Chapter 664: This Is Treating Groudon Like a Japanese Person!

The aftermath raged for nearly a minute before finally subsiding.

The waters near Mous Island remained shrouded in smoke generated by the collision of Grass, Ice, and Water-type attacks from three sides, temporarily obscuring all vision.

Within the thick fog, low roars resembling those of ancient behemoths echoed from time to time.

Although Lugia could have controlled the wind to blow the smoke away directly, Luo Mu stopped it from doing so.

The reason was naturally—

"Luo Mu, if possible, please try attacking Archie and Maxie!"

Taking advantage of the moment when all three parties had lost visibility, Steven, who had rushed into the area, shouted with all his might, hoping to convey this crucial information to Luo Mu.

If only the orbs, which served as the trigger for the incident, could be retrieved and quickly moved far away from this battlefield.

In an environment not during a period of unnatural energy eruption, Groudon and Kyogre, having no further reason to continue fighting, would most likely return to their respective homes and cease their struggle.

Immediately after, Steven conveyed all the intelligence he possessed regarding Groudon and Kyogre to Luo Mu in a clear and concise manner.

Of course, Steven did not forget that sound could reveal one's location.

While delivering the message, Metagross kept moving continuously, causing several long-range attacks from Groudon and Kyogre to miss their mark.

Steven was also acutely aware that, given his and Metagross's current condition, staying behind would not only fail to assist Luo Mu and the others but would merely become a useless burden.

After delivering the message, without waiting for Luo Mu's response, he immediately commanded Metagross to depart the area.

Both Luo Mu and Lugia heard his voice clearly.

But listening carefully was one thing; deciding whether to act on it was another matter entirely.

At least for Luo Mu, rather than adopting such an indirect and uncertain method, it was better to simply knock Groudon and Kyogre flat and let them cool their heads properly!

Since they couldn't undergo Primal Reversion, and he had reliable combat power assisting him here, accomplishing this was by no means impossible!

"Lugia—"

Gazing forward, Luo Mu uttered a low command.

Lugia, who had been summoned by him specifically to help, nodded in agreement and readily accepted the command; the air currents, long under its control, instantly burst outward in all directions.

Apart from Kyogre and Groudon, who had barely shifted their positions, two massive figures suddenly appeared in the center of the sea.

A Giant Dragonite and a Giant Tentacruel!

When Luo Mu and Lugia had set out, these two had voluntarily offered to come along and provide assistance.

The Giant Dragonite came to repay a debt of gratitude, while the Giant Tentacruel wished to see the world alongside its new friend.

These two colossal beings stood flanking Kyogre, one on the left and one on the right; disregarding their aura and combat strength, their sheer size alone was intimidating enough!

Ash and Brock, who had been stationed by Lance on a nearby island, rushed out of their shelter amidst the wind and rain, staring blankly at the incredibly conspicuous figures in the distance.

"Could that be..."

Whether it was the Giant Dragonite or the Giant Tentacruel, both occupied an unforgettable place in Ash and Brock's memories of their journey through Kanto.

Let alone the Giant Dragonite, whose true identity they had once considered unknown; but that Giant Tentacruel had actually appeared here as well?

Coupled with the appearance of Lugia... no one could understand just how excited Ash felt at this moment.

"Master is awesome!"

At this moment, Kyogre also slightly opened its fish-like mouth, staring in bewilderment at the colossal beings blocking its path—

The Giant Dragonite stood atop the sea surface like a mountain range, its broad wings slightly spread, casting a shadow that nearly obscured the entire stretch of water.

Meanwhile, the Giant Tentacruel floated to the side, its eighty-odd tentacles writhing like giant pythons, each one glowing with a dangerous purple light.

Kyogre: "..."

Wait, who are you guys (O_o)?

How is your size so much larger than mine? Don't I have any dignity left!?

Although Kyogre's current length wasn't quite the 4.5 meters marked in Professor Oak's Pokédex, which some might call "academic fraud."

But after more than an hour of this "growth," or rather, recovery, it was only a dozen or so meters long.

Looking again at the Giant Tentacruel and the Giant Dragonite, not even counting extended parts like tails or tentacles, they were both hundred-meter-class giants.

Compared to them, Kyogre looked like nothing more than a fat-headed fish by the roadside.

Kyogre: "..."

Can this be tolerated?!

It was the ruler of the oceans! The supreme existence that expanded the seas! How could it be overshadowed by two giant creatures of unknown origin?!

"Roar—!"

An angry low growl rolled from its throat; Kyogre suddenly raised its fin-palms as a cyan energy sphere crazily gathered in its palms, ancient and violent vibrations trembling through the air—

"Origin Pulse"!

If this strike landed, it would be sufficient to unleash another devastating tsunami!

However, facing the imminent eruption of the destructive beam, the Giant Dragonite and the Giant Tentacruel appeared exceptionally calm.

