Nearly half a day had passed since Su Hao activated Tokiwa Power, transcended the laws of time and space, and communicated with Kyurem's consciousness and soul.
During that time, Diancie and the others' battle against Fake Kyurem had grown increasingly intense.
Diancie could now give a clear answer.
Whether or not they destroyed Fake Kyurem's shell, its power was steadily increasing.
It had risen from a Class One Legendary initially comparable to, or even somewhat weaker than, Ho-Oh, to strength infinitely close to the peak Class One Legendary tier—aside from being unable to transform.
It was not particularly difficult to deal with. Diancie might not be able to defeat it or gain the upper hand now, but it could at least keep it occupied for a while.
But the real problem was that while Fake Kyurem's strength kept growing, it was also deliberately destroying everything around it.
Leaving aside what would happen if this enormous Ice Palace collapsed, Diancie also had to spare energy to protect the ice sculptures outside alongside Articuno.
Coupled with the enemy growing stronger over time, not to mention the need to protect Su Hao while he was immersed in the consciousness exchange, Diancie had long been run ragged.
Even with Reshiram and Cycloze joining them and sharing the burden, destruction was far easier than protection.
If possible, they still hoped Su Hao would hurry up and wake Kyurem, who was sleeping in as if it were too lazy to get out of bed.
They could not kill it, yet they could not ignore it either. It was utterly disgusting.
They suspected that if this went on, they would develop the habit of vomiting whenever they saw Kyurem.
Fortunately, Su Hao did not keep them waiting long.
A faint yet lingering hum suddenly echoed through the