Chapter 281

A large and small figure fought on the mountain peak, and the surrounding trees and mountain peaks became weapons of the fake Groudon.

The fake Groudon spewed a flame at Mewtwo, directly swallowing Mewtwo, and then blasted straight toward the mountain peak behind.

"Hahaha, I finally succeeded!"

Batare looked very excited; the power of the fake Groudon he created was extraordinary.

Other Magma Team members felt the same; after painstakingly seeking the revived Groudon, it truly appeared before their eyes, and they began to cheer wildly, having worked so hard, they finally achieved the Magma Team's goal.

Before the Magma Team could celebrate for long, Mewtwo emerged from the flames unharmed, and the flames all struck the barrier.

The flames could not break through Mewtwo's defense.

When it was Mewtwo's turn to counterattack, it slowly raised one hand, and a mysterious power surged in the air.

Only see chunks of hard rock appearing around Mewtwo, whoosh, with a howling wind, smashing fiercely toward the fake Groudon.

Boom!

The rocks all hit the fake Groudon, knocking it back several steps.

Mewtwo's attack did not stop; it condensed blue-glowing aura spheres that rained down like a meteor shower, striking the fake Groudon with perfect accuracy.

A series of attacks overwhelmed the fake Groudon, causing its body to fall backward.

Seeing this, the Magma Team members immediately increased the intensity, letting Groudon frenziedly absorb energy; even the plants and trees its body touched were instantly drained of their vitality.

Groudon's body turned even more crimson, with flames gradually wrapping around it, its scorching aura enveloping the entire mountain peak.

"Latios, use Psychic Blade." Ash brought Latios to destroy those devices.

Latios was very fast; before long, it destroyed all the devices the Magma Team had set up.

The Magma Team members immediately commanded the fake Groudon, and the fake Groudon immediately struck at the Magma Team members; with a swipe of its huge claw, it easily tore the Magma Team's aircraft into pieces, after which the aircraft crashed to the ground.

The explosion's shockwave shook the entire area, aircraft debris scattered, burning fragments ignited the surrounding trees, revealing the fake Groudon's increasingly ferocious silhouette.

The flames on Groudon burned fiercer, its size more than doubled, and it extended tendrils in all directions, attacking indiscriminately.

Farnes, once a beautiful environment ideal for Pokémon to survive, instantly became shrouded in miasma; the forest burned, and the mountain peaks collapsed.

"Another organization like Team Rocket!" Mewtwo's eyes filled with rage.

The Evolution Key Stone flew from Ash's hand, reacting with his Super Stone.

"Mewtwo!"

On the Super Stone, rainbow light suddenly blazed, linking with the Evolution Key Stone before Mewtwo.

"Mega Evolution!"

Mewtwo's entire body was tightly wrapped in dazzling rainbow light, and a powerful energy wave radiated outward from it, stirring up gusts.

Everyone saw Mega Mewtwo after Mega Evolution, all extremely astonished; that powerful psychic power left them only with shock.

Batare remained silent, a vague unease welling up in his heart.

The rainbow light faded, and Mega Mewtwo appeared before everyone's eyes.

Its outward appearance changed little, but every inch of muscle became tighter and stronger from the surge of psychic power, exuding an indescribable majesty and strength; in its deep eyes lay the wisdom and power to perceive all things in the world.

Meanwhile, Ash keenly sensed that Mewtwo's psychic power had doubled.

"Go."

Mewtwo first deployed a psychic field, then frenziedly attacked the fake Groudon, slicing off all its tendrils, and then used techniques such as Psychic Blade, Primal Power, Aura Sphere, and so on against the fake Groudon.

Boom!

The fake Groudon fell to the ground once again, yet it continued to draw energy from the earth.

"Why?"

A sad voice came from behind Ash.

Turning his head, he saw Kiraki flying over, looking sadly at the scene before it.

Farnes, which had been fine just moments ago, was now destroyed like this.

