socalfunplaces Chapter 448 Mewtwo Appears, the Final Battle Begins!
Chapter 448 Mewtwo Appears, the Final Battle Begins!
Chapter 448 Mewtwo Appears, the Final Battle Begins!
At the same time, the swirling, dark purple clouds that covered the entire sky of Quanguan City began to rapidly melt and fade.
The warm, golden rays of the sun shone down from the gaps in the clouds, a welcome sight after a long absence.
The once invincible Wuji Taina has finally lost all its levitation power, and its massive body, hundreds of meters long, falls helplessly with a deafening wind pressure.
boom-
A heavy, muffled sound arose, and smoke and dust billowed into the sky, like a funeral curtain.
Xia Chi stood on the ground, gazing up at the gradually dissipating dark night sky, and slowly exhaled.
Won?
Won!
But just as he relaxed...
A deep male voice reached my ears from behind.
"A very exciting battle, Xia Chi."
"As expected of an opponent who... I have repeatedly failed to defeat but never forgot."
Xia Chi's heart skipped a beat.
He slowly turned around.
At the edge of the horizon, in the shadows mostly obscured by the collapsed buildings, a tall and imposing figure had appeared sometime earlier.
Xia Chi recognized the voice and the figure immediately; it was none other than Sakaki.
What made Xia Chi's heart leap into his throat even more was...
It was a tall, lithe, humanoid silhouette floating in mid-air, not far behind Sakaki.
Its silver-gray streamlined body gleamed with a metallic sheen in the dim light, and its thick, flexible purple tail extended from its waist, with the tip slightly upturned.
The head armor extended backward in a sharp arc, encasing that face with its cold, hard lines.
Mewtwo!
Even though they had already learned of Mewtwo's existence from Rose's last words, they had already mentally prepared themselves for the consequences.
But at this moment, when it is actually suspended on the edge of this devastated battlefield.
That invisible yet mountain-like sense of spiritual oppression still made Xia Chi's breath catch in his throat.
That's not the look a living creature should have.
It wasn't Reshiram's haughty aloofness, nor Milton's lazy cunning, nor Eterna's ferocity and tyranny...
Those were empty eyes, as if all emotions and self-will had been drained away, leaving only the pure attribute of "tool".
Has it been completely taken over by Sakaki?
This conjecture stirred up a complex and indescribable emotion in Xia Chi's heart.
But there was no time for him to reflect.
He glanced discreetly at the Rotom phone floating beside him.
The communication record stopped a dozen minutes ago.
Mikkuri said, "The Pillar of Sky is right in front of us." N has already set off. Dr. Fortu said that the Strange Tree is rushing over with Guleton at full speed.
How much longer... will they need?
If we were to ask rashly at this moment, given Sakaki's insight, it would be tantamount to confronting him directly and alerting him.
Xia Chi could only forcefully suppress his anxiety, shifting his gaze from the Rotom screen back to the calmly standing underground king in the shadows.
His expression quickly returned to calm, even with a hint of mockery.
"I never expected that the dignified leader of Team Rocket, Giovanni, would turn into a shady character like Rattata, who sneaks out to steal and cheat as soon as someone finishes a fight."
Xia Chi's contempt was undisguised.
Sakaki's eyes narrowed slightly in the shadows.
Since the United States suffered a crushing defeat and he was wanted by Interpol worldwide, he has been forced to go underground.
The name "Sakaki" can no longer be openly displayed under the sun.
He was once the uncrowned king of the underworld of Kanto and Johto, and the strongest gym leader standing in the hall of the Viridian Gym, smiling as he greeted challengers.
Now, as Xia Chi said, he can only live in the shadows.
But that anger was fleeting.
Sakaki is Sakaki after all.
In just a moment, his narrowed eyes relaxed again, and a nonchalant smile appeared on his face.
"It seems that even that piece of trash, Loz, wasn't entirely worthless before he died."
Sakaki spoke slowly and deliberately, "At least I've told you everything, haven't I? It saved me the trouble of introducing myself."
He instantly deduced the existence of Loz's last words from Xia Chi's unsurprised reaction when he appeared.
"So."
Sakaki tilted his head slightly, made a "please" gesture, and pointed to the silent, silver-gray figure behind him.
"Presumably, he also explained Mewtwo's situation clearly?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sakaki stepped aside by half a step.
Mewtwo, which had been silently hovering behind him like a background figure, was finally exposed completely to the light of the battlefield and the focus of countless live broadcast cameras.
