Ghost-type energy surged from the dozens of Ghost-type Pokémon like a tide, merging with Dusknoir's Nether Domain.
The shadows, originally compressed within a twenty-meter radius, suddenly swelled with the influx of this new power!
Fifty meters, one hundred meters, two hundred meters—
In the blink of an eye, the pitch-black domain had expanded to nearly three hundred meters, almost engulfing the area where the old man and Sceptile stood!
Seeing this, the Champion-level Sceptile narrowed his gaze like blades, releasing a low, majestic roar from his throat.
"Chaa—!!"
The sound pierced through the eerie symphony woven from the shrieks and whispers of the Ghost-type Pokémon. Like a general lowering a battle flag on an ancient battlefield, it carried an unquestionable command.
The next second, the ground within several hundred meters of the Nether Domain began to quake violently!
"Rumble—!"
Countless thick vines burst madly from beneath the ground! Each was as thick as an adult's waist, their surfaces covered in emerald-like scales.
The vines twisted and stretched like living creatures, lashing toward Hunter C from every direction!
Their shrieks through the air were sharp and piercing, cracking the atmosphere in rapid bursts. It was as though the entire forest had come alive, transforming into a gigantic green hand determined to crush that foul mass of darkness!
Faced with the overwhelming emerald vines, the Ghost-type Pokémon around Hunter C moved at once.
The crimson eyes of Mismagius suddenly flared with an eerie purple light.
Sableye followed immediately after, his ruby-like eyes likewise bursting with an uncanny gleam.
The two powers intertwined and overlapped in midair, and an invisible force field shimmering with ghostly light instantly enveloped the edge of the Nether Domain.
The instant the vines touched the Nether Domain, they stopped.
Those massive vines, carrying tremendous force, simply hung at