After becoming a trainee Investigator, she had gained access to far more information and had even followed leads on Hall several times.
As her best friend, Shen Yue knew all about these things, so she could recognize some markings associated with Hall. She simply hadn't expected to find a lead on Hall in a Great Secret Realm overseas.
But now that Shen Yue had spotted Hall's mark, a trace of worry appeared on her face. The Hall Organization operating in a Great Secret Realm was no petty affair like their usual activities in Base City. Their enemies this time would be at least Elite Class, if not Gym Leader Class.
"It'll be okay!" The sight of the mark shook Jiang Cheng too, but he still gave Shen Yue's hand a gentle tug and comforted her softly.
By then, Ye Ling and the others had entered the Dynamax Den through the pillar of light. Unlike the den they had imagined, the interior was an extremely open space, surrounded by drifting purplish-red mist. Overhead hung an enormous black vortex, with strands of energy flowing out of it.
Quite a few Pokémon Trainers were already inside the den, battling the enormous Crustle in the arena, while many others hurriedly gathered Dynamax Ore around the edges.
"So this is a Dynamax Pokémon? Isn't it way too big?" Lin Mingzhe and Lu Yangqiu stared at the enormous Pokémon in the arena, utterly stunned.
"A Crustle den? Then it shouldn't be too strong. Probably just barely Gym Leader Class!" Xie Shirui said.
"Is that thing up there the Darkest Day phenomenon?" Lu Yangqiu asked, pointing at the black vortex overhead.
"Yes!" Ye Ling nodded, but her attention wasn't on the black vortex. Instead, she scrutinized the Pokémon Trainers fighting in the arena.
About two teams were