Chapter 268: Delphox
The one who arrived just in time was Bai Ye. After a period of training, it could now use Black Hole even without undergoing Mega Evolution, though it required a bit more effort.
Seeing Bai Ye, Zhi Huo's face showed surprise. "You actually didn't leave with Bai Feng?" In her impression, this mother and son pair were always inseparable.
Hearing Zhi Huo's words, Bai Ye's brow furrowed slightly. In an instant, it guessed that its precious son might have fallen for the lure the tiger out of the mountain stratagem.
Before, they had always been wary of Zhi Huo attacking again, but Zhi Huo never appeared, so they relaxed their vigilance. After all, there are only thieves for a thousand days, not guards for a thousand days.
Who could have expected Zhi Huo to arrive so suddenly, and in person at that?
However, Bai Ye didn't show it on its face, instead sneering, "With you secretly lurking, how could we not have any defenses?"
If they hadn't been wary of Zhi Huo, Bai Feng wouldn't have gone to such lengths to persuade Senior Ninetales to stay.
As it spoke, Bai Ye waved at the twelve Florges, signaling them to leave. At the same time, it casually unleashed a Mystical Fire, freeing the frozen Gyarados and Clawitzer as well.
They were no match for Zhi Huo and her group, so it was better to quickly retreat from the Battlefield.
Florges, Gyarados, and Clawitzer had only stepped forward reluctantly to stall Zhi Huo and her group. Now that they saw Bai Ye had arrived, they naturally withdrew after accomplishing their task.
"I don't want to be your opponent. As long as you hand over the Ultimate Weapon, I will leave immediately!" Zhi Huo said, looking directly at Bai Ye.
"Bai Feng told you, the Ultimate Weapon has been destroyed!" Bai Ye said sternly. "My precious one never lies!"
Zhi Huo shrieked, "Impossible! No one can destroy the Ultimate Weapon!" The Ultimate Weapon was her last hope for reviving Diancie, and she had to get her hands on it.
"Believe it or not!" Bai Ye said angrily.
"Since you are unwilling to hand over the Ultimate Weapon, then don't blame me for being impolite!"
Zhi Huo was seen waving the wooden stick in her hand again. A spiral of flames appeared out of thin air and surged wildly towards Bai Ye.
Bai Feng wasn't present, so Bai Ye couldn't undergo Mega Evolution. With its strength in its normal form, it couldn't directly clash with Zhi Huo. Therefore, it could only control the Black Hole to adopt a defensive posture.
The flames were once again completely absorbed by the Black Hole. Zhi Huo's face showed surprise. "You and Bai Feng are truly remarkable. Your growth speed is simply beyond my imagination. If I had acted a little later, perhaps I really wouldn't have been your opponent."
If the Ultimate Weapon hadn't fallen into Bai Feng's hands, Zhi Huo truly wouldn't have wanted to be Bai Feng's opponent. Otherwise, she wouldn't have entrusted Carbink to Bai Feng for training.
Carbink was Zhi Huo's other hope. If there was truly no hope for Diancie's revival, then she hoped to see a second Diancie born within her lifetime.
Although the two wouldn't be the same individual, it could slightly alleviate her longing.
Just as Zhi Huo was lost in thought, Mewtwo descended from the sky with a cold face. It said in a deep voice, "Even now, you won't be our opponent!"
Mewtwo saw that Bai Ye was not Zhi Huo's opponent, so it signaled Bai Ye with its gaze, meaning that Zhi Huo would be left for it to handle.
Bai Ye didn't try to show off its strength and quietly retreated to the side.
Seeing the sudden appearance of Mewtwo, Zhi Huo couldn't help but frown. The aura emanating from this Pokémon reminded her of Xerneas, but how could that be? Xerneas is a deity!
As they spoke, Lopunny and Senior Ninetales successively arrived at the Battlefield, confronting Zhi Huo, AZ, and Golurk on the opposite side.
So many powerful Pokémon unrestrainedly released their aura, causing an invisible power to subtly gather above Fangxing Mountain, making it difficult for some weaker Pokémon on the mountain to breathe.
Hatterene walked out from Home. Its wizard hat on its head moved without wind, and streaks of pink mist spread out from it as the center, soon enveloping the weaker Pokémon on the mountain.
This was the Fairy type defense move Aromatic Mist, which could raise the Special Defense of allied Pokémon.
With the protection of Aromatic Mist, the young Pokémon finally felt much more comfortable.
