Chapter 645: One Battle, Legendary Down! (Request Monthly Votes)

In a city dotted with tall buildings, a fiery, agile figure sprinted forward with majestic power.

It was a Rapidash, the partner of Junsa, the highest-ranking security officer of Laxi City.

At this moment, Rapidash was carrying Junsa, pushing itself to the limit as it chased the two figures ahead.

The two Pokémon being pursued were no ordinary beings—Rapidash itself struggled to keep up.

At the forefront was a massive, emerald-green body undulating like a long dragon, soaring effortlessly between buildings while roaring through the air with thunderous force—Rayquaza.

Right behind it, tightly clinging to its tail, was a muscular, aquamarine figure.

Thanks to its terrifying burst speed, each step it took crushed and cracked vast sections of the ground; combined with its body’s natural ability to harness air pressure for propulsion, Mega Swampert could stay locked onto Rayquaza’s heels.

But the cost was inevitable.

Mega Swampert prioritized maximum burst power, making it far less agile than Rayquaza; to match its flight speed, it had no choice but to smash through windows and walls of buildings along the way.

Junsa understood this, and she knew it was infinitely better than Rayquaza freely destroying the city.

She said nothing, merely holding a temporarily disassembled communicator connected to a speaker, staying behind Mega Swampert to ensure the Trainer’s commands reached its ears instantly.

Rayquaza’s flight speed was swift; soon, the aurora-lit ecological park and laboratory loomed just ahead.

Seeing this, Rayquaza immediately accelerated further, while gathering energy in its mouth.

This time, it would destroy everything there—so the intruders could never return!

“Shriek!”

A piercing cry rang out—suddenly, a divine bird, its entire body engulfed in fierce orange-yellow flames, soared from the top of the ecological park, unleashing a torrent of fire that blotted out Rayquaza’s vision and blocked its path.

Since Luo Mu ordered it to hold this ground, even against Rayquaza, Flareon would not retreat an inch!

At the same moment, cries from Pokémon rose in waves from below the ecological park.

There were Vaporeon, Alolan Ninetales, and Milotic, unleashing synchronized beams of freezing light together.

There were Ash, Brock, May, and Aaron, sending out every one of their Pokémon to unleash their strongest attacks.

Under this overwhelming barrage, even Rayquaza, whose movement was less fluid than Shiny Rayquaza’s and relied on sheer toughness to fight, could not afford to remain exposed to so many attacks.

But to let it escape was absolutely impossible.

Enduring wave after wave of bombardment, Rayquaza halted its forward charge, lifting into the air to reposition for another strike.

But this momentary opening gave Mega Swampert the chance to close in.

Rayquaza, fully focused on the front and growing impatient, paid no attention to whether danger loomed above.

After all, in Rayquaza’s mind, the sky was its domain.

No one dared show off before it.

—But this time, Luo Mu, controlling remotely, exploited Rayquaza’s habitual thinking and seized the opportunity.

Using the rooftop of a nearly hundred-meter-tall building as a launchpad, Mega Swampert leapt high into the air, its clenched fists dragging a storm of frost-laden mist, descending like a colossal hammer!

By the time Rayquaza sensed the attack from above, it was too late—the freezing fists, accelerated by gravity and air compression, slammed violently into its body!

“Roarrr—!”

Rayquaza’s muffled roar of agony reverberated far and wide before finally fading.

Instantly, Rayquaza was slammed into the sunken ground, creating a massive crater resembling an asteroid impact.

Due to the leaking cold, the entire crater’s surface froze into a thick layer of ice, and pale frost mist drifted outward.

Ash, stunned and sitting on the ground from the shock, stared blankly at the scene, his speech paralyzed by awe—he could only mutter over and over, “So powerful.”

The others were no better, all wearing expressions of utter shock.

Even if his father boasted of his victory, no one could honestly claim that his father’s legendary Pokémon, the Qingjiawang , could smash Rayquaza into the ground with brute force alone.

This strike—brought down a legend!

In the space choked with dust and ice fog, unseen by Ash and the others,

Rayquaza lay in the crater for a long while before slowly lifting its body upright again.

How long had it been since it felt this humiliated?

Even when struck by that ground-bound fool’s Cliff Edge Sword, Rayquaza had never felt this miserable.

Fourfold weakness, gravity acceleration, air-burst boost—even Rayquaza’s thick hide could barely withstand it; it nearly blacked out.

Fortunately, it pulled through.

Shaking off the ice shards, Rayquaza sneered at Mega Swampert nearby, whose condition was no better than its own.

