The moment Chen Shi arrived at the summit of Mt. Silver, he spotted an unexpected presence standing there.
A platinum-colored Pokémon shaped like an alpaca stood quietly on the summit, silently watching countless Shadow Pokémon charge into the mountain below.
As though sensing Chen Shi's arrival, Arceus said calmly, "I arranged this!"
Chen Shi's mouth twitched. He felt both helpless and relieved.
Helpless because Arceus had arranged for so many Shadow Pokémon to attack the Shelter without even giving him a warning.
Relieved because the worst-case scenario he had imagined hadn't come to pass.
Seeing the Shadow Pokémon launch a coordinated assault on the Shelter, he had thought they had developed intelligence.
Chen Shi walked over to Arceus and joined the deity in watching the scene below. "Did something happen? What made you so anxious that you sent so many Shadow Pokémon to attack the Shelter?"
"Nothing happened. I merely... came to understand a few things." Golden light flashed in Arceus's eyes.
An image of the Shelter's east gate instantly appeared in the sky before them.
Things were unfolding just as Lorelei and Lance had expected.
Leon and the others didn't dare make contact with the Shadow Pokémon. Meanwhile, Dragapult and the other Pokémon had been unleashing powerful moves nonstop, and their bodies were gradually giving out.
Under the charge of the Shadow Pokémon army, Leon and the others were almost driven back inside the Shelter.
At this rate, it was only a matter of time before the Shelter fell.
"Do you think you can find that miracle today?"
"Probably not." Chen Shi shrugged helplessly.
Arceus seemed somewhat surprised and turned toward him. "Why?"
"I don't know. A gut feeling, I suppose." Chen Shi sighed.
Of course he hoped he could find that miracle as soon as possible, but a