Watching Captain Gao leave, Masahiko Tanoue turned to Xinhai and the two rangers.
"Hello. Do you have any Pokémon capable of healing?" Masahiko Tanoue got straight to the point and asked the three of them.
Xinhai nodded, and the two rangers raised their hands as well.
"My Gardevoir knows Life Dew," Xinhai said.
The two rangers quickly listed their Pokémon's healing moves as well—one had a Jumpluff with Grassy Terrain, while the other had a Vileplume with Aromatherapy.
Masahiko Tanoue nodded and swiftly assigned their tasks. "Jumpluff and Vileplume will stay in the rear and treat the wounded sent down from the front. Gardevoir—"
His gaze fell upon Xinhai, then swept over the Gardevoir following behind him. A flicker of surprise flashed through his eyes.
"Since your Gardevoir is Psychic-type, she can provide both healing and psychic support. You'll follow the second echelon and stand by fifty meters behind the front line. Be ready to use psychic power to support the front at any time while handling treatment as well."
"Understood." Xinhai nodded.
Masahiko Tanoue looked at the two rangers again. "You two stay here. Casualties will be sent down soon. Remember the treatment priority: save lives first, treat injuries second. If someone is too severely injured, stabilize their vital signs and have their Trainer recall them immediately."
"Yes!" the two rangers answered in unison.
Just as they were about to move out, the sky, which should have been dark with night, suddenly lit up without warning.
Xinhai abruptly looked up, his pupils shrinking.
In the distance, in the direction of that towering tree, the sky had been forcibly split in half by two powers.
On the left side, an illusory "sun" hung high overhead. The sky was lava-red, and the clouds had been dyed a fiery orange-red, radiating a