Chapter 669: Team Black Dragon Goes Out, A Young Rayquaza
The team's name was decided.
It was called Team Black Dragon.
The reason was that Kazuya had defeated the two ancient idiots in one-on-one battles.
This time, the two idiots were no longer unconvinced.
They conceded wholeheartedly.
They even actively suggested the team be called 'Team Black Dragon'.
Kazuya didn't care at all about what the team was called. He casually agreed and then set off with Florges, his younger brother, and the three gods.
Compared to Florges's full anticipation.
His younger brother was rather absent-minded.
After all, he wasn't a child anymore, so why would he want to wander around aimlessly?
He was more willing to lead the Dragon Clan troops to continue their southern expedition and expand the Dragon Clan's territory.
Kazuya wanted him to relax, so he forcefully dragged his younger brother along, taking the opportunity to introduce the three gods to him.
On the first day out.
Kazuya didn't plan to go too far.
So he set the destination as the tropical rainforest within the Dragon Clan's territory.
That place was theoretically quite suitable for Florges, but she had never been there before.
Just in time.
Kazuya guessed that given the size of the three gods, they probably hadn't experienced the environment of the tropical rainforest either.
Walking through the verdant rainforest filled with a wild atmosphere.
Regigigas held Groudon with its left hand and Kyogre with its right. Even though no expression could be seen on that 'face', its skipping behavior showed that it was in an excellent mood.
Florges was much the same, wrapping her arms around his younger brother's arm, looking around excitedly, perfectly matching the mood and behavior of going on a picnic.
Kazuya acted as the tour guide and teacher, explaining various things to the other five Pokémon:
"The most common Pokémon in the tropical rainforest are Bug-types and Water-types. Of course, various Flying-types are also quite common. Now, question time..."
As soon as he said this.
Except for Florges, the other four Pokémon immediately looked around, their minds wandering, pretending to be very busy. Kazuya couldn't help but chuckle secretly, reaching out and pointing firmly:
"Groudon, you're up!"
"Roar?"
Groudon's face fell.
It got annoyed listening to theoretical knowledge, how could it answer anything now?
It hoped Kazuya would ask something simple.
"See that Pidgeotto over there? If you were to use Precipice Blades on it right now, what effect would it have?"
Kazuya looked at Groudon with a smile.
He quietly dug a pit in this question.
"What effect would it have".
As everyone knew.
Against Flying-type Pokémon, Ground-type moves were useless.
Although it was very unreasonable from a practical point of view, the type effectiveness relationships were absolute in this world.
The magma spikes thrusting out from Precipice Blades might be able to stab a weak Pidgeotto to death.
But the Ground-type energy contained within wouldn't cause any damage to the Pidgeotto, and even if it hit, it wouldn't cause an explosion.
The correct answer should be something like:
The Pidgeotto will be stabbed to death by Precipice Blades, but the Ground-type energy within Precipice Blades will not cause any reaction.
"Roar!"
It won't have any effect!
Groudon's eyes lit up upon hearing this. It put its hands on its hips and raised its head.
It was very confident.
Groudon was quite impressed when it heard about this part back then.
After all, it was very unconvinced at the time.
"Half right."
Kazuya grinned and gently patted its head.
He told it the specific effect.
Consider it expanding its knowledge.
"Ooom, ooom, ooom..."
Kyogre beside them bared its teeth and snickered.
"You need to learn well how to distinguish if a Pokémon is a Flying-type."
"Roar."
Groudon dejectedly pulled a long face.
It felt this was really too troublesome.
No matter what enemy it faced in the future, it would just fire a Precipice Blades to test the effect first; then it would know if Ground-type moves were useful or not.
Groudon thought this way.
And did exactly this in the future.
So much so that everyone later discovered Groudon had a quirk:
Facing Pokémon that could fly in the sky, Groudon liked to use Precipice Blades to give them a warning first.
Little did they know.
That was Groudon testing if the opponent was a Flying-type.
"Keep moving forward, and all of you be prepared to answer questions. The kid who performs worst today will get a beating when we get back."
Kazuya grinned and continued leading the team forward.
His younger brother didn't find the journey boring, after all, he met many of their own dragons along the way.
Chatting a bit here.
Chatting a bit there.
Time passed quickly.
Florges, on the other hand, was almost dazzled in the rainforest.
The various flowers and plants that could only grow in the rainforest deeply fascinated her.
By the time evening came and they had to leave.
Florges already had a large bouquet of flowers in her arms.
She seemed planning to take them back to the grassland to try cultivating them.
It could be said.
The happiest ones today were Florges and Regigigas.
Groudon and Kyogre were also in a pretty good mood.
After all, it was their first experience.
"Let's go. We'll return through the sky and see if we have a chance to run into Rayquaza."
As Kazuya's words fell.
His physique instantly grew to a hundred meters long.
He let his younger brother and Kyogre fly themselves.
And threw the rest on his back.
In a few minutes.
The group of Pokémon suddenly flew towards the clouds.
Crossing the freezing troposphere and the lower stratosphere, until they entered the ozone layer did the temperature rise slightly.
With their strength as a group of Champions and Masters.
This temperature around zero degrees was not cold for them at all.
And compared to the temperature.
