“Victini~~” On the other side, Victini landed, gently brushing its small hand across Eric’s face, its eyes full of heartache.
“Don’t worry, I’m fine.” Feeling the Life Energy continuously surging within his body, the injuries Eric sustained from the explosion were also healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
While comforting the two little ones, Eric looked toward the battlefield.
With Ogerpon’s Terastallization, her strength had been greatly enhanced.
Her already terrifying Ivy Cudgel was beating Bloodmoon Ursaluna until it had no spirit left.
Simple sweeps and smashes.
Each move was no less powerful than the Blood Moon and Hyper Beam that Bloodmoon Ursaluna unleashed with all its might; in fact, they were even stronger!
Facing Ogerpon at full power, being suppressed was already the best-case scenario for Bloodmoon Ursaluna.
The truth was, Bloodmoon Ursaluna had completely lost the ability to fight back.
Soon, Bloodmoon Ursaluna’s other arm was broken by Ogerpon, and its chest and back took several heavy hits from the Ivy Cudgel.
“What tenacious vitality.” If it were any other Pokémon, being hit like that by Ogerpon, it would have long since lost the ability to battle.
Yet Bloodmoon Ursaluna still hadn’t fallen.
“Is this the HP of a Pokémon that has exceeded level 80 and broken through its own limits?” Sighing aside, after losing the initiative and having one arm broken by Ogerpon early on, Bloodmoon Ursaluna’s defeat was a foregone conclusion.
“Boom…” Thus, as Ogerpon landed her Ivy Cudgel on Bloodmoon Ursaluna’s head, the hulking ancient beast completely lost consciousness and collapsed with a thud.
“Pon-ny!” Seeing her opponent lose the ability to battle, Ogerpon finally felt a bit better.
The palpitations she felt earlier, as if she were about to lose Eric, made Ogerpon feel like her PTSD was about to flare up.
She had no confidence that she could endure the pain of losing a loved one a second time.
“You worked hard, Pon-Pon.” While praising her, Eric took out the Poké Ball he had prepared in advance from his pocket and tossed it toward the unconscious Bloodmoon Ursaluna.
The Poké Ball hit Bloodmoon Ursaluna, and without much struggle, it made a crisp ‘ding’ sound.
“Bloodmoon Ursaluna, get!” Eric picked up the Poké Ball containing Bloodmoon Ursaluna from the ground.
He didn’t release it immediately but instead returned to the cave on the mountainside with the three little ones.
The fog and pitch-black environment of the Timeless Woods were really not suitable for the two parties to communicate.
Standing on the grassy slope in front of the cave, Eric released Bloodmoon Ursaluna from the Poké Ball.
“Umm…” Having rested for a while in the Poké Ball, Bloodmoon Ursaluna had already regained consciousness.
Its body was still in intense pain and weak, but facing the human who had defeated it fair and square, Bloodmoon Ursaluna did not choose to attack or resist.
Bloodmoon Ursaluna may be primitive, but its integrity was not a problem.
Well, three against one; in this era, that was definitely a dishonorable victory.
But Bloodmoon Ursaluna itself was not much better off.
It had attacked Eric directly, so couldn’t he send out a few more Pokémon to protect himself?
In Bloodmoon Ursaluna’s simple mind, defeat was defeat; there were no excuses.
Since it had promised Eric, it would keep its word.
From now on, Eric was its boss.
“Don’t move yet, let me treat you.” Eric looked into Bloodmoon Ursaluna’s eyes, which were now completely devoid of their previous ferocity and wildness.
He knew that Bloodmoon Ursaluna had accepted him.
“V-Chan, come and help out.” As for the rest, given Bloodmoon Ursaluna’s own vitality, it would be fully recovered after resting for one night.
The recovery power of a level 80 Pokémon meant that mere fatal wounds were of no consequence.
“Woo~~” Treatment complete, Bloodmoon Ursaluna climbed up from the ground.
It let out a low growl at Eric, as if asking something.
“Oh, I almost forgot.” “Let’s get acquainted.
My name is Eric,” Eric said.
“They are my companions: Victini, Lilligant, and Ogerpon.” “Roar.” Bloodmoon Ursaluna nodded.
It had already witnessed Ogerpon’s strength.
It looked so small, yet its power was astonishing—simply inconceivable.
As for Lilligant and Victini—the wonder of Victini was truly hard for Bloodmoon Ursaluna to comprehend.
It could only be described as incredible!
As for Lilligant, although she wasn’t as strong as itself, that Energy Ball which blocked the Hyper Beam truly made the bear look at her with new eyes.
Her power, even in the hisui era, would easily qualify her as an Apex-level Pokémon in the wild.
So-called Apex-level referred to powerful Pokémon with levels between 50 and 70.
Lilligant’s strength was top-tier even among Apex-level Pokémon.
The only regret was probably her size.
Without receiving the Apex blessing of wild Pokémon, a kind of buff-like growth enhancement, Lilligant could not yet be called an Apex Pokémon.
“Victini~ Victini Victini~” Victini waved its little hands and made an angry expression, clearly accusing Bloodmoon Ursaluna for its attempt to attack Eric.
‘How could you attack a Trainer?’ Victini said.
‘Big guy, you are truly despicable!’ ‘Exactly, exactly.’ Seeing its little sister speak up, Ogerpon immediately joined in: ‘Eric was almost hurt!’ “Woo?” Bloodmoon Ursaluna scratched its head honestly, somewhat failing to understand the train of thought of the two little ones.
Can’t Pokémon attack Trainers?
But in the past, that was always how it was.
“Alright.” Eric stopped the two little ones and instructed Bloodmoon Ursaluna: “I understand your situation, Bloodmoon.” “In the hisui era, it was indeed common practice for Pokémon to attack humans.
But that was a long time ago.” Eric told Bloodmoon Ursaluna that hundreds of years had passed since the hisui era.
Many things that were once common knowledge were no longer applicable today.
“From now on, you cannot attack humans at will, understand?” Eric patiently taught Bloodmoon Ursaluna current knowledge, having it follow his commands to prevent it from going berserk.
The specific process could not be explained in just a few words.
Eric would not let Bloodmoon Ursaluna attack humans.
But likewise, he would not let it just stand there foolishly when attacked by humans.
There was a balance to be struck.
And what Eric needed to do was teach it how to live in the human world.
“Woo…” Bloodmoon Ursaluna listened, seeming to understand but not quite.
Fortunately, Bloodmoon Ursaluna was not as ferocious as it looked on the outside.
It had simply been isolated from the world for too long and didn’t know how to get along with outsiders.
If it were something like an Aerodactyl, a true beast from the prehistoric era, Eric would really have a headache.
With his abilities, it still took his full effort to discipline Bloodmoon Ursaluna; if he were to catch some Pokémon with violent temperaments, he would likely be done in by them sooner or later.