Chapter 127: Damn! How Can Mamon Be So Strong!

"Miss Junsu, shouldn't we go help?"

The dignified and quiet honor student, hearing the intense battle sounds from afar, couldn't help but ask Miss Junsu beside her with some worry.

She is Roark, the Gym Leader of the Rustboro City Gym in Rustboro City.

When she received Miss Junsu's contact, Roark was a bit stunned; why suddenly evacuate the public?

Then she learned the full story: the battle between the Hoenn League and the evil organization Team Rocket.

In that case, Roark, as the Gym Leader of Rustboro City, naturally wanted to contribute to Rustboro City.

However...

"If we go over there, we'll only cause trouble for Champion Steven and the others. The opponents are very powerful high-ranking executives of Team Rocket; here, we just need to ensure no civilians accidentally wander in."

Miss Junsu's expression was very Solemn, with a touch of helplessness within that Solemnity.

She was also unwilling, wanting to go in and help; after all, she was Miss Junsu.

But what could she do? The opponents were Champion-level evil organization executives; if they went in to help, they would likely only hold back Champion Steven and the others.

Even if they couldn't help, it was better than causing trouble; that was Miss Junsu's thinking.

Roark pressed her lips together but didn't say anything more.

"Nidoking! Earthquake!" Giovanni ordered in a deep voice.

The fierce Nidoking let out a low growl, lifting one foot and stamping heavily on the ground.

Boom!

The ground shook violently, a solidified earthquake shockwave surging forward; a Ground-type Earthquake.

Meanwhile, Cynthia and Steven, in perfect sync, had Garchomp fly high into the air.

"Bullet Punch!" Steven commanded Metagross to launch a direct charge.

A Steel-type priority move, Bullet Punch!

Metagross's two claws gleamed with metallic luster as it sped toward Mega Tyranitar.

"Earthquake." Mamon curled his lips.

Mega Tyranitar roared savagely, stamping one foot heavily on the ground as well, sending an equally powerful earthquake shockwave surging forward to meet Nidoking's Earthquake.

Boom!

The two powerful earthquakes clashed wildly against each other, until finally everything settled into calm.

With the acceleration of Bullet Punch, Metagross had clearly charged right in front of Mega Tyranitar, its Bullet Punches going "bang bang bang" continuously against Mega Tyranitar's body.

However, after Mega Evolution, Mega Tyranitar's physical defense was now extremely high; even with the type advantage, Bullet Punch didn't deal very heavy damage to Mega Tyranitar.

Suicune and Popplio opened their mouths simultaneously, condensing pure blue water light within, and two powerful Hydro Pump, Heavily Applied shots flew out.

The target was Metagross.

"Metagross!" Steven's eyes narrowed.

Metagross immediately tried to retreat, but a powerful claw grabbed it at that very moment.

It was Mega Tyranitar!

Boom!

The two Hydro Pump, Heavily Applied blasts struck Metagross heavily and exploded, causing Metagross to let out a cry of pain.

Roar~!

"Dragon Ascent!"

A fierce dragon roar descended from the sky as Cynthia's Garchomp transformed into a ferocious, terrifying evil dragon diving down.

A Dragon-type Dragon Ascent!

"Stone Edge."

Mega Tyranitar roared, sharp stones floating above it, charging heavily toward the attacking Garchomp.

A Rock-type Stone Edge!

Boom boom boom!

Stone Edge continuously bombarded Dragon Ascent; violent explosion sounds never ceased, and powerful shockwaves constantly spread out.

As the evil dragon energy grew dimmer and thinner with the bombardment of Stone Edge, and with the final few Stone Edge blasts striking, Garchomp's Dragon Ascent was directly blasted apart, and its entire body was blown away by the explosion.

Seeing this, Cynthia's Bai Xi and delicate face darkened.

"Thunderbolt!"

But just then, Nidoking's powerful golden lightning shot forth, scattering numerous electric light beams.

Suicune and Popplio retreated immediately, while Mega Tyranitar was hit by Thunderbolt; caught off guard, Metagross seized the opportunity to forcibly break free, retreat, and return to Steven's front.

"Be careful, both of you; Mamon's strength right now is too strong." Giovanni reminded Steven and Cynthia.

