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A Pokémon that looked like it was wearing a kimono and floating in the air, but with a purple face—Froslass!
A giant army-green dragonfly with three legs and three wings—Yanmega!
A powerful figure with thick arms, two fuse-like objects on its back, and a body covered in yellow and black stripes—Electivire!
A giant scorpion with varying shades of purple covering its entire body in hard armor—Drapion!
Completely purple, like a magician wearing a hat—Mismagius!
An oval golden-yellow gem embedded in its forehead, with a head crest, collar, and tail made of bright red broad feathers, and a very fierce expression—Weavile!
The six Pokémon stood together in perfect formation, their cold gazes fixed on Steven.
Steven glanced sideways, meeting Metagross's gaze.
Metagross instantly understood Steven's meaning.
Steven didn't know why he kept encountering Pokémon Hunters in the Hoenn Region.
The Sinnoh Region was clearly their usual operating area!
"Deal with him," the one who seemed to be second-in-command said indifferently.
"I'll go check the fourth floor first."
"Understood!"
The second-in-command turned and walked toward the fourth floor with Weavile.
In his opinion, five people taking down Steven alone was more than enough.
Their goal for this trip was the "treasure" of the Mirage Tower!
Those rare stone items probably couldn't compare to what was upstairs.
Steven watched Weavile—his biggest threat—leave, and breathed a sigh of relief.
That Pokémon was extremely fast, and its Dark-type moves could inflict massive damage on Metagross.
Steven wasn't afraid of Weavile in a one-on-one fight. Steel-type resisted Ice-type, after all.
In a multi-on-one situation, however, a Weavile employing hit-and-run tactics would be a significant threat.
But if Weavile wasn't participating in the battle...
Steven's gaze fell upon the army-green giant dragonfly.
Its common ability was Speed Boost! The longer the battle dragged on, the faster it would become.
If he wanted to escape, it could quickly catch up to Steven.
He had to restrain it first!
Steven lowered the hand that had been resting on his lower back. If he let Scyther come out and use a surprise attack now, it would be harder for him to leave later.
Steven was confident he could handle five Alpha-level Pokémon, but after a hard-fought victory, he would be too exhausted to fight Weavile again.
"Psychic!" Steven suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Yanmega.
Metagross, which had been on standby, immediately unleashed its psychic power, binding the flying Yanmega.
This sudden move made the five Hunters freeze for a moment.
What normal person facing five opponents would attack first?
Wouldn't the usual thought be to run?
It was this momentary shock that allowed Steven and Metagross to seize the opportunity!
Metagross used its psychic power to briefly control Yanmega and swing it sideways!
The Pokémon around Yanmega were all knocked down by its body!
Only Froslass, who was on the other side of Yanmega, remained unharmed.
"Go!"
Steven quickly flipped onto Metagross's disc-shaped body and shouted.
Metagross also had no desire to fight, turning around and flying off with Steven.
"Damn it, that kid!"
"Froslass, chase after him! Use Icy Wind!" the fourth Hunter quickly shouted.
Froslass moved swiftly like a phantom. Her speed was not low, but catching up to the already escaping Metagross was not an easy task.
However, if the opponent was hit by Icy Wind, it would be a different story.
"Mismagius, phase down and intercept them!" the fifth Hunter quickly said.
"Yanmega, chase them down!" The eighth Hunter was no longer as relaxed and calm as before, his face clearly showing anger.
Steven looked back at the relentless Froslass, roughly concluding that she couldn't catch up for now.
But just as he was passing from the second-floor stairs to the first floor, a purple wizard's hat emerged from the ceiling!
A Shadow Ball, as if filled with vengeful spirits, hurtled toward Metagross.
Metagross slammed on the brakes, unleashing a powerful Meteor Mash that shattered the Shadow Ball!
Boom!
Metagross swung its arm horizontally, and the resulting air current swept away the black smoke from the explosion.
Mismagius blocked the path ahead, and Froslass pursued from behind.
Steven found it quite difficult to simply escape like this.
Could it be that he really had to fight all five?
It would take some time for the other three Pokémon to arrive, and only Yanmega would be relatively fast in getting here.
First, he had to deal with Froslass behind him!
Steven quickly patted his lower back, then shouted to Metagross:
"Use Bullet Punch on Froslass!"
"Metagross!"
Steven leaped off Metagross.
Metagross immediately turned around, swinging its metallic fists fiercely toward Froslass.
Froslass, however, blew out Icy Wind, but it wasn't very effective against Steel-types.
Metagross directly withstood the Icy Wind, its powerful fists whistling through the air as they struck Froslass's fragile body without mercy.
The extreme speed made Metagross's punches appear as afterimages, as if multiple arms were attacking at once!
A doubly super-effective Bullet Punch, combined with Metagross's power and Froslass's low defense, was enough to cause serious injury.
Just as Metagross's Bullet Punch began to slow down, Froslass gritted her teeth, and a mist of ice emanated from her body.
She was going to counterattack! To stall Metagross for a short while!
Steven quickly glanced sideways at Mismagius, who was gathering a Shadow Ball behind him.
"Meteor Mash!"
Slash—
Froslass froze, looking behind her in horror.
Scyther maintained a downward slashing stance, its sharp eyes meeting Froslass's gaze.
The next moment, Scyther's wings vibrated at high speed, and it vanished from behind Froslass.
By the time Froslass recovered, Metagross's punch had already landed!
Bang—
A heavy punch sent Froslass flying, knocking her back from the stairs to the second floor.
Finally, she slammed hard into the wall.
Steven then ignored Froslass. If she didn't faint from that, there were only two possibilities.
One, she was holding a Focus Sash, keeping her from fainting.
Two, she was somehow cheating.
Steven immediately turned to look at Mismagius.
Mismagius had just thrown a Shadow Ball, which came flying toward Steven!
"Scyther! Air Slash!"
Whoosh whoosh—
Several translucent crescent blades whistled past Steven, each one striking the incoming Shadow Ball.
Boom!
Explosive black smoke filled the space between Steven and Mismagius.
Buzz buzz—
The sound of rapidly vibrating wings echoed, and Steven looked back to see that Yanmega had arrived!
Electivire and Drapion had just started down the stairs. It would take them another ten seconds or so to get here.
Steven had to seize these ten seconds to maximize his advantage.
Just as Steven was observing the situation and thinking, Yanmega directly launched an attack!
Several stone fragments formed by energy condensed within its body appeared around it.
It seemed its Trainer didn't want it to destroy the Mirage Tower.
"Air Slash! Flash Cannon!"
Yanmega's Special Defense was low. This was a chance to deal significant damage.
Metagross's arms gathered energy, and a silvery-white beam of light suddenly shot out!
It shattered Yanmega's Ancient Power, and together with Air Slash, struck Yanmega's body.
Sizzle sizzle—
Golden electrical currents pierced through the black smoke that billowed out after the moves hit and exploded, appearing before Steven.
They're here!