The smooth muscle lines and armor-like cuticle blend perfectly, showcasing a strange beauty that intertwines violence and elegance.
The thick, purple tail swayed silently, each movement of its tip leaving a transparent, ripple-like distortion in the air.
That was proof that highly condensed mental energy had unintentionally dissipated.
Its face was expressionless.
It wasn't indifference, arrogance, or murderous intent.
It was a blank space.
Like the deep space that has never been illuminated by self-awareness.
Xia Chi's aura quietly probed out, attempting to touch the mental boundaries of that Mewtwo.
There was nothing there.
Like a stagnant pool, it wouldn't even stir up a ripple of rejection.
Xia Chi retracted the waveguide, but the mocking smile on his face deepened.
He deliberately looked Mewtwo up and down with a flippant gaze, and sneered, "Does Boss Giovanni think that he can beat me with a Pokémon that you created like a clay figure?"
As soon as he finished speaking...
Behind them, two gusts of wind whistled through the sky.
One strip is pure white, the other is purplish-black.
Reshiram and Milton had quietly slipped away from guarding the remains of the Mugenta and silently landed on either side of Natsumi's back.
Reshiram gracefully folded its wings, its lake-blue eyes coldly fixed on Giovanni and Mewtwo.
Millerton landed on all fours, and the faint electric currents surging around him gently bounced away the debris on the ground.
They didn't speak, they just stood there quietly.
But this in itself is the most powerful declaration.
Sakaki watched this scene and suddenly smiled.
"You're overacting, Xia Chi. This isn't like you."
The one who understands you best is always your enemy.
Since the crushing defeat of Unova, Giovanni used all the remaining intelligence resources of Team Rocket to study Xia Chi's public battle records, tactical habits, and even his words in live broadcasts over and over again, no less than a hundred times.
Although the source of the inexplicable special abilities of Xia Chi's elves remains unexplained.
But Sakaki saw at least one thing clearly—Natsuike never underestimated her opponents.
He can be witty and sarcastic, and he can crack jokes on non-essential issues.
But when facing a truly formidable opponent, every word he utters has a purpose behind it.
At this moment, his overly deliberate mockery and exaggerated contempt can only be explained in one way.
He's stalling for time.
Moreover, he knew what level of monster was sealed inside the "Pot of Punishment".
Sakaki's smile deepened.
"It seems you already know the secrets of the Jar of Punishment."
His voice was deep, "As expected of Xia Chi, who always manages to surprise me."
Sakaki paused, the playful look in his eyes suddenly vanishing.
"However, I'm not like that good-for-nothing Loz. He sees you as his last resort," as an ally he can win over, and as Galar's hope for the future.
Sakaki said, slowly and deliberately, "I... will no longer show you mercy."
As the last syllable fell, he snapped his fingers softly.
Behind him, the real bird, who had been standing there like a ghost, took a step forward expressionlessly.
She held a simple wooden box with dark gold patterns flowing across its surface, and presented it to Sakaki's side.
The real bird stretched out its finger and gently placed it on the edge of the box lid.
"Open it."
Sakaki's voice regained its confident tone.
He smiled and waved in Xia Chi's direction, "Enjoy yourself, Xia Chi, this legendary feast prepared just for you."
As soon as the words were spoken, a sharp cry of a steel-armored raven rang out from the sky.
A robust Armored Raven swooped down and landed beside Sakaki.
Sakaki flipped onto the bird, his posture composed, ready to leave.
Xia Chi narrowed his eyes slightly and telepathically communicated with Reshiram and Milton behind him, saying, "Take down Sakaki!"
When facing someone like Giovanni, Xia Chi naturally wouldn't play the game of "you can't attack the trainer in a Pokémon battle."
His appearance at this moment presents an unprecedented crisis, but it is also the perfect opportunity to completely eradicate this cancer.
"Hiss—!"
Millerton's purplish-black metallic body erupted instantly, the ground where its four legs slammed into the ground collapsed, and dazzling blue-purple plasma burst from its body.
Its speed broke the sound barrier, leaving a cone-shaped white sonic boom trail behind it, heading straight for the Steelraven that had just taken off less than five meters into the air.
At the same time, Reshiram raised his head, his dragon mouth slightly open, and a beam of condensed, almost pure white azure flame drew a death trajectory in the air, scorching and distorting the very air.
Together with Milton's lightning, they formed a pincer attack, sealing off all of Corviknight's escape routes!
Two deadly attacks, whether it was Milton's Thunderous Strike or Reshiram's Blue Flame Breath.
