frightfiction Chapter 729 Old Enemy
Chapter 729 Old Enemy
Those two torrents of energy intertwined with the will to destroy—the golden "Max Lightning" and the indigo "Max Dragoon".
With the force torn apart the sky, it crashed down on the armored Mewtwo, which was forced to interrupt its attack!
Data streams flickered violently in Armored Mewtwo's azure eyes.
The calculation was completed in a fraction of a second: continuing to attack Rayquaza would inevitably result in being severely damaged by these two Dynamax attacks; defending would mean giving up this excellent opportunity to finish off Rayquaza.
There was no time to hesitate.
"呲-"
It abruptly withdrew its "Psychic Smash" that was about to strike Rayquaza's head, and the deep blue psychic sphere disintegrated in mid-air.
At the same time, the magical stone plate integrated into the chest armor burst forth with an unprecedentedly intense pink light, frantically merging with the armored Mewtwo's own vast psychic energy!
“Buzz——!!!”
A colossal, hexagonal honeycomb-like barrier, its surface flowing with liquid pink-gold energy and ripples of harbingers of the future, instantly unfolded before it!
The barrier was solid and thick, its edges even distorting the light, as if it had cut open a separate defensive space.
And at the very moment the barrier took shape—
"BOOM—!!!!!!!!!!"
The Thunder Drum's massive lightning strike was the first to arrive!
That wasn't a bolt of lightning, but a collapsing sea of thunder! A pure golden plasma beam, as large as a building, struck the very center of the pink-gold barrier!
"Bang! Buzz—!!!"
An indescribable roar of impact, mixed with the shriek of energy annihilation, exploded!
The entire barrier was impacted and caved inward, groaning under the strain, as if it would shatter completely at any moment!
The raging plasma, like an angry golden serpent, frantically eroded and drilled into every inch of the barrier's structure, and the blinding electric light completely engulfed the armored Mewtwo's silver-white figure.
The effects of the electric field were triggered—countless tiny golden arcs of electricity, as if they were alive, spread from the point of impact to the ground of the entire battlefield.
This area has been transformed into a realm continuously pulsating with pure electrical energy, and the air is filled with the pungent smell of ozone.
This is the additional effect of Max Lightning, which leaves an Electric Field on the field after it is used.
The gaze beneath the mask of the First Divine Strike narrowed slightly. Clearly, this "Max Lightning," combining ancient vitality and Dynamax, was more powerful than he had initially anticipated.
However, the attack did not end!
Following the thunderous roar, Zhang Heng's Giant Dragon Rider had already arrived!
The indigo torrent, composed of countless roaring dragon shadows, underwent a dramatic change in form the instant it approached the barrier!
The torrent suddenly spun and contracted inward, its energy transforming from impact to tearing and slicing! A colossal, indigo-blue tornado, reaching from the sky to the earth, took shape!
Inside the tornado, countless strands of dragon-type energy, condensed to the point of being tangible, transformed into the sharpest wind blades, spinning and cutting wildly at terrifying speeds!
At the heart of this devastating tornado, two enormous, sky-covering dragon wings, composed entirely of pure dragon energy, suddenly unfurled from either side of the storm, as if resurrected from an ancient legend!
The flapping of the dragon's wings not only intensified the storm's rotation and cutting force!
This is no longer a simple energy bombardment, but has formed a continuous cutting field!
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!!!!"
The piercing, dense cutting sound instantly drowned out the lingering echo of thunder!
The storm created by Max Dragoon completely enveloped the barrier, which had just been hit by Max Lightning and was still violently shaking, along with the armored Mewtwo inside!
The pink and gold barrier now resembled a lone boat tossed about in a storm.
Endless dragon-type wind blades frantically cut, scraped, and consumed the barrier's energy from all directions and every angle.
With each flutter of those two outstretched dragon wings, the power of the entire storm was pushed inwards!
The ripples on the barrier's surface turned into violent shaking, cracks spread, and the pinkish-gold light dimmed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!
The additional effect of Max Dragoon—a strange power that reduces the opponent's attack—silently seeps into and erodes Armored Mewtwo's energy cycle with each cut of the wind blades.
However, the range of power of this "Max Raider" was so vast that the edge of the cutting storm inevitably affected Rayquaza, who had just escaped "Dazzling Glow" and was still adjusting its posture.
