The Pokémon hunters stared at it in terror; if they usually encountered such a Mega Steelix, they would certainly be delighted.
However, at this moment, they truly did not want to witness this "abnormal" Pokémon.
The struggling Raikou hadn't expected such a sudden turn of events, its eyes filled with astonishment as it looked at Steelix.
"Roar!!"
Steelix suddenly lifted its thick and dazzling silver Steel Tail, sweeping like a long whip towards the two Pokémon hunters carrying Golem.
"Quick, block it! Block it!"
The pair shouted, but their reaction was slightly delayed. Their Golems were just about to take action when Steelix's tail swept them off the cliffside.
It was like clearing out trash as two Golems and two Pokémon hunters fell off the cliff together.
Piercing screams echoed through the skies.
The two Vibrava hovering in the air initially intended to attack Steelix, but upon seeing their Trainers fall from the cliff, they decisively chose to chase after them, their wings trembling madly in an attempt to catch them.
No one expected Steelix to roar and pursue them, spinning its steel body sideways and causing fierce winds. Electromagnetic Levitation produced constant electric flashes, descending even faster than the Vibrava.
"Roar!!"
"Buzz——"
In panic, the two Vibrava desperately tried to dodge, one unable to evade and was hit directly by a blue fireball, smoke billowing from its body as it plummeted down.
With a simple Dragon Breath, it was struck down, and the victorious Steelix appeared increasingly rampant.
It recalled encountering those Pokémon in Pyrite Town, each seeming powerful, yet each turned out weak, falling faster than anything else.
On the other side.
Inside the robot's cockpit, two Pokémon hunters were frantically operating various buttons, but due to Porygon's invasion, the entire system was controlled by the latter. They couldn't even extend the mechanical arm to attack Baimu, let alone move—
Such was the case with smart motor drives.
If only this robot had a purely mechanical drive structure, it wouldn't have been completely controlled by Porygon. The latter merely needed to shield all instrument signals from entering the system, leaving these guys hesitant.
Moreover, this robot was equipped with numerous networked intelligent systems.
Faced with a trigger that couldn't move the robot, one hunter immediately threw a Pokeball into the air.
"Go! Hold that guy off for me!"
"Gulp!"
Crobat emerged, carrying its Trainer's expectations.
But it didn't even have time to see its target clearly before a frigid, radiant fist came flying towards it, brilliant as a star from afar.
Bang!
Ice shards scattered.
Crobat fell like a kite with a broken line.
In the next moment, amidst the hunter's terrified expression, floating in the air, Mawile suddenly turned, opened the Giant Jaw at the back of its head, took hold of his head, and pulled it outward, flinging him to the ground!
"Ugh!"
The hunter's head hit the ground hard, though he wore a combat suit capable of reducing impact and attribute energy, he didn't pair it with a matching helmet.
So when Mawile targeted his skull, he was utterly powerless to resist, easily taken down.
The remaining Pokémon hunter, seeing his companion suddenly dragged away, felt his soul nearly leaving his body, tremblingly took out a Pokeball to open it.
Unfortunately, Porygon had already completely taken control of the entire robot, disabling the Crystal System, and used the tentacle-like mechanical arm to grab him.
"Ah——" the Pokémon hunter screamed.
"Roar..."
With the Crystal no longer absorbing its electricity, the freed Raikou instantly relaxed, lying there motionless.
With injuries and exhaustion, it being able to hold on until now was impressive enough, worthy of being a Legendary Pokémon.
"Pop!"
Porygon's voice came through the robot's loudspeaker.
"Great!"
Baimu, standing at the cliff edge, looked down and then gave a thumbs-up to the biggest contributor, Porygon.
Just now, Steelix had successfully terrified the two Golems and one Vibrava, not allowing them to dare resist, letting the former conveniently capture their fortunately not dead Trainers.
Seeing those two Golems didn't use Big Explosion, he felt a bit relieved.
The Pokémon belonging to these hunters evidently lacked deep affection for them, which could be seen from the Vibrava landing beside its companion, no longer chasing the Trainers.
Actually, if the Pokémon hunters treated their Pokémon well, it's certain the Vibrava would chase relentlessly. Perhaps the Golem might also choose Big Explosion to block Steelix for the Trainer.
Quickly dealing with four Pokémon hunters.
"I'll leave it to you."
Baimu instructed Mawile to bring the backpack hanging beside the mountain bike, which contained a simple medical kit, while he released Blissey and slowly approached the battered Raikou.
The latter, which had its eyes closed, sensed someone approaching and immediately opened them, producing a low growl from its throat, its eyes full of vigilance.
Clearly.
It hadn't hastily trusted Baimu just because he attacked the four Pokémon hunters. It knew well from abundant human interactions that dog-eat-dog situations also existed.
Moreover, the human before it was wearing similar attire as those who harmed it.
"Rest assured, I'm not with them."