The five Unown spun rapidly around Ye Qing and his Pokémon, enveloping them in an unknown energy.
"Hehe~"
After Ye Qing's repeated calls, Gengar finally appeared in the consciousness space.
Salamence's shadow grew larger and larger, gradually turning into an enormous Gengar shadow.
With Gengar joining in, the two Pokémon had even less ability to fight back. Milotic and the others used them as targets, firing at them in the middle.
"Sol!"
Absol appeared right after Gengar, looking around in some confusion.
"Where's Gabite?"
Ye Qing called out in his heart for ages, but received no response from Gabite.
"Damn, is our bond really that weak?"
Ye Qing felt a little disheartened. He had raised Gabite from a Pokémon Egg, after all, pouring his heart and soul into bringing him up all this time. How could there not even be the slightest mental response now?
"Still not coming out? He should have finished the challenge by now!"
Looking at the five Unown, who were on the verge of collapsing from exhaustion, Su Qi felt sorry for them.
The Unown had expended so much energy this time that there was no telling how long they would need to recuperate before they could be used again.
The situation inside the consciousness space had stabilized. Alakazam and Salamence had been bound to the ground, and no amount of shouting from Hunter J could change the outcome.
"Gabite?"
"Daddy's darling little Sha-Sha?"
"My little dummy?"
Ye Qing sat cross-legged on the ground, wholeheartedly calling out to Gabite.
An unknown amount of time passed. Just as the five Unown outside were about to reach their limit, a voice finally rang out in Ye Qing's heart.
"Bite~"
Gabite appeared beside Ye Qing, yawning as he surveyed his surroundings with sleepy eyes.
"Holy shit, you were fucking