Slumbering Weald.
On the lush green grass, Zacian had been lying there with her eyes closed, napping. Suddenly, she opened her eyes. She stood up and looked into the distance.
"Sister?"
On the other side, Zamazenta noticed Zacian's movement. He asked in confusion.
"That human is calling me."
After a moment of hesitation, Zacian answered Zamazenta.
Zamazenta understood immediately. It was the human who had taken the Rusted Sword.
"I will go there. Perhaps that thing has woken up," Zacian prepared to head over and see.
"I will go with you, Sister."
Zamazenta naturally wanted to accompany Zacian. After all, if Eternatus truly "revived" completely, Zacian might not be able to handle it alone.
Zacian originally wanted to refuse. In her view, even if Eternatus truly "revived," it had only just woken up and certainly wouldn't be at its peak.
But considering the situation, Zacian did not refuse.
The two Legendary Pokémon instantly soared into the sky and flew toward their destination.
Meanwhile, at Hammerlocke Stadium.
Eternamax Eternatus stood beneath the black vortex in the sky. Its incredibly massive body brought a shocking visual and psychological impact.
No matter how you looked at it, this size... the pressure was simply too much.
"Damian, you should be able to defeat it, right?"
Cold sweat appeared on Chairman Rose's forehead. Now that it had reached its Eternamax form, Eternatus's pressure had reached a terrifying level. It made even the calm and steady Rose feel his heart race.
At this moment, Rose felt incredibly lucky. He was glad he hadn't let Leon try to catch Eternatus in a moment of excitement.
Otherwise, he really would have gone down in Galar's history as a criminal.
"Don't worry. I've invited its natural enemy over."
Damian, on the other hand, looked very relaxed. He waved the Rusted Sword in his hand at Rose.
Even putting aside the fact that Damian was confident he could defeat Eternatus himself, he also had the perfect weapon against it.
When it comes to fighting Eternatus, the Hero of the Sword and the Hero of the Shield are the real experts.
Calyrex had been playing games on its phone with a calm face ever since Damian let it out. It seemed to sense something. It glanced at the Rusted Sword in Damian's hand and couldn't help but feel curious.
When did Damian get involved with Zacian?
Damian naturally didn't know what Calyrex was thinking. He looked at Eternamax Eternatus and clicked his tongue in wonder.
It had to be said, the pressure from Eternamax Eternatus was indeed startling.
Roar!
A low, raspy dragon roar echoed through the sky. Eternamax Eternatus's giant hand-claws closed slightly. Intense blue and purple light began to flash.
A massive amount of pure, surging pinkish-red Dragon-type energy erupted. It turned into a giant dragon-shaped tornado that lunged toward Stellar Form Terapagos. Two wing-like energies rotated outside the tornado.
This was the Dragon-type Max Move, Max Wyrmwind!
After reaching its Eternamax form, Eternatus could naturally use Max Moves. A very special point was that Eternatus was also the only Pokémon that could still freely use its normal moves while in its Eternamax state.
"Tera Starstorm."
Damian immediately gave the command to Terapagos through telepathy.
Faced with a Max Move, trying to simply dodge was not an easy task. Using Protect wasn't realistic either.
Because Max Moves come with an effect that pierces through Protect, the simplest way was to attack it head-on.
A look of seriousness flashed in Stellar Terapagos's eyes. The crystal on its head lit up with a dazzling light.
The Normal-type move, Tera Starstorm!
Countless points of starlight shot out. It was beautiful and brilliant as it met the incoming Max Wyrmwind tornado.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Violent explosions rang out constantly. The "stars" from Tera Starstorm smashed wildly against the Max Wyrmwind.
The momentum of the powerful Max Wyrmwind was actually halted by the bombardment. However, after Eternamaxing, Eternatus's strength had completely exploded.
Even though the forward momentum of the Max Wyrmwind was temporarily blocked, it showed no signs of breaking apart.
Tera Starstorm continued to bombard it without end. Strong air currents surged in all directions. Stellar Terapagos let out another cry.
Boom!
The giant Max Move tornado was forced to explode by Terapagos's Tera Starstorm.
The vast energy shook outward like a shockwave. A terrifying storm, like a natural disaster, howled. Hammerlocke Stadium on the ground was affected, cracking inch by inch.
