In the Unova Region, Alder, the long-retired Champion, took his Pokémon and headed straight for Hoenn without another word!
Diantha, the Champion of the Kalos Region, also led the Elite Four to the Hoenn Region!
Leon, the Champion of the Galar Region, took nine Gym Leaders with him to Hoenn as well!
That night, the world was shaken, and powerful Trainers everywhere set out for Hoenn!
Inside Sky Pillar, Hu Bin was dazzled by a blinding light, unable to open his eyes.
When he finally managed to open them, the beautiful scenery inside Sky Pillar left him stunned.
Sky Pillar was different from its counterpart in the game. In the game, it merely looked ancient and contained plenty of high-level Pokémon, along with traps!
But this place was different. It teemed with life, with water sources, little forests, and food. There was plenty of everything inside, as well as a staircase leading to the top floor of Sky Pillar.
The terrifying part, however, was that quite a few powerful Pokémon were eyeing Hu Bin and Latios menacingly!
Even a Pokémon as powerful as Latios grew solemn under their stares. Latios wasn't afraid of fighting one, two, or even three opponents at once, but the Pokémon in Sky Pillar clearly weren't the sort to fight fair.
No matter how strong you were, you couldn't withstand a whole mob of Pokémon ganging up on you!
Hu Bin swallowed and said to Latios, "I don't think we should fight them head-on. We can't win. Just fly straight to the top!"
Latios wholeheartedly agreed with Hu Bin's suggestion. I'm someone of standing, after all. Brawling with these Pokémon is beneath me. How uncivilized!
Quite a few Pokémon glared with blood-red eyes as they slowly closed in on Latios and Hu Bin.
Hu Bin's expression