Gardevoir's red eyes looked coldly down at the poachers below. Its long green hair drifted gently in the wind, while a rapidly spinning Spiral Shadow Ball, radiating a terrifying pulse, had already formed between its hands!
Inside that Energy Ball, dark spiral patterns spun at high speed, as if even light were being swallowed by it.
The short-bearded man was scared out of his wits and instinctively shouted at his Pokémon, "Protect!!!"
The Mightyena, Golbat, and Arbok that had been guarding his side moved at the same time!
Three translucent energy barriers sprang up almost simultaneously, layered one over another before the short-bearded man!
"Boom—!!!"
The expanding energy wave of the Spiral Shadow Ball slammed viciously into the barriers! Blinding black light erupted like a miniature black hole, spinning as it devoured the area!
A powerful shockwave mixed with tearing shadow energy spread outward in a ring!
The first Protect barrier shattered instantly!
The second Protect barrier shattered as well!
The third Protect barrier trembled violently, its energy wall covered in spiderweb-like cracks, but it barely managed to block the terrifying strike.
The short-bearded man had yet to sigh in relief—
Another dark brown blast of energy came roaring in from the side!
The Mightyena had somehow circled around to the flank, unleashing a long-charged Dark Pulse with perfect timing to follow up the attack!
The already crumbling third Protect barrier shattered at once!
Immediately afterward, another Spiral Shadow Ball followed, plunging into the area the instant the barrier broke!
Screams and pained cries rang out together.
When the smoke and dust cleared, four figures lay sprawled on the ground, their fates unknown.
From Blaziken launching its attack to ending the battle, the entire process had taken less than ten seconds.
"Pidgeot!!"
At that moment, a clear bird cry rang