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The crystal tower shattered completely in the massive explosion, crystal powder scattered like dust, and the entire tower was leveled to the ground.
Within a kilometer radius, not a blade of grass was left, only barren wasteland remained.
Mewtwo's figure slowly emerged on this open ground, along with the nearly exhausted Ash and his companions.
At the crucial moment, Mewtwo directly used spiritual power to remove Ash, his Pokémon, and Mitsumi from this place.
Without the obstruction of the reverse space, her spiritual power could wrap directly around Mitsumi.
As for Pluton and the others… they were destined for death; if it were Ash, he might have taken them too, but she wasn't that kind-hearted.
Even though she had turned over a new leaf, her disdain for Team Galactic was heartfelt.
Manipulating the lives of Pokémon, controlling their consciousness, even dying ten times wouldn't be enough!
Therefore, upon leaving, she didn't take Pluton at all. As for Saturn, his reverse space was still intact, perhaps he wasn't dead.
But for Pluton, it's certainly a grim fate.
Ash sat exhausted on the ground, his face full of fatigue, while next to him, Mitsumi slept quietly on the ground, breathing steadily.
"Is Mitsumi… alright?" Ash didn't even have the strength to check Mitsumi's condition, so he turned to Mewtwo for confirmation.
'Don't worry, she's fine, but you, you keep getting reckless like this. Earlier, if I were a bit slower, not only Mitsumi but even you could have disappeared in that explosion.'
Mewtwo's tone had a bit of complaint; Ash's earlier act was way too reckless.
He exerted all his strength, unleashing the Aura Sphere, which cracked the reverse space, but the explosion's aftermath was enough to severely injure a Champion-level peak Pokémon. Given Ash's state, he couldn't withstand the spread of the blast.
If she hadn't intervened in time, the consequences would've been dire.
Ash turned to Mewtwo and grinned: "I trust you, believe you'd never let anything happen to us."
"Pika Pika~~" Pikachu lying on the ground echoed.
"Oh my, this time really pushed me to my limits. When we get back, I want to eat something delicious!" Gengar lying on the ground expressed its request.
"Alright, alright, we'll have a feast when we get back!" Ash cheerfully replied.
In this joyful atmosphere, a terrifying pressure descended from above, and in an instant, Ash and his Pokémon's smiles vanished!
They all looked upward to see Pluton and Saturn standing on top of the Netherworld Dragon, Pluton's appearance was quite haggard, but he seemed unharmed.
Saturn, on the other hand, remained icily cool, though his stern demeanor couldn't hide his expression of eating dirt.
He could hardly believe that even the reverse space created by the Netherworld Dragon couldn't block the attack of just one human like Ash.
He had heard that the one who thwarted Team Galactic's plans at Orange Archipelago was a formidable superpower user, but a mere human, no matter how strong, shouldn't be able to contend against gods.
That reverse space was crafted from the residual divine position of the Netherworld Dragon, how could it possibly be shattered by a human? Such an occurrence was as implausible as fairy tales.
Yet such an unbelievable event unfolded before his eyes, leaving him no choice but to believe it.
Unexpectedly, a single hit threw their plans into disarray again!
"This time, to execute the plan, that master even allowed us to use the Netherworld Dragon. Thanks to the dragon, we silently infiltrated here. If this plan fails again, we'll have to see that master with our heads on the line." Saturn's icy words reached Pluton's ears, considering their ranks, Pluton, though equal to Saturn as part of the four main members, usually held sway over him. However, Pluton's previous failure had greatly angered Cyrus.
Failure was one part, but the other was that both Pluton and Saturn were apprehended by the League, and Cyrus had expended great efforts to bring them back. If they failed again, Pluton's credibility with Cyrus would plummet drastically.
"I understand, though it's not fully accomplished yet, it's reached the point where it can be used." Pluton took a deep breath, looking towards the distant sky.
A pitch-black silhouette slowly descended!
On that silhouette, concentrated Power of Death swirled!
God of Death—Yveltal!
Ash and his Pokémon, along with Mewtwo, all became grim-faced.
Though they had succeeded in rescuing Mitsumi, they failed to stop the forming of Yveltal.