It only needed a little more time to regain full mobility—but what about Mega Swampert?

Its leap from the skyscraper had inflicted severe strain on its own body.

If not for Rayquaza’s body cushioning the fall, Mega Swampert might have already lost its Mega Evolution state.

“Gurgle.”

Gasping for breath, Mega Swampert calmly rose to its feet, ignoring Rayquaza’s mockery.

Its nature was quiet; it preferred to act or fight silently rather than express emotion loudly.

Just like how it had leapt without hesitation from the skyscraper, slamming Rayquaza into the ground.

Mega Swampert trusted that if Luo Mu gave this order, he had already planned for what came next.

—No matter whether its recovery speed outpaced Rayquaza’s, there would be a backup plan ready to counter it.

In a field crackling with electricity, Raichu, cloaked in lightning, summoned thunderclouds that rained down dense bolts, surrounding and cutting off Shiny Rayquaza’s escape.

Shiny Rayquaza’s long, serpentine body moved like a fish in water, gliding through the storm of lightning without a single strike touching it.

Even though a mysterious force immediately dispersed the thunderclouds, Raichu, standing on the electrified ground and Terastallized, possessed nearly limitless electricity and paid it no mind.

What further spurred Raichu was that now, its eyes could track Shiny Rayquaza’s flight speed—each movement of its body left a clear, visible trail in Raichu’s vision.

Its eyes burned brightly, just as Luo Mu had once encouraged it: after half a year of relentless effort, its hard work was finally bearing fruit.

Raichu began deliberately guiding the trajectory of falling lightning, intercepting positions where Shiny Rayquaza might move next.

This was what was called “prediction.”

As experienced as Shiny Rayquaza was, it immediately recognized what Raichu was attempting.

But it scoffed—believing Raichu lacked the reflexes to keep up with its speed.

Shiny Rayquaza had its pride; its arrogance would not allow even a hint of weakness in its domain.

So it immediately abandoned the idea of using “Quick Attack” to accelerate straight away from the lightning sea, then turning to finish with “Dragon Pulse.”

Instead, as if challenging Raichu, it darted even faster between the gaps of lightning.

Occasionally, it spat out an instant “Discharge Beam” as a provocation.

Whether it hit or missed meant nothing to Shiny Rayquaza—it had more than enough energy.

It wanted to use this to declare itself superior, more powerful than Raichu.

—Even while dodging, I still have the leisure to turn and attack you.

The gap between us is obvious.

Luo Mu, meanwhile, was not idle; during past exchanges with Regieleki, he had already grasped Shiny Rayquaza’s personality.

Precisely because of this, he easily saw through Shiny Rayquaza’s current mindset.

He understood its arrogance—if he were in its place, he might be even more Kuang .

But this did not stop Luo Mu from exploiting Shiny Rayquaza’s pride to carve a path to victory for Raichu.

“Position—still well-maintained near the Battle Tower.”

“Environment—the guard block robots, after their barriers vanished and rebooted, have gathered.”

“—And Raichu’s condition is now perfect.”

Watching Raichu’s figure bathed in lightning, Luo Mu’s eyes flickered with quiet satisfaction.

Compared to its meteoric rise in the past, that long period of decline had been truly grueling.

First, because it could not Mega Evolve, and due to its severe type disadvantage, it had long been overshadowed by Mega Swampert as the team’s top fighter.

Then came the sudden arrival of Shiny Rayquaza—helpless against it, while Raichu suffered wounds and exhaustion.

Fortunately, even before meeting Luo Mu, when it was still a Raichu, it had already forged an unyielding heart through solitary life—and held onto it steadfastly.

Luo Mu and Raichu had faced countless obstacles, countless mountains too steep to climb.

Yet they had always overcome and surpassed them.

Luo Mu believed this time would be no different.

He had watched every effort Raichu made over the past year.

In sparring with teammates, beneath Regieleki’s icy spears and eerie, dominant starlight, Raichu had risen again and again.

Everything it had endured had forged this moment.

The speed of falling lightning grew faster, the predicted positions more precise.

Raichu was constantly improving, turning a year’s worth of effort into nourishment, pushing itself into a new realm of strength—achieving its own “evolution!”

At some point, Shiny Rayquaza realized its dodging was growing increasingly difficult—many lightning strikes had already hit its body.

Though the powerful bolts had slightly lifted some scales, this level of damage was still within Shiny Rayquaza’s expectations.