The sight before them shocked them even more.
Faint starlight came from deep in the universe outside the planet; it was unknown which star was reflecting the sun's light.
The cotton-candy-like sea of clouds below made the group of terrestrial creatures marvel endlessly.
Except for Kazuya and his younger brother.
The other four Pokémon were probably seeing this sight for the first time.
Even Kyogre probably hadn't left the ocean below much in the past.
After all, it wasn't good at flying either.
Rather than saying it was 'flying'.
It was more accurate to say it was using water vapor to suspend itself, achieving the effect of moving in the air.
Similar to the Magnet Rise of Electric-type Pokémon.
"Roar?"
His younger brother turned to look at Kazuya.
His brother had told him before that the most powerful dragon in the world today lived above the sea of clouds.
It was precisely because of this.
That his younger brother was willing to run out and wander around.
He wanted to challenge that dragon!
And see what gave it the right to be called the strongest!
His brother was the strongest dragon. He definitely had to defeat that guy, recruit him as a subordinate of the Dragon Clan, and make him recognize his brother as King.
"He's not here right now. There's no need to force a search. If we fly around the ozone layer a few more times, he'll eventually come over on his own."
Kazuya raised his hand and rubbed his younger brother's head, comforting him.
As he said.
With them appearing in the ozone layer.
Rayquaza should be able to sense something.
After all.
Not only were the Auras of the three gods, including Regigigas, here, but there was also Kazuya.
With the Sea Crown, Ho-Oh's Rainbow Wing, the Dragon Stone, and three Plates on him, Rayquaza should be able to sense at least one of them, right?
Just like Groudon and Kyogre.
They always felt there was something special about Kazuya.
It was likely the Earth Plate, Splash Plate, and Sea Crown at work.
Taking a stroll in the ozone layer every day.
Rayquaza would proactively come to them one day.
Then they could ask him if he needed any help.
Half an hour later.
Kazuya and the others leisurely flew back to the grassland.
The setting sun dyed the sky a brilliant fiery red; the 'fiery clouds' they saw in textbooks when they were young were materialized at this moment.
Although he had seen such a scene countless times.
The people beside him were different.
So the feelings in his heart were also different.
And so the day passed.
Except for Kazuya, for any other Pokémon, today was an unforgettable day.
Because it was completely different from their daily lives in the past.
It was a day where good friends went out to play together.
Ordinary and happy.
For Regigigas and the others.
The memory of this day might be particularly brilliant in their long lives.
Worthy of them spending a longer time continuously recalling this brief day, playing it on a loop in their minds.
Of course.
There was no need to do that right now.
Tomorrow was a brand new day, and they had to make brand new memories.
Days went by one by one.
The distance Team Black Dragon traveled became further and further, and the places they explored became more and more.
Whether on the surface or in the sky.
And it was on this day.
On their way home in the evening, they finally met the Rayquaza they had been looking for.
A pitch-black dragon was very conspicuous in this ozone layer.
A single glance would immediately catch one's eye.
Team Black Dragon arrived at a very opportune time.
It just so happened that Rayquaza was in the middle of a battle and seemed to need help.
His enemies also perfectly matched Kazuya's guess, the 'space virus' Deoxys.
And four of them at that.
Kazuya didn't rush forward to intervene in the battle, but quietly observed from the side.
Rayquaza was fighting one against four.
He looked a bit miserable, but hadn't shown signs of defeat yet.
The four Deoxys.
Only the Master-level one leading the group looked strong enough.
The remaining three were all at the level of newly advanced Champions, around Lv. 80.
Lv. 80?
Very weak.
Kazuya leisurely lowered the three gods and Florges to the surface, and then took his younger brother to rush into the sky.
With the fighting styles and abilities of those four.
They wouldn't be able to exert their combat power in the ozone layer, and Kazuya might even have to divide his attention to look after them.
In that case.
It was better to place them on the sea surface below to wait.
The Kazuya brothers plus Rayquaza.
Were completely enough to fight these four cosmic homewreckers.
Returning to the ozone layer.
Seeing the two dragons, one black and one red, appearing before them, both Rayquaza and Deoxys were very vigilant.
The Aura on that black dragon was too powerful.
They couldn't ignore it at all!
If that black dragon was the opponent's helper, then this time they might really be in big trouble.
"Roar!!" x2
Kazuya and his younger brother each opened their mouths and spat.
Two Flamethrowers shot towards two Deoxys, but were dodged by them using Teleport.
The eyes of the Deoxys boss turned sharp.
Rayquaza on the other side relaxed a little.
The stance was already very clear.
The reason Kazuya didn't crash headlong into the battlefield right from the start was to let Rayquaza understand they weren't enemies, so as to avoid accidental friendly fire.
The battle in the ozone layer started again.
Mega Rayquaza had no intention of letting go of his opponent, continuing to go after that Master-level Deoxys.
He even used his eyes to signal Kazuya and his younger brother not to intervene.
That was his battle.
Seeing this, Kazuya couldn't help but grin and shake his head.
The Rayquaza at this time was still too young.
In the stage of youthful arrogance, having never suffered a severe beating.
Otherwise, he would have long since teamed up with Kazuya to jump Deoxys, just like in the future League Era.
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