Chapter 161: Even Without Groudon, You Still Cannot Defeat Me!

"It seems Cynthia and Steven Sensei are fighting fiercely."

Arriving at the nearest island, Mamon glanced across to the other side, where Mega Rayquaza and Mega Metagross were locked in fierce combat.

It was clear that both Cynthia and Steven were giving their all.

However, given their strength, deciding a winner in a short time would still be quite difficult.

"Champion Steven will surely defeat Cynthia!" Sakaki said in a deep voice.

"Mamon, even if you possess Primal Groudon and Mewtwo, you cannot change one fact: Team Rocket is an evil organization!"

"It has no right to exist, and it is not recognized by this world! We, the Pokémon League, will surely destroy Team Rocket!"

Sakaki's low, magnetic words were righteous and thunderous, as if he were the messenger of justice.

Diantha and Cynthia both nodded in agreement; Gym Leader Sakaki was right!

"Evil this, evil that—my ears are about to grow calluses from hearing it."

Mamon sneered.

"Proudly branding yourselves as enforcers of justice, how lofty you are. But I still advise you this."

Mamon stepped on his shadow. Accompanied by a chilling "Hehehe" laugh, a shiny Gengar slowly rose from the darkness.

"Don't blurt out wild words so easily; it only reveals your weakness."

Hearing this, the expressions of Sakaki and the other two darkened slightly.

Wild words? Damn it, are we not as wild as you? Who exactly is blustering?

"In the end, you are quite funny. All day long you speak nonsense. Do you really think you can defeat me?"

Mamon slowly grinned, and between his fingers, which had appeared somehow, he held a beautiful gem.

"Even without Groudon, you still cannot defeat me!"

"Gengar!"

The Key Stone flashed with dazzling light. The shiny Gengar flashed a sinister smile at Sakaki and the other two, and colorful evolution light ignited on its body.

In the blink of an eye, the light dispersed. A white Mega Gengar planted its arms on the ground, its chilling, eerie black pupils staring forward.

"Be careful; this Gengar is Mamon's starter Pokémon, and its strength is extremely formidable!" Sakaki warned Diantha and Cynthia in a low voice.

Diantha and Cynthia both nodded; of course, they understood this.

"Mewtwo."

Armored Mewtwo slowly stepped forward, the deep purple flames in its eyes gradually "burning" up.

"Take down Mamon quickly; Groudon over there probably won't hold out much longer."

Sakaki glanced at the turbulent sea in the distance, vaguely seeing the red beast constantly "surging" in the seawater, and could also hear Groudon's angry roars.

But there was no doubt: Groudon had already fallen completely into a disadvantage.

This was something Sakaki had not expected either. Although he had heard Mamon say that the orbs were extremely important to Groudon and Groudon.

But he did not expect the gap between Primal Reversion and non-Primal Reversion to be so huge.

Two ancient legendary Pokémon that were originally evenly matched were now completely one-sided.

It was truly outrageous.

"Hmph! Let's attack together!"

Diantha's expression turned solemn, and then he decisively launched an attack immediately.

"Charizard! Flamethrower!" Diantha commanded his Charizard X without hesitation.

Although it was currently a heavy rainstorm, Diantha still prioritized using his Charizard's most proficient Fire-type move to strike first.

After all, neither Armored Mewtwo nor Mega Gengar had resistance to Fire-type moves.

And Diantha's Charizard was extremely proficient in Fire-type moves!

However, unexpectedly, Charizard X opened its mouth, firelight condensed within, and it unleashed a scorching Flamethrower the moment it opened its mouth.

But the moment the "Flamethrower"-shaped flame exited, the fire weakened at a speed visible to the naked eye, until finally it was extinguished by the heavy rain.

Charizard X, which had "served in the military alongside Diantha for a lifetime," stared blankly at the completely vanished flame ahead, utterly stunned.

Where did my fire go?

"?!?" Diantha's pupils suddenly contracted.

"This..."

Cynthia and Sakaki were also shocked and lost their color.

"Hahaha~" Mamon laughed uncontrollably.

Diantha's face became extremely solemn as he looked up at the torrential rain above.

Is it because of this rainstorm?! But how is that possible?

