On Newmoon Island.
Just as Su Hao's Aura detection had shown, there was not a single person on the island. Even the Bug-type Pokémon commonly found everywhere and the Flying-type Pokémon soaring through the sky were nowhere to be seen.
Even the Water-type Pokémon around the island's edges deliberately avoided it, preferring to take a detour rather than approach.
Su Hao guessed that it was probably because of Darkrai's innate abilities... which made the Pokémon that should have been everywhere avoid this island like the plague.
After thanking Hisuian Braviary and Zeraora for their hard work, Su Hao recalled them into their Poké Balls and turned his gaze toward Cresselia, who was looking around beside him as though searching for something.
Was it looking for Darkrai?
A moment later, as though Cresselia had sensed something, it turned its gaze toward a spot in the island's forest, its eyes brimming with anxiety.
"Cwoo..."
It immediately threw Su Hao's earlier warning to the back of its mind and flew in that direction.
Su Hao and Diancie, who had just emerged from her Luxury Ball to begin the purification work, could only look helpless.
They had no choice but to follow.
By the time Su Hao and Diancie arrived, Cresselia was already hovering over an area of fallen trees and utter devastation.
It anxiously looked around, letting out cries as though calling for someone. Faint black wisps seeped from its body, strand after strand, looking especially sinister.
The moment he saw this, Su Hao's brow twitched. He did not know whether he was angry or simply speechless.
In Su Hao and Diancie's minds, Reshiram was practically screaming like a startled marmot.
"Quick, quick, quick! Negative emotions are the finest nourishment for negative energy. We can't let this continue!"
Hearing Reshiram's urging, Su Hao