Chapter 259: Perish Song Rings Out
The power of the Unown is incredibly mystical and powerful. They used the power of Red's mind to create this fake Pallet Town. The more Red yearned for this place to exist, the more real it became.
Red himself was unaware that this place was fake. He would only immerse himself in the false beauty, sinking deeper and deeper until he completely forgot reality.
Affected by him, all the creatures who came here were forced to participate in the illusion Red created, assimilated by his inner state. Charizard and the others were like this.
After hearing Espeon's explanation, Bai Feng finally understood what had happened.
Red came here indeed to use Celebi's power to return to the past, hoping to find his missing Father, Mother, and younger brother. Unfortunately, he didn't see Celebi, only finding the Unown.
The Unown sensed his inner yearning, blurred his memory, and created the life he subconsciously longed for.
He had never seen what his younger brother looked like grown up, which is why only Zhen Bai's appearance was different from the real Bai Feng, while everyone else looked like their real-life counterparts.
"What should we do?" Bai Feng asked, looking at Espeon.
"Break Red's illusion and create a flaw in his mind. This way, the fake Pallet Town created by the Unown will also show flaws, and then we can destroy this place," Espeon replied.
Bai Feng looked at Espeon in confusion. "Aren't you afraid this will bring despair to Red?"
Espeon's gaze dimmed upon hearing this. "That's still better than letting him sink into this illusion. He's living a happy life with a fake Delia and Ash Ketchum, but what about the real Delia and Ash Ketchum? That's not fair to them."
Although Red was its Pokémon Trainer, its feelings for Ash Ketchum and Delia were equally deep. It had watched Delia and Red go from dating to getting married, and watched Ash Ketchum from birth to taking his first steps...
It was precisely because it didn't want Red to sink into this illusory illusion that it had persevered until now. It hoped Red would find true happiness.
After hearing Espeon's words, Bai Feng was silent for a moment before smiling and saying, "Okay, leave the task of breaking Red's illusion to me! Espeon, Bai Ye, and Mewtwo will be responsible for breaking through the Unown's blockade then."
"Gardevoir~" Bai Ye stepped forward and nodded.
"Alright!" Mewtwo also slowly revealed its form.
Seeing Mewtwo, Espeon looked surprised. It had been following behind Bai Feng and the others but hadn't sensed another Pokémon secretly following them.
Being able to block its sense was enough to show how powerful this Pokémon was. Thinking of this, Espeon became even happier. It felt that the possibility of its plan succeeding had increased.
"Then let's proceed according to the plan!" Espeon said.
Bai Feng returned to Red's Home alone. He saw Red and Zhen Bai playing football with Ash Ketchum outside the Home. Ash Ketchum was having a great time, giggling non-stop, and Red and Zhen Bai also had brilliant smiles on their faces.
Bai Feng stared at the three of them for a few seconds, then turned his gaze to the two elderly people sitting by the Home entrance, chatting with kind smiles on their faces.
He thought, this must be how his parents used to be together in this life! Red had created this scene through memory.
Unfortunately, it was all fake. His parents had most likely perished in the shipwreck; otherwise, there would be no news of them until now.
Bai Feng stared at the couple for a long while. Seeing Red and the others covered in sweat from playing, they had already sat down to rest, so he walked over.
Seeing Bai Feng approach, Red smiled and greeted him. Bai Feng also smiled and nodded at him, sitting down beside him.
"Red, do you feel happy right now?"
Red looked at Bai Feng in surprise, then smiled and said, "What's wrong with you? Asking such a strange question all of a sudden. Of course, I'm happy!"
"Even if this happiness is fake?"
Hearing Bai Feng say this, Red became a little angry. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Bai Feng looked Red directly in the eyes and continued, "Your parents died in the shipwreck, and that Zhen Bai is also fake! Have you forgotten?"
Bai Feng's words made Red's face change. He first seemed thoughtful, then his face suddenly twisted in pain.
"You... you're lying! You're lying! Dad, Mom, and Zhen Bai are all fine here!"
Red clutched his head and roared in pain. A powerful force suddenly erupted around him, nearly knocking Bai Feng away.
That wasn't Red's power, but the power of the Unown residing in Red's mind.
Seeing Red go mad, the fake parents and Zhen Bai anxiously rushed over to check on him.
"Red, what's wrong? Don't scare us."
