Atop the towering peak, a bitter mountain wind swept across the exposed rock faces.
Beneath their feet lay a broad stone platform, beyond which a sea of clouds churned. The setting sun stained the distant sky crimson.
The sky in this space had already begun to darken, and the sunset lent the battle a sense of destiny.
Ye Lan's mouth twitched. He hadn't expected Azelf, the blue member of the Lake Trio, to be so invested in setting the mood. He had just seen the sun high overhead-it should have been noon. Only a few battles had passed, yet everything had changed so quickly!
This really was Azelf's mental space, with many things under its control. Ye Lan's consciousness had been drawn inside, which was why everything felt so real rather than like an artificial illusion.
"Psychic-type abilities really are ridiculous. I wonder what abilities Leafeon will awaken after adapting to the Lake Trio's Psychic-type powers?"
Ye Lan increasingly felt that Leafeon's growth was like inviting gods to possess its body, except that the "gods" here were Legendary Pokémon.
Given Leafeon's personality, it might even come up with some particularly overdramatic catchphrase someday.
If that day ever came, Ye Lan would never shout along with Leafeon. Absolutely not!
After several rounds of Charizard's attacks, the entire mountaintop had been stripped bare. With no trees left to provide cover, there were hardly any places where Ye Lan could use Vine Whip to swing himself to safety.
In that case, he would face Red head-on!
After getting back up off the ground, Ye Lan had moved behind Serperior.
Serperior coiled in front of him, its slender emerald body, far larger than an ordinary member of its species, swaying slowly back and forth. Its slit pupils fixed on its opponent high overhead.
This