Elves: Angler's Rainy Day Team

Chapter 926: Protect the big and the small?
The thought of the terrifying tsunami that reached tens of meters high in the animation filled Yu Hai with a sense of powerlessness. In the face of such a natural disaster, humanity is so insignificant.

His power and the power of these elves alone are far from enough. Even if all the elves' power were combined, it would be nothing more than a drop in the ocean in the face of the might of nature, and it would not be able to stop the tsunami at all.

But he had no intention of giving up. He had a plan in mind: he would mobilize all the Pokémon in the entire water city of Aldomare, especially those that knew Ice-type moves.

Only by having all these Pokémon use Ice-type moves together can they freeze the terrifying tsunami and prevent it from reaching the coastline of Altomare.

He had already entrusted this matter to Gengar, Zubat, Spore, and other Pokémon that could move in water, such as Starmie, Swampert, and Blastoise.

He sent these little creatures quickly to every corner of the city to inform the other elves.

This includes Pokémon with trainers, wild Pokémon in the city, and wild Pokémon in the water, so that these Pokémon will immediately rush to the shore to gather as soon as they hear Gyarados's roar.

After making the arrangements, he took out the Poké Ball containing Registeel and handed it to Gengar, solemnly instructing him: "Gengar, we'll be counting on you at this crucial moment. When the time comes, take Registeel and charge into the tsunami, and together with all the Pokémon we've gathered, stop this terrifying disaster that's heading towards Water 7."

“Kou Jie,” Gengar also became serious, nodded knowingly, and put the Poké Ball in its mouth.

With everything ready, he dared not delay for a moment and hurriedly headed toward the sacred and solemn sanctuary of the Water City.

Along the way, the sea breeze howled, and the stifling air seemed to be a warning of the upcoming "big show." Those two female thieves better not disappoint him!

When he finally arrived at the sanctuary, the scene before him was just as he had expected. Two female thieves were operating the ancient and mysterious device in the sanctuary, and streams of water instantly converged from the sea, rushing menacingly toward Ash, Pikachu, and a Latias.

He didn't rush to help immediately, after all, Ash had Latias by his side, and this legendary Pokémon was a mythical beast, so how could Ash be easily stopped by a mere stream of water?

Without the slightest hesitation, Yu Hai rode the great beak and flew to the top of the sanctuary amidst a series of flapping wings.

Ah Long had been anxiously waiting there. When he saw him arrive, his tense nerves instantly relaxed, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Boss!" Ah Long rushed forward, his face filled with anxiety, and immediately reported the changes below, "The ancient device controlling the Heart Drop has malfunctioned, and Latios is trapped in the energy barrier!"

As Ah Long spoke, he nervously glanced down at the chaotic scene below. The ancient device emitted an eerie red light, and energy fluctuations constantly impacted everything around it. With an ancient device out of control, no one knew what would happen.

Yu Hai looked down at the temple. The two female thieves weren't very strong; they just had a lot of high-tech tricks up their sleeves, making them somewhat troublesome.

He immediately instructed Ah Long, "Don't worry about any of that. You keep a close eye on those two female thieves and find an opportunity to capture them. Can you do that?"

When Ah Long heard that he needed to capture the two women, a serious look flashed in his eyes. He assured Yu Hai in a deep voice, "No problem, boss, I can definitely catch them!"

After saying that, he focused intently on the two female thieves below, waiting for the best opportunity to strike.

“Very good. You just need to complete the tasks I assign. Leave the rest to me.” Yu Hai nodded slightly, gently patted A Long’s shoulder, and turned his gaze back to the area below the sanctuary, intently observing the changing situation.

At this moment, the atmosphere inside the sanctuary was tense and oppressive. The red light emitted by the ancient device flickered on the walls, as if some unknown force was stirring.

At this tense moment, Latias was suddenly enveloped in a burst of white light. It flapped its wings and took flight, its eyes filled with determination. Then, it unleashed its ultimate attack, crashing into the barrier that was trapping Latias.

With a deafening roar, the barrier shattered under the powerful impact, and Latios was successfully rescued.

