Whether it was Zapdos, which had fallen into the seabed, or Moltres, which was now being beaten like a drowned rat, both were existences at the very peak of their species.
These were Legendary Pokémon that possessed a divine position!
Not to mention that they were already at the primary Divine Realm Level, the mere existence of a divine position was enough to make them invincible among peers at the same Divine Realm Level. Why—why were they being beaten like this by the Pokémon called Mewtwo?
What on earth is Mewtwo!
Why had she never seen a Legendary Pokémon by that name in the records of Team Galactic? Could it be that there were Legendary Pokémon that Team Galactic did not know about?
Was this Pokémon called Mewtwo actually an existence comparable to Lugia, God of the Sea?
Otherwise, it was really hard to explain why, despite both being at the Divine Realm Level, Zapdos and Moltres were not even a match for Mewtwo in a single exchange.
"Can you hear me?" Just as Mars was shaken to the core, a voice rang out beside her, pulling her thoughts back. This voice was—Charon's voice.
Mars pressed the earpiece in her ear and whispered, "I can hear you. How are things on your end?"
"I've been blocked by Cynthia and Lorelei. Although I've managed to barely hold off Cynthia's Garchomp with technology, the title of sinnoh champion is not just for show. Her commanding skills and her other Pokémon are not to be trifled with. If this continues, I will undoubtedly be defeated. When can you finish your side?"
Charon's words made the corner of Mars's mouth twitch: "When can I finish? You should be asking me when I'm going to be finished!"
"What did you say?!! Those are two Divine Realm Level Pokémon. Can you not handle a mere brat? Even if his Psychic is powerful, even enough to break through Palkia's spatial barrier, what effort does it take for two Divine Realm Level Pokémon to deal with him?!" Charon's incredulous voice came through the earpiece.
In his view, with Moltres and Zapdos dealing with Ash simultaneously, and so much time having passed, Ash should probably be on the verge of death by now. Yet, Mars was telling him that her side was about to collapse!
What kind of international joke is this! These were two Divine Realm Level Pokémon. To let Mars quickly deal with the brat who possessed mysterious power within him, he had specifically assigned both Divine Realm Level Pokémon to her. This way, even if the brat had heaven-defying power, he could never defeat the joint forces of two Divine Realm Level Pokémon.
As for the Shadow Lugia with Ash, it hadn't even been factored into the combat power by Charon at all. Although Shadow Lugia could exert combat power rivaling a mid-to-high level Champion, to put it bluntly, that level of combat power was nothing more than a paper tiger in front of the Divine Realm Level.
With all the advantages of time, place, and people, Mars was actually saying she was going to lose? If Charon didn't know that Mars was deeply loyal to Team Galactic, he would have almost thought she was a mole!
"I'm not joking with you. That brat has a Pokémon called Mewtwo, and its strength is terrifyingly abnormal. Moltres and Zapdos have absolutely no power to fight back in front of that Pokémon. I feel that Mewtwo's strength should be one tier higher than Zapdos and Moltres—speaking of which, don't these two Legendary Birds have a divine position? Even if it's one tier higher, they shouldn't be beaten like this!"
At the end, Mars even questioned Charon in return. From her perspective, although Mewtwo was stronger than the two Legendary Birds, it was only one tier stronger. If the two Legendary Birds could invoke their divine position, this level of difference should be easily smoothed out.
The current situation was that these two Legendary Birds couldn't even unleash power exceeding the primary Divine Realm Level, let alone whether they had even reached the normal primary Divine Realm Level. Had she received pirated Legendary Birds?
"Idiot, do you think controlling these two dumb birds is that easy? They are at the Divine Realm Level. If I let them release the power of their divine position, the controller I made to target their power would be blown to pieces!"
"The prototype data of the Legendary Birds collected from the Galar region was only at the Champion Peak. That I could rely on that data to make a form-conversion control device for the Kanto Legendary Birds is already the result of me, a genius scientist, performing beyond my limits!"
Charon's exasperated voice rang in Mars's ear. Ignorance is terrifying. The power of the Divine Realm Level can move mountains and fill seas, destroying heaven and earth. Being able to use Champion-level data to create a device that can control the Legendary Birds was already the limit. You still want the Legendary Birds to use the power of the divine position? Keep dreaming!
