Chapter 494: The Hidden Final Weapon

AZ looked at the towering structure before them and explained to the group, "What's currently exposed before us is only a small part of the Final Weapon. Its true main body is all buried deep underground."

Frankly, this so‑called Final Weapon isn't an actual weapon at all, but a gigantic tower‑shaped building.

Millennia ago, AZ deliberately buried the entire structure underground and sealed it completely. Yet after more than a thousand years of erosion, the terrifying ancient edifice has slowly revealed a small segment of its tower.

With time, the exposed tower segment even became a landmark building of Shixiang Town.

Now the exposed tower is wrapped layer upon layer in wooden planks and various building materials, disguised as an ordinary high tower, so outsiders can't detect any abnormality.

Huo La stared at the tower before him, his face full of doubt: "Then how do we act now? The main body is all underground; even a Qi La Di Na can't pierce the thick strata and fling it straight into the Antimatter World."

Jiecheng, standing nearby, said casually, "Isn't that simple? Just dig it out and it's done."

Huo La gave him a withering look, then laughed and patted his shoulder: "Fine, old man, if you're so capable, you dig; I'll just wait nearby."

Jiecheng was instantly at a loss for words; staring at the giant tower buried deep underground, he could only close his mouth in silence.

At that moment AZ spoke, breaking the awkwardness: "Who among you has a Fire‑type Pokémon? Burn all the disguised wooden planks and building materials outside the tower."

Huo La looked at AZ, a little confused.

AZ pointed to a concealed spot on the tower and continued: "After these disguises are burned clean, a hidden door will appear here. We go in through the door, descend to the lowest level, and we can activate the Final Weapon's main control device."

"Once the machine starts, the entire Final Weapon buried underground will levitate as a whole, completely breaking free from the earth."

Huo La furrowed his brow and quickly asked the crucial question: "When the machine starts, does it immediately begin operating and absorbing the surrounding Life Energy?"

AZ glanced at him, first nodding then shaking his head: "It will operate, but it won't absorb energy right away."

"From activation to the moment it officially starts working and drawing Life Energy, there's a pre‑heat buffer period. During that time it's completely harmless and won't absorb anything."

Huo La immediately followed up: "How long is the pre‑heat?"

"Twenty minutes."

Huo La silently clicked his tongue; the time was absurdly awkward.

It's neither short nor long, just enough for them to attempt to exile the weapon, but any slight mistake leaves no room for remedy.

As Huo La silently contemplated a plan and everyone's nerves tightened for action, a terrifying, overwhelming pressure suddenly descended from the distant horizon.

A black shadow ripped through the air at lightning speed, several razor‑sharp air blades flashing like lightning, leapt ahead of the assault and slashed down at the group!

"Careful!"

Huo La reacted instantly, shouting the warning; everyone present scattered and dodged, just barely evading the sudden surprise attack.

The smoke and dust slowly cleared, Lysandre, riding Yi Fei Er Ta Er, hovered steadily in front of the crowd, towering above them, his aura chilling and intimidating.

"BuLaTaNuo, clever tactics," Lysandre said with a cold stare, thick with sarcasm, "sneaking through the back, playing a fine hand of calculation."

Before the words even landed, two deep‑black Shadow Balls suddenly burst from the side airspace, hurtling straight at Lysandre and Yi Fei Er Ta Er!

It was Bilan, who had rushed to aid them, and the Qi La Di Na beneath her!

BuLaTaNuo steadied himself, looked up at the two Divine Beasts confronting each other in mid‑air, and let out a helpless sigh.

Lysandre's speed was truly overwhelming, so fast that just as they had finalized the plan and were about to activate the device, the opponent had already raced in at breakneck speed, completely cutting off their scheme.

"Lysandre, your ambition to use the Final Weapon to reduce worldly life and reshape the world will never succeed," BuLaTaNuo said firmly, his voice deep.

"Stop me?" Lysandre sneered, eyes full of contempt, "Just you lot? Or the Space‑Time Trio you wield?"

As the words fell, he raised his hand and flung two Pokeballs, and two dazzling Red Lights exploded in midair.

Xerneas and Zygarde!

"From start to finish, I have possessed the absolute power to crush you," Lysandre's eyes blazed with murderous intent, his tone harsh, "Before I was merely held back by various reasons, too lazy to act. Since you insist on courting death, I will show no mercy!"

The two Divine Beasts suddenly manifested, and together with Yi Fei Er Ta Er already present, three supreme pressures descended simultaneously, freezing the air over the entire Shixiang Town.

The Life God Xerneas radiated green vitality, with the life force of all things spreading wildly around it;

The Order God Zygarde's gaze was icy, ready at any moment to sweep away all "chaos";

The Destruction God Yi Fei Er Ta Er's wings darkened, layers of death aura unfurled, sealing every escape route for everyone.

Upon appearing, the three Kalos Gods gathered together.

The four opponents' faces instantly sank to the depths of a valley.

"You hold the outside!" Huo La said decisively, without hesitation, "We have only a twenty‑minute window; AZ and I will go in to activate the device and lift the Final Weapon! You must hold on!"

BuLaTaNuo nodded heavily: "Go without worry! We'll take care of the outside!"

AZ stepped forward immediately, his gaze fixed on the tower's dense wooden disguises and outer building materials, and barked in a deep voice, "Ignite quickly! Burn everything!"

Huo La raised his hand and released a Fireburst Beast; a cluster of scorching flames instantly swept over the tower.

The crackling blaze roared up, the heavy planks and aged building materials carbonizing and shattering rapidly in the fierce fire.

Taking advantage of the lull as the outside battle erupted, the two figures flashed, passed through the burning smoke, rushed straight for the ancient hidden door revealed on the tower, dove headfirst into the tower, and vanished completely from the battlefield's perimeter.

Outside, a hell‑level melee officially kicked off.

Lysandre's cold eyes swept over the three who remained, his tone ice‑cold: "Seeking death!"

As the words fell, the three Divine Beasts moved simultaneously.

The first to press down was Zygarde.

Thousands of arrows launched, thousands of waves surged, crushing down in a sky‑covering barrage that enveloped the entire battlefield, leaving no blind spots, no place to hide.

"Blastoise, full defense! Water Cannon block!" BuLaTaNuo Bo Shi bellowed gravely.

The gigantic Blastoise stepped forward, its massive shell leading the charge; its twin cannons roared and trembled, endless water pressure spouting out, forming a huge Water Curtain wall that slammed directly forward, forcibly intercepting Zygarde's attack.