The instant the passage formed, a powerful surge of energy spread from the center of the Altar.
The sleeping Moltres was startled awake by the surge.
It abruptly opened its blazing eyes and let out a piercing cry filled with fury and majesty.
"Kreee-!!!"
Its cry became an almost tangible sound wave, making the entire volcanic dome tremble violently.
A terrifying wave of heat, powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth, swept outward from it in every direction.
"Now! Activate the beacon!"
Ye Li immediately roared at the team members behind him.
One team member immediately pressed the switch on the Zapdos Beacon.
An imposing aura, likewise belonging to the realm of gods and filled with the laws of lightning, poured from the beacon and collided thunderously with the oncoming wave of heat.
Moltres sensed that familiar aura.
It was the aura of the Thunder God, who shared its origins.
The desire for destruction in its eyes diminished slightly, and the momentum of its attack faltered.
In that brief opening.
"Lin Feng! Play the sound waves!"
Ye Li issued his second command into the hidden Communicator.
Far away at headquarters, Lin Feng immediately played the sound waves of the Ancient Melody that Ye Li had "modified" and "optimized," which could soothe divinity, through the miniature amplification devices installed on the team members.
A strange melody, yet one filled with a mysterious rhythm, echoed throughout the volcanic dome.
The melody seemed to carry a kind of magic.
Under the combined influence of the Thunder God's aura and the ancient music, the savage flames surrounding Moltres gradually subsided.
The hostility in its eyes also slowly faded.
It tilted its head, studying the strange group of humans below with curiosity in its eyes, which burned with the flames of wisdom.
It could sense