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"Groudon? Groudon???"
In the backyard of the Viridian Gym, Giovanni, who had heard Groudon's cries for help, came to the backyard only to find it empty.
On the ground were scattered Energy Cubes and Pokémon snacks.
Groudon was gone?
Giovanni frowned, looking at the ground; there were no traces of digging, and flying away was impossible.
Who could carry off Groudon, with his immense weight, and fly away?
Giovanni didn't panic, but instead used Viridian Power to communicate with a Dugtrio not far away.
"Carried away by a suddenly appearing golden ring?" Giovanni received an unexpected answer.
What in the world?
Giovanni pondered for a moment. He really didn't know what this 'golden ring' was, but his omnipotent son might know.
Giovanni took out his phone and sent Mammon a message asking about it, then returned to the Gym to check the surveillance.
He believed Groudon couldn't betray him; after all, his relationship with Groudon was very good, and they got along comfortably.
Although now, in his opinion, Groudon's personality was becoming increasingly abstract, and he always muttered about using Giovanni's ashes to soak in lava after he died.
But wasn't this also a heartfelt acknowledgment of Giovanni?
Hmm, although Giovanni was relatively resistant to Groudon's words, he actually preferred to be buried peacefully underground.
The idea of his ashes being used for a 'bath' was simply too much for Giovanni to bear.
He truly couldn't accept such 'deep affection'.
...
Mammon's expression was very strange.
He had never expected that after all the picking, Evil Hoopa would end up choosing Groudon?
No, choosing Zacian, the King of Swords, would be better than choosing Groudon, right? Even the King of Shields would be better!
And wasn't Groudon already captured by the old man? Hoopa's spatial teleportation couldn't transport Pokémon inside a Poké Ball.
Mammon had confirmed this with Hoopa, which was why he initially put Giratina in a Poké Ball and brought him over.
In other words, Giovanni had 'free-ranged' Groudon, which allowed Evil Hoopa to teleport Groudon over.
But, was Groudon really useful in this kind of battlefield?
Mammon's expression was a bit odd. It wasn't that the Primal Groudon currently below was completely useless, but the problem was that he couldn't fly.
Without the ability to fly, Primal Groudon's role in a legendary battle of this caliber was truly limited.
Because he could only watch from the ground and launch long-range attacks.
Surely, he wouldn't actually make Groudon jump up and use Aerial Ace, would he? That would be too abstract.
Moreover, although Primal Groudon's special attack power was not weak, his specialty was still physical attacks in close combat.
And most importantly, if Hoopa didn't send him back after the battle, wouldn't he have to walk back to Kanto step by step??
Oh, he forgot, he could also dig tunnels to go back underground.
Thinking of this, Mammon felt a bit strained.
Dragon God Kyurem glanced at the newly appeared Primal Groudon, then refocused his dragon eyes on Evil Hoopa.
Evidently, Dragon God Kyurem didn't take Primal Groudon seriously.
After all, they had fought before; didn't he already know what this Groudon was capable of?
No threat.
"Kyurem, don't use long-range energy-based attacks on this Evil Hoopa. His golden rings can swallow energy."
Mammon reminded Dragon God Kyurem.
This was also a very buggy aspect of Evil Hoopa: relying on the spatial golden rings, energy-form attacks would all be 'swallowed' by the spatial golden rings!
Moreover, Hoopa could not only swallow but also turn the tables, releasing the 'swallowed' energy attacks back through the golden rings!
Therefore, to effectively attack Evil Hoopa in battle, close combat was necessary.
Unless there were an exceptionally large number of Pokémon trying to attack Evil Hoopa, a typical siege usually couldn't defeat Evil Hoopa.
His inherent formidable battle power, combined with his buggy golden rings, made Evil Hoopa extremely powerful in combat.
Dragon God Kyurem's cold, unrippled dragon eyes flickered slightly, but the next moment...
"Roar~!"
Dragon God Kyurem's roar echoed, and his massive dragon body flickered with blue lightning, charging towards Evil Hoopa.
Cross Thunder!
Since long-range attacks couldn't be used, he would push forward directly!
