"Serves him right..."
Mingyou's mouth twitched. He had thought Calyrex was wrong to deceive Zacian. Zacian wasn't stupid, after all. How could it be fooled so easily?
Still, he was grateful to Calyrex. Anyone else might not have managed even that much. As for persuading Zacian to continue the trial, that had been entirely Keldeo's own effort.
He felt warmth on the back of his right hand. The White Dragon Mark had returned. It seemed Reshiram had carried Calyrex and Keldeo through the rift Zacian had cut, allowing them to get in.
And now...
The formula for victory was complete!
"Let's fight! Show them everything you learned from Zacian!"
Mingyou waved and shouted with a grin. Keldeo's mouth curved upward. Water sprayed from its hooves, and it galloped across the surface at full speed.
Its appearance had barely changed, and its broken Sacred Sword had not recovered. But it had regained its confidence, along with the spirit of a Sword of Justice: the will to fight for its companions.
Cyrus had no idea what had happened. But with Koraidon keeping the Winged King occupied and the Iron Serpent unable to capture Mingyou immediately, he had to rely on Iron Boulder and Iron Crown for now.
After all, this was only the appetizer...
Iron Crown and Iron Boulder were controlled by Control Chips, but they possessed the memories of Cobalion and Terrakion. Their bodies had been rebuilt after those two Pokémon died. Naturally, they knew Keldeo well.
And their final assignment... was to erase the last Pokémon on Earth!
That mission directive now overrode even the orders from their Control Chips. Killing Keldeo became their top priority.
Iron Boulder attacked first, joining its circular blades into one and unleashing Mighty Cleave. Behind it, the blades on Iron Crown's head gleamed as