The venue security and the bodyguards of the wealthy military officers reacted incredibly fast.
After the initial shock wore off, the well-trained among them immediately shouted orders to their Pokémon to counterattack.
In an instant, lightning lit up the entire hall!
A swarm of Zebstrika, Magneton, and even a few scattered Luxray erupted with blinding electrical currents. Countless Thunderbolts like golden lightning serpents wove together into a net, shooting toward the future Paradox Pokémon charging at the crystal pillar!
At the same time, Klinklang, Magnezone, and other Pokémon opened fire. Beams of Flash Cannon or the thicker Zap Cannons tore through the chaotic air, bombarding the targets with momentum that could rip through anything.
Defenses went up immediately. A few Pokémon with psychic abilities like Bronzong worked together to erect massive Reflect and Light Screen barriers, trying to buy time for the attacks.
However, harsh reality instantly shattered any hope of resistance.
The security forces' attacks bombarded Iron Jugulis, Iron Hands, and Iron Valiant with minimal effect. Those dazzling energy beams hitting their cold armor only produced scattered sparks and left shallow marks, unable to cause any real damage.
After all, the gap in strength between the two sides was just too great.
The Electric-type attacks made the future Paradox Pokémon's movements pause slightly, but these creatures possessed physical defense and special defense far exceeding anything from the current era!
The armor covering their bodies had astonishing durability. Low-level Electric-type Pokémon's attacks barely scratched them.
An arc from a military Magneton could only make Iron Hands' footsteps hesitate slightly, completely unable to stop its charging momentum.
Overwhelming strength!
Each of these Future Paradox species possessed at least Elite-level power.
Moreover, their fighting style had no emotion whatsoever, only pure aggression.
The single red eye atop Iron Jugulis's head flashed, and a Flash Cannon several times thicker than the security forces' instantly blasted out!
That terrifying blue beam easily tore through the Light Screen jointly erected by two Metagross, like a hot knife through butter. The shockwave from the Light Screen's collapse sent several Magneton that were too close flying, crashing into distant walls and losing consciousness.
Iron Bundle's target was the Klinklang and several Zebstrika blocking the flank.
The thick ice crystal armor on its head suddenly lit up, and an extremely cold white freezing breath sprayed out like frost.
Wherever the cold air passed, the Klinklang in its path were instantly frozen into ice sculptures, their movements completely locked.
Several Zebstrika tried to jump and dodge, but the bone-chilling cold air invaded their bodies instantly. Their running movements became stiff and sluggish, then they were caught by the oncoming cold air, turning into ice sculptures trailing white vapor.
Iron Hands' target was the Bisharp and a Bronzong blocking its path head-on.
It let out a deep mechanical roar, its massive body suddenly accelerating, its entire form wrapped in violent impact energy as it charged forward.
Boom!
Bisharp was sent flying like a ragdoll, its arm blades twisted and deformed.
Bronzong's heavy bell body emitted an unbearable metallic wail, knocked off the ground and smashing hard into the crowd behind, causing a wave of screams.
The remaining Iron Valiant weren't easy opponents either. Their figures flickered, instantly splitting into several identical Double Team copies, easily confusing the several Luxray trying to lock onto them and a trainer in charge of security command.
Buzz!
A Psycho Cut flickering with psychic waves silently cut through the air.
That Luxray didn't even have time to react. The cold energy blade flashed, and it instantly collapsed, unconscious.
The Alliance's forces were completely routed in less than a minute.
And the massive energy crystal pillar emitting blue light was directly exposed within the Future Paradox species' attack range.
"Damn it!" Colonel Walker's roar rang out like thunder. Having witnessed the destruction of his side's Pokémon, his eyes turned red.
"Electivire! Block them! Wild Charge!"
The Elite high-level Electivire beside him immediately took action. All the muscles in its body instantly tensed, its orange-yellow fur standing on end, violent blue currents continuously erupting!
Its entire body transformed into a blue lightning ball, charging with frenzied momentum, slamming hard into an Iron Hands that was rushing forward and about to reach the crystal pillar!
