Chapter 93: The Phoenix King's Feathers Were All Knocked Off!

As for the dark history of the Phoenix King, Mamon did not speak of it now.

Currently Most Important was still the battle between Dark Mewtwo and the Phoenix King.

In the air, the auras of the two legends grew ever stronger, ready to erupt at any touch.

Finally, the Phoenix King made the first move.

"Chirp~!"

A high-pitched cry echoed across the sky; the Phoenix King flapped its wings heavily, and a torrent of scorching, colorful flames like a sea of fire surged out, rushing toward Dark Mewtwo.

Holy Fire!

"Mewtwo!"

Dark Mewtwo raised its right arm, and a deep purple protective barrier instantly enveloped its entire body.

Boom!

Holy Fire struck Dark Mewtwo's barrier heavily, the violent colorful flames raging and burning wildly against it.

Deep purple flames flickered constantly in Dark Mewtwo's eyes; it could feel that terrible impact force.

But it could still hold on!

Endless psychic power poured continuously into the barrier; the Holy Fire gradually extinguished, and Dark Mewtwo successfully blocked this strike.

Truly powerful psychic ability.

The Phoenix King gazed at Dark Mewtwo; such vast psychic power was already astonishing.

No wonder Suicune and the others were forcibly captured.

"Thunder!" Mamon ordered without hesitation.

Violent lightning flashed across Dark Mewtwo's pitch-black body; the Phoenix King immediately flapped its wings and took flight to dodge.

But Dark Mewtwo moved faster, instantly dashing to a position above the Phoenix King and unleashing wild golden lightning.

Thunder struck the Phoenix King squarely; the golden lightning wildly corroded the Phoenix King's body, crackling and buzzing incessantly.

"Chirp!"

The Phoenix King shrieked, opening its mouth to counterattack Dark Mewtwo with a flame shaped like the character 'Da'.

The Fire-type Explosion Flame in the Shape of 'Da'!

Boom!

This sudden Explosion Flame in the Shape of 'Da' left Dark Mewtwo no time to defend, and it was struck directly.

With a loud boom, fierce flames erupted, and Dark Mewtwo was knocked back by this Explosion Flame in the Shape of 'Da'.

And with Dark Mewtwo's continuous output gone, the Phoenix King flapped its wings heavily, shaking the lightning on its body apart.

"Wait, isn't Thunder super effective against the Phoenix King? How can it tank a Thunder attack and counterattack?" Leaf was greatly shocked seeing this scene.

The Phoenix King is Fire plus Flying type, and the Electric-type Thunder is super effective against the Phoenix King.

"The Phoenix King's special defense is extremely high; this is not strange."

Mamon narrowed his eyes slightly; although the Phoenix King was very strong, in reality it was not a legend specialized in offense.

That's right; strictly speaking, the Phoenix King is actually a legendary Pokémon more inclined toward defense, and Lugia is of the same type.

Both the Golden Bird and Silver Bird of the second generation are like this.

Moreover, in reality, the Phoenix King, which can even resurrect the dead, possesses an exceptionally vast vitality; even after suffering heavy injuries, it can recover quickly within a short time.

It is simply a perfect tank.

To be honest, this type of legendary Pokémon is hard to deal with because theoretically the Phoenix King specializes in defense, but due to its own strength, can you say its attacks are not powerful?

Its attacks being 'not powerful' is only relative to its defense; in reality, the Phoenix King's attacks remain very strong.

"Chirp~!"

The Phoenix King's melodious cry rang out high again; the Phoenix King, with wings spread, soared high, and blue divine bird flames swirled around its body.

This was the Flying-type Sky Attack!

"Mewtwo, Dark Final Nova!"

Dark Mewtwo ascended at high speed, raising its right arm high.

The wind seemed to fall silent at this moment; a purple-black energy sphere rapidly expanded above Dark Mewtwo's palm.

The Dark-type Dark Final Nova! This was a signature move unique to Dark Mewtwo.

The majestic divine bird shrieked as it dove; Dark Mewtwo swung its arm heavily, and the Dark Final Nova energy sphere plummeted at high speed toward the Phoenix King.

Dark Final Nova and Sky Attack, two attacks, collided heavily in Mid-Air Weight, and strong gusts of wind howled and spread everywhere.