The lightning of Cross Thunder formed a circle, completely enveloping Dragon God Kyurem.
Evil Hoopa roared furiously at Dragon God Kyurem, and spatial golden rings appeared in the air.
At the same time, the Primal Groudon below raised his head, and dense flames condensed in his mouth, firing huge fireballs fiercely towards Dragon God Kyurem.
Fire-type Flamethrower!
It's worth noting that Primal Groudon did not activate the Desolate Land's harsh sunlight weather.
It was unclear whether he hadn't activated his ability, or if it was due to Stellar Tera Terapagos's Nullification Realm still being active.
Primal Groudon's Flamethrower continuously bombarded the Cross Thunder, and scorching flames constantly exploded, filling the sky with firelight.
The surging flames scorched the sky red.
However, Flamethrower could not affect Dragon God Kyurem; he continued to charge towards Evil Hoopa.
Seeing this, Evil Hoopa no longer held back. Six enormous fists shot out from the spatial golden rings, heavily striking Dragon God Kyurem.
Hyperspace Fury!
Boom!
Hyperspace Fury and Cross Thunder collided heavily, and massive, heavy shockwaves continuously vibrated.
The air currents carried strong winds, howling wildly.
At the same time, Stellar Tera Terapagos quickly rushed towards Yveltal's direction.
"Fall back." Mammon ordered without hesitation.
This Terapagos was very strong; Yveltal could not engage it directly.
Yveltal flapped his wings and retreated, maintaining distance from Stellar Tera Terapagos.
Seemingly sensing this, Evil Hoopa's expression became even more ferocious and terrifying, letting out another unwilling roar.
Hyperspace Fury and Cross Thunder were ultimately evenly matched and pushed back, but the next second, Kyurem, as if nothing had happened, continued to charge towards Evil Hoopa.
Evil Hoopa was furious, directly launching a Dark Pulse that struck the approaching Dragon God Kyurem.
There was another violent boom.
Smoke and dust filled the air, but a huge shadow emerged from the dust. Dragon God Kyurem endured the Dark Pulse and arrived in front of Evil Hoopa.
Sharp claws, imbued with blue light, tore towards Evil Hoopa—Dragon-type Dragon Claw!
Evil Hoopa showed no fear; a demonic arm flew over, Knock Off!
Rip!
Dragon God Kyurem's Dragon Claw fiercely struck Evil Hoopa's chest, making Evil Hoopa roar in pain again.
However, at the same time, Evil Hoopa's Knock Off also fiercely pierced Dragon God Kyurem.
Dragon God Kyurem, however, forcibly endured it. After his three-in-one fusion, Kyurem's physique was exceptionally outstanding.
"Ice Beam!"
Opening his massive maw, Dragon God Kyurem unleashed an Ice Beam at close range.
The Ice Beam directly hit Evil Hoopa, and with the crackling sounds of freezing, most of Evil Hoopa's body was instantly frozen.
Although Evil Hoopa's golden rings naturally countered all energy-form attacks, it was only effective if he had the chance to absorb the attacks with his golden rings.
And with such a sudden Ice Beam at close range, Evil Hoopa didn't have time to manipulate his golden rings.
"Disappear! Disappear!!"
The intense cold fiercely eroded his body, and the pain further stimulated Evil Hoopa. He had completely gone mad, his six demonic arms flying, directly smashing into Dragon God Kyurem.
Knock Off x 6!
Evil Hoopa's body structure was truly too suitable for battle; his six flexible and strong arms allowed for more attack methods than most Pokémon.
Take Dragon God Kyurem as an example: ultimately, he is a Western dragon-like Pokémon, with two sharp claws, fangs, and a tail as his combat methods. He can also spew energy-form attacks from his mouth, but this overlaps with his fangs.
However, Evil Hoopa has six arms alone, a hollow in his chest that can condense energy attacks, and a thick tail that is also a form of attack.
This was an inherent combat advantage.
Just like now, he could simultaneously control six arms to attack!
"Ice Burn!" Mammon continued to command.
Dragon God Kyurem's tail turbine spun wildly, intense cold air surged, and blue-purple energy continuously condensed.
