Chapter 138: Rayquaza: You Actually Dare to Hit Me! Don't You Know I

"You really have a way to take down Rayquaza?"

Nimo was shocked — that was the legendary Rayquaza, a Pokémon said to have lived for hundreds of millions of years.

She had seen it with her own eyes: the Dragon Pulse Rayquaza wildly spewed could casually destroy a tall building. An attack of that intensity was no joke.

"Please don't doubt my professionalism."

Mammon thought this girl Nimo really was a bit short-sighted.

"What do you want this time?"

Cynthia naturally understood that Mammon wouldn't help them for no reason — she didn't know what demand he had again.

"You'll find out later, Young Lady Cynthia. Don't worry, it won't go against your principles." The corner of Mammon's mouth curved up.

"…Fine."

Cynthia's brows knit tightly, but considering this city's 'preservation,' she still agreed.

Senior!!!

Nimo's gaze on Cynthia at this moment was utterly reverent — Senior Cynthia was truly too great, wasn't she!

Clearly this was the Hoenn region, yet Senior Cynthia was still willing to bow to the evil Team Rocket for the sake of this city!

Boohoo~ so moved.

"It's a deal." Mammon's gaze on Cynthia grew even more fervent — as expected of Cynthia!

As long as it was for the great righteousness in her heart and the duty she upheld, she truly was willing to give a great deal, and to strive for it.

Then next, it was time to deal with this Rayquaza.

Mammon raised his head to look at the sky.

"ROAR!!"

Rayquaza's draconic roar was incomparably resonant; another Dragon Pulse shot toward the Deoxys ahead.

But what irritated Rayquaza was that its attack had missed again.

This damned cosmic bug — why couldn't it just obediently be finished off by it?

Rayquaza twisted its dragon body and lunged at Deoxys once more. Strange — it had clearly destroyed one just a few years ago, and now another had appeared.

But no matter, dealing with it again would be fine!

Although the process was a bit troublesome, Rayquaza believed the final victory would still belong to it!

Because it was Rayquaza!

Rayquaza paid no attention at all to the human city below affected by its own attacks. Not to mention it was doing this to destroy this cosmic bug, and also…

As if recalling something, Rayquaza's gaze grew even colder and more violent.

Humans… not all humans were worth protecting!

"ROAR!"

Rayquaza spewed another beam of dragon light at Deoxys. Deoxys nimbly dodged, then suddenly lunged in.

A Psychic-type Zen Headbutt!

Deoxys's Zen Headbutt slammed hard into Rayquaza's jaw, making Rayquaza howl in pain.

But because Deoxys was currently in its Speed Forme, this Zen Headbutt didn't deal a very heavy blow to Rayquaza — though it really did hurt.

So this further roused Rayquaza's ferocity.

Rayquaza roared; its sharp claws lit up with a green gleam and tore toward Deoxys.

At the same time, Rayquaza gathered dragon light in its mouth once more.

It knew its Dragon Claw was very likely unable to hit Deoxys — that was experience — but no matter, once Deoxys dodged, it would just spew a beam of dragon light straight at it!

Did it really think it could walk Rayquaza like a dog?

But just then.

A fierce beam of ice light suddenly shot in from behind Rayquaza.

Rayquaza sensed it instantly; the chill made even its dragon scales seem about to stand on end.

Rayquaza abruptly turned its head, and the dragon light in its mouth met it head-on.

Dragon Pulse and Ice Beam collided violently in midair; after a brief stalemate, they exploded with a boom.

"ROAR!! (Who is it? What nerve! Damn it, how dare they sneak-attack this great one!)"

Rayquaza's furious draconic roar — didn't it know this was Rayquaza? To dare secretly use Ice Beam on it — didn't want to live anymore, huh?!

The smoke gradually dispersed; two points of deep-purple glow in the eyes gradually came into focus — the Dark Mewtwo, having shed its armor, wore an expression of cold indifference, utterly unmoved.

What the heck?

Rayquaza looked puzzled at this black Pokémon brimming with a powerful aura. Hmm, it didn't recognize it.

But Rayquaza immediately tossed that thought aside, because this Pokémon had just sneak-attacked it!

Then there was no need to consider anything else — this was an enemy!

Rayquaza's dragon eyes narrowed slightly as it considered from which angle to attack, to let this fellow, black all over, get a proper taste of the power of the Rayquaza clan!

Deoxys Individual Two's eyes flickered as it gazed at Dark Mewtwo — it remembered now. That human was actually still willing to help it?

What a good person!

"Can you use Ice Beam?"

A male voice suddenly sounded in Deoxys's mind, making Deoxys freeze for a beat.

It was Mammon — through Dark Mewtwo's help, he had established telepathy with Deoxys.

Deoxys then nodded, indicating that it could. It had already recognized that this was that human.

"Then use Ice Beam to attack it, and switch to Attack Forme." the male voice in its mind said again.

After a moment's hesitation, Deoxys took this human's advice.

Deoxys's form gradually changed, its two arms reverting back to two, and the top of its head and the position of its two ears lengthening.

Attack Forme!

Deoxys's two arms came together, and ice-blue energy continuously condensed—Ice Beam, an Ice-type move.

The next moment, the winding, twisting Ice Beam shot toward Rayquaza.

Rayquaza's sensing ability was indeed very sharp; it immediately perceived this, turned its head, and sent a Dragon Pulse up to meet it.

