Chapter 665: Star Crystal Transforms into Lugia, Vortex Attack!

"—Good, good, incredibly powerful!"

On the back of Wailord, Hearing Nimo and the others widened their eyes, their mouths agape in shock wide enough to stuff an egg inside.

From afar, they had clearly seen the situation where Luo Mu and Lugia were unilaterally suppressing Groudon.

Only the word "shock" could reflect their truest feelings.

Steven supported Wallace, who had already received emergency hemostasis treatment from Juanita and had been forcibly fed an "egg," both of their expressions quite complex.

From their perspective, it was not difficult to guess how Luo Mu enabled Lugia to unilaterally beat down Groudon.

Even if it were them taking his place, they would not be unable to accomplish the same feat.

—It was just that their reaction speed and precision might not match Luo Mu's, that was all.

Relying solely on a single preemptive read, currently neither Steven nor Wallace could think of anyone more formidable than Luo Mu.

What kind of decent person would, at the exact instant Groudon opened its mouth to brew "Flamethrower," without hesitation order Lugia to blast "Hydro Pump" straight into its maw?

Having said that, even though both of them were confident that, relying on their experience, they could to some extent preemptively read the behavioral patterns of Groudon and Kyogre.

But reading the move and being able to deal with it were two entirely different matters.

On what basis could Luo Mu suppress Groudon in a fight?

Because Lugia's base stats were high enough!

As a Legendary Pokémon on the same level as Groudon and Kyogre, its stamina and energy reserves exceeded those of ordinary Pokémon by an entire dimension.

Steven and Wallace had also suppressed Groudon and Kyogre before, but precisely because of this "weakness," they soon gradually fell into a disadvantage due to Groudon and Kyogre's unreasonable constitutions.

Now looking over at the ongoing battle between Luo Mu & Lugia and Groudon & Maxie.

Probably influenced by Groudon, Maxie, acting as the external brain, had also become not very smart.

In contrast, on the other side, under Luo Mu's command, Lugia fought more and more fiercely, showing not a trace of the wretchedness it displayed when being "hunted" by the three Legendary Birds during the Orange Islands incident.

Furthermore, Groudon was in a state of having just awakened and being starving hungry.

Perhaps it really could succeed!

The two Champions exchanged glances, each seeing a glimmer of hopeful brilliance in the other's eyes.

On the other side, aside from focusing on Luo Mu's side, Lance's attention was placed even more on Kyogre, or more accurately, on the two giant Pokémon.

Lance was actually not unfamiliar with the giant Tentacruel; after all, early last year, the Kanto region had held numerous meetings, large and small, consecutively regarding the giant Tentacruel incident.

Ultimately, Chairman Charles overruled all objections, rejecting the proposal from some individuals that the giant Tentacruel's power was too dangerous to be left wandering the Kanto waters unchecked, and that it would be better to simply capture it and then research how it had gigantified.

The Kanto League ultimately dispatched Lorelei, who was skilled in using Ice-types and also proficient with Water-types, to negotiate with the giant Tentacruel, thereby reaching an agreement.

When the opponent appeared, Lance was still bewildered as to where Luo Mu had known the giant Tentacruel, and how he had persuaded this fellow, whom Lorelei described as seeming to harbor considerable ill will toward humans, to come help.

But at this moment, compared to the giant Tentacruel, Lance's attention had been completely occupied by that massive orange-yellow figure.

A giant Dragonite; in this world, there actually exists a giant Dragonite!?

It was not the guardian deity, the large Dragonite from the Dragon Holy Land, for compared to the giant Dragonite, the large Dragonite was merely somewhat bigger than an ordinary Dragonite, that was all.

The giant Dragonite's height, by visual estimation, was at least on the scale of hundreds of meters!

And at this moment, the giant Dragonite was engaged in fierce combat with Kyogre.

Compared to energy attacks, the giant Dragonite's greatest confidence lay in its massive body.

Even though it inevitably gained the weakness of being extremely easy to hit with attacks, with sufficient confidence (Victini), this body was capable of unleashing power that would make even Kyogre change color in alarm.

Not to mention that Kyogre, just like Groudon, had been kidnapped while asleep and then awakened in a strange location in a starving state.

Currently, the natural energy in the Hoenn region had not become rich enough to allow the two of them to undergo "Primal Reversion," and the "Orbs" that could allow them to skip the natural energy condition and undergo "Primal Reversion" were currently stuck on their opponent's external brain.

The current situation appeared somewhat awkward.

The giant Tentacruel knew clearly that it only appeared huge in size, but in reality, it did not yet possess the confidence to go head-to-head with Kyogre.

Therefore, it played the role of a sneak attacker; taking advantage of Kyogre's attention being drawn away by the giant Dragonite, and using the cover of clashing moves, it directly deployed all its tentacles, weaving them into a net-like object that trapped Kyogre for a period of time.

Even though the fact that many tentacles difficult to regenerate were torn off by Kyogre made the giant Tentacruel feel slightly disheartened.

But seeing Kyogre, covered in purple bubbles and with even its pure white lower abdomen showing a hint of purple, become weakened, the giant Tentacruel felt that everything was worth it.

