Dian looked up and immediately saw the strange face before him. It looked like it was smiling but not smiling, crying but not crying, angry but not angry—it completely overturned his understanding of facial expressions.
If it had been a cute girl with looks so stunning they could blow the sky apart, an expression like that would still have been acceptable. After all, she would look adorable no matter what.
However, when a rough, bearded man made a face like that, who was he trying to scare?
He thought teasingly, his mood relaxing a little. It seemed he had still made it in time.
"Who are you? Where's Maxie? How is this possible?"
Archie shouted impatiently, but he soon realized how foolish he had been.
Who the other party was didn't matter.
What Maxie was doing didn't matter either.
There was only one thing that mattered now!
That was defeating the Ghost User who had suddenly appeared before him and seizing the Hoenn Orb!!
Archie suddenly thrust the golden ship's oar, set with a gorgeous Mega Stone, into the ground, exuding overwhelming authority.
He truly deserved to be the leader of a regional faction. He instantly regained his composure, sorted out his thoughts, and made the most correct judgment...
Battle!
A battle fought with everything they had, racing against time!! They had to win and eliminate every variable before Pheobe arrived!!
"Damn it, I knew Maxie was all appearance and no substance, tough on the outside but soft on the inside."
Though he cursed aloud, he was exceptionally cautious inside.
No one knew Maxie's strength better than he did. If this person had merely happened to arrive, that would be one thing. But if he had broken through from Maxie's hands...
With that thought, Archie reached out without hesitation and