Boom!
Beneath the deafening roar was the collision of lightning and steel body.
Violent currents frantically bit at Iron Hands' metal armor, producing teeth-grinding sizzling sounds!
This strike concentrated all of Electivire's power, and the effect was remarkable!
For the first time, Iron Hands' massive body was successfully blocked, even knocked back half a step, its heavy body leaving deep marks on the floor.
It worked!
Just as a glint of satisfaction flashed in Colonel Walker's eyes, the next moment, his expression froze.
Because the knocked-back Iron Hands merely glanced at Electivire.
Immediately after, it threw a punch without warning at Electivire, as if completely unaffected!
Thud!
A dull sound rang out.
This punch's contained power landed solidly on Electivire's body.
The latter let out a painful scream. That massive body was actually sent flying by this single punch, tumbling and smashing through a distant long table laden with drinks.
It struggled a few times, but seemed to have suffered too much damage and couldn't stand up.
Colonel Walker's face instantly turned ashen, his heart sinking.
His prized main force had actually been sent flying by a single punch!
This gap...
On the other side of the chaotic battlefield, Alicia's Metagross also tried to intercept these future Paradox Pokémon.
Its heavy body stepped forward, its huge metal fist wrapped in blue light, smashing hard at Iron Bundle, which was spraying Blizzard toward the side of the crystal pillar!
Bang!
This punch solidly hit Iron Bundle's thick ice crystal armor, knocking it off balance and causing its sprayed Blizzard to change direction.
However, the airflow sprayed by Iron Bundle also wrapped around Metagross's body from the strike.
Hiss!
Metagross's body began to freeze rapidly!
At this moment, the hall was completely overrun.
The Alliance's military and guards had absolutely no ability to resist in the face of superior power.
Watching the casualties among Pokémon and personnel increase, panic spread, and screams continuously rang out.
Just at this critical moment, a ghostly figure broke through the entire battlefield, heading straight for Alicia, who was protected in the middle by guards!
It was an Iron Valiant!
Using the illusions created by Double Team, it successfully confused the guards' Magnezone and that Metagross whose movement was blocked by the Blizzard, instantly cutting directly into the soldiers' protective circle!
The red light in its eyes flashed violently. The energy blade condensed from pure psychic and mental power in its hand was already raised high, locked onto Alicia's position!
"Magnezone!"
A guard reacted. His Magnezone was right beside Alicia, and he immediately ordered it to intercept!
However.
Iron Valiant's body flashed, once again bypassing the Magnezone that moved forward to block.
Alicia felt all the blood in her body freeze at this moment. The shadow of death had already fallen over her!
Just as that cold energy blade was about to touch the skin of her neck!
A figure flashed by!
No skill's glow, purely speed erupted by the physical body!
A man suddenly stepped forward. In the moment before the blade fell, he reached out and wrapped his arm around Alicia's waist.
Immediately followed by a sidestep, pulling Alicia's body along that deadly slash's trajectory, sliding past by the narrowest of margins!
Whoosh!
The sharp wind pressure of the energy blade cutting through the air even severed several of Alicia's hairs.
This shocking scene instantly attracted the attention of everyone nearby who could still observe the battlefield!
An unremarkable guy wearing a janitor's uniform had actually, without summoning any Pokémon, with a purely human body, at this critical moment, saved the Alliance Chairwoman?
If this weren't witnessed firsthand, who could believe it?
The shockwave from the explosion and the violent action also blew off the hat and mask the man had been wearing.
A young, handsome face was exposed under the chaotic lighting.
Alicia was held tightly in that person's embrace, still recovering from the shock.
She was forced to look up at this suddenly appearing face at close range, her eyes full of shock and confusion.
Who is this person?
She shouldn't know this person, right?
Having missed with one strike, Iron Valiant's pair of cold electronic eyes instantly locked onto that person.
Red light flashed violently all over its body, as if furious over the missed strike!