Even though the toxins would be expelled from Kyogre's body over time, and it could heal itself once the poison was cured, this achievement was already sufficient for the giant Tentacruel to boast about for a lifetime.

I! Made the Creator of the Seas poisoned!

Kyogre, already slightly weakened due to hunger, now found its condition worsening under the erosion of the toxins.

Its proud dignity as the ruler of the oceans was gradually crumbling due to the giant Dragonite's power.

"Roar—!!" Empowered by Victini's infinite energy, the giant Dragonite, which had survived for who knew how many years, resembled a god of war.

Dragon-type energy light mixed with a golden aura rippled across its body surface; a Dragon Pulse collided head-on with Kyogre's Origin Pulse, and the two energies exploded on the sea surface, raising towering waves.

Immediately following, the giant Dragonite seized the gap during the energy clash and suddenly dove downward.

Its massive claws, capable of tearing apart mountains and ridges, pierced directly into the churning seawater, precisely gripping Kyogre which was preparing to dive.

"Whimper—!" Kyogre let out a painful moan; its massive fish body was forcibly lifted from the sea, and its scales emitted a teeth-gritting grinding sound under the compression of the dragon claws.

It never would have thought that it would be so embarrassed due to a difference in size.

Kyogre swung its fish body, attempting to struggle using its strength, while simultaneously bringing all the raindrops plummeting rapidly around it under its control.

—Accompanied by the blue-white light igniting once again, an unprecedented "Origin Pulse," like a cluster rocket launcher, bombarded the giant Dragonite one after another.

At the same time, a chilling cold air seeped out from Kyogre's fish mouth, filled with sharp teeth, frantically freezing the giant Dragonite's body.

The giant Dragonite gritted its teeth, forcing itself not to lose consciousness under Kyogre's relentless bombardment.

"Victi!"

The well-protected Victini was also striving to provide more support to the giant Dragonite.

Even though doing so would push its stamina and mental power to the brink of their limits.

The next instant.

The two golden antennae and the single horn atop the giant Dragonite's head stood straight up like antennas, dazzling Lei Guang began to gather at their tips, and the dark clouds over the entire sea area were drawn toward them, forming a terrifying thunderstorm vortex.

"It's lightning; you can't take it head-on!" Archipelago Leader Archie's voice, acting as an external brain, had nearly cracked from anxiety.

Kyogre struggled even more fiercely, but before it could break free, the move the giant Dragonite had been charging for a long time descended first.

Boom—!!!

Accompanied by a muffled rumble from the sky.

A super lightning pillar, whose diameter completely encompassed the giant Dragonite's body, fell from the heavens like tribulation lightning, carrying an aura that made one's heart palpitate.

Guided by the giant Dragonite's tentacles, the lightning pillar not only covered the giant Dragonite itself but also completely encompassed Kyogre, which it had firmly restrained, within its attack range.

Blinding Lei Guang illuminated the entire sea area like broad daylight; Kyogre convulsed violently amidst the lightning, letting out a heart-rending cry of agony.

Shortly after, when the Lei Guang dispersed.

The Kyogre released by the giant Dragonite was already floating on the sea surface with its white belly up, tiny electric sparks dancing around its body, its entire form charred black.

Meanwhile, the giant Dragonite stood proudly upon the sea, letting out a long roar towards the sky, declaring who the victor of this struggle was.

The next moment.

The giant Dragonite's body swayed, about to collapse directly.

But at this moment, the tentacles of the giant Tentacruel propped up its body as it fell backward.

"Bo-wu."

The giant Dragonite looked gratefully at the giant Tentacruel, while the giant Tentacruel turned its face aside somewhat blushingly, continuing to carefully control its tentacles to avoid secreting venom.

On the sea surface, Kyogre stared blankly at the sky where the dark clouds were gradually dissipating, lost in deep thought.

I... lost?

Kyogre, contemplating its fish life, could temporarily not accept this reality.

As for Archie, whose expression was completely out of control, looking as if he had lost an entire page of his household register, he hadn't had time to do anything else before Lance and his Dragonite, moving without hesitation, launched a surprise attack, causing his body to tilt and collapse onto the aircraft.

The Crimson Orb fused with him also slowly expelled itself from his body along with his loss of consciousness.

The gloom in the sky had been driven away cleanly at some unknown point; the rain no longer fell, and the temperature instead began to soar.

After carefully picking up the Crimson Orb, Lance faced the increasingly scorching proud sun, his gaze directed toward the direction of Mossdeep Island.

Next, it all depended on Luo Mu and Lugia over there.

That massive clap of thunder possessed an extremely strong presence.

Even while fully focused on commanding Lugia to battle Groudon, Luo Mu still found time to glance back several times.

It had to be said, the giant Dragonite truly had something.

Many Dragon-type Pokémon grow stronger as they age; needless to say, this giant Dragonite, whose lifespan was unknown, was even more so.

Coupled with its massive body, Victini's assistance, and a full-power strike with excellent effectiveness.

Defeating Kyogre, which was in a "kidney-deficient" state and unable to undergo Primal Reversion, was not strange.

