"Shut up."
Annoyed by Oleana's voice, Ryuu Shiro coldly glanced at the two of them, his crimson eyes icy.
He didn't have time to play games with these two right now.
"Stop this! This is the entire city of Hammerlocke! Do you know how much sin you're committing?"
But Oleana wasn't intimidated. She spoke rapidly, her tone even carrying a hint of pleading—something uncharacteristic for the usually cold and proud secretary.
"Please, don't let Eternatus use Draco Meteor. Hammerlocke will be destroyed!"
At this stage, the damage to Hammerlocke was still within manageable limits. But if Eternatus were to unleash a full-powered Draco Meteor without restraint…
Given Eternatus's power, the range of that Draco Meteor would be absolutely terrifying!
Oleana couldn't even imagine the scale of the loss if the entire city of Hammerlocke were to be destroyed!
"What does that have to do with me?"
But Ryuu Shiro only responded with a mocking smile, his tone casual.
"Isn't the timing just right? By now, all the residents of Hammerlocke should have evacuated. That's already my mercy to you."
"You should be thanking me."
His sneering words were laced with malice and mockery, leaving Oleana and Raihan's expressions twisted in anger.
But Ryuu Shiro didn't care. As he said, he had already given the people of Hammerlocke time to evacuate.
As for the city being destroyed, what did that have to do with him?
After all, he wasn't from the Galar region. The losses would be the Galar League's problem, not his.
"You're insane! Turtonator!"
Raihan finally couldn't take it anymore and threw out another Poké Ball.
A bipedal, red turtle-like Pokémon appeared in front of Raihan—Turtonator, the Fire/Dragon-type Pokémon from the Alola region.
"I'll never allow it! Even if I have to risk everything, I'll never let you destroy Hammerlocke!"
Raihan clenched his fists tightly, his expression resolute. He had finally realized it.
This young man in front of him was a complete madman and a ruthless schemer.
"How noble of you. But what can trash like you even do?"
Ryuu Shiro sneered. He had heard this kind of grand talk far too many times.
"Dragonair, take care of them."
Ryuu Shiro gave the order to Dragonair and continued communicating with Eternatus.
With Dragonair's combat experience, even without Ryuu Shiro's direct commands, it was more than enough to handle Raihan, who had already lost three of his main Pokémon.
"Damn it!"
Seeing that Ryuu Shiro was letting Dragonair fight independently, Raihan was furious.
There had to be a limit to looking down on someone! Who did he think he was?
But Ryuu Shiro didn't pay any attention to Raihan, because Eternatus had responded to him!
"Draco Meteor won't work on this thing."
A deep, hoarse, androgynous telepathic voice echoed in Ryuu Shiro's mind, making him smile instantly.
It was Eternatus!
"Of course it won't work. But trust me, you're not Zacian's match right now. We need to retreat first."
Ryuu Shiro replied to Eternatus in a serious tone. Draco Meteor, a Dragon-type move, would naturally be ineffective against Zacian, the Crowned Sword, a Fairy-type.
Ryuu Shiro knew this well, but he hadn't ordered Eternatus to use Draco Meteor to target Zacian in the first place.
"I can't retreat. It's faster than me."
After a moment of silence, Eternatus spoke again.
If it could escape, Eternatus would have done so already…
What was more important—dignity or its own life?
Three thousand years ago, it had been utterly defeated by Zacian and Zamazenta. That was something Eternatus would never forget.
Now, Zacian had come for it again, and Eternatus hadn't even fully recovered its strength. It already knew how this would end…
Of course, it wanted to retreat, but how could it possibly outrun Zacian?
Zacian would catch up in no time!
"Don't worry, I have a plan!"
Ryuu Shiro smiled as he shared his idea with Eternatus. Whether he could capture Eternatus or not depended on this moment!
Meanwhile, on Raihan's side, Turtonator was sent flying by Dragonair's Dragon Tail, crashing heavily to the ground.
Raihan's face was pale. He felt like vomiting. He couldn't believe he was actually losing to Dragonair, even without Ryuu Shiro's direct commands!
Damn it!
Under the dark sky, Eternatus raised its head high, pure Dragon energy gathering rapidly into an energy sphere.
Zacian, the Crowned Sword, paused for a moment, recognizing the move as Draco Meteor.
Had Eternatus lost its mind after being beaten so badly?
But soon, Zacian's eyes turned cold. No matter what, its goal was to eliminate this parasite!
A dense blue energy enveloped Zacian's body, and the shining sword it held in its mouth transformed into a massive blade.
Behemoth Blade!
Zacian turned into a blue blur, charging at Eternatus at high speed.
"Roar!"
The Behemoth Blade struck Eternatus with tremendous force, golden energy erupting upon impact. Eternatus let out a pained roar, its massive body losing balance and plummeting toward the ground.
But at the same time, the Draco Meteor, filled with the essence of stars, shot into the sky!
"Zacian, didn't you come to fight me to protect this land? Then tell me, what can you actually protect?"
As Eternatus fell, its deep telepathic voice echoed across the sky, reaching Zacian's ears.
Zacian's eyes sharpened, but in the next moment, as if remembering something, it looked up, its cold gaze shifting slightly.
Boom!
The Draco Meteor reached its peak and exploded, countless Dragon meteors raining down like a meteor shower. The fiery tails of the meteors lit up the entire sky.
Beautiful yet deadly!
Zacian looked down at the ground below, where the bustling human city lay.
But this Draco Meteor had completely enveloped the city!
Damn parasite!
Zacian's eyes turned icy cold. Even in its final moments, it was trying to drag the city down with it!
A/n - :(