"I have a bad feeling about this."
Cold sweat beaded on Tetsuya's forehead.
Even though it was over forty degrees Celsius, he felt as if his body had frozen solid.
It was not because he was nervous.
Rather, the scorching heat and pressure brought forth by the erupting magma made his body tremble uncontrollably.
This was the innate pressure possessed by powerful Pokemon at the top of the food chain.
They did not even need to deliberately release it; the vast majority of Pokemon and humans could not face it head-on.
Just like when Tetsuya had encountered a half-awake Lugia in the deep sea before.
"Ong~"
A deep yet immensely melodious cry echoed through the air.
"Whoosh..."
As the seawater continuously evaporated and flowed away,
the Pokemon concealed within the magma revealed its true form.
Creator of the Land—Groudon.
Compared to that unpleasant counterfeit from earlier,
although this genuine one was not as enormous, its presence far surpassed the other's.
Its eyes, as though it had only just awakened, slowly opened, making everyone's hearts tremble.
"So it really is standing in the seawater."
At that moment, however, Tetsuya's attention was focused elsewhere.
So there really were legendary Pokemon that cannot fly in the World.
"Roar!"
Groudon, having just awakened from its slumber, sensed malicious intent.
It lowered its head to look.
There was a human giving off the scents of all sorts of old acquaintances.
That was quite a rare sight.
"Respected God of the Earth."
Steven directed Metagross to withstand Groudon's pressure and approach it.
That was why he was one of the League's strongest Trainers.
At this moment, aside from Wallace and him, perhaps only Tetsuya could barely move his body.
Hearing his voice,
Groudon shifted its gaze over with interest.
It had not expected that among these