"...All right, I'll leave it to you."
Sophia raised an eyebrow and decisively stepped aside for Su Hao.
If anyone else had blocked her path, Sophia would have shown them the power of a North Bear woman brawling with a Beartic.
But faced with this humanoid Pokémon, whose Pokémon were far stronger than hers and who could even form Aura Bullets with his bare hands, Sophia knew her limits.
—North Bear people might charge forward shouting "Ura," but that did not mean they were stupid.
Besides, Sophia was extremely curious about what method Su Hao would use to "quickly deal with" this group of Sharpedo and Carvanha.
A moment later.
"All Trainers, remain at your posts! There is no need to intervene for now!"
As Captain Moore's voice echoed through the loudspeakers across the Hope polar research vessel, everyone's attention focused on Su Hao, who stood at the tip of the deck, calmly staring down the overlord Sharpedo leading the Sharpedo Pack blocking their path.
Elite Four Level overlords that would only appear deep within Viridian Forest were not exactly everywhere in these icy waters, but neither were they particularly rare.
What was more, they often led an entire group of their kind.
Even a single Elite Four Level Trainer could not guarantee a ship's safety when intercepted by these maritime thugs. Usually, multiple Elite Four Level Trainers had to work together.
This was one of the reasons scientific expeditions in this world had become so much more difficult. The fact that they had deployed three Trainers stronger than ordinary Elite Four Level Trainers showed just how much the various Pokémon Leagues valued this search.
Other than the rare Champion and Master Level Trainers who served as national strategic assets, they were basically the highest-tier Combat Power.
As everyone wondered