This indicated that starting from Number Four, the contaminants had evolved to the point where they could even corrode energy.
And the higher the number, the faster the contaminants sank within the field.
Number Nine, which sank the fastest, could not be sustained for long at all. Each clump of contaminant Professor Kazel extracted from the bottle was only the size of a fingernail.
When he finished, he said, "The masks can protect against poison, but not contamination. Be as careful as possible. Do not touch them."
Dark nodded. "Understood."
Professor Kazel activated the Eye of Truth and said, "Have your Magic Spirit begin with the Number Zero contaminant and attempt to purify them one by one. Purify, not absorb. We cannot be sure whether it can withstand the contaminants' corrosion after absorbing them, so do not take that risk for now."
Dark picked up Shaymin and placed it on the table, saying softly, "I'll leave the rest to you."
"Mew!" Shaymin raised its head, its eyes brimming with confidence. Dark gently tapped its forehead, then withdrew his hand and quietly waited for Shaymin's performance.
He was actually a little nervous, but he did not say so.
As the Eye of Truth activated, the world began to look different in his eyes.
Even the air in the laboratory seemed to have solidified.
Dark and Professor Kazel both kept their eyes firmly fixed on Shaymin.
Yet there was not the slightest trace of nervousness on Shaymin's face.
It lifted its nose and sniffed. The green grass on its back glimmered faintly, automatically purifying the poison it had inhaled.
Then it actually stuck out its little tongue and licked its lips... "Mew—"
Shaymin trotted forward on its short little legs, approaching the Number Zero contaminant first and activating the active effect of