The Metropolis Pokémon Craze

To bring back as many Radiant Stones as possible, a large number of people from the Ultra Defense Team accompanied this excavation operation.

With Xia Chen, Cynthia, and the others along, safety was fully guaranteed. The Defense Team only needed to deal with logistics.

To ensure that the defenseless Ultra Megalopolis would not be raided by an Ultra Beast Tide, Xia Chen left Deoxys and Zeraora behind.

The two Pokémon ranked among the top three in combat power of all Xia Chen's Pokémon. Moreover, under extreme circumstances, they could both rush to a valley a thousand miles away at incredible speed. They were perfect for the job.

After everything had been arranged, the mixed mining team of the League Investigation Team and Ultra Defense Team officially set off.

Having visited Sword Valley before, Xia Chen expertly led the way at the front. Cynthia, Caitlin, and the others surrounded the Ultra Defense Team members in a protective formation, like an ancient caravan escorting valuable cargo.

Although Ultra Beasts occasionally launched dishonorable surprise attacks along the way, the group reached their destination without incident, and no one was injured or killed.

For the Ultra Defense Team, this was unprecedented. Whenever they had previously gone on an Out-of-City Expedition, everyone had departed with the grim resolve that they might never return, because the human casualty rate in the wilderness of the Ultra World was simply too high.

This trip only strengthened their desire to obtain the aid of Pokémon power.

Sword Valley had not changed much since Xia Chen's last departure. If there was any difference, it was that a few of the strongest Kartana were gone.

The chuunibyou Kartana had now joined Xia Chen in the grand cause of liberating the Ultra World. As for the other two Kartana, Xia Chen intended