A water-type trainer who specializes in dragon-type water.

"The Temple of Creation... Divine Punishment..."

Upon hearing the words "divine punishment of the Creation Palace," Xiao Ding's usually calm face showed a subtle furrowing of his brows, and his gaze became even more solemn.

Any trainer is well aware of the terror of the "Creation Hall" organization and understands what "Divine Punishment" means.

That's a terrorist who possesses at least near-master or even master-level combat power, wields legendary Pokémon, and has a fanatical and extreme mindset!

Even though Xiao Ding was one of the strongest kings in East China, the pressure of facing an enemy of this caliber was as heavy as a mountain.

He nodded slowly, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

Director Luo's order was correct; holding out and waiting for reinforcements was the safest option.

Zhang Leiyuan is dealing with another crisis; if he can return to defense in time, everything will turn around.

However, the enemy clearly wouldn't give them time to set up defenses and wait for reinforcements.

Just as Lucario rescued Arcanine and the medical team began injecting the Pokémon with the universal antidote—

"Whoosh!!!"

A strange, piercing shriek came from the depths of the poisonous miasma!

What appeared was a ball of energy venom over a meter in diameter, viscous and dark green in color, constantly churning and bubbling, emitting a nauseating, pungent, and sour odor.

It was a poison-type move—Sludge Bomb.

Like a boulder launched by a catapult, it traced a high parabola, carrying a deadly threat, and flew over the open space in front of the police station, crashing straight down towards the area where people were gathered above the police station gate!

If this attack hits, the venom will splatter everywhere, and the consequences will be unimaginable!

"Lucario!" Xiao Ding's command was almost simultaneous with the appearance of the Venom bullet, his voice steady and powerful.

"Beat it with bone clubs! Stop it!"

"Luca—!!!"

Lucario let out a short, battle-ready growl, its red eyes flashing with a sharp light!

Its feet are slightly apart, firmly planted, and its arms are crossed in front of its body. Rich and pure ground-based energy is rapidly drawn from the ground beneath its feet, gathers, and solidifies in its hands!

"Buzz!"

Two bone rods, each about 1.5 meters long, yellowish-brown in color, hard like real bones, and with an energy glow flowing across their surfaces, instantly took shape!

Lucario grips the bone club with both hands, its weight and feel perfectly matched.

The next moment, its blue figure leaped lightly and soared into the air to meet the falling venom bullet!

While in mid-air, he used his waist to generate power, and his arms swung like a windmill. The two bone clubs left afterimages. With the exquisite skill of using minimal force to deflect a great weight, he accurately predicted the trajectory of the venom bullet and struck it hard and precisely on the side of the venom bullet from the left and right!

"boom--!!!"

A dull thud!

The venom bullet was deformed and exploded in mid-air by the force of the impact! Large amounts of viscous, vicious, dark green venom scattered and splashed like fireworks!

“Sizzle, sizzle—!!!”

The venom splattered onto the open ground in front of the police station, and the once neatly trimmed and lush lawn instantly emitted a chilling corrosive sound!

The grass withered, scorched, and turned into grayish-white ash at a visible speed, and even the soil below was eroded into small pits that emitted white smoke and a pungent smell.

Fortunately, Lucario's interception angle was extremely tricky, and most of the venom splashed onto the empty open ground.

Even more astonishingly, some venom inevitably splashed onto Lucario, but its blue-black fur and robust body remained completely unharmed, without even a trace of corrosion!

Steel/Fighting type, immune to Poison-type moves!

This is precisely why Xiao Ding ordered the other guards to retreat and used Lucario as the vanguard to confront the powerful Poison-type enemy!

Lucario landed lightly, the energy rod in its hand dissipating. It shook off non-existent venom from its body, its eyes calmly fixed on the depths of the poisonous miasma, as if it had merely swatted away an annoying fly.

"Oh? A Steel-type Pokémon..."

A sinister, slippery voice, like the hiss of a venomous snake, came from the depths of the churning purple miasma, carrying undisguised disgust and a hint of amusement.

"How...annoying."

Along with these unsettling words, a clear, slow thud of footsteps on the grass rose from the poisonous fog.

"Tap...rustle..."

The sound grew louder as it approached, each step seeming to pound on one's heart, bringing invisible pressure.

Finally, three figures pierced through the dense purple miasma and appeared clearly on the open ground outside the police station, which was now a mess due to the venom.

The figure in the center was dressed in the standard attire of the Temple of Creation—a black hooded cloak that seemed to absorb light.

His entire body was completely covered, and his face was covered by a chaotic mask that was constantly twisting and flowing with a dark purple halo. The color of the mask was a deep purple.

Standing on either side of this figure were two Pokémon exuding a powerful and dangerous aura.

On the left is a huge, ferocious centipede king!

Its body is deep purple, its head is bright rose red, and two slender antennae on its head are constantly trembling.

Its long, segmented body had sharp, dark purple legs growing from each segment on its sides, and a pair of huge, gleaming, dark purple pincers at its tail.

It lowered its body slightly, its mouth opening and closing, dripping purple venom, and its compound eyes coldly scanned the area ahead. Its body was filled with a chilling poisonous pressure and the ferocity of a predator.

On the right is a strangely shaped crystal flower, like a work of art!

It has a deep purple body with layers of "flowers" that bloom like crystal clusters, and the edges of the petals are sharp as knives, reflecting a cold light under the light.

The "center" of the flower is a bright yellow, like an eerie eye. Its "stem" is also deep purple, covered with fine crystalline particles.

It hovered quietly in the air a short distance above the ground, slowly rotating, with faint purple energy flashing on its surface from time to time, exuding a tranquil yet deadly beauty.

Xiao Ding's pupils suddenly contracted!

He stared intently at the purple Chaos Mask, taking in the terrifying poisonous miasma the other party had manipulated upon their appearance, as well as the two formidable Poison-type Pokémon beside them that were clearly at the peak of the near-Master level, or even possibly touching the threshold of the Master level.

A name marked as extremely high threat in the Alliance's internal danger files instantly popped into his mind.

The guards behind him, some of whom were more knowledgeable and had attended the briefings, gasped in fear with trembling voices.

"It's...it's the Seventh Divine Punishment of the Temple of Creation...codename...'Plague'!"

"Hehehe... Hahaha..." Beneath the mask came the Plague's sinister laughter, like fingernails scraping glass.

"I never imagined that my reputation in this faraway Eastern country would be so 'renowned'. I am truly flattered."

His laughter abruptly stopped, and his tone became cold and full of contempt.

"But are you Chinese just like turtles, hiding in your shells and waiting for someone to smash them open? You think you can stop me with a near-champion Lucario? Where are your champions?"

This blatant insult and provocation is like a spark igniting a powder keg!

"Fuck your mother! That's utter bullshit!"

In the guard unit, a hot-blooded young member could no longer contain the boiling anger in his chest and let out a thunderous roar! His eyes were bloodshot with rage.

"How dare you be so arrogant on Chinese soil! Do you really think we're made of clay?!"

This roar, like a drop of water thrown into boiling oil, instantly ignited the suppressed humiliation and fighting spirit of all the guards!

"You son of a bitch! Just because you wear a black robe and a mask, you think you're someone important?!"

"Brothers! Grab your weapons! Let's fucking kill them!"

"Shoot this bastard to pieces!"

Amidst the roars, several guards who were close to the front and already gripping their weapons instinctively raised their standard-issue submachine guns.