After rampaging for a brief minute or two, the pillar of light exhausted its energy, finally turning into multicolored motes that vanished completely from the world.
At the center of the battlefield, in the reception room at the base of the Crystal Tower.
By now, the explosion had completely subsided, and the ground had stopped shaking. Ash and the others, who had been lying flat on the floor, lowered the arms shielding their heads and cautiously glanced up at the ceiling.
Above them had been a towering spire and thick crystal walls, but now, they had all vanished along with the pillar of light, without leaving even a scrap behind!
Who could have imagined the terrifying ordeal they had just experienced?!
With the pillar of light chasing them all the way down, they had raced against time, practically scrambling on all fours and wishing they could jump straight off the tower. They had come within a hair's breadth of being caught in that unstoppable power!
Looking back now, it had truly been far too close!
Only now did they understand why Xia You had told them to hurry when they parted ways!
It certainly had not just been because he wanted them to deal with the Unown immediately, but because he did not want them swallowed up by that attack!
Cool moonlight fell over them, clearing their heads.
They exchanged glances. Fortunately, by some miracle, none of them had been hurt.
Looking behind them again and seeing dozens of Unown circling there, they could not help feeling another surge of relief.
They had finally reached this place at the most critical moment, and it was the Unown that had unleashed their energy in the face of danger to hold back the pillar of light and protect everyone!
This had not