Judging from its aura, it had at least Divine Domain Level power!
[Type: Yveltal (Phantom)]
[Gender: None]
[Attributes: Flying, Dark.]
[Level: Divine Realm Advanced]
[Ability: Dark Aura]
[Divine Position: None]
[Skills: Oblivion Wing, Sky Attack, Dark Pulse…]
[Six-dimensional Ability: Physical Attack A (A) Special Attack A (A) Defense A (A) Special Defense A (A) Physical Strength A (A) Speed A (A)]
Yveltal's phantom… indeed, this isn't the true Yveltal.
However, its power has already reached Divine Domain Level, though lacking divine position and all attributes are merely A-Level. It's worlds apart from the normal Divine Domain Level.
But it was still Divine Domain Level!
And it was even Divine Realm Advanced!
Even if it couldn't exert the normal power of Divine Realm Advanced, it could at least exert Intermediate Divine Realm power. Coupled with the Netherworld Dragon beside it... even Mewtwo found it difficult to fight against both.
Saturn lowered his head, his gaze penetrating the slowly mending spatial barrier, landing on Ash.
The boy's jacket was tattered beyond recognition, and his exposed arms were covered in fine cracks, marks left by the Aura Power running in overload. No blood oozed from his skin, as the energy residue instantly evaporated it as it emerged.
He sat on the ground, hands propped on the shattered earth, his chest heaving violently with each breath as if using all his strength, seemingly on the verge of collapse at any moment.
All his Pokemon besides him had also lost their ability to fight, lacking strength to continue.
The Key Stone on Ash's wrist was shattered in half, the stone that carried countless evolutions finally reaching its end after simultaneously releasing six MEGA evolutions.
Saturn watched all this, his expression finally shifting: "That little brat has lost his fighting strength, after all, just a human, with a time to exhaust his strength."
Saturn's voice was not loud, but in the silent crystalline ruins, it was particularly clear.
The gloom of failing to create Yveltal also slowly dissipated.
Though they hadn't truly created the God of Death, they made a half-replica, and with Team Galactic's top technology, it could be used and generate more value.
Ash's exhaustion provided a perfect opportunity—a chance to kill Team Galactic's number one enemy!
Saturn stood at the edge of the distorted space, raising his hand and pressing down.
Giratina's six ghostly black wings spread open, and the rules of the Reverse World expanded outward like a tide, turning the air viscous and distorting the refraction of light.
Ash saw his hand stretch and shrink in his vision, and the concepts of up, down, left, and right completely lost effect at that moment.
The entire battlefield was locked down.
This was Giratina's Reverse Spatial Authority, locking the space here.
Although it was evident that Giratina's authority was sealed, it could still use some of it. Such spatial lockdown required hardly any of its authority power.
"You won't escape this time," Saturn's cold voice rang out.
He wouldn't leave another chance for this boy who repeatedly foiled their plans, Team Galactic's greatest threat must be completely eradicated today.
Giratina moved first.
The Ghost Dragon's massive mouth gathered a dark purple energy ball, and the Shadow Ball drew an arc defying the laws of physics, smashing directly towards Mewtwo.
In this reverse space, even the moves exuded an eerie feeling.
Mewtwo crossed its hands before its chest, and a pink-purple protective barrier instantly unfolded in front of her.
The shockwave of energy collision rippled out in the reverse space, Mewtwo retreating half a step in mid-air. This level of attack wasn't much for her, but before she could stabilize, Yveltal's phantom had already swooped down.
The black and red halo of Dark Pulse shot from the Destroyer Pokemon's wing-tips like chains wrapping around Mewtwo's limbs and neck.
Mewtwo's eyes flashed blue, a bright blue Aura Sphere formed in front of her, clashing with the approaching Dark Pulses!
Four dark pulses were directly canceled out by the Aura Sphere, but one still broke through the Aura Sphere's defense, brutally hitting her body!
Mewtwo let out a muffled sound, twisting in the air twice before halting, a wound on her front glowing with ominous black-purple light. The corrosive effect of the Dark Type move was steadily draining her power.
