Marshadow took the lead, firing three Shadow Sneaks rapidly towards Gui Ling, who remained still, neither dodging nor evading.
The next second, a purple shadow flashed behind Gui Ling, instantly slicing the three Shadow Sneaks into pieces. Ceruledge stood in front of Gui Ling, extending his twin blades.
Marshadow briefly scanned his surroundings, then emitted a large amount of black gas, instantly controlling many Pokémon nearby.
"Ceruledge, Darken!"
Ceruledge's purple armor slowly turned purplish-red, and a cape with a 'Y' symbol slowly extended from his back.
For the past six months, Ceruledge had been cultivating in Yveltal's Dark Aura, accumulating so much Dark Aura within his body that he could Darken without even using the Dark Aura.
After Darkening, Ceruledge gained the Dark-type and his strength significantly increased.
"Bitter Blade!"
Marshadow commanded the controlled Pokémon to swarm forward, and Ceruledge immediately met them with Bitter Blade.
Exploud and Pidgeot, who were at the very front, instantly turned into stone statues just by being grazed by the blade's light. Sandslash and Arbok were wiped out before they could even react.
The purple figure weaved through the Pokémon group, turning everything in his path into stone statues. It wasn't until the last Vileplume turned to stone that Marshadow finally reacted.
Marshadow couldn't even clearly see Ceruledge's moves; the battle was over in the blink of an eye.
Marshadow dared not underestimate him, his head glowing with a deep green light, followed by several massive Wave Bombs that were launched.
Ceruledge once again vanished from his spot, cutting all the Wave Bombs at an extremely fast speed, and instantly appeared before Marshadow.
"Shadow Claw!"
Boom!
Ceruledge's attack did not land. The green light on Marshadow's head grew brighter and brighter. He roared and unleashed his Z-Move, Seven Star Strike, kicking with full force towards Ceruledge's face.
With a clang, Ceruledge immediately reacted, blocking the kick with his twin blades, but in terms of strength, Ceruledge was clearly no match for Marshadow. As his twin blades trembled, on the verge of giving out, Ceruledge and Gui Ling's gazes began to align.
"Come on, Ceruledge, give it your all!"
"Ha!!!"
Their thoughts seemed to form a single thread, slowly approaching each other until they connected. Their spirits also intertwined, undergoing a Bond Evolution.
The next second, purplish-red flames erupted all over Ceruledge's body, a 'Y'-shaped mark appeared on his chest, and his twin blades became even sharper and more elongated.
In the contest of strength, Marshadow instantly fell into a disadvantage and was repelled. Before Marshadow could react, Ceruledge swiftly sliced through his body, turning him into a stone statue.
"Ha... Bond Evolution is really hard to master..."
"Every time I use it, I feel a bit disoriented... Maybe it's better to use it less?"
"The more we try, the more we'll master it. I really didn't expect you to be the second one to form a Bond Evolution with me."
"I remember a month ago, Master, you and Third Brother also succeeded."
"Ahaha... Forming a Bond Evolution with Banette, I feel like I'm falling into a furnace... This one can't be used lightly..."
"Uh... I thought Master, your face was so dark last time because of the sun..."
"Oh~ Last time it was because of this, Little Princess kept catching me and stuffing vegetables into me, saying it would whiten my skin~ So you told her!!!"
"I... I I I I... I don't know!"
"Don't know, huh? The King of Hell judges little devils, they bring it upon themselves!"
"I was wrong! Master, I won't dare again! Diancie sister, help, help, help!"
"You're still calling Diancie? Little Princess is asleep, no one will save you even if you scream your throat out!"
"Ah ah ah ah!"
......
"It's over... Only the last three Poké Balls are left... What should I do? Am I going to return empty-handed?"
At this moment, the little girl in the center of the forest was scratching her head in frustration, her heart growing irritable.
"What should I do now...? I spent so much of my pocket money! Am I going to return empty-handed? I'm not reconciled!"
Just then, a rustling sound came from the bushes behind the little girl. The girl froze for a moment, then stiffly turned her head, only to see a Golbat flying towards her with its maw wide open.
"Mom!"
The girl immediately ran forward at an extremely fast speed. Golbat, seeing its prey, also flew after her, unwilling to give up easily.
One large and one small figure darted through the forest until they collided with the fleeing Ceruledge.
"Get out of the way!"
"A Pokémon spoke?!"
As the little girl was momentarily stunned, Ceruledge dangerously grazed past her with an extreme flash. Ceruledge thought he was out of danger, but then he came face to face with Golbat's wide-open mouth.
Golbat became even more excited seeing one prey turn into two. Just as he was about to open his mouth and bite down, his body suddenly felt a chill, and then he fainted.
"Where did this fly come from? Don't block the way!"
Golbat: Are you serious, bro?!
Just as Ceruledge was about to continue running, a tang katana was directly plunged into the ground in front of him.
"Run! Why aren't you running anymore?"
"Master, you're cheating! How can you be on Lunala's body?!"
Gui Ling stroked Lunala's head, looking at Ceruledge with an expression like he was looking at an idiot.
"How can you say I'm cheating? That's just me not closing it."
"No..."
"Go to hell! Shadow Beam!"
"No way? For real!"
At this moment, the little girl looked at the three bickering individuals, somewhat at a loss. Rather than a battle, it seemed more like they were playing. The little girl looked at the fainted Golbat on the ground, then at Gui Ling, and after thinking for a moment, she spoke up to interrupt.
"Um... who are you?"
"Just an ordinary Trainer, that's all. Are you here to catch Pokémon?"
Gui Ling naturally knew this little girl; he had seen her in the mall before. Since the little girl had left the mall after buying Poké Balls, she didn't know about Gui Ling's rampage in the mall.
"Yes, I'm here to catch Pokémon..."
"How's it going? Have you found a Pokémon you like?"
"No... Let alone liking one, I haven't even caught a single Caterpie..."
Gui Ling was momentarily speechless. Even a Mismagius couldn't catch a single Pokémon with this little girl? One should know that Mismagius had protected her for a long time.
"It's already afternoon. If you don't go home soon, it'll probably be night. You don't have camping gear, do you?"
"Oh right... But I don't want to give up yet! I still have three chances!"
Gui Ling chuckled, as if he saw his past self in this little girl.
"Then you'll have to work hard. The Pokémon in the central area are very precious, but also very powerful. If you encounter one with a bad temper, your life might be in danger, so you'd best be careful."
"Are there bad Pokémon too?"
"Of course, just like there are good people and bad people."
Gui Ling waved his hand, intending to take Ceruledge and Lunala to find Mew, but he was stopped by the little girl again.
"Um... can you help me? I can pay you! As much as you want!"