Chapter 642: Save the Citizens of Larus City from Fire and Water!

"Ninety-five percent of the population in Larus City has already been evacuated!"

As his subordinate’s report reached his ears, Junsa, still aboard the vessel and lingering near the sea bridge, slightly altered her expression.

That doesn’t make sense—according to the city’s AI-managed emergency evacuation plan, the passengers on the train just now were the last group.

The number of people still remaining inside Larus City should have been reduced to single digits.

Then where did the remaining four percent come from? Where did the evacuation fail?

Junsa trusted the statistics completely; after all, Larus City had implemented a pass system that allowed precise population counts down to the individual, excluding only a few unauthorized intruders.

Frowning, she ordered her subordinate: "Have tech rapidly analyze the data and pinpoint where the error occurred."

"Dr. Lendo and the others are still inside the city, but they have that Champion-level Trainer—who defeated General Genji—with them. Their safety should be assured."

As she spoke, she prepared to order the vessel to return to Larus City’s harbor; she decided to prioritize resolving the unevacuated population issue.

Under these circumstances, everyone else could flee Larus City—but she could not. As long as any civilians remained inside, she had a duty to act.

Yet the vessel hadn’t even traveled a nautical mile before it hit an invisible wall, unable to advance an inch.

Simultaneously, Junsa’s communication with Larus City was completely severed!

Fortunately, just in time, she received the analysis report sent by her subordinate.

"The Block Robot Sea Bridge, scheduled for construction near Port 3, failed to evacuate a single person from Larus City due to unknown reasons."

Muttering the summary, Junsa immediately headed toward Port 3.

Even if separated by the barrier, she had to confirm the safety of those inside.

"What the—wait, what is that?"

Junsa froze slightly, then noticed two figures—a black one and a green one—entwined in combat, approaching Larus City from the far end of the sky.

They were the two Rayquazas previously detected by the city’s air defense system!

The black Rayquaza whipped its tail, slamming the green one against the barrier, then unleashed a "Destructive Beam" powerful enough to slice through skyscrapers, striking the green Rayquaza directly.

At that moment, perhaps due to the immense thrust of the "Destructive Beam" combined with the green Rayquaza’s thick, resilient hide:

From Junsa’s perspective, with a sharp crack, the barrier—previously an impenetrable seal between the outside world and Larus City—was shattered at a single point!

The green Rayquaza immediately plunged into the city, while the black one flew straight through the breach.

As if realizing the barrier could no longer contain the two Rayquazas, the shield isolating Larus City from the outside world began to collapse within moments.

At this moment, Junsa, snapping back to awareness, stared at the direction the two Rayquazas had entered the city—her expression changed instantly.

No—those two are heading toward Port 3!

Anxiety darkened Junsa’s face, but just then, the ship’s communication system—she had been persistently calling to confirm Dr. Lendo’s safety—suddenly connected!

Junsa instantly realized the barrier had indeed blocked signals; she urgently spoke: "Finally connected! Dr. Lendo! Can you contact any Trainers still inside the city? Is the Champion-level Trainer still with you?"

"Something’s happened at Port 3!"

Dr. Lendo’s voice was intermittent, as if he was moving intensely; faint footsteps echoed in the background.

He seemed to be climbing stairs, accompanied by several others.

"If it’s Port 3... Luo Mu passed through there over ten minutes ago—he should be arriving soon."

"Huh?"

Dr. Lendo’s words left Junsa momentarily stunned.

Moments earlier, inside Larus City.

Luo Mu, Yuzi, and Dr. Lendo, having just recovered from a sudden power outage, had reunited with Ash and his group from the movie.

To open the power-deadlocked doors, he had "no choice" but to have Swampert smash them to pieces.

Having learned from the movie’s precedent—where Poké Balls temporarily failed—he had avoided using Larus City’s management network entirely since entering the city, so his Poké Balls still functioned normally.

Luo Mu had long wanted to complain.

Larus City was supposed to be a high-tech metropolis.

Yet after the movie’s Deoxys barrier blocked wind power generation:

The entire city had zero backup power or stored electricity—and it even disabled Poké Balls? That was absurd.

More absurd than the weather in a certain basin in March before his transmigration.

