Chu Xin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ai Xing. Though he had no idea why Ai Xing had come here, that had not stopped him from protecting Chu Xin at his most vulnerable moment.
Mega Garchomp easily blocked the remaining four blasts of Dynamax Cannon, but just as he was about to counterattack, he discovered that the opposing Dynamax Sandslash had already reverted and fallen unconscious.
Chu Xin got to his feet. His legs still felt weak, but he forced himself to walk over to the Sandslash.
Every one of them was exhausted, their signs of life extremely faint.
"It's no use. They took in vast amounts of Dynamax Energy, far more than these Sandslash could withstand. The energy has already ravaged their bodies. Without prompt treatment, all they can do is wait to die."
Luo Luozi analyzed the Sandslash beside Chu Xin, explaining their physical readings in precise detail. In fact, even without Luo Luo's explanation, Chu Xin knew these Pokémon would die without immediate treatment. But where could they find a treatment center within a hundred miles of this Uninhabited Zone? This was already a death sentence for the Sandslash!
Pokémon were subject to birth, aging, illness, and death too, but Chu Xin had never imagined that the first Pokémon deaths he witnessed would happen like this! It was impossible to accept.
Ai Xing patted Chu Xin's shoulder, giving him a moment to settle his emotions. Chu Xin took a deep breath, stood up, and turned to look at him.
"If you hadn't come, I might have already fallen to their attacks."
Ai Xing nodded. This really had been a coincidence!
"I was planning to raid an important Thief base. I never expected to run into you on the way. Speaking of which, where's Chen