Chapter 670: Don't Worry, Trust Me
The battle re-ignited.
Kazuya chose to observe, letting Rayquaza fight 1v1 over there, and letting his younger brother fight 1v3.
From his perspective.
Whether for Rayquaza or his younger brother, this shouldn't be a difficult battle.
After all, in his eyes.
Deoxys wasn't a particularly overpowered Pokémon.
At least for Kazuya himself, this was true. Having fought Deoxys in his previous life, he didn't feel much pressure.
Therefore, he thought the same should be true for Mega Rayquaza and Mega Charizard Y.
However, reality seemed to differ slightly from Kazuya's expectations.
Both Rayquaza and his younger brother fought with great difficulty, and could even be said to be completely on the defensive.
Perhaps they wouldn't lose.
But ending the battle required finding the right opportunity.
This was very bizarre in Kazuya's eyes.
What kind of stat monster are you, Mega Rayquaza?
Including Delta Stream, which forcibly removes the weaknesses of the Flying type.
Is it this strenuous to fight a Deoxys of roughly the same level?
And then there was his younger brother.
With his current mid-tier Champion strength at Lv. 85, facing three newly advanced Champion Deoxys.
Let alone crushing them.
He shouldn't at least end up in a situation where he's passively taking a beating.
But the current situation was that both dragons were taking a beating, and they could only wait for a chance to counterattack.
As the saying goes, those involved are confused, while bystanders see clearly.
In his previous life, amidst a chaotic battle, relying on Mega Evolution, Aura power, and Victini's boost...
Kazuya's speed and reaction stats were far above his opponents, so he didn't notice how tricky a Pokémon like Deoxys was.
But now, looking from a bystander's perspective.
He could see what was unusual.
The most powerful thing about Deoxys was its Forme Change and its inherently extreme speed.
The speed of Deoxys in Normal Forme and Attack Forme was comparable to Mega Aerodactyl, which was quite absurd.
Not to mention Deoxys was a pure Psychic-type Pokémon, playing tricks with Teleport and Agility like nobody's business.
And the even more absurd part was its Forme Change: four forms, each with its own focus.
In the game, this manifested as adjusting base stat distribution mid-battle.
In reality, it meant instantly twisting its body structure to transform into a state more suited for the current battle situation.
For example.
When preparing to launch an attack, Deoxys would switch to Speed Forme.
At this time, Deoxys wasn't planning to attack.
So it converted its attack power into momentum, making its speed 20% higher than its Normal Forme.
And at the very moment it launched an attack.
It would switch to Attack Forme, converting useless defense into both attack stats, transferring unused defense cells to increase both attacks by 20%.
This was simply a [Genesect Pro Max].
Genesect only had a high-speed flight state to switch to, and switching took 12 seconds.
Deoxys not only had 4 forms.
It could also switch instantly.
This was simply Kazuya's ideal 'Life Return'.
If he had this ability, his combat power would increase by at least 50%.
"I see..."
Kazuya narrowed his eyes and nodded quietly.
He could see this point.
Rayquaza and Charizard couldn't, so they had a very hard time fighting.
To deal with Deoxys.
If you couldn't match its speed, you could only wait for it to launch an attack, take the opportunity to clash head-on, trade injuries for injuries, instead of counterattacking afterward.
By then, Deoxys would have long escaped using its speed or Teleport, leaving no chance to attack.
So trading injuries was the best choice.
Whether Deoxys attacked fiercely or switched to Defense Forme.
The final result of trading injuries.
Would definitely be more advantageous for Rayquaza and Charizard.
Afterwards.
As long as they didn't give the opponent a chance to use Recover, they would soon beat Deoxys down to just a core.
Suddenly.
"Hmm?"
Kazuya raised an eyebrow, a strange look crossing his face.
Immediately after, he whipped his tail hard.
Dragon Tail.
Smack!
A Deoxys was instantly whipped far away.
It was one of the Deoxys originally besieging his younger brother. It probably felt there was no pressure fighting the younger brother, so it split off one to sneak attack the contemplating Kazuya.
Unfortunately.
It hadn't expected.
Kazuya possessed both Aura power and Psychic power.
These two abilities happened to share one commonality—perception.
Aura power could sense the malice coming from behind, and Psychic power could sense the telekinetic force appearing behind.
Coincidentally.
Both the malice and the telekinetic force appeared earlier than Deoxys itself.
Therefore.
In front of Kazuya.
The move Teleport.
Might not be so effective.
At least the success rate of catching him off guard was relatively low.
Instead, it might end up seeking its own death.
Just like right now.
Deoxys in Attack Forme was thinner than paper.
Kazuya's Master-level Dragon Tail almost made its core start flashing red.
"Are you sure you want to fight me?"
Kazuya raised an eyebrow, looking at the Deoxys before him with a cryptic look.
A newly advanced Champion.
Not weak.
But Kazuya was a Master now.
This was a difference of a whole major stage, a ten-level gap!
