Liya sighed inwardly before speaking.
"Qiu, something happened to this Ralts's mother."
"I'm afraid she can't come."
Chen Shi narrowed his eyes slightly.
"What happened?"
"Why can't she come?"
Liya fell silent for a moment.
Then she answered,
"Her mother is dead."
"Ralts!"
The instant Ralts heard those words, she reacted like a firecracker that had just been lit.
Her emotions erupted.
Her tiny body trembled violently as tears immediately filled her eyes.
Her mother was dead?
How could her mother be dead?
Ralts tried to jump down at once, but Chen Shi quickly stopped her.
"Little one, don't panic."
"Let's find out exactly what happened first."
But Ralts could no longer hear him.
She used Teleport and appeared directly in front of Liya.
The Gallade beside Liya reacted instantly.
The moment Ralts appeared, Gallade teleported to her side and struck her with one of the blades on its arm.
"Ralts..."
A painful cry escaped Ralts's mouth.
Her voice carried grievance, pain, and disbelief.
Her tiny body traced an arc through the air like a kite with its string cut.
Bang!
She slammed heavily into the wall of the ancestral hall, slid down its surface, and collapsed onto the ground.
Chen Shi's gaze instantly turned ice-cold.
"Is this how your tribe treats its guests?"
The sudden turn of events left Liya stunned.
Only after hearing Chen Shi's words did she snap back to her senses.
"Qiu, this was an accid—"
"Enough."
Chen Shi's face darkened.
"Save the excuses."
He took a Poké Ball from his waist and opened it.
Swampert descended like a cannonball and struck the ground with a heavy crash.
He first glanced at Ralts, who lay curled up in pain.
Then he released his full Elite-level pressure without the slightest restraint.
"Swamp!"
Swampert fixed Gallade with a cold stare, waiting for Chen Shi's command.
Xilin stared in shock.
"How did that magical beast suddenly appear?"
Unlike her, Liya's attention was entirely focused on Swampert's strength.
She could sense that this Pokémon was also no weaker than Gallade.
This mysterious man named Qiu was even more powerful than she had imagined.
Chen Shi spoke coldly.
"Swampert, what are you waiting for?"
"Cripple him."
"Swamp!"
Swampert roared excitedly.
The next instant—
Bang!
The ground beneath its feet shattered.
A massive fist appeared directly in front of Gallade.
Gallade's pupils contracted sharply.
It instinctively used Teleport and vanished.
There was no denying it—
Teleport was an absurdly powerful move in a real battle.
After receiving extended training from Dragonite and advancing to the Elite level, Swampert's Waterfall had become incredibly fast.
But no matter how fast it was, it still couldn't outrun instantaneous movement.
Especially without the restrictions of a formal battlefield, catching a Pokémon that could teleport was extremely difficult.
Seeing Chen Shi make his move, Liya hurriedly shouted,
"Wait, Qiu!"
"What happened just now really was an accident!"
"Gallade only acted instinctively to protect me. He didn't mean to hurt her!"
"We're willing to compensate you!"
"Compensate me?"
Chen Shi laughed coldly.
He released Metagross and ordered,
"Bring the little one back."
"Meta!"
Metagross nodded.
Using its psychic power, it lifted Ralts and carefully moved her in front of Chen Shi.
Her condition was terrible.
The wound across her chest was horrifyingly deep.
White bone could even be seen beneath the torn flesh.
Blood continued flowing from the injury, dripping steadily through the air.
"Draga!"
The moment Dragapult saw the wound across Ralts's chest, it became furious.
Ralts might have only just joined the team, but Dragapult had already accepted the little one as a companion—
As family.
And now, right in front of him, a Gallade had injured her this badly.
How could he possibly remain calm?
Without a word, Chen Shi recalled Victini into its Poké Ball and told Dragapult to descend.
Once they reached the ground, Chen Shi immediately searched through his backpack for emergency medical supplies.
He treated the wound first, applied medicine, then wrapped Ralts's chest carefully with gauze.
"Togekiss, use Life Dew."
Chen Shi's voice was frighteningly calm.
Togekiss, who was usually mischievous and unruly, immediately realized that Chen Shi was genuinely furious.
She became obedient at once and hurried over.
A gentle glow gathered at the tips of her wings.
The light condensed into a shining droplet, which slowly fell onto Ralts's body and nourished her injuries.
Chen Shi then released Florges.
Only a few words left his mouth.
"Heal her."
Florges did not answer.
She silently began treating Ralts.
Togekiss and Florges were not professional medical Pokémon, but together, they were more than capable of stabilizing and treating injuries like these.
...
On the other side, Liya's expression grew uglier by the second.
Another magical beast no weaker than Gallade.
Just as she was about to say something—
Boom!
A thunderous explosion rang out.
Everyone turned toward the sound.
Swampert and Gallade were still battling, and one of the wooden houses had just been demolished by Swampert's attack.
After hearing the commotion, several figures began appearing in flashes of light.
In an instant, seven or eight Gardevoir materialized around the battlefield.
When they saw their clan leader being pursued by another Pokémon, they immediately moved to assist him.
"Stop!"
Liya hurriedly shouted when she saw this.
The man calling himself Qiu possessed so many powerful magical beasts, yet he had not ordered them all to attack.
That meant the situation could still be resolved.
But if these Gardevoir surrounded and attacked the blue Pokémon together—
Everything would change.
Chen Shi laughed in fury.
"What an impressive Psychic Tribe."
"Truly impressive!"
This time, Chen Shi didn't even need to give an order.
Dragapult, Metagross, and the others charged forward on their own.
Charizard burst out of its Poké Ball and immediately joined the battle.
In the blink of an eye, the light of countless moves flashed across the settlement.
The area had become a battlefield.
But that was not the end of it.
Victini, who had just been recalled, seemed to sense Chen Shi's fury from within its Poké Ball.
The barrier holding it below the Champion level shattered in an instant.
A terrifying pressure suddenly surged out from the ball.
It spread in every direction like an unstoppable tidal wave.
Even the surrounding air seemed to grow heavy—
Almost as though it had frozen solid.
Liya's breath caught.
At that moment, only one thought remained in her mind.
It's over.
Everything is over.
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