"Phew..." Fang Yuan controlled the Poké Ball, quickly recalling Dragonite.
"You did very well; now leave the rest to us."
Then, Fang Yuan's gaze shifted toward Ancient Armor, and at the same time, Eevee jumped off Fang Yuan's shoulder, indicating it was willing to take over the battle from Dragonite.
Letting a Nearly-Top Level Dragonite battle such a creature, one that was extremely strong even in the first phase of the Top Tier Domain, was too difficult indeed.
But for Eevee, there would definitely be no problem.
At this moment, Ancient Armor also looked towards Fang Yuan and his team, especially at Eevee. After a moment of silence, it dragged its scarred body and turned to leave.
Team battles? No more, I quit.
Ancient Armor didn't look back, without any reluctance.
"Eevee!!" Seeing Ancient Armor run away in the middle of the battle, just like the Multi-Spined Flower Stone Beast had done, Eevee couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.
Picking off weak targets in the game was what it enjoyed most, but it seemed impossible to do so in reality.
...............
Neither Milotic's battle nor Dragonite's could strictly be called a victory, but they defeated their opponents by leveraging the cards that could threaten the Top Overlords, brutally incapacitating them and thus driving them off. That was also a kind of skill.
After encountering Ancient Armor, Fang Yuan and his team slowed down for a while. Dragonite was called out again and began to rapidly recover its physical strength and injuries through "Feather Nest" and Energy Blocks. However, although its physical strength and wounds had healed, its spirit was not as vigorous as when they first started.
The upcoming battles would not involve Dragonite anymore.
"This is not easy..." After two battles, Fang Yuan was very tired.
Though he didn't use Power of the Heart, the high concentration needed, the use of Mind Induction, and the visual stimulation from the battle scenes also greatly affected physical strength.
"In terms of strength, I'm definitely not as good as Senior Fu Hei or Wangzhao, so if I want to draw out Mew, I have to find another way."
"Like... Wave Guide? But I've already used Wave Guide just now..."
While Fang Yuan was pondering, he looked at Dragonite: "Anyway, you rest first; we'll still rely on you at the critical moment."
"Dragonite!" Dragonite nodded energetically, as if to say, I get it, it's just about escaping.
After making arrangements, Fang Yuan and his team continued to advance.
There's always a way; just need to think gradually.
If these Fossil Spirits are blocking the Trainers like Gatekeepers and then letting them pass, there must be a reason behind it.
"We'll fight with all our might."
"As we get closer to the World Tree, the probability of encountering Mew will also increase."
A little while later, Fang Yuan and his team came across the third Pokémon blocking their path on a narrow road. This time, it was a lone fighter.
Seeing that there was only one opponent, Fang Yuan was tempted to send out multiple Pokémon for a group beating.
However, according to Senior Fu Hei's intelligence, doing so could likely result in drawing out an entire Fossil Legion.
"Scared. Let's stick to one-on-one battles."
If that happened, they would truly be without any hope.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!
A plant-like green Pokémon rooted in front of them, blocking Fang Yuan and his team's path, while a terrifying Sandstorm whipped up, turning the area into a deadly desert. Facing the Cradily with eight tentacles waving, Fang Yuan took out the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster's Poké Ball.
"It's Decided, It's You! Self-detonating Magnetic Monster."
"Transform the sand into Iron Sand!"
Cradily, a Rock/Grass type, Fang Yuan remembered this Pokémon lived in the beach area, so it had a knack for controlling sand, and this Cradily was not just capable of controlling sand, it's Sandstorm move now had the terrifying power to alter the terrain.
High up in the sky, the silver-grey Self-detonating Magnetic Monster appeared instantly, following Fang Yuan's command, it controlled the electromagnetic field, bestowing magnetism to the sand in a huge surrounding area, using electromagnetic force to move the Iron Sand according to its will, forming an "Iron Sand Whip."
Under the control of the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, the Iron Sand Whip swiftly changed its length, extending dozens of meters in the air. During the process, the sounds it made were like that of a bee's wings flapping, magnified hundreds of times. The massive amount of Iron Sand, controlled by electromagnetic force and Superpower energy, vibrated intensely. It was like an ultra-high-speed electric chainsaw at that moment, lashing out from the air towards the Cradily rooted in the ground.
In dealing with Sandstorm moves, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster already had considerable experience, thanks to a battle with the Top Overlord of Dragon Island, Desert Dragonfly, four months earlier.
Now, the terrifying Iron Sand Whip split the Sandstorm Domain in half with a swing.
However, Cradily's control over the Sandstorm was not inferior to that of the Desert Dragonfly's. Even though the Sandstorm Domain was cleaved apart, the fluttering sand instantly formed three sand walls in front of Cradily.
The moment the sand walls formed, Cradily used Primal Force rooted in the ground, immediately reinforcing the sand walls into mountain-like structures as hard as rocks. The Iron Sand Whip cut halfway through the mountain before slowly collapsing.
Combined defense moves?
"That's too much," Fang Yuan said under his breath, then immediately ordered the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster to use Teleport to get past and launch a surprise attack on the opponent. However, what Fang Yuan didn't expect was that an even more excessive move was waiting...
The moment the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster teleported behind the mountain, Cradily, using its Swallow and Spit Up moves, transformed the Sandstorm and spat out a massive amount of sand from its mouth, coating the sand with its special stomach fluid move, which instantly demagnetized the area, suppressing the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster's Ability Power...