Quite a few people summoned their Pokémon to cast Safeguard over the group, but Darkrai's influence seemed too powerful. Gym Leader Class Safeguard did next to nothing.
Fortunately, Xiao Ran and the others were not the main targets of this energy, so its effects on them were still mild.
Besides, Xiao Ran and Ye Ling both possessed Hidden Power, which gave them tremendous resistance to this kind of unusual energy.
As they ventured deeper, the sounds of fighting from the depths of the underground palace grew clearer. A third set of voices gradually joined the clash, signaling the arrival of the four Gym Leader Class Pokémon Trainers.
Yet the farther they went, the tighter Xiao Ran's brow furrowed.
Judging by the situation, the Darkrai deep inside the underground palace was definitely stronger than Gym Leader Class. It might even have surpassed Elite Four Class.
Then what were the Hall's people relying on to capture it? Had an Elite Four Class Pokémon Trainer actually come?
If that was the case, coming here today was nothing more than walking into a slaughter. Even those four Gym Leader Class Pokémon Trainers would be of little use.
With those doubts weighing on his mind, Xiao Ran and the others finally reached the depths of the underground palace.
Before they even approached, the shock waves from the nearby fighting swept over them.
Fortunately, both sides were showing some restraint and had not inflicted widespread damage on the underground palace's structures.
The soldiers accompanying them quickly joined the fighting to support their comrades, while Xiao Ran and Ye Ling skirted the surrounding hail of gunfire and reached the edge of the central area.
It was a vast, open underground plaza, with a palace ten meters tall standing at its center. Everyone was fighting around the perimeter