20demayo Chapter 338 Lugia Appears, Lugia Falls into the Trap!
Chapter 338 Lugia Appears, Lugia Falls into the Trap!
Chapter 338 Lugia Appears, Lugia Falls into the Trap!
Pluton did not deceive Ash. As he said, deception would be meaningless. Even if he had lied to Ash that Cynthia and the others had been wiped out, the lie would have been exposed when Cynthia appeared.
If someone were to try and take advantage of Ash's momentary distraction by spreading false information, and then seize the other two legendary birds, that would be nothing short of delusional.
Although he looked down on Pokémon, Pokémon still had two legendary Pokémon to fight Ash. If Pokémon lost under these circumstances, it meant that besides Pokémon's poor skills, Ash must have had a force that could match it.
Otherwise, no matter how badly the player is played, if the two sides are not equal in strength, he can still crush Ash.
Currently, he only has Articuno, a legendary Pokémon that is under his control. If two legendary birds can't handle Ash, what can one do? So, trying to create weaknesses in Ash through language is not very useful.
Furthermore, his real purpose was to buy time!
"Ash, have you gotten Moltres and Zapdos back to normal?" Cynthia, who had arrived at the scene, jumped off Garchomp and landed beside Ash. She glanced at Moltres and Zapdos, who were lying unconscious with their eyes closed, and asked with a look of surprise and delight.
The two legendary birds no longer look like they do in the Galar region, which means Ash has freed them from his control!
"Yeah, I knew it. With the bond between me and Mewtwo, taking them down is a piece of cake."
"Are you guys alright?" Xiao Zhi rubbed his nose smugly, his face full of self-satisfaction.
The situation is gradually becoming clearer. The two legendary birds have been subdued, and a way to break free of their control has been found. The opponent only has one legendary bird left that they just controlled. Even two against one couldn't defeat him and Mewtwo, so how could the remaining one be a match for Mewtwo?
Although there was a shadowy figure of unknown combat strength nearby, they still held the advantage.
In this situation, Ash's childlike pride couldn't help but be released, and as expected of him, he unknowingly saved the world once again.
"You're really amazing, Ash. You're definitely destined to be the future Pokémon Master—but let's finish up the last bit of this first." Cynthia gave Ash a thumbs-up, her face full of undisguised praise. Then she turned her gaze to Stardust and Pluton, her smile instantly turning into a serious expression.
"Pluto, your plan has come to an end. Although you used Yveltal's power to control Articuno, Moltres and Zapdos have now returned to normal, and Lugia will not appear because of this."
"Ash and his friends have the power to defeat Moltres and Zapdos, so defeating your powerless Yveltal shadow and Articuno shouldn't be difficult at all. Surrender obediently, and I'll ask the League for leniency!"
Cynthia's powerful voice rang out across the land. At this moment, Lorelei, Misty, and Serena also dismounted from their respective Pokémon and stood beside Ash. Ash's side seemed to have a very strong presence, which could put more pressure on the opponent.
But Pluto wasn't intimidated at all: "I didn't expect the mighty Cynthia to make jokes. Putting everything else aside, if I wanted to leave now, could you stop me? Articuno might not be a match for your Mewtwo, but as a god-level Pokémon, if I wanted to leave, who on your side could stop me?"
Ash and the others: ————
Hades was right. If Articuno, a Psychic-type Pokémon, wanted to take them away, it would be quite easy. Unless Mewtwo is at the intermediate level of the Divine Realm, there's no way to forcibly stop them.
Furthermore, there is a mysterious shadow on Pluton's side. From Cynthia's few words, we can learn that the shadow is the same as what Ash sensed, belonging to Yveltal's power. Cynthia calls it Yveltal's shadow.
It was because of the existence of that shadow that Cynthia and the others were able to be obtained by Hades.
Yveltal's Shadow is a monster created using Yveltal's death power, existing only as an energy form. This thing cannot be called an elf at all, because it has no life force whatsoever, only the purest death power.
This thing is a combination of Team Galactic's highest technology. Although they did not create a divine beast that could be promoted to the God Realm level out of thin air like Team Rocket, they created a monster energy body that was born with God Realm level power.
This energy body can be controlled by their Galactic Team, but each battle consumes the death energy within it, and to replenish it, the same amount of death energy is required.
Team Galactic had already used all their Death Power to create this shadow, leaving no surplus to replenish it. As for how Team Galactic originally obtained their Death Power—
It might be hard for outsiders to believe, but all this death power was collected by them from various parts of the Carlos region while "collecting scraps".
The so-called "ragpicking" involved searching for the remaining death energy of Yveltal throughout the Carlos region, gathering and integrating all of that death energy, and finally creating this monster.
As for why not just go to Yveltal and take it directly—ha, he's the God of Death! Going to him for the power of death? That's just asking for death!
In short, Team Galactic somehow managed to become a terrifying force with temporary god-level combat power by scavenging scraps. While Yveltal's power was certainly important, Team Galactic's machines for collecting death energy and for integrating death energy to create energy bodies were also crucial.
To put it bluntly, among all the villainous organizations, perhaps only Team Galactic and Team Rocket could do this. Other villainous organizations, even if they found Yveltal's power, would have no way to integrate the power and create such a temporary god-level energy body.
All of the above are top secrets within the Galactic Team. No one knows about them except for Hades and the leader, Sun. This is why Star was completely bewildered when he heard about the hidden methods.
She was truly completely unaware.
If even the planet doesn't know, how does Cynthia know? She doesn't actually know the origin of Yveltal's shadow, but she heard the name from Hades. As for the energy consumption and inability to replenish it, that's just Cynthia's guess.
