Chapter 289: Now This is What You Call Connections
Steven in the sky was utterly stunned.
Leaving aside the specific damage of Will's kick just now, the visual impact alone was a heavy hammer blow to Steven.
"A pity I didn't bring a camera. I'll have to get someone to paint it when I get back."
Steven gulped, clenching his fists as he stared at the seemingly calm sea.
But he knew.
This was just the surface.
A fiercer battle was taking place underwater.
And indeed, it was.
Will's Earthquake kick looked powerful, but with an 8-level difference and no type advantage, it was just... okay.
Not exactly a tickle.
But the damage was definitely limited.
If Will hadn't maxed out his Attack with Swords Dance earlier, the damage would have been even lower.
After stabilizing itself, Kyogre immediately swung its thick tail at Will. Aqua Tail.
Will swung his bladed wing to meet it.
BANG!
Tail and wing clashed for only a split second before Will was sent flying.
After rolling two or three times in the water, he stabilized himself.
"The gap is huge, as expected."
Will muttered.
He could have dodged Kyogre's Aqua Tail just now.
But he wanted to test the strength gap between himself and Kyogre at this stage.
He had to admit.
Even with Swords Dance maxing his Attack, the gap between him and Kyogre was still significant.
Without the "Alpha" title and Mega Evolution...
He probably needed to reach the level of his past life as a Sceptile to contend with Kyogre on equal footing.
Right now...
He could only stalemate Kyogre with the help of the Eon Duo and Manaphy.
However.
Among the Water-type Pokémon summoned by him and Manaphy...
There were some relatively powerful ones.
Like an Elite Four-level Alpha Milotic, a Gym Leader-level Alpha Wailord...
These were Pokémon that could play a small role in this battle.
If the battle continued, perhaps even stronger Pokémon would arrive from further away.
This was the species ability of a Mythical Pokémon.
An ability like fantasy itself.
Legendary Pokémon's abilities were orderly; First-Tier Legendaries were simply stronger than Second-Tier.
But Mythicals were different.
Some Mythicals might have weak abilities, or abilities completely unrelated to combat.
But some had terrifying abilities that even First-Tier Legendaries had to bow down to.
Will, having obtained the Sea Crown...
Essentially had the same fantasy ability as Manaphy.
As long as he fought in the ocean, he could always summon other Water-type Pokémon for help.
At first, the effect might be negligible, but as the battle continued, the longer it went on, the stronger this ability became.
Perhaps the current Will...
Could already be called a "Mythical Pokémon."
When Kyogre attacked with Origin Pulse again.
Will chose not to tank it.
Instead, using Extreme Speed and the ability granted by the Sea Crown, he "flew" through the water at an unbelievable speed, arriving directly above Kyogre's head.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Aura Spheres, one after another like a machine gun, bombarded the top of Kyogre's skull.
Boosted by Black Belt and Scope Lens.
The power of Aura Sphere was increased, and the critical hit rate was high.
One out of every five shots would land a critical hit.
"Rooar..."
This storm-like attack was uncomfortable even for Kyogre.
Turning its head, it instantly fired an Ice Beam. And it was aimed precisely where Latias was moving.
Kyogre had predicted her movement.
"Lias!"
Latias was startled.
Swish~
Just as she braced herself for pain, a figure like a steel fortress blocked her path.
Will crossed his arms in front of his chest.
The freezing beam formed a thin layer of ice on the surface of his wings.
Crack!
Will swung his wings open, shattering the ice, then charged out again expressionlessly.
Latias blinked her innocent big eyes at Will's back.
Just as Kyogre was distracted by Latios'sDragon Breath.
Will closed in rapidly while using Hone Claws, then seized the opportunity to chop down on Kyogre's tail fin.
Kyogre cried out in pain.
But its reaction was fast.
The moment Will hit, it swung its tail, slapping Will and sending him flying far away.
"So tough..."
Will stopped himself mid-flight by stepping on the water, muttering.
He wasn't talking about Kyogre, but himself.
After taking several full-power attacks from Kyogre, relying on his powerful resistances, he surprisingly felt that his stamina was still plentiful.
If he could have inherited Recover from his past life...
Will felt they could fight Kyogre for three days and three nights.
Just then.
Will suddenly sensed several powerful Auras coming from the surface.
How powerful?
Six of them were no weaker than him, and three surpassed him.
Not just Will.
Even the other fighting Legendaries and Mythicals stopped.
In tacit agreement, they all leaped toward the surface to see if the newcomers were friends or foes.
SPLASH!
Flying out of the water, Will froze for a moment, then turned to look at Kyogre, whose head was half-exposed above the water.
