"Roar!!!"
Although the sky would quickly darken every time Desolate Land was unleashed, Primal Groudon was clearly not convinced.
It roared, preparing to exert its power again.
"Stop struggling, Groudon, it's useless."
Giovanni stopped Primal Groudon.
Primal Groudon paused its actions, as it still trusted Giovanni's words.
"This Legendary Pokémon should have the ability to absorb sunlight, right?"
Giovanni looked at Mammon. Primal Groudon was already panting, but the light on Necrozma, Dusk Mane was getting brighter and brighter.
Even a fool would know there was something amiss here.
"Ah~ you found out, huh? That's right, Necrozma has the ability to absorb 'light,' so no matter how many times Primal Groudon unleashes Desolate Land, it's useless."
Mammon replied with a smile.
"And I really have to thank your Groudon, Dad, for providing so much light to Necrozma. Now then…"
"You can all witness Necrozma's further evolved form."
A further evolved form?
Giovanni and Lance were both on high alert.
"Necrozma."
Necrozma, Dusk Mane roared, its sound shaking the heavens. Its massive body leaped high, shimmering with incredibly dazzling light in mid-air.
The light was so dazzling that it was almost impossible to look at directly.
The brilliant golden light dyed the entire Saffron City gold, appearing incredibly magnificent under the dark sky.
And within this golden light, Necrozma's body was rapidly transforming—wings, body, head, tail… "Gwah~!"
Accompanied by a deafening dragon's roar, a giant light dragon spread its wings and appeared in the sky.
Ultra Necrozma!
Shock!
Unparalleled shock!
Everyone looked up at the only light source in the boundless darkness, gazing at this dragon shining with brilliant golden light.
Shattered wasteland, dark sky and earth, dazzling light dragon!
This scene was truly epic!
The live broadcast footage, captured by the Rotom camera, was seen by all the Alliance Trainers tied up on the first floor of Silph Co. Building.
"Hey, hey, hey! This Pokémon…"
Wallace swallowed, and even he, who disliked Mammon, felt the intense pressure from this light dragon Pokémon, even through the screen.
"It really looks incredibly strong!"
May's big eyes, however, were sparkling, full of excitement.
"It feels even stronger than Rayquaza!"
Yes, in May's perception, their Hoenn's legendary Rayquaza was a very powerful Pokémon because Rayquaza could stop the land-sea battle.
But May truly felt that even Rayquaza might not be as strong as this golden light dragon, right?
"Form change? It doesn't look like Mega Evolution."
Geeta curiously watched the Ultra Necrozma on the screen. This kind of freely controlled form change was rare.
But it had to be said, the might of this Pokémon was truly astonishing.
Especially since the timing, atmosphere, and environment all perfectly accentuated its grandeur.
"I feel like Champion Giovanni and the others are going to have a hard time now." Nemona smacked her lips.
District 4.
At this moment, Giovanni and Lance indeed felt an incredibly heavy pressure.
Primal Groudon and Lugia were also on high alert.
"Its name is Ultra Necrozma, the 'Light Stealer' from the ancient Alola myths. Of course, I prefer its other title, 'Great God of Light'."
Mammon unhurriedly introduced Ultra Necrozma to the two.
Originally, he had prepared three Legendary Pokémon for the Alliance Trainers: Ultra Necrozma, Eternatus Eternamax, and Terapagos Terastallization.
To let them truly experience the might of these three top Legendaries, because if you want to show off, there's no better way to do it than with these three Pokémon, right?
Eternatus is the source of Gigantamax, Terapagos is the source of Terastallization, and Necrozma is very likely also the source of Z-Power.
Perfect!
But now… there's no way, only Giovanni and Lance are left from the Alliance. (Sad.jpg)
"Great God of Light, huh?" Giovanni looked at this Ultra Necrozma, whose entire body shimmered with sacred golden light.
Great God of Light? What an apt name.
"But Mammon, no matter who the opponent is, we will never give up!"
Giovanni said in a deep voice.
"If you want to completely defeat me, you must first defeat my Groudon!"
