After releasing Blastoise, Dar followed up by releasing Nidoking and his other Pokémon in quick succession.
Upon realizing the massive gap in their strength, Chambers immediately lost his will to fight. Without a second thought, Chambers prepared to retreat, but he was dragged out of hiding by Gu Yuan, who had already locked onto his position.
"You're looking for death!"
The moment he saw Chambers, Dar's rage became uncontrollable. If he hadn't accompanied Gu Yuan to the Battle Company at the latter's invitation, it would have been truly difficult for Gu Yuan to remain unharmed under Chambers' pincer attack given his current strength.
After all, no matter how fast his reactions were back then, he ultimately couldn't have appeared by Gu Yuan's side to support him in an instant. Furthermore, it would only take a single strike for an Elite Rank Pokémon to finish Gu Yuan off.
"Nidoking, use Blizzard on Excadrill!"
"Poliwrath, use Hydro Pump on Krookodile!"
"Blastoise, crush Zebstrika with a double Aura Sphere, then use the power of aura to lock onto anyone else in the vicinity!"
Despite his anger, Dar did not lose his mind. Conversely, he calmly issued commands to Blastoise.
Nidoking, possessing the Sheer Force ability and holding a Life Orb, unleashed a Blizzard with power that reached a staggering level, swallowing Excadrill in an instant. Poliwrath also entangled Krookodile, condensing currents of water to trap it within.
An Aura Sphere surged out, and Zebstrika was sent flying directly by the blast. Although Blastoise's aura power failed to detect any other people nearby, it didn't affect Dar's desire to end the battle quickly.
An orange-yellow energy beam shot out, directly hitting Zebstrika before it could even counterattack. Immediately after, Blastoise turned into a powerful turret, continuously launching attacks against Zebstrika, Krookodile, and Excadrill.
While Elite Rank strength is certainly formidable, it remained powerless before a Champion Rank Blastoise. Coupled with the coordination of Poliwrath and Nidoking, Chambers' three Elite Rank Pokémon were quickly defeated.
Meanwhile, Chambers himself was restrained by the psychic powers of the Alakazam Gu Yuan had released, preventing him from escaping or launching a counter-move.
"Stay by my side and don't leave. Use your psychic powers to maintain vigilance," Dar said solemnly to Gu Yuan.
After knocking Chambers unconscious and tossing him aside, Dar immediately followed his own advice and stayed alert. Sensing Dar's seriousness, Gu Yuan nodded and began to act according to Dar's requirements.
"Notify everyone to gather in front of the hotel and enter a combat state! The enemy could very well be anyone from the Unova League!"
After giving the order, Dar immediately dialed the Kanto League's number, requesting a transition to combat status. Soon, the Kanto League personnel all rushed out of the hotel. They did not question Dar's command; instead, they silently formed a battle formation, protecting Gu Yuan and the other three at the center of the group.
At the same time, the Unova League's phone lines were being overwhelmed. Information spread rapidly. Not only the Kanto and Unova Leagues, but even other Leagues had noticed the incident and began to monitor the subsequent developments.
Even though the Kanto League members were indeed excessive during the Regional Battle Tournament, you were the ones who provoked them first, and they simply had the strength to back it up.
If you launch an attack on their representative team because of that, the Unova League might find itself ostracized by the other Leagues.
"Everyone, put down your Poké Balls!"
"Remember, we and the Kanto League are forever friends. This action must be Chambers' personal move and does not represent the will of our Unova League!"
Marshal's voice rang out. The police officers who had arrived upon hearing the news silently recalled their Pokémon.
Shortly after the battle began, the Castelia City police had discovered the disturbance and rushed to the front of the hotel. Regarding the Kanto League members who had attacked without cause and taken Chambers captive, the first thought of the already disgruntled local police was to take them back to the station.
However, before they could act, they were met with Dar's resistance. His Champion Rank strength was enough to make the police hesitate to act rashly. Even Burgh, the Gym Leader of the Castelia Gym, was slightly inferior to Dar in terms of strength.
Furthermore, as the matter had already begun to escalate, Burgh naturally wouldn't be like the police. He didn't think of a forced assault but instead prepared to resolve the matter peacefully.
Dar's response was simple: Burgh, being merely a Gym Leader, was not qualified to represent the Unova League. Under the circumstances, Burgh had no choice but to contact the nearest Elite Four member, Marshal, to rush over.
As a Gym Leader, Burgh knew that the longer the truth of this matter remained dragged out, the greater the impact on the Unova League would be. Taking a deep breath, Marshal forced himself to calm down and walked steadily toward Dar and the others.
The moment he appeared, Dar's Pokémon collectively locked onto Marshal. As a member of the Elite Four, Marshal seemed unfazed; instead, he looked straight at Dar.
"I am Marshal of the Unova League's Elite Four. Please explain the sequence of events to me."
"Rest assured, if it is our fault, I will absolutely not shield anyone. On the contrary, I will handle it with even greater severity."
"Hmph! Anyone can say pretty words."
"If I hadn't been following our team member this time, he would likely be a corpse by now. To strangle a Champion-seed in the cradle and strike a blow to our Kanto League, all at the cost of one piece of trash who has no hope of ever reaching the Champion Rank—your Unova League certainly knows how to calculate its interests!"
"Since you want to strike at our Kanto League so badly, then let's go to war. Let's see how many Kanto League trainers your Unova League can kill!"
Even when facing an Elite Four member, Dar showed no fear and mocked him without hesitation. Simultaneously, all of Dar's Pokémon emitted a collective killing intent, ready to attack at any moment.
"I guarantee to you on my character that if someone truly commanded Chambers to do this, I will deal with them even if it costs me my life!"
"Now, please sit down and talk with us properly to clear this up. I do not wish for one person to affect the relationship between our two Leagues."
Watching Dar, Marshal remained extremely composed, not worried at all that Blastoise and the others might suddenly launch an attack.
"This matter is no longer for me to decide. You should know that besides being a genius of our Kanto League, Gu Yuan is also the disciple of Elite Four Agatha."
"If you cannot give Agatha a satisfying explanation next, the Kanto League's army will arrive immediately!"
As he spoke, Dar tossed a communicator to Marshal.
In the crowd, Gu Yuan hadn't realized he was so important in Agatha's heart. But on second thought, he understood that Agatha likely wanted to use this as an excuse to demand more benefits from the Unova League.
After all, no matter how one looked at it, the Unova League was in the wrong, and they didn't even have a chance to refute it.