"It's a Mechanical Lifeform." Just as May finished speaking, a row of crimson lights lit up at the mine entrance.
The footsteps drew closer. The Team Galactic members in the snow suddenly fell silent, and even their wounded captain wore a vicious grin. "See that?"
"Lord Cyrus said that since Lin Hao has Legendary Pokémon, we should build a machine specifically to hunt them down."
Steven frowned. "An artificial Pokémon?"
"No," Cynthia said, staring at the mine tunnel. "It's a Pokémon combined with an Energy Core and weapons."
A four-meter-tall black mechanical creature smashed through the rock and stepped into the snow. Its torso resembled a steel beast, and irregular purple-black crystals covered its limbs.
A pulsing Red Crystal was embedded in its chest. It raised its head, revealing a pair of emotionless red eyes beneath its metal faceplate.
May glanced at her terminal, her fingers going cold. "This is God-Hunting Weapon No. Zero. Its power comes from the super-ancient source."
"Its core frequency matches the energy stolen from Groudon and Kyogre."
Lin Hao's gaze sharpened slightly. Cyrus hadn't taken that ten percent of their power just to open the rift. He had also used it to build this weapon.
"Target confirmed," the mechanical creature announced in an emotionless electronic voice. "Full Pokédex holder, Lin Hao."
"Commencing purge." It raised its right arm, exposing a dense array of cannon muzzles.
"Scatter!" Before Lin Hao had finished shouting, dozens of dark-red energy beams swept across the snowy valley.
The League Elite Squad quickly scattered, but the shock waves sent several Pokémon flying. Steven's Metagross blocked the direct attack, yet deep scorch marks remained on its steel shell.
Steven frowned slightly. "That power is already close to a Champion-level move."
"It's absorbing energy from the environment," Cynthia shouted. "We can't let this