The Wazik Family could barely protect itself now, and Stoutland was his starter Pokémon. He had poured countless resources into raising him to the mid-tier Elite Four level. He absolutely could not die here.
With that thought, the middle-aged butler made his decision in an instant.
"Ambipom, use Iron Tail on the Primeape behind you!"
"Ambipom!"
Ambipom spun around, and his two tails turned metallic as they smashed down toward the Primeape leader lying behind him, barely clinging to life.
The Primeape leader was not particularly high-level to begin with. If he took that Iron Tail, he would undoubtedly die.
Seeing this, Annihilape abandoned his attack on the incapacitated Stoutland and rushed toward the Primeape leader. Before Ambipom's attack could land, he threw himself over the Primeape leader, using his own body as a shield.
When the Primeape leader saw Annihilape, who looked exactly as he had just after evolving, shielding him, hope rekindled in his despondent eyes.
Were they... here to save them?
The pain Annihilape had expected from behind never came. Only a fierce gust swept past him.
Just as Ambipom's Iron Tail was about to strike Annihilape's back, he suddenly twisted around, changing the attack's trajectory and smashing it into the laboratory ceiling.
The large hands at the ends of Ambipom's metallic tails struck the ceiling, blasting a huge hole through it with tremendous force.
As falling rubble and dust from the ceiling forced Roy to cover his nose and mouth, the middle-aged butler quickly recalled Stoutland with a Poké Ball and summoned Braviary back. With a leap, he mounted Braviary's back.
Seeing the middle-aged butler trying to flee, Little Fatty naturally understood what would happen if he faced Roy alone. Roy would never let him go. He hurriedly shouted at the butler in a commanding tone: