Chapter 65

"It's here, it's here!"

Zheng Hui gripped the high-definition camera tightly, his lens locked firmly onto the sea surface, his voice even trembling with excitement.

Through the lens, that massive figure was breaking through the mist bit by bit, its outline becoming increasingly clear; his hand shook uncontrollably, terrified of missing a single frame.

Huo La stared at the area still shrouded in thin mist, quickly unhooking a Poké Ball from his waist and tossing it out: "Zubat, use Defog!"

"Zzz—!"

Zubat flapped its wings and flew out, its wings beating rapidly as invisible air blades sliced through the mist, tearing the thick fog in front of them open layer by layer.

This Defog move was something he had specifically had Zubat learn back in Cerulean City in preparation for this.

Seeing this, Ash immediately pulled out a Poké Ball: "Pidgeotto, you go help too! Use Gust!"

"Pidgeotto—!"

Pidgeotto let out a crisp cry and flapped its wings to join Zubat, whipping up a whirlwind that, in coordination with Zubat, dispersed the thick fog even faster.

As the two figures darted through mid-air, the mist on the sea surface was like a lifted curtain, and the full appearance of the super-ancient Dragonite was finally completely exposed to everyone's eyes.

Its body was far larger than an ordinary Dragonite, conservatively estimated to be over twenty meters tall, its deep yellow scales shimmering with a faint silver luster under the moonlight; most astonishing of all—its neck, torso, and even the edges of its wings were covered in dense, black runes, exuding a mysterious and ancient aura.

"Dragonite! It really is a super-ancient Dragonite!" Zheng Hui was so excited he was incoherent, the camera's shutter clicking non-stop, "This size... it could probably rival a small cruise ship!"

But the moment Dragonite fully revealed its form, its pair of giant amber eyes swept over the people at the top of the lighthouse; seemingly failing to find what it wanted to see, its massive body suddenly stalled, and it then let out a deafening roar toward the sky!

That roar was filled with irritability and fury, shaking the metal frame at the top of the lighthouse until it hummed, and kicking up giant waves several meters high on the sea surface.

"Not good! Dr. Zheng Hui, quickly turn off the lighthouse's sonar horn!" Huo La's expression changed abruptly, and he shouted hurriedly.

Zheng Hui was stunned, not yet reacting: "Why? This horn is used to..."

"No time to explain!" Huo La didn't give her time to ask, immediately turning to Zubat, "Zubat, use Supersonic to destroy the horn! Quickly!"

"Zzz!"

Zubat immediately changed direction, emitting high-frequency ultrasonic waves at the sonar horn atop the lighthouse. With a crisp "Crack!", the horn's casing instantly twisted and deformed, followed by a series of ear-piercing shrieks, completely losing its original sound frequency.

But this sharp, malfunctioning sound became the final straw that broke Dragonite's patience.

It was already enraged from not finding its target, and now, stimulated by the ear-piercing noise, it completely lost control—the giant dragon head suddenly turned, and with a wild wind, it bore down on the top of the lighthouse; its giant mouth, capable of swallowing everyone, opened slightly, revealing sharp fangs, the intimidation making the very air seem to freeze.

"Ah—!"

Xiao Xia and Lilian screamed in terror, instinctively shrinking back and clutching the railing beside them, their faces deathly pale.

Zheng Hui also forgot to hold the camera, standing stiffly in place, her eyes filled with fear—as that massive shadow loomed over them, the insignificance of humans was infinitely magnified, making even breathing difficult.

Ash instinctively shielded Pikachu in his arms, and although his palms were sweating from nervousness, he still braced himself and shouted: "Everyone, don't panic! Pidgeotto, stop it!"

"Zubat, coordinate with it!" Huo La spoke as well.

"Pidgeotto!" "Zzz!"

Pidgeotto and Zubat immediately changed direction, launching an attack at Dragonite's head.

The ultrasonic waves combined with wind blades struck Dragonite's senses, but these attacks landed on Dragonite's massive body like a tickle, completely unable to stop its movements.

