From what he knew of Xiao Ran, if he dared to say that, he must already have a plan.
"Don't you already have that special means in your hands?" Xiao Ran said nothing, but Athena looked at Jiang Cheng with a smile.
She and Apollo came from the Pokémon World, so naturally, they knew how to deal with Eternatus.
"In my hands?" Jiang Cheng raised both hands in bewilderment. Apart from a battered shield, he held nothing at all.
"Wait, you don't mean... this, do you?" Suddenly realizing something, he held the shield up before everyone and asked incredulously.
"The shield in your hands and the sword in Xiao Ran's were both bought at the auction aboard the Venus. Back then, Xiao Ran used Hidden Power to activate the dormant power inside, briefly restoring its might as a divine artifact!" Qiu Yuxuan explained.
"But with the power it had back then, defeating Eternatus should be impossible, right? It probably couldn't even defeat an ordinary Legendary Pokémon."
As Qiu Yuxuan spoke, she too looked at Xiao Ran in confusion. The Rusted Shield had once shone with its former glory in his hands, and while it had indeed been powerful, the energy inside was still limited.
"This is the Pokémon World. Everything here is connected to Pokémon. That sword and shield aren't meant for Pokémon Trainers," Apollo suddenly said. Then he looked at Xiao Ran. "Stop wasting time. After all these years, there's no telling whether those two wolf pups can still defeat Eternatus."
Xiao Ran nodded. "You're right. The Doomsday Cult members have left, so it's time to summon those two. I wonder if they're still in the Galar Region."
He looked at Jiang Cheng. "Pour your steel power into the shield and use it to call upon the beings of