Leon Arrives, Kyurem vs. Eternatus

Inside Hammerlocke Stadium, Aggron, Metagross, Excadrill, and many other Steel-type Pokémon dispatched by Macro Cosmos employees surrounded Xingye, Ash, Lillie, and Calyrex.

These teams were secret units Oleana had specially trained to help Macro Cosmos handle problems in secret. Every one of them was among the elite of Trainers, possessing at least the strength to rank in the World Championships!

Just their Pokémon's strength and numbers alone were enough to make anyone afraid...

At that moment, Oleana stood atop a flying craft, hovering above everyone with an arrogant expression. Looking down at Xingye, she sneered, "Well, if it isn't the rat who ran away from us so pathetically last time. Why don't you try running again?"

"The rat who ran away pathetically..."

Xingye nearly lost it. If he hadn't been worried that acting recklessly without intelligence might cause irreversible consequences, he would have slaughtered every last one of them already.

Hearing that, Lillie's brows furrowed slightly, and her gaze instantly sharpened as she stared coldly at Oleana above.

Beside her, Ash clenched his fists and shouted upward, "Why are you doing this?! There are so many innocent people and Pokémon caught up in this!"

"Hm? One of the Masters Eight..."

Only then did Oleana notice Ash. The arrogance on her face gradually faded into contemplation. "This is a little troublesome... But if I kill you and have Raihan take your place, Chairman Rose surely won't say anything. Yes! That's what we'll do!"

"Kill them!"

As her words fell, all the surrounding Pokémon began gathering beams of light, preparing to unleash Flash Cannon.

Seeing that they were determined to go through with this, Ash had to stop them. He waved his hand and shouted, "Pikachu, let's go! Thunderbolt!"

"Pika!"

Pikachu stopped holding back. Slapping both cheeks, he unleashed a powerful current