As Qingyu stared in astonishment at Miraidon standing proudly on the sand below, Miraidon soon noticed the gaze coming from above.
But after noticing the human watching it, it quickly looked away again, remaining perfectly composed amid the ring of vicious-looking Houndour.
"Arwoof!"
After the long standoff, a young Houndour finally lost patience. With a Howl, it immediately lunged at Miraidon!
With the first one taking the lead, the other Houndour attacked in quick succession, all charging at Miraidon, which made no attempt to defend itself.
Watching from his perfect vantage point above the cave, Qingyu couldn't help sweating for Miraidon.
Sure, it was a legendary cover Pokémon, and at full strength, it was far more powerful than other Pokémon.
But right now, this Miraidon was probably still in a weakened state...
He wasn't sure whether it could handle being ganged up on.
This Miraidon was a key Pokémon throughout the main story of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and its existence was directly connected to the accident that had occurred in Area Zero.
It was essential to entering the depths of Area Zero and uncovering exactly what the Professors had done.
Qingyu would certainly help if he could.
But he was at least ten meters above the ground below, and he only had two options for getting down.
Either fight his way through the Houndour's entire territory and descend through the cave connecting the two ends;
Or fly down with the Rotom Phone in his pocket, only to end up surrounded himself.
Neither choice was remotely wise.
Even though Riolu had grown tremendously over this period, dealing with that huge pack of Houndour below, plus a possible Houndoom leader, was practically impossible.
Qingyu would never let his companion fall into danger because of his own wishes. That was his bottom