Fag the ining Geodude, the group of five showed varying degrees of panid fear. The only one who seemed retively posed was Chase.

  However there was still a trace of terror in her eyes. It was only when she g Julian standing beside her that her expression became calmer.

  It was evident that this was the first time the five of them had entered such a rge number of wild Pokémon, and they were at a plete loss.

  "Release your Pokémon," Julian said.

  The group froze in embarrassment. In their fear and ay, they had pletely fotten to send out their Pokémon.

  One of the boys reached for the Poké Ball on his belt, but in his panic, he fumbled it, and the ball fell to the ground.

  "Cloyster!"

  Chase quickly sent out her ace, Cloyster.

  "Ice Beam!"

  The freezing beam shot forward, eng the leading Geodude in id f a temporary ice wall.

  Chase's Advenced-level Cloyster had no trouble dealing with the low-level Geodude—if there weren't so many of them.

  Uhe relentless attacks of the Geodude, the ice wall didn't st even a sed.

  The Geodude were now less than 100 meters from the train. At this range, any battle would risk the traiing caught in the crossfire.

  "Aggron!"

  Julian tossed out a Poké Ball and effortlessly caught it on its return.

  With a fsh of white light, a menag steel behemoth appeared, standing like a t mountain in front of the Geodude.

  Boom!

  The ground trembled slightly as Aggron nded.

  Standing over six meters tall, the imposing Aggron did nothing but stand there, yet the Geodude froze in fear, uo move.

  The ferocious aura emanating from Aggron deeply uled them. It was as if taking even one more step forward would turn them into Aggron's meal.

  It wasn't just the Geodude that were intimidated—Chase and the other four were also stunned by Aggron's overwhelming presence.

  "Guard the train"

  Julian instructed Aggron before heading toward the tunrance.

  The Geodude, seeing Julian approach, instinctively prepared to attack. But as they moved, a bone-chilliion gripped their souls.

  Aggro them savagely.

  Geodude: 'My back itches. Just scratg it, that's all'

  Raising their arms, they preteo scratch their backs, then shuffled aside to clear the way for Julian.

  Seeing hundreds of Geodude frozen in pot daring to move, and even making way for Julian, Taylor's eyes sparkled with admiration. She sighed dreamily, "That's it—I'm done for. I'm going to die from how cool King Julian is!"

  Then, She suddenly grabbed Chase by the arm. Seeing Chase's fused look, she blurted out, "Chase, you 'have' to introduce me to King Julian ter! If you like him too, I don't mind being the third wheel."

  "I'll even take care of you during your maternity leave."

  Hearing this, Chase's fastantly turned red. She stammered, unsure of how to respond.

  A nearby boy, notig her rea, gred enviously at Julian's departing figure. With a faint smirk, he said deliberately, "Taylor, stop dreaming. Do you even know who Julian is? He's the number one prodigy of eion in Drakoria. His grandfather is now the sixth champion of Drakoria."

  "A person like him would never look twice at someone like you."

  "None of your business! I'd gdly chase after him even if I have to beg!"

  Taylor retorted, shouting angrily.

  She didn't notice the slight dimming in Chase's eyes beside her.

  With Aggron stationed firmly nearby, the Geodude didn't dare to move. The train and everyone around it were now safe.

  Click, click!

  "This is the first time I've seen a Totem Pokémon! I o take a few more pictures. Oh, how I wish I could get a front view!"

  "If you're not afraid of dying, go ahead and stand in front of it."

  ---

  At the tunrahe ten security team members' Pokémon were in various states of injury, with some critically wounded.

  Their captain wasn't faring much better. He was locked in a grueling fight against the peak pseudo-Elite Golem, supported by dozens of Advenced-level Graveler.

  He relied on the agility of his Ampharos and Raichu to hold his ground, barely managing to hang on, leaving him uo assist his teammates.

  Even so, Ampharos and Raichu were now in a precarious situation.

  With their type disadvantage, a si could take either of them out of the fight.

  If that happened, her the team nor the passengers orain would be safe.

  "Raichu!"

  The captain saw Raichu get grazed by a Graveler's Tackle. Although it didn't take much damage, it lost its bance.

  The moment, a Graveler leaped and smashed into Raichu, sending its rotund body flying like a ball.

  Thud!

  Raichu smmed into the mountainside, causing rocks to dislodge and tumble down.

  Sliding down slowly, Raichu found itself surrounded by Graveler, their eyes gleaming with malice.

  "Ampharos, go save Raichu!"

  The captain shouted desperately. If Raichu fell into the hands of the Graveler, the sequences would be unimaginable.

  Ampharos, already battling the Golem, was injured. Hearing its trainer's voice, it instinctively goward Raichu.

  But in that moment of distra, the Golem used Rock Slide, sending boulders casg down toward Ampharos.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  A series of crashes echoed as Ampharos was buried uhe falling rocks.

  The captain had realized the moment he ordered Ampharos to save Raichu that he had made a grave mistake. But it was too te. Ampharos distracted by his words had paid the price.

  Now, with Ampharos buried and Raichu about to fall into the Graveler's clutches, the captain's face filled with despair.

  Although he still had other Pokémon, they were all Advenced-level at best and stood no ce against the Golem, let alohe Graveler swarm.

  Sending them out would only lead to their defeat.

  "Lucario!"

  Just as Raichu slid down the mountainside, on the verge of falling, a shadow fshed past.

  The sleek figure of a Lucario appeared, catg Raichu in its arms. With a light step on the rock wall, Lucario pushed off, s gracefully into the air. It nded nimbly in front of the captain aly pced the unscious Raichu at his feet.

  The Graveler, ehat their prey had been snatched away, roared furiously and charged toward Lucario.

  "Bullet Punch!"

  Luoved with swift precision, its fists glowing silver with metalliergy. The punches were devastatingly powerful.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Three Graveler were sent flying like onballs.

  But the sed even mraveler rushed toward Lucario.

  At the front, a few Graveler growled fiercely, triggering a massive Rock Slide above Lucario and the captain.

  The captain's face turned pale as an avanche of boulders came crashing down.

  'So this is how it ends...'