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Giovanni's actions were far beyond Gary's expectations. As the leader of Team Rockets and the strongest Gym Leader in Kanto, with all these identities, he actually sent Mewtwo to battle Gary over a small verbal spat!
Is this something a human would do? Where is the dignity of a strong person? Where is the dignity of a superior? Did a dog eat them all?!
"Is this the Mewtwo Mr. Blaine mentioned? It certainly looks a bit terrifying and is full of pressure…" Misty couldn't help but shrink back, unconsciously wanting to hug Togepi, but then realized Togepi wasn't by her side.
Togepi was still at Ash's feet. During the previous battle, because Ash had expended some energy to protect his surroundings, Togepi hadn't been affected at all.
"Even through the barrier, I can feel an incredibly terrifying pressure. The machine on him must be to suppress Mewtwo's power. The pressure from Mewtwo now is dozens of times stronger than when he stood before Gary earlier," Brock analyzed with a solemn expression.
In this battle, Ash was likely in grave danger. His opponent was Mewtwo, the strongest artificial Pokémon according to Blaine, a Pokémon that could almost rival a deity once it matured!
No matter how strong Ash was, he couldn't possibly have a Pokémon capable of fighting such a Pokémon. Even six against one wouldn't be enough to win!
Unless Ash himself entered the fray, there might be a sliver of a chance for victory. After all, they had never seen Ash's full power, so there was still some hope.
However, that hope was quite slim.
"I see, so you met Blaine. No wonder you're not surprised by Mewtwo's existence. It seems you got a lot of information from him." Although Misty and Brock's voices were low, Giovanni still heard what they said.
Giovanni was initially surprised that they knew about Mewtwo, but when he heard Blaine's name, he understood everything.
He knew Ash and the others had been to Cinnabar Island, but whether Blaine was on Cinnabar Island or if Ash and the others met Blaine, he didn't know. After all, he had been searching for Blaine for a long time but had never found him.
When he said earlier that Ash had collected eight badges, he hadn't included the Cinnabar Badge. The reason he said that was because he believed that Viridian Gym, as the strongest Gym in Kanto, was usually challenged by those who were only missing their last badge or had already collected all eight badges.
How could a normal person plan to challenge Viridian Gym as their first or even an intermediate Gym? Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?
But now he knew that Ash must have met Blaine when he went to Cinnabar Island. Calculating this, the badge in Blaine's possession should be their seventh badge.
Thinking of this, Giovanni's calm expression couldn't help but show a slight ripple. He had gathered the entire Team Rockets' strength and searched for Blaine for so long without success. Ash went to Cinnabar Island for only a few days? And he found Blaine? What kind of efficiency is that!
Compared to this, the Team Rockets executives were simply useless good-for-nothings. Fortunately, after today, Ash would join Team Rockets, and Team Rockets would finally welcome a new member who could do the work of a hundred.
Giovanni felt a little happy just thinking about it.
On the other side, Giovanni's words made Misty and Brock quickly cover their mouths. They seemed to have leaked some information they shouldn't have.
But who would have thought that Giovanni could hear such a low voice? They had already deliberately lowered their voices. Even standing next to them, it would be difficult to hear. Where did Giovanni hear it from?
Ash didn't care much about the leaked information about Blaine. He shrugged and said, "That's right, we did meet Blaine, and we also learned about Mewtwo's existence… Blaine said Mewtwo is a monster-like Pokémon, that it's very dangerous, uncontrollable, and has a volatile temperament, but I don't think that's the case."
Mewtwo: ... "Even if it's an artificial Pokémon, Mewtwo is still a Pokémon, no different from Pokémon born from an egg. What affects its temperament and personality, to put it bluntly, is still its surrounding environment and the people around it. So, all those negative things Blaine mentioned were caused by you, Team Rockets. If you give it the correct values, then it's no different from a normal Pokémon! Am I right, Mewtwo?"
Ash stared intently at Mewtwo, trying to convey these words into Mewtwo's heart, to make Mewtwo awaken.