The Pokémon living there, the lush trees, the abundant fruits...... now everything here lay in ruin.

"Ash, they've destroyed this place; this is where we all live, and they've also ruined our food."

"Kiraki" whispered, then looked at the fake Groudon as an unprecedented psychic aura burst from its tiny body.

"Kiraki." Ash was also furious at the Magma Team's actions.

Groudon shifted its attack target to Kiraki; when its claw was about to touch Kiraki, it seemed blocked by an invisible force, and could only helplessly fall back.

Kiraki's body suddenly blazed with countless beams of light, like daylight, and its psychic aura kept rising.

"Doom Wish......" Ash told Mewtwo to hurry away.

Mewtwo returned to Ash's side, expanding its psychic power to protect the earth and the surrounding Pokémon, so they wouldn't be affected.

Boom boom boom!

Kiraki's surroundings rained down like a meteor shower, all striking the fake Groudon with perfect accuracy.

Groudon also spewed flames and extended tendrils to counterattack, but to no avail; it was directly consumed by the beams, which slammed straight into its body.

A fake remains a fake.

Under the barrage of these beams, the fake Groudon could no longer hold up, collapsing with a crash; the beams continued to strike it, completely extinguishing its flame aura, instantly triggering a violent explosion.

The smoke gradually cleared, and the illusion of the fake Groudon vanished; thanks to Mewtwo's psychic protection, the surroundings were unharmed.

Incidentally, the trees burned in the battle were extinguished.

Gone?

The Groudon we painstakingly created is actually gone?

The Magma Team members were all stunned in place, not even reporting the situation to Headquarters.

The Groudon they painstakingly replicated was actually destroyed by Jilaqi, and there's also that mysterious Poké Ball.

"Mewtwo, the rest is up to you!"

Ash embraced Jirachi as it slowly fell from the sky, and said to Mega Evolution.

Mewtwo nodded, this time it won't be as good as last time when dealing with Team Rocket!

"Jirachi, are you alright?" Ash looked at Jirachi.

Jirachi shook its head, "I'm fine."

"These past few days being together with everyone has made me very happy."

"Thank you for protecting Farnes with me, and also those friends living here."

Jirachi slowly floated up, touching each friend.

Xiaosheng sadly looked at Jirachi, a trickle of tears falling: "Jirachi, are you leaving us?"

"No, Jirachi isn't leaving you all, it just wants to sleep."

Jirachi returned to Ash's side, gently hugging the downcast Ash: "Don't be sad, we'll meet again!"

"I'm happy to have met you, Ash, Misty, Brock, Xiaosheng, Pikachu....."

"And Musashi, Kojiro, Meowth... thank you for playing with me!"

Jirachi named each of Ash's companions and the Team Rocket Trio, and they immediately burst into tears.

"Sniff, after doing bad deeds for so long, this is the first time I've received thanks from a Poké Ball."

Kojiro wailed loudly, the young master of a wealthy family reduced to tears.

"Magma Team, right? Watch us not take your old nest!"

Musashi felt fond of the innocent, cute Jirachi; although she couldn't cry as much as Kojiro, she also felt terrible inside.

Meowth looked at Jirachi, heaved a deep sigh, Jirachi's falling into sleep was inevitable.

In an instant the scene became sorrowful, Pikachu was reluctant, and shouted a few times at Jirachi.

After settling the matter, Mewtwo seeing this scene also felt moved.

"Goodbye, my friends!"

Light appeared on Jirachi, gradually turning into crystal, emitting a gentle energy.

The crystal sank into the ground, spreading rings of green light, the surrounding trees regained vitality and gradually recovered.

"Marill, do you think Ho-Oh's regenerative power would help Jirachi?"

Ash looked at Marill with red-rimmed eyes.

Marill said nothing, but with a casual gesture, the iridescent feather on Ash floated away, the sky also showed a rainbow, and shafts of rainbow light poured down.