Chapter 847: Losing My Companions Terrifies Me More
Swish!
A pink slash resembling a crescent moon was swung out by Palkia.
In an instant, it crossed layers of space and arrived beside Kazuya.
Buzz~
The sound of space being squeezed rang in his ears.
Kazuya's movements were severely affected.
Before he could use Teleport.
Spacial Rend had already struck his body.
"Huu..."
Barely reacting in time, Kazuya lowered his arm.
On his left forearm, a slash mark emitting billowing black energy had appeared.
Fortunately, he had used Guard Split on Palkia and utilized Light Screen to weaken the special damage received; otherwise, this move might have been truly hard to withstand.
In this battle.
So far, Kazuya still held the upper hand.
Relying on multiple boosts such as Mega Evolution, the Power of Victory, the Power of Racing Thunder, the two major special abilities, and the Plate.
Kazuya not only closed the five-level gap between him and Palkia but even surpassed It slightly.
However.
He still found it very difficult to kill Palkia.
As one of the Creation Trio born alongside the world, Palkia.
Even corrupted, It was still exceptionally difficult to deal with.
That power of space, which could be used to advance and attack or retreat and defend, gave Kazuya a massive headache.
It was hard to imagine.
Just how tricky Dialga, fused with the Draco Plate, would be.
At this moment, Kazuya couldn't consider that much.
Palkia had seized his stiffness after being injured, closing the distance in a flash and appearing before him.
A massive white tail wrapped in a water current swept over.
Kazuya glanced at it.
A hint of relief appeared in his eyes.
Water-type moves.
Were ineffective against him.
Kazuya took the hit without putting up any defense.
Using the force of Palkia's Aqua Tail, he flew backwards, and during this process, he stacked another Swords Dance.
After several attempts.
Even having lost most of Its reasoning.
Palkia could pretty much see it.
Its adept Water-type moves could not cause damage to Kazuya.
Consequently.
In the ensuing battle.
It consciously began to control Itself, replacing Water-type moves with moves of other types.
This caused Kazuya to suffer a bit.
But Palkia's situation wasn't much better.
Sacred Fire, Aeroblast, Dark Void, Thunder...
It had basically tasted a full course of moves of various types.
Furthermore, under the restriction of Kazuya's Heal Block.
Palkia had no way to use Aqua Ring to heal Its own injuries.
The battle continued.
A trace of anxiety gradually welled up in Kazuya's heart.
Because.
The duration limits for his psychic powers and the Reversion Pill were almost up!
His psychic powers were still manageable.
The Power of Mind obtained from Tapu Lele came in handy, recovering a lot of mental power for him over these dozen or so minutes and alleviating the immense mental pressure.
He just needed to use Power Split and Guard Split one more time.
However.
He couldn't eat a fourth Reversion Pill!
Kazuya didn't know what would happen to his body if his genes went berserk.
He was afraid he wouldn't be able to control his berserk body. By then, even if he killed Palkia, he wouldn't be able to save everyone or devour the power of space!
But.
Without the power of Mega Evolution.
Kazuya's other five stats, besides speed, would be unable to surpass Palkia's.
The difficulty of the battle would increase drastically.
It would be even harder for him to kill Palkia.
Thinking of his companions whose fates were unknown, the anxiety in Kazuya's heart expanded a bit more.
In a moment of distraction.
Palkia seized the opportunity.
Another Spacial Rend directly struck Kazuya's chest, leaving a massive slash mark across his chest and abdomen.
Kazuya gritted his teeth and retreated a certain distance.
His figure blurred.
He actually reverted to his Darkrai form.
The Reversion Pill's time was up.
The situation had worsened.
The faint blue glow in Kazuya's eyes trembled slightly.
When he raised his head again.
Palkia's figure had already vanished.
A powerful Aura approached from behind.
Accompanying it was the sound of air being squeezed.
Slash!
At the same moment.
In Aether Paradise.
Skitty, covered in sweat inside the hibernation pod, suddenly jolted awake.
"Meow!"
Bang!
A sudden jump caused Skitty to bump against the glass cover overhead, and the small Piplup wooden doll dropped directly to the ground.
Skitty raised her paw, rubbed her head, and looked around.
The entire laboratory was incredibly dark.
She couldn't see anyone's figures, nor could she see Colress or Porygon-Z.
"Meow?" Confusion appeared in Skitty's eyes.
She tried to push the glass cover of the hibernation pod with her tail.
Clack~
The glass cover was slowly pushed open.
Skitty leaped out.
After landing on the ground, she grabbed the ground with her two front paws, stretched her body backward, stuck her butt up, and straightened her tail: "Meow!"
After vigorously stretching her body.
Skitty felt her body instantly become much more comfortable. The stiffness from not moving for half a year gradually faded away.
At this time.
Skitty finally noticed the changes in her body.
She was indeed much stronger than before.
Whether in power or speed, she was much stronger than before. For the moment, she couldn't quite control her strength well.
"Meow..."
Skitty came to the laboratory door and looked up.
