The scene was now in complete chaos. A massive wave of spectators surged toward the exits, with no semblance of order. Some had already fallen to the ground, but the crowd paid no mind, trampling over them in their rush to flee.
As for the so-called security personnel, they were fleeing even faster.
"Quiet!"
Julian's voice, amplified by his Master-level Psychic abilities, reached every single person. At the same time, he released his Aura Power to soothe their panicked hearts.
The Aura acted like an invisible pair of hands, gently calming their violently fluctuating emotions.
The frantic footsteps slowly came to a halt.
Though puzzled as to why their fear had vanished upon hearing Julian's words, many had already returned to their seats.
Julian looked toward the entrance of the passage where Williams had been and said calmly, "How much longer are you going to hide, you rat? You can come out now."
Upon hearing this, the vast majority turned their gaze toward that passage, wondering if the mastermind behind it all was hiding inside.
The sound of footsteps echoed, and after about ten seconds, three figures slowly emerged from the passage.
Saori, the Babath contestant.
Watano, a Champion of Babath.
And an unfamiliar person.
Among the three, two were from Babath, and Saori specialized in Ghost-type Pokémon—the same typing as the Pokémon that had just attempted to assassinate Julian and Williams.
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> "Was this really done by Babath?"
> "Babath is way too bold!"
> "There probably won't be a Babath after this."
> "No way—how stupid do you have to be to pull something like this?"
> "Am I the only one curious about who the third guy is?"
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Meanwhile, the higher-ups in Babath were on the verge of collectively passing out. If this really was the doing of their own Champion and contestant—they wouldn't even need Drakoria to intervene—their "godfather" would wipe them out first.
The Babath leader stared at his phone, which displayed an incoming call from a Celestrian number, cold sweat pouring down his face. The question now was: to answer or not to answer?
Back at the venue, Julian focused his attention more on the third person. Jirachi had informed him that this individual carried the aura of a First-class Legendary.
Moreover, judging by their positions, Watano, the Champion of Babath, was not in the middle. Instead, the unfamiliar person stood in the center position.
Many sharp-eyed spectators noticed this as well.
Julian didn't recognize this person, but the venue wasn't just filled with spectators. Originally, after the closing match, the award ceremony was supposed to begin.
Therefore, all participating countries and their team leaders were present at the venue.
At this moment, a team leader from an East African country looked thoughtful for a moment and then exclaimed in terror, "That's Lyle, the leader of the Y Organization! I've seen him before!"
The Y Organization—the largest terrorist group in East Africa and also the largest in the world. They worshiped Yveltal, the embodiment of death.
[A/N: It was originally called the Z Organization, but it has been changed to Y. My mistake earlier, but I am too lazy to change the previous references.]
This organization was extremely powerful and mysterious. Its leader, Lyle, was rumored to possess Champion-level strength. In East Africa, many nations were forced to obey their commands.
The Y Organization's worship of Yveltal wasn't just symbolic; they had truly obtained a portion of Yveltal's power. Otherwise, they would have never been able to stir up chaos in so many countries without being eradicated by a global alliance.
Even Drakoria had launched several operations against them but, aside from capturing a few key figures, the organization remained intact.
The words of the East African team leader caused an uproar among those around him.
Even ordinary people had heard of the Y Organization.
And now, the leader of this organization was right here.
Moreover, it was highly likely that he was involved in the assassination attempts on Julian and Williams.
But why were Watano, a Champion of Babath, and Saori standing alongside Lyle, the leader of a terrorist organization?
Could they be collaborators?
Babath's higher-ups: 'We're exhausted. We might as well just jump off a building now.'
If their Champion had truly participated in the assassination attempts against Julian and Williams, Babath could still have potentially quelled the anger of both nations by paying a heavy price.
After all, Julian was still alive, and only Williams had died. Babath still held value for Celestria, so it was unlikely that Celestria would annihilate Babath over Williams' death.
If Celestria really sent troops to attack Babath, Drakoria would be the first to object. Babath was too close geographically—who knew if the invading army was targeting Babath or eyeing Drakoria? If Celestria insisted on attacking, Drakoria might even offer to "help"—for a price.
But now, Watano was entangled with the Y Organization.
That changed everything. The organization had created chaos across the world, especially in Western countries, which suffered greatly from their actions.
If those countries learned that Babath's Champion was involved with the Y Organization, no amount of explanation would suffice. They would undoubtedly assume that Babath was in league with the organization.
With the combined influence of those nations, even Celestria would have to step aside. At that point, even if Celestria wanted to overlook the grievances and protect Babath, it would be futile.
So, the appearance of the Y Organization's leader did not help Babath escape suspicion. Instead, it "confirmed" that Babath had colluded with the Y Organization's leader to orchestrate the assassination attempts on Julian and Williams.
Since this was being broadcast live worldwide, Lyle's identity had already been exposed.
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> "The leader of the Y Organization… that's a huge deal!"
> "Babath is really digging its own grave."
> "I regret not visiting the red-light district back then—there probably won't be one in the future."
> "Why did they come out? Wasn't the assassination a failure?"
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That last comment instantly quieted the entire barrage.
Right—although they managed to kill Williams, Julian was still alive, meaning the assassination could be considered a failure. Since it failed, they should have fled immediately instead of calmly walking out and presenting themselves to everyone.
Therefore, the other side must have some major trump card.
After all, present at the scene were team leaders from various countries—ninety in total. Among them, over a dozen were Champions, and the rest were all Pseudo-Champions.
Lyle might be strong, but his strength was only at the Champion level. No matter how strong he was, could he really take on over a dozen Champions at once?
Unless all six of his Pokémon were at the peak of Champion level, it would be absolutely impossible for him to survive against over a dozen Champions.
But if he truly had that kind of strength, how could the Y Organization remain a terrorist group? They would have long since founded a recognized nation.
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> "Damn, so he really has a trump card?"
> "Why do I feel like his trump card is seriously terrifying?"
> "Good thing I didn't manage to get tickets to the live event."
> "What kind of trump card can stand against over a dozen Champions, especially when one of them can command a First-class Legendary?"
> "It would take time for Kyogre to arrive, right?"
> "How long do you think it would take for a First-class Legendary to get here? A few minutes should be enough."
> "This guy looks pretty confident."
> "What's there to worry about? My husband is invincible. How could a mere terrorist organization possibly threaten him?"
Perhaps only Julian here knew what gave Lyle such confidence.
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