With the Pokémon League's forces joining the fray, the situation across Mt. Pyre changed dramatically. Aside from Yong and his companions lurking in the shadows, Team Magma and Team Aqua were also gradually approaching the mountain's interior.
They had not entered through the front, but had successfully slipped in through a cave in the mountainside.
With the Pokémon League guarding the area so tightly, a clash between the two sides was inevitable!
Yet Tabitha and Matt had already separated from their main forces and were quietly making their way toward the summit.
Within the space at the top of Mt. Pyre.
Dense lost energy permeated the entire space, accompanied by pulses of energy that throbbed like a heartbeat.
A grave stood at the center of the space.
Unlike the neat, carefully arranged Pokémon graves on the lower floors, this grave was far more haphazard, bearing no trace of human workmanship.
The mound consisted entirely of rubble and sand. Over the years, it had long since petrified into a single solid mass.
At that moment, a small figure lay beside the grave, sleeping peacefully.
Its occasionally twitching tail betrayed a faint stirring within its heart.
"Mom... Mom..."
A barely audible murmur echoed through the space.
Each time it did, wisps of purplish-black energy poured from the figure and the grave, making the lost energy ever stronger!
"Nee~~~?"
The Investigators stationed at the entrance to the upper floor on the fourth level were fending off the Lost Ones while also dealing with increasingly frenzied Ghost-type Pokémon.
Fortunately, the Investigators had been handpicked by the Pokémon League. Most were elite class, and their numbers were more than enough to handle the situation.
"Remember! Take out the Lost Ones first! Once you break the Pokémon's obsessions, they'll lose the ability to act!"
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