She extended her claws and scratched at the crack of the door.
Swish swish!
Several sharp claw marks were carved into the door.
However.
The door remained motionless.
Skitty frowned and retreated a few steps.
She plopped her butt down on the ground, looking at the door ahead and waiting.
After waiting a while.
Skitty couldn't sit still anymore.
She stood up again and strolled around the laboratory.
Suddenly.
She saw a splash of blue in the corner.
"Meow?!"
Skitty hurriedly moved her four little legs, ran over, and picked up the Piplup wooden doll on the ground with her mouth.
When Skitty raised her head again, a look of solemnity flashed across her eyes.
She had realized something was wrong.
Bzzzt...
Bzzzt...
Her ears twitched.
Skitty caught the sound of electrical currents not far away.
She followed the direction of the sound all the way, finally standing in front of a wall.
Iron Tail.
Bang!
The wall ahead was instantly smashed open with a hole.
Looking inside the hole.
Among the densely packed dozens of electrical wires, over a dozen had already snapped.
Seeing this scene, a drop of cold sweat trailed down Skitty's forehead.
In this situation.
She didn't know what to do either.
After considering for a few seconds.
Skitty directly used Shock Wave on the wires.
Snap!
The lights in the laboratory suddenly turned on.
The figures of Colress and Porygon-Z reappeared on the electronic screen nearby.
"Skitty? You're awake."
Colress looked at the awakened Skitty, his expression somewhat off, and then said, "I already had Porygon-Z go fix the circuit problem. You should lie back down in the hibernation pod first. Your potential hasn't fully awakened yet."
His words made Skitty freeze.
The kitten swished her tail and wiggled her butt.
She felt her current condition was very good.
"Meow?"
A data stream accompanying Skitty's voice appeared in Colress's glasses.
The latter sat in his electronic chair, hands crossed, resting his chin: "I don't understand what you're saying."
"..."
Skitty quietly stared at Colress with her squinted eyes.
A moment later.
She directly turned around and headed for the door, a steel-like luster appearing on her tail.
"Wait! You can't go out!"
"Meow?"
"Alright, I understand. The Super Demon God has attacked. It summoned Shadow, Palkia... all of Them here. Right now, Kazuya and the others are individually sealed within isolated spaces by Palkia's power. I don't know their exact situations either."
Colress conjured a tissue out of thin air and wiped nonexistent sweat from his neck.
The current situation was unimaginably dire.
To be honest.
Colress didn't even think Kazuya and the others could make it out alive.
Therefore.
He had to at least preserve Skitty's life.
He originally wanted to fool Skitty into returning to the hibernation pod and wait until those Demon Gods left, but he didn't expect this kitten to be so perceptive, instantly realizing he was lying.
"Meow..."
"Even if you go out now, you won't be able to see them. You will only see Shadow and Hoopa Unbound. You cannot possibly be Their match."
"Meow?"
"Even if they come out, it's useless. The space they are in is blocked on the outside by a layer of destructive energy belonging to the Super Demon God. Even if Palkia were trapped by this energy, It couldn't escape... uh..."
Colress had just finished saying this when he saw the kitten swing her tail at the door.
Bang!
The laboratory door was indeed sturdy.
A mid-Champion tier Skitty's Iron Tail didn't directly blow it away; it merely created a dent.
"Stop! If you go out, you will die! You have no idea how powerful Shadow is! Even if you can defeat the Super Demon God, you will be killed by Shadow!"
"Meow."
Compared to my life.
Losing my companions terrifies me more.
Skitty turned a deaf ear to Colress's words.
With the wooden doll in her mouth, she smashed down with her tail two or three more times.
Boom!
The alloy laboratory finally succumbed to the heavy blows and collapsed.
Colress watched Skitty's resolute retreating back and fell into silence, sitting alone in his virtual world.
The electronic screen flickered.
And finally went black.
"You all must survive."
His voice echoed lonely in the laboratory, ultimately unable to transmit outside this cage.
In the corridors of Aether Paradise.
Skitty rushed towards the top floor at her fastest speed.
Of course she knew that with her strength, she could never be a match for Shadow.
However.
The Super Demon God must die.
Skitty believed Kazuya and the others would definitely defeat the enemies and escape from Palkia's spaces.
But the destructive energy outside would still imprison her companions.
And the heavy responsibility of resolving the destructive energy.
Could only be accomplished by Skitty.
She was the only Pokemon left on the outside.
And the only Pokemon with a chance to kill the Super Demon God.
At a time like this.
No matter how terrified she was, she couldn't back down.
Just as Cofagrigus had put his life on the line to save everyone.
Skitty also wanted to put her life on the line to save her companions.
"Meow!"
Carrying this resolve.
Skitty rampaged all the way to the open-air top floor of Aether Paradise.
And she did indeed encounter Shadow and the Super Demon God here.
Facing those massive figures filled with oppressive presence, Skitty gulped and, trembling, stepped back twice.
But when the figures of everyone appeared in her mind.
Skitty still bravely stepped forward: "Meow——!!"
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