But at that moment, the two female thieves, still harboring their wicked intentions, tried to steal the Heart Drop and escape.

Upon witnessing this scene, Yu Hai felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if a sharp knife was cutting into his heart. This was the Heart Drop, a precious item of the legendary elves, priceless and invaluable.

These people are utterly wasting a treasure!
He thought angrily to himself that if the female thief touched the Heart Drop again, this powerful dragon-type item would instantly disappear, followed by a terrifying tsunami that would destroy everything.

His mind was racing. If he intervened now to stop the female thief from touching the Heart Drop, the Heart Drop wouldn't disappear, the ancient device wouldn't go out of control, and the terrible tsunami wouldn't erupt.

But this would ruin all his plans, and he would gain nothing from this major event.

The current situation presents a dilemma: should he allow the female thief to continue touching the Heart Drop, causing it to disappear and triggering a tsunami, and then step forward to prevent the tsunami from engulfing the water city of Odomare, thereby gaining Latios's favor?

Or should he intervene to stop the female thief from touching the Heart Drop, prevent this terrible tsunami from descending, and then secretly take the precious Dragon-type item, the Heart Drop, into his possession?
If you want to protect the Heart Drop, you can use your own methods to secretly steal this rare item.

Choosing to protect Latios will undoubtedly earn you the favor and trust of these two legendary Pokémon.

This is truly a difficult and headache-inducing choice!
He sighed helplessly, caught in a struggle, constantly pondering whether there was a way to achieve the best of both worlds: to obtain the Heart Drop, protect Latios, and gain the favor of the two legendary Pokémon.

However, the harsh reality soon shattered his expectations.

Unfortunately, after much deliberation, he had to admit that there was simply no perfect solution...

Because there is an irreconcilable inequality between the Heart Drop and Latios, he must make a difficult choice between the two.

The key point of the whole incident is that the occurrence of this terrifying tsunami was predicated on the disappearance of the Heart Drop.

If the Heart Drop doesn't disappear, the terrible tsunami won't occur. If the tsunami doesn't occur, he won't be able to gain the friendship of the two legendary elves by saving Odomare and preventing Latios's sacrifice.

He couldn't help but feel helpless. It was clear how powerful this legendary item was, capable of causing such a large-scale natural disaster. Compared to ordinary champion-level items, it was not even in the same league, with a world of difference in energy levels.

He took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Faced with this difficult choice, he finally hardened his heart and let everything unfold according to the predetermined trajectory, choosing to protect the legendary spirit—Latios.

While the Heart Drop is incredibly precious, the League's Champion's Vault holds another Heart Drop; items can be recreated. But if Latios were to disappear, he would truly be gone forever.

Therefore, after weighing the options, he decided to save the spirit rather than the item.

The thought of having to give up such a legendary dragon-type item was like a knife cutting into his heart, each beat accompanied by a deep stabbing pain, his heart bleeding!
"You can't touch that!" Ben Gray's face was full of terror. Seeing the female thief ignoring his warnings and trying to touch the heart droplet that had turned red, he could no longer care about anything else and shouted loudly to stop her.

However, how could the two female thieves possibly listen to an old man? Their eyes gleamed with greed and a desire to retreat, and they reached out without hesitation to grab the Heart Drop.

"boom--"

In an instant, a loud bang, like a thunderclap, exploded. The moment the female thief's finger touched the Heart Drop, it burst open, and a powerful shockwave spread outwards, sending the female thief flying.

The drop of water from the heart instantly transformed into countless tiny starlight points, shimmering with a strange light, and slowly merged into that ancient device.

As the drop of heart water merged in, the ancient device was infused with a frenzied power, instantly becoming violent.

The device erupted with blinding red arcs of electricity, which flickered and crackled, like an enraged beast roaring in fury.

Ben Gray witnessed this scene, his face turning deathly pale. His lips trembled uncontrollably as he muttered in terror, "When those with impure hearts use the Heart Drop, their minds will corrupt it. And without the Heart Drop, this city... this city will vanish along with it..."

