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"Is this what the legendary heroes were truly like?"
Leon watched the magnificent and majestic Sword King and Shield King in front of him, somewhat dazed.
In reality, the Galar region, due to the 'Darkest Day' disaster three thousand years ago, held immense reverence for the heroes who saved the Galar region with 'swords' and 'shields' in legend.
And this point was directly reflected in Leon himself.
Although there was no explicit plot development, the pattern on the chest of Leon's black short-sleeved shirt was a sword and a shield.
This was already enough to prove that the people of the Galar region had a special connection to 'swords' and 'shields'.
Even Leon particularly cherished this short shirt.
But now they were being told that the legendary heroes of the Galar region were actually two Pokémon?
Even though Leon had previously received this information from Rose, Rose himself wasn't entirely sure at the time, let alone Leon.
"So all those stories were lies, tsk~ those people from the Galar Royal Family are truly disgusting."
Raihan was not at all polite, openly expressing his disdain for the Galar Royal Family.
The truth was already clear: the Galar Royal Family had altered history.
Raihan was not stupid, so he truly felt it was too dirty.
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Black Steed King turned its head, subtly glancing at Raihan. Honestly, it had a bit of a reactive response to the words 'Galar Royal Family'.
But Black Steed King understood that this human was not talking about it.
"Heh heh heh… It's not surprising to use public opinion to maintain one's authority and rule." Rose smiled and shook his head; Rose truly wasn't surprised by such petty tricks.
However, after today, the affairs of the Galar Royal Family would truly be impossible to conceal.
And Rose would not be polite at all; he would push for it with all his might, which could also be seen as helping the Sword King and Shield King understand the Galar people's reverence for them.
After all… isn't this a good opportunity to gain the favor of these two Legendary Pokémon?
As for the Galar Royal Family? What era is this?
Those old-timers from that era, their greatest contribution now was to be reviled by the people of the Galar region with shared hatred.
Rose didn't pay any attention to the Galar Royal Family. It was still the same saying: if those clowns behaved themselves, Rose might let them go.
But if they dared to jump out, Rose wouldn't mind directly crushing them.
The so-called royalty, no matter which region, were no different; in front of the Alliance, they were completely humble ants.
This was the trend of the times, not targeting any so-called 'kings'.
However, the Sword King and Shield King did not pay much attention to the conversations of Rose and the others.
They didn't care about empty titles.
The most important thing now was Eternatus Eternamax!!
"Woo~!"
A desolate and cold wolf howl echoed throughout Motostoke City, and the Sword King's sharp aura intensified.
The Sword King's ability, Intrepid Sword, activated!
When the Sword King enters battle, its physical attack increases by one stage.
With Intrepid Sword activated, the Sword King, biting down on the fairy king's sword, suddenly leaped up and attacked Eternatus in the air.
"Roar~!"
The Eternatus Eternamax roared, and the tips of its enormous claws glowed with surging flames.
Dynamax Cannon!
After the battle three thousand years ago, Eternatus understood the situation of these two dog-like creatures.
Its powerful Dragon-type and Poison-type attacks were completely useless against that sword-wielding dog…
Eternatus was furious, but it truly had no other choice.
The surging and mighty Dynamax Cannon came crashing down, heading straight for the Sword King.
The Sword King's eyes were cold and emotionless, and the fairy king's sword glowed with an incredibly sharp blue light, transforming into a giant sword.
The Sword King's charging speed was even faster!
As if transformed into an invincible divine sword, facing the incoming Dynamax Cannon, the Sword King swung the divine sword heavily, and a blue sword light instantly slashed through.
The vast flames that covered the sky were forcefully cut in half by this single slash.
The Sword King's exclusive move, Behemoth Blade!
Rumble!
The sword energy exploded violently, and a golden energy tide burst forth, completely engulfing the sky. All the flames were completely consumed by the golden energy of Behemoth Blade.
In the eyes filled with gold, one could only see the Sword King still maintaining its slashing posture beneath the golden energy.
"Holy crap!!!"
Raihan's face was illuminated by the golden energy, and he stared dumbfounded at the golden light that lit up the sky, his mouth agape in an O-shape due to extreme shock.
"Hiss~ This is too strong?!" Serena also gasped in amazement.
"Even I must temporarily avoid the Sword King's blade."
Black Steed King looked at the golden energy tide in the sky and couldn't help but sigh.
Leaving aside everything else, this Behemoth Blade was truly too powerful.
"No wonder it was able to defeat Eternatus back then," Rose exclaimed.
Upon hearing Rose's words, Black Steed King's expression was a bit subtle.
"Speaking of which, Calyrex, why didn't you attack Eternatus back then?"
Platinum couldn't help but ask Calyrex curiously.
Upon hearing this, Mammon also looked at Calyrex, awaiting its answer. In the original game, Calyrex had lost Glastrier and Spectrier at that time and was in an extremely weakened state.
Even if it wanted to fight against Eternatus, who caused the 'Darkest Day', it was willing but unable.
