"Whew... thank goodness."
"You're not seriously hurt, right?"
Cold sweat had already soaked through Chen Shi's back.
That last exchange had been terrifying.
If Rayquaza hadn't listened to him, the two of them would have been in serious trouble.
Ten consecutive Precipice Blades...
Just hearing that was enough to scare someone half to death.
And Chen Shi had even been the attack's...
Well—
Second target.
"Hmph. Of course I'm fine."
Rayquaza snorted.
The moment Dragon Pulse collided with Precipice Blades, the impact had already unleashed a violent shockwave.
Although Rayquaza had been blasted back by the resulting force, it hadn't actually taken much damage.
More importantly, none of the remaining Precipice Blades had landed.
The stamina of a Legendary Pokémon was no joke.
A trace of irritation flashed through Rayquaza's eyes.
Without hesitation, it launched another Dragon Ascent and slammed straight into Groudon, sending the massive Legendary flying backward.
No matter how many times Chen Shi saw it, he couldn't help marveling at just how powerful Dragon Ascent was.
Unlike other flashy moves, Dragon Ascent had one defining characteristic—
Speed.
Absurd speed.
Once Rayquaza locked onto a target, the move was practically impossible to dodge.
It was simply too strong.
On the other side, Kyogre had only just risen from the sea when Rayquaza's Hyper Beam locked onto it.
Kyogre reacted extremely quickly as well.
It immediately countered with Origin Pulse.
The two immensely powerful attacks collided in midair and canceled each other out.
Rayquaza immediately prepared to use Dragon Ascent again.
Chen Shi couldn't help snapping,
"If you keep throwing out big moves like this, how much energy do you think you have to waste?"
"This is going to be a prolonged battle."
"You can't fight like this!"
Rayquaza paused.
It seemed to think Chen Shi had a point.
But there was no way it was going to admit that.
"How I use my moves is none of your business."
"As long as I win, isn't that enough?"
Chen Shi was speechless.
Sure, Rayquaza had stacked three Dragon Dances at the start.
But against Groudon and Kyogre, that still didn't mean it could just spam its strongest moves however it wanted.
Battles between Legendary Pokémon weren't something that ended in a few exchanges.
How could it casually waste all its strongest attacks?
"Listen to me."
"Fly upward, then use Extreme Speed together with Twister!"
"You say it, and I'm supposed to do it?"
"What do you think I am?"
Rayquaza complained—
While its body immediately obeyed.
It shot upward with Extreme Speed and began rapidly circling through the sky.
Chen Shi: "..."
Under the enhancement of Extreme Speed, Rayquaza became faster and faster.
Soon, its enormous body was almost impossible to follow.
Only a blurred streak could be seen flashing through the air.
As its speed continued to rise, the surrounding air currents were violently stirred.
At first, it was only a gentle breeze.
But within moments, the airflow grew increasingly turbulent.
It surged like a raging tide, roaring louder and louder.
In the blink of an eye—
Rayquaza had created an enormous black tornado.
It descended from the heavens like an abyss pouring downward.
The massive vortex stretched through the clouds like a gigantic black funnel, spinning wildly as it devoured everything around it.
Clouds in the sky—
Moisture rising from the ocean—
Everything was dragged into the storm and shredded apart, reduced to chaotic currents inside the raging cyclone.
Groudon and Kyogre had barely recovered before the tornado engulfed both of them.
"That's more like it!"
A smile tugged at Chen Shi's lips.
"Now the battlefield belongs to you."
"Extreme Speed into Dragon Claw."
"Target Kyogre!"
"Hmph."
Rayquaza still sounded unconvinced.
But by now, it was already instinctively following Chen Shi's commands.
With both Extreme Speed and the surrounding tornado accelerating it, Rayquaza's speed instantly rose another level.
Its enormous body became a streak of light.
It traced a long arc through the sky and appeared directly in front of Kyogre almost instantaneously.
BOOM! BOOM!
Rayquaza was greedy.
It made sure both Extreme Speed and Dragon Claw connected.
Kyogre released a pained roar and was knocked a considerable distance backward.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Precipice Blades erupted from the ocean below.
Chen Shi sneered.
"Trying that again?"
"That move isn't going to work anymore."
"Extreme Speed upward!"
"Then use Draco Meteor!"
Because the tornado obstructed Groudon's vision, it failed to catch the same perfect opening as before.
Rayquaza escaped cleanly.
Then it opened its enormous jaws.
Dragon-type energy gathered within its mouth.
A blazing meteor shot upward into the sky.
High above—
It exploded.
Countless fragments burst outward like a shower of falling stars.
A massive rain of burning debris descended over the battlefield.
The fragments struck Groudon and the returning Kyogre one after another, producing a series of heavy impacts.
"Now—two Dragon Pulses in a row!"
"Hit Groudon!"
Against a slow, heavy opponent like Groudon, there was no need to use close-range attacks at all.
Long-range pressure was enough.
Just as expected, Groudon couldn't dodge Rayquaza's Dragon Pulse.
All it could do was spit out massive fireballs to intercept the attack.
Unfortunately—
It managed to cancel the first Dragon Pulse.
But not the second.
"ROAR!"
After repeatedly suffering losses, Groudon's eyes turned blood-red with fury.
Kyogre was no different.
The two had fought Rayquaza countless times over the years.
They had never won.
But they had also never been beaten this passively before.
At the very least, they used to be able to land attacks on Rayquaza.
The Legendary Pokémon secretly observing the battle were equally surprised.
Rayquaza...
Why did it seem different?
Didn't Rayquaza usually just charge straight in and fight head-on?
Yet this time, Groudon and Kyogre could barely retaliate.
Was it because of the human sitting on its head?
One by one, the watching Legendary Pokémon shifted their attention toward Chen Shi.
They all understood one thing—
Rayquaza's fighting habits, built over countless years, couldn't suddenly change for no reason.
If someone had caused this transformation...
Then the only possibility was the human riding on Rayquaza's head.
This time—
The many Legendary Pokémon truly remembered that unusual human.
"..."
"So?"
Chen Shi chuckled.
"Doesn't fighting like this feel great?"
Truthfully, he was incredibly excited too.
He was commanding Rayquaza in battle.
And its opponents were Groudon and Kyogre!
When he finally returned to his own time, wouldn't he be able to brag about this for three days and three nights?
Rayquaza took a breath and continued stubbornly,
"It's nothing special."
"Even without you, I could fight like this."
Chen Shi: "..."
Bro.
Please.
Promise me you'll stop being so stubborn.
It wasn't as if Chen Shi had never watched Rayquaza fight before.
Why bother pretending?
Aside from secretly stacking Dragon Dance and then spamming powerful moves...
What else did you even know how to do?
Chen Shi simply didn't have the heart to expose it.
Seeing him remain silent, Rayquaza grew irritated.
"Why aren't you saying anything?"
"Do you not believe me?"
"Of course I believe you."
Chen Shi replied immediately.
"I have absolute faith in your strength!"
Then he silently added in his heart—
I said your strength.
Only your strength.
...
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