"Dewgong."
"Cloyster."
"Slowbro."
"Jynx."
"Mamoswine."
"Omastar."
"All of you, come out!!"
Terrified, Lorelei faced the sudden attack of the three legendary birds and didn't hesitate to summon all the Pokémon she had brought to the Orange Archipelago this time.
All of them were Champion-level Pokémon.
The strength of a veteran Elite Four member was evident at this moment.
But facing even one of the three legendary birds, Lorelei didn't have much confidence.
Not to mention that all three had appeared. If they really fought without holding back, Lorelei would definitely meet her end in the Orange Archipelago today.
"Three legendary birds, we have no grudges! Why did you suddenly attack me?"
Knowing the three legendary birds could definitely understand human language, Lorelei immediately voiced her doubts.
Seeing her own Pokémon, after the initial shock, now tense and uneasy, Lorelei instantly formulated a battle plan — stall!
She had to stall as much as possible until the other Elite Four members noticed; otherwise, she wouldn't have a single chance of winning.
"Don't waste words with her!"
"She's stalling for time!!"
Zapdos's eyes were sharp. Seeing Lorelei secretly reach into her clothes, it knew she was definitely trying to notify her companions.
"Articuno, you hold the line."
"Moltres and I will go!"
The three legendary birds were perfectly in sync. As soon as Zapdos gave the order, Moltres followed in a dive.
"Careful!"
"Dewgong, Cloyster, aim at Moltres! Hydro Pump!!"
"Jynx, Slowbro, use Psychic! You must disrupt Zapdos so it can't participate in the battle."
"Mamoswine, you and Omastar stand by my side, ready to attack at any moment! Prepare Rock Slide!"
"Once Articuno joins in, attack immediately! If it doesn't make a move, unleash all the Rock Slides on Zapdos!"
"Hold on!!"
As expected of a veteran Elite Four member, even facing the menacing and well-prepared attack of the three legendary birds, Lorelei, despite her panic, could still make the most correct judgment at this moment.
She addressed all six of her Pokémon, quickly making arrangements for each of them.
Bang—
Dewgong and Cloyster immediately followed Lorelei's instructions and fired Hydro Pumps at Moltres.
This was a powerful Water-type move. Blastoise's sudden mastery of it had excited May greatly, and after Blastoise used Hydro Pump once, it had completely collapsed.
Presumably, due to its level, it could only unleash one Hydro Pump at most.
But Dewgong and Cloyster had reached Champion level many years ago, and under Lorelei's training, they were now considered top-tier even among Champion-level Pokémon.
Unfortunately, no matter how powerful a Champion-level Pokémon was, it couldn't possibly be a match for a legendary Pokémon, even a Tier 2 one.
Two Hydro Pumps, one after the other.
Without Lorelei's command, Dewgong and Cloyster had already coordinated perfectly. Such a pincer attack would definitely hit a Champion-level Pokémon at least once.
But they were facing Moltres.
Whoosh whoosh—
Two bursts of scorching flames erupted from Moltres's wings. Water and fire were incompatible, and the Hydro Pumps immediately exploded.
A cloud of water vapor instantly filled the air.
Moltres was unscathed.
"Another Hydro Pump... be careful!"
"Jynx, Slowbro, dodge quickly!!"
Lorelei was preoccupied with Dewgong and Cloyster, and Jynx and Slowbro were actually unable to use their psychic powers to restrain Zapdos.
Catching sight of Zapdos's body flashing with intense light, Lorelei's heart skipped a beat.
"Discharge!"
"Zapdos is going to use Discharge!"
"Jynx, Slowbro, you two quickly hide behind Mamoswine! Omastar, use Rock Slide! We can't worry about Articuno now!!"
Boom—
No sooner said than done.
Even though Lorelei reacted quickly, giving commands and the Pokémon executing them took time.
And Zapdos wouldn't let Lorelei arrange things calmly. As a Tier 2 Electric-type legendary bird, the speed at which it released its skills was beyond human imagination.
One Discharge attack had a range of only one to two meters for other Electric-type Pokémon.
But at this moment, it was nearly ten meters!
Seeing the situation was bad, Lorelei immediately retreated quickly.
But her Pokémon were not so lucky.
"Aoo aoo aoo—"
"Ya—"
When Zapdos used Discharge, it had calculated everything.
So Dewgong and Cloyster wouldn't be killed in one hit, but if they were hit, they would definitely lose their ability to fight.
Seeing Zapdos defeat two of her Pokémon with one Discharge attack, despair uncontrollably appeared in Lorelei's eyes.
Zapdos was so powerful.
The other two legendary birds wouldn't be much weaker.
As a veteran Elite Four member, this was the first time Lorelei had suffered such a setback.
And in her impression, Tier 2 legendary Pokémon weren't that terrifying. The power of Zapdos's move should already be close to that of a Tier 1 legendary Pokémon!
The Orange Archipelago was indeed unusual!
"Moltres, stop playing with them!"
"Let's finish this quickly. Take out these six Pokémon, and this woman will be done for."
Ever since Riku gave Zapdos the nickname "Zappy," it had become the big brother of the three legendary birds.
After all, it was Master's intention, and the other two legendary birds didn't dare to have any objections.
Just as Moltres nodded, preparing to unleash a powerful move,
A cry of surprise suddenly rang out,
"Why are the three legendary birds here?"
"Lorelei, hold on!"
Seeing three of the Elite Four members rapidly approaching, the three legendary birds immediately exchanged a look.
"Should we use our powers?"
"Forget it, let's not alarm the boss, and this place is very close to the wooden house."
"That's right. If we don't control our powers well and the island sinks, Master won't let us off."
"The main thing now is that we don't know if Master is on the island. That Red Shrimp is also unreliable. What if Ralts's egg is damaged..."
The three legendary birds shuddered, thinking of Riku's concern for Ralts's egg.
Zapdos finally made a decision.
"You guys go first."
"I'll cover the rear!"
And the Elite Four members who had already arrived, especially the Dragon-type Elite Four member Lance, immediately threw out a Poké Ball when he saw the three legendary birds trying to escape.
"Dragonite, come out!"
"Don't let the three legendary birds get away!!"
---Support with power stones