"You…"
Rayquaza was about to say something else, but Chen Shi didn't give it the chance.
"Forget that for now. Groudon and Kyogre are still down there. Let's deal with those two first."
"Hmph."
Chen Shi was speechless.
Was snorting the only reaction this dragon knew?
He complained inwardly, but what came out of his mouth was,
"Go in. Use Dragon Tail and knock Kyogre toward Groudon."
Rayquaza silently obeyed.
It dove downward, slipped past Kyogre's attack, and smashed a Dragon Tail into its body.
"Kyo… gre!"
Kyogre was sent flying straight toward Groudon.
Groudon froze for a split second, then instinctively fired off a Fire Blast.
Sure, because of Rayquaza, it and Kyogre were temporarily fighting on the same side.
But if you came flying straight into my face, that was your own fault.
If I hit you, don't blame me.
BOOM!
Kyogre had only just taken a Dragon Tail, and now it was struck by Fire Blast too.
It truly had nowhere to complain.
Chen Shi's eyes lit up.
"Now! Dragon Ascent!"
"Hit both of them!"
From the current angle, Groudon and Kyogre were lined up perfectly.
If there was ever a moment to unload a finishing move, this was it.
Rayquaza didn't waste a second.
Its body straightened as emerald light erupted around it.
A streak of green tore across the ocean and slammed into both Legendary Pokémon with overwhelming force.
Three Dragon Dances for power.
Mega Evolution for an explosive boost.
Dragon Ascent for speed.
A mushroom cloud rose alongside a deafening blast.
Both Groudon and Kyogre cried out in pain.
This time, they were genuinely struggling.
At their level, their stamina and defenses were absurdly high.
But even they couldn't withstand another Legendary Pokémon of equal standing hammering them nonstop.
If this continued, forget the two of them.
Even Eternatus would have trouble enduring it.
Chen Shi, however, couldn't care less what they were thinking.
By now, he was thoroughly fired up.
"Keep going! Keep going!"
"Use Hyper Beam!"
The words had barely left his mouth when Rayquaza's Hyper Beam was already unleashed.
A terrifying beam of destruction, almost solid in its intensity, crashed heavily into Groudon.
The surrounding seawater and temporary landmass were obliterated beneath the attack.
Rayquaza had clearly used full power.
"Little Ray, again!"
"Use Extreme Speed to get into position, then another Dragon Ascent!"
Rayquaza's eyes bulged.
Little Ray?
Who the hell are you calling Little Ray?!
Do you not understand who's the boss here?!
Chen Shi scratched his head awkwardly.
"My bad, my bad. Got a little too excited."
"Don't be angry."
Rayquaza exhaled heavily.
Fine.
It would settle this with the brat after the battle.
It shot forward again, using the experience from the previous exchanges to quickly maneuver Groudon and Kyogre into a straight line.
Then—
BOOM!
Another Dragon Ascent.
"Woohoo!"
"Yes!"
"This is fun! So much fun! Hehe!"
Jirachi was practically bouncing with excitement.
In all its long life, it had never experienced anything this thrilling.
After riding Rayquaza through the battle for so long, Chen Shi had gradually adapted as well.
The fear he'd felt at the beginning had completely disappeared.
Now all he felt was exhilaration.
"Little Ray, again!"
With the previous two attempts as experience, Rayquaza was already extremely practiced.
It quickly repositioned itself and unleashed Dragon Ascent once more.
Truthfully, Rayquaza was enjoying itself too.
It had fought these two countless times.
This was easily the most satisfying beating it had ever handed them.
It felt like it no longer needed to think about anything.
All it had to do was listen to Chen Shi—
Then attack.
After two more huge explosions, Groudon and Kyogre were visibly exhausted.
After taking so much punishment, they were truly reaching their limit.
Chen Shi hugged Jirachi and waved grandly.
"Little Ray, what are you waiting for?"
"Finish these two idiots off!"
Rayquaza was panting heavily, its forehead practically covered in black lines.
So because you're not the one fighting, you have no idea what exhaustion is, huh?
How many moves and finishing attacks have I already used?
Finish them off with what?!
But with Rayquaza's pride, there was no way it would admit that it was tired.
Instead, it said,
"They're already badly injured."
"If I attack them now, people might say I won dishonorably."
"Let them recover a little first."
Chen Shi: "…"
He glanced down at Rayquaza and immediately understood what was going on.
Ignoring the dragon's stubborn pride, he looked toward Victini on his shoulder.
"Little V, give it a boost."
Ever since Jirachi started protecting Chen Shi with psychic power, Victini had already returned to its usual position.
Hearing Chen Shi's request, Victini cheerfully agreed.
"Vee~"
Then it flew down slightly.
A massive stream of universal energy poured into Rayquaza's body.
Rayquaza's eyes widened.
The energy it had consumed was recovering at a terrifying speed.
It was completely stunned.
Rayquaza had heard before that Victini was special, but it had never really paid much attention.
It had encountered Victini several times in the past.
And if Rayquaza had to describe its impression of the species in one word—
Cowardly.
No.
Extremely cowardly.
In Rayquaza's mind, what did it matter if a Pokémon like that had some unusual abilities?
And this particular Victini was so weak that, if Chen Shi hadn't constantly kept it around, Rayquaza probably wouldn't even have looked at it twice.
But now—
Rayquaza finally understood just how special Victini really was.
This thing was basically an unlimited-capacity power bank!
And not just any power bank.
It had ultra-ultra-super-fast charging!
Who wouldn't love that?
Once Rayquaza had been fully recharged, Victini fluttered its tiny wings and slowly returned to Chen Shi's arms.
It was worried that if it stayed away too long, Chen Shi might run out of energy himself.
Chen Shi grinned.
"So, Little Ray?"
"Still worried about winning dishonorably?"
Rayquaza: "…"
"I think you were right."
"With two idiots like these, there's no reason for me to hold back."
"Let's continue."
Before Chen Shi could even respond, Rayquaza had already launched itself forward with Dragon Ascent.
Chen Shi rolled his eyes.
Wow.
When did I ever say that?
So you're just forcing yourself to find an excuse now?
Impressive.
"…"
He had to admit—
A Rayquaza with three Dragon Dances stacked was terrifying.
And after Victini had refilled its energy, Groudon and Kyogre were practically getting beaten senseless.
They had almost no ability to fight back.
After enduring the assault for a while longer, the two Legendary Pokémon finally couldn't take it anymore.
They immediately tried to leave.
But Rayquaza swept a Dragon Pulse across their path, blocking both of them.
Then—
The three Legendary Pokémon stared at each other in silence.
After a moment, Groudon and Kyogre each opened their mouths and spat out a single orb toward Rayquaza.
Rayquaza caught both orbs.
Only then did it allow the two Legendary Pokémon to retreat.
It flew above the Giant Energy Stone and slowly swept its gaze across all the hidden Legendary Pokémon that had been watching the battle from the shadows.
At that moment—
Every single one of them withdrew their attention.
Then quietly left.
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