Ice-type Ice Burn!
Boom boom boom!
Six Knock Offs fiercely struck Dragon God Kyurem, but all were blocked by the solidified Ice Burn energy shield.
Instead, faint frost formed on all six of Evil Hoopa's arms.
Seeing this, the crimson pupils in Evil Hoopa's eyes instantly flared, and his aura became even more violent and ferocious.
How could this be? How could this be!!
Bang!
Dragon God Kyurem, however, gave him no more chances to roar, crashing heavily into Evil Hoopa's body.
Evil Hoopa was struck as if by lightning; the terrifying cold of Ice Burn instantly stiffened Evil Hoopa's entire body due to the intense freezing air.
Evil Hoopa's entire body fell at high speed like a backward-shooting cannonball, heavily smashing onto the sandy ground.
Boom!
The entire ground trembled heavily, and chilling cold instantly covered the surrounding area, showing how powerful Dragon God Kyurem's strength was.
"Hiss!!"
Seeing this, Hoopa couldn't help but gasp.
Oh my goodness!!
He was Hoopa, so of course, he understood his own strength best.
And it was no exaggeration to say that he believed Evil Hoopa's fighting style was flawless, and his strength was not inferior to his own peak.
But Dragon God Kyurem actually suppressed Evil Hoopa so forcefully!
"Kyurem is truly too strong."
Hoopa exclaimed from the bottom of his heart once again.
"Indeed, in this world, those who can solo defeat Dragon God Kyurem are truly few and far between."
Mammon strongly agreed. Hoopa Unbound's battle power was definitely among the top legends, and even Hoopa Unbound was suppressed by Dragon God Kyurem like this.
This was quite evident.
The Unova battle had already confirmed that even an unenhanced Shiny Super Rayquaza's battle power was slightly inferior to Dragon God Kyurem.
If Arceus didn't intervene, in Mammon's opinion, perhaps only Necrozma had a chance to defeat Dragon God Kyurem, and even that was an unknown.
After all, Necrozma's specific battle power was only known to be very powerful, but exactly how strong could not be determined.
However, with this, the outcome of this grand melee could basically be determined.
Mammon glanced at the spot where Evil Hoopa had fallen; the smoke and dust obscured the view.
But with Evil Hoopa's disadvantage, the outcome of this great battle was already without suspense.
Mammon surveyed the surroundings. Origin Forme Giratina had already beaten Origin Palkia to within an inch of his life and would soon render him unable to move.
Dark Mewtwo Y had also suppressed Black Calyrex, gaining the upper hand.
Black Rayquaza, just as he said, was stronger than Super Rayquaza, and the situation was also advantageous.
Primal Kyogre also didn't disappoint; even without the boost from Primordial Sea, he slightly suppressed Dialga.
As for Stellar Tera Terapagos and Primal Groudon, Mammon didn't pay them much mind; they wouldn't cause any significant trouble.
"It's basically stable, Hoopa. Have you thought about how to deal with this evil shadow?"
"Emmm…" Hoopa wrinkled his small face, biting his little paw in great dilemma.
How to deal with this evil shadow… it was truly a headache-inducing problem for him.
Should he completely kill it? But what if his power also disappeared if the evil shadow vanished?
And he was actually a bit hesitant; the evil shadow… why did it resent him so much? Hoopa felt there must be a reason.
Perhaps it was because of the seal?
Seeing Hoopa deep in thought, Mammon turned his gaze to Stellar Tera Terapagos.
The 'Zero Treasure' Terapagos possessed the ability to let him travel through Hisui!
This ability held extraordinary significance for Mammon, as he now knew that his future daughter was undergoing trials in Hisui.
And he had also promised Akari to bring her to this time to play. As a father, he naturally had to keep his word, right?
So, this little turtle could not be let go!
And...
Mammon took out his phone and opened the photos of him and Akari, as well as a few videos, feeling a bit hesitant.
Should he show these 'evidence' to Platinum?
Tell her that he had traveled to Hisui and met their future daughter?
How to put it, would this 'surprise' be too much of a surprise?