Entei's appearance rendered Xia Yan's original plan to extinguish the Burned Tower futile.
Moreover, things began developing in an uncontrollable direction.
Why else would the black-robed man watch Blaze get taken down by Xia Yan without doing anything?
Though Xia Yan and Blaze had ended their battle too quickly, and Yan Xia's watchful gaze had kept the black-robed man from leaving the Burned Tower carelessly.
Still, watching an Elite Four-level ally get eliminated without reacting showed far too much composure.
It turned out the black-robed man had been waiting for Entei.
According to their original plan, Blaze was supposed to hold back the crowd preparing to retreat. Even if he could not win, he should not have been defeated so quickly.
As long as Blaze held on for a few more minutes, Entei would arrive.
Then Xia Yan's situation would have been even worse than it was now.
The black-robed man probably had not expected Blaze, a former Elite Four member, to lose so quickly and so thoroughly that he could barely react.
But even without Blaze, Entei's appearance made the situation uncertain once more.
"Awoo—!!"
Entei was extremely fast. Within a few blinks, it appeared before the Burned Tower.
The Intimidate erupting from Entei made most of the Pokémon present catch their breath, feeling immense pressure—the pressure of a Legendary Pokémon.
"Entei! It's Entei!"
"Why is Entei here? Is it angry because the Burned Tower has been set ablaze again?"
"But why does Entei seem hostile toward Elite Four Xia Yan?"
"..."
The people who had yet to fully disperse cried out in shock when they saw Entei.
During the Burning Festival, aside from worshipping Ho-Oh, part of the ceremony was dedicated to worshipping Entei, Raikou, and Suicune, the three sacred beasts resurrected and created by Ho-Oh.
But—
What