Hatterene walked to the Yard Entrance, looking up at the direction where the aura was gathering. Its gaze revealed worry.
Seeing that his side was at a disadvantage in terms of aura, AZ silently took out Poké Balls. As red light flashed one after another, two more Pokémon appeared beside him: Torkoal and Sigilyph. Each one emanated a powerful aura.
AZ was not a Pokémon Trainer. Golurk, Torkoal, and Sigilyph—these three Pokémon had voluntarily followed him on his journey to find Floette and had accompanied him through countless years.
Generally speaking, the more powerful a Pokémon's strength, the longer its lifespan. Since Golurk and the others could accompany AZ throughout such a long period, it was enough to show that their strength was extraordinary.
Seeing so many opponents appear at once, each one emanating a powerful aura, Bai Ye quietly said to Mewtwo, "We can't battle here, or the fruit trees that precious one worked so hard to train will be ruined."
Bai Feng wasn't at Home, so Bai Ye had to protect its precious son's hard work no matter what.
Mewtwo nodded. "Don't worry, with me here, it will be fine!"
Mewtwo's thought was the same as Bai Ye's.
Mewtwo's eyes suddenly flashed with intense purple radiance. The next second, Zhi Huo and AZ were surprised to find that their surrounding environment had changed.
Caught off guard, they had been transported by Mewtwo using psychic power from Fangxing Mountain to the vicinity of the small mountain where the Battlefield was located.
Noticing this, Zhi Huo's face became even more unsightly. She herself was a Psychic type Pokémon, yet she had been moved by another Pokémon using psychic power without anyone noticing. This showed that the opponent's psychic power had become terrifyingly powerful.
This was extremely disadvantageous for her!
Could the opponent truly be a deity? But she had never seen or heard of such a deity existing.
Regardless, there was no turning back once the arrow was shot. Whether the opponent was a deity or not, she had to take the Ultimate Weapon today.
"Attack!" Zhi Huo shouted sternly.
As her voice fell, a Mystical Fire appeared out of thin air and surged towards Mewtwo. With a casual wave, Mewtwo crushed the flames with its powerful psychic power, turning them into scattered sparks that vanished.
At the same time, AZ's three Pokémon each found an opponent. Torkoal faced Senior Ninetales, who was also a Fire type Pokémon; Sigilyph faced Lopunny; and Golurk faced Bai Ye.
Seeing how powerful Mewtwo was, Zhi Huo no longer wasted psychic power maintaining her human form. Her figure flickered, changing from a human into a fiery red Delphox, emanating a sharp aura.
Delphox waved its staff, and Shadow Balls appeared around it. As the staff pointed at Mewtwo, over ten Shadow Balls simultaneously smashed towards it.
Mewtwo swung its arms, and transparent blades appeared out of thin air, colliding directly with the incoming Shadow Balls. The moment they made contact, the Shadow Balls were precisely sliced in half by Psychic Blade and then vanished into nothingness.
Seeing Delphox wave its staff again, knowing it wanted to continue its attack, Mewtwo suddenly extended its hands. A purple ring of radiance appeared out of thin air and enveloped Delphox.
Delphox tried to evade, but the ring of radiance seemed to have eyes, pursuing relentlessly. It quickly encircled its body, but after trapping it, the ring only existed for less than a second before disappearing.
After the ring of radiance disappeared, Delphox tried to use Shadow Ball again, but found it couldn't use it no matter what. Then it tried to use Future Sight, but that also failed.
At this moment, Delphox finally realized its moves were Imprisoned. As a Psychic type Pokémon itself, how could it not know the move Imprison?
Mewtwo had experienced the disadvantage of Imprison from Bai Ye, so it naturally followed suit. Upon encountering an opponent with the same type as itself, it subconsciously used Imprison on the opponent as well.
After multiple unsuccessful attempts, Delphox could only switch to Fire type moves. This time, it could finally use them. Mewtwo truly didn't know any Fire type moves.
A Fire Blast was seen descending from the sky under Delphox's control, aiming to knock the airborne Mewtwo down to the ground.
Mewtwo remained calm. Its figure flickered, and in the blink of an eye, it vanished from within the attack range of Fire Blast.
Just as it gathered its hands, intending to counterattack Delphox with Dark Pulse, a radiance suddenly flashed on Delphox's body. Immediately after, a square, transparent space expanded outwards from Delphox as the center, enveloping Mewtwo in the blink of an eye.
The moment it entered the space, Mewtwo felt as if a heavy shackle had been added to its body. Not only did its every movement become incredibly sluggish, but even the speed at which it could use moves was greatly delayed.