But because the battle over there ended early, the pressure here suddenly increased.

—The root cause still lay in the "balance" between these two Legendaries in the Hoenn region.

"Expanding the Land" and "Expanding the Ocean" are the instincts of Groudon and Kyogre; the two weather patterns they represent are two extremes.

They are like the two ends of a scale; as one wanes, the other waxes. No matter which side is at a disadvantage, the other will occupy a larger share, and its power will become stronger.

When Kyogre was heavily injured and fell by the giant Dragonite's hand, the maintained balance collapsed at this moment.

Groudon, losing its check and balance, began to frantically expand its weather; scorching sunlight enveloped the entire sea area, even distorting the air in the high heat.

The magma patterns on Groudon's carapace became increasingly blinding, its power climbing at an astonishing speed!

"Oh no..." The hearts of the few spectators tightened, their expressions becoming Solemn.

Shizuka was just short of imitating Peony's gaming tone to curse loudly about what kind of trash game this was.

It was bad enough that the BOSS was a stat monster, but there was also a mechanic requiring simultaneous defeat; how the hell was anyone supposed to play this!

If it were any other Trainer and Pokémon here, they might well be helpless in this situation.

But coincidentally, another "Sea God" was present; even if not as proficient as Kyogre, with Lugia's power, it was not impossible to temporarily counter the influence of Groudon's power.

White wings suddenly sliced through the scorching air; Luo Mu's command exploded like thunder, "Lugia, Rain Dance!"

Lugia raised its head and let out a long cry, mysterious blue light flowing along its slender neck.

Monsoon winds blew in from afar, carrying the unique salty fishiness of the sea.

Deep-sea currents changed in unseen places, their trajectories altered by an invisible force.

Seawater evaporated by the scorching sun turned into countless crystal-bright droplets, re-gathering under Lugia's summoning.

"Woo—!!"

Following Lugia's melodious whale-like cry, the crimson sky was suddenly dyed ink-black; Groudon's sunlight domain was forcibly torn open, creating a gap as dark clouds surged and gathered like thousands of soldiers and horses, forming a super raincloud with a diameter of dozens of kilometers in the blink of an eye.

The first raindrop fell upon Groudon's scorching carapace, emitting a "hiss" sound of vaporization.

Immediately after, torrential rain poured down!

"How is this possible?!" Maxie's incredulous exclamation was drowned out by the sound of the rain.

But the falling of the heavy rain would not be swayed by the will of one man.

Between the sea and sky, the silver-white divine bird spread its wings, hovering in the center of the downpour.

With it as the center, the heavy rain collided with the fierce sun once again, suppressing Groudon's suddenly surging power.

Groudon's golden vertical pupils narrowed into needle-points; behind it, the volcano on Mossdeep Island let out an earth-shaking roar.

Scorching magma gushed forth into the thousand-meter-high sky, illuminating the entire sea area like purgatory.

Against this apocalyptic backdrop, the ultimate killing moves both sides had been accumulating for so long finally erupted—

"Roar—!!!" The God of the Land let out the most furious roar since the battle began, as countless red rock blades burst forth from the earth.

These "Precipice Blades" were no longer scattered thrusts but formed a giant rock blade flowing with molten lava, piercing toward Lugia with a posture of destroying everything.

The hem of Luo Mu's clothes fluttered loudly in the heat wave; despite it being a moment of crisis, he wore a smile of assured victory.

His left hand gently stroked the smooth carapace of Terapagos, which had somehow extended from his body, while the Tera Orb held high in his right hand suddenly erupted with a brilliant, crystalline light comparable to a supernova explosion!

"Lugia, Terastallize into Stellar Form!"

"Screee—!!!"

Lugia's pure white feathers instantly crystallized, and countless hexagonal crystal shields appeared across its body surface.

Most astonishing was the massive Stellar Crown that formed atop its head—not the usual Psychic or Flying type, but a special Terastallization shimmering with mysterious starlight and possessing all eighteen types.

—That is, Stellar Form!

"And then—"

"Hurricane!!"

Luo Mu's voice echoed between heaven and earth as Tera energy and Flying-type energy fused perfectly, and Lugia spread its wings to their utmost limit.

In an instant, the air over the entire sea was sucked away, forming a super-hurricane over a hundred meters in diameter that crashed violently toward Precipice Blades.

"Boom-boom-boom—!!!"

When the Hurricane attack collided with Precipice Blades, time seemed to stand still.

Immediately afterward, a sight that left everyone dumbfounded appeared.

—The Precipice Blades, which had always only pierced through others, were actually bored straight through the center by the Hurricane attack.

Then, the Hurricane, its momentum undiminished, slammed directly into Groudon's chest, causing Tera energy to explode into countless brilliant, crystalline points of light across its body surface!

"No, this is impossible!!" Maxie's body shook violently, his face filled with an expression of disbelief.

Groudon staggered backward; under the impact of the Hurricane attack, the earth beneath its feet continuously collapsed and caved in.

Soon, as the Hurricane attack completely knocked Groudon to the ground, its figure was entirely swallowed by the furious air vortex!

(End of Chapter)