Chương 66: makes a dazzling debut.

"The leader of the other side is a bit troublesome. I can kill him instantly, but if it's just about driving them away, I'm not confident I can easily control the situation without alerting Regirock."

After speaking very quickly, Gadriya left Cynthia with a seemingly cautionary statement, which was actually an excuse for her future actions.

Before Cynthia could respond, she didn't use Instant Transmission. Instead, she carried Lu Sha and transformed into a white streak of light, rushing straight towards the cave entrance.

"Cattleya! Be careful! Your safety is the most important thing!"

Cynthia's anxious shouts were ripped apart by the wind behind them, and at that moment, Gadriya appeared as if descending from the heavens, hovering in front of the hunters.

"Who is it?"

The hunters reacted extremely quickly; almost the instant Cattleya appeared, the previously lax security perimeter tightened instantly.

"Salamander, Flamethrower!"

"Scizor, Bullet Punch!"

Hunter J and Hunter A, being seasoned veterans, didn't waste any words and directed their respective ace hunters to launch an attack on Gadria.

The remaining three were just ordinary hunters at the professional level, still stunned by the sudden appearance of the girl in the white dress.

"just!"

"Violent!!"

Salamence opened its mouth and spewed out a scorching pillar of fire, while Scizor's pincers transformed into indistinct silver afterimages, locking onto Cattleya's throat and heart.

For hunters, attacking trainers is a common occurrence.

If you died, it just means you had bad luck.

Faced with these two deadly moves that could shatter rocks, Gadriya didn't even lift her eyelids, only slightly tilting her head.

hum!!!

The next moment, telekinesis descended.

A vast, ocean-like psychic power was applied to the two Pokémon.

"Violent!"

The Salamence let out a startled, mournful cry.

The pillar of fire that was about to erupt was as if it had been forcefully pushed back into the throat by an invisible hand, causing a wisp of black smoke to be exhaled.

Immediately afterwards, its massive dragon body was lifted into the air without any resistance, like a runaway pendulum, and slammed down hard onto the giant mantis on the ground.

Although Scizor was not directly controlled by psychic powers thanks to its Bug-type resistance, the sudden psychic attack caused its legs to buckle, resulting in a fatal halt in its movements.

Before it could even adjust its center of gravity, it was hit squarely by a Salamence that fell from the sky.

boom!!!

The two Pokémon rolled around in a ball, raising clouds of dust.

"A Salamence! Damn it, what kind of monster is that?!"

Hunter J cursed angrily, his right hand quickly reaching for another Poké Ball at his waist.

But the moment her fingertips touched the Poké Ball's shell, her pupils suddenly dilated, and a strange blankness appeared on her face, which had been full of hostility.

The next second, she suddenly shouted:

"Salamander! Aim at Scizor! Use Hyper Beam!!"

"J? Are you crazy?"

Hunter A stared wide-eyed at his companion in disbelief.

Double-crossing? Betrayal? Internal strife?

Countless conspiracy theories flashed through his mind, but he quickly realized something was wrong.

Hunter J isn't crazy.

It's that woman over there!

It's that girl in the white dress floating in mid-air, that terrifying superpowered individual!

"Damn it, it's hypnosis!"

Hunter A's expression changed drastically, and almost instinctively, he reached for the Alakazam Poké Ball at his waist.

As long as you release Alakazam, you can escape using Teleport!

But before he could raise his hand, a clear, cold, and echoing voice suddenly rang in his ears:

"What do you want to do?"

Hunter A's vision suddenly went black.

The noisy battlefield around us disappeared, and the forests of Tianguan Mountain vanished.

He felt as if he had suddenly fallen into an endless abyss, surrounded by thick, suffocating darkness.

Above this dark sky, a pair of huge, emerald-green eyes slowly opened, coldly gazing at him, who was as insignificant as an ant.

In the real world, Hunter A's body froze on the spot, his eyes losing focus.

"Scizor... buy me some time..."

He gave the final instruction in a mechanical voice.

The Scizor, which was preparing to counterattack, paused, then nimbly leaped to avoid the Salamence's destructive beam and stood in front of Hunter A.

"Yes! (Release the master! He and I will leave immediately!)" The mantis warily stared at Cattleya in the air, its pincers crossed, producing a metallic clanging sound.

Clearly, it realized that Hunter A was being controlled.

"You are quite loyal, but he only sees you as a tool. You can leave on your own; I won't stop you."

"Cadelia said softly."

When using harsh hypnosis on humans, it's inevitable that one might read their last thoughts.

Use Scizor as cannon fodder to buy time, while Alakazam carries him away.

As long as a person is alive, even if a near-Elite Four Pokémon is lost, they can still catch another one.

This is Hunter A's idea.

"Yes! (But he is my master!)" The scythe was ungrateful and stubbornly protected the one who had abandoned it.

Caldelia didn't care; there was still about a minute left before the machine finished its work.

"Tsk tsk, when disaster strikes, everyone flies away. Those small fry are really quick to run!"

Following Lu Sha's teasing, Gadriya slightly raised her head.

The three small-time hunters who had been there earlier had just come to their senses and had no intention of helping; instead, they chose to run away.

The three displayed their unique abilities: the King Swallow, the Natural Bird, and the Coconut Tree.

In less than ten seconds, it disappeared without a trace.

Gadriya had no intention of pursuing them; Cynthia's request was simply to expel them, so there was no need to do anything unnecessary.

"Just one last bit, almost time to begin. Have the hunter leader pretend to be awake and command Scizor to attack Regirock; that way, it won't arouse Little Cabbage's suspicion."

Lu Sha, who had been keeping a close eye on the instruments, was constantly directing the battle.

"Okay! What move will Scizor use?"

"Cannon beam!"

"Scizor has stronger physical melee moves. In this emergency, it's impossible to get close enough to charge at Regirock. Using special attack ranged Steel-type moves is more suitable for the situation," Lu Sha added an explanation.

What? What if Scizor didn't learn it?

If Hunter A didn't learn it, it's because he's confused. What does it have to do with them? Just change your moves and keep going.

Cattleya nodded slightly, a flash of blue light disappearing from her eyes.

Not far away, Hunter A, who had been disconnected, spoke again.

This time, his voice became ferocious and distorted, as if he were experiencing some kind of extreme agonizing struggle:

"Scizor, aim at Hunter J... no, at Regirock inside the cave, and unleash the Cannon!"

The moment the command was given, Hunter A's expression froze completely. He rolled his eyes and stiffened, like a puppet with its strings cut.

Hunter A's words, which had been devoid of emotion, suddenly turned ferocious and angry, but before he could finish giving the order, all his expressions fell silent.

"not good!!"

Cynthia, who was watching from a distance, turned deathly pale instantly.

She initially thought the situation was great; the two hunters were under control, and it would all be over once the Scizor was defeated.

But to everyone's surprise, Hunter A broke through the hypnosis with willpower and issued such a crazy command.

If Regirock were truly enraged... Cynthia couldn't even imagine what that would look like.

She felt that she had harmed Cattleya.