Diantha was not arrogant enough to believe his Charizard was the world's number one Charizard, but without exaggeration, it was definitely one of the strongest Charizards in the world.

And his Charizard's most proficient and strongest asset was precisely its Fire-type attacks!

Therefore, Diantha knew very well under what circumstances Charizard's fire attacks were advantageous or disadvantageous; the weakening of Fire-type move power in rain was a normal situation.

But this Flamethrower was directly extinguished by the heavy rain???

Damn it, this was the first time Diantha had ever seen this! This was his Diantha's Mega Evolved Charizard's Flamethrower!

"Oh my, oh my~ It seems I forgot to tell you."

Mamon looked at the three of them leisurely, smiling.

"The ability of Primal Groudon is named Primordial Sea; this is a weather condition far stronger than rain."

Mamon's tone was very relaxed.

"Primordial Sea cannot be replaced by other ordinary weather conditions. As long as Primordial Sea is active, then under Primordial Sea, all Fire-type attacks cannot be used."

Mamon's lips curled high; this was the dominance of Primordial Sea!

Hearing this, the three of the Fire Emperor were greatly shocked; directly nullifying Fire-type attacks? Is there such a domineering weather phenomenon?

"Wait! During the incident in Lumiose City, the Primal Groudon's Origin Pulse clearly should not have activated, it..."

Cynthia suddenly detected something amiss; during the incident in Lumiose City, Groudon had also undergone Primal Reversion.

But the moment she finished speaking, Cynthia realized one point.

"It seems you, Cynthia, are not entirely foolish. The reason Primal Groudon did not activate the Origin Pulse during the Lumiose City incident was due to the Delta Stream of the Black Rayquaza."

It was indeed because of that Black Rayquaza...

Cynthia's brows knitted tightly.

"Delta Stream is a top-tier weather ability no weaker than the Origin Pulse, and Groudon's strength is inferior to the Black Rayquaza, so naturally it could not unleash the Origin Pulse."

Mamon's tone was very calm; the Black Rayquaza's power was evident to all, and failing to seize the weather from the Black Rayquaza was not a shameful matter for Primal Groudon.

"But today, there is no Rayquaza to interfere with the Origin Pulse; the Origin Pulse can operate endlessly."

Mamon said slowly with deep meaning.

But obviously, the three of the Fire Emperor did not yet understand what Mamon's words truly meant at this moment.

"It doesn't matter that Fire-type attacks cannot be used! We can still fight!"

The Fire Emperor's face grew heavy; the inability to use Fire-type moves strictly limited his Charizard X's performance, but it did not mean combat was impossible.

"Charizard! Dragon Ascent!" the Fire Emperor ordered his Charizard X.

Roar!!

The roar of the evil dragon echoed; Charizard X spread its wings and soared high, its purest Dragon-type energy transforming into a ferocious, dragon-shaped form, diving at high speed toward the Armored Mewtwo.

The Dragon-type move, Dragon Ascent!

"Pin Missile!" Giovanni also ordered immediately.

The Mega Beedrill spread its wings and rose, five needles glowing with white light simultaneously.

The Bug-type move, Pin Missile!

Dense Pin Missile beams rained down from the sky, completely covering both the Armored Mewtwo and the Mega Gengar.

With the boost from the Adaptability ability, the Mega Beedrill's Pin Missile was extremely powerful!

The Armored Mewtwo raised its arm, and a deep purple Psychic barrier instantly rose up.

The Pin Missiles arrived late but struck first; the Pin Missile beams, fierce as a curtain of rain, bombarded the Armored Mewtwo's Psychic barrier frantically.

Boom boom boom boom!

The continuous, deafening sound of violent explosions rang out, yet the explosive smoke was extinguished by the heavy rain the moment it rose.

Light flickered incessantly in the Armored Mewtwo's eyes; its Psychic barrier trembled constantly, becoming increasingly difficult to maintain under the bombardment of the Pin Missile beams.

After three rounds of Pin Missile beam bombardment, Charizard X's Dragon Ascent finally arrived, crashing heavily onto the Armored Mewtwo's barrier.

The deep purple and cyan evil dragons collided heavily; the ferocious evil dragon roared silently, frantically assaulting the Psychic barrier.

