Shiro wasn't surprised when he saw the pair of Kadabra rush in to protect Hunter G. He had already prepared for the possibility that more than twenty hunters could suddenly appear and attack. Those two, who hadn't found a chance to act until now, had shown up at just the right time.
Corviknight hovered silently in the air, its wings steady.
Shiro's gaze shifted to Drakloak, who was constantly changing position and attacking the Dynamax device.
It weaved around the crimson pillar of light shooting from the device. The three Noibat were close behind, chasing relentlessly. Every time it fired a Dragon Pulse, they responded in sync, and the two attacks would cancel each other out.
But it was clear to the eye: the Noibat were slowing down.
As long as Drakloak could deal with the three of them, there would be no need for him to land, and Corviknight wouldn't also have to break through the Kadabra's defenses alone.
Shiro still felt like something was hiding inside this rocky hill. Maybe the missing hunters were just lying in wait below, ready to ambush him. To be safe, the best plan was to take them out one by one, using the most stable and controlled approach.
Besides, Felix didn't seem to be on good terms with the hunters. Since blocking Drakloak's first attack, the man hadn't offered any more help.
After analyzing the situation, Shiro shouted.
"Drakloak! Fire Dragon Pulse again, then use Phantom Force! Attack the Noibat directly!"
In a flash, the Pokémon twisted its body mid-air and unleashed a blue-green beam of energy.
The three Noibat countered the same way as before, firing back with their own Dragon Pulse.
Boom!
A loud explosion rang out like always, but this time, Drakloak flipped in the air and slipped into the shadows, vanishing from the Noibat's view.
The three Pokémon looked dazed. Drained and worn out, they thought they were hallucinating. They turned to look at one another, confused. Without a trainer to guide them, they didn't know what to do next.
A moment later, a cold, familiar presence crept up behind them.
"Draa… klooak…"
As soon as they heard the cry, the Noibat froze—both mind and body. In the next second, a giant spectral maw filled with ghostly energy clamped down and tore off one of their heads.
Drakloak casually spat the head aside, then spun forward to strike the remaining two.
"Nooi-bat!"
"Noii..."
The Noibat flapped their wings in panic, terrified. But Drakloak was too fast for them. In the blink of an eye, it tore off one's wing and whipped the other to the ground with its tail.
All three crashed down, kicking up a small cloud of dust.
Hunter G caught the scene, but he didn't react.
The four Dynamax devices in front of him had already floated more than a meter above the ground and were spinning rapidly. Inside the nearly transparent red glow, the bases of the devices revealed dozens of Poké Ball-like outlines.
Each one contained a captured Pokémon with ancient traits, and was constantly being drained of energy by the machines.
At last, the devices slowed and gradually stopped spinning. The crimson beams they emitted suddenly surged wider and completely engulfed Hunter G.
Two strange Pokémon slowly began to take shape from within the light.
"They're here... finally... they're here..." he muttered under his breath.
Inside the beam, he had no idea Drakloak was charging straight toward him, nor did he see his trembling subordinate nearby, desperate to escape.
Hunter G pulled out a rectangular, black, semi-transparent box. He put on a pair of gloves, then reached into the Dynamax beam.
There, two strange symbols—black, one-eyed, and shaped like the letters A and G—were quietly asleep.
Boom!
Not far from the device, Felix released another Gym-level Pokémon, Obstagoon, to block Drakloak's attack alongside his Malamar.
"Good," Hunter G whispered to himself, gripping the two letter-like creatures in his gloved hand. "Ancient Unown... mysterious forces beyond understanding... power that surpasses even Legendary Pokémon..."
Unown A and G were firmly held and sealed inside the box.
"The mission is complete…" He secured the item, then looked up at Shiro with venom in his eyes. "Now it's your turn!"
He never expected this task to be so hard. He had completed it while brushing shoulders with death. Worse, all four of his dragons had fallen to that man.
Thinking about Renji who reported the information, then disappeared, and the useless Dalton, Hunter G's fury burned even stronger.
"If you dare come down here... don't even think of leaving!"
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Shiro didn't expect Felix, the one who stood on the edge, to charge in again. The man always showed up only at critical moments, but that alone was enough to cause trouble.
He had clearly seen Hunter G take something from the Dynamax device. He didn't catch what it was exactly, but based on context, he was sure it had to be the hunters' objective.
It didn't matter anymore. Old grudges and new ones were coming out all at once. There was no turning back. He had to take every last one of them down.
With that thought, he stopped hesitating. He released Haunter and Vibrava, then commanded.
"Corviknight! Use Aerial Ace! Target the Kadabra!"
The moment he finished speaking, Shiro jumped off Corviknight's back. Haunter and Vibrava caught him smoothly, one on each side.
Freed from its passenger, the giant bird dove without restraint. It twisted midair and drew a sharp arc through the sky.
"Kadaa!"
The two Kadabra clenched their spoons simultaneously. Psychic energy formed the strongest barrier they could muster.
But both of them were only at Advanced-level, just Lv31 and Lv32. They weren't even close to Corviknight's strength. They might have held off a few casual Air Cutters, but this was a full-force assault.
In an instant, the psychic shield shattered.
Corviknight's strike tore straight through, and the Kadabra were thrown back with the pieces of their broken defense.
Before Hunter G could react, the trainer behind him who was controlling the two Psychic-types turned and ran.
Hunter G stayed still. His cold eyes locked on the rushing Corviknight. He wasn't afraid. He only felt a bit of regret that his ambush, planned for so long, hadn't killed the enemy trainer in one blow.
"Come out!" he yelled.
The muddy ground suddenly pushed upward, and a rock wall rose in front of Corviknight just in time.
Boom!
The bird's beak, stronger than metal, smashed through the rock easily. But that moment of delay was enough for Hunter G to retreat behind the Dynamax device.
At the same time, several massive Ground-type Pokémon burst from the dirt: three gray-colored Rhydon.
All of them were at the Gym-level.
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