Archie looked away from Shelly and turned toward Maxie.
For some reason, even though his situation had clearly gotten worse, he now felt a measure of schadenfreude compared with the helpless resignation of moments earlier!
"Maxie!" The close-range explosion had injured Archie's internal organs. After spitting out a mouthful of blood, he looked up at Maxie with an equally mocking gaze and laughed loudly. "How do you feel now? And what are you going to do!?"
Seeing Archie's infuriatingly smug expression, then glancing at Xia You watching intently nearby, Maxie seethed with hatred!
Although Archie hadn't spelled it out, Maxie knew exactly what he meant.
Wasn't he just saying that, with Primal Groudon out of control, he no longer cared, and all the pressure was now on Maxie?
What Maxie couldn't understand was why Archie was so happy about it!
Had he lost his mind?
This man was their common enemy!
Did Archie really hate Maxie that much more than him!?
But although he couldn't understand it, Maxie had no time to dwell on it now.
He knew full well that even Deoxys couldn't possibly match Kyogre after Primal Reversion. But right now, a Groudon that had also undergone Primal Reversion was keeping Primal Kyogre occupied, and besides Deoxys, that man had several other Legendary Pokémon at his disposal. This really was troublesome!
Before Xia You appeared, Maxie had dared to boast, seemingly without fear. But when the man actually stood before him, even with Primal Kyogre in his hands, he still felt enormous pressure!
Fortunately, he wasn't fighting alone.
At Maxie's command, a large number of Team Magma members immediately poured out of the vessel beneath him. As though pumped full of adrenaline, they kept letting out strange cries as they leaped onto the island and charged recklessly inland!