Luo Mu had directly joined Ash’s group because the plot had clearly spiraled out of control—he could no longer afford to think, "If I just blend in, I’ll be fine."

As for trying to "fix" the plot? He wasn’t stupid. Why burden himself with pointless, thankless labor?

With the sudden appearance of the black Rayquaza—and the possibility it might be targeting him—he could no longer afford to slack off.

"Two Rayquazas are approaching, and Deoxys is also inside the city. Don’t move randomly—head for shelter immediately."

At this moment, Dr. Lendo was earnestly instructing Ash and his group—the children, in his view—who needed protection.

Under imminent danger, fleeing was not the correct choice.

At the very least, he had to ensure the safety of these children who hadn’t escaped yet.

Meanwhile, Luo Mu stood by the window, gazing at a point in the sky, his expression grave.

Compared to Dr. Lendo at this moment, Luo Mu stood by the window, gazing at some point in the sky, his expression slightly grave.

He stepped before the group, his gaze locking onto Ash, and spoke: "Ash, I have a task for you."

He walked straight up to the group, his gaze landing on Ash among them, and said, “Ash, I have a task for you.”

Ash instinctively straightened his posture and corrected his address.

His eyes held an unmistakable spark of anticipation.

Luo Mu wasted no words; he scanned the group and spoke directly:

"I’ll have Flareon, Gyarados, Ninetales, and Milotic protect you. You, meanwhile, will take Pachirisu to the lab and awaken Deoxys inside."

"I won’t explain the details now—Dr. Lendo will fill you in later. I just need one answer from you."

“I won’t go into the details—Dr. Lendo will explain everything to you later. I just want to ask you one thing.”

"Yes!"

Ash answered without hesitation.

Even though he didn’t know what Deoxys was, or why Luo Mu wanted him to bring Pachirisu to awaken it,

He knew—he would complete this mission.

Watching the boy’s unwavering determination, Luo Mu seriously wondered if he told him to jump off a building, the boy would leap from the twentieth floor with a grin and land unharmed.

What a natural-born workhorse... Wait, how could I think such a wicked thought? I must’ve been infected by Yaci!

Shaking his head, Luo Mu met Dr. Lendo’s hesitant, unspoken gaze.

Giving him a reassuring nod, he patted Ash’s shoulder and stepped out through the shattered glass door.

Ash, now feeling entrusted with a great mission, burned with determination.

Even Pikachu was startled by his sudden surge of spirit.

Seeing Luo Mu had left, Dr. Lendo took a deep breath—he knew now was no time for indecision.

Seeing Luo Mu had already left, Dr. Lendo took a deep breath, knowing now was not the time for his indecision.

Leading the way, Dr. Lendo had his assistant, Miss Yuzi, explain to them what Deoxys was and why they needed to awaken it.

After the brief explanation, Xiao Tong—the one among them with the most knowledge on the subject—adjusted her glasses and summarized: "So, to awaken this extraterrestrial Pokémon, we need a massive amount of energy, right?"

"Yes. But right now, not only can’t we use the conversion device—I haven’t even had time to design it."

Dr. Lendo nodded, his gaze resting on the Flareon circling above them and on Pachirisu, his expression conflicted.

He still didn’t understand the meaning behind Luo Mu’s sudden arrangement.

At that moment, Ash, growing increasingly uneasy, raised his hand with a question:

"Why do we need to design that conversion device at all?"

"Because enhanced fire cannot be used directly as an energy source," replied Dr. Lendo, patient with his son’s first friend.

Ash’s expression grew even more confused.

"But... my Pikachu, as well as Infernape and other Pokémon, can all have their energy and stamina boosted and replenished by Pachirisu, right?"

At this, Dr. Lendo froze. He stopped climbing, but his breathing turned erratic.

His phone in his pocket vibrated violently.

Meanwhile, Luo Mu, now separated from Dr. Lendo’s group, had advanced a considerable distance through the powerless city.

He now rode on the back of Luxio, drawing closer to the arrow’s target.

The reason Luo Mu had rushed to assign Ash’s task and immediately departed was simple—he had something he absolutely had to do.

Otherwise, an irreversible situation might follow.

"...Almost there, Luxio. Get ready."

