Within Lighthouse Alliance territory.
The coalition army advanced with unstoppable momentum.
Very soon.
They completely captured the Lighthouse Alliance's Council Center.
Here.
They found a great deal of information and evidence.
According to these documents and evidence.
Over the past decade and more.
The Lighthouse Alliance had indeed been secretly carrying out dangerous research forbidden by the common conventions of every alliance.
Among them.
There was Pokémon genetic modification, Legendary Pokémon control, and other forbidden projects.
This crime alone.
Was already enough to send them to the Joint Court for trial.
And sentence them to life imprisonment.
Other than that.
Among the information they found.
There was content that made the coalition army even more furious.
The Lighthouse Alliance's higher-ups.
Had actually been secretly funding evil organizations active within other alliances.
At times.
They had even personally intervened.
Using this method.
They weakened the strength of other alliances.
And carried out illegal operations, seizing wealth and pursuing profit.
This piece of information.
Completely ignited everyone present.
Humanity was already barely surviving on this planet.
Without question, this should have been a situation where everyone united against external threats.
Internal disputes should never have been dragged into the open at a time like this.
However.
At this sensitive moment.
A group of traitors had appeared inside the human alliances.
Not only did they fail to think about how to make human life safer and happier.
They had instead racked their brains, plotting how to crush their own allies.
Thus.
The coalition army, carrying a belly full of rage.
Imposed sanctions on the Lighthouse Alliance without the slightest hesitation.
All those who had participated in the crimes were arrested on the spot and imprisoned.
Other than that.
They no longer showed any mercy toward the property owned by the Lighthouse Alliance Council.
Who knew where their money had come from?
Perhaps it had been extorted and stolen from them in the first place.
After that.
The major alliances gathered together.
And began discussing how to divide and absorb the entire territory of the Lighthouse Alliance.
At this point.
The coalition army's punitive campaign.
Temporarily came to an end.
As for the more specific distribution of benefits that followed.
Naturally, that would be negotiated by the higher-ups of the coalition army at the bargaining table.
Everything had finally settled.
This vast punitive campaign had at last drawn to a close.
The Great Axia Alliance's expeditionary force also set out on its return journey.
Within the group.
Himeko rode her Pidgeot through the sky.
Her gaze.
Looked far toward the direction Shiko had left.
For a moment, countless thoughts and emotions filled her heart.
Having lived once and returned.
She had originally thought she was the protagonist chosen by fate, the one who would reverse the destiny of her alliance.
She had never expected the direction of the world to change so completely.
It was as if it had never returned to the track she had predicted.
All of this.
Was because of the enormous variable known as Shiko.
Moreover.
Judging from the current situation.
It seemed that because of his appearance.
The great war between humans and Pokémon, the war she had always feared would spread across the entire world.
Had vanished while it was still in its budding stage.
Her greatest nightmare, and the greatest reason she had returned to this life, seemed to have disappeared as well.
Was she disappointed?
There was indeed a little of that.
After all, Himeko had originally thought she was the protagonist chosen by destiny.
She had never expected that Shiko was the one fate favored most.
And now.
Everything had returned to peaceful and harmonious days.
This kind of life.
Seemed rather good too.
She just did not know why she kept occasionally thinking of that lazy, gluttonous fellow.
Himeko quietly sank into thought.
Beside her, on a Skarmory with a polished, gleaming body.
Minister Kenjiro was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed.
Such a long-distance expedition.
Was still mentally and physically draining for someone of his age.
Suddenly.
A noisy ringtone broke the original calm atmosphere.
Minister Kenjiro frowned and took out several communicators.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally answered the call.
"What is it?"
A moment later, his brows suddenly tightened.
A trace of anger flashed across his face.
"I understand. Continue monitoring them closely. Have the fleet in Space Zone Three begin counter-deployment immediately!"
After hanging up.
Minister Kenjiro's expression suddenly turned gloomy and solemn.
"What happened, Minister?"
Himeko saw this.
From Minister Kenjiro's expression.
She guessed that an extremely troublesome problem had appeared.
"The troops inside the Alliance just sent news."
"For some unknown reason, all the First-tier Legendaries within our territory have begun to move."
"And not long ago, we confirmed that the place where WarGreymon last disappeared was Dragon Valley!"
"In other words, these beings are very likely heading for WarGreymon!"
"This time, another world-shaking battle may appear."
"Facing so many First-tier Legendaries at once… who knows whether he can withstand it this time?"
After Minister Kenjiro finished speaking.
He let out a heavy sigh and revealed a worried expression.
As for Himeko beside him.
She immediately became extremely tense.
Although Shiko had only just defeated Dialga.
Numbers could still overwhelm even a powerful fighter.
Having to face so many First-tier Legendaries at once was undoubtedly a tremendous risk.
Moreover.
In the depths of Himeko's heart, there was also an intense premonition.
The First-tier Legendaries inside the Great Axia Alliance were only a small portion of them.
The First-tier Legendaries that would launch attacks against Shiko.
Far exceeded this number.
In a daze.
She suddenly realized something.
The great war that she had feared, the one that would sweep across the entire world, had not gone far away.
It had merely appeared in a different form.
The two sides in the war.
Had changed from humans and Pokémon.
Into Shiko and Pokémon.
And the flames of war produced by their collision.
Would inevitably burn across the entire human world.
This.
Was a war that could not be avoided.
But for the current Himeko.
For some unknown reason.
She no longer had the mind to care about humanity's future situation.
The only thing she worried about.
Was whether Shiko could withstand the attacks of so many First-tier Legendaries.
You have to win!
You have to be all right!
Himeko clasped her hands together and prayed silently.
At the same time.
On a certain mountain peak in Dragon Valley.
A humanoid dragon Pokémon wearing yellow alloy battle armor could not help but let out a heavy sneeze.
"Who's talking about me behind my back?"
Shiko muttered.
Then he immediately tossed the matter to the back of his mind.
After that, he raised his head.
His gaze fixed tightly on the Charizard tribe flying, living, and making noise around this mountain peak.
In his eyes.
A fervent light began to flicker.
Very soon.
His arrival.
Was discovered by the Charizard tribe that had long inhabited this place.
The moment they saw that terrifying menace had returned.
The Pokémon throughout the valley were so frightened that they scattered everywhere.
They still remembered the things Shiko had done here before.
He had captured all of them.
Then performed some strange actions on them one by one.
They had not understood what he was trying to do at all.
But it was indeed true.
That the Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard he had touched.
Had undergone different degrees of mutation in their bodies.
And whether those mutations were positive or negative.
No one could say for certain.
With all those previous examples in front of them.
These Pokémon.
Naturally fled in all directions the moment they saw Shiko.
They hurriedly dodged this walking disaster.
No one knew what he had come here to do this time.
If he acted like before and started touching them, using them for some strange experiments.
That would be no joke.
In an instant.
Across the entire Charizard Mountain Range, tens of thousands of Pokémon fled in panic.
However.
Since Shiko had come determined to get what he wanted this time, how could he possibly let them escape?
These creatures' strength.
In Shiko's eyes now.
Was no different from ants held in his palm.
What was there to fear?
Let them come at him if they wanted.
Moreover.
This time, he had absolute confidence.
Coming into contact with them and modifying their bodies and genes.
Would only bring them benefits, not harm.
Shiko leapt up and flew.
His speed was terrifyingly fast.
As he flew through the mountain valley.
He continuously observed the Pokémon fleeing in every direction.
Very soon, he locked onto the most suitable targets.
(End of Chapter)
[200 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter]
[Check out my Patreon to read 20+ chapters ahead]
[[email protected]/Zukooo]
[Thanks for your support!]