Put It to Sleep

Rumble!!

A terrifying stone pillar wrapped in golden magma shot upward, piercing straight through the aircraft Maxie was on.

His maniacal, hysterical laughter came to an abrupt stop.

Bzzzt—!!

Groudon, its entire body covered in golden patterns, suddenly opened its eyes.

Though it had not returned to its Primal form, there was no denying that Maxie's trait, "Magmarizer," had given it a substantial boost.

This Precipice Blades was far more imposing than the previous one.

Maxie probably would not die outright from that Precipice Blades.

But Xia Yan and the others had no time to worry about him.

Groudon had now gained even greater power.

"Elite Four Drake, I don't think we should keep holding Kyogre back," Xia Yan said.

Upon hearing that, Drake understood Xia Yan's meaning after a brief moment of thought.

Now.

The question was no longer whether they could stop Groudon and Kyogre from clashing, or whether they could minimize the damage.

The balance between Groudon and Kyogre had been broken.

The boosted Groudon was now the greatest problem. Releasing Kyogre—or even joining forces with Kyogre to subdue Groudon first—was the key. Only then could they possibly restore the balance.

As for the damage.

If they could not stop Groudon, it would show them what real damage looked like.

"Brandon, Norman, let Kyogre come over!" Drake shouted at Brandon and Norman.

Hearing Drake's words, Brandon and Norman exchanged glances.

They had both noticed what had happened on Groudon's side. With their abilities, they understood Drake's intentions as soon as they thought it over.

Back on the Battle Pyramid.

Though letting Kyogre and Groudon fight would make everything unpredictable.

If they did not release Kyogre, Drake alone definitely could not stop the strengthened Groudon.

At that point, not only would they be unable to prevent the disaster,