Just as she was weighing her options—
"Your Majesty! There's no need to waste words with him!" Stardust couldn't tolerate a human ignoring the Queen's question.
It roared, and its diamond body suddenly erupted with dazzling light, rapidly condensing into a sharp diamond cone that shot directly towards the mysterious man!
This was Stardust's unique Stone Edge!
Radiance followed close behind, condensing large chunks of Power Gem and smashing them down.
It was relatively more skilled in special attacks, and what it used was the move Power Gem.
The mysterious man remained standing, seemingly unconcerned.
Just as the attack was about to hit, in the nick of time—
The metal Delibird suddenly opened the metal sphere in its hand, and a high-pressure Hydro Pump burst forth!
"Boom—!"
The thick water column directly collided with Radiance's Power Gem, actually dispersing the energy beam.
The aftermath even knocked Radiance's entire Pokemon back several meters, slamming it heavily against the rock wall!
"What?!" Radiance struggled to get up.
The Hydro Pump from this metal bird was actually so terrifyingly powerful?
Meanwhile, Stardust's Stone Edge was already approaching the mysterious man's feet—
Suddenly, a red light flashed in the air beside the mysterious man, and another metal figure abruptly appeared!
It was a metal Hariyama, entirely silver-white with a yellow glow.
Its mechanical joints gleamed with cold light, and its massive iron palm suddenly gathered power, its fist glowing with brown energy.
The Hariyama punched the incoming diamond rock pillar!
However, Stardust's Stone Edge was even more powerful.
Although Rock-type was countered by the Fighting-type Drain Punch, this metal Hariyama was clearly not as high-leveled as Stardust.
Not only did its punch fail to absorb energy, but it was also repeatedly pushed back by the impact of the Stone Edge, its metal body emitting a "creak" of friction!
However, the power of Stardust's move also ended there, unable to pose a further threat to the mysterious man.
The mysterious man clicked his tongue slightly: "Tsk, a level disadvantage, huh..."
Diancie narrowed her eyes.
Since her subordinates had already made a move, she would no longer think about verbal probing.
She quickly made a judgment in her mind: "The metal Delibird's Hydro Pump is unusually powerful, but this newly appeared metal Hariyama doesn't seem to be too strong, at least not as strong as Stardust."
"In that case, this person's strength is nothing special.
I can personally teach him a lesson and make him dare not covet my kingdom again."
Without further hesitation, Queen Diancie's fingertips condensed a dazzling light, and the air in the entire stone chamber seemed to be instantly filled with a Diamond Storm.
A sharp glint flashed in her eyes, and she suddenly swung her arm down—
"Diamond Storm!"
"Boom—!!"
Countless brilliant diamond fragments surged forth like a pouring galaxy, instantly tearing apart the outer rock wall of the stone chamber!
The entire rock layer of the mine tunnel was literally cut away by several meters, and the already spacious entrance to the sleeping quarters was expanded even further by this attack!
Broken rocks fell like rain, and under the impetus of the Diamond Storm, they transformed into even sharper weapons, sweeping towards the mysterious man!
Seeing this, the mysterious man snorted coldly and threw out another Poké Ball—
"I'm counting on you!"
A flash of light, and a green metal Tyranitar crashed to the ground!
Its metal shell shimmered with cold, hard electric light, and its eyes were as cold as emotionless machines.
Facing the sweeping Diamond Storm, it neither dodged nor avoided—
"Clang! Clang! Clang—!"
The metal Tyranitar spread its arms, protecting the mysterious man behind it, and fully resisted the overwhelming storm.
Its alloy shell, under the continuous cutting of the diamonds, sparked dazzling Spark and developed tiny cracks.
It let out a mechanized growl, clearly already damaged—but still far from being defeated!
The metal Tyranitar's eyes flared with green light, and it suddenly lifted its foot in the storm, stomping heavily on the ground with immense force.
"Boom—!!!"
This stomp was like a meteorite falling to the earth, and terrifying shockwaves exploded outwards in a ring!
The entire mountain groaned under the strain, and the rock layers fractured like brittle biscuits.
The shockwave rapidly propagated along the ore veins, and even the town outside the mine tunnel felt a violent shaking.
Wine glasses in the town's tavern shattered, roof tiles clattered down, and residents ran into the streets in terror, all looking towards the Vosges Mountains, where the shaking originated.
"What's going on?!" The mayor ran out of his house in fright, asking loudly.
"It's from the Vosges Mountains!" an old man quickly told the mayor, "I'm afraid it's a real earthquake!"
Meanwhile, the Carbink troops who were chasing Grandma Ju, feeling this sudden "earthquake," quickly withdrew most of their Carbink to reinforce their Queen.
