Chapter 170: Legendary Pokémon Battle, Opening
Upon hearing Ryan's words, Ruby and Sapphire immediately placed the two orbs on Groudon and Kyogre's heads. Meanwhile, Mewtwo and Darkrai helped Ruby and Sapphire quickly escape from the two Legendary Pokémon.
Ryan watched Ruby and Sapphire leave, silently contacting the system, saying, "System, begin."
"Ding. Got it," the system said.
With the system's assistance, the two orbs instantly shattered, and the power within them violently rushed into Groudon and Kyogre's bodies. The two Legendary Pokémon instantly glowed brightly, then gradually returned to their Primal forms.
"Sure enough, my suspicions were correct," Ryan said, observing Groudon and Kyogre's return to their Primal forms. "In the games, those two can enter their Primal forms by holding orbs in battle. Plus, the orbs can control them. Considering this, it's very likely that the power sealed within them had weakened them."
Before Groudon and Kyogre could rejoice, two multicolored spheres of energy blazed towards them.
Groudon and Kyogre snorted coldly. A rock pillar and a massive wave blocked the attack. Ryan looked toward the source of the attack and saw a figure in a strange suit. A ball of energy condensed from his hands.
"What the—?! Some kind of transformation suit?!" Ryan observed the figure's attire. It looked like someone in a specialized combat suit, forming energy spheres, especially the blue energy crystal on his chest—it was incredibly striking!
However, Ryan realized this wasn't just a suit. The "spheres" he was forming were clearly Deoxys's Psycho Boost ability. In other words, he and Deoxys had "merged"!
Thinking of this, Ryan also felt that Groudon and Kyogre were in danger. He instantly manipulated two Ultra Balls to capture them. Groudon and Kyogre could sense Ryan's presence, so they didn't resist and were captured by the Ultra Balls.
Ryan then waved his hand, and the two Ultra Balls returned to his hands. The man who was forming the energy spheres said coldly: "Ryan, hand over Groudon and Kyogre. They cannot be allowed to exist in this world!"
"Oh, really? Will the world be destroyed?" Ryan sneered. "Or will they hinder the interests of certain people?"
Lance did not speak, he just said calmly: "There are some things you better not know. I am one of the top officials of the League, in charge of the Johto region. I now order you to hand them over, including Rayquaza."
"Haha. Come and make me," Ryan said. "The League is being rather tyrannical. Why should I hand over the Legendary Pokémon I captured? I hand them over this time, and the Articuno last time. The League is really arrogant!"
"Don't forget where you came from, Ryan!" Lance said. "If it weren't for the League helping you, you would be nothing now!"
"Haha. Then stop exploiting me before you say that!" Ryan said coldly. "The Day Care was indeed completed with the help of the League, and I am very grateful for that. I also have friends in the League, and I don't want to fall out with you.
But some of you have gone too far! You set the prices for the Day Care, but you know how much money was siphoned off by you. Do you think my Pokémon didn't see those falsified account books? And why do you control the Pokémon with top-tier potential and don't allow others to capture them? The League is being far too arrogant!"
"After all, it's just some profits. I can give you all the profits, and at the same time, the League personnel will evacuate your Day Care," Lance said. "As long as you hand over these three Legendary Pokémon, everything can be negotiated."
"Haha. Don't treat me like a child. Hand over my Legendary Pokémon? Then the three Legendary Pokémon of Hoenn will turn against me, and I'll be attacked from both sides, with no choice but to seek protection from the League. Tsk tsk, what a scheme! Do you think I trust your word, or the Pokémon who fought alongside me?" Ryan sneered. "I won't waste any more time. You retreat. We won't interfere with each other. If you want to fight, then let's start!"
Following Ryan's words, Groudon and Kyogre protected Ryan and the others. The three Legendary Pokémon glared at the League members with hostility. As long as Ryan gave the order, they would immediately attack!
"Clap clap clap." A series of crisp applause was heard, and Silver and Domino appeared in the crater area, followed by a large group of Team Rocket members.
"You are truly impressive, Ryan," Silver said. "I admire your style. You've endured until now for this day. How about we join forces to eliminate these League members?"
"Hahaha, so you were still in the dark?" Ryan said with a laugh. "I thought you were a worthy opponent, but it turns out you didn't even know your own position."
Silver was stunned for a moment. Domino beside him showed a helpless smile and said, "You are truly impressive, Ryan. I'm curious how you figured it out?"
"I had this suspicion for a long time, but it was confirmed when Bruno and I broke into your base last time. Even a fool can see that such a large base doesn't even have a decent combatant. It's all cannon fodder. Are you kidding me?" Ryan wiped the tears from his laughter and said. "But I didn't think about it that way at first, but fortunately, Ruby's offhand comment made me suddenly realize."
"Me?" Ruby was also stunned when he heard Ryan's words.
Sapphire was also curiously pondering what the comment was. Lillie, observing Domino's reaction and combining it with her own guess, said in disbelief, "Ryan, what do you mean?"
Ryan, seeing Lillie's expression, knew she had guessed it too. Only Silver was somewhat lost. "Domino, tell me the truth. What are you hiding from me?"
Domino sighed and was about to tell the truth, but Ryan said, "Then let me reveal it. Let you hear if I'm right."
Ryan gathered his thoughts and said, "Simply put, Team Rocket is part of the League, helping the League do some shady work."
Silver, Ruby, and Sapphire were shocked by these words. Wallace and the others, with the exception of Lance, Wallace, and Drake, all stared at Ryan in shock, wondering how he could come to such a conclusion!
"I started to doubt it from the beginning. After all, after Team Rocket members were captured, they could redeem their members by paying a certain fine. Only a complete idiot of a leader could come up with this. And since Giovanni was able to become the Gym Leader of Viridian City, it's impossible that he wouldn't have noticed anything even if the inspection was incomplete," Ryan said.
"As for what happened later, I saw the true nature of the League, so I started to think about it this way. That time when we broke into the base, it felt exactly like Team Rocket was delivering all kinds of information and research results to the League. As for the rest, it can also be seen from various aspects.
It's just that it's hard for people to think about it this way. After all, one is the prestigious Pokémon League organization, and the other is a dark force operating in the shadows. But if you look closely at the dark forces in various regions, which force can compare to Team Rocket?"
At this point, everyone actually had their own answer in their hearts, and Ryan didn't need to say more. Ryan said calmly, "The same offer. You retreat, and we won't interfere with each other. If you want to fight, then let's begin!"
"Alas, why did you say it out loud?" Lance said helplessly. "It's enough for you to know it yourself. Now, I can only take your lives first."
Ryan smiled faintly and said, "You can try."
"Go ahead!" Lance said.
The entire Team Rocket squad opened their Poké Balls, and countless Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno appeared in the sky. Looking at the nearly one hundred Legendary Birds, Ryan and his team were all shocked. Ryan quickly asked the system to scan these Legendary Birds, but the results of the scan made Ryan grit his teeth and say, "League! Is this how you treat Pokémon?!!!"
"Eliminate them," Lance said indifferently, his cold eyes as if he was looking at corpses.
(End of Chapter)
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