"Booo—"
However, the vibrant orange Dragonite with big eyes, a smooth snout, and two long, thin antennae waving in the wind, flapped its little wings furiously as it made its entrance; even though Dragonite tried to look as imposing as possible, its countenance just wasn't fierce.
Holding its head high with a gaze that seemed to look down on everything, the effect might have been better if its belly wasn't so plump, its wings and arms not so stubby, and its color not so harmless. For instance, the shapes of creatures like the Blood Wing Dragon and Garchomp were much more suited for such an expression.
But it was quite imposing nonetheless, Fang Yuan found it acceptable…
"Quasi-god, Dragonite!"
The moment Fang Yuan's Dragonite appeared, countless eyes were drawn to it.
"Could it be the Huge Gyro Dragon Guardian Deity of Hua Nation, that huge Dragonite, has it mastered the Super Ancient Transformation to shrink itself?"
"It should be, I saw it yesterday, looks exactly the same."
"But the problem is, all Dragonites look the same, yesterday Doctor Fang Yuan obviously rode on one as well, why can't this one be his own?"
"Coming from a Poké Ball... It should be Doctor Fang Yuan's own, right!"
Dragonite: QAQ
Tears in its eyes!!!
Why does it feel like its entrance is even less impressive than Puppy and Tortoise's?
To be mistaken for another dragon, what the hell!!!
Even Ditto gets a better deal.
"Roar!!!!!"
In the direction of the China Preparation Zone, seeing its own junior from Dragon Island enter the field, the guardian deity, the Huge Gyro Dragon, squeezed to the front, waving its hand and speaking out.
"Roar!!!! (Fight well and don't disgrace Dragon Island. Don't feel pressured, if you lose, I, the old progenitor, am still here.)"
He Xiaomai silently stood by; it couldn't win, and probably neither could you.
After all... after all... on Dragon Island, the two of them had sparred before.
She was too embarrassed to tell these trainers from the China Association.
At that moment, the drone Rotom glanced at the China Preparation Zone and then at the entering Dragonite. After a moment of thought, it spoke out loudly:
"The Guardian Pokémon for the fourth arena is Doctor Fang Yuan's Dragonite, Rotom!"
Outsiders might not see any difference, but these drone Rotoms are connected to the Alliance's Pokémon database and can easily distinguish them.
They had records of the first War of the Gods and every public battle since, and with a simple verification, they could tell this Pokémon belonged to Fang Yuan.
Mainly because of the accent.
"Damn it, so it's another one of Doctor Fang Yuan's Pokémon??"
"Is it that Dragonite that fought while asleep, the Nightmare Dragon, in the World Championship?!"
"I remember, I remember, this Dragonite has somnambulism, and afterwards Doctor Fang Yuan even published a paper identifying this incurable disease's cause and treatment methods. Its Dragonite mastered Sleepwalking Mode this way; it's very powerful..."
At that time, videos of Dragonite's battles were quickly dug up. Powerful? Compared to the preliminary rounds of the World Championship, it was strong, but it only showed the most common top-level combat power... capable of dominating the World Championship preliminaries, but without the qualifications to compete in the championship finals.
At least Ditto could still help out in the championship finals.
Looking at it this way, in Doctor Fang Yuan's team, this quasi-god doesn't seem to have much presence, huh?
However, having sent out this Dragonite now, considering the performance of the previous three Pokémon, does it mean... it now possesses the strength of a top guardian deity?
Everyone's eyes were as wide as copper bells, staring intently at the arena. Two years, from the top tier first stage to top guard deity level?! Again?!
Even if Fang Yuan "cheat"-summoned almost legendary level Legendary Pokémon, they could accept it, but for his own caught and trained Pokémon to show such immense progress in such a short time under everyone's watch – it was truly beyond comprehension.
"Never mind whether Doctor Fang Yuan has absurdly raised all his Pokémon to Top Guardian Gods, even if it really is a Top Guardian God, this Sea Sound Bell must be won."
In the Japan Preparation Zone, President FujiwaraJomon of the Ri Association spoke with a determined voice.
If the German Association's locked target was the Volcanic Town Stone, then one of the Ri Association's targets was this Sea Sound Bell.
The reason is simple, they inadvertently learned that this bell had a connection to the Sea God Lugia.
"Is that the Sea Sound Bell that might help Little Silver find its mother?"
A girl in her late teens dressed in a Shrine Maiden outfit stood behind President Fujiwara, her eyes fixated on the projection of the bell.
She was a Shrine Maiden of Ri Nation's Shinto religion, a follower of the ocean dragon god, her name was Kobayashi Yuko.
She wasn't a Trainer, but she had her reasons for being here.
A few months ago.
Kobayashi Yuko found an injured Little Lugia on the beach outside of the island's Temple.
With a kind heart, Kobayashi Yuko immediately brought Tree Fruits and medicine to help it recover from its injuries.
Soon after, the two became friends.
From Little Silver, the name of the young Lugia, Yuko learned that it was separated from its mother; its injuries were the result of an accident incurred while searching for her.
After going through some tough choices, Yuko agreed to help it search for its mother, and it was at this point that the Ri Association also noticed the presence of Little Lugia.
Yuko might not have understood what Lugia was, but the Ri Association was completely shocked upon discovering the young Lugia.
This was the legendary Sea God, the deity governing the seas, its divine rank even higher than that of the Kapu family.