In another passage, Noma also noticed the tremor.
She narrowed her eyes and said to Mr. Mime with amusement, "Hoho! Who's making such a big commotion?"
And at the epicenter, although Diancie tried to float to avoid it, she was still thrown by the shockwave because she didn't have the Flying-type!
She crashed through a large section of the rock wall, and the light from her diamond crown dimmed for a moment.
"Your Majesty!" Stardust and Radiance were anxious, wanting to rush over to assist, but they were firmly held back by the metal Delibird's Hydro Pump and the Hariyama.
Seeing this, Diancie could only grit her teeth, but her gaze remained as sharp as a blade, showing an unyielding resolve.
"It's not over yet!" she whispered, her hands once again condensing a Diamond Storm.
Unfortunately, that metal Tyranitar wouldn't give her the chance.
The metal Tyranitar, enveloped in golden lightning, unleashed a Wild Charge and suddenly rushed towards Diancie.
Diancie had completely not expected Tyranitar to use an Electric-type move and tried to dodge in a hurry, but it was already too late.
The metal Tyranitar's steel body slammed into her!
"Boom—!"
Diancie was heavily sent flying again, her move interrupted, and the entire Pokemon crashed against the rock wall.
The light from her pink diamond crown flickered violently, clearly indicating she had sustained a serious injury.
Seeing this, the mysterious man raised his hand and threw out another metal sphere, simultaneously issuing his first command of this battle:
"Electric Terrain!"
A docile-looking yellow Ampharos suddenly appeared on the battlefield, stomping its right foot down fiercely.
"Zzz—Boom!!"
Violent electricity instantly covered the entire mine tunnel, and golden electric light leaped and flickered on the ground, forming an oppressive "Electric Domain"!
The three metal Pokemon standing within it—the metal Delibird, the metal Hariyama, and the metal Tyranitar—all glowed more brilliantly, their aura suddenly rising!
The metal Delibird, which had been held back by Radiance, suddenly erupted with dazzling electric light from its unique ski-like feet, and its speed suddenly increased dramatically!
Radiance had just condensed its Power Gem, intending to unleash it, when the metal Delibird had already transformed into a blue afterimage, easily appearing behind Radiance!
The next instant, the metal Delibird opened the spherical device in its hand, and bone-chilling cold light rapidly converged—
"Ice Beam!"
The extremely cold beam directly hit Radiance's diamond body, and frost instantly spread!
Radiance's movements suddenly stiffened, and finally, with a "crack," it was completely frozen solid, falling heavily to the ground!
On the other side, Stardust had originally steadily suppressed the metal Hariyama with its level advantage.
But with the Electric Terrain covering the area, the Hariyama's mechanical hands "clacked" noisily, and its strength surged wildly!
"It's not over yet," the mysterious man sneered, suddenly throwing out a black sphere.
The sphere emitted a colorful light, and strange crystals rapidly enveloped this Hariyama.
As the crystals shattered and scattered, the Hariyama's metal body actually became crystallized, with dazzling Fighting-type Taijing Energy appearing on its surface!
Even more bizarre!
"What?!" Stardust watched its opponent's transformation in shock, and before it could react, the Hariyama suddenly stepped forward, its fist condensing a violent Fighting energy—
"Drain Punch!"
"Boom!!"
The power of this punch far exceeded the previous one.
Stardust tried to counter with Stone Edge again, but it was useless; it was directly blasted away!
Its diamond body smashed through several sections of the rock wall, finally embedding itself in the rock wall, with cracks rapidly spreading.
However, the most critical situation at this moment was Diancie's.
She had finally managed to spread her hands amidst the metal Tyranitar's attack, and a dazzling diamond energy quickly condensed into a crystal-clear diamond barrier in front of her, spanning between her and the metal Tyranitar.
She attempted to obstruct the metal Tyranitar's attack.
However, just then, the metal Tyranitar let out a low growl, and its massive steel claws suddenly glowed with dazzling white light, with violent Fighting-type energy coiling around them!
It suddenly leaped, its mountain-heavy body bursting forth with astonishing speed, its right claw raised high—
"Boom—!!"
This claw slammed heavily onto the Reflect!
The diamond barrier trembled violently, cracks rapidly spreading like a spiderweb, followed by a "crash!"
The entire Reflect exploded, turning into countless tiny diamond fragments scattering everywhere!
Diancie was pushed back several steps by the shockwave, a hint of shock flashing in her eyes.
Fighting up to this point, she also knew that she was still too young.
She had never fought an opponent of the same level, and she estimated that she couldn't win now.