And it wasn't the kind of gap between Elite Four and Gym Leader, but the gap between Master and Champion.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was the gap between a god and an ordinary Pokémon.
Just now, Kazuya was deep in thought and didn't react fully.
Otherwise, if he had used Fire Punch or Earthquake instead of Dragon Tail, this Deoxys would probably only have a core left right now.
Wasn't it good enough to obediently be a sparring partner for his younger brother?
It just had to come looking for trouble with him.
Kazuya shook his head helplessly, having no desire to fight Deoxys.
The gap was too big.
It really was just pure noob stomping.
Even if this Deoxys switched to Speed Forme.
Kazuya's speed stat would be above its, let alone other aspects.
Even without using Aura or Psychic power.
He could kill this Deoxys in one minute.
"Ha!"
Deoxys let out an unintelligible roar.
It remained in Attack Forme.
Raising both arms and aiming at Kazuya, it fired a Zap Cannon.
Kazuya opened his mouth, ready to use Dragon Breath to disperse the Zap Cannon.
Who would have thought, right at this moment.
Another Aura came from behind.
Kazuya turned around without changing his expression, ready to use an Earthquake to give the opponent a thrill.
Who would have thought...
Bang!
Superpower.
A powerful fist struck Kazuya's abdomen first.
This time, the one who teleported over was that Master-level Deoxys!
Its speed was faster than Kazuya's!
Kazuya was sent flying backward by the punch, accidentally crashing into the incoming Zap Cannon behind him.
Bzzzt~
Sparkling electric currents coursed through Kazuya's body.
He fell into a [Paralysis] state.
The damage from Zap Cannon was fine.
But that Deoxys's Superpower really made his stomach churn.
Deoxys in Attack Forme.
Was as fragile as paper, true.
But it was also as sharp as a spear.
"Roar!!"
Rayquaza's furious roar sounded.
A blazing white beam erupted from its mouth, piercing towards that Master-level Deoxys.
Swoosh~
Forme Change.
Deoxys easily dodged this Hyper Beam.
Turning its head to look at Rayquaza, there was a hint of mockery in its eyes.
It was as if saying:
You 'incompetent husband', I'm attacking your teammate right in front of your face, what can you do about it?
How long had Rayquaza been fighting Deoxys?
It could almost speak cosmic language.
It understood the meaning of that look in an instant.
So it became even angrier!
People came to help, but not only did it stop them from helping, it also failed to keep an eye on the opponent, causing them to get hurt.
If word of this got out.
Rayquaza would be too ashamed to face anyone!
Embarrassed and furious.
It turned into a cyan fireball and crashed headlong into Deoxys.
Extreme Speed + Dragon Ascent.
The speed of this move was maxed out to the limit, almost comparable to Deoxys's Speed Forme, and in terms of power, Dragon Ascent completely eclipsed Extreme Speed.
But it was useless!
Deoxys didn't plan to use normal evasion methods, but waited until Rayquaza was close before using Teleport to disappear.
'Behind you!'
Kazuya narrowed his eyes and sent a telepathic message to his younger brother.
Unfortunately.
The speed of this Deoxys was too fast.
Even Kazuya himself couldn't react in time, let alone his younger brother.
Fortunately.
Deoxys's level-up move pool lacked variety in types, and most were special attacks. In Attack Forme, the only physical moves that could keep up with Teleport were Superpower and Wrap.
The latter, while controlling the target, also controlled Deoxys itself, which would allow Rayquaza to seize the opportunity to attack it.
So in reality.
Deoxys could only use Superpower.
And ironically, this move dealt halved damage to his younger brother, who had the Flying type.
"Roar!"
Kazuya used a Flamethrower to provide cover for his younger brother, scaring off the three Deoxys surrounding him.
Then he used an Earthquake behind him.
Boom!
An uninjured Champion Deoxys was instantly killed, turning directly into a core and falling downwards.
"Heh, so it's a family tradition."
Kazuya grinned, having seen through everything.
He didn't hesitate, immediately sending a telepathic message to his younger brother and Rayquaza:
"These guys like to teleport behind the closest enemy for a sneak attack. Next, I'll run to the center of you two. If they teleport, launch an attack behind me immediately."
After this message was sent.
Kazuya immediately sensed an Aura of 'trust' from his younger brother.
While Rayquaza was mostly 'confused'.
"Don't worry, trust me."
This sentence was sent individually to Rayquaza.
Kazuya could guarantee this matter.
This wasn't just experience summarized from this battle, but also experience gained from a full eight Deoxys in his previous life.
"..."
Rayquaza hesitated slightly, then quietly nodded.
To Rayquaza, Kazuya and his younger brother were here to help after all, and its frequent failure to keep an eye on the enemies led to them being sneak attacked.
This made Rayquaza feel somewhat uncomfortable.
It also wanted to change this situation.
Since this black fire dragon was so confident, it might as well trust him and see.
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