Damian and the others, who were just outside the stadium, were naturally within the range of the blast.
However, Calyrex just looked up. Its powerful psychic energy instantly turned into an invisible protective barrier, shielding Damian and the others.
The violent air currents swept in, but they were all blocked by the psychic barrier.
"Hiss... Whoa, this is too much..."
Raihan gasped. He looked at the stadium, which was now mostly destroyed, and the buildings behind him that had been knocked down by the air currents. He was stunned.
Wait, was this the Pokémon battling he knew?
The most important thing was that these two Pokémon were fighting in the sky! The area below was just being hit by the leftover energy!
"Damian, I need Spectrier."
Having defended against the energy impact, Calyrex still didn't put down its phone. It spoke to Damian through telepathy.
Without its horse, its strength was still not quite enough.
Even though blocking the attack just now looked easy, Calyrex knew this battle was only just beginning.
The commotion from the fight between Stellar Terapagos and Eternamax Eternatus would probably only get bigger and bigger.
"Okay," Damian agreed without hesitation.
He released Spectrier for Calyrex to ride. After getting on the horse, Calyrex felt much more relieved. It lowered its head and continued to mess with its phone.
Actually, Calyrex was very seriously considering a question. Should it start a livestream right now?
According to Damian, this kind of battle between Legendary Pokémon was something that really caught the audience's eye. It could probably bring in a lot of traffic.
And most importantly, during such a livestream, it could occasionally throw out a move to join in. It would probably get a lot of positive comments.
However, because Calyrex had never livestreamed before, it was still a bit hesitant.
After thinking for a while, Calyrex decided not to start streaming yet. After all, it had no experience.
As a King, it was better not to try things it wasn't sure about.
But truly, such a scene was very rare. It was a bit of a waste of that traffic.
Calyrex looked at the sky with some regret.
Roar!
The low, raspy dragon roar sounded again. Eternamax Eternatus's giant hand-claw snapped open. Five crimson beams of light gathered and shone.
Eternabeam?
Damian raised an eyebrow when he saw this. But he quickly discovered it wasn't Eternabeam, but Dynamax Cannon.
However, it was Dynamax Cannon times five!
Good grief, when you have that much energy, you really can do whatever you want? Are Dynamax Cannons free?
Damian couldn't help but smack his lips. This Eternatus was certainly practical.
But for Damian, this Dynamax Cannon was actually easier to deal with than Max Wyrmwind.
"Protect."
Stellar Terapagos decisively used a Protect barrier.
Boom!
Five violent crimson beams fell from the sky. They slammed heavily into Stellar Terapagos.
However, because of the size of the Dynamax Cannons, two of them actually passed right by Terapagos. In the end, they hit the ground hard.
Rumble!
The ground shook violently. The Dynamax Cannons exploded. Strong winds and air currents howled everywhere, and a large amount of sand and soil rose into the air.
Seeing this scene, Rose's brow furrowed deeply. He felt lucky once again for his wise decision.
Thank goodness for Damian!!
Attacks of this scale and power were just the ones Eternatus had missed with.
"Hammerlocke City... Chairman, if this keeps up, Hammerlocke is finished!"
Raihan finally realized this. He stared with wide eyes at the ruined ground in the distance.
Wait, if they kept fighting like this, what would be left of Hammerlocke? Just the foundation?
Raihan finally understood why Rose wanted all the residents of Hammerlocke to evacuate at the start. If they hadn't left, and a Dynamax Cannon went slightly off course, wouldn't their ashes be flying in the sky?
But people can leave; the city cannot!
Raihan's own home was in Hammerlocke!
"Don't panic, Raihan. If the city is gone, it can be rebuilt. As long as the people are here, there is a future," Rose comforted him calmly and warmly.
"I caused this. I will rebuild Hammerlocke afterward."
Hearing Rose's words, Raihan's mood instantly calmed down. Chairman Rose, why didn't you just say that earlier?
As for whether Rose had the ability to rebuild Hammerlocke...
Raihan didn't doubt it at all. He could even build Wyndon. Rebuilding Hammerlocke would be easy for Chairman Rose, wouldn't it?
In that case, it was like he was getting a new house.
Raihan was in a great mood. While Rose wasn't looking, he secretly pulled out his Rotom Phone. He picked an angle and took a selfie. The background was exactly Eternatus's giant hand-claw.