"You two, fight freely!"

Luo Mu's voice came from behind; he granted the Giant Dragonite and the Giant Tentacruel a considerable degree of freedom.

After all, if he were to issue commands, the effect might not necessarily be as good as them relying on their own experience and instincts to battle.

The Giant Tentacruel had basically followed the Giant Dragonite here; it didn't harbor any particular ill will toward Luo Mu, but it didn't have much goodwill either, so it might not respond immediately to his commands.

The Giant Dragonite and the Giant Tentacruel exchanged a glance, and seeing the beam about to erupt, they each took action.

The Giant Dragonite let out a low roar, its wings vibrating violently to create a hurricane of turbulent air around its body, while simultaneously compressing fierce Dragon-type energy in its mouth into a dazzling tricolor sphere!

"Dragon Pulse"!

Due to the Giant Dragonite's size, this Dragon Pulse appeared exceptionally magnificent.

—Furthermore, with the infusion of a golden aura, the sphere's size inexplicably expanded several times over!

Perched on the Giant Dragonite's shoulder, Victini—so small compared to it as to be almost unnoticeable—was maintaining its Infinite Energy support.

On the way here, the giant Dragonite had already mentioned to Luo Mu that it hadn't fought in a very long time and didn't have much energy left to squander in battle.

—The giant Dragonite was not Godzilla; it had no nuclear fusion reactor inside its body to provide the energy needed for movement. Everything has its trade-offs; the fact that it could maintain existence at such a size was already a miracle.

But the problem worrying the giant Dragonite was, in Luo Mu's eyes, not an issue at all.

Short endurance, no energy, you say?

How about learning about an infinite-energy power bank!

It can even boost move power and physical abilities along the way, dear!

The suddenly erupted Dragon Pulse collided with Origin Pulse.

What should have been a one-sided situation, with Victini's addition, directly allowed the giant Dragonite to stand toe-to-toe with Kyogre in a beam struggle!

At the same time, the giant Tentacruel had silently sunk beneath the water.

Nearly eighty tentacles spread through the sea like swimming dragons, then, without Kyogre noticing, latched onto its body.

The next instant.

The interwoven tentacles, resembling a huge fishing net, suddenly went taut.

Tiny spikes began injecting the giant Tentacruel's poison through the gaps between Kyogre's sturdy scales!

Because of Luo Mu's prior instructions, the giant Tentacruel did not choose a neurotoxin that would cause intense pain, injecting only a single toxin to weaken Kyogre's condition and avoid provoking its further anger.

Even so, the moment it was bound by the tentacles, Kyogre began to struggle violently.

By rights, a being like Kyogre should be almost impossible to poison.

But discussing toxicity without considering dosage is just hooliganism!

Not to mention that the amount of venom secreted onto the tentacles by a Tentacruel of this size would be enough to inflate Kyogre like a balloon!

Even though Kyogre, however unwilling, used strength far exceeding its size to tear off several of the Tentacruel's tentacles.

Purple bubbles still rose on its body.

—This also meant that Kyogre had been poisoned!

On the other side, Luo Mu and Lugia were facing Groudon directly.

Every step of the God of the Land made the island tremble; lava churned beneath its feet, and countless red rock blades burst from the earth, piercing the clouds like swords of judgment!

"Precipice Blades"!

Luo Mu's slightly messy black hair curled slightly in the heat wave; even though his skin felt a slight burning sensation, he stood firmly on Lugia's broad back, his gaze sharp.

—Letting Lugia fight Kyogre would certainly be safer.

The boost from rain for Lugia went without saying; its "Multiscale" ability combined with its extremely high Special Defense would completely turn Kyogre's "Origin Pulse" into a move that barely scratches.

But at this moment, only Lugia could fight Groudon!

Although the giant Dragonite and giant Tentacruel were huge, facing the elusive Precipice Blades that specialized in targeting the lower body, their hundred-meter sizes would instead become fatal weaknesses.

"Lugia—"

Standing on Lugia's broad back, letting the wild wind blow through his messy, curled black hair, watching those red sharp blades piercing the clouds, Luo Mu's piercing voice cut through the strong wind.

"Brave Bird"!

"Screee—!!"

Lugia let out a long cry, its silver wings suddenly folding in; chaotic air currents bulged across its surface, and a sky-blue aura erupted around its body!

Lugia became like a sky-blue meteor falling from heaven, diving down with the force to tear apart the firmament!

Groudon raised its head in fury, golden beast pupils reflecting that approaching blue light. It stomped fiercely, causing more red rock blades to burst from the earth, attempting to intercept—

But Lugia was too fast!

Lugia considered its own flying and evasion skills no inferior to Rayquaza's; the emergence speed of Precipice Blades was simply too slow.

After dodging a continuous series of Precipice Blades, Lugia had already approached Groudon.

Boom—!!!

