"This is…"
Hilda stared at the black-and-red giant serpent behind Lysandre in shock.
What is this?!
Such a dense aura of resentment, anger, and brutality…
It had never been seen before.
Yes—never seen before!!
The entire massive space was filled with this black-and-red Zygarde's berserk aura.
It was shocking.
"Be careful. This might be a Pokémon of the "tier-one" level from myths and legends."
Dawn's face turned serious.
That terrifying presence…
It was definitely a Pokémon from myths and legends!
An ordinary Legendary Pokémon couldn't have this kind of aura.
The majesty and presence…
it was something strangely hard to define.
But Dawn was very certain.
The most common difference between Pokémon from myths and legends and ordinary Pokémon…
was exactly this.
Those high-tier legends.
Because their bloodline has natural nobility…
their inherent majesty and presence were far stronger than ordinary Pokémon.
But most importantly…
"What did you do to this Pokémon exactly?!"
Dawn stared tightly at Lysandre.
Her tone carried an interrogate.
She didn't know what Pokémon this black-and-red giant serpent was.
But its aura was completely wrong.
That intense, bone-chilling resentment and anger…
was just not normal.
"So that means your senses are that sharp, huh?"
Lysandre's red eye device hid his eyes.
Dawn and the others couldn't see Lysandre's eyes at all.
"This is Zygarde from myths and legends."
"It's the enforcer of order and the ecosystem."
Lysandre said calmly.
The black-and-red giant serpent just stood there silently behind Lysandre.
A faint red beam shimmered over its body.
Zygarde?
Serena pressed her lips together.
In the myths and legends of the Kalos Region, there are three "legendary Aura trio Pokémon."
"Fairy Aura" Xerneas.
"Dark Aura" Yveltal.
And the most mysterious of all—"Aura Break" Zygarde.
Serena really didn't expect Team Flare to get Zygarde.
"This world…"
"it has to become even more beautiful!"
"And as for Zygarde, I need its power to protect order…"
"so we found it."
Lysandre's tone was extremely calm.
"So you forcibly controlled it after that?!"
Rosa looked extremely disdainful.
She didn't even need to think about it.
Zygarde's condition was clearly wrong.
Lysandre definitely used some cheap method to control Zygarde.
"You talk about grand dreams…"
"but you use such lowly methods in reality…"
"You're really pathetic."
Lysandre didn't rebut her.
Because he knew Rosa was telling the truth.
But it didn't matter.
After deciding to run experiments on Zygarde…
he had already made preparations in his mind.
No matter how the outside world viewed him—
he didn't care anymore.
"Zygarde isn't complete yet…"
"but it's already enough."
Because they had only found Z2 that centers its team.
And they hadn't found the other Z1 yet—
but that was fine.
Even an incomplete Zygarde was still strong enough!
Besides…
Zygarde was just the beginning.
Lysandre's real backup plan was the Ultimate weapon.
But for the Ultimate weapon to fully activate…
it needed time.
"Go, Zygarde!"
"Let this 'City of Light' become the start of the new world!"
City of Light was what people called Lumiose City.
But in Lysandre's eyes…
this so-called "City of Light" was just a filthy conglomeration.
"Purification" would begin with this city.
And Zygarde—
was the one blowing the horn!
The black-and-red enraged Zygarde let out a roar full of resentment.
Its massive body twisted.
It quickly swam and charged off toward Elsewhere.
Boom!
The solid walls of the Research Laboratory shattered instantly.
The enraged Zygarde's body appeared on the streets of Lumiose City—
fully exposed to the sunlight.
Did he let Zygarde leave?!?!
Seeing this, Dawn and the other four froze.
And outside, the enraged Zygarde quickly drifted toward the city center.
It raised its head high.
Its terrifying red beam surged wildly.
Its deep screams echoed through the entire city.
Boom! Rumble!
The whole city seemed like it was shaking.
With violent tremors, countless long-chain-like distorted plants rose from the ground.
They pierced through high-rises.
They moved through the city without restraint.
And in just a few dozen seconds—
the entire Lumiose City was "blood-cleansed" by the giant snake-like plants.
Screams of agony.
Cries of collapse.
Flustered footsteps.
Those civilians who hadn't had time to escape—
were all terrified beyond belief.
"What is this?!"
Drayton had just taken down Aliana.
Stunned, he looked at the enormous tree trunk extending from not far away.
A trunk?
It looked pretty much like one.
And good thing he hid quickly.
Otherwise, Drayton wouldn't even know if he could survive if this thing rammed into him.
"Drayton, are you okay?!"
Kieran sprinted over quickly.
"I'm fine."
"It's just… this situation looks wrong."
Drayton spread his hands.
"Rosa and the others already went in to catch that Lysandre."
"Next, we just need to take care of the other Team Flare Admins."
"As for these distorted plants…"
"it seems like a Pokémon is what caused them."
Lacey ran over.
"As expected…"
"it's an Epic-Scale mission."
"Looks like that Pokémon is the real boss."
"This is so exciting~"
Drayton smacked his tongue, amazed, and looked around.
Massive distorted plants were everywhere.