Each attack from that dark figure depletes a portion of its power, and it has no way to recover it. The rate at which it consumes power is simply too fast, which is why Cynthia made such a judgment.
But if Hades wanted to use this power to escape, then there was really nothing that could stop him.
"And why should I run away? I've already achieved my goal, Lugia—here he comes!" Hades' lips curled into a smug smile.
"What?!"
Amidst the gasps of the crowd, a water column tens of meters long rose from the vast sea, and a snow-white figure burst out from the water column!
The water flowed gently down following the rising figure, revealing its true form: a bird-like creature with snow-white feathers, wings resembling two enormous hands, and an aura of sacred majesty.
Lugia, the god of the sea!
[Type: Lugia]
Gender: Male
[Attributes: Superpowered, Flight.]
[Level: Peak of the Divine Realm]
[Characteristics: Multiple scales]
[Cleric Role: Ocean Current Control]
[Skills: Aerial Blast, Storm — (One hundred skills omitted here)]
[Six-dimensional stats: Physical Attack S (S), Special Attack S (S), Defense S (S), Special Defense S (S), HP S (S), Speed S]
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The information about Lugia entered Ash's mind. This was the second time Ash had seen a Pokémon of the highest level in the Divine Realm; the first was Ho-Oh.
When he first met Ho-Oh, his Eye of Insight, or rather his knowledge, was not yet complete. At that time, he couldn't even see through Ho-Oh's skills, let alone see through divine authority.
Now, however, one can see through Lugia's divine authority and all the skills he possesses.
Ash was genuinely amazed by Lugia's luxurious panel, but what puzzled him even more was why Lugia was there.
Cynthia just said that she had prevented the necessary conditions for Lugia to appear, but Lugia appeared not long after. What were the necessary conditions for Lugia's appearance?
"How is that possible? When the world is in chaos, the gods of the sea will appear to quell all the anger. This should only happen when all three gods are out of control, and Lugia will appear to quell the chaos. Now, with only Articuno under control, why would Lugia appear?" Cynthia's pretty face showed a clear blank expression.
She murmured softly, completely baffled.
According to her research on the legends of the sea god on the island of Asia, the condition for the appearance of the sea god should be that when the three divine birds are out of control, the benevolent sea god will appear, quell the chaos of the three divine birds, and restore peace to the world.
That's why Hades, unable to find the Sea God, set his sights on the Three Divine Birds. Compared to the elusive and unpredictable Sea God, the Three Divine Birds were much easier to find, as they inhabited three islands surrounding Asia Minor.
If the three divine birds are controlled and their divine duties are disrupted or sealed, then the God of the Sea will appear—this is the prerequisite for the appearance of the God of the Sea.
Therefore, Cynthia did everything in her power to prevent the opponent from controlling the last legendary bird. Although she ultimately failed, Ash successfully restored both legendary birds to normal. So, theoretically, the Sea God should still not appear.
"Hehe, although that brat managed to take back Moltres and Zapdos, it was too late. When I controlled Articuno, he hadn't yet defeated the two legendary birds and returned to normal. And even if he had, the restoration of divine authority wouldn't be quick. Right now, the world is in its most chaotic phase, so Lugia will naturally appear."
Perhaps in a good mood, Hades actually took the initiative to explain to them the reason for Lugia's appearance. He now had an extremely pleasant smile on his face, looking at Lugia soaring in the sky, as if he had already regarded it as his own.
"So what if Lugia appears? He can wipe you all out with a single breath. You dare to plot against a true god? You're all overestimating yourselves," Kona said with a cold, sarcastic expression.
From the moment Lugia appeared, she could sense that Lugia was fundamentally different from the Divine Birds. Even if the three Divine Birds were tied together, they probably couldn't defeat Lugia. So why would Team Galactic dare to set their sights on Lugia?
"Is that so? Then we'll wait and see." Hades' lips curled into a sarcastic smile, then he waved his hand, and a dark figure suddenly rushed out from behind him.
Lugia in the sky also saw the charging figure. He frowned slightly, and his eyes shone with a bright blue light—Psychic!
The terrifying superpowers released by the peak of the God Realm are enough to make the entire world tremble!
Time seemed to stand still at that moment; the terrifying pressure made even Mewtwo feel breathless.
"Is this the power of the peak of Asgard? In Mega Evolution, I don't even have the strength to raise my hand." Mewtwo's voice was slightly surprised. Now she has psychic powers far beyond her normal state, and her strength has increased by a level compared to her normal state, making her almost invincible among the mid-level Asgardians.
Yet, even under these circumstances, they couldn't even muster the strength to raise their hands in the face of the aftershocks emanating from the peak of the Divine Realm. The difference in strength between those at the Divine Realm level was truly terrifying!
Huo Xing's expression also turned quite grim. How could Team Galactic possibly control such terrifying power? Or rather, was this truly a power that humans could wield?
On the other side, Hades also felt immense pressure, but the sinister smile on his face remained unchanged.
In the air, the powerful mental energy was applied to the black shadow that shot out, but the powerful mental energy that was enough to freeze space itself failed to stop the opponent in the slightest!
Even Lugia was momentarily stunned. In that instant, Yveltal's shadow had already appeared in front of Lugia.
Before Lugia could retreat, the immense malevolent energy began to surge into Lugia's body!
"Screech!!!" The surge of malice caused Lugia to let out a pitiful cry. Ash's pupils constricted, and without thinking, he shouted to Pikachu beside him, "Pikachu, Thunderbolt! Mewtwo, Thunderbolt! Don't let that shadow enter Lugia's body!!"
The instant Ash's voice fell, two golden bolts of lightning shot out from the two Pokémon, illuminating the dark sky as if it were daytime!