"Kyogre, continuing this fight is meaningless. Sorry for disturbing your sleep. How about a truce?"
Will hovered high in the sky, his voice full of confidence.
At this moment, Kyogre had completely calmed down, its eyes filled with crystal-clear confusion.
In the sky.
Will stood in front of it.
Latios and Latias flanked him, staring at the sky on either side with strange gazes.
Manaphy lay quietly on Will's head, wary of the new guests.
Looking to the left.
A phoenix radiating rainbow light looked down calmly.
Below it.
Raikou, Suicune, Entei, and a small pitch-black figure (Marshadow) stood quietly on the sea surface.
Looking to the right.
A giant silver bird wrapped in whirlwinds stared majestically.
Behind it.
Three other birds of different colors (Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres) watched hungrily.
The newcomers were none other than...
The duo gods of Kanto and Johto, Ho-Oh and Lugia.
And their respective subordinates.
Surrounded by such a group...
Forget Kyogre.
Even Rayquaza would have to pause.
Kyogre glanced at Ho-Oh and Lugia.
After confirming these two were on Will's side, it quietly dove toward the deep sea.
It wasn't afraid.
It was just that its intimidation quota for the day was filled, enough to brag to Groudon next time, so it was going back to sleep.
As it left, Kyogre couldn't help but look back at Will a few times.
It just couldn't figure it out.
How did this Empoleon have such awesome connections?
"Phew..."
Seeing Kyogre retreat, Will and his three little partners all sighed in relief.
If they kept fighting...
Who knew when it would end.
But truth be told.
Kyogre was really fierce.
Just now, it didn't even glance at Entei, Articuno, or the others, focusing only on Ho-Oh and Lugia.
If Ho-Oh and Lugia hadn't come...
Even if all three Beasts and three Birds came, Kyogre probably wouldn't have been afraid and would have continued fighting.
As for whether it could win, that would have to be tested in battle.
Kyogre left.
"Ho-Oh, why are you here?"
Will finally had time to look at Ho-Oh and the others.
"Tree of Beginning saw Kyogre appear and hurriedly called me to back you up. I thought I'd take this opportunity for you two to meet, so I called him along too."
Ho-Oh flapped its wings gently, lifting its chin toward Lugia opposite.
"Will. I didn't expect to see you again. I am sorry for what happened in the past."
Lugia lowered its head to Will.
This attitude of admitting mistakes was indeed sincere and genuine.
"Let's talk about that later. Anyway, thanks for this. You saved me a lot of trouble."
Will responded with a smile.
"We didn't do anything. In fact, even though we came, we couldn't intervene. Otherwise, he would have acted too."
Ho-Oh looked up at the sky.
Will followed its gaze.
He saw a pair of golden eyes staring at them from the pitch-black storm clouds.
Will understood immediately.
There was an unwritten rule among these First-Tier Legendaries.
As foreign gods from other regions...
You could pass through, you could watch the show, but you couldn't interfere.
If Ho-Oh and Lugia attacked Kyogre...
Then no matter the reason, as the local god, Rayquaza would intervene to help Kyogre.
Even if Rayquaza didn't like its stupid colleague.
Maybe even Groudon, sleeping somewhere unknown, would wake up.
At that point...
It would be a war of gods between regions.
This kind of war endangering the whole world would definitely attract First-Tier Legendaries from other regions too.
No one wanted to see that.
So even though Ho-Oh and Lugia came, they absolutely couldn't attack.
They could only stand there for Will and see if Kyogre would give them face.
As for whether Entei and the others attacking would trigger Rayquaza, that was unclear.
"We can't stay here too long. We have to head back."
Ho-Oh shook its head, looking at Will. "Let's talk next time we meet."
"Mm."
Will nodded.
Rayquaza's aura was undisguised.
It seemed to be intentionally leaking its aura, telling Ho-Oh and Lugia that it was watching them.
"Will, take this as a small apology gift. I live under the Whirl Islands. You are welcome to visit anytime."
Lugia flapped its massive wings gently.
A silvery whirlwind wrapped around a rectangular plate and delivered it into Will's arms.
Will recognized at a glance that Lugia had sent one of the Plates of Arceus.
He quickly reached out and accepted it into his panel.
[Splash Plate].
'Damn, if you'd sent this earlier, I could have hammered Kyogre's head in.'
Will raised an eyebrow, muttering internally.
But truthfully...
This gift from Lugia was incredibly precious.
"Thank you. I'll visit when I have time."
With that...
Ho-Oh and Lugia nodded to the golden eyes in the sky, expressing goodwill, then led their subordinates away from this sea area.
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