga and the others, Emperor Rode and his soldiers regained their freedom.

What just happened? Where did that Celebi come from?

Emperor Rode was filled with anger! He was so close to success! And now, an unexpected Celebi had disrupted everything!

To his knowledge, there should only be one Celebi on this continent! Or rather, there used to be! This Celebi that appeared out of nowhere was completely unfamiliar to him.