"It's here!" Yu Hai keenly sensed the anomaly and quickly turned his head to look at the river in the city.

The river, which had been shimmering under the moonlight, was now rapidly receding, and eerie ripples were spreading across the calm surface, as if something was swallowing the seawater.

Clearly, Hai Xiao was secretly gathering strength. His expression hardened, and he turned to look at A Long again, instructing, "Capture these two female thieves. I'm going now..."

Before he finished speaking, he climbed back onto the toucan. With a powerful flapping of its wings, the toucan carried him into the air and took off quickly. He gently patted the toucan's neck and shouted, "Speed ​​up!"

The gull understood its trainer's meaning, flapped its wings vigorously, and sped off like a white streak of light towards the receding tide.

Upon reaching the coastline of Altomare, Yu Hai immediately released Gyarados from his Poké Ball.

"Roar, roar!" As soon as Gyarados appeared, it let out a deafening roar as usual, its voice seemingly tearing the sky apart, venting the emotions that had been building up in its heart for a long time.

But this time the situation was completely different. Just roaring twice was far from enough. Yu Hai sat steadily on Pelipper's back and shouted loudly at Gyarados, "Gyarados, keep roaring! Roar louder! Let all the Pokémon hear you!"

"Gengar, it's up to you now." Yu Hai lowered his head slightly, looking at the shadow stretched long by the moonlight at his feet.

Gengar had already completed its mission of informing the Pokémon in the city, and had long since returned to its shadows to lie in wait, unnoticed.

As soon as Yu Hai finished speaking, a pair of scarlet eyes lit up from the shadows. Gengar's figure instantly darted out of the shadows, carrying the Pokémon Ball of Regice, and transformed into a ghostly black shadow, rapidly diving towards the receding seawater and disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

"Bang bang bang-"

Just as Gengar left, Yu Hai quickly took out several Poké Balls that were good at Ice-type moves from the Poké Ball storage belt at his waist.

His movements were swift and decisive. After opening the Poké Balls one by one, the little guys who could use Ice-type moves instantly appeared on the seabed where the tide had receded.

He shouted loudly to the Pokémon: "Poliwrath, Kingler, Mamoswine, Ludicolo, Slowking, Swampert, Dragonite, Blastoise, Starmie, you all roar along with Gyarados, let the sound carry even further!"

"Yo-roo!" the fast-swimming frogs responded crisply, their bright eyes sparkling; they already knew what Yu Hai was about to do.

On their way here, they had already been given a low-key warning by Yu Hai, and now they are on high alert to face the impending tsunami.

"Roar, roar..." Gyarados was the first to let out a deafening roar, the sound like rolling thunder, echoing over the coastline, and the roar even pierced the sky.

"Crack!" The giant crab swung its huge pincers, producing a crisp and powerful cracking sound with a slightly metallic quality, which echoed in the air as it swung its pincers.

"Eek!" The ivory pig tilted its head back and squealed, the heavy nasal sound mixed with its roar, adding a unique sense of weight to the loud noise.

"Luba!" Lucky Kappa clapped his hands and made a unique sound, his voice full of liveliness.

"Ya-dong!" Slowking's eyes lit up with blue light. Its cry wasn't loud, but it had already used telepathy to contact the Pokémon in the city.

"Lagu!" Swamp Monster roared back, its voice seemingly coming from the depths of the earth, carrying the heavy scent of soil and immense power.

"Click!" Blastoise raised its cannon and fired a water cannon into the sky. The sound was crisp yet powerful, and the water cannon seemed to cut through the air like a sharp sword, serving as a warm-up for everyone.

"Roar, roar!" Dragonite roared to the sky, its voice filled with dragon might and domineering power, like a king's declaration, causing the surrounding air to tremble slightly.

As the spirits of Yu Hai roared in unison, their different roars intertwined to form a powerful sound wave that spread to every corner of the city.

Soon, the elves in the city who heard the roar, and those who sensed its power, emerged from the streets, alleys, houses, and pavilions, all drawn by the roar.

Upon hearing the roar, as if summoned by some force, they rushed towards the shore where the seawater had disappeared without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)