But in this world, Calyrex had never lost its steeds. Although it lacked faith, Calyrex's power was certainly not as strong as its peak during the 'King of Fertility' era.
Yet, it was still at the level of a top-tier Legendary Pokémon.
"I secluded myself deep within the Crown Tundra and slept back then. When the 'Darkest Day' affected the Crown Tundra, I was indeed awakened, but the Sword King and Shield King had already taken action."
Black Steed King replied faintly, with a hint of unnatural awkwardness in its tone.
That's right, it was actually still sleeping back then…
The influence of the Darkest Day gradually grew stronger later. Although Calyrex woke up, the Sword King and Shield King had already taken action, so it didn't need to intervene anymore.
"I see. So, can the Sword King and Shield King defeat Eternatus?"
Leon was still a bit worried. The Behemoth Blade just now was indeed astonishing and shocking, but after the aftermath of Behemoth Blade dissipated, Eternatus wasn't affected at all.
However, the Shield King's Behemoth Bash had already connected, slamming hard into Eternatus's giant claw, causing Eternatus to cry out in pain.
But at the same time, one of Eternatus's giant claws shot out flames from its tip, forcing the Shield King to retreat.
"No need to worry. There is no existence in this world more suitable to deal with Eternatus than the Sword King and Shield King," Black Steed King said calmly.
"Why do you say that?" Serena asked, puzzled.
"Because Zacian and Zamazenta are Eternatus's natural counters," Mammon couldn't help but smile. He even called Stellar Tera Terapagos back.
Natural counters?
Rose and the others couldn't help but look over curiously.
"Haven't you noticed? Although the battle is fierce and hasn't been going on for long, Eternatus has only been using Flamethrower and Dynamax Cannon from beginning to end."
Mammon watched the Eternatus Eternamax continuously spewing flames from its giant claws high in the sky.
It seems… that's really the case?
Leon looked at the Sword King, who was using Behemoth Blade to slash at Eternatus, with a strange expression in his eyes.
And although Eternatus was extremely furious, it consistently used only Flamethrower for its monotonous counterattacks.
Not to mention that most of these attacks only forced the Sword King and Shield King back; even if they hit, how much damage could a pure Flamethrower cause them?
"Because the Sword King and Shield King are the bane of Eternatus. This is the world's choice," Mammon said.
"The Sword King's Behemoth Blade and the Shield King's Behemoth Bash naturally counter Gigantamax Pokémon, and the same applies to Eternatus Eternamax."
"Furthermore, Eternatus's typing is Dragon-type/Poison-type, while the Shield King's typing is Fighting-type/Steel-type, making it immune to Poison-type and resistant to Dragon-type."
"As for the Sword King, it even makes one wonder if it's the world's malice."
Mammon couldn't help but click his tongue, because facing these two dogs, Eternatus was truly miserable.
"The Sword King's typing is Fairy-type/Steel-type, you understand, right?"
Holy crap!
Raihan couldn't help but exclaim in his heart. With Mammon saying that, how could they not understand?
Fairy-type is immune to Dragon-type, Steel-type is immune to Poison-type, plus the super-effective Behemoth Blade, the Sword King is practically Eternatus's 'daddy'!
No wonder after the battle began with the Sword King and Shield King, Eternatus never used that Dynamax Cannon with its eyes glowing red again.
Because that move was simply useless. Even if the Shield King wasn't immune to Dynamax Cannon, it still had resistance.
"The Sword King and Shield King are already exceptionally strong, and with their absolute counter to Eternatus, there's no need to worry. We just need to quietly await their victory," Mammon replied leisurely.
The Sword King and Shield King's strength was inherently far superior to that of normal cover Legendary Pokémon.
Do you understand the value of the first overpowered monster in "Sword and Shield"?
Not to mention with this kind of 'world's malice' buff, Eternatus, despite having the highest base stats in history, had no room to perform at all.
Watching the furiously roaring Eternatus being ganged up on in the sky, Mammon also felt quite emotional.
If one were to say, Eternatus's prestige was actually quite high, after all, it was the first Legendary Pokémon in the game's story to be dubbed the 'strongest Pokémon' by a character.
And then this so-called 'strongest' was specifically targeted.
The origin of Gigantamax, capable of destroying a region after triggering the 'Darkest Day', and its base stats exceeding a thousand after Eternamaxing.
All these settings were enough to illustrate Eternatus's power, but Eternatus itself probably never imagined that there would be two dogs on this planet specifically designed to counter it.
That's right, Eternatus was not originally a Pokémon from this world.
It fell into the Galar region with a meteorite two thousand years ago. It had been peaceful until three thousand years ago, when, to maintain its vitality, it began absorbing energy from the Galar region, which then triggered the 'Darkest Day', thus attracting the Sword and Shield Kings.
So Eternatus, no matter how much it thought, couldn't understand why this world, where it randomly landed, would have two dogs that so perfectly countered it?
Eternatus couldn't hold on, is this reasonable?