"Go, Dragapult! Thunder!"
At the sound of Gu Yuan's voice, Dragapult, who had suddenly rushed out from behind Arbok, immediately launched its offensive. Lightning surged out, instantly enveloping Arbok. The intense pain caused Arbok to let out an involuntary cry of agony.
The moment it turned around to counterattack, Dragapult used Agility to pull away. Next, Fire Blast transformed into a sea of fire that swept toward it.
Arbok continuously spat out Acid Spray, carving out a safe space for itself within the sea of flames. In the next second, Dragapult used Phantom Force to reappear behind it, and orange-yellow currents of electricity entangled it once again. Under the continuous electric shocks, Arbok's scales turned into something resembling charcoal. To make matters worse, Arbok fell into a paralysis state.
"Use the speed advantage to bombard it with Thunder continuously. Get Dragon Claw ready!"
Seeing that Arbok was paralyzed, Gu Yuan did not have Dragapult pull away. Instead, it became a stationary turret, attacking relentlessly. Bolts of electricity shot out; with its speed further reduced, Arbok had no time to defend. Under the repeated bombardment, the nearly defeated Arbok roared in pain.
Finally, Dragapult made a swift charge and used Dragon Claw to completely defeat Arbok. As the battle ended, feeling its current power, Dragapult increasingly felt that its past hardships had finally paid off.
Unfortunately, Gu Yuan did not have the time to let Dragapult continue fighting. Agatha had already sent a message that the war was about to begin, and Gu Yuan naturally could not be absent.
"Let's go, Dragapult. We're going to be quite busy next."
Flipping onto Dragapult's back, Gu Yuan found the cool sensation extremely comfortable. After quickly leaving the forest, he began his preparations.
Agatha also took full advantage of Gu Yuan's strengths, letting him act as a guerrilla or a "firefighter" to reinforce struggling units. The specific details of how to proceed were left entirely to Gu Yuan's judgment, showing Agatha's immense trust in him.
After leaving the forest, Gu Yuan had Dragapult return to his shadow and let Alakazam teleport him away. With incredible mobility, Gu Yuan soon reached the designated area, waiting quietly for the League to launch the final general offensive.
"Get ready. This operation is the same as before. Be sure to end the battle in the shortest time possible!"
In the darkness of the night, a Sun-level Deacon hidden in the shadows spoke slowly. This Sun-level Deacon, named Kurokawa, was the one whose base had previously been discovered by Gu Yuan.
Once everyone was ready, Kurokawa gave the order to move. Watching the crowd charge forward, Kurokawa felt that something had been off lately. By convention, the first priority of the Hunter's Guild was secrecy. Even when cooperating with the three great families, they would only provide combat support and would never rashly attack League resources.
But now, Kurokawa could clearly feel that the Hunter's Guild was being a bit too impatient. Unfortunately, although he was a Sun-level Deacon, he was only a first-tier deacon—equivalent to a Beginner Champion—and lacked the strength to change the decisions from above.
Just like before, with the Hunter's Guild being the stronger side and catching the League off guard, the defensive line was quickly breached despite the League's precautions. After looting enough resources, Kurokawa led his people to retreat. They cleared their tracks along the way before dispersing to gather at a designated location.
As per their usual routine, the looted resources were carried separately to avoid all resources being destroyed if one person was caught. While moving through the night, Kurokawa felt a persistent sense of unease.
Just as he was wondering why, a figure rushed out. Before the Pokémon beside Kurokawa could react, they were defeated by a dark shadow. In the next second, Kurokawa lost consciousness and fainted.
It wasn't just Kurokawa; other members of the Hunter's Guild suffered the same fate. The League had prepared for this operation for a very long time and naturally left no loopholes.
Even Gu Yuan participated. Using Teleport, Alakazam appeared instantly beside a dark figure and knocked them unconscious with psychic power. Simultaneously, Annihilape rushed out from the rift of space, using Rage Fist to directly kill the Pokémon beside the man.
After stashing the corpse and notifying people to collect it, Gu Yuan and Alakazam disappeared again. Not only Kurokawa's group, but other Hunter's Guild outposts also suffered fatal blows.
With Tatao Fukuda acting as an undercover agent, the League had long mastered a vast amount of intelligence on the Hunter's Guild. The League had never given up on striking the guild hidden in the shadows; they simply hadn't found a breakthrough point before.
The Hunter's Guild's recent impatient actions undoubtedly handed that breakthrough point to the League. Having led a weak force to this day and successfully suppressing the family faction that had always held the advantage, the Elite Four naturally would not miss this chance.
Just as the name of the operation suggested, this move was a fatal blow to the Hunter's Guild!
After another teleportation, Gu Yuan discovered another fleeing member of the Hunter's Guild and ordered Alakazam and the others to attack.
Alakazam led the charge with Teleport, but the target reacted in time, and two Pokémon beside her immediately counterattacked. Even so, Alakazam used its strength to suppress one, while the other could not escape Annihilape's sneak attack.
"Fight freely. This hunt is nearing its end."
After receiving news that most of the Hunter's Guild members in this operation had been arrested, Gu Yuan stopped having Alakazam and the others hold back. As the light of Mega Evolution flared, Mega Alakazam immediately launched its attack.
Hearing this, the woman did not hesitate to throw out most of her Poké Balls before immediately fleeing. Regardless of whether Gu Yuan was telling the truth, her best choice was to leave first and contact other members of the Hunter's Guild once she was safe. As for Pokémon, as long as she lived, she could always use contribution points to trade for them later.
Unfortunately, Gu Yuan would not give her that chance. His Ditto acted first, transforming into Alakazam and leading Moltres and Roaring Moon to block the woman's path.
Then, the light of Mega Evolution surged again. Mega Charizard Y acted first, its scorching flames instantly tearing through the night curtain. This was followed by Sylveon's Hyper Beam.
The moment she saw Moltres and Roaring Moon, the woman realized the one attacking her was Gu Yuan—the very person she had once planned to target but hadn't yet had the chance to. Recalling Gu Yuan's record, a look of despair appeared in her eyes. She failed to notice the shadows beneath her feet beginning to ripple.