It had clearly initiated Dark Pulse first, but before its Dark Pulse was even released, the opponent's Mystical Fire surged out.
This level of attack, normally, Mewtwo could easily dodge. But at this moment, it felt as if it had sunk into a mire. Its brain had clearly issued the command to dodge, but its body remained frozen in its Original spot, unresponsive.
It was tricked!
Delphox had used the move Trick Room. Under the effect of this space, slow Pokémon could easily gain the first move, while fast Pokémon would be severely suppressed.
Coincidentally, Mewtwo was the type whose speed was extremely high. While Delphox's speed wasn't slow, it was far behind Mewtwo's. Delphox activated Trick Room precisely because it noticed this.
Mewtwo's strength was indeed stronger than Delphox's, but Delphox had lived through a long period and experienced countless battles. This was something the recently born Mewtwo could not catch up to no matter what.
Boom!!!
As the loud noise came, Mewtwo was engulfed by Mystical Fire. The scattered flames almost turned the entire Trick Room into a Sea of Fire.
When the flames slowly disappeared, Mewtwo's figure reappeared. Patches of charring appeared on its body surface, but as a radiance flashed, the injuries caused by the flames' burn vanished in the blink of an eye.
It used Recover.
Seeing this scene, a radiance of apprehension flashed in Delphox's eyes. The opponent was too powerful, making it feel somewhat helpless.
Mewtwo was now enraged. Powerful psychic power poured out from its entire body, even showing faint signs of triggering a psychic power storm.
Seeing this scene, Delphox's gaze narrowed. It quickly pulled out two Poké Balls from its body. As the Poké Balls were thrown out, a Goodra and a Carbink appeared outside.
If Bai Feng were here at this moment, he would definitely recognize that Goodra and Carbink were both Pokémon he had seen at Zhi Huo's Former Manor.
These two Pokémon were also powerful in strength. The aura they emanated was only slightly weaker than that of AZ's three Pokémon.
Delphox released these two Pokémon naturally to buy time.
Mewtwo was seen swinging its arms. Streaks of Psychic Blade whistled as they cut towards Delphox, but Goodra and Carbink consciously blocked in front of Delphox.
Goodra opened its mouth and sprayed out a Dragon Pulse. The blue-purple energy wave transformed into a giant dragon that pounced towards the Psychic Blades, biting them into fragments.
However, Goodra's strength still had a significant gap compared to Mewtwo's. After defeating half of the Psychic Blades, the Dragon Pulse lost its momentum and directly dispersed. The remaining Psychic Blades continued to shoot towards Delphox.
This was Carbink making its move. It leaped forward. Due to the boost from Trick Room, it, which was originally the slowest, was now fast enough to leave afterimages.
A screen of radiance was spread open by it. The Psychic Blades cut into it, producing a grating sound.
However, Carbink's Reflect didn't last for long. It quickly turned into fragments and disappeared under the cutting of the Psychic Blades. Carbink had no choice but to use its body to withstand the remaining attack.
Fortunately, Carbink's defense was outstanding, so it didn't faint from this attack. Of course, this was also related to most of the Psychic Blades being worn down.
While Carbink and Goodra stalled Mewtwo, Delphox used the move Nasty Plot to boost itself. After three rounds of Nasty Plot, its Special Attack stat was boosted to the extreme, and the aura around its entire body also became extremely strong.
At this moment, this Delphox, who had lived for endless years, began to show its power as an ordinary Pokémon to a newly born deity!
It was seen waving its staff. Streaks of flames and waves of heat surged out. The waves of heat carried the flames, instantly turning the Trick Room into a complete world of fire. Scalding tongues of fire climbed along Mewtwo's body, stimulating Mewtwo's nerves.
At this moment, Delphox simultaneously used two Fire type moves: Heat Wave and Fire Pledge. The waves of heat produced by Heat Wave swept the intense flames produced by Fire Pledge. The wind aided the fire, making the flames in the Trick Room burn hotter and hotter.
Mewtwo was affected by Trick Room, its actions incredibly sluggish. Although it was trying hard to dodge, the tongues of fire kept wrapping around its body.
Suddenly, at this moment, thick clouds appeared above the Trick Room, followed by torrential rain pouring down from the sky.
Splash~~~
Delphox's fur was soaked by the rain. The flames it created also weakened under the pouring rain. Mewtwo finally had a chance to catch its breath.
(End of this chapter)