"Big Brother, Big Brother, what's wrong?" The fake Zhen Bai suddenly looked at Bai Feng. "What did you do to my Big Brother?" Saying this, he lunged at Bai Feng but was bounced away by Bai Feng using Psychic.
Bai Feng used Psychic to protect himself, preventing himself from being pushed away by the power erupting from Red, and continued,
"You're immersed here enjoying fake happiness, have you thought about how the real Delia and Ash Ketchum feel?"
"Shut up! Shut up!"
Red's face twisted in even greater pain.
"Also..." Bai Feng pointed at the fake Zhen Bai not far away, who was flailing his limbs. "Look at him. Didn't you say we look alike? Of course, we do, because I am the real Zhen Bai, and he is just a fake existence you imagined.
Big Brother, do you really want a fake existence to replace me?"
Bai Feng's address as "Big Brother" completely shattered Red's psychological defense. He suddenly looked up at Bai Feng, and at the same time, the forms of the fake parents and Zhen Bai began to sway and blur, as if they could disappear at any moment.
"Zhen Bai... younger brother... Zhen Bai... younger brother..." Red muttered repeatedly, looking at Bai Feng.
The fake parents and fake Zhen Bai blurred even more severely.
Seeing this scene, Espeon, hidden in the dark, showed joy. The flaw had appeared!
It quickly brought Bai Ye and Mewtwo out. The psychic power of the three Psychic-type Pokémon erupted, beginning to impact the fake Pallet Town.
Soon, other scenery and people in Pallet Town began to blur, but the favorable situation was quickly broken again.
Red began to waver between recognizing reality and maintaining the illusion. However, the Unown wanted him to maintain the illusion. Therefore, under the Unown's intervention, Red's real memory was blurred again, and the blurred Pallet Town solidified once more.
Red suddenly looked up at Bai Feng, his eyes flashing with abnormal light. "You, deserve to die!"
As these words fell, Red suddenly flew into the air. The Poké Balls on his waist were thrown out one after another, and Charizard, Venusaur, Blastoise, Snorlax, and Lapras appeared outside.
Because they firmly believed in Red, they were also controlled by the Unown.
Whoosh!
With a sound of cutting through the air, a Vine Whip shot out from Venusaur towards Bai Feng. Bai Feng's gaze narrowed, his psychic power surged around him, and he used Teleport to disappear from the Original spot. When he reappeared, he was beside Bai Ye.
Looking at the Pallet Town that had returned to normal, Bai Feng looked at Espeon and said, "It seems we can only do this the hard way!"
Espeon knew this was the only way. Although it didn't want to battle its companions, this was the only method now, so it nodded firmly at Bai Feng.
"Mother!" Bai Feng extended his right hand towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye understood immediately and placed her slender, fair hand in Bai Feng's palm. The mother and son instantly completed the psychic link.
"Mother, Mother, my dearest! Evolution beyond bonds!"
As Bai Feng roared up at the sky, Bai Ye's entire body erupted with dazzling, colorful light.
Mega Evolution complete, Mega Gardevoir appeared.
At this moment, Red's five Pokémon had surrounded them under his command. Mewtwo blocked Blastoise and Venusaur.
Red's strength was very powerful, the most powerful Pokémon Trainer Bai Feng had ever seen so far. Among the five Pokémon beside him, three had touched upon legend: Charizard, Venusaur, and Blastoise.
Bai Ye flew forward, facing Charizard again.
Espeon faced Lapras.
Bai Feng's mind moved, and the portal to the Distortion Space appeared beside him. Xatu and Togekiss flew out from it.
"Xatu, Togekiss, Snorlax is up to you!"
"Xatu~"
"Togekiss~"
The couple nodded in understanding, flapping their wings and flying forward, intercepting Snorlax.
A great battle was about to break out.
Blastoise and Venusaur immediately used their ultimate moves. One used Hydro Pump, the other used Solar Beam. A blue jet of water and a golden beam of light attacked Mewtwo from the left and right.
Mewtwo's gaze was completely still. It spread its arms, purple light surging in its eyes. The jet of water and beam of light that attacked were stopped in the air just inches away from it.
Mewtwo suddenly crossed its arms, and the jet of water and beam of light crossed paths, shooting towards Venusaur and Blastoise respectively.
Seeing this scene, Venusaur and Blastoise were greatly alarmed. One used Aqua Tail to knock away the Solar Beam, and the other used Petal Blizzard to shatter the Hydro Pump.
However, before they could even breathe a sigh of relief, two psychic blades simultaneously slashed towards them. Caught off guard, the two Pokémon were hit and cried out in pain.