"And you two as well."

The surrounding buildings had thinned; the faint scent of the sea now lingered in his nose.

Luo Mu squinted and spoke to the two Poké Balls tightly clutched in his hand.

The buildings around them had begun to thin out, and a faint scent of the sea now lingered in the air.

A thunderous Dragon Cry echoed from the sky, followed by a massive explosion.

A sharp, shattering sound rang through the air.

From Luo Mu’s viewpoint, the shiny Rayquaza hurled the other—presumably the Hoenn Rayquaza—against what appeared to be Deoxys’s barrier, then unleashed a "Destructive Beam," instantly smashing through it.

This had happened in the movie too.

The green Rayquaza had spent the entire movie trying and failing to break the barrier with its attacks—until it realized it could just ram its head into it, and then it shattered instantly.

This situation also seems to appear in the movie version.

The green Rayquaza used its moves all day without breaking the barrier, but when it finally thought to use its head to ram it, the barrier shattered easily.

This also means the barrier resists special attacks but not physical ones.

Luo Mu, noticing this, brightened and urged Raichu to speed up further.

Meanwhile, at Port No. 3.

The stranded crowd stared in terror at the massive body of Rayquaza, which had just crashed down not far ahead of them.

Who knows what they had just endured!

First, they were blocked by a Pokémon suspected to be an alien; then, the bridge out of Larus City collapsed into the sea due to the barrier it unleashed; next, two terrifying dragons burst through the barrier with terrifying auras!

Is heaven truly determined to destroy us?

“Jessie, James, let’s jump into the sea, meow.”

“Otherwise, we’ll never see Boss Sakaki again!”

Among the crowd, Meowth—who understood better than anyone how dangerous Deoxys and the two Rayquaza were—had already decided to retreat.

Capturing them to present to Boss Sakaki? Only when they were prepared and their lives were safe!

The Hoenn Rayquaza that had crashed to the ground was clearly tough-skinned and thick-fleshed; after taking a direct, close-range Break Shot from the shiny Rayquaza, it merely shook its head and rose up as if nothing had happened.

——Then, its gaze locked onto Deoxys, standing atop the streetlamp, watching it with a blank expression.

The moment their eyes met, it was the signal for a Pokémon battle! (×)

Their eyes met—it was the fugitive from four years ago, the one it had tracked by scent! ( )

“Siiiiiiiaaang—!!”

The Hoenn Rayquaza let out a powerful roar, forgetting it had just been battling the shiny Rayquaza, which had accidentally crossed its path while tracking Deoxys’s aura.

Its hostile gaze immediately turned toward Deoxys, the outsider who had once invaded its territory.

Deoxys instantly went on alert.

Meanwhile, the shiny Rayquaza, having slipped through the still-unsealed breach in the barrier into Larus City’s perimeter.

While dumbfounded by its rude junior’s extraordinary durability, it watched the scene with interest and had no hesitation about stepping in.

Seeing it stir, the Hoenn Rayquaza immediately hissed at it, claiming ownership.

This one is mine—don’t you dare lay a claw on it!

The shiny Rayquaza growled back, undaunted.

So what? I beat up those two fools before you were even born!

Though I came here for another purpose, if you insist on this, I’ll interfere anyway!

For the shiny Rayquaza, though obsessed with revenge, if something amused it, it would intrude without invitation.

The atmosphere instantly froze.

Amid the tense expressions of the crowd, who could neither retreat nor advance, completely surrounded unconsciously by the three terrifying Pokémon.

On all three Pokémon, brilliant light flared—the glow preceding the release of their moves.

It was clear that if their attacks truly collided,

Everyone present, one and all, would be going to meet Arceus!

Conflict was about to erupt!

At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out.

“Stop, all of you!”

Luo Mu arrived just in time to save the citizens of Larus City from disaster!

What? You ask who put them in this mess?

Too many questions!

At this critical moment, Luo Mu’s gaze locked onto the shiny Rayquaza, the Hoenn Rayquaza, and Deoxys; a rapid-fire series of commands, like a swift divine incantation, burst from his lips.

“Raichu, Thunder Assault!”

“Swampert, Ice Punch!”

“Mimikyu, Phantom Strike!”

(End of Chapter)