Zarude's Advance

At the Chishima Alliance base, a one-sided battle of suppression began.

Tachibana Mahiru led four teammates as they stood behind the wild Pokémon being driven by Zarude's overwhelming pressure to continuously charge at the Chishima Alliance base. They watched their desperate resistance with relaxed, arrogant expressions.

If the five of them faced this alliance made up of multiple teams on their own, they undoubtedly stood no chance of winning, even if there were quite a few weak teams among them.

Among the wild Pokémon driven by Zarude, there were strong and weak alike. However, since they were already deep within Aokigahara Forest, even the weakest wild Pokémon could not be that weak.

Under the impact of such a massive "beast tide," the defeat of this ragtag bunch was only a matter of time.

During the gaps between commanding his Pokémon to resist the beast tide, the Chishima Alliance captain naturally noticed the Sakura Nation Alliance team calmly standing behind it. Gritting his teeth, he said, "So the masterminds behind the wild Pokémon are the Sakura Nation Alliance!"

"Captain, we can't hold on much longer!"

His teammates' voices constantly rang in the Chishima Alliance captain's ears. Looking at the seemingly endless enemies, who recovered even after being injured thanks to that hateful green light, he painfully closed his eyes. He knew he had to make a decision.

Their escape routes had already been sealed off, while behind the beast tide, a black monkey radiating green light was particularly conspicuous.

The Chishima Alliance captain finally understood how the Sakura Nation Alliance had driven those wild Pokémon. Before they set out, their leader, Aquinaldo, had mentioned the Sakura Nation Alliance's worshipped sacred Pokémon, the Zarude tribe.

As it happened, the Zarude tribe's territory was in the deepest part of Aokigahara Forest!

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