The Three Legendary Beasts Gather, the Master Ball Is Knocked Away

They turned their attention to the battlefield on the other side.

Suicune fired an Aurora Beam at a Pidgeot.

The Pidgeot failed to dodge in time and fell to the ground.

The other Pokémon tried to attack Suicune, but their moves could not hit him.

With Tailwind active, Suicune was incredibly fast and could easily evade the vast majority of attacks.

Then, during the gaps while those Pokémon's moves were on cooldown, he launched counterattacks. The results were naturally excellent—at the very least, far more efficient than Raikou's relentless head-on assault.

Raikou's earlier battle had more or less drained those Pokémon's stamina. Even with some of his strength suppressed, Suicune still held the upper hand.

The Pokémon guarding Raikou had all gone to help. That ragtag bunch did not dare approach Raikou either, so he naturally broke free of their control and retreated to a safe spot, leaving the battlefield to Suicune.

Still, he could not help grumbling, "Why isn't Entei here yet? If he'd come earlier, we could've wiped them all out in one go. If he only shows up after it's all over, I'll make sure to teach him a lesson."

The Pokémon caught up in the mess listened to Raikou's grumbling, looking at one another without knowing what to say.

This powerful Pokémon seemed to have quite the temper. He actually seemed a lot like them.

In the future, when they met Pokémon from other places, they could proudly say, "I have the same personality as the Legendary Pokémon Raikou."

Of course, they did not dare tease him to his face.

Nidoran♀ looked sadly at Nidoking, whom Raikou had dragged back along the way. Nidoking had many wounds. None were fatal, but they still looked frightening.

As she treated Nidoking's injuries, she thanked Raikou.

Although Raikou had a bad temper, he still tried to restrain himself around other Pokémon. As for whether he could actually keep it under control, that was another matter.

He nodded, then quietly watched his big brother fight.

As expected of Big Brother—he really was skilled.

Of course, Raikou was no slouch either. He had merely been ambushed. Without that strange thing, he would have beaten that group so badly they would not recognize their own mothers.

Raikou could not stay quiet for even a moment, but the surrounding Pokémon had already gotten used to it.

What they cared about now was whether Suicune could win this battle.

For now, however, the scales of victory were tipping in their favor.

On the battlefield, Suicune appeared far more at ease.

With an exceptionally balanced spread of natural abilities, his strength, endurance, and both defenses were outstanding. Coupled with his powerful battle instincts, dealing with these crooked, ragtag Pokémon was fairly easy.

As for the humans' firearms, they found it even harder to hit Suicune.

Qing Mu watched helplessly as his Pokémon fell one after another, clenching his fists.

His target this time had been Raikou. Most of his plans had revolved around Raikou, leaving him completely unprepared for Suicune's sudden arrival.

He had anticipated that Raikou might call for help, but he had not expected it to come so quickly. Moreover, this Suicune was far too powerful and much more troublesome than Raikou. He had no opportunity at all to throw the Master Ball in his hand.

Damn it, Raikou. Weren't you supposed to be some lofty Legendary Pokémon? How could you call in reinforcements beforehand?

Perhaps he had forgotten that his own side had always outnumbered their opponents.

"Boss, the situation is very bad. How about we retreat and abandon this plan?" someone beside him, who looked rather clever, suggested.

This man was named Neil. He was Qing Mu's trusted strategist, always offering him plans and advice, and he had helped Qing Mu complete many missions.

"No. If we retreat this time, what will those people think of me? I can't accept that." Qing Mu immediately shook his head.

"But according to the intelligence, those League dogs are coming. If we don't retreat now, we may not be able to retreat at all."

"..." Qing Mu fell into thought, though his eyes still held reluctance. He seemingly still did not want to retreat.

Neil understood Qing Mu's personality very well. Persuading him like this would be useless; he had to approach it from another angle.

"If we don't retreat now, many of our Pokémon won't be saved. The worst off is your Houndoom, Boss. With injuries that severe, if he isn't treated in time, he'll definitely die."

Qing Mu fell silent upon hearing that.

He held a Poké Ball in his hand. Inside was Houndoom, who had just blocked a fatal blow for him.

After a long while, he gave the order. "Retreat."

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Upon receiving their trainer's orders, the Pokémon withdrew from the battlefield one after another.

Suicune naturally noticed this.

They wanted to run now? Had they asked him?

Suicune had no intention of letting this group off so easily. Not only had they harmed innocent Pokémon, they had even set their sights on his little brother. How could he tolerate that? Not a chance.

With no more Pokémon interfering, Suicune's attacks became even fiercer.

However, against people determined to retreat, it was difficult for them to have much effect.

And as members of a major organization, escaping unscathed in the face of danger was not particularly difficult for them.

Some Pokémon held off Suicune's attacks outside while a group of people prepared to board a suddenly appeared aircraft, intending to leave just like that.

However, accidents always arrived without warning.

A blast of fire came straight at them. The people about to board the aircraft hastily retreated in fright. When they looked again, the aircraft had already been burned to ashes by the powerful flames.

The culprit was Entei.

He had been waiting behind them all along, seizing the moment they tried to retreat to destroy their means of escape.

Qing Mu looked at the newly appeared Sacred Beast, fury rising in his heart.

Why was another one here to ruin things?

However, Entei did not launch any further moves at them. Instead, he went over to Suicune's side and greeted him.

Suicune, who had been about to give them another Hydro Pump, was utterly dumbfounded. No, little brother, we're still on the battlefield. Isn't this a bad time to say hello?

Entei did not think there was anything wrong with it. That group could not escape anyway; they only needed to wait for the righteous people to come and take them away. For now, they just had to keep watch over them.

Having quietly crept up from behind, Entei had also overheard quite a bit and knew that the League people were on their way. Human affairs were best left for humans to handle.

Suicune was half-convinced, but he still stopped attacking.

Qing Mu felt slighted. Since they looked down on him, they could not blame him for being ruthless.

The Master Ball in his hand was no mere decoration.

While they were still talking off to the side, Qing Mu threw the Master Ball at Raikou, who was on the other side and had little strength left.

Once Raikou was sealed inside the Master Ball, he would not be able to escape. Moreover, after capturing a target, the Master Ball would immediately return to its user's hand. That way, the other two Sacred Beasts would not dare act rashly.

Qing Mu's little scheme was quite well planned.

Raikou watched the ball fly toward him and tried to dodge, but he could not.

That damned restraint had not yet ended. Raikou had been affected the longest, and he had also expended great effort dragging Nidoking over. He had no strength left to dodge.

Suicune had only just realized what was happening. How could this person launch a sneak attack during this time?

It was too late to use a move now.

But unexpectedly, Entei ran straight in front of Raikou, seemingly intending to be captured in Raikou's place.

Raikou: Why am I a little touched?

Suicune: ??? Trading one for one is not a good solution!

Qing Mu: There's such a good deal?

Trading a weakened Raikou for an Entei in perfect condition—what a massive profit.

Although Entei was not the mission target, once Entei was taken, Suicune and Raikou would be much easier to handle. With any luck, he could capture them all in one package.

The idea was beautiful, but reality was not.

The Master Ball struck Entei, but instead of pulling him inside, it was sent flying away by an invisible force.

Suicune: "?"

Raikou: "?"

Qing Mu and his subordinates: "Huh?"