After the island shattered, Axel led Lillie straight into the wreckage of the Sky Island.
The power of the Precipice Blade had not yet faded. It was still dragging the Sky Island down as it continued to fall, smashing the island into dozens of pieces.
The staff of the Aether Paradise scattered in all directions, avoiding Axel as they ran about, directing Pokémon to help the Sky Island land steadily.
Axel's expression was calm. He did not stop their attempts at self-rescue, instead moving calmly through the various shattered small Sky Islands, searching for that stable passage connecting to the Ultra Wormhole.
However, after searching for a long time, even after covering the entire island with his psychic power, Axel could not find any device resembling such a passage.
The only thing he could see was that at the very center of the island, inside a luxurious research laboratory filled with many precision instruments, a red light was still being emitted, blocking his psychic power.
Axel pointed in that direction, "Lillie, do you know what place that is?"
"I do," Following the direction of Axel's finger, Lillie's expression grew serious.
"That's where Mother usually works. The defense level there is extremely high. It's said it can withstand the attacks of several island kahunas at the same time."
"And Mother is very meticulous. When the Aether Paradise Sky Island was just sunk, she didn't appear. I always feel like she still has other trump cards."
Axel nodded slightly. As the president of the Aether Paradise, Lusamine not showing herself when the Sky Island had just been cleaved apart was clearly not normal.
Moreover, Axel had just tested it. The Poké Balls in his hand still could not be released, which meant that unknown device was still operating.
In other words... Lusamine's room seemed not to have suffered any impact at all.
"Let's go. Let's check it out over there."
With the supreme trait of the God of Psychic and the crimson orb within his brain domain, even without Pokémon, Axel was not afraid that Lusamine would attack him.
This was the true value of a supreme trait.
After Axel unleashed that Precipice Blade, the island's defenses were already virtually nonexistent.
When the guards in silver uniforms saw Axel approaching, they immediately avoided the central research institute from afar, afraid that Axel might give them a sword strike as well.
Seeing their reaction, Axel nodded inwardly.
The operating model of the Aether Paradise seemed to be completely opposite to that of Team Plasma.
Although the people of the Aether Paradise were also obsessive and fanatical, the higher their rank, the more fanatical they were. Deep down, they truly wanted to save the world and give Pokémon a home, but their methods were hard to describe.
Team Plasma was different. They used brainwashing to make the lower ranks fanatical, while the upper ranks only wanted to use the lower ranks to rule the world.
"Looks like your mom can still be saved, huh," Axel poked Lillie and spoke seriously.
"In a bit you can try to persuade her first. If she really won't listen, then I'll have no choice but to beat her up, alright."
"Okay...", Lillie replied softly, though she still looked a little worried.
Obviously, she did not have much hope that she could persuade her own mother.
When they reached Lusamine's door, Lillie took a deep breath and gently knocked.
"Mother, it's Lillie."
"The Sky Island is already gone. The entire Aether Paradise is only two-thirds left. Your plan won't work."
"I believe you just saw Master's strength as well. He has the ability to drive away villains and create the utopia you envision, and to do it in the right way."
The moment Lillie finished speaking, a crazed voice came from inside the room.
"Get out. Get out right now!"
"Axel, don't think this is over!"
"Even if the Sky Island is sunk, you still can't stop the appearance of the Ultra Beasts, and you definitely won't be able to find the passage connecting to the Ultra Wormhole!"
"From the very beginning, the Sky Island was only meant to draw your attention!"
"Even if my plan to bring Lillie back failed, even if the Sky Island was sunk by you, none of this will change anything!"
The corner of Axel's mouth twitched. He was just about to ask why Lusamine was being so dishonorable when the door of the central research institute suddenly burst open, and a fiery red fist smashed toward Axel's face.
Axel instinctively raised his hand, easily blocking the punch, then flung the owner of the fist toward the distant ground.
At the same time, Axel also clearly saw Lusamine's figure, and finally understood why Lusamine was being so dishonorable.
Lusamine was wearing a silk nightdress with an excellent drape. Her golden hair looked like it had just been tied up, now falling into messy large curls, her long hair reaching all the way down to her ankles.
On that twisted face, there was not the slightest trace of age, like a little girl who had completely lost her temper, bearing eight or nine points of resemblance to Lillie when her favorite food had been snatched away.
For some reason, looking at her like this, Axel had a sudden urge to say, 'Can I leave my Reshiram and Groudon outside the door?'
Of course, Axel only thought about it. Lusamine was already crazy enough.
If he said something like that now, Lusamine would probably really go completely insane.
"Ahem! Auntie looks pretty good when she's angry, but sneak attacks aren't right. If I hadn't reacted quickly, something might have already gone wrong."
"How about you consider what Lillie said? It's not too late to stop now. The danger level of the Ultra Beasts is far beyond what you imagine.
"Even if they really are released, you won't be able to control them."
Seeing Axel once again resisting a Pokémon bare-handed, Lusamine's pupils shrank. When she saw it on the surveillance earlier, she thought Axel had used some special method.
She had once seen someone cosplay as a sword immortal from novels and storybooks using Aegislash. She had assumed Axel was the same.
But now it seemed that wasn't the case at all.
In her heart, she instantly slapped a label onto Axel.
A research madman who, through research, had gained control over Pokémon power.
Lusamine narrowed her eyes, watching Axel warily, while beckoning to Lillie at the same time.
"Whether I can control the Ultra Beasts is not for you to decide!"
"I only want to give them a home. I'm not coveting their power like you are. How is that not being able to control them?"
"Lillie, come here quickly. Stay away from that dangerous guy."
Axel was slightly stunned, then quickly understood the meaning behind Lusamine's words, his face full of confusion.
'Why is it that, aside from Giovanni, every villain thinks I'm the villain.'
'Is this even reasonable?'
"Lillie, turn around, don't look...", Axel sighed helplessly, preparing to use his fists to knock some sense into Lusamine.
But before he could make a move, five extremely special Poké Balls appeared in Lusamine's hand.
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