The Armored Mewtwo continuously poured more Psychic energy into the barrier, attempting to fill the crumbling shield, but it was useless.

Crackle~

With a sound like shattering glass, the Dragon Ascent shattered the Psychic barrier.

The Armored Mewtwo's eyes were cold; Psychic energy condensed on its right palm, blocking the oncoming evil dragon.

Charizard X's roar shook the heavens; under the immense force, the Armored Mewtwo's body was constantly pushed backward.

Boom!

Accompanied by a violent explosion, Charizard X was knocked flying by the recoil force, while the Armored Mewtwo slid backward a distance before stabilizing its stance.

The Armored Mewtwo, having straightened its body again, looked down at the wound on its right hand, light flickering incessantly in its eyes.

"How is it?"

Mamon asked the Armored Mewtwo with a smile.

"Very strong. Wearing this armor, I am afraid I am no match for them," the Armored Mewtwo replied indifferently through telepathy, its voice hoarse.

"That is natural; they are among the top trainers in this world."

Mamon looked at the Mega Beedrill and Charizard X opposite; those were the aces of Giovanni and the Fire Emperor.

"Very interesting. Then I shall fight with full power."

The Armored Mewtwo raised its hand and removed the restriction armor from its body; solidified deep purple Psychic energy spread around it like an aura.

Seeing this, the Fire Emperor and Giovanni's expressions tightened.

Cynthia's Mega Garchomp had been confronting the Mega Gengar all along; the Mega Gengar did not care at all, even wanting to take out the small cake and cola from its shadow to enjoy watching the battle between the Dark Mewtwo and the two Pokémon opposite.

And on Groudon's side...

Gulu gulu gulu~

Here, Steven was engaged in battle with Siebold.

However, Siebold's strength was indeed unexpectedly powerful; even his ace, Metagross, held only a slight advantage.

That was all.

But his Aggron was being suppressed by the opponent's Dragapult; there was no help for it, Aggron was too clumsy.

The opponent's Dragapult was an Ultra Beast from the Alola region, its speed astonishingly fast, and its Special Attack was also formidable.

Aggron could not even touch the opponent, instead being hit repeatedly by Dragapult.

But Steven knew this situation could not be rushed.

But...

Beep beep beep...

Steven did not want to deal with it, but the phone in his pocket kept vibrating incessantly; Steven had no choice but to take out the phone and glance at it.

It was a call from Officer Jenny.

Steven frowned and answered, but after hearing what was said, he was utterly stunned.

"Hey, you—daring to lose focus while battling me?"

Seeing that Steven actually took a call at a time like this, a surge of fury at being looked down on welled up inside Cynthia.

"Wait! Cynthia, there's something I absolutely have to do."

Steven could no longer be bothered with his battle against Cynthia; he hurriedly sent out Skarmory and mounted it.

Leaving Mega Metagross to cover the rear, Steven rushed toward the battlefield where Lance and the other two were fighting.

Though doing so meant Mega Metagross would surely get chased and beaten down by Cynthia's Mega Salamence and Dracovish, there was no other choice.

"Hm?"

Marnie looked toward the direction Skarmory was flying in.

"Marnie!!"

Skarmory landed beside Lance and the other two, and a voice thick with anger came from Steven's mouth.

The three of them—Lance and the others—looked at Steven in confusion. Steven was a very calm, steady person, yet now he was so anxious and furious—it meant something extraordinary must have happened.

"Looks like you're pretty fired up, Teacher Steven. What happened?"

Marnie spread her hands, an innocent look on her face.

"Marnie! You know better than anyone what happened! What on earth did you do?!!"

Steven forcibly suppressed his surging emotions and shouted furiously at Marnie.

Officer Jenny had just contacted him in a great hurry—right now, unprecedented torrential rain had fallen across two-thirds of the Hoenn region!

Especially in those cities that had been shrouded in heavy rain from the very start: Petalburg City, Fortree City, and Sootopolis City.

The accumulated water in the cities can no longer be drained off, especially Sootopolis City—this was originally a city famous for 'water,' and its waterways were one of its great features.

But now Sootopolis City is nearly submerged! The standing water in the city has already reached an adult's knees.

If this keeps going…

Sootopolis City will be turned directly into 'Atlantis'!

(End of chapter)