He had actually lost this most vital weapon just like that. Even his normally unruffled composure wavered.
But that was not the worst of it. With Hughes England's defeat, the Doomsday Cult had begun to suffer a complete rout.
His psychic power exhausted, Hughes England was seized by Hoopa, then slain by Articuno's Psycho Cut. His blood sprayed across the ground, making him the second Doomsday Cult leader to fall after Wojin Steve—and he was none other than the renowned head of the British House.
Next came Warren Dick, who was gravely injured and had even lost an arm. Ford Alvis, who was nearby, failed to protect him in time, and an Inferno Overdrive from an unknown direction struck him, ending his life.
Three of the Doomsday Cult's eight leaders were now dead. Only Ford Alvis, Brett Edward, Mike Adolf, Dolly Vick, and the white-robed elder remained.
Their battles were every bit as perilous.
With Major Legendary Pokémon at their command, they naturally found themselves facing Legendary Pokémon of the same caliber.
Lugia, the Sword Master Zacian, the Shield King Zamazenta, Hoopa, Mega Latios, Mega Latias, Xerneas... The fighting on this side was even more earth-shattering than the battle around Giratina.
A single Sacred Sword from the Sword Master Zacian could cleave the earth in two, while the Shield King Zamazenta's Behemoth Bash destroyed everything like a comet crashing into the earth;
Every beat of the Sea God Lugia's wings brought a raging storm, while the clash between Xerneas and Yveltal was a literal struggle between life and death...
Boom! The ground shook ever more violently, but no one could tell whether the tremors came from the fighting or the earthquakes caused by Necrozma. They could only sharpen their focus and continue exchanging lightning-fast blows.
"Zacian, Behemoth Blade!" Xiao Ran