Compared to Mewtwo, who had the clear advantage, Bai Ye could only be said to be evenly matched with Charizard.
Charizard truly lived up to being Red's strongest Pokémon. Even with Bai Ye and Bai Feng's psychic link and the full power of the Mega Stone unleashed, Bai Ye couldn't gain any advantage against it.
"Roar!"
After a roar from Charizard, countless flames erupted from its body, and it then transformed into a meteor, crashing fiercely towards Bai Ye.
This was the Fire-type physical attack ultimate move, Flare Blitz.
Bai Ye was not to be outdone. A pink light screen flickered around her, her entire body wrapped in colorful light, and she also sped towards Charizard.
Boom!!!
With a loud noise, a violent explosion occurred in the air. Flames and colorful light scattered, and Bai Ye and Charizard separated after the clash.
On the surface, the two Pokémon seemed to have drawn, but from the occasional flickering flames on Bai Ye and her pained expression, it was clear she had fallen into the burn status.
Espeon's strength was originally similar to Lapras', but it had reservations, unlike the Lapras controlled by the Unown, which was completely unrestrained. Therefore, it was constrained in battle and quickly fell into a disadvantage.
It tried to use the Attract move to control Lapras, but the Lapras controlled by the Unown was completely unaffected by Attract. It ended up being trapped by Lapras's Water Pulse and fell into the confused state.
Xatu and Togekiss were the first to finish their battle. Their individual strength was not much different from Snorlax's, and now it was two against one, plus their tacit cooperation, so the couple won very easily.
Snorlax had a fatal flaw: its large size and slow speed. This flaw might not be so obvious against other Pokémon, but against two Flying-type Pokémon, it was infinitely magnified.
Xatu first cast Tailwind on the couple, which could increase speed, making them even more in their element with their existing speed advantage.
They didn't engage Snorlax in direct battle because Snorlax had extremely high Special Defense, which was trouble for both Togekiss and Xatu, and its punches also hurt a lot.
Togekiss continuously circled above Snorlax's head, using the Growl move to interfere with the opponent and weaken their attack.
Snorlax was a melee physical attacker with insufficient ranged attack methods, making it already difficult for it to face two Flying Pokémon. Now, being constantly interfered with by Togekiss, it was extremely frustrated.
It even wanted to use the Yawn move to make the couple fall asleep, but unfortunately, Togekiss had Safeguard, which could defend against status conditions.
With the couple's attacks, one after another, Snorlax fell down unwillingly.
Not long after Snorlax fell, Mewtwo also successfully dealt with Venusaur and Blastoise. Although these two Pokémon were strong, Mewtwo was stronger.
After dealing with Venusaur and Blastoise, Mewtwo planned to help Bai Ye fight Charizard, while the couple, Xatu and Togekiss, also planned to help Espeon. At this time, Espeon had already lost its combat ability under Lapras's attack.
However, with Mewtwo, Xatu, and Togekiss joining the fray, Charizard and Lapras were guaranteed to lose.
Seeing that its side was at a disadvantage, Lapras knew that turning the tide was difficult, and surprisingly began to sing the Perish Song.
"Woo~" A long, mournful song echoed throughout the fake Pallet Town, reaching the ears of all Pokémon.
The effect of Perish Song: All targets who hear the song will faint within a certain amount of time, regardless of whether they are friend or foe.
Primarina also knew this move, but Bai Feng had never let it use it.
Bai Feng was originally confronting Red, but suddenly hearing the Perish Song, he was startled.
He turned his head and saw that as Lapras's song began, a black mark appeared above the heads of all Pokémon, including Lapras itself.
He then looked at Red, and without surprise, Red also had one above his head.
Although he couldn't see above his own head, Bai Feng knew he definitely had one too.
Well, this was great, they were all going to faint here.
As his brain quickly turned, Bai Feng suddenly thought of something. He took out Primarina's Poké Ball and released it.
"Primarina, Perish Song!"
Didn't you want a mutual faint? Then let the storm come even more fiercely!
Although Primarina didn't know why Bai Feng wanted it to sing the terrifying Perish Song, out of trust in Bai Feng, it still began to sing.
Carrying itself into the air with a bubble, Primarina's clear song began. Although this song was beautiful, it made people feel uneasy.
Primarina and Lapras's songs intertwined, accelerating the activation of Perish Song. The despairing song echoed through the sky.
(End of Chapter)