Cynthia and the others had no idea how many Pokémon Volkner had driven back, but Chen Shi, standing atop Mt. Silver, knew.
In one explosive push, Volkner had fought his way straight from the Shelter's doors to the cave entrance.
The moment Volkner disappeared from the screen, a violent explosion rang out from the cave entrance below Mt. Silver.
Who knew how many Shadow Pokémon were blasted out by Surf?
Unfortunately, that was already the limit of what Volkner could do.
Looking down from above, Chen Shi saw Volkner lying on the ground, his entire body charred black, alongside his six utterly exhausted Pokémon.
The furious Shadow Pokémon immediately swarmed him.
Chen Shi sighed and softly called, "Mew!"
[Okay, okay~]
Mew answered reluctantly. Its tiny body vanished from Chen Shi's shoulder and appeared on the unconscious Volkner's back.
Facing the huge crowd of charging Shadow Pokémon, Mew gave a little huff.
[Get lost, all of you! You're facing Mew-sama!]
An invisible force instantly spread outward. Every Shadow Pokémon froze in place, then flew backward in all directions as though struck by a tremendous impact.
Only after finishing all that did Mew bring Volkner and his six Pokémon back to the summit.
"Dreepy, dump them with Lance," Chen Shi said without turning around.
Dragapult emerged from the shadows, opened an entrance to the Distortion World, then picked them up and tossed them inside.
Arceus suddenly spoke. "Doing things this way, I'm afraid you'll have a hard time finding that miracle."
Chen Shi paused and asked in confusion, "Why?"
"The miracle you're looking for is simply a way to easily purge Dark Matter that everyone can use."
"Your conjecture isn't wrong, either. There is indeed a strong chance that this miracle will emerge among humans."
"But have you considered whether being corrupted