Yeah, Raihan was purely acting like a spectator now. Anyway, he couldn't deal with an Eternatus this strong. That was an enemy Damian had to handle.
Wasn't he just responsible for shouting "Boss is amazing" from the back?
Damian couldn't help but smile when he noticed this. Raihan really is something else!
The battle between Stellar Terapagos and Eternamax Eternatus continued in almost the same way. In a one-on-one fight, the little turtle really had no easy way to deal with Eternatus.
Damian knew very well that Eternamax Eternatus's best traits were its incredibly exaggerated stamina and defense. It was almost pointless for the little turtle to attack it.
So, the little turtle mostly focused on defense.
About ten minutes later, two streaks of light, one blue and one red, rushed over from the horizon. Finally, they landed in front of Damian and the others.
"What are these?"
Raihan's curiosity as a bystander spiked. He looked curiously at where the two lights landed.
Rose and the others did the same. After all, judging by that entrance, these two Pokémon were definitely extraordinary!
When the light faded, two wolf-like Pokémon appeared.
"These two Pokémon are...?" Leon fell into thought. He realized he actually didn't recognize these two Pokémon...
"The legendary heroes, Zacian and Zamazenta."
The corners of Damian's mouth curled up.
"You finally arrived."
"We came at full speed."
A cold telepathic response sounded. It was Zacian's.
But actually, the moment Zacian and Zamazenta landed, their eyes were fixed tightly on Eternatus high in the sky.
Especially Zacian. The cold light in her eyes was not hidden at all. The killing intent on her was also terrifyingly heavy.
It made Rose and the others feel a chill all over their bodies.
"It seems my investigation was correct. The legendary heroes weren't humans, but Pokémon."
Rose narrowed his eyes slightly. Previously, he had sent out many people to gather information about Galar's legendary Pokémon.
He had basically confirmed this point already. The appearance of Zacian and Zamazenta, along with Damian's words, just completely proved it.
"This parasite is actually still alive." Zamazenta's expression was also very serious and cold.
"Eternatus isn't that easy to kill. So, next, Zacian, are you going to step in?" Damian smiled.
"Isn't that why you called me here?"
Zacian's telepathy was still very cold. She replied without looking back.
"Ah~ that is indeed the case. I wonder if I have the honor of seeing it with my own eyes?"
Damian held up the Rusted Sword with his right hand. His smile was very sunny.
"The power of the legendary Hero of the Sword and Hero of the Shield. The power that saved the Galar region three thousand years ago."
The Rusted Sword in Damian's hand seemed to receive some kind of call. The rusted blade flashed with light. It flew rapidly to the front of Zacian.
Zacian opened her mouth and bit the hilt of the sword. Dazzling sword-light instantly shone, completely covering Zacian.
When the light faded, the cold and regal Crowned Sword Zacian stood proudly on the spot.
Compared to her Hero of Many Battles form, her Crowned Sword form looked more striking. The markings on her body were clearer, and the gold piece on her head made it look like she was wearing a crown. The sword in her mouth looked large and sharp.
And on the side, Zamazenta had also used his Rusted Shield to enter his Crowned Shield form.
The sharp Crowned Sword and the steady, heavy Crowned Shield!
At this moment, Eternatus, high in the sky, seemed to sense the aura of its old enemies below. The eye on its giant hand-claw suddenly turned toward the two kings on the ground.
A low, angry dragon roar carried deep resentment and fury, as if it were questioning them.
It freaking knew it!
It's been three thousand years! It's been three freaking thousand years!
These two dogs are still chasing it!! What is the grudge?
It just wanted to live! What did it do wrong?!
Eternatus was truly angry and felt very wronged.
Does anyone understand? Three thousand years ago, it only absorbed energy to survive, and these two dogs jumped out to fight it to the death.
Three thousand years have passed. It had only been awake for a short while, and these two dogs jumped out again!
Fine! Fine!! Fine!!! You won't let me live, right? Then let's all freaking not live!
"ROAR!!"
Eternatus's furious roar shook the sky. Today, the new and old grudges would be settled together!
Crowned Sword Zacian looked up at Eternatus in the sky. Her ice-cold eyes carried a chill that could freeze everything.
And at this moment, she finally responded to Damian.
"As you wish!"