Mew had barely left with Cynthia and the others when a thunderous explosion rang out in the forest.
Everything nearby was obliterated beneath a brilliant white light.
Just as Chen Shi's psychic power rapidly spread outward, palm-sized Plates flew out from the center of the explosion, scattering in every direction.
Then the Plates abruptly grew larger, their multicolored light connecting and crisscrossing to form an indestructible seal.
Only then did Chen Shi's rampaging power stop spreading outward.
On a distant mountaintop, Mew stared toward the explosion, still shaken.
Too strong. Far too strong.
Even Arceus had needed ten Plates to stop it. Mew hardly dared imagine what would have happened if they hadn't fled so quickly.
There was no telling what state they would be in now.
"What happened? Why did this happen?!" Steven fixed his bloodshot eyes on Mew. "What exactly happened to Chen Shi?!"
[Don't panic yet. You saw those Plates just now, right?]
[The great Arceus has intervened. Little Shi will definitely be all right!]
Rather than rushing to explain, Mew first offered everyone some reassurance.
Otherwise, it was genuinely afraid that the girl would charge over there without a second thought.
If anything happened to her, wouldn't Little Shi kill it when he came back?
Sure enough, after hearing Mew's words, Steven relaxed slightly, and a faint glimmer returned to the eyes of Cynthia, who had collapsed on the ground.
Just then, Leon spoke up. "In that case, we should first figure out why Chen Shi... was so badly injured."
"Could a Pokémon have ambushed him or something?"
"Impossible!" Cynthia and Mew rejected Leon's suggestion in unison.
Quite apart from all the Swampert and Legendary Pokémon nearby, Mew hadn't gone far either.
Chen Shi's own power alone was on par with a Tier 1 Legendary Pokémon.