Not to mention that after the form conversion, the divine position power held by the Legendary Birds did not match their own attributes. Just saying, if the Legendary Birds were allowed to use the power of the divine position, the first to explode would not be the opponent, but Team Galactic themselves!
Hearing this, Mars finally understood why the two Legendary Birds not only failed to exert the power to fight above their level, but even struggled to exert their own power. The reason lay in the form conversion.
After all, the Galar form was not the original state of the two Legendary Birds; it was forcibly converted using items.
And converting this form was necessary. It wasn't that Team Galactic didn't have data on the Kanto region's Legendary Birds, but that the Legendary Birds they were controlling this time were not only at the Divine Realm Level, but also had a divine position inside them. To control Legendary Birds with a divine position, the data and research that Team Galactic currently possessed was not enough.
That was why Charon had taken a different approach, first converting the Legendary Birds into the Galar region form, using this form to seal their divine position, and then controlling them. In this way, these Legendary Birds would not be so easy to break free from Team Galactic's control.
However, the drawbacks of this approach were very obvious: the Legendary Birds had no way to exert their full power, not just the divine position, but they couldn't even unleash the full power of the primary Divine Realm Level.
This was the fundamental reason why they were being beaten like dogs by Mewtwo.
"So what should I do now? To be honest, relying only on these two, I don't think there is any way to defeat that Pokémon called Mewtwo. If you don't have a backup plan, we will have to retreat today." Mars sighed and said somewhat helplessly.
Who could have thought that they, possessing two Divine Realm Level Pokémon, would be the ones to choose to retreat first—what the hell, when did possessing Divine Realm Level Pokémon, and having two of them, require one to avoid someone else's edge!
Truly, I didn't check the almanac before going out!
Her biggest mistake was going to provoke Ash yesterday. Otherwise, once Team Galactic had successfully captured all three Legendary Birds, even if Ash arrived, it would be useless. But now—
It can only be said that there is no regret medicine in the world. If there were, Mars would definitely buy a jar and eat it immediately!
Now that she had provoked the opponent and couldn't win, wasn't the only option left to retreat?
"Forget it. I originally intended to release that guy when dealing with Lugia, but now I have to use it in advance. You hold on a little longer over there. I will deal with Cynthia and the others first, and once I catch Articuno, I'll come over." After Charon finished speaking, he cut off the wireless communication without waiting for Mars to ask any questions.
Leaving only a bewildered Mars behind.
What is that guy you are talking about? Could it be that there is some secret weapon in this place that hasn't been brought out? If so, why did she, as a Team Galactic commander, not know what it was?
That guy Charon is keeping things from even her!
Although Mars was very angry about this, she also felt very fortunate in her heart. That guy Charon always liked to keep an ace up his sleeve, hiding things from her. This point was certainly annoying, but at such a time, it made one feel relieved.
Regardless, that guy seemed to have other means. All she had to do now was trust Charon and block Ash's offensive here. Otherwise, if Ash were to go over to that side, then presumably whatever means Charon had would be useless.
"Zapdos, use Hurricane! Moltres, use Burn Up!" Having taken the reassurance, Mars began to command the two Pokémon again.
The two Legendary Birds that had fallen into the seabed suddenly rushed out from the sea surface. It seemed they had long been ready to go, just waiting for Mars's command, which was why they had temporarily lurked in the seawater.
As for the impact of the churning seawater on them, it could only be said to be almost non-existent. They were at the Divine Realm Level! If this level of natural disaster could threaten them, it would somewhat tarnish the name of the Divine Realm.
Ash and Mewtwo also knew this principle, so just now, Mewtwo wasn't standing in the air posing for nothing; it was charging up power!
"Pikachu, are you ready?"
"Pika Pika!"
"Very good. Mewtwo, go! Use Thunder!!"
Having received Pikachu's affirmative answer, Ash shouted toward Mewtwo in the high sky. Mewtwo nodded, and infinite lightning power surged within its body. In the pitch-black sky, golden lightning was constantly leaping.