Underground.
On buildings.
Lurking in every place.
The whole city was completely wrecked.
"Drayton!"
"I think this is really not okay!"
Lacey's face was dead serious.
"Now's not the time to joke around like this."
"This city is innocent."
"For now, let's just take down all the Team Flare people first."
Seeing the ruined cityscape, Lacey still felt heavy in her heart.
This really was an evil organization!
They really were—
Damn it!
"Don't worry, don't worry."
"I get it."
"Hm?"
Drayton nodded.
But then he looked toward Elsewhere.
A woman wearing red shades was walking over this way.
"Are you… Malva?"
Lacey recognized her.
"Ah~ that's right."
"But looks like I'm a little late."
"You already handled these Team Flare guys, huh?"
Malva adjusted her shades.
She glanced around, and couldn't help raising her eyebrows.
Were these people that useless?
She was originally under League orders to come as reinforcements slowly on purpose.
She wanted Officer Jenny and the others to not get any reinforcements.
But she didn't expect Team Rocket to actually move.
Most importantly, Malva glanced at Drayton and the others.
These boy-girls were all so young.
Were Aliana and the others that useless?
No.
It was more like—
these Team Rocket guys were just too strong.
"Nowadays, young people really are amazing."
Malva cracked a grin.
"No need to flatter me."
"By the way…"
"how's it going inside the Research Laboratory?"
Malva looked toward the Lysandre Research Laboratory.
The enraged Zygarde had already been released.
boss Lysandre—was he still here?
Or had he already gone to Geosenge Town?
"Our teammates are dealing with Lysandre inside."
"You can relax."
"Oh?"
"Then I should go help too."
Malva's face turned serious.
"Huh?"
Lacey froze.
"With the whole Lumiose City in chaos right now…"
"the sooner we take down Lysandre, the sooner this catastrophe can end."
Saying that, Malva hurried into the Lysandre Research Laboratory.
But it seemed like she remembered something.
Her steps stopped, and she told Drayton and the others:
"Oh right."
"You should also go help at other locations as soon as possible."
"What a strange person."
Drayton watched Malva's back.
It felt weird, but he couldn't say exactly what was off.
They said they were reinforcements.
In the end, they only showed up after they'd already finished fighting here.
And they seemed to care especially about Lysandre.
Even if Lysandre really were the real culprits of this incident, and caring about him was not wrong…
Drayton still felt like something was off.
Elsewhere.
"Champion Diantha!"
"Bad news!"
"A huge Pokémon appeared in the city center!"
"Those plants…"
"they seem like they're its ability."
In East City, Diantha watched Officer Jenny guide civilians out of the city.
Urgent voices came through her communicator.
"I understand."
"I'll handle it in person."
Diantha instantly understood.
She had Gardevoir hold her with psychic control.
The two of them quickly flew toward the city center's Prism Tower location.
Sure enough, very soon Diantha saw the enraged Zygarde standing in the center area, right in place.
Diantha's heart sank.
This Pokémon…
It just looked wrong.
"Champion Diantha!"
Diantha and Gardevoir landed.
They ran into a squad of officers.
"Champion Diantha."
"Based on our observation…"
"these destructive plants in the city right now are being caused by this Pokémon."
"And it can continue further to trigger a rampage of those plants."
"Look—right now, it's gathering power!"
Officer Jenny's boss was extremely serious and heavy.
And at this moment, the red beam on the enraged Zygarde's body was growing more and more intense.
"We tried to stop it."
"But our Pokémon's attacks can't do anything to it."
Officer Jenny sounded very ashamed.
"I understand!"
"I'll stop it!"
Diantha's face was solemn.
She stared at that giant, terrifying Zygarde.
Can I actually do this?
Diantha decided to give everything she had.
After all, she was the Champion of the Kalos Region!
And inside the Lysandre Research Laboratory—
"What did you do?!"
Serena felt that violent tremor.
Her heart sank.
"Zygarde is going to burn every existence in this city to ash!"
Lysandre said calmly.
As casually as if he were talking about what they'd have for dinner tonight.
"No matter what struggle you try…"
"it's meaningless."
"Lumiose City is just the starting point."
"Next comes the entire Kalos Region."
"Huh?"
"That speech sure sounds impressive."
Rosa's eyes were razor-sharp right now.
"But without Zygarde…"
"how are you supposed to fight against us?"
"The person controlling Zygarde is you."
"If we take you down…"
"Zygarde will stop, right?"
"You actually released Zygarde?!"
"You're basically walking into your own death."
Rosa thought Lysandre's actions were extremely stupid.
Without Zygarde, how was Lysandre going to resist us four of them?
"Lysandre, your ambition will never succeed!"
Serena's pretty face had fully gone cold now.
"Girl…"
"do you really think I didn't consider that?"
Lysandre's tone stayed calm.
But just four girls—
he didn't put them in his eyes.
He Lysandre—
was a Champion-tier Trainer who had mastered Mega Evolution!
"If you think the four of you can defeat me…"
"that's honestly laughable."
"Let me tell you…"
"what real power is!"
Lysandre was very confident in himself.
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