Primal Groudon roared furiously at Ultra Necrozma in perfect cooperation.
This thief who stole its Desolate Land sunlight!
"Oh? Even after witnessing the existence of Ultra Necrozma with your own eyes, you still have the courage to persist?"
Mammon chuckled lightly.
"Alright, as a reward for your persistence until now, I'll allow you to attack first."
"Come on, I'll let you all get a good look at the power of Ultra Necrozma~"
Mammon stood beneath Ultra Necrozma, whose majestic and indifferent eyes gazed at Lugia and Primal Groudon.
"Still as arrogant as ever, Mammon."
Giovanni chuckled softly, but there was no amusement in his eyes.
"Arrogant? Is that what you think, my dear Dad?" Mammon laughed.
"You know nothing of Ultra Necrozma's power, and you know nothing of my power either."
"This farce, it's time for it to end."
Farce?
Hearing Mammon's words, the Alliance Trainers inside Silph Co. Building all changed their expressions, and Wallace gritted his teeth even harder.
"Aeroblast!"
"Precipice Blades!"
Lance and Giovanni did not reply but directly launched their attacks.
Lugia raised its head and cried, its huge wings fully spread, and translucent energy continuously condensed before its mouth.
Primal Groudon roared, its whole body glowing with dazzling fiery red light, and its thick giant claws heavily slammed onto the ground.
The ground rumbled violently and cracked, and hot magma continuously overflowed from it.
Giant magma blades rose from the ground, furiously spreading towards Ultra Necrozma.
At the same time, Lugia's Aeroblast shot out, directly targeting Ultra Necrozma.
Two powerful attacks came, yet Mammon's lips curved into a slight smile.
"Photon Geyser."
"Gwah~!"
Ultra Necrozma's dragon roar echoed through the sky, and two golden lights flickered and danced before its body.
The next moment, two enormous golden beams of light shot out, meeting Aeroblast and Precipice Blades.
The Psychic-type Photon Geyser!
Boom!
Photon Geyser, Aeroblast, and Precipice Blades collided heavily, and powerful energy waves vibrated outwards, with deafening roars shaking the heavens.
To everyone's astonishment, in just two seconds, Photon Geyser shattered Lugia's Aeroblast, and with unabated momentum, struck Lugia, exploding violently.
Although Precipice Blades held on for a while longer, it was also completely pulverized by Photon Geyser, which then broke through Precipice Blades and hit Primal Groudon.
The immense and terrifying energy exploded, heavily knocking Primal Groudon back.
"So strong?!"
Seeing Ultra Necrozma take on two opponents at once and gain an absolute advantage in both clashes, everyone was incredibly shocked.
This was just too strong!
"Continue."
Mammon's smile remained.
Golden light points flickered again before Ultra Necrozma's body, and this time, there were four!
The next moment, four Photon Geysers were charged and fired, hitting Lugia and Primal Groudon again.
Boom!
The deafening roar shook the ears, golden energy exploded wildly, and immense, violent winds howled freely.
Lugia had been knocked to the ground, and Primal Groudon was also defeated.
"This…"
Lance's face was incredibly grim and conflicted. He never expected Mammon to be this powerful.
This was the legendary Lugia, yet it was so easily suppressed.
Giovanni also looked conflicted, but finally sighed, helpless.
The outcome of the battle was beyond doubt. In front of Ultra Necrozma, Lugia and Primal Groudon's resistance was utterly futile.
In a short time, these two Legendaries were beaten so badly by Ultra Necrozma that they couldn't get up.
"You won, Mammon, the Alliance… lost."
Giovanni recalled Primal Groudon, stating the final result of this battle.
Lance remained silent, and Alder and Lance, who were still tied up on the other side, also looked very conflicted.
But seeing the giant golden light dragon standing in the sky, any words at this moment seemed pale.
"This was always the inevitable outcome."
Mammon chuckled lightly, then turned to look at Selene and the others, who were all overjoyed. They were all very happy at this moment.
Although he knew this was his doing, hearing Giovanni admit defeat personally still made him very excited.
