Giovanni did not hesitate in the slightest.
He decisively gave the order.
"Understood, Boss."
After receiving his instructions, the scientists inside the base immediately sprang into action.
What they needed to do now—
Was reach the battlefield as quickly as possible.
Then they would deliver the Energy Stone containing Dynamax power to Mewtwo.
Once Mewtwo absorbed the power contained within it—
He would be able to Dynamax.
After his body rapidly increased in size, his stamina and strength should become sufficient to compete with the current VictoryGreymon.
Perhaps that would allow him to turn his current disadvantage into an evenly matched battle—
Or even seize the advantage.
The personnel at the base worked extremely efficiently.
Giovanni had only just issued the order when they were already moving.
As an organization possessing some of the most advanced technology on the entire planet—
Although their current position was extremely far from the battlefield—
With their technological capabilities, that distance was hardly worth mentioning.
A small supersonic flight device carrying a fist-sized, dark-purple Dynamax Energy Stone departed from the base under the researchers' control.
It rapidly flew toward its destination.
Its speed was astonishing.
In an instant, it disappeared from sight.
Only a streak of red-and-blue exhaust remained behind, stretching across the sky.
Meanwhile—
Back at the battlefield—
Mewtwo, who had completely fallen into a berserk state, had managed to temporarily recover from his earlier disadvantage.
For a brief period, he had fought VictoryGreymon to a standstill.
However—
That situation lasted only a few minutes.
While fighting entirely on instinct, Mewtwo's stamina consumption was far greater than before.
His stamina reserves had never been particularly deep to begin with.
And during these few short minutes of battle—
His rate of stamina consumption had nearly doubled.
BOOM!!
The two sides clashed head-on once again.
This time, the difference between them was completely exposed before everyone's eyes.
VictoryGreymon was forced several steps backward by the impact before stabilizing himself.
But Mewtwo's situation was far worse.
The tremendous power contained in VictoryGreymon's strike sent him flying away.
Like a white meteor, Mewtwo was blasted several hundred meters through the air in an instant.
Finally, he swung his thick, powerful tail through the air behind him and used Iron Tail.
By relying on the tremendous counterforce produced by the move—
He finally stopped himself from being hurled any farther.
At that moment—
Mewtwo hovered in midair.
He breathed heavily.
His cold, emotionless, icy-blue eyes stared fixedly at VictoryGreymon before him.
Deep inside, Mewtwo still refused to admit it.
But this time—
He had genuinely felt the immense pressure VictoryGreymon was placing on him.
And for the first time—
Mewtwo experienced the feeling that perhaps he truly could not defeat his opponent.
Damn it!
As his stamina continued to run dry—
Mewtwo could no longer maintain that berserk state in which he had completely lost his reason.
Instead, his mind gradually began clearing.
He examined the condition of his own body.
It was not good.
In fact—
It was terrible.
His stamina was essentially exhausted.
He had only around one-tenth of what he possessed at his peak.
As for the energy remaining inside his body—
That was in extremely poor condition as well.
It was slightly better than his stamina.
But only slightly.
Approximately one-fifth remained.
With his body in its current condition—
If he attempted to continue fighting at such an extreme intensity—
He would probably only last another two or three minutes.
Once those two or three minutes passed—
Even if his opponent did not defeat him directly—
He would still collapse unconscious and lose the ability to fight once his stamina and energy were completely depleted.
That outcome would be no different from being defeated on the spot.
Could it be—
That this was as far as he could go?
Impossible!
He was the strongest being on this planet.
He was invincible.
How could he possibly lose here?
Mewtwo refused to believe in such an ending.
Nor did he want such an ending.
He would use the last of his strength to carve out a future for himself.
Mewtwo unleashed everything he had left.
He gathered all of his remaining stamina and energy into one final attack.
Oh?
He's going for one last desperate gamble?
Shiko sensed the flow of energy inside Mewtwo and immediately understood the decision he had made after reaching the very edge of exhaustion.
It was understandable.
Proud First-tier Legendaries like Mewtwo generally found it extremely difficult to accept defeat.
For him to make this choice was completely within reason.
Shiko narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Mewtwo in the sky.
At that moment, Mewtwo reminded him of a meteor about to fall.
At the very end of its journey—
It burned with its brightest radiance.
But—
Could something like that really reverse the battle?
Of course not.
VictoryGreymon was still in excellent condition.
In fact, after the warm-up provided by their previous exchanges—
His body had completely loosened up.
He had entered his optimal combat state in both body and mind.
Mewtwo's decision to burn through his remaining energy without regard for the consequences would not change the final result.
All it would do was prematurely overdraw his core bodily functions.
WHOOSH!!
The final great collision between the two began.
VictoryGreymon also discarded any trace of carelessness and prepared to face this worthy opponent with his full strength.
Although the two stood on opposing sides—
After fighting for so long—
VictoryGreymon had developed considerable respect for Mewtwo's strength.
He crossed both claws in front of himself.
This time—
A cold gleam flashed across the razor-sharp alloy blades.
He perfectly merged the powers of Metal Claw, Dragon Claw, and Slash.
There was no hesitation whatsoever.
This was no longer simply a matter of stacking the energies of three different moves together.
Instead—
The three powers amplified one another.
Three completely different forms of energy had been perfectly blended together while remaining in a stable equilibrium.
That alone demonstrated just how extraordinary VictoryGreymon's mastery over his techniques had become.
And when such violently compressed power finally came into contact with an external target—
It would naturally unleash an earth-shaking explosion and a devastating energy shockwave.
For the current VictoryGreymon—
This could unquestionably be considered one of his most powerful finishing attacks.
BOOM!!
A thunderous explosion echoed between heaven and earth.
The two meteors collided once again.
Mewtwo mobilized the most primal strength of his body and the most fundamental energy within him.
He transformed everything into the purest possible strike—
Carrying his unshakable determination within it.
VictoryGreymon, on the other hand—
Perfectly combined his own combat techniques.
And in this final collision—
He unleashed them all at once.
The impact resembled a meteor crashing into the planet.
At the point where the two attacks met in midair—
The explosion of energy erupted into dazzling flames.
It shone as brilliantly as a blazing sun.
In an instant—
The searing light stabbed into the eyes of everyone watching.
Many of them could barely keep their eyes open.
(End of Chapter)
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