However, after his speech, Mewtwo made no movement, only its palm trembled slightly, and no Psychic message was transmitted.
The light in Ash's eyes dimmed slightly, but quickly rekindled. In any case, first defeat Mewtwo, disband half of Team Rockets, rescue Mewtwo, and then slowly reason with it later—that would also be acceptable.
The prerequisite for all of this was to first defeat Giovanni.
"Hahaha, how ridiculous. You're actually trying to communicate with Mewtwo? It's useless, Mewtwo will never listen to your words. You're right, we, Team Rockets, did influence it, so now it is our Team Rockets' ultimate weapon! As long as we can find that missing thing, those people in the Alliance will all grovel at the feet of our Team Rockets!"
Giovanni spread his hands, speaking with a fanatical expression.
The 'thing' he referred to was naturally Mewtwo's missing Psychic origin. Because of the missing origin, Mewtwo could never reach the Divine Realm level. As long as it didn't reach the Divine Realm level, even if Mewtwo had abilities far beyond ordinary Pokémon, it couldn't fight the entire Alliance alone.
That was something only a god could do.
Giovanni had been desperately searching for Blaine all along to find the whereabouts of the Psychic origin. However, what he didn't know was that the Psychic origin he craved was currently right in front of him.
"Weapon? You're actually comparing a living being to a weapon… Indeed, only you… only you absolutely cannot be forgiven!!!" Ash gritted his teeth, his face showing anger, and the power he transmitted to Venusaur had also reached its peak.
"Go, Venusaur, Bloom—World of Trees' Advent!!" The battle erupted without warning at this moment. Ash commanded Venusaur to launch a direct attack on Mewtwo!
Bloom—World of Trees' Advent, Giovanni had never heard of this move, but judging by the power gathering around Venusaur, this seemed to be an even more powerful skill than Frenzy Plant.
Facing Mewtwo, Ash still chose to let Venusaur battle. To this, Giovanni could only say that a newborn calf fears no tiger. Did he really think that defeating an Elite-level Pokémon meant he could challenge a Champion-level one?
"Bana!!" Venusaur roared, and countless root-like green plants erupted from the ground, instantly filling the entire field!
"Frenzy Plant? Heh, isn't it just a bit more numerous? And you dare to change its name and call it your own original move?" Giovanni saw that the skill Venusaur used was identical to Frenzy Plant, only with a greater quantity, and immediately scoffed.
To put it bluntly, this was still just Frenzy Plant. To say something unpleasant, this level of attack would have no effect on Psychic.
"Bana—!!" Venusaur's roar exploded again, adding an even greater, more majestic power than before, causing the gravel at the edge of the field to rattle and Rollout.
Accompanying this roar, the Frenzy Plants that originally supported the thorny barrier on the field suddenly transformed. Those roots, which were originally only arm-thick, seemed to be infused with violent vitality, rapidly expanding and thickening at a visible speed. In an instant, they grew into giant roots that required a person to stretch out both arms to barely embrace!
Dozens of giant roots, like living pythons, swiftly encircled Mewtwo in the center of the field, their branches and leaves intertwining into an impenetrable net, completely engulfing Mewtwo's figure!
In just a few breaths, the originally open battleground was filled with lush giant roots and branches, and the air was permeated with the moist scent of vegetation, like a primeval forest that had suddenly descended!
Both Giovanni and Misty and the others were stunned by this sudden scene. This was simply not something Frenzy Plant could achieve. The field had transformed into a forest in the blink of an eye, just like the name of the move Ash had just said—World of Trees' Advent!
After Mewtwo was enveloped, pink flowers slowly began to appear on the huge trees, and a strange scent began to permeate the field. Giovanni, protected by Mewtwo's barrier, did not smell or absorb the scent.
If he had taken a breath, he would have found himself feeling drowsy and numb.
Bloom—World of Trees' Advent, this move is equivalent to an advanced version of Frenzy Plant. It infuses the core life force—the power of Xerneas's life branch—into the cherry blossom plants, thereby causing a qualitative change in Frenzy Plant.
