Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Looking around, she seemed to be searching for Xia Yan.

Upon hearing this, Song Ye's face showed bitterness.

“‘Heavenly King’s Summoning Order’? This is the first time I’ve ever seen something like this. Heavenly King Xia Yan must have his reasons.”

On the other side, with his arms crossed and a cold expression, Asu slowly said, "I never expected that the first time I received the 'Elite Four summons,' the other party would actually be one of the Elite Four from the Sinnoh region."

Speaking of which...

All three of them wore expressions of helplessness.

Why don't they have their own Four Heavenly Kings in the Johto region?

Songye sighed, "Let's disperse the crowd here first, in case something unexpected happens."

He is the Gym Leader of Enju City, responsible for the safety of the entire city.

He cannot afford the responsibility if an emergency occurs that results in widespread casualties.

Asu shook his head.

“My Pidgeot has seen it from the sky. There are too many people, and they are too scattered. Miss Officer Jenny and the others have tried very hard, but with little success.”

"Maybe scaring them a little would be more effective," Ami suggested, pouting.

Their gazes fell on Songye.

Pine needles opened their mouths.

He really wanted to say it.

What if there are no unexpected events?

He can't easily shoulder such a responsibility.

Just then.

"There are people in the sky!"

Suddenly, a gasp rang out from the crowd nearby.

Then more and more people looked up at the sky.

The three members of the Matsuba group were also drawn to the attention.

A three-headed dragon, a giant gull, and a Gengar.

It appeared in the sky.

And the target seems to be the burning tower?

Song Ye squinted. He had cultivated a special kind of clairvoyance that allowed him to clearly see the appearance of the three people who appeared in the sky.

Blaze and the man in black were alright, but when he saw An Lu, he showed a bit of surprise.

"Father Attorney An?"

While Song Ye was still in shock, the crowd erupted in cheers.

"It looks like they've entered the burning tower?!"

"who are they?"

"..."

A combustion tower is a tower that is burned, and under normal circumstances, it is not allowed to enter because its structure is not very stable.

Unless permission is obtained from Enju Dokan, or on a special date.

But during the "Burning Festival," the Burning Tower is the most sacred place.

The appearance and behavior of Blaise and others caused a stir among the crowd.

However, this is only the beginning.

What truly stunned everyone was...

boom--!!

Suddenly.

A ball of flame shot into the sky from the burning tower, the raging fire obscuring most of the sky, and the intense heat made the cheeks of the surrounding crowd feel hot.

This sudden turn of events left everyone speechless.

The Burning Tower, after seven hundred years, has actually been ignited again?!

"The combustion tower... the combustion tower has been... set on fire?"

"Who are they? How dare they?"

"Quickly, put out the fire!"

"..."

The crowd grew even more excited, and as they witnessed the scene, their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

Most of the people who participate in the "Burning Festival" are believers in Ho-Oh.

Since the Burning Tower was burned seven hundred years ago, Ho-Oh has never appeared again. Now that it has been set ablaze again, they are worried that it will provoke Ho-Oh's wrath.

However, some people couldn't help but wonder if they could ever meet Ho-Oh.

The three gym leaders from Matsuha were unable to recover from such surprise in a short time.

Ami spilled all the snacks she was holding onto the floor.

“Pine, pine needles, is this... is this why Xia Yantian called us here to disperse the crowd?” Ami murmured.

Songye has now realized what's happening.

If he had known, he should have listened to Ami's advice and dispersed the crowd.

Now.....

“It’s not too late!” Asu said in a deep voice.

"Yes! There's still time, quickly disperse the crowd!" Songye hurriedly said.

The structure of the combustion tower was already unstable, and if it were ignited again, it could collapse at any time.

At that time.

The tens of thousands of people gathered in the square in front of the Burning Tower could be overwhelmed by the collapsing tower if things go wrong.

They can be done at the same time.

The situation has arisen again.

Some of them mingled among the crowd and threw out their Poké Balls to summon their Pokémon almost the instant the Burning Tower burst into flames.

and.

They roughly surrounded everyone and wouldn't allow anyone to leave.

The Yuanzhu City Alliance Police, led by Officer Jenny, immediately engaged them in combat, but were immediately at a disadvantage.

The message conveyed by Asubi-pidgeo reached Matsuba and Ami.

Their expressions immediately turned extremely ugly.

Even if they were incredibly naive, they would have realized by now that this whole thing was premeditated, yet as gym leaders, they hadn't noticed anything.

The entire square was in complete chaos.

No matter how Ren Ping, Song Ye, and the other two tried to appease them, it had little effect.

The "burning celebration" turned into a disaster.

at the same time.

Xia Yan and Athena, leading a group of elite Rocket Team members, also arrived at the Burning Tower.

Athena gazed at the burning tower engulfed in flames, a smile involuntarily appearing on her face, but she quickly suppressed it.

"Rockets!"

Asu once again shared the information he had gathered with Songye and Ami.

The two, who had already calmed down, became even more uneasy.

I just felt a little short of breath.

The lives of tens of thousands of people, the collapsing Burning Tower, and the sudden appearance of Team Rocket.

Each and every incident put immense pressure on them.

"However, the Rockets didn't join," Asu said again, slightly relieving the pressure on the two.

"King Xia Yan! We must hold out until King Xia Yan arrives!" Song Ye said in a deep voice.

At this time, Xia Yan, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, had become their backbone.

The unrest involving tens of thousands of people could probably only be completely suppressed by the Four Heavenly Kings.

Only with the Four Heavenly Kings in charge can the members of the alliance have the confidence to deal with those who suddenly riot.

"But we don't know where Xia Yantian has gone." Ami was also a little anxious.

With such a dense crowd, they simply couldn't maneuver properly.

On the burning tower, some burning wood blocks have already fallen.

This means that the collapse of the combustion tower was only a matter of time.

“With such a commotion here, King Xia Yan will definitely arrive soon,” Asu also said.

Their conversation was overheard by the people nearby who were in turmoil.

"King Xia Yan?!"

In the midst of panic, the spread of hope is rapid.

"King Xia Yan! We need King Xia Yan!"

Gradually, Xia Yan has become everyone's hope.

Some people don't even know who Xia Yantian is, or have ever heard of him.