“For the mega evolution stone, for the return to the Champion position… I must stop him here! At all costs!”
The wavering and fear that flashed in Delacroix’s eyes were immediately replaced by a near-mad resolve.
He gritted his teeth, and his toes, which had been poised to retreat, dug into the shattered ground like nails.
He no longer looked at the Rapidash, whose half-body was shrouded in icy mist, gasping in pain but still struggling to stand—recalling it would mean instantly losing a crucial combat force.
His gaze swept over the Rapidash, carrying a trace of imperceptible distress, which instantly transformed into deeper ruthlessness.
“Give it your all!” Delacroix’s voice was like the roar of a wounded beast, hoarse with desperation.
He violently tore open the buckles of all the Ultra Balls on his waist, and as his arm swung, it left a decisive afterimage. Four streaks of red light, like crimson meteors tearing through the night sky, instantly burst open on the twentieth floor, which was filled with smoke, ice shards, and cold.
“Come out! My Pokémon! Stop him!!”
Light exploded, energy surged!
The elegant and noble Champion Class (over level 80) Togekiss was the first to appear. It spread its wide, angelic white wings, scattering specks of lucky Radiance. Its sharp gaze was firmly Lock-On to the Iron Bundle in the air, and the air around the edges of its wings began to sharpen rapidly.
The sturdy and reliable Champion Class (over level 80) Clefable landed steadily. Its pink body erupted with powerful vitality and a will to protect. A thick pink Psychic light shield condensed between its hands, immediately blocking in front of the injured Rapidash.
Like dancing jewels, the Elite (over level 70) Ribombee flew gracefully, its wings scattering glistening Fairy scales, carrying powers of confusion and enhancement, circling around its companions.
Finally, a deep, oppressive black light crashed to the ground. Its heavy mass caused the broken glass and concrete debris beneath to groan under the strain once more, and the ground sank.
The Mawile, which had just reached Master (just level 90)—behind its seemingly delicate body, its huge, ferocious, abyss-like steel maw slowly rose with a destructive aura. As the maw opened and closed, it emitted a grating metallic grinding sound.
Its crimson eyes burned with savage battle intent, staring intently at the Iron Bundle. A fierce and violent aura spread out like a tangible shockwave, tearing open a scorching space of battle intent within the Iron Bundle’s deep cold domain!
This was Delacroix’s true trump card, his initial partner who had ascended to the peak of France with him!
Moreover, this was also the reason he was fighting to the death—the reward for Nisus Company hiring him as a security guard for one year was Mawile’s ite.
He had already negotiated with the president of Nisus Company. By the end of this month, the company would pre-pay the reward and give him Mawile’s ite, which would give him full confidence to regain the Champion throne of France!
Therefore, he absolutely could not watch as all of the company’s ite were taken away!
Inside was his Mawile mega evolution stone!
Four powerful Pokémon, plus the Rapidash, whose left shoulder was frozen and whose mane nebula was dim but still stood stubbornly, exhaling icy mist from its nose and mouth, as well as the Whimsicott (over level 70) that had been floating beside Delacroix.
Delacroix, in order to keep this strange “Delibird” in front of him, was already prepared to go all out!
Chen Kai came to Iron Hands’s side and sprayed it with a Hyper Potion.
He had originally intended to retreat, but the fleeting hesitation in Delacroix’s eyes and the subsequent burst of mad resolve were keenly observed by him.
The opponent did not recall the Rapidash, and this desperate stance made Chen Kai realize that if he did not repel the opponent, even with his invisibility cloak, it would be difficult to escape easily.
And the solution was simple: beat up this flamboyant uncle and make him understand who was in charge.
So, Chen Kai, before the opponent could attack, suddenly threw another Poké Ball!
The moment the ball touched the ground, what came was not a shockwave, but a terrifying, grating explosion of reinforced concrete structures being violently torn apart!
The already fragile floor, under the crushing weight of the giant object about to be released from inside the Poké Ball, collapsed with a roar like a fragile eggshell!
A huge hole, over ten meters in diameter, instantly appeared. Countless broken steel bars, concrete blocks, marble fragments, and twisted office desk and chair remnants poured down onto the nineteenth floor like a waterfall! Dust rose into the sky like a volcanic eruption!
Delacroix and his Pokémon were caught off guard. The ground beneath them suddenly gave way, and their footing instantly collapsed!
“Togekiss!” Delacroix’s roar remained clear amidst the chaos, instinctively commanding his Pokémon.
“Toge—!” The elegant angelic wings instantly swooped down. Togekiss, like a white lightning bolt, accurately swept under Delacroix. Its wide, thick back steadily caught the falling trainer.
Delacroix’s body landed heavily on Togekiss’s back. The immense impact caused Togekiss to sink down and let out a muffled groan, but it struggled to use its Flying-type energy, stirring up strong air currents, and forcefully halted its descent.
Delacroix subconsciously gripped Togekiss’s neck tightly, his body pressed against its warm back, still shaken, suspended in the air above the edge of the collapse-formed cliff, with a torrent of ruins pouring down beneath his feet.
Below, Whimsicott and Ribombee frantically pulled up their flight altitude.
Clefable’s Psychic burst forth, a pink aura enveloping itself and the stumbling Rapidash beside it, barely floating on the precarious remaining ground at the edge of the cliff.
Mawile let out a furious roar. The ferocious maw on its back, like a siege anchor, fiercely dug into the concrete at the edge that had not yet completely shattered. Crushed stones flew, and its massive body was firmly wedged at the edge of the collapsing torrent.
Most of the entire twentieth floor was almost completely destroyed by this single impact, turning into a terrifying cliff with jagged edges, overlooking the abyss below!
And below the huge hole formed by the collapse, connecting the nineteenth and twentieth floors, the churning dust, as if stirred by an invisible giant hand, slowly settled.
A massive, suffocating dark green steel figure slowly stood upright from the dusty ruins of the nineteenth floor.
It stood amidst the chaos of the nineteenth floor, with mountains of collapsed debris from the twentieth floor piled at its feet.
Thick dark green alloy armor covered its entire body, like a moving mountain covered in ancient moss and rust. The edges and joint connections were even deeper, a black steel that seemed soaked in oil and battle scars.
Its huge feet were deeply embedded in the nineteenth floor. Every slight adjustment caused the surrounding accumulated debris to slide down again, emitting a rumbling thud.
The dust gradually dispersed, revealing its eyes, which emitted a cold, eerie green light.
That eerie green light was not wild, but like a bottomless cold pool, icy and calm, carrying an inhuman sense of calculation that pierced through the pervasive dust and broken floor structures, firmly Lock-On to Delacroix and his six Pokémon at the edge of the twentieth-floor cliff from below.
