While the three stood stunned, a powerful tremor suddenly struck. Like a genuine earthquake, the shaking grew increasingly violent, catching everyone off guard with its sheer force.
The tremors kept surging from deep within the island, as though some immense power were awakening. That tremendous force tore the entire island apart!
As the shaking intensified, it triggered a chain reaction in the surrounding sea. The once relatively calm waters turned ferocious, towering waves crashing down as the ocean churned!
Layer upon layer of seawater roiled violently, hemming in all of Fakola Island.
Waves swept across the coast, instantly swallowing the Pokémon that had yet to be recalled and leaving no trace of them.
People lost their balance amid the tremors, staggering helplessly across the beach in panic. More terrifying still, blasts of scorching heat and pungent fumes struck them, almost making it impossible to breathe. The heat also carried harmful effects that ordinary people could not withstand. Chaos swept through the crowd as people lost consciousness in the poisonous gas or stumbled and were swept away by the waves...
"What on earth is happening?!"
As he soothed the panicking crowd, Ishijima looked back toward the island's interior in shock. Nearby, Vigoroth and Breloom had begun staring fearfully at the distant highlands, their eyes filled with awe, revulsion, and an undying hatred!
Ishijima and Guangzhi did everything they could to organize the League Trainers. Everyone sent out Pokémon that could fly or use psychic powers, gathering all the people together under their protection. They needed to stay away from the raging sea and get as far off the ground as possible to avoid further harm.
Fortunately, Togekiss, Aerodactyl, and Roserade were still there, dutifully protecting everyone without leaving their sides.
At that moment, viewed from afar, billowing clouds of dense fog