CRACK!
One second later, a sharp SNAP echoed through the Distortion World.
The two massive meteors from Meteor Shower simultaneously split down their centers, like a gourd cleaved in half by a single blade stroke.
Standing at the lowest point amid the rubble was Shadow Mewtwo.
Its expression had turned utterly ferocious. One arm pointed skyward, a single trembling finger extended, yet that finger alone, touching the meteor rock, had shattered the entire Meteor Shower attack!
"EXHILARATING!!" Shadow Mewtwo laughed maniacally, the black aura surrounding its body intensifying until even the Synergy Stone embedded in its shoulder blazed with dark radiance.
"Shadow Rush!"
In an instant, with Shadow Mewtwo as the epicenter, the entire Distortion World's surface was bombarded by wave after wave of shadow energy.
Mega Tyranitar and Mega Aggron were immediately teleported to mid-air by Mega Gardevoir.
"Exhilarating?" John smiled coldly.
This only meant Shadow Mewtwo could serve as the perfect punching bag!
No, it also possessed counterattack capabilities. Shadow Mewtwo was essentially... a fortress!
John looked up again, releasing two more Pokeballs.
Greninja and Blaziken entered the field.
Greninja immediately retreated several steps, leaping onto one of the floating rocks scattered throughout the Distortion World. A moment later, the Clone technique activated.
Over a hundred Mega Greninja materialized instantly, all targeting Shadow Mewtwo, simultaneously condensing Aura Sphere attacks.
Blaziken rapidly charged forward, gathering power while running. An emergency-speed Thunder Punch wreathed in plasma lightning drove straight toward Shadow Mewtwo's face.
Shadow Mewtwo had been waiting for exactly this. It raised one hand and slashed downward, tearing a spatial rift into existence.
"Shadow Vortex!"
Meanwhile, the teleported Mega Tyranitar and Mega Aggron in the sky weren't idle either.
Mega Tyranitar threw back its head to gather power, then unleashed a breath of Hyper Beam downward!
Mega Aggron wasn't floating in the sky, instead, it angled itself downward, shield in hand, activating its attack skill. It looked like a mountain descending from the heavens, like the ultimate charging strike!
Over a hundred Aura Spheres had finished condensing, controlled and guided like synchronized swimmers, drawing beautiful silver arcs through the air from both sides to launch their assault.
The coordinated barrage came from every direction simultaneously, above, below, left, right, with absolutely no escape route.
Yet Shadow Mewtwo didn't surrender easily. On the contrary, this level of intensity was exactly the battle stimulation it had craved for so long.
Shadow Mewtwo's eyes flashed with savage light.
Both arms grasped the surrounding space and suddenly twisted.
"Shadow Weather!"
It felt like an eternity passed, yet also like a single eyeblink. When Shadow Mewtwo finally reacted from that moment of panic, all the attacks from front, back, left, and right had already closed in!
BOOM
BOOM
BOOM!!!!
Violent explosions thundered endlessly.
Before John, Mega Gardevoir floated in mid-air, the crown atop its head radiating beautiful light. Just moments ago, it had attempted to bind Shadow Mewtwo precisely when Shadow Mewtwo used Shadow Weather.
This was the optimal skill-release timing Mega Gardevoir obtained through Future Sight. Also the moment with the highest probability of directly inflicting severe damage on Shadow Mewtwo.
When the energy explosion's dust gradually dispersed, it revealed Shadow Mewtwo within.
"Still not defeated even like this?" John muttered in admiration. Truly worthy of being Mewtwo.
To this day, John still couldn't comprehend how Team Rocket had managed to create Mewtwo using Mew's genes. One could only say the Pokemon world's villains possessed frighteningly advanced technology.
But if it wasn't defeated, so what?
Sensing another powerful presence appearing, Shadow Mewtwo couldn't help raising its hand.
Discovering it was Rayquaza again, its pupils suddenly contracted.
At this moment, Shadow Mewtwo's speed had increased, because outside Trick Room, the fastest was Rayquaza. But now, within Trick Room's domain, the fastest became the slowest—Rayquaza had become the slowest entity.
Activating Dragon Ascent, Rayquaza transformed into a meteor from beyond the heavens. Looking toward the distant sky, the meteor flew slowly, its speed hardly impressive.
Yet even so, Shadow Mewtwo still couldn't evade.
Watching the meteor descending from the distant horizon, Shadow Mewtwo showed no overly intense reaction. It coldly lifted itself from the ground with Gravity, faced Dragon Ascent, and opened its chest wide.
"COME AT ME!!!"
A moment later, golden streamers struck directly into Shadow Mewtwo's center.
Instantly, before Shadow Mewtwo, shadow energy and Rayquaza's draconic power collided madly within the Distortion World!
In a corner of the Distortion World, the temporarily vacant Giratina had noticed immediately when John brought Shadow Mewtwo here. But the auras emanating from John's Pokemon and Shadow Mewtwo were so overwhelmingly powerful that it could only hide trembling, praying John and his team wouldn't destroy the Distortion World too severely.