Huo La's brain raced; a head-on clash was absolutely impossible, he had to find a way to divert its attention!

He suddenly looked at the sea surface and shouted loudly: "Dragonite! Don't be impulsive! I know what you're looking for!"

But the enraged super-ancient Dragonite couldn't hear any sound at all, its giant claws already swiping toward the lighthouse railing, looking as if it would shatter the railing in an instant!

Just at this critical moment, a yellow bolt of lightning suddenly darted out from Ash's arms, charging straight toward Dragonite's claws—it was Pikachu!

"Pika—Chu!"

Pikachu erupted with dazzling golden electricity, a Thunderbolt several times thicker than usual slamming straight into Dragonite's giant claw! Although this attack didn't even count as a superficial wound to the thick-skinned super-ancient Dragonite, it made it stiffen slightly from the electrical stimulation, and the giant claw that had been swiping toward the lighthouse railing slowed down by half a beat.

It was in this short half-second gap that Huo La seized the opportunity and shouted loudly at Dragonite: "Dragonite! I know you're looking for your own kind! You're trapped in this strange era, feeling panicked and lost, aren't you? I don't know how you got here, but this is no longer your super-ancient era!"

"Woo—!"

Dragonite let out an even more irritable roar, its massive wings flapping violently, the resulting gale almost blowing everyone at the top of the lighthouse away.

Pidgeotto and Zubat tried their best to block it, but could only barely slow its movements; Pikachu also gathered electricity again, but even it knew that this little attack couldn't stop Dragonite for long.

The lighthouse's metal railing had already been deformed by Dragonite's aura, and it looked like it wouldn't hold up much longer.

"Damn it, if only I had Waveguide Power right now, I could communicate with it directly!" Huo La cursed inwardly, suddenly remembering something, and shouted downward: "Meowth! You're nearby, right? Come out quickly!"

At this moment, in the kitchen of Zheng Hui's lighthouse, the Team Rocket trio was huddled under the dining table, still clutching the bread they hadn't finished—when the super-ancient Dragonite appeared just now, they were so scared they almost spat out the noodles in their mouths.

Hearing Huo La call Meowth's name, the three of them froze instantly.

"What do we do? The brat Huo La is looking for Meowth!" Musashi lowered her voice, her eyes filled with conflict.

Kojiro stuffed a large mouthful of noodles into his mouth and said indistinctly: "If he's looking, let him look, what does it have to do with us... let's finish this bowl of noodles first."

"Meow! Are you stupid!" Meowth slapped the chopsticks out of Kojiro's hand and scratched his head with its claw, "The brat Huo La calling me at a time like this must mean he wants me to communicate with that giant Dragonite! If we don't run at a time like this, are we just waiting to be flattened by Dragonite?!"

Saying this, it turned to dive out the window, but was grabbed by the shoulders by Musashi and Kojiro, one on each side.

"Communicate?" Musashi's eyes lit up instantly, the corners of her mouth curling into a greedy smile, "Can communicate with such a big Dragonite? If we could capture it and present it to Boss Sakaki... then villas, luxury cars, jewelry, wouldn't we have it all?"

Kojiro nodded along, his eyes shining: "That's right! This is a super-ancient Pokémon! Ten thousand times rarer than Pikachu! The brat Huo La really has a way, we have to seize this opportunity to make a killing!"

"Meow! Are you guys crazy? That's a big guy capable of flipping the lighthouse!" Meowth struggled desperately, its claws waving wildly in the air, "I don't want to communicate with it! I'll be eaten!"

"That's not up to you!" Musashi held Meowth down firmly, and Kojiro hoisted it up directly, "Get it up there quickly, if we miss this opportunity, we'll only be small fry for the rest of our lives!"

The two of them carried Meowth, stumbling as they ran toward the top of the lighthouse, and as soon as they threw Meowth in front of Huo La, they turned and ran off without a trace, leaving only Meowth stamping its feet in anger on the spot: "Meow! Musashi! Kojiro! You just wait!"