If one hits, Sakaki will be instantly and completely wiped out of the world!
Then, Mewtwo moved.
No one saw how it moved.
There was no radiant light gathering energy, no preparatory swaying, and not even any preparatory movements.
In the instant when Millerton was just meters away from Sakaki, a moment that couldn't even be completed in the blink of an eye.
Mewtwo's silver-white figure appeared out of thin air on Corviknight.
Immediately following, another instantaneous teleportation occurred without any warning or energy fluctuations.
Giovanni, Corviknight, and Mewtwo vanished instantly, only to reappear on the other side of the battlefield, at least four hundred meters away from their original location, in another pile of ruins.
The Steelraven flapped its wings in panic, nearly losing its balance.
A few strands of Sakaki's hair were lifted by the spatial turbulence of the instantaneous teleportation, but his expression remained calm.
In the sky, lightning from Milton pierced the air and crashed onto the ruins a hundred meters away, blasting a dilapidated building into countless fragments.
Reshiram's blue flames also missed, melting a deep pit in the ground with lava flowing around its edges.
Xia Chi's expression was as still as water.
Sakaki gently patted the frightened Steel Crow, then raised his head and smiled at Xia Chi across the smoke-filled battlefield.
"So eager to test Mewtwo's strength?"
Sakaki, who had successfully escaped, remained calm and smiled slightly, saying, "Don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities later."
Xia Chi did not respond to his taunts.
He simply said calmly, "Millerton, continue pursuing Sakaki. Don't stop."
"Hiss!"
Millerton's electronic eyes re-locked onto Sakaki.
The plasma erupted again, lifting all four feet off the ground, and his body transformed into a purple lightning bolt that tore through space as he charged forward a second time!
This time, the speed was even faster than before.
The composed smile on Sakaki's face vanished instantly.
"Mewtwo, stop it!"
The silver-white figure moved silently, blocking the path between Sakaki and Milton.
Mewtwo raised its right arm.
The hand, with only three spherical fingertips, was slender yet powerful, its palm facing the rapidly approaching purple dragon.
There was no accumulation of power, no powerful outward surge of energy.
There was only one barrier of mental energy, refined to its absolute limit.
Buzz—
Millerton's full-force ramming, capable of shattering mountains and splitting rocks, emitted a piercing shriek the instant it struck the thin, cicada-wing-like barrier of psychic energy.
The surface of the barrier rippled violently, with transparent ripples spreading wildly in concentric circles.
Millerton was radiating electricity, attempting to forcefully tear open this invisible wall.
Just one second later, the energy barrier shattered.
But this one second is enough.
The Steel Raven, carrying Giovanni, quickly retreated, creating an even greater distance between them.
Mewtwo did not retreat to defend itself the moment it completed the interception.
It took the initiative for the first time.
The silver-white figure vanished from the spot.
It wasn't the kind of instantaneous teleportation that flashed without leaving a trace, but rather a high-speed flight that couldn't be detected by the naked eye.
The next instant, it appeared in front of Millerton.
With a swing of his right arm, three fingertips joined together like knives, carrying psychic power condensed to the point of near solidification, he thrust straight at Milton's breastplate!
Bang-!
A dull, resounding clang of metal colliding echoed.
A blinding burst of psychic sparks erupted from the point of impact on Millerton, and several fine cracks appeared on the sturdy surface of the future alloy.
Its body was thrown to the side by the enormous impact, and its four legs carved four deep furrows in the ground.
Mewtwo did not pursue.
It hovered in place, maintaining its right hand thrusting forward, its empty purple eyes still devoid of any emotion.
Millerton steadied himself, a slight glint in his eyes, and the frequency of the electric current surging around him became even more dangerous.
It stood facing Mewtwo from a distance of thirty meters.
The battle is about to begin.
Xia Chi did not devote too much attention to the battle situation over there.
He trusted Milnerton.
That usually lazy and cowardly lizard never disappointed him when he really needed it to fight.
At this moment, all his attention was focused on the wooden box in the real bird's hand that was trembling and buzzing violently.
The seal is being unlocked.
The lid of the wooden box popped open the moment the real bird's fingers touched it.
An extremely ominous aura of greed, like tangible black smoke, surged out of the box!
This aura was incredibly intense, so intense that even the lingering darkness of the recently dissipated Eternal Tana seemed faint in comparison.
The sunlight in the sky was tinged with an eerie and heavy dark gold by this aura.
Energy gushed out from the spout of the kettle.
Then, it condensed and took shape in mid-air!