Although he had prepared himself, Chen Shi still felt worried when he heard the news.
First, he worried that once Groudon and Kyogre truly awakened, they would throw caution to the wind and start fighting.
That would be an absolute catastrophe for the Hoenn Region.
Second, he worried about Cynthia, Steven, and the others.
Team Magma and Team Aqua were no pushovers. They would kill at the drop of a hat.
And if even low-ranking Team Magma grunts like these had gotten in, it hardly took a guess to know that both criminal organizations had probably turned out in full force.
If Cynthia and Steven ran into them, they could be in serious danger.
Besides, the League had made such a huge move this time. Nearly all the future pillars of the various regions were inside this Mystery Realm. If something went wrong...
Chen Shi barely dared to follow that thought any further.
If anything happened to all these people, then even setting aside the powers behind them, the League's losses alone would probably mean this generation would disappear from the world stage just like the last.
Chen Shi rubbed his chin, his mind racing.
Should I try to stop Maxie?
With Jirachi around, even if Maxie had Champion Level Pokémon, he would still be a small fry.
But Chen Shi couldn't split himself in two...
If he went after Maxie, Archie would still succeed!
So his first priority was to find Cynthia and Steven!
Having made his decision, Chen Shi was just about to tell Jirachi to dispose of the two Team Magma members when something else occurred to him.
"Tell me, you two were running in the same direction earlier. Do you have some way of gathering together?"
Both men nodded frantically. The burly man hurriedly said, "Sir,