Just as Zekrom used Scale Shot to pin Hoopa Unbound's fist to the ground, Hoopa Unbound, from behind the ring, let out a roar filled with resentment.
Whoosh, whoosh—two sharp sounds of air being torn echoed, and from another golden ring, two more of Hoopa's fists blasted out.
Zekrom's body glowed with a brilliant blue electric-type light, forming an electric-type barrier to block the fist attacks. After using Crossed Thunder, Zekrom's engine-like tail would glow with a blue-green light and generate immense power, entering an Overdrive mode.
However, this attack was clearly more ferocious than the previous two. It was evident that Hoopa Unbound within the ring had entered a berserk state; the Hyperspace Fury attacks grew swifter with each strike, and the golden rings opened at an increasingly rapid frequency.
But Zekrom, in its Overdrive mode, was at its strongest state. The surging electric-type energy forming around its body was not broken through by the Hyperspace Fury attack.
Its blood-red eyes stared intently at Zekrom, filled with hatred and unwillingness, desperate to break free from the golden ring's confines and directly engage Zekrom in close combat on the battlefield.
It struggled fiercely, its entire body twisting frantically. The force of its attempt to break free caused the golden ring imprisoning it to tremble violently, and the surrounding space rippled in waves, as if it could tear open a rift at any moment.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Zekrom keenly perceived Hoopa Unbound's intention.
If this resentful entity were allowed to break through the ring and get close, the situation would become even more uncontrollable.
Therefore, Zekrom continued to strengthen its energy control, mobilizing all the electric-type energy throughout its body. The lightning around it flashed even more violently, like a dense Electric Net, surging towards the golden ring, attempting to use this powerful current to resist Hoopa Unbound's breakout.
Zhang Heng and Zhu Zi were like flickering candles in the wind, caught in the center of the battle between the two Legendary Pokémon. The violent clash of moves and the terrifying energy fluctuations threatened their lives at every moment.
Fortunately, Psyduck and the Champion Manectric were there, constructing an energy barrier to Protect Zhang Heng and Zhu Zi. As for Walking Wake, although it is a Legendary Pokémon, it currently only possesses Quasi-Champion level combat power, so participating in such a battle would be a pipe dream.
Zhang Heng had been observing the changing battle situation. Hoopa Unbound in this world also continued the setting from the Blue Star plane, where its own body could not pass through its own golden rings.
If Hoopa Unbound were allowed to pass through the golden rings and arrive on the territory of Huaguo, who knew what kind of human tragedy would occur.
Zhang Heng was particularly clear about Hoopa's strength. Its performance in the movie when it first appeared was too powerful; its Unbound form could single-handedly fight Regigigas and casually summon Reshiram and Zekrom. But beyond its terrifying strength, there was an even more powerful ability, which was what he worried about more.
He analyzed in his mind, "Hoopa's golden rings also have another teleportation ability. Rather than teleportation, I think a more fitting description should be summoning."
Hoopa's rings could summon other Legendary Pokémon to appear, and any Legendary Pokémon summoned by the rings would be controlled by it and influenced by its resentment.
"Could it be that Hoopa Unbound in this world doesn't possess the ability to summon Legendary Pokémon? Or is its resentment too deep, and it only knows how to attack blindly?"
However, even if Hoopa didn't summon other Legendary Pokémon, Hoopa Unbound's power was beyond imagination. It gave up the idea of breaking through the golden ring.
Instead, it focused all its power on offense. Several of its arms shot out from the ring, each carrying the black glow characteristic of Dark Pulse, which was the prelude to Hyperspace Fury.
The arms danced in the void, as if tearing through space, making their trajectory invisible to the eye; one could only feel the powerful oppressive force rushing forth.
The first arm, imbued with Dark Pulse, instantly broke through Zekrom's electric-type defense and slammed heavily onto its back. Zekrom's body violently shuddered, and it let out a pained groan.
Zhang Heng directly stated his opinion: "Hoopa still found a weakness. Zekrom's defeat is set."
Hyperspace Fury, understood literally, is an attack from another dimension. Any defensive measures or barriers, even the Protect move, are unable to block it.
Immediately after, the second and third arms followed suit, attacking Zekrom from different angles and with different trajectories.
Zekrom was hard-pressed to cope. It constantly twisted its massive body, trying to dodge these attacks, but it was still hit repeatedly by Hoopa's fists.
Each attack left a deep wound on Zekrom's body, black scales scattered everywhere, and its power rapidly weakened under this storm-like assault. Its gaze gradually changed from anger to a certain solemnity.
"Indeed, even with Zekrom in Overdrive mode, it's no match for Hoopa Unbound."
In fact, from the results of the previous battle, the power gap between them was already clear. Even Zekrom's habitat—Dragonspiral Tower—was directly shattered by Hoopa Unbound.
Zekrom only fought until its energy was depleted, managing to dispel some of the evil influence and force it back into its shrine, but Zekrom itself fell into a deep slumber. It can only be said that against Hoopa Unbound's Hyperspace Fury, there was no effective counter-attack method, which is why it resorted to Overdrive mode for passive defense.
Zhu Zi reminded him from the side, "Zhang Heng, this level of battle is beyond our control. How about we withdraw first and contact the Alliance? This situation might only be resolved by a Champion Trainer."
Zhang Heng was also a bit anxious because, no matter what, it was he, the Ideal Person, who had awakened Zekrom. If Zekrom could receive the Ideal Person's Helping Hand, it should have a fighting chance against Hoopa Unbound.
Moreover, Zhang Heng had just made an agreement with Zekrom that he would do his best to help when needed, but he hadn't expected that he, a human, would be the first to fulfill the promise.
"You go first, I have a way."
As he spoke, Zhang Heng clutched the "ideal crystal" in his hand, which Zekrom had just mentioned could summon it.