—What it could not accept was this: no matter how it dodged, using buildings, stone pillars, or even lifeless block robots to mask its path,

it could still clearly sense a pair of blazing golden-yellow eyes—bright as the midday sun—piercing through all obstacles, locking onto its position.

Even if it wished, it could end this meaningless chase and evasion at any moment.

But Shiny Rayquaza’s pride could not accept a result that amounted to surrender.

“Roarrr—!” (What nonsense—!)

Letting out a frustrated, choked roar, Shiny Rayquaza’s eyes burned with fury.

Then it saw the green block robots gathering beneath the corridor near the Battle Tower, blocking its path forward.

For these lifeless objects, Shiny Rayquaza always showed no mercy, blasting a passage wide enough for itself with a single “Hyper Beam,” then swishing its tail through.

Right behind it, Raichu silently halted, ceasing its Thunderbolt release.

——Because the goal had been achieved.

In a corner Shiny Rayquaza didn’t care about, the face of a green cube robot, overturned by the blast, repeatedly replayed the fleeting shadow of Shiny Rayquaza passing by.

A mechanical, emotionless voice echoed endlessly.

【DANGER!】

【DANGER!】

【BEGIN EXCLUSION!】

In an instant, all cube robots in Laurus City that had not responded rebooted, surging toward the Battle Tower from every direction like a tidal wave.

But they did not lose control; instead, they hovered silently, awaiting orders from the central controller—Dr. Lendo.

Before setting out, Luo Mu had already informed Dr. Lendo to keep the cube robots on standby.

So when Shiny Rayquaza, furious with unspent rage, circled the Battle Tower once and found no further attack from Raichu, it stormed back.

Shiny Rayquaza saw.

Raichu standing atop countless calmly hovering green cubes, and behind it, Luo Mu’s figure.

The electric ground beneath its feet became the perfect “relay,” connecting the dense swarm of cube robots nearly covering the entire Battle Tower.

“Absorb all the electricity you can!”

As he gave the command, Luo Mu raised his wrist, where a pre-prepared Z-Ring held a glittering Electric Z-Crystal.

As Luo Mu’s finger touched the Z-Crystal, brilliant light erupted.

A strong sense of danger surged into Shiny Rayquaza’s mind; reason urged it to evade, but its fury had overwhelmed it—it now only wanted to crush Luo Mu and Raichu with its own power.

Its pride roared for it to advance!

It unleashed a “Meteor Swarm” that seemed capable of destroying everything, then roared as it spiraled upward in a serpentine motion, straightening its body horizontally, wrapping itself in overwhelming energy, and charging toward Raichu as a streak of azure light.

Its speed resembled an intercontinental missile flying at supersonic velocity—merely the wind it displaced could tear through even the strongest steel.

“Dragon’s Final Touch!”

In response, Luo Mu spoke the move’s name without flinching.

“Ultimate Volt—Thunder Flash!”

At that moment, Raichu, frantically absorbing all the electricity stored in the countless cube robots around it, had transformed into a blinding plasma sphere.

The intense light of the Z-Move poured into its crystalline body without resistance, instead amplifying each other, fully unleashing the terrifying electrical power stored within Raichu.

“Roaaah—!”

Raising its head with a hoarse, commanding roar, Raichu charged forward, with the sky filled with “Meteor Swarm” as its backdrop, racing toward Shiny Rayquaza!

As the two collided with a thunderous impact.

In an instant.

Vast energy erupted, triggering a cataclysmic explosion.

BOOM!!!

The shockwave mercilessly shattered every fragile window; the collision zone was engulfed by a hemispherical zone of dissipating energy, and with the addition of the falling “Meteor Swarm,” another towering mushroom cloud erupted skyward.

If not for Bagon stepping forward, in the midst of such chaos, Luo Mu, the closest, would have been the first to fall.

Even in the city across the sea from Laurus, the colossal explosion could faintly be seen.

Much time passed before the aftershocks finally subsided.

Smoke filled the ruins of the collapsed Battle Tower.

Luo Mu, holding Bagon, crossed countless rubble to reach the summit.

Then, he saw it with his own eyes.

Raichu, battered and wounded but standing tall, its majestic silhouette.

——And Shiny Rayquaza, half-buried under debris, its dragon eyes wide with disbelief, straining uselessly, temporarily paralyzed.

Once the proud sky dragon that looked down upon all beings, Shiny Rayquaza now could only look up at Raichu.

In this moment, their positions were utterly reversed.

The proud Sky Dragon had fallen here.

(End of Chapter)