"Ow!"
Rayquaza let out a low growl filled with pain and displeasure. Several black scales near the edge of the storm were grazed by the scattered, incomparably sharp dragon-type wind blades, leaving clear white marks.
Dragon-type moves are equally effective against Dragon-type Pokémon; this isn't a targeted attack, but rather indiscriminate area-of-effect damage!
Zhang Heng keenly grasped this point.
He looked up, his gaze piercing through the chaotic energy currents, meeting Rayquaza's yellow dragon eyes, sharpened by its injury and rage, for a fleeting moment.
Without time to hesitate, he spoke decisively, his voice infused with spiritual power, clearly reaching the sky.
"Rayquaza! Use Extreme Speed to get out of the storm's area!"
Swiftness is a Normal-type physical move with a power of 90 points, making it a higher-level priority move than Quick Attack.
It almost completely ignores speed differences, allowing users to gain the upper hand in most situations and launch lightning-fast attacks or perform extreme evasions.
In Pokémon battles, especially among Flying-type Pokémon like Dragonite and Rayquaza, this move is often used as a trump card to turn the tide of battle or escape danger.
Rayquaza's massive head abruptly turned towards Zhang Heng. A hint of human-like scrutiny flashed in its dragon eyes.
It could sense the peculiar aura emanating from this human—a supreme divinity that inspired a vague sense of awe in it, and a power to control Dragon-type Pokémon.
He hesitated for less than half a second.
"Woo——"
Rayquaza let out a short, low growl, as if it had made a decision. Normal-type energy instantly enveloped its slender body, and its figure suddenly became blurred and transparent, leaving only a slowly dissipating black afterimage.
The next moment, a fierce wind howled!
Rayquaza's massive body had already escaped the edge of the "Max Dragoon" storm at a terrifying speed that was almost like a spatial jump, and appeared directly above the area where Zhang Heng, Zhang Leiyuan and the others were!
It hovered, its yellow dragon eyes still fixed on the storm in the center of the battlefield and the First Divine Punishment high above, but its aura was no longer disturbed by the storm.
This fleeting exchange of trust and transfer was clearly captured by the First Divine Punishment high in the sky.
For the first time, his head, clad in a holy mask, fixed its gaze on Zhang Heng for a truly meaningful and prolonged period.
The gaze behind the holes in the mask seemed to pierce through space, carrying a playful sense of discovering a rare treasure and... a sense of destiny.
Beneath the mask, a faint smile seemed to appear.
"You're growing too slowly!"
The silent whisper, perhaps only he could hear it. That look in his eyes.
It's as if to say: His destined nemesis in his long journey with Mewtwo has emerged.
In the center of the battlefield, the pink-gold barrier, which had been frantically cut and consumed by the "Max Raider" storm, had dimmed to its lowest point.
"Waaaaah—!!!!"
A deep, yet explosive, mentally charged roar suddenly erupted from the eye of the storm!
Immediately following were countless condensed, pale pink super-energy beams, like sharp swords piercing the darkness, bursting forth fiercely from every crevice of the storm!
"Boom--!!"
The indigo tornado enveloping Mewtwo's armor was torn apart and dispersed by this terrifying power erupting from within! The remaining dragon-type energy wailed and scattered away.
The storm subsided, revealing the armored Mewtwo within.
The barrier in front of it had disappeared, and its silver-white armor was covered with fine cutting marks and charred spots from energy overload. The armor plate on its chest was even slightly sunken.
But it remained steadily suspended, and the cold data stream in its azure eyes stabilized again, locking onto the Zhang family father and son below and... Rayquaza above them.
The First Divine Punishment's calm and unwavering voice rang out again, but this time it carried an undeniable command and a hint of expectation:
"Mewtwo! Then show us your power!"
Armored Mewtwo silently carried out its mission.
"Hiss—hiss—"
A clear sound, like the release of high-pressure gas, emanated from its various joints and armor seams.
Its entire body was covered in streamlined, silver-white armor, from which white, high-temperature steam began to rise.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, the seemingly indestructible and technologically advanced armor melted and dissipated from its body piece by piece, as if melting or vaporizing!
Amidst the swirling steam, the true form beneath the armor slowly revealed itself.