Vermilion City.
Cerise Laboratory.
A shrill alarm tore through the laboratory's usual tranquility.
The previously stable energy waveform on the main screen suddenly surged, transforming into a monstrous peak that almost broke through the display limit.
Red warning indicators flashed wildly.
"Professor!"
"An ultra-high-level reaction has been detected in the coastal area!"
"Location… it's Old Lady Kin's Paradise Grand Hotel construction site!" The assistant's voice was filled with incredulous panic.
Professor Cerise sharply lifted his head from the data screen, his glasses reflecting a dazzling red light.
He quickly walked to the main console, his face so solemn it could drip water: "Energy property analysis! Quickly!!"
"Unable to fully analyze! But the life force and… anger contained within it far exceed conventional standards!" The assistant operated the computer at full throttle, "Wait… Professor Bill and Vermilion Gym's encrypted communication requests are coming in simultaneously!"
"Connect them!" Professor Cerise ordered without hesitation.
The screen instantly split into three windows.
On the left was Professor Bill's slightly pale face, with his iconic Lighthouse control room in the background.
On the right was Lt. Surge.
He had already changed into his familiar camouflage vest, and behind him, the restless figures of Raichu and other main Pokémon seemed visible.
"Cerise! You detected it too?" Bill's voice came through the comms, with a hint of hurried breathing and a researcher's characteristic tremor of excitement.
"It's it!"
"It's definitely the power it left behind!"
"The samples I stored, extracted from the seawater that day, are emitting unprecedented strong light and energy reactions!"
Professor Cerise raised a sealed transparent container.
Inside, a small blob of cerulean liquid violently boiled and glowed like a living thing, as if resonating madly with some distant entity.
"Giant Dragonite?" Professor Cerise understood instantly.
As Pokémon Professors, they were all very knowledgeable… their intuition had led them to the same conclusion immediately.
But this problem was rather bad now.
"Besides that legendary might, what else could cause an ecological energy outburst of this scale?!" Bill's tone was almost fanatical, but immediately replaced by worry.
"But it only 'lent' its power; the true driving force is another entity… an aggregate filled with anger and destructive intent!"
Professor Bill could confirm that the Giant Dragonite had imparted its power targeting the seawater.
That was why his seawater samples showed an energy reaction.
"Damn it! Old Lady Kin, that old fool, must have done something truly outrageous!" Lt. Surge's furious curse exploded like thunder.
He roughly stuffed the last few Ultra Balls into his waist,
while roaring at the screen:
"I knew that old hag wouldn't stay put!"
"She's really f*cking good at causing trouble!"
"This time she's dead meat!"
"I said so!"
"You all stay put; I'm taking my main team over to check it out!"
Lt. Surge knew very well that the construction site would clash with Pokémon habitats.
But so what?
Conflicts between humans, between Pokémon, and friction and clashes between humans and Pokémon are all perfectly normal.
As long as it's not too excessive, no one really bothers.
Because they can't manage it, there's too much.
But a situation of this magnitude proved she had done something truly outrageous.
Just as Lt. Surge was about to cut the communication, another emergency communication request cut in.
A line of text appeared on the screen.
"Emergency Communication—from Pallet Town's Ash's Pokédex"
Lt. Surge paused, his brows furrowed: "Huh? That kid?"
"Connect him!" Professor Cerise immediately ordered.
Ash's face appeared on the fourth split screen, with a background of howling winds and surging waves on the coast.
His hair and clothes were completely drenched, his face splattered with mud, but his eyes were unusually calm and resolute.
The Pikachu on his shoulder had its fur bristling, and its electric sacs flashed wildly.
"Mr. Surge! Glad I could reach you!"
"Oh? Professor Cerise? Professor Bill?" Ash was slightly surprised to see the multi-party communication on screen.
But the situation was urgent, and he spoke very quickly.
"Long story short!"
"Old Lady Kin used poison to extensively trap and harm Tentacool and Tentacruel, which drew in the Giant
Dragonite's power, causing some kind of mutation!"
"Now, a gigantic Tentacruel has appeared, over sixty meters tall, with an incredibly terrifying energy
signature!"
"It has completely lost control!"
Ash quickly turned the camera behind him.
Although the image was blurry due to violent shaking and splashing water.
But in that glimpse…
The towering, monstrous shadow of the gigantic Tentacruel, like a skyscraper, and its massive eyes burning with crimson
light of destruction, still sent a huge shock through the three knowledgeable adults on the other end of the
screen.
"Sixty meters?! Pseudo-Totem?!" Professor Cerise gasped, "It's gigantic!
"
"Indeed! It's Dragonite's power mixed with the jellyfish swarm's resentment and call for help instinct…" Bill
murmured, staring at his sample, which was boiling even more violently.
"It's now confirmed… Sea King-type Pokémon act as proxies for divine authority…"
"…However, the gigantic Tentacruel… this is different from other Pseudo-Totem records from
before."