Without any hesitation, the energy blade in its hand instantly adjusted its angle, its arm becoming a blur of light and shadow, about to launch even faster continuous slashes!
At the same time, the distant Iron Jugulis seemed to have also received new instructions. The cannon barrels on both its arms slowly rotated, beginning to condense dazzling blue-white light, locked onto the direction of Alicia and him!
The deadly crisis had not been resolved; instead, it had become even more dangerous because of his intervention.
However, the man placed Alicia behind himself but appeared completely calm.
"Chandelure!"
Whoosh!
In the shadow less than half a meter in front of him, a mass of blue flames ignited out of nowhere!
The deep blue flames instantly expanded and took shape. Chandelure's body composed of ghostly red flames appeared before everyone's eyes out of thin air!
Its appearance instantly changed the entire hall's atmosphere!
An incomparably terrifying aura at this moment, without any concealment, like an invisible tide, instantly spread out, making everyone sense its existence!
This aura and power far exceeded those Future Pokémon!
The moment Chandelure appeared, dazzling seven-colored light erupted continuously from its body, carrying chaotic shadows that flew precisely toward the Future Pokémon present!
The latter's movements instantly showed obvious delay. Iron Valiant's continuous slashes froze in mid-air, the light condensing at Iron Jugulis's cannon barrels became unstable, and the movements of Iron Hands and Iron Bundle all stiffened for an instant.
This was just one Confuse Ray, but unleashed with King-level power, it was no longer a simple ordinary control skill. It had become area control.
Immediately following, Chandelure locked onto the greatest threat on the field: Iron Valiant.
It didn't even have any obvious movement, just swayed its body slightly.
A Shadow Ball half the size of its own body shot out soundlessly!
The Shadow Ball's speed was so fast it left a black trail in the air, shooting precisely toward Iron Valiant.
From launching to hitting, the time didn't even exceed two seconds!
And Iron Valiant, hit head-on by this move, the metal armor on its body began emitting teeth-grinding sounds, its entire body wrapped in dark radiance, flying backward like a kite with a cut string!
Boom!
An explosion sounded. When the smoke cleared, its body had already been blasted directly into a nearby wall by the Shadow Ball. The light on its head flickered a few times, then dimmed, unconscious.
With just one strike, Iron Valiant was instantly defeated!
Chandelure hovered in front of Alicia, the ghostly red flames on its lamp stand burning steadily, emanating an invisible pressure that made people feel fear in the depths of their souls.
That was power belonging to a higher level: King-level!
It didn't continue attacking the other future Paradox Pokémon, only coldly surveying the entire field.
Dead silence!
An eerie dead silence enveloped the hall that had just been filled with explosions, screams, and energy roars!
The surviving Steel and Electric-type Pokémon, whether the guards' battered Magnezone, Colonel Walker's Electivire struggling to get up, or Alicia's Metagross with frostbitten joints... all Pokémon feeling this pressure subconsciously retreated.
The enormous gap in power made all these Pokémon feel instinctive fear!
The Alliance security personnel, the surviving wealthy bodyguards, Colonel Walker, and Alicia Soren protected behind Kairos... everyone's gaze was fixed on that hovering figure.
Shock, bewilderment, fear, disbelief... various emotions intertwined on every face.
What kind of Pokémon was that?
Never seen before, never heard of!
Also, what attribute was that power?
The ghostly red flames... the black sphere that devoured light, and that power disrupting the entire field, all completely exceeded their understanding of Pokémon.
Moreover, how could it be so strong?
With one strike, it defeated that strange Pokémon that even Elite-level couldn't match. Just how terrifying must its strength be?
Many people present, after the brief relief of being rescued, suddenly realized this even more serious problem.
However, at least judging from the current situation, this Pokémon... and that mysterious person, since he saved the Chairwoman's life, perhaps at least he was on their side?
As everyone's brains raced, that group of strange Pokémon made new movements!
They didn't seem to feel fear because of what just happened; instead, they became even more agitated and furious, attacking together once more.
Only this time, they had changed their target!