The dim purple glow on the Barrier's surface flickered erratically, rippling violently as the special energy composing it gradually thinned.
A trace of alarm flashed through Sableye's scarlet eyes. His small body trembled slightly as his tiny claws strained with all their might to maintain the output of energy.
Mismagius wore an equally grave expression. Her witch-like body swayed faintly in midair, while the purple runes around her flickered one after another, some even shattering and vanishing outright.
Hunter C's hunched body leaned forward slightly. His cloudy gray-white eyes were fixed on the Barrier, while his withered fingers clenched unconsciously, his knuckles turning white from the force.
His heart pounded like a drum inside his chest, every contraction accompanied by a stab of pain.
He knew perfectly well that if this defensive line, jointly erected by two Elite level Pokémon, collapsed under the first wave of attacks, the defenses behind it would have a hard time blocking a Champion level Pokémon's full-force strike.
Cold sweat slid from his sparse brows, trickling down his sunken cheeks before dripping onto the back of his withered hand.
But he was not truly panicking.
Because he had faith in this Barrier.
The assault of Leaf Storm seemed to last an entire century.
Just as the dim purple light on the Barrier's surface flickered as though it could go out at any moment, that emerald tornado of destruction finally pierced through it.
Before Hunter C could breathe a sigh of relief, the following Petal Blizzard and Gyarados's Hydro Pump slammed into the already paper-thin Barrier almost simultaneously!
The dim purple Barrier, already at the end of its rope, shattered under the double blow, turning into countless violet specks of light that drifted slowly through the night wind like broken fireflies.
The weakened attacks continued onward,