"Pikachu!!" Pikachu leaped from Ash's shoulder into mid-air, and golden electric light suddenly erupted from its body, shooting straight into the sky!
The lightning that was already leaping in the sky became even more brilliant and dazzling under the injection of Pikachu's electricity, like countless golden snakes dancing wildly in the ink-colored sky. The air was filled with a rich ionized atmosphere, and every leap of lightning was accompanied by a harsh sizzling sound!
Mewtwo's eyes were as sharp as blades. After slightly raising its palms, it suddenly swung them forward. The enhanced version of Thunder, which gathered its own Divine Realm Level power and Pikachu's ultimate electricity, erupted instantly!!
The terrifying electricity turned into a golden lightning net covering a range of several thousand meters, falling from the sky and completely sealing off all the activity space of Zapdos and Moltres.
Wherever the lightning net passed, the air was directly ionized into light purple Mist, and rolling white Mist steamed up from the sea surface. Even light was distorted by this extreme lightning energy.
Zapdos and Moltres's pupils shrank sharply. They could clearly feel the terrifying power contained in this lightning, far exceeding any attack they had endured before.
At this moment, their combo move had also been launched. Zapdos's Hurricane was overlaid with Moltres's Burn Up. The wind fueled the fire, and the fire borrowed the wind's power.
Although Burn Up was not a true Fire-type move, it was a special move expressed in the form of fire. Under the effect of the Hurricane, it could also have an amplifying effect.
The violent dark black fire swept through the air, and the blown-out Hurricane rolled the fire into it, forming a huge storm fire tornado!
The violence of the wind and the dark fire intertwined, forming a power more than twice as strong as a single move!
The golden lightning net and the storm fire tornado crashed into each other. There was no lingering stalemate as imagined. Only a loud noise that shook the sky and the earth was heard. The violent energy shockwave spread to the surroundings with the collision point as the center, raising huge waves of tens of meters on the sea, and the distant islands were trembling slightly.
"Crack—Boom!" The power of the tornado shattered in response, turning into countless tiny fire sparks and wind blades that dissipated in the air. Having lost the obstruction of the tornado, the golden lightning net bombarded the two Legendary Birds without any hindrance.
Golden electric arcs frantically darted inside Zapdos's body, making it let out a shrill cry, its feathers scorched black and falling off. Moltres was even more wretched; the paralysis effect of the lightning made it unable to maintain flight, and the dark red flames all over its body were directly suppressed, leaving only sporadic flames.
Both Legendary Birds lost the power of flight and fell down, but Mewtwo was relentless. It clenched its palm, and the lightning net that had originally covered the two Legendary Birds directly wrapped them inside. The power of the lightning continuously surged over the bodies of the two Legendary Birds. The electric net wrapping made them unable to break free, and even more unable to fall below the sea surface to escape.
Mars listened to the screams of the two Legendary Birds and looked at the golden electric light flashing in the sky; her face was already darker than coal.
What the hell kind of freak is this!
Two Divine Realm Level Pokémon had absolutely no power to fight back in that guy's hands. To put it bluntly—why would a combo move combining two STAB moves be shattered by a non-STAB move from the opponent!
Is that golden electric net fucking Thunder? When could Thunder achieve the same effect as an electric net?
If it continues like this, let alone holding on until Charon comes over, she probably won't even have a chance to escape!
On the other side, Ash calmly watched the two Legendary Birds being continuously electrocuted in the air, a faint blue light flickering in his eyes.
He was using Aura to search for the control device on the two Legendary Birds.
Since they were being controlled, there must be a control device on their bodies, but that device was not on the surface of these two Legendary Birds, because at the very beginning, Ash had already observed them with Aura; there was nothing on the surface of the two Legendary Birds.
Then there was only one possibility left: the control device was inside their bodies!
But these two Legendary Birds possessed Divine Realm Level power. If he wanted to transmit Aura into their bodies for detection, either they would not resist, or he would have to exhaust their power.
The former was clearly impossible, so he could only choose the latter—beat them until they were exhausted, and then wait for an opportunity to find the control device inside their bodies!
—Found it. Mewtwo, use Psychic to get those two things out!