The hall was silent. Even Misty and Brock's faint footsteps were completely drowned out by the wind and rain outside.
After entering, they encountered no resistance and made their way through the darkness to the room housing the machine without obstruction.
This was also the only place in the Grand Cathedral with any light at the moment. The two had been on edge the whole way, but fortunately, they found no fossil Pokémon standing guard nearby. They poked their heads in and saw that the machine was still running. In the iron ring beside it, the restrained Latios was still having his power drained, his face contorted in pain.
Desperate to rescue him, Latias charged straight toward Latios. Misty and Brock had no time to stop her!
By the time they reacted, Latias had already reached Latios's side!
Her movement also exposed the two of them prematurely, costing them the element of surprise.
"What rats have sneaked in here?!"
Lian, the silver-haired female thief controlling the machine, gave a quiet snort. She then activated the Soul Dew, reviving several fossil Pokémon that had been defeated earlier in an attempt to eliminate the two intruders. Under her control, the waterspout rampaging through the square also began heading back toward the Grand Cathedral.
Outside the Grand Cathedral, Xia You and the others keenly noticed this as well. Knowing that something must have gone wrong on Misty's end, they followed the waterspout toward the Grand Cathedral.
Inside the room, Misty and Brock naturally knew the situation was urgent. They threw their Poké Balls together, released their Pokémon, and began ordering them to attack the enormous machine beneath Lian.
Though the machine had been built by ancient people and was made entirely of steel, it still proved fragile against the Pokémon's strength.
After just