Chapter 156: Grief? Let's pop the champagne!

Just as Super Rayquaza and Mewtwo x were fighting,

Below,

Ash shook his head slightly and released the three girls,

Releasing Waveguide Power, he sensed that the Clemont siblings were trapped under a two-meter stone slab,

Yurie was sheltered in Clemont's embrace, uninjured, but Clemont suffered a relatively severe abrasion on his shoulder,

Ash came to the slab and, exerting force with both hands, lifted it,

Light drove away the darkness, and the siblings, puzzled, lifted their heads,

They saw Ash holding up the stone slab with both hands,

As Ash flung the slab away to minimize damage to Mikuri's ancestral land, it flew over a six- or seven-meter wall and crashed onto the grass outside the ruins with a heavy, muffled boom!

Boom!!!

The siblings, as well as Xiluona, Serena, and Tierno, who had already risen and were tidying themselves, along with the other survivors,

All simultaneously opened their mouths in astonishment.

This really isn't a humanoid Pokémon, is it?

Amidst everyone's shock, using his Waveguide Power sense, Ash precisely located the few others trapped under the rocks,

"Pika-pika!"

"Are you all alright? I, Diancie, will come to your aid."

During this, Pikachu and Diancie also helped lift several stone slabs, rescuing everyone together,

"Thank you, Diancie!"

Mikuri was rescued by Diancie, his face flashing with the joy of having survived, and the honor of being saved by the beautiful diamond princess left him overwhelmed,

In contrast, Da Wu, rescued by Pikachu,

Having just emerged, he saw Mikuri thanking Diancie,

but before him… was a fluffy, harmless Pikachu that looked somewhat endearing and clumsy,

"Pika-pika~" No need to thank me,

Pikachu thought Da Wu's stunned expression was due to being rescued by him, but what he heard was… "Why! Why, Pikachu! Why are you!!!"

"Pika?"

Pikachu was bewildered, wondering what this person was saying,

Seeing everyone rescued, Ash immediately took out Latias' Poké Ball and released it,

Red light burst forth,

The adorable red-and-white figure of the dragon maiden appeared in the sky,

Its fluffy exterior, cute big eyes, and simple red-white color scheme instantly drew everyone's attention,

As a Coordinator, Mikuri was directly captured,

"How cute, how beautiful!"

After Mikuri shouted that,

Everyone who had been focusing on Diancie instantly had their attention drawn to the adorable Latias,

In the end, cuteness won over all,

Da Wu: "Heresy, heresy!"

Upon emerging, Latias ignored everyone's exclamations and praise, first nuzzling Ash affectionately,

At the same time,

Snowflakes and frost drifted down from the sky, causing everyone to shiver,

It's clearly summer—how could there be snowflakes?

Everyone looked up, and in an instant the two terrifying figures battling in the sky came into view,

When everyone lifted their heads,

the scene was Rayquaza using Extreme Speed while Mewtwo employed Instant Teleportation combined with Blizzard and Ice Punch for output,

One is direct teleportation,

the other can keep up with teleportation through sheer speed,

They went back and forth, the battle indecisive,

Of course,

This is what the Second-God Latias, Diancie, Pikachu, and Ash, who masters Waveguide Power, see,

What ordinary people see is the sky shrouded in dark clouds, a summer blizzard, and two lights—one white, one blue—flying in the heavens,

The white light constantly moves, capable of making several round trips across the sky within a second,

The blue light appears and disappears mysteriously, able to jump almost every 0.1 seconds,

Witnessing Mewtwo's fighting style, Ash nodded in approval,

To complete the path to becoming the ultimate First-God, Ash had specifically catalogued all First-Gods for Mewtwo,

He also specially explained how to counter them,

Among these, the most important includes the overlord of the sky, Rayquaza!

After Mega Evolution, under the Delta Stream it avoids Flying-type weaknesses, but moves that counter Dragon-types remain effective,

This is why Mewtwo insists on using Ice Punch,

As for Blizzard and Special Attack…

Under the constraints of Super Rayquaza's Delta Stream and compared to Mewtwo x's Indomitable Heart 3, they become auxiliary measures, which is completely reasonable,

Latias gazed at the two powerful figures in the sky, a flicker of envy and longing passing through her eyes,

I don't know when she'll be able to get that strong.

"Latias, heal everyone first."

At Ash's call, Latias finally withdrew its gaze and obediently nodded.

This move once again melted a large crowd.

Latias flew in the air, scattering a light-green healing wave.

Bathing in the healing wave, everyone felt a warm surge and watched in astonishment as their wounds visibly healed at a visible speed.

During this time,

Fladali's focus, however, was entirely on the spot where the boulder originally lay, his eyes showing regret: "Too bad, the boulder broke."

At that moment, a hand rested on Fladali's shoulder: "Don't be too regretful; even if it hadn't broken, the boulder wouldn't belong to you."

"Huh?!"

Fladali now felt indignation akin to Wei Wudi's furious slap on the rice bowl.

Although this is the fact,

But who talks like that?

Can't you see I'm feeling awful? Let me see who's so blind! Fladali turned his head, dead-fish eyes glaring at the person.

What came into view was a face full of Ash's sincerity.

Thump thump thump…

Fladali's heart and lungs stopped.

Ash, however, kept patting Fladali's shoulder, sincerely consoling: "The boulder belongs to Abundant Source; the sympathy should be Da Wu's."

Fladali: I have an MMP I don't know whether to say or not.

But after all, circumstances are stronger than the person, and with Ash still consoling him, he could only suppress his anger, forcing a smile.

Indeed, thank you for your concern, Duke; I really feel awful for Da Wu.

Look, he still has to thank us.

Having received the thanks of the splendid Flashflame Team leader Fladali, Ash's mood could be described as great.

But someone's mood is not good.

For example, Fladali and Da Wu.

"Boulder, my boulder!"

Seeing Da Wu cry heartbroken, his good friend Mikeli immediately stepped forward and patted his shoulder.

"Don't be sad; think from another angle: something precious enough to move a deity like Rayquaza should also be entrusted to Ash for safekeeping, right?"

"Anyway, it won't end up in your hands anyway; thinking this way, wouldn't it feel better?"

Ash: "?"

"So I'm the one who should be sad?"

Ash immediately wanted to show a pained expression.

But he knew after all that the boulder could recondense, and soon it would trigger a struggle among the three major figures of Abundant Source.

By then, with these few words from the people present, the boulder will surely belong to Ash.

Knowing the truth, not opening champagne is already a polite gesture.

It's really hard to show a pained expression!

However, what Ash didn't expect was that his expression of wanting to be pained yet laugh fell into the eyes of Fladali and Mikeli.

That was missing the forced smile revealed by the treasure.

Finally, Fladali felt he had an opportunity to openly regain face, so he couldn't hold back and immediately excitedly patted Ash's shoulder.

"My condolences!"