The black-purple energy sphere pressed down wildly, attempting to crush the divine bird below, yet the divine bird held firm against this immense pressure.

Black-purple and deep blue almost filled the eyes, lighting up heaven and earth; powerful shockwaves expanded outward like blasts, ring after ring.

Wild winds ran rampant; even Mamon and the other two on the ground had their clothes rustling from the wind.

"So strong!"

Leaf clicked her tongue repeatedly, hiding behind Mamon and clutching Mamon's clothes, afraid to let go, as she looked up at the sky changing color.

Oh my god! Gods fighting!

And soon, the two attacks that had been locked in stalemate for so long finally exploded.

Boom!

A violent explosion, painful to the eardrums, rang out in the air; wild black-purple energy obscured the sky, darkening the entire world.

Powerful shockwaves knocked both Dark Mewtwo and the Phoenix King flying.

After a long while, the black energy slowly dissipated; Dark Mewtwo, having stabilized its body, slowly straightened up, paying no attention to the pain on its body.

Its eyes, filled with purple flames, gazed at the Phoenix King with fervor and excitement.

This is the kind of opponent! Only such a powerful opponent can satisfy it, teeth!

Dark Mewtwo felt every gene in his body throbbing with excitement; such an all-out battle was simply exhilarating!

Ho-Oh, sensing Dark Mewtwo's fervent gaze, shuddered uncomfortably, its feathers bristling with goosebumps.

Logically, after that energy shockwave just exploded, it should have been more severely injured than itself.

"How does it feel? Mewtwo."

"Battle! Exhilarating!"

"... I am asking you, what do you think of Ho-Oh's strength?"

"Battle! Exhilarating!"

"..."

Mamon watched as Dark Mewtwo charged at Ho-Oh again and helplessly pressed a hand to his forehead, wondering what to say.

It was... quite subtle.

But then again, Mewtwo was a Pokémon born for battle; its genes, constantly undergoing recombination, had pushed its combat abilities to the absolute limit, and it possessed the most savage heart of all Pokémon.

This was the Pokédex's description of Mewtwo.

And because Dark Mewtwo had merged with that strange stone, its temperament was even more ferocious than that of an ordinary Mewtwo, although it remained calm and rational in most situations.

But encountering such a formidable opponent for the first time, Dark Mewtwo was clearly a bit too high.

"Forget it, let it fight its fill."

Mamon made no move to stop it; blocking was inferior to channeling; as long as Dark Mewtwo fought to its heart's content, that was enough.

Besides, Ho-Oh was tough to take down, and frankly, Mamon felt that even current Dark Mewtwo was probably no match for Ho-Oh.

Especially since he wasn't giving commands; in a fight with Ho-Oh, it was best to aim for its weaknesses, after all, Ho-Oh had a very obvious flaw: four times weak to Rock-type attacks.

And Dark Mewtwo could learn quite a few Rock-type moves.

However, Mamon did not intend to intervene in their battle next; once they returned after the fight, he would thoroughly review the match with Dark Mewtwo.

What followed was nothing much to say; Dark Mewtwo and Ho-Oh engaged in a fierce battle high in the sky.

Dark End Star versus Sacred Fire, Psystrike versus Brave Bird, Thunderbolt versus Fire Blast...

Both sides fought fiercely, but undoubtedly Dark Mewtwo was falling behind; there was no help for it, Ho-Oh was simply too durable.

To put it in gaming terms: high level, not low attack, extremely high physical and special defense, thick health bar, and the healing was ridiculously fast.

As a rookie Pokémon that had only just awakened not long ago, it was understandable that Dark Mewtwo couldn't beat Ho-Oh yet.

Besides, its performance was already quite good; hadn't it even Mega Evolved yet?

"This feather hasn't turned black either; does that mean I'm still considered a good person here at the Rainbow Feather?"

Mamon picked up a bird feather that had fallen from the sky; it was Ho-Oh's Rainbow Feather.

That's right, quite a few of Ho-Oh's feathers had been knocked down! Mamon had already sent Tapu Fini to collect them; it should be able to gather quite a few.

But looking at this uncolored Rainbow Feather, Mamon sincerely felt that because this bird feather had been knocked down, its function might be compromised.

Could it be that I am still a good person after all?

(End of Chapter)