Understanding what Cain meant, Regice didn't waste a second and launched directly at Ampharos and Charizard, who were standing next to Brannis.
Both Pokémon were strong, but compared to Regice, there was still a clear gap.
Moreover, they had already taken damage earlier, leaving them with little stamina left.
With no more concerns, Cain began directing his Pokémon to aggressively attack the few remaining Pokémon under Brannis' control.
In truth, what Cain was most worried about was Ampharos' power.
As for Charizard, he was confident he could slowly wear it down.
The faces of Brannis and Rox grew darker by the moment.
But Brannis was still not ready to surrender.
He continued giving commands to his Pokémon, launching one final assault.
Rox, for his part, could only hope his brother would be able to get them out of this dangerous situation.
Cain led his Pokémon, while Mismagius — who always accompanied him — walked beside him, slowly approaching Moltres, who was still unconscious.
Moltres was completely out of it, unable to recognize his surroundings.
When he previously attacked Ampharos, he had already accepted death.
The pride of a legendary Pokémon could not be trampled.
Even if he was going to die, he would do it standing.
Cain observed Moltres, whose body still emitted flames — though now they were much weaker.
Some of his serious wounds were still bleeding, with golden drops of blood dripping from his body.
"Wow, no wonder he's a legendary Pokémon. His self-healing ability is terrifying," thought Cain, watching as the small wounds on Moltres visibly healed before his eyes.
The damaged tissue was beginning to regenerate, and new reddish growth appeared on the skin's surface.
"This can't go to waste. This is blood from an adult Moltres!" Cain thought with a malicious smile.
He quickly pulled out a large glass jar from his storage space.
"Miiis...?"
Mismagius' expression was a mix of shock and confusion.
Was Cain doing what she thought?
A glass jar that big... No! It was an aquarium!
"He's not really going to fill that with Moltres' blood, right?" thought Mismagius, visibly unsettled.
Just as she feared, Cain, acting like a professional, put on gloves and pulled out a huge syringe.
He knew that to extract the DNA of the three legendary Pokémon, he had to be well-prepared.
The syringe needle had been specially designed for this kind of work.
"Sssst!"
The needle pierced Moltres' artery with no difficulty.
Mismagius covered her mouth, afraid the noise would wake him.
However, there was nothing to fear. The noise of the surrounding battle was so loud that Moltres was completely immersed in his automatic protective state.
At that moment, Moltres' body was converting all its internal energy into blood and recovery substances.
You could say that, at that moment, Moltres' blood was the most nutritious substance imaginable.
"Shh... I'm doing what's best for him. Don't you see how much blood is going to waste? If it hits the ground, it's lost. I collect it now and later I'll make him some blood-recovery medicine," Cain explained mysteriously to Mismagius.
"Miiis?" Mismagius looked at the massive glass jar beside Cain, then at the syringe, as if asking whether he was really going to go through with this.
"It's just in case I don't have enough. Look at his size — a single jar of blood won't be enough. A whole tank, now that's good," Cain said, tapping the jar with a smile.
A whole tank...
Mismagius could only keep her thoughts to herself.
Though she didn't fully understand what was happening, a strange feeling of satisfaction ran through her body.
"No, no! This isn't right!" she scolded herself, trying to push those thoughts away.
Cain said nothing more and rushed to act.
The battle happening around him seemed like none of his concern.
With Regice in action, Cain had no doubt that Brannis and his brother Rox would be no match.
"ROARR"
"ROARR"
Regice showed no mercy and quickly knocked Ampharos to the ground, beaten and weakened.
Though Charizard tried to stop him, he failed.
When Ampharos was nearly out of combat on the ground, Regice suddenly turned toward Charizard.
Charizard gulped nervously.
Meanwhile, Slowking and Gengar, working together, quickly defeated the three remaining Pokémon Brannis had.
Soon, Brannis and Rox were captured and restrained, unable to do anything.
Both were kneeling, eyes filled with frustration, but not daring to speak.
Everything was already decided, and the two couldn't even imagine what awaited them.
Meanwhile, Cain continued drawing blood.
The golden blood was about to fill the massive glass jar.
But Cain didn't stop — he kept extracting more, showing no sign of ending.
The speed at which he drew blood began to slow down, and Moltres' wounds were no longer healing.
Even his breathing grew faint, and his body showed signs of exhaustion, as if he were trapped in a nightmare.
Mismagius watched Moltres with a worried expression.
"Alright... that's enough. I think this will do. Next time, I'll bring a bigger jar. The previous battle wasted so much blood, such a shame..." thought Cain, sighing as he finished the extraction.
Finally, the jar was filled to the brim.
"Relax, this is just what I needed. If I could, I'd have drawn a little more. This is a legendary Pokémon — of course he has tons of life energy. Who knows how many amazing things he's consumed over the years," Cain explained with a smile, watching Mismagius' reaction.
Mismagius looked at him in disbelief.
"Listen, you don't get it. It's not just the blood, it's the energy inside. If we turn this blood into Pokéblocks, the potency will be incredible. I know you love eating, so don't worry. It won't be long before you've eaten it all," Cain said without hesitation, with a look of total sincerity.
Upon hearing that, Mismagius' expression instantly changed. She suddenly grabbed the syringe from Cain's hand and rushed back to Moltres, ready to extract every last drop of energy.
Cain quickly stopped her, visibly nervous.
If she kept extracting, Moltres might not survive.
Thanks to his System, Cain knew Moltres' limits precisely. If Mismagius used another syringe, Moltres wouldn't live to see the dawn.
After a lot of effort, Cain finally managed to calm Mismagius down.
He stored the sealed jar in his storage space and gave Moltres some high-quality Pokéblocks and a dose of blood elixir.
After a while, Moltres seemed a bit better. His skin regained its color, and the lost vitality began to return.
He had almost killed him.
Suddenly, Cain pulled out a new Pokéball from his pocket.
With this opportunity... should he capture him?
(End of chapter)