The Wooden Golem Technique had finally been unlocked.
Aaron felt a surge of joy.
This was the powerful ninjutsu the First Hokage once used to clash head-on with Madara's Perfect Susanoo.
From now on, when facing enormous Legendary Pokémon, this technique would truly come into its own—like that certain oversized whale of a Legendary.
"Beep… beep…"
"Points +2000."
Aaron's score watch suddenly emitted a mechanical notification.
His total had now reached a staggering 28,000 points, long since surpassing the previous record for the exam.
...
Meanwhile, inside the monitoring conference room—
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the massive screen, their faces filled with shock.
The entire room had fallen completely silent.
What had they just witnessed!?
Sceptile had created an entire forest!?
Snorlax had transformed!?
And then it defeated a late-stage Gym-level Tyranitar with just two punches!?
This outrageous sequence of events completely shattered their understanding of reality. Even the well-traveled and experienced Deputy Commander Xander now looked just like everyone else—staring at the screen in utter disbelief.
When everyone finally snapped out of it, the conference room instantly erupted with noise.
"Can someone explain why Sceptile can create such a massive forest!?"
"Explain!? I want a damn explanation too!!"
"This is ridiculous!!"
"Is that really a high school student…? How can he be this overpowered?"
"And what the hell is going on with that Snorlax? How did it transform like that!?"
"How should I know… My head's still spinning. None of this kid's Pokémon are normal."
"Fine, maybe his Gyarados had a primordial lineage awakening, but don't tell me all of his Pokémon did too!?"
"Hiss…"
"No way…"
"Then how do you explain this!?"
...
Everyone was completely stunned, racking their brains yet still unable to understand what was happening.
At that moment, Xander had already opened his information watch and pulled up Aaron's profile.
As he read through the file, his pupils suddenly shrank.
Training Camp Champion.
Pokémon Trainer — Second-Class Merit medal.
And one particularly eye-catching line:
Superpower Awakening!!
The ability to allow his Pokémon to awaken unimaginable power.
Seeing this, he finally understood.
So that was the reason.
It was because of this kid's superpower that his Pokémon possessed such absurd abilities…
And he had even been awarded a national medal.
Xander stared at Aaron on the large screen, excitement blazing in his eyes.
"Our Hualis… is about to produce another monstrous genius…"
...
At the same time, deep beneath the examination zone—
Four figures slowly opened their tightly shut eyes.
In the darkness, pairs of blood-red eyes glowed like lanterns.
One of them spoke slowly.
"The time has come… proceed according to plan."
"Understood…"
"Heh heh heh… I'm really looking forward to this. Soon we'll finally be able to wreak as much havoc as we want!"
As the words fell, their abdomens suddenly bulged.
They reached into their throats and pulled out black crystalline devices that emitted spatial fluctuations.
The moment the four crystals touched, a powerful surge of spatial energy erupted underground.
Buzz—
An invisible wave of energy spread beneath the earth.
The Pokémon on the surface reacted as if small animals had encountered a predator, instantly panicking and fleeing in all directions.
Nearby surveillance cameras shattered under the violent spatial fluctuations.
Then a beam of white light burst from the ground and shot into the sky, forming a gigantic spatial portal in midair.
Waves of spatial energy radiated outward.
Buzz—buzz—buzz—
The portal stabilized in the sky as ripples of spatial energy spread in all directions.
The four shadowy figures looked up at the portal, cruel smiles spreading across their faces.
"Gahahahaha… Today we're destined to go down in history!"
"The hunt is about to begin, our little darlings!"
...
Far out in the endless ocean—on an island shrouded in dark clouds.
Inside a massive hall, more than ten thousand figures stood gathered.
But these people looked bizarre.
Some had Crobat wings and fangs.
Some had human upper bodies but the lower bodies of Arbok.
Others had Beedrill's twin stingers in place of hands, with insect wings on their backs.
...
All of them were modified members of the Symbiosis Society.
Within the organization, they had a new name:
Pokémon-Human Hybrids.
They called themselves Pokémon Hybrids—beings who had transcended ordinary humans, yet were not Pokémon either.
Instead, they were symbiotic lifeforms created from humans and Pokémon.
They possessed Pokémon-like power while retaining human intelligence.
In other words, they combined the strengths of both species.
Each Pokémon Hybrid radiated an oppressive aura, and every one of them possessed at least Elite-level strength.
As for the few standing at the highest positions, their presence was even more terrifying.
Like a bottomless abyss.
Unfathomable.
This was the terrifying power of the Symbiosis Society.
As long as they captured powerful Pokémon, they could continue creating more Pokémon Hybrids.
Their strength would continue to grow endlessly.
At that moment, the black-robed figure standing at the head of the platform was conducting a video call.
On the screen, a blurred figure whose features could not be seen spoke with faint respect toward the leader of the Symbiosis Society.
"Leader, the spatial device we delivered has been activated. Are you ready?"
The black-robed leader replied coldly.
"Remember our agreement. The Symbiosis Society is committing all of our forces this time. We will draw Hualis's attention."
"Once that happens, you strike and break through Hualis's defenses."
"We'll attack from both sides."
"The Hualis region will fall."
"Hahahaha… Don't worry. Our forces are already assembled. We're just waiting for you to begin, my leader."
The blurred figure laughed loudly.
"I hope you keep your promise."
The video feed immediately disconnected.
At that moment, a powerful surge of spatial energy erupted inside the hall.
A massive spatial portal appeared.
The black-robed leader raised his arm and shouted:
"Move out!!"
"Let us plunge Hualis into chaos!!"
"OHHHHHHHH!!"
The crowd roared with excitement.
Then they followed the black-robed leader, stepping into the portal.