They had defeated the Pokémon Alliance!!
"The Team Rockets I lead will not be defeated."
The young man's words were not heavy, but they were spoken with such natural composure.
Giovanni looked at the young man, full of spirit in his black attire, and the smile and pride in his eyes ultimately could not be hidden.
Fortunately, Lance at this moment wasn't paying attention to Giovanni at all, but was also gazing at Mammon, his eyes constantly flickering.
The battle in Saffron City was over, and the result was not surprising.
When Mammon brought everyone back to Silph Co., Giovanni looked at all the Alliance Trainers on the first floor.
"I'm sorry, I've disappointed everyone. I lost, sigh…"
Giovanni was very ashamed.
"Not at all, Champion Giovanni, you already tried your best!" Steven said earnestly.
"That's right, Champion Giovanni, we all saw your efforts. It's just that your opponent wasn't human." This was Wallace.
"Champion Giovanni, there's no need to blame yourself. If you feel ashamed, then how should we feel?" Geeta sighed.
"Hmm, this isn't your fault, Champion Giovanni. Mammon and the Team Rockets are just too strong."
officer Jenny said helplessly.
"Mio, you were caught too?" Giovanni looked at officer Jenny, somewhat surprised to hear her voice.
officer Jenny awkwardly turned her head away.
"Mammon, we've already lost, you can release Mio and the others now, can't you?" Giovanni looked at Mammon.
"Of course, no problem. Then I'd also like to ask you, Dad, to contact President Charles Goodshow. It's time we had a good talk."
"As for before Charles Goodshow arrives, you are all still my captives, so please, everyone, come with me."
Mammon replied with a smile. Hoopa poked its small head out from behind Mammon, grinning.
Three golden rings flew out, expanding and transforming into portals.
At the same time, Hoopa's eyes glowed blue, and the ropes binding Steven and the others all loosened.
"This is?" Agatha was very curious.
"Just a spatial warp. Please, everyone, come to our Team Rockets' castle for a sit-down and some tea. I imagine you won't mind, right?"
Mammon's tone was still very polite, but Steven and the others naturally wouldn't say a single word of no.
Well, after all, strictly speaking, they were still captives.
"Mammon, can we go back now? I need to go shower first; I feel like I've got so much dust on me."
"Yes, you go ahead."
Seeing Mammon nod, Rosa was the first to enter the spatial golden ring.
Then Selene, Hilda, and the others followed. Seeing this, under Mammon's gaze, Steven and the others had no choice but to brace themselves and walk into the spatial golden ring.
"Phew~ Time's almost up, Mom, I have to go back again."
Soon, only a few people remained on the crowded first floor of Silph Co. Building.
Akari and Platinum hugged, expressing their lingering regret.
"Then next time, I'll have Dad send you over to play, okay?"
"Uh-huh~ Go, Mom, try to have me born by next year, okay?"
Akari whispered in Platinum's ear, her tone completely undisguised in its urgency.
"…I know, I know." Platinum blushed slightly.
"Mm-hmm, Dad, a hug."
Akari rolled her eyes cutely at this, then skipped to Mammon, hugged him, and took a deep breath.
"Did you have fun today?" Mammon ruffled Akari's head, asking with a smile.
"Hehe~ Fun, but it's such a shame I didn't beat Grandpa in the end. Grandpa, a hug too."
Akari said with twinkling eyes, then jogged over to Giovanni and hugged him.
At this moment, there were no Alliance members present, so Giovanni didn't need to hide himself, his face full of tenderness and doting.
"My Granddaughter is so cute." Giovanni's eyes crinkled with laughter.
"Mmm~ Of course! Time's almost up, Dad, Mom, Grandpa, see you next time."
Akari beamed with joy, but soon sensed something, waved to the three, and gradually disappeared from where she stood.
World Tree Castle.
"Wow~ Is this the Team Rockets' headquarters?"
May's eyes lit up as she spun around, surveying the opulent Team Rockets castle.
This was simply too luxurious, wasn't it?