Chapter 146

"I'm sorry, Ash, I shouldn't have been so impulsive." Misty was on the verge of tears.

Ash shook his head. As he set Misty down, he slammed his frozen arm hard against a nearby tree. The moment it collided with the massive trunk, the ice shattered instantly.

"Whether you attack or not makes no difference; he won't let us off easily."

Lance: "Wait, who just fired that Ice Beam? Did Janine hide an Articuno in the shadows?"

Sabrina: "Articuno? Heh. Unless the Articuno from the Orange Islands comes personally, there's no way it has that kind of power."

Glacia: "Your Articuno can't do it?!"

Sabrina's Articuno was given by the Screening System; its strength was absolutely top-tier.

Sabrina: "It can't."

The chat room instantly exploded.

Just who is this Janine, and what on earth is that god-tier little mountain pig on his leg?

Brawly: "This is the first time I've seen Black Ash get crushed. Interesting, this is getting interesting."

133: The Champions are shocked! Lugia and Ho-Oh have been captured!

Steven: "Full Aura Blast! I don't believe Black Ash can't win!"

Wallace: "Full Aura Blast? Isn't that a bit like bullying the elderly? Should we fuse with Mew to form a Gundam next?"

Fantina: "In that case, Janine wouldn't have enough lives even if he had ten. Remember, after Ash fuses with Mew, he can beat the hell out of Mewtwo."

The number one Pokémon in the world—Black Ash Beast, equipped with the Mew charm.

Although Janine's little mountain pig was a bit perverted, everyone still had infinite confidence in Black Ash. After all, since becoming a Pokémon Trainer, Black Ash had never lost a single battle.

Besides, with Mew providing protection, nothing would go wrong this time either.

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

Pikachu, already prepared for battle, poured out the electrical energy within his body upon receiving Ash's command. A massive amount of electricity formed a Thunderbird, which swiftly attacked Janine.

"Pikachu, it's Pikachu again."

Upon seeing Pikachu, Janine's expression grew even darker. Among the few people who had been obstructing him, there was a Trainer who used Pikachu.

"Ice Wall."

A voice devoid of any emotion escaped Janine's lips. In an instant, an ice wall rose before him, preventing the Thunderbird from advancing a single step.

Blocked by the ice wall, the Thunderbird could only dissipate unwillingly.

Volkner: "Wait, is this little mountain pig really reasonable?"

Roxy: "It's not reasonable, absolutely not reasonable. Ash's Pikachu is at the Elite Four level. An Elite Four-level Pokémon's full-power attack, and this little mountain pig blocked it so easily. Just how high is this little mountain pig's level?"

Flint: "I could barely accept it if you swapped the little mountain pig for a Swinub, but why a little mountain pig!"

In Flint's memory, the only thing a little mountain pig could do was eat and drink excessively.

Janine's little mountain pig shattered Flint's understanding.

"How could this be?"

Misty covered her mouth, unable to believe what she saw before her.

What kind of opponent is this that leaves Ash's Pikachu helpless?

"It doesn't matter if you don't tell me where Celebi is." Janine calmly took a Poké Ball out of his pocket.

Ash and the others looked closely; it was the GS Ball.

"Why do you have a GS Ball?" Brock couldn't help but shout.

Janine sneered coldly, "Of course, I made it myself."

The difficulty of manufacturing a GS Ball isn't high. As long as you have the ball-making blueprints and materials, you can easily produce it.

Made it himself?

Janine's words made Brock, Misty, and Misty gasp in shock. If what Janine said was true and his GS Ball was crafted by him, then where did he get the Rainbow Wing and the Silver Wing?

Wallace: "Right, where did Janine get the Rainbow Wing and the Silver Wing?"

Steven: "Maybe he picked them up?"

Ding!

Entering the prize guessing segment!

At that moment, a question appeared on the big screen.

Question: From a parallel world, how did Janine obtain the Silver Wing and the Rainbow Wing?

A: Just like Ash, Ho-Oh and Lugia voluntarily gave them to Janine.

B: He snatched them from someone else's hands.

C: He picked them up while walking on the road.

D: He obtained them during a battle against Lugia and Ho-Oh.

E: Janine captured Ho-Oh and Lugia; he can have as many Silver Wings and Rainbow Wings as he wants.

It was time for the exciting answer segment again.

Steven: "Hey, there really is an option for 'picked them up'?"

Wallace: "Then what are we waiting for? Steven, choose quickly! If you don't choose right away, the reward will be snatched by others!"

Steven: "You want me to die, right?"

They were still in the answer penalty period. Answering now was no different from risking one's life.

Besides, he wasn't stupid; how could he possibly really choose 'picked them up'?

It absolutely cannot be C!

Paul: "If it wasn't picked up, then he snatched it from someone else's hands. D and E are way too outrageous; they absolutely cannot be the correct answer. As for A, this Janine looks like a villain at first glance; Ho-Oh and Lugia would never give feathers to such a person. So the correct answer is B; these two feathers were snatched by Janine from other people's hands."

Volkner: "Your analysis makes a lot of sense. I choose B too!"

Koga: "I choose D. Everyone can see Koga's strength; his god-defying little mountain pig has no chance of defeating Ho-Oh or Lugia, but it might still manage to pluck a single feather from them."

Karen: "Listening to the Ice-type expert, I also choose D."

Lance: "Anyway, no matter how you choose, you can't pick E; E is simply too outrageous."

Option E is even more outrageous than Black Ash defeating Mewtwo, after all, the Mew Black Ash defeated was a newborn Mew, and he also borrowed the power of Mewtwo.

Lance simply cannot believe there is anyone in this world who can defeat a true god, let alone defeat two gods at once.

Whitney: "Koga, why aren't you choosing? This is you from a parallel timeline; at least make some effort."

Koga: "Then I choose E."

Whitney: "Awesome."

A small town in Kanto.

"Ash, what are you planning to choose?"

Misty had absolutely no inspiration for this question, so she decided to listen to Ash's opinion.

Ash: "How about we choose A?"

He always felt Koga wasn't as bad as everyone said; anyway, from his perspective, the little mountain pig really liked Koga.

A trainer beloved by Pokémon cannot possibly be a bad person.

So he chooses A.

Misty: "You play along slowly; I'm skipping this."

Choosing A is no better than not choosing at all; Misty decided to bring her talent to the next round of questions.

The quiz has ended; it is time to reveal the answers.

A new large screen appeared in everyone's view.

Under everyone's gaze, the screen slowly opened.

【At the Indigo Plateau, the new Indigo Conference is about to open, but this year's Indigo Conference is a bit different; the sixteen Gym Leaders from the Kanto and Johto regions have all been summoned here, and they will engage in one-on-one eight-round duels at the Indigo Arena.】

【Kanto versus Johto.】

Lance: "Eight Gym Leaders from Kanto versus eight Gym Leaders from Johto? Such a matchup is absolutely full of highlights; which genius came up with this plan?"

Lt. Surge: "Then what's there to compete? Kanto will surely win; our Kanto Gym Leaders are invincible."

Kanto has top-tier combat power like Giovanni, Sabrina, Koga, and Blaine.

And there are pillars like himself, Lt. Surge, Erika, and Brock; he simply doesn't know how to lose.

Jasmine: "Brock? Where did Brock come from? The one representing Pewter Gym is Gary."

Lt. Surge: "Huh? Then we're doomed. With Gary there, we lose a point right from the start."