"Yes, I was rash." Steven admitted his fault.

"That Mega Tyranitar... its strength is astonishing!"

Cynthia spoke softly; her Garchomp's native Dragon Ascent had actually been shattered head-on by Mega Tyranitar's Stone Edge!

This was unprecedented; it was the first time Cynthia had encountered a situation where her Garchomp lost a direct exchange.

"This Mega Tyranitar's attack and defense are very outstanding; try to avoid engaging it head-on. Its speed is the same as a normal Tyranitar, not fast." Giovanni said in a deep voice.

"Suicune and Popplio cannot be ignored either." Cynthia reminded.

"I'll have Metagross distract Suicune and Popplio to split the battlefield; you two take the opportunity to attack."

Steven's mind shifted; they held an absolute numerical advantage this time and must utilize it.

Mamon was indeed strong, but he was still just one person; his stamina was limited and he couldn't cover everything.

If they wanted to ensure better coordination, they could each release a second Pokémon.

"Alright." Sakaki agreed readily.

"As long as we take down Tyranitar, Mamen's combat power will be greatly reduced!"

"Lucario!"

Caitlin decisively released her second Pokémon, the Steel- and Fighting-type Lucario!

Tyranitar is four-times weak to Fighting, and the high-speed Lucario can also slip into the battlefield at the right moment to look for an opening.

"Surf."

Mamen couldn't hear how Sakaki and the others were planning, but it didn't matter.

"Woo—!"

"Qiqi—!"

Bright azure light flared simultaneously on Kapu·Finneon and Suicune.

Splash splash—

The roar of surging tides rang on without end; a colossal wave some twenty or thirty meters tall rose from flat ground, sweeping toward Sakaki's side.

A Water-type Surf!

The terrifying wave blotted out the sky; from Caitlin and the others' viewpoint, this tide nearly filled their entire field of vision.

What an enormous Surf!

"Earthquake!"

Sakaki and Caitlin gave the order at the same time, solemn and grave.

Garchomp and Nidoking slammed heavily into the ground, and the materialized seismic shockwave rippled outward.

The powerful seismic shockwave tore through the base of the Surf, and the entire great wave instantly lost its balance and began to collapse.

The terrifying mass of water crumbled and crashed down—a scene like a natural disaster.

"Metagross, Bullet Punch!"

Steven seized the opportunity at once.

Metagross once again used the priority move Bullet Punch to accelerate its charge, plunging straight through the collapsing Surf and, with its momentum undiminished, surging toward Kapu·Finneon in the sky.

"Extreme Speed." Mamen chuckled lightly.

A flash of white light appeared behind Suicune, and it shot forward in an instant.

The priority Normal-type move Extreme Speed!

Bang!

Extreme Speed and Metagross's Bullet Punch collided heavily in midair. Yet although Extreme Speed was the stronger attack, Metagross was clearly the tougher one, and Metagross's physical offense was greater as well.

So the one sent flying back was Suicune instead—but it had successfully stopped Metagross from approaching Kapu·Finneon.

"Hydro Pump!"

Kapu·Finneon opened its mouth and fired a massive Hydro Pump straight at Metagross.

Metagross had no time to dodge and could only cross its claws in front of its body. Kapu·Finneon's powerful Hydro Pump slammed heavily into Metagross, blasting it backward.

Steven saw this with a Solemn Demeanor, but there was nothing he could do.

Still, it had successfully drawn the attention of Suicune and Kapu·Finneon!

"Garchomp! Dragon Claw!"

Garchomp rocketed forward, streaking at full speed toward Mega Tyranitar.

Garchomp's own speed was far greater than Metagross's or Tyranitar's!

"Earth Power!" Sakaki decisively provided cover.

Nidoking stomped forward across the ground soaked by the flood, and earthen-yellow energy surged up beneath Mega Tyranitar.

A Ground-type Earth Power!

"Nice coordination." Mamen raised an eyebrow.

"But my Tyranitar isn't that easy to deal with."

"Heavy Slam!"

Mega Tyranitar brought one foot down heavily—a Ground-type Heavy Slam.

Boom!

Under the crushing stomp of Heavy Slam, the ground beneath Mega Tyranitar began to split apart in crack after crack like a spider's web.

