At that moment, the first thought that crossed Cain's mind was... Moltres!
That Fire-type Pokémon who, in the past, relying on its immense power, had intimidated him inside Mt. Silver: Moltres, a true Legendary Pokémon!
If it had not been for the appearance of Mew on that occasion, Cain estimated that his ending would not have been very good. As one of the outstanding figures of the younger generation of the League, his life probably would not have been in danger, but the same could not be said for his Pokémon.
Now, there were no psychic fluctuations here, which meant that the people of the Sacred Church should not have arrived. But the place where he stood was submerged in a sea of fire. If someone truly was causing disturbances and setting fires inside Mt. Silver, would Moltres not know about it?
Not to mention anything else, a Pokémon like Moltres, extremely sensitive to fire, would undoubtedly be able to perceive it.
Yet now all the wild Pokémon were fleeing in every direction, while Moltres was nowhere to be seen. Not even Pokémon dared approach to extinguish the flames; they were only fleeing desperately, and among them there were even Pokémon at the Elite Four level.
All signs indicated that the flames in this place had been released precisely by that Moltres.
Although he did not know exactly why it had gone mad, there was no doubt that it was the one causing the chaos.
Cain narrowed his eyes.
"Could it be that, before launching the full assault on Mt. Silver, the Sacred Church also contacted this Moltres? Did they make it create chaos inside?"
It was not impossible. After all, although that Moltres was an authentic Legendary Pokémon, for some reason it had always remained inside Mt. Silver, like a kind of gatekeeper of the highest level.
He did not know what was restricting Moltres' movements, but keeping a Legendary Pokémon bound to the same place for such a long time was truly an insult to the very term "Legendary."
But that it had now gone mad was also not good for the League.
Taking advantage of the chaos to add fuel to the fire.
Cain immediately expanded his psychic perception to search for Moltres' trace.
In just a few months, he was no longer the same as before.
Finding Moltres was absolutely not for personal revenge, but for the sake of the entire League.
If the rear was not stable, how could the members of the League fight with peace of mind? For the overall battle, this was undoubtedly a major disadvantage.
At least, for now, it clearly was.
"Mm, this isn't personal revenge. First, this Moltres must be dealt with," Cain murmured, an unknown flame shining in his eyes.
Last time, he did not have enough strength...
Cain considered himself a person who did not hold grudges, unless he truly could not help it...
This time, of course, it was for the sake of the greater situation. Yes, more or less...
His psychic perception now covered an enormous area, and in the blink of an eye he found the place where Moltres was, along with several Pokémon that were "helping the tyrant commit evil."
Among them, there was even an "old friend" that Cain recognized!
Teleport activated once again, and Cain suddenly appeared directly in front of Moltres. He saw that Pokémon wrapped in flames using the fire of its wings to ignite an enormous ancient tree, accompanied by several Pokémon, among them the Shiny Ninetales that had escaped alive from Cain's hands the last time.
As the saying goes, when enemies meet, their eyes immediately turn red.
Cain recognized Moltres and the Pokémon beside it at a glance, and Moltres naturally also recognized him at that very instant.
After all, not even three months had passed!
And during those three months, the resentful Moltres had grown increasingly ill-tempered.
Last time, it was because of Mew's appearance, and because those old men of the League had been watching it the entire time, that it had been forced to fight with its hands tied, and in the end allowed that human to escape alive. But now, the attention of those old League elders who had always been monitoring it had disappeared.
It knew the opportunity had arrived, so it began to vent freely... and that little thief just happened to appear!
Ever since Moltres had become a true Legendary Pokémon, it had never suffered such a great loss.
It refused to accept it!
Thus, what greeted Cain was a mass of blazing flames.
Boom!
However, before those flames could reach Cain, a claw as black as the night extended from the shadow of his body and directly crushed that mass of fire.
A flash of surprise passed through Moltres' eyes. Although that flame attack had only been a casual strike, in theory it should not have been blocked so easily by one of that little thief's Pokémon.
Moreover, from that black hand, as a Legendary Pokémon, it felt no small threat.
It was the kind of threat that came from a Pokémon of the same level as itself!
Refusing to believe it, Moltres beat its wings and once again launched several masses of fire toward Cain.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Without any surprise, attacks of that level of fire posed no difficulty whatsoever for Darkrai.
Gradually, after blocking several of Moltres' probing attacks, Darkrai emerged from Cain's shadow.
This was the first time Darkrai had participated in battle since its strength had recovered to the second barrier of the Champion level. Even during the multiple invasions of the Sacred Church and against Marcus, Cain had not made it appear.
It was not exactly to hide anything; it could simply be said that among the enemies he had faced, there had been none who required Darkrai's intervention.
But now, facing this Moltres, upon sensing the threat, even without Cain saying anything, Darkrai took the initiative to protect his safety.
And it was not only Moltres who felt a threat from it; Darkrai also felt from Moltres a threat that was far from weak.
And most importantly!
Darkrai perceived in this Legendary Pokémon Moltres that kind of aura belonging to a true Legendary Pokémon, one that possessed divinity.
This time, it truly was the aura of a genuine Legendary Pokémon!
(End of Chapter)