Tetsuya blurted out the man's name upon seeing his profile, feeling rather astonished.
Cynthia was equally stunned. "That's Maxie? Why is he here?"
This place was still some distance away from where the War of the Three Gods had taken place.
And this was Mew's territory.
Neither of them had expected the missing Maxie to appear before them in such a state.
A group of League members had assumed that Team Magma's Three Heads of Fire had rescued their boss.
In that situation, no one would have cared about someone who was already half-ruined.
Bang.
The sound of a physical body colliding with sand and rocks rang out.
Tetsuya used Psychic-type power to flip Maxie over in a decidedly ungentle manner.
He could have been a little gentler, but there was no need.
"Hiss—"
The moment they saw his face, both of them drew in a sharp breath.
They even took a step back in perfect unspoken sync, seemingly uncomfortable.
After all, anyone who saw a face with its features no longer in their proper places would probably react the same way.
His right eyeball drooped straight down to where his mouth should have been, while his mouth was twisted halfway toward his right ear. His nose had collapsed so badly that its shape was nearly unrecognizable.
If half his face had not remained barely recognizable, Tetsuya would have thought he had mistaken him for someone else—this was probably not Maxie, but some unknown monster.
"This is really awful."
He could not help sighing.
Cynthia's expression remained cold. "He coveted the power of Legendary Pokemon. This is the fate he deserved."
If Maxie had not activated the Red Orb in advance, creating that Monster Groudon while awakening the real Groudon,
the League could have prepared for the battle between Legendary