Dealing with just Giratina was one thing, but adding Yveltal was truly tough.
Even if that Yveltal was a replica, it was still Divine Domain Level!
Not to mention it was Dark Attribute, which Psychic Type Pokemon despise the most because Psychic attacks are ineffective against Dark types.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have resorted to using Aura Spheres to defend against Dark Pulse.
"Giratina, restrain her." Seeing the two Legendary Beasts encircle Mewtwo, gaining the upper hand, Saturn ordered Giratina to entangle Mewtwo.
Giratina's black wings snapped open, and the laws of the Reverse Space wove into an invisible cage around Mewtwo.
Mewtwo tried to use Teleport to escape but failed.
The spatial coordinates were completely scrambled, so wherever she tried to teleport, she ended up in positions preset by Giratina—in front of the god of reverse space, using space power was practically showing off carpentry skills to a master carpenter.
If she couldn't use Teleport, then she'd crush it with brute force!
Mewtwo extended one hand, and a pitch-black energy ball slowly took shape—Psystrike!
On Giratina's side, the space distortion intensified, pressure surging in from all directions, though it could only delay Mewtwo's time a bit.
Yet for Saturn, that was enough: "Yveltal!!"
As Saturn called out Yveltal's name, Mewtwo instantly realized what the opponent intended. Ignoring the risk of backlash, she directly launched the Psystrike!
"Boom!!" The exploding energy burst open countless cracks in the reverse space, but the time for charging wasn't enough, and this strike failed to directly shatter the reverse space!
Meanwhile, Yveltal ascended into the sky.
The Destroyer Pokemon's wings fully spread, a blood-red glow emanating from the core of the wing bones, dyeing the entire pair of wings a fiery crimson.
This was Yveltal's unique move—Oblivion Wing! Also known as Death Wing!
In the moment the red glow utterly devours life, anything it touches would be forcibly petrified, even the soul sealed within the withered shell.
Yveltal aimed at Ash, the glow on its wing-tip converging into a crimson beam of light, falling with lifeless, icy killing intent straight down.
Ash raised his head, seeing that nearer red glow reflected in his eyes.
His arm still heavy as if filled with lead, every ounce of strength in his body burnt out in that multi-colored Aura Sphere from before.
Right now, he didn't even have the strength to stand up.
Never thought he'd fall in such a place... without having become a Pokemon Master, without becoming the world's strongest with his companions... it's truly disheartening!
Just then, a golden flash of light from his feet, Pikachu leapt forth.
Its electricity pouch was so depleted there were almost no sparks, it squeezed out every last bit of energy in its body, releasing a Thunderbolt onto the Oblivion Wing!
But undoubtedly, it was like an ant trying to move a towering tree, having no effect.
Seeing this, Pikachu braced its weary body, arms open—if they had to die, it would protect Ash till the very last moment!
Ash suddenly stretched out an arm, squeezing out the last bit of strength left in him, scooping Pikachu into his arms.
He turned around, arching his back, using his body as the final shield, holding Pikachu tightly in his embrace.
"Pikapi!!"
"Don't worry, Pikachu, I'll protect you. When Mewtwo gets out of the reverse space, she will definitely take you all away from here." Ash held tighter, intending to leave the last chance for survival to Pikachu.
'Damn it!!! Get away from me!!' Mewtwo, seeing the deathly aura closing in on Ash, exploded in psychic power far exceeding her own capabilities overflown from rage!
The reverse space utterly shattered at this moment!
However, Mewtwo couldn't make it to Ash in time....
As despair loomed over Mewtwo, suddenly the sky of this space engulfed by Giratina's reverse authority began splitting open!
A shadow surrounded by emerald light plunged straight down from above the clouds.
The emerald glow rammed into the Oblivion Wing, instantly shattering the imitation Death Wing with overwhelming force!
Ash and Pikachu were hurled through the air by the shock wave, but the expected pain from hitting the ground never came; instead, they landed on a figure emitting a warm aura, with emerald light supporting them.
When Ash's gaze landed on that dark figure, his tense expression relaxed.
It finally arrived—Sky Dragon Rayquaza!