Brave Bird slammed solidly into Groudon's chest; the explosive shockwave shattered all the solidified lava within a radius of one thousand meters!

Groudon staggered backward, the earth beneath its feet cracking and depressing under the heavy pressure.

"Roar—!"

Groudon let out a painful roar, yet it somehow endured the impact, maintaining its bodily balance.

Its huge right claw, burning with flames, reached straight for Lugia, while magma-like patterns within the armor gaps on its surface flared wildly, causing the surrounding temperature to rise rapidly!

Maxie's voice, protected by the Orb, sounded faintly, "Good, good, good! To expand the land, Groudon, use Fire Punch on these obstructors!"

Under normal circumstances, Lugia would inevitably have to take Groudon's counterattack.

But now, there was an experienced Trainer on its back.

And at this moment, this Trainer was in a cheat-mode state!

Before Groudon could make its move, the characters in Luo Mu's eyes began jumping wildly with warnings.

Thus, Lugia reacted immediately; under Luo Mu's reminder, a pale green light enveloped its entire body, forming an illusory spherical light shield.

"Safeguard"!

The terrifying heat was completely blocked outside the light shield, so Lugia's pure white feathers were spared, avoiding the fate of turning scorched black and curling in the high temperatures.

The psychic shield Lugia subsequently expanded also solidly blocked Groudon's "Fire Punch".

At the same time, Lugia suddenly spun around, its tail wing carrying violent air currents as it slapped fiercely across Groudon's face!

It wasn't a move, the damage wasn't high, but the insult factor was maxed out.

Taking advantage of Groudon being knocked sideways by this hit, Lugia used the momentum to rise into the air, once again creating distance under the lift of the wild wind.

What answered it next was Groudon's increasingly furious roar.

Groudon's roar shook the entire sea area; the magma patterns all over its body suddenly burst forth with blinding red light.

The earth began to shake violently; countless lavas gushed out from fissures in the ground, dyeing the sea area near Mous Island crimson red.

"It's going to use Cliff Edge Sword again!" The characters in Luo Mu's eyes flickered. "Lugia, maintain altitude!"

Lugia immediately flapped its wings and soared high. Almost simultaneously, countless crimson blades erupted from beneath Groudon's feet, tearing the sea and shaking the earth wherever they passed.

But with preparation, Lugia had already anticipated all attack trajectories and elegantly dodged every Cliff Edge Sword.

"Now, use Air Slash!"

Lugia flapped its wings, and dozens of sharp wind blades roared forth.

Groudon angrily waved its massive claws to block, yet it was still struck in the face by several wind blades, a flash of pain crossing its golden beast eyes.

The voice of Archen, the external brain, already carried a hint of panic: "Impossible, Groudon, use Overheat!"

Groudon opened its massive mouth, and scorching flames gathered deep in its throat.

But Luo Mu had seen through everything long ago, pointing at Groudon's throat: "Aim there, Hydro Pump!"

Lugia immediately spat out a high-pressure water column, precisely shooting into Groudon's open maw.

The collision of water and fire triggered a violent explosion; Groudon was counterattacked by its own move and stumbled backward several steps.

"Continue suppressing! Psychic!"

Blue light flared in Lugia's eyes, an invisible psychic field locking Groudon firmly in place.

The Earth God struggled in anger, only to find that the power it prided itself on could hardly break free at this moment.

"This time, use Brave Bird!"

Lugia let out a long cry, and dazzling Jin Guang exploded around its body.

After a brief charge, Lugia, wrapped in golden aura and surging air currents, shot toward the sky in a brilliant trajectory.

Then—directly plummeting down like a falling meteor.

Groudon barely managed to raise its arms to defend under the constraints of Psychic, yet it could not avoid being directly hit by "Brave Bird."

Boom!!!

A massive explosion erupted on Groudon's surface; a visible, powerful shockwave blasted outward in mid-air, and turbulent air currents continuously sliced at the solid lava plate armor on its body.

This time, it could not stabilize its body under the impact and was forced to sit down on the ground.

Ignoring the furious Archen.

At this very moment, Groudon's mind was blank and collapsing.

Not only were its attacks fruitless, but it had also suffered consecutive counterattacks.

All its actions were seen through a step in advance, and it was almost being kited by Luo Mu and Lugia like a kite.

Wait, are you treating me, the dignified Earth God, like a Japanese person to mess with?

Compared to the "aggrieved" Groudon, Lugia's mood at this moment could be said to have reached a small climax.

—This is too satisfying!?

Lugia, which had always been passively defensive, felt for the first time the pleasure of what it means to "beat up a kid."

Under Luo Mu's command, it didn't even need to use its brain to think about what to do next, because the most suitable orders had already been given a step in advance in its ears.

What it needed to do was quite simple.

Simply react according to Luo Mu's orders, ensuring the power and accuracy of the moves.

(End of Chapter)