He could only sense a dark shadow covering his path while running.
Roy couldn't help but look up, only to see countless pairs of blood-red eyes staring straight at him among the black feathers.
Roy couldn't help but feel a chill. He lowered his head and continued following Mimikyu.
Just get out of the canyon, just get out of the canyon...
At this moment, that was Roy's only thought.
The Pokemon in the air seemed to understand the intentions of Roy and Mimikyu, screeching and swooping down from above through the cracks in the canyon walls toward them.
Their sharp beaks looked like thunderbolts, as if vowing to peck holes right through Roy's body.
Roy could see the appearance of these Flying-type Pokemon clearly when they got close.
Their entire bodies were black, with only their eyes and the circle around their tails being red, while their sharp beaks and two claws were yellow—very conspicuous among the black feathers.
But what finally allowed Roy to determine their species was the shape of the top hat with three pointed horns on their heads.
"They're Murkrow!"
Then he raised his head and looked into the sky, and sure enough, there were Murkrow who hadn't joined the assault yet.
There was also a bird with a white ruff-like collar in mid-air, almost twice the size of Murkrow.
As expected, Honchkrow.
Murkrow were a Pokemon species commanded by their evolved form, Honchkrow.
It was said that if a Honchkrow called out, more than a hundred Murkrow would gather around and be driven by that Honchkrow.
Just like now—countless Murkrow with red eyes were using Peck on Roy and Mimikyu.
This move was basically one of the most fundamental Flying-type attacks, so it wasn't particularly powerful.
But it made up for that with numbers, and all the wild Murkrow were chasing them right now.
It was almost like an instinct for them to use Peck rapidly.
Fortunately, this move consumed a lot of energy, which gave Roy and the others a chance to catch their breath.
Roy used his Aura power, as well as his own sharp mental strength and flexible body, to start weaving through the attacks.
"Whoa, coming through, excuse me!"
Coupled with his humble tone, it was like a master dodger had possessed him.
The path ahead of Mimikyu was blocked by Murkrow. In the pitch blackness, you could occasionally see the colored lights belonging to Mimikyu's moves.
This also made it possible for Roy not to be separated from Mimikyu, allowing them to always support each other.
Mimikyu kept using Play Rough, a Fairy-type move that dealt double damage to the Dark-type Pokemon Murkrow.
Seeing this, Roy quickly took out a Poke Ball from his pocket and threw it toward an area where there were no Murkrow.
The arc of the Poke Ball attracted a lot of Murkrow's attention.
This gave Roy and Mimikyu more breathing room.
Even so, there were too many Murkrow. The moment Roy threw the ball, several Murkrow seized the opportunity to peck him twice.
Roy gasped, thinking about how much it hurt when these creatures pecked.
Then Roy quickly refocused the mental strength that had lapsed due to the pain, and several of the nearest Murkrow screeched and were sent flying.
"If I don't get serious, you really think I'm a pushover, don't you?"
The moment the Poke Ball hit the ground, it opened, emitting a short but bright white light that temporarily covered the dark shadows cast by the Murkrow.
Icy blue fur was blown by the wind created by the Murkrow's non-stop flapping wings, and even the icy blue eyes carried a frigid aura.
The moment Ninetales appeared, with her as the center, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and hail began mixing with the wind.
The strong wind blew the Murkrow back and forth, and the hail that appeared from nowhere pelted them as well.
The Blizzard came so suddenly and unexpectedly that the Murkrow were caught off guard with no time to react.
But most of the Murkrow adapted very quickly to flying in the Blizzard.
The remaining Murkrow also adjusted themselves quickly after hearing Honchkrow's voice.
However, there were still some Murkrow on the ground who had fallen into critical condition.
Ninetales didn't have time to look at those Murkrow and used Blizzard again. This time, the Blizzard was obviously much more intense than when she had first emerged.
"Babble!"
There was some anger in Ninetales' voice, and the Blizzard became more violent due to the change in her mood.
The continuous output of Blizzard, coupled with Ninetales' Ability Snow Warning, even caused some Murkrow to fall into a frozen state.
Taking advantage of this moment, Ninetales quickly ran to Roy's side.
Roy used his Psychic power to knock several Murkrow into the air again, clearing the path for Ninetales to move forward.
Because of Ninetales' assistance, many of the Murkrow who had been surrounding Mimikyu and Roy were now drawn toward Ninetales instead.
Mimikyu stood at the forefront of the team, facing the exit of the canyon.
"Crack!"
The exit is almost here—let's hurry!
Both Roy and Ninetales nodded in unison and rushed toward the exit.
Now the Murkrow in the canyon numbered only about half of what they had been initially. Although there were still many Murkrow, they were hindered by the Blizzard surrounding Ninetales and didn't even dare to move forward.
Occasionally, a few courageous and brave Murkrow rushed forward, but they were all beaten back by Mimikyu's Play Rough.
For a while, the three of them ran toward the exit of Vast Poni Canyon with few Murkrow daring to stop them.
"What are you looking at me for? You go ahead."
"Why don't you go up?"
"I'm afraid of getting beaten."
"Me too."
A few Murkrow exchanged information in low voices and decided to put on a show without actually going up to take a beating.
Anyway, when that superior blamed them, the boss would bear the responsibility.
The heavens don't follow people's wishes, nor do they fulfill crows' wishes.
Soon, just as Roy and the others were about to reach the exit, a huge cry sounded, almost echoing throughout the sky of Poni Island.
When the Murkrow heard this voice, they couldn't help but perk up.
Honchkrow was taking command.
Roy naturally heard it too, but they didn't stop.
Because they knew that Honchkrow's cry had two purposes: one was to give orders to their subordinates.
The other, naturally, was to summon more subordinates.
"Quickly, let's go!"
Thinking of this possibility, Roy couldn't help feeling somewhat anxious.
Even though Ninetales and Mimikyu could handle these Murkrow now, they couldn't manage wave after wave.