"…Is it because Tentacruel's body is 99% water?"
"…This is a significant research discovery."
Professor Bill, on the other hand, was focused on other key points.
Then.
"Ah—" Professor Bill screamed.
His Gardevoir suddenly bumped Professor Bill hard in the lower back.
"Gardevoir!" Gardevoir was a bit annoyed; now was not the time for research.
"Sorry everyone, just a habit…" Professor Bill's voice trailed off.
But no one was paying attention to him.
"F*ck!" Lt. Surge's curses grew louder.
Veins bulged on his forehead, "That Old Hag Kin is insane!"
"She actually dared to do this!"
"Kid! How are you doing?"
"Don't you dare try to tank it!"
"That thing can't be dealt with by a regular battle!"
"Don't provoke it into further destroying the city!"
"I'll be there with my main team immediately!"
"Leave everything to me from now on."
Lt. Surge was still very responsible.
This was also the origin of every city Gym Leader's status, position, and authority.
If a major incident truly occurred, they had to take the lead immediately.
"We're fine for now!" Ash's voice was mixed with the roar of wind and waves.
"Brock and Misty are helping evacuate tourists and Pokémon who might be affected!"
"Its primary target right now is Old Lady Kin and this construction site!"
"But I'm worried it will head for the city once it completely loses control!"
This swarm of Tentacruel were victims.
Their revenge was naturally sacred and just.
However—
Ash couldn't be sure if this gigantic Tentacruel would continue its
rampage after completely retaliating against Old Lady Kin.
A chain of hatred isn't something that can just be broken at will.
When it comes to hatred… displaced anger is very common.
Pokémon don't understand that humans are divided into many different groups.
If they are harmed by a portion of humanity, they will directly hate all of humanity.
It's unavoidable.
"Hold on, Ash!" Professor Cerise's voice steadied, quickly shifting into command
mode.
"Bill, continue analyzing the energy composition, look for weaknesses and possible ways to appease it!"
"Lt. Surge, provide support at maximum speed!"
"I will coordinate with Officer Jenny and the municipal departments to activate emergency protocols, evacuate coastal residents, and attempt to
establish a remote energy barrier to buy time!" Professor Cerise stated his decision.
"Understood!" "Leave it to me!" Lt. Surge and Bill's voices rang out almost simultaneously.
The communication screen flickered.
Lt. Surge's and Bill's windows darkened.
Ash took a deep breath of the salty, humid, and dangerously charged air, looking at Professor Cerise, who was the last one remaining on the
screen.
"Professor…"
Now he didn't know what to say.
How to deal with a hostile giant beast tens of meters tall?
He had no idea!
The scene looked like something out of a disaster movie.
Ash had never considered this problem in both his lifetimes combined.
This was different from Gigantamax battles in games.
This was completely different from his past fantasies.
Facing such a scene, Ash had only one thought—quickly go to the next set and invite Ultraman!
Anyway, this wasn't an enemy he could handle.
Now they could only wait for Lt. Surge to arrive.
"What?"
You're saying Brock and Misty are also Gym Leaders?
But they only inherited their Gym Leader positions; they didn't earn them through actual battles.
What's more, they only brought one Gym Leader-level ace Pokémon with them on their journey.
Brock brought an Onix… how could that thing fight a gigantic Tentacruel at the beach?
It would die if it went up against it!
It would be instantly defeated!
Misty, on the other hand, brought a Gym Leader-level ace Gyarados… but both sides are primarily Water-type, so it wouldn't be very useful.
Gyarados would hit it with one Hydro Pump… and this gigantic Tentacruel wouldn't feel a thing.
"Do what you need to do, Ash." Professor Cerise's gaze pierced through the screen, deep and full of trust.
"Until reinforcements arrive, you are the highest commander on site."
"Protect the public, control the situation, but… prioritize your own safety!"
This could be considered a temporary appointment.
The most important thing now was to solve the problem.
Even if this temporary appointment was not in compliance.
But an emergency system doesn't concern itself with compliance.
"Understood!" Ash nodded heavily, then abruptly cut the communication.
He turned around, the fierce wind almost knocking him off his feet, as the colossal shadow loomed, and the roar of destruction was almost upon them.
The battle had already begun.
And all they could do was buy time, waiting for Lt. Surge to arrive.
As a Gym Leader capable of defending a city… theoretically, they are equivalent to a regional Totem Pokémon.
Ultimately, the problem had to be solved by force.
And it couldn't be a group attack.
This was an ancient rule and ritual, an experience left by ancient humans expanding their territory.
That's why Professor Bill and Professor Cerise couldn't go.
Only Lt. Surge's status allowed him to legitimately go.
The occurrence of such an event meant that the gaze of [ God ] had turned.
And [ God ]'s gaze had arrived.
Then [ God ]'s avatar had arrived.
This meant [ God ]'s order had also arrived.
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