The Earth Power was directly stomped out and vanished.

But Garchomp had already charged in front of Mega Tyranitar, its sharp Dragon Claw savagely tearing at Mega Tyranitar's chest.

A Dragon-type Dragon Claw!

Mega Tyranitar raised its right claw to block in front of itself, forcibly taking Garchomp's Dragon Claw head-on.

The Dragon Claw raked at Mega Tyranitar's arm, and the pain made Mega Tyranitar even more ferocious; it roared furiously at Garchomp.

"Ban!!"

Garchomp, utterly unintimidated, snarled back at it.

"Brick Break!" Caitlin was perfectly calm.

Steven's Metagross was still entangled with Kapu·Finneon and Suicune, but facing two opponents at once, Metagross was hard-pressed to hold on.

She and Sakaki had to seize this chance to take down this powerful Mega Tyranitar.

"Payback!"

Garchomp spun around, its sharp claws flaring with white light—a Fighting-type Brick Break!

But Mega Tyranitar moved just as fast; black light coiled around its left arm as it met Garchomp's Brick Break head-on.

Bang!

Retaliation clashed head-on with Brick Break, yet after merely a moment of stalemate, under Zhulan's slightly changed expression, Mega Tyranitar's Retaliation shattered Garchomp's Brick Break!

After Mega Evolution, Mega Tyranitar's power had far surpassed Garchomp's!

"Ban~!"

Having shattered Brick Break, Retaliation hammered heavily into Garchomp's chest. Garchomp let out a pained roar, and Mega Tyranitar did not stop; its claws locked upward, pinning Garchomp's throat and slamming it hard to the ground.

Mega Tyranitar's ferocious, terrifying face revealed intense malice.

"Ice Punch!"

Mega Tyranitar's freezing-cold fist smashed down hard upon Garchomp.

"Aura Sphere!" Zhulan's pupils contracted.

Lucario pressed its palms together, and a blue energy sphere shot at high speed toward Mega Tyranitar.

A Fighting-type Aura Sphere!

"Nidoking! Megahorn!"

And Sakaki ordered Nidoking, which had already charged forward.

Bang!

Mega Tyranitar's Ice Punch smashed heavily into Garchomp's chest. Garchomp let out a painfully agonized roar, and the spot struck by Ice Punch froze over with a patch of frost.

An Ice-type Ice Punch; the blow against Garchomp was simply too heavy.

Zhulan's demeanor was Coarse and Heavy; naturally, she understood that after enduring this Ice Punch, even if Garchomp had not lost the ability to fight, it was certainly severely injured, its combat power greatly diminished.

However, as long as Lucario's Aura Sphere and Nidoking's Megahorn could land, it would not be in vain.

"Knock Off!"

Yet although Mega Tyranitar had no time to rise and dodge the Aura Sphere, its incredibly thick tail whipped heavily, raising a gust of whistling wind.

Boom!

Mega Tyranitar's tail slammed heavily into the incoming Aura Sphere. The Aura Sphere exploded, but that was all.

"This..."

Steven, naturally watching Mega Tyranitar's side from the corner of his eye, frowned deeply upon seeing this.

So this works?!

But Nidoking had already charged over, its fist flashing with white light smashing heavily into Mega Tyranitar's waist.

A Fighting-type Megahorn!

"Ban!!"

Mega Tyranitar roared loudly in pain; the anger within the roar was clearly audible.

Under the powerful Megahorn, Mega Tyranitar's entire body was heavily knocked backward.

Mega Tyranitar is four times weak to Fighting; this Megahorn strike dealt very high damage to Mega Tyranitar!

"Continue Megahorn!" Sakaki said in a deep voice.

Nidoking charged forward without hesitation, attempting to finish off Mega Tyranitar.

"Pushing your luck." Mamon sneered coldly.

"Tyranitar, Ice Punch!"

Enduring the excruciating pain in its waist, Mega Tyranitar's right claw condensed with ice-blue cold air and charged hard against Nidoking.

Bang!

Ice Punch and Megahorn clashed heavily, but without question, the power of the two was not on the same level.

In the head-on collision, Mega Tyranitar's terrifying immense strength directly shattered Megahorn; Nidoking's entire massive body was blasted flying and crashed heavily to the ground.

