Seeing that Pheobe had already run far ahead, Xia You quickly made arrangements in front of the shrine, then followed her with his Pokémon.
Stepping over a dozen shallow craters of varying sizes left by the fierce battle, Xia You soon reached the narrow passage at the summit.
Everyone had come up to the summit through here, so naturally, they had to leave through here too.
Before the battle, Pheobe had said that the summit of Mt. Pyre was full of dangers because of the fog and the altitude, and this was the only way in or out!
Her original plan had been to block this passage and keep Team Magma from setting foot on the summit, but she had changed her strategy because of Xia You's suggestion.
Although this had indeed inflicted greater damage on Team Magma and driven them back in less time, her home had been caught in the fighting.
That outcome was unacceptable to her.
If not for that, she would have gladly praised this plan as perfect!
When Xia You arrived, he could see a large crowd of Team Magma's Pokémon clogging the narrow path from a distance. With the passage narrowing, they could not all get through immediately, giving Pheobe a chance to catch up with their forces.
She was launching a fierce assault on Team Magma, but they were clearly no pushovers either and were not afraid to hold their ground against her. Both sides traded blows at the entrance, moves flying everywhere as explosions rang out without pause.
Team Magma relied on their greater numbers of Pokémon, while Pheobe relied on her Pokémon's greater strength. The two sides fought fiercely, each suffering losses.
But looking at the overall situation, Team Magma was still steadily retreating, their lines inching down the mountain.
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