Dragon Pulse clashed fiercely with Deoxys's Ice Beam, but this was Attack Forme Deoxys!

Its special attack was extremely powerful, already suppressing Rayquaza's Dragon Pulse and steadily pushing forward.

Rayquaza roared in fury, yet what enraged it even more was that black thing behind it.

Ice Beam!

Dark Mewtwo fired a beam of ice light at Rayquaza.

Caught in a pincer attack from front and back, Rayquaza couldn't attend to both sides. It cursed those two colluding scoundrels in its heart, but that couldn't change the fact that it had been hit by Dark Mewtwo's Ice Beam.

And Ice-type Ice Beam—four-times effective against the Dragon + Flying-type Rayquaza!

Boom!

Rayquaza let out a pained roar, its massive body uncontrollably plummeting and slamming heavily into the ground. Ice crystals formed across its green dragon body.

Under the sheer tonnage of its massive frame, the entire ground shuddered heavily, kicking up large clouds of dust.

Dark Mewtwo's Ice Beam had dealt a heavy blow to Rayquaza.

Although this Rayquaza's constitution was outstanding, as long as it didn't Mega Evolve, it couldn't change its four-times Ice weakness.

"That's wild Pokémon for you—never know to strike at the weak point. If it had used Ice Beam earlier, that flying green caterpillar would've been down for the count long ago."

Mammon clicked his tongue.

He admitted this Rayquaza was a HP tank, but Mammon refused to believe it could withstand three Ice Beams from Deoxys.

After all, reality isn't a game. In the game, Rayquaza tanking one Ice Beam from Attack Forme Deoxys would probably still owe it several HP bars.

But this is reality, and Rayquaza's constitution is right there. Even so, Mammon was very confident—just three shots!

As long as it took three Ice Beams from Attack Forme Deoxys, Rayquaza would be lying there with swirly eyes!

This is four-times type advantage!

"ROAR!!!"

But before long, Rayquaza's furious roar came again. The frost-covered Rayquaza took to the skies, glaring at Dark Mewtwo.

Damn thing! How dare you sneak-attack your Dragon Grandpa again!

Rayquaza was very angry; it absolutely would not let this guy off!

Rayquaza fired a Dragon Pulse at Dark Mewtwo, and with a twist of its body, charged straight at Dark Mewtwo.

Dark Mewtwo directly condensed a deep-purple psychic barrier, forcibly blocking Rayquaza's Dragon Pulse.

Compared to the battle against Ho-Oh, Dark Mewtwo's strength had now grown even greater.

Rayquaza slammed hard into the barrier, staggering it, but that was all—it still couldn't break through.

"Ice Beam."

The next moment, Deoxys's figure appeared behind Rayquaza. Deoxys directly fired an Ice Beam, aiming for Rayquaza's head.

Rayquaza sensed this and immediately twisted its head to dodge.

Its reflexes were indeed fast, successfully evading Deoxys's Ice Beam.

Rayquaza turned its head and glared at Deoxys—that damned alien bug!

Yet the next moment, a piercing cold pain shot through Rayquaza's back—it was Dark Mewtwo's Ice Beam!

Rayquaza let out a pained growl, its body once again uncontrollably plummeting, crashing heavily onto a building.

"This is what a gang-beating looks like—you can't let your guard down for a single moment."

Mammon chuckled at the sight. This Rayquaza was still too young, and its temperament was too 'straightforward'.

Dammit dammit dammit!

And now, lying in the rubble, Rayquaza gritted its teeth. It really wanted to take flight again and teach those two despicable opponents a lesson—how dare they ignore martial virtue and gang up on it!

But the two Ice Beam hits were simply too heavy for it; right now it felt pain all over its body.

And it had to admit, it seemed unable to fight both of those despicable scoundrels at once.

If it were one-on-one, Rayquaza was confident it absolutely wouldn't lose!

After all, it was Rayquaza!

Since that's the case…

"ROAR!!"

Rayquaza let out an incomparably furious dragon roar, and this time the roar traveled very, very far.

Roar of Time!

Through the smoke and dust, Rayquaza glared at the two blurry figures in the sky—how dare they beat me up like this.

Don't you know I have connections? Just you wait!

When my father gets here, Dragon Grandpa will see how you still act so arrogant!

"Hm?"

Mammon keenly noticed that this dragon roar was somewhat different from Rayquaza's previous roars.

So is it a distress signal?

Mammon narrowed his eyes slightly, pulling out something from his backpack that he hadn't used yet. It seemed it was time to deploy it.

Meanwhile.

"They actually really beat Rayquaza…"

Nimo stared in astonishment at the spot where the Salamence, which had not managed to fly back up for a long time, had crashed down.

That Mewtwo—is it really this strong?

"Mammon—he's been hiding his strength this whole time?"

Caitlin pressed her lips together, gazing from afar at the dark Mewtwo in the air; she had never seen this form of Mewtwo before.

What about the armor on its body? Is it a Mega Evolution? Or a form change? That doesn't seem right either.

But there was no doubt that when Mammon had fought them before, he had not been using his full power!

This…

Caitlin's heart was conflicted—even if they obtained the power of Mega Evolution, could they really defeat Mammon?

And in the ozone layer, where no one could notice, a domineering, resplendent figure was speeding toward the region called Hoenn, two incomparably brilliant streams of light rippling along with its flight.

So beautiful it was dazzling.

(End of Chapter)