Ice-type counters Nidoking; this strike dealt a heavy blow to Nidoking.

"Aura Sphere!" Zhulan's voice was very low.

Lucario sprinted at high speed; the Aura Sphere formed again, and one Aura Sphere flew at high speed, striking Mega Tyranitar's back squarely.

A Fighting-type Aura Sphere!

Amidst the violent booming sound, Mega Tyranitar roared in pain again, its huge body half-kneeling, its Coarse and Heavy panting sounds startlingly hair-raising.

It actually hadn't fallen yet!

The three of Steven all frowned deeply.

"Hammer Arm!" Steven ordered without hesitation.

Metagross forcibly endured Suicune's Hydro Pump, used the momentum to charge down from the air, and its two massive arms lit up with white light.

A Fighting-type Hammer Arm!

"Block it with Retaliation!"

Mega Tyranitar suddenly raised its head; its fierce, ferocious gaze made people's scalps tingle.

Mega Tyranitar suddenly stood up, raised its arm, and the black light of Retaliation flared.

Bang!

Metagross's Hammer Arm smashed heavily onto Mega Tyranitar's arm; under Metagross's powerful immense strength, Mega Tyranitar's feet were pressed deep into the ground.

However, that was all; Mega Tyranitar successfully blocked Metagross's Hammer Arm!

"Grab it, Earthquake!"

"Ban~!"

Mega Tyranitar gritted its teeth, shifted its massive claw, and directly grabbed one of Metagross's massive arms.

"Metagross!" Steven's expression changed.

"Nidoking, Ice Beam!"

Sakaki ordered immediately.

"Lucario, use Aura Sphere!" Cynthia immediately ordered an attack.

However, Tapu Fini and Suicune were no mere decorations; both unleashed Hydro Pumps simultaneously. Tapu Fini's Hydro Pump struck Nidoking squarely, interrupting Nidoking's Ice Beam.

But Suicune's Hydro Pump was dodged by the agile Lucario.

Mega Tyranitar grabbed Metagross Weight and drove it down with tremendous force.

Boom!

Metagross Weight was slammed hard into the ground; the next moment, Mega Tyranitar raised its right foot and stomped down.

Earthquake!

Rumble-rumble!

The violent earthquake shockwave hammered through Metagross Weight's body, causing it to emit a pained low growl.

Ground-type Earthquake counters Metagross Weight!

But at the same time, a blue Aura Sphere flew in from the side and struck Mega Tyranitar.

It was Lucario's Aura Sphere!

Mega Tyranitar let out a pained roar; this powerful, terrifying Pokémon could no longer bear its massive body and collapsed heavily.

Boom~

As Mega Tyranitar fell, its body flashed with light, reverting from its Mega Evolution form, its eyes spinning in circles.

Defeated! Finally, this Tyranitar has been defeated.

Haa~

Seeing this, Steven and Cynthia both couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

This Mega Tyranitar... was simply too strong! What price had they paid to defeat it?

Garchomp was completely devastated, basically having no combat power left; Nidoking was also heavily injured; and Metagross Weight had already lost the ability to fight entirely.

And this was still a 3-vs-1!

If not for Cynthia's Lucario "ambushing" and hitting Mega Tyranitar with two Aura Spheres, they probably still wouldn't have been able to defeat Tyranitar.

But...

There was little joy on Steven's face, because...

"Truly worthy of you, to defeat my Mega Tyranitar. I really should commend you."

Mamon retrieved the incapacitated Tyranitar into its Poké Ball, raised his head, curled a smile, and gazed at the three of Steven.

Suicune and Tapu Fini landed on either side of Mamon.

"So then, how will you deal with it?"

Tap~ tap~ tap~

Footsteps came from behind Mamon; two eerie deep-purple eyes glowed bright as Dark Mewtwo, clad in its Restriction Armor, slowly stepped onto the shattered ground and entered the battlefield.

Steven's expression instantly became incomparably Solemn; no, rather, it was heavy.

There was no time to rejoice over defeating the powerful Mega Tyranitar; what Steven and the others were about to face next was...

Armored Mewtwo!

(End of this chapter)