The silence continued, until...
"Heh... the International Police!? You just won't stop haunting us! Paslo... and these two must be Nanu and Looker, the International Police agents who've made quite a name for themselves these past two years!?"
With his strong will and unwavering faith, Ryoku soon regained his composure. He stood up, looked at the black-robed figures nearby, and sneered under his breath.
The leading figure simply removed his hood, revealing a somewhat aged but resolute face. His eyes were solemn as he spoke.
"Ryoku... Rood! Two of the Seven Sages! We meant to lure Ghetsis himself out, but we only got you two!"
Rood remained silent, while Ryoku glanced at Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion as they stood guard over the group, then took a few steps back.
"Another one of your setups..."
Watching the spatial node still spinning, Ryoku smiled maliciously.
"It seems you've used some extraordinary bait! Paslo... you'd better think carefully about how you're going to explain this to the Hoenn League and Dragon Village! After all, they're right on the summit of Low Mountain. I doubt they can withstand Zekrom's attacks head-on..."
As Ryoku spoke, the spatial node suddenly expanded!
Humm!
An invisible pulse suddenly spread outward, whipping up a gale!
Rumble!
A deep rumbling suddenly rang out, drawing the attention of humans and Pokémon once again.
Thunderclouds had covered the sky again without anyone noticing.
The spatial node distorted more and more violently, its shape gradually changing from a circle into an irregular spiral...
Then it heaved, contracted, and collided...
At that moment, the International Police and Team Plasma members, led by Paslo and Ryoku respectively, tacitly chose to move away from the area, retreating steadily.
On the other side, the troubled Chakra and Sachi exchanged a glance. Using the withdrawal as cover, they