Seven Treasures

As Thundurus's rage was soothed by Meloetta, the thunder across the entire island abruptly vanished.

Even the dark clouds above the island quietly dispersed.

Strands of golden light pierced through the clouds and shone down upon the island.

A wondrous sight appeared.

The branches that had been struck by lightning and reduced to charcoal—

Either swiftly sank into the ground, becoming nourishment for other plants.

Or, on branches where the Burn had subsided, new shoots sprouted.

This was the vitality brought about after Thundurus's wanton destruction.

It was also why the plants on this island remained so lush despite Thundurus's reckless devastation.

"Melo!"

Standing atop Thundurus's cloud, Meloetta flew toward Xia Yan and Dragapult while being carried by it.

Although Thundurus had returned to normal, Dragapult was still far from friendly toward it.

Whenever it thought of Xia Yan's injured shoulder, Dragapult was filled with indescribable guilt.

And beneath that guilt was hostility toward Thundurus.

"Thunder."

Thundurus noticed Dragapult's hostility.

But it did not care. It did not even spare Dragapult a glance.

Although Dragapult had held out against Thundurus for a long time, without Meloetta, it could only endure Thundurus's attacks and would have had little effect on it.

Perhaps it could have dealt some damage, but that would only have fueled Thundurus's anger.

A true Legendary Pokémon with divine authority was nearly impossible for an ordinary Pokémon to defeat alone.

Unless Xia Yan could build an entire team around Dragapult, with Pokémon whose strength did not differ too greatly from Dragapult's, he might be able to try capturing a Legendary Pokémon.

But that was still rather far off for him.

Just look at Hunter S, the highest-ranking member of the Hunter Guild. He possessed at least four, perhaps even more, Elite Four-level Pokémon, yet when facing Thundurus, he