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Landorus swept its gaze across Professor Vladimir and Chris, its eyes filled with intense scrutiny, as if searching for something specific.

Suddenly, its piercing stare locked onto Chris, and it reached out with obvious hostile intent.

Immediately, the earth beneath Chris's feet erupted into chaos as a massive Sand Tomb materialized, while the soil simultaneously formed into tentacle-like appendages designed to bind and restrain him.

"BOOM!"

The muddy flow entangling Chris was instantly crushed by overwhelming force, and in the next moment, Chris was teleported ten meters away from danger.

Gardevoir materialized beside him, immediately completing its Mega Evolution transformation and taking a protective stance.

Standing in front of Chris was a Claydol, the white and elegant Pokémon serving as an additional barrier against the legendary threat.

"ROAAAAR!!" Landorus bellowed furiously, as if expressing outrage at Chris and Professor Vladimir's audacity to resist its divine authority.

As a deity, when it chose to eliminate them, how dare they resist!

With a sweeping gesture of its massive hand, a Sandstorm erupted from the ground! The endless storm immediately covered a radius of several thousand meters, appearing from the outside like a dust tornado rising from nowhere!

"Why is Landorus attacking you specifically?" Professor Vladimir frowned as he asked the critical question. Legendary Pokémon rarely initiated attacks against humans without provocation.

Typically, humans were harmed because the legendary's move power was too overwhelming to control precisely, or because humans had harbored malicious intentions toward them.

However, judging from the current situation, this Landorus was clearly targeting Chris personally.

"Probably... because I took away its divine artifact?" Chris scratched his head uncertainly, still unsure whether the Sacred Treasure he had obtained was what people in this world referred to as a "divine blessing."

For the first time, Professor Vladimir—who could maintain composure even in the face of Mount Tai's collapse—displayed genuine surprise.

However, after the initial shock, he felt a sense of understanding.

The last time Chris had visited this location was during the Breeders Winter Camp the previous year, correct?

At that time, he hadn't even achieved Gym Trainer status yet.

Someone who wasn't even a Gym Trainer had managed to claim a divine artifact from a legendary Pokémon like Landorus?

Regarding this revelation, Professor Vladimir could only express one sentiment: "As expected of my student! Impressive!"

"After we rescue Theodore, let me study that artifact," Professor Vladimir requested, then turned his attention back to Landorus.

"A Landorus without its divine power... How convenient!"

"I was considering having my Pokémon battle each other to generate sufficient force for tearing open dimensional space. Its arrival will save us from that unnecessary conflict."

As he spoke, Professor Vladimir retrieved a Poké Ball, enlarged it dramatically, and released his choice combatant.

Machamp entered the battlefield—the same Machamp that had once trained Chris's Aura abilities and accompanied him in combat.

Dynamax activation!

Machamp's body rapidly expanded from its normal 2.5-meter height to hundreds of meters in an instant.

The championship belt around its waist gleamed brilliantly as three red clouds surrounded it in flight, while magma-like patterns appeared across its four massive fists.

Machamp at maximum combat power!

"Shortly, when Machamp and Landorus begin their battle, Gengar will guide that force to reopen the spatial crack. Pay attention and seize the opportunity to enter," Professor Vladimir instructed Chris.

"But... what about you, Professor?" Chris asked with concern. If he departed, this Landorus would definitely focus its fury on his mentor.

"Don't worry about me. It's merely a legendary Pokémon without its divine blessing. Even if I can't defeat it outright, it certainly can't prevent my escape!" Professor Vladimir radiated absolute confidence based on his tremendous strength. Judging by his expression, he seemed almost eager for the challenge!

Sensing Machamp's formidable power in the air above, Landorus couldn't help but frown. It raised one hand, creating a small Sandstorm in its palm—but this differed from ordinary sandstorms, as this miniature version blazed with intense heat, as if on fire!

Hurling it toward Machamp, a fiery dust tornado immediately manifested!

RUMBLE!

Wherever the attack passed, all trees and rocks were incinerated and destroyed completely!

"Scorching Sandstorm!" Chris exclaimed in shock. This Landorus wasn't playing fair—why was it using its exclusive ultimate technique right from the start?

"Do you remember the technique created by Master Keaton?" Professor Vladimir asked Chris meaningfully.

Chris's mind immediately flashed to the scene of Master Keaton's Dynamax Machamp executing the "Hyper Dimensional Assault."

The memory remained vivid—it was the first time he had witnessed a super-exclusive move created by a trainer. How could he forget such an incredible display?

"He once taught me that technique, and I've upgraded it significantly!"

"Watch carefully!" Professor Vladimir smiled as he gazed into the distance.

Then he commanded: "Machamp, Hyper Dimensional Assault!"

"MACHAMP!" The hundreds-meter-tall Dynamax Machamp's eyes blazed with brilliant light as blue energy flowed across its entire body.

This was the power of Aura!

In the blink of an eye, each of Machamp's four arms sprouted an additional limb—arms constructed purely from Aura energy!

"WHOOSH!" A powerful wind swept through the area.

Lights of various energies flickered across the fists of all six arms.

One fist burned with raging flames, another was covered in frost, a third danced with golden lightning, a fourth glowed with brilliant white light, a fifth flowed with dark depths, and an sixth was wrapped in invisible air currents.

Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Dynamic Punch, Shadow Punch, and Meteor Mash.

Six different punches unified into one devastating combination.

But that wasn't all!

Following Professor Vladimir's commanding gesture, Machamp struck simultaneously in the style of Bullet Punch.

"ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA..."

In an instant, the world exploded into a kaleidoscope of colors as spectacular fireworks filled the sky!

Chris stood transfixed in amazement.

He had witnessed a similar scene before, but those previous fireworks paled in comparison to this incredibly colorful display.

No wonder Professor Vladimir had called this an upgraded version of the Hyper Dimensional Assault!

Using Aura power to create additional arms, then executing multiple punches simultaneously—while the concept seemed simple, requiring a Pokémon to use multiple type-based moves at once exponentially increased the difficulty with each additional element.

Furthermore, maintaining Aura energy in arm form during combat required extensive concentration and skill.

This level of Aura mastery, punching technique control, and the ability to coordinate six different actions simultaneously required decades of dedicated training.

This single combination attack represented at least forty years of accumulated expertise!

"Now!" Professor Vladimir shouted suddenly.

Chris snapped back to awareness. In mid-air, countless fists collided with the scorching sandstorm, and the tremendous force, guided by Gengar's spatial manipulation, had already torn open a massive dimensional rift.

Through the crack, Chris could see a tall tower flowing with brilliant electrical energy.

That was it—the world where Professor Theodore had disappeared.

"Gardevoir, Teleport!" Chris immediately sprang into action.

In the next instant, Chris and Mega Gardevoir appeared in front of the spatial crack, having crossed hundreds of meters instantaneously.