The originally arm-thick Frenzy Plant can not only evolve into a state that a person's two hands cannot embrace, but it will also grow flowers and emit a fragrant scent that makes both humans and Pokémon feel numb.
After smelling it, one would first fall into a paralyzed state, and then fall into a deep sleep. Because it's paralysis first and then sleep, even if the body is struck, it's difficult to wake up.
In addition, this move also has the effect of absorbing the life force of the attacked target!
It can be said that once hit by this move, one would suffer immense damage, fall into a deep sleep, and have their life force absorbed to strengthen all the trees.
With Venusaur's current power to unleash this move, even a Champion-level Pokémon, if hit, would be in for a big surprise!
"Crack, crack, crack!!" Inside the World of Trees' Advent, a grating mechanical sound rang out. That should be the sound coming from the machinery on Mewtwo. Giovanni's face instantly changed when he heard it.
Immediately after, he shouted loudly: "Mewtwo, use Psychic to break those things apart!"
"Hiss, hiss, hiss—" There were muffled sounds coming from the huge forest, and a few seconds later—"Boom!!"
The tree roots that had tightly enveloped Mewtwo were directly shattered by a powerful impact. At the same time, that immense power coiled around Mewtwo, and any approaching tree roots were directly pulverized!
Seeing this, Ash's expression also became solemn. Don't underestimate these things just because they're trees; their hardness is only slightly inferior to steel. Yet, the opponent could easily crush them to dust, which shows how strong their power truly is.
In a short while, all the emerging green plants were completely crushed to dust, and the originally lush field reverted to its barren state.
After the green plants were crushed, they transformed into energy and dissipated, leaving only empty holes all over the ground.
The armored Mewtwo retracted its raised arm, its exposed half-face slightly panting. It was clear that clearing this entire area was not particularly easy for the current Mewtwo.
To be able to make Mewtwo release this level of power at the peak professional level, Venusaur could actually be proud.
However, after unleashing this move, Venusaur's expression also became listless. This move was actually similar to Charizard's Sacred Fire being attached to its own skill moves, belonging to the attachment of divine power.
Using it with Venusaur's current power was quite strenuous. After using it, the stamina loss was at least eighty percent.
Therefore, this move was basically used as a trump card. After having Venusaur use this move, Ash didn't intend to let Venusaur continue fighting. This move was the only one that could threaten Mewtwo, but the heavy price paid was enough to leave Venusaur with no power to continue battling Mewtwo.
Even a slight brush or touch from Mewtwo's power would cause immense damage to Venusaur.
"Return, Venusaur." Without waiting for Mewtwo to attack, Ash directly recalled Venusaur. Mewtwo had already raised its arm, but as the attack target disappeared, it paused for a moment before lowering its arm again.
"No stamina left after using that move? It seems you want to use Mewtwo as a touchstone, but your Venusaur no longer has battle power, and you only have one Pokémon left. What Pokémon do you plan to use?" Giovanni saw through Venusaur's condition at a glance.
Although that move was quite exaggerated, it was actually just a showy bluff. After using that move, Venusaur had no remaining stamina to fight Mewtwo, so Ash could only recall it directly.
Now Ash only had one Pokémon left. Although Mewtwo had been slightly depleted, that was all. The injuries on its body could at most be called scratches. No matter what Pokémon Ash used next, it would be impossible to threaten Mewtwo.
Unless he could display power several times stronger than the skill Venusaur just used, and could use it continuously—but how could that be possible?
Hearing this, Ash closed his eyes and his mind sank into the chat group.
[Newbie Ash: Big shots, it's your turn. Who's up this time?]
[Champion Ash: Who are we fighting? Which of Giovanni's main Pokémon?]
The Champion, who had been waiting for Ash's message in the group, immediately replied.
[Newbie Ash: Not a main Pokémon, it's Mewtwo! Champion-level Mewtwo!]
[Champion Ash: Good heavens! Is the Giovanni in your world that shameless?]