Sea Temple, Rampage

In terms of speed alone, Zeraora was unquestionably the fastest Pokémon on Su Hao's team.

If Incineroar's Current Propulsion enhanced physical strength while also boosting short-term explosive speed,

then Zeraora's Current Propulsion drastically enhanced its speed, while strengthening its body enough to withstand such high velocity.

It did not disappoint Su Hao. The instant it deployed its magnetic field, Zeraora burst forth with unparalleled speed, seizing the one-second opening Manaphy had created at the cost of itself and forcibly dragging Chi Lang out.

After pulling Chi Lang out, Zeraora swung him over its shoulder and slammed him onto the ground. As he spat blood, Zeraora pinned him down, leaving him unable to move.

Given the vast disparity in physical ability between humans and Pokémon, Chi Lang did not even have room to twitch a finger, much less do anything else.

Chi Lang's gloomy gaze moved from Zeraora to the Sea Crown, then to Manaphy and Su Hao as he approached.

He had never imagined that Manaphy would rather risk never recovering in the future than drag him down with it.

How foolish.

As long as it had endured the pain and waited for him to leave, once Kyogre expanded the ocean to cover the planet, Manaphy could have spent some time recovering as the scope of its Authority expanded. It might even have become stronger than every Manaphy before it.

Now, Manaphy had forcibly severed the inheritance before it could complete its true transformation. Because of its lifespan, it would not live to see the day the Sea Crown recharged enough to restart the inheritance.

It had truly lost everything for nothing. No matter how one calculated it, this was a losing deal.

Manaphy lay on the ground, overwhelmed by unprecedented weakness. Its vision had gone black, and it even