Clatter—
Just as Aoki put the last material he was looking for in the valley into his pocket, a slight movement finally appeared in the originally silent valley.
Aoki slowly tidied up the dirt on his body, stood up, and looked at the crowd standing behind him.
A group of people dressed in dark green military uniforms, led by a burly man with a square face, looked strong and powerful, and his clothes could not completely cover the bulging muscles on his body.
Behind the square-faced strong man stood neatly dressed Alliance soldiers, and firmness could be seen on each of their faces.
Each person was accompanied by at least one Pokémon, and the attributes of these Pokémon all included the Dark type.
A legion composed entirely of Dark-type Pokémon, the Dark Legion.
Aoki raised his eyebrows slightly, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he asked lightly, "The Second Legion?"
The square-faced strong man leading the group took a big step forward, first saluted, and then shouted with full vigor, "Hello, Elite Aoki, I am the temporary commander of the Second Legion. On behalf of the entire Second Legion, I apologize to you. This is our patrol area, but we failed to arrive at the first moment!"
There was no arrogant attitude as imagined, and he immediately expressed an apology.
Aoki glanced at the Pangoro next to the square-faced strong man, which was even taller than him, and then scanned the Pokémon accompanying the group of people standing behind him.
As expected of the most elite group of people in the Pokémon Alliance, being able to enter the Second Legion means that, except for the First Legion, there is no one more outstanding than them.
At first glance, Aoki saw that, with the exception of a few people standing further back, everyone had the strength of a quasi-Elite or so.
Even the weakest of those Pokémon had reached the Elite level.
They were truly the most elite troops of the Alliance.
Because their combat and daily training methods were different, if it came to individual combat, perhaps only the strong man at the front and a few officers were good, while the rest might be weaker in individual combat.
But never underestimate them because of this. When they form a legion, under the command of a unified commander with sufficient strength and courage, the combat power they can unleash is not so simple.
Aoki's Pokémon could withstand the attacks of the legendary Moltres, but they might not be able to withstand one of their combined attacks.
If they had appeared during Aoki's battle with Moltres just now, as long as Aoki could successfully hold Moltres for a little longer, as he did just now, creating an opportunity for them, it is estimated that with one combined skill, Moltres, even if it didn't directly lose its combat ability, would be severely injured.
This is the power of a legion's combined skill.
Of course, to unleash such a combined skill, a long period of charging is required, and there are great demands on every person in the legion, otherwise, not only will the power not accumulate, but it may even lead to a decrease in power. That's why legion-level combined skills require such a long time to charge.
In such a legion, the strength of an individual cannot play an absolute role; mutual tacit cooperation is the most crucial aspect.
This square-faced strong man was the current temporary commander of the Second Legion, who was once the Black Emissary's subordinate, said to have been promoted by him personally, and was especially respectful of the Black Emissary.
Now it seems, Aoki never would have thought that a person as eccentric as the Black Emissary would have such good taste in choosing his subordinates.
This square-faced Pangoro had the strength of a quasi-Champion peak. Judging from the Arcanine of Tennessee, the commander of the Seventh Legion, when they came in, this square-faced man indeed had the strength to serve as a legion commander.
Aoki waved his hand and said, "It's okay, the matter has been resolved, and you don't need to trouble yourselves. If you have anything to do, you can go about your business."
Hearing Aoki's words, the square-faced strong man did not leave directly but stared at Aoki with burning eyes.
Seeing his expression at this moment, and the changes in the expressions of the people behind him, Aoki suddenly smiled, "If you have something, why don't you just say it directly? Keeping it in your heart is not a good thing for either you or me."
Upon hearing this, a trace of hesitation appeared on the square-faced strong man's face, but it was quickly replaced by determination, "Please, Elite Aoki, can you tell me, is our... our former commander really an undercover agent for the Divine Cult?"
As expected, it was about the Black Emissary, but the other party's attitude was much better than Aoki had imagined.
At least the impression he gave him was much better than the impression Tennessee, the commander of the Seventh Legion, gave him before. This is how an Alliance soldier should be: straightforward, and if you don't agree, then fight.
Slowly shaking his head, "I can't say he was an undercover agent for the Divine Cult. From my personal perspective, he was just seduced by the various benefits of the Divine Cult, losing his original intention as a trainer, overly pursuing power, and finally losing even his own soul."
Originally, when Aoki shook his head, the square-faced strong man's eyes lit up slightly, but after hearing Aoki's explanation, they quickly dimmed again.
"I was able to become a trainer, to reach this point, and to possess this strength, all thanks to the commander's help...
Although I know this might be a bit rude, I still want to challenge you, Elite Aoki!
This is not only to account for the help the commander has given me over the years, but also for myself and for all of our members.
No matter what the outcome of today's battle is, all grievances between our Second Legion and you, Elite Aoki, will be written off!" The square-faced strong man said with a determined expression.
Hearing his words, the corners of Aoki's mouth slightly curled up.
Interesting.
To be honest, from the moment this strong man started speaking, Aoki's reservations about the Second Legion had largely disappeared, and his final words made Aoki re-evaluate the Alliance Legion as a military organization.
At least, glib and sycophantic people like Tennessee, the commander of the Seventh Legion, do not represent all legion members.
As the former commander of the Second Legion, although the Black Emissary had leaked many secrets to the Alliance, at least his management and guidance of the entire Second Legion were very good.
"Good!" Aoki nodded, gladly accepting the square-faced strong man's challenge.
The other party had already clearly expressed his intention and solution, and Aoki was unwilling to be targeted by the entire Alliance Legion because of the Black Emissary's matter. Since the cause of the matter was the Second Legion, then let it end with the Second Legion.