"Roar!"
Several enormous Bronzong let out a long, deep rumble in unison, less like the cry of a living creature than the sound of ancient bells being struck.
With that rumble, an invisible force, heavy enough to suffocate them, instantly enveloped the entire chamber.
Gravity Wave!
"Ugh..."
The members of the Guard Team groaned in pain, one after another.
They felt as though an invisible mountain had been pressed down on them. Every movement became incredibly difficult, and even breathing felt suffocating.
Some of the weaker Pokémon were even forced flat against the ground by the immense gravity, unable to move.
Only Ye Li and the Umbreon that had been guarding him could barely remain standing, thanks to years of training in all manner of extreme environments and their own extraordinary willpower.
But Ye Li's expression had also grown utterly grave.
He knew that meeting them head-on was absolutely impossible.
These Ancient Guardians possessed defenses and special abilities that had reached an inconceivable level.
I have to find their weakness!
Under the immense pressure, Ye Li's mind began working at extraordinary speed.
Like the most precise scanner, his gaze fixed on the slowly approaching Bronzong, analyzing their every movement, every detail.
Soon, he discovered a pattern.
Although these Bronzong seemed seamless, there was an extremely fine gap, only a hair's breadth wide, at the joints connecting their enormous arms to their bodies.
And within those gaps, faint glimmers of energy flickered past.
There-that's their only weakness!
The sole energy-transfer nodes in their massive bodies!
"Everyone, follow my orders!"
Through the Tactical Communicator, Ye Li's voice reached the ears of every team member struggling to hold on.
"Abandon all area attacks! Concentrate all your firepower on the gaps in the joints connecting their arms to their bodies!"
"Umbreon!"
Ye Li gave