Kyogre's sudden appearance made Julian's heart sink slightly. The Mewtwo he could summon could only exist for five minutes. Although there was no limit to the number of summons, he could summon it at most nine times, with each summon costing ten Mewtwo fragments.
Summoning it even once pained him. If he had to summon it twice or even three times, the pain would be unbearable.
But in just five minutes, Mewtwo might not be able to suppress both Groudon and Kyogre.
He could perhaps use his Invincibility Card, but he only had one, and using it on these two seemed like a huge waste.
"Julian, I'm not on Groudon's side," Kyogre said, seemingly noticing the hostility in Julian's eyes and quickly clarifying.
Somehow, when it saw Julian again this time, it found him quite likable.
Moreover, Julian was connected to that powerful First-class Legendary, Mewtwo. Kyogre still vividly remembered how, back in Haitian City, it had been beaten up by Mewtwo.
In Mewtwo, it seemed to see a shadow of that oversized green caterpie.
Leaving aside whether it would side with Groudon, even if it did, if that mysterious First-class Legendary Mewtwo showed up, it and Groudon probably still couldn't win, even together.
Not to mention, it and Groudon would never join forces in the first place.
"In that case, Kyogre, how about we team up and teach Groudon a lesson?" Julian suggested.
Hearing that Kyogre wasn't aligned with Groudon, Julian felt a wave of relief. Thinking about it, it made sense—these two had been at odds since their creation.
"Human, don't you think you're overestimating yourself?"
Kyogre's expression turned cold, and its address for Julian shifted from his name to simply "human."
Although it felt some goodwill toward Julian, that didn't mean it would team up with him to fight Groudon.
Facing Kyogre's cold demeanor, Julian just smiled.
"Kyogre, how about this then?"
As he spoke, he purchased Kyogre's exclusive Pokéblocks from the system space and directly tossed them over.
The enticing aroma emanating from the Pokéblocks made Kyogre swallow them immediately.
Even Mew couldn't resist the allure of exclusive Pokéblocks, and Kyogre was no exception.
As the exclusive Pokéblocks entered its body, Kyogre's eyes suddenly lit up. It could feel that the bottleneck that hadn't budged for a thousand years had loosened ever so slightly because of these Pokéblocks.
"Julian, give me a hundred boxes, and I'll help you."
"In that case, I'd rather call Mewtwo. At most, three boxes. You've already experienced the benefits of these Pokéblocks—do you really think I have so many of something like this?"
Kyogre fell silent upon hearing this. It was true—Pokéblocks that could loosen its bottleneck were undoubtedly incredibly precious.
"Five boxes. I need at least five boxes."
"Deal."
Kyogre: ⊙▃⊙
Seeing Julian agree so readily, Kyogre wondered if it had asked for too little.
But the words were already spoken, and it couldn't take them back—after all, it had its pride.
Groudon, listening to their conversation, erupted in anger: "You big-headed fish, even if you team up with this human, I'll still beat you into a dead fish!"
As it spoke, torrents of magma surged behind it, flowing like water and spreading around Groudon, though it hadn't launched an attack yet.
"You think I'm afraid of you?"
Kyogre sneered, and in response, a colossal wave rose behind it.
Magma and tidal waves—fire and water.
The two First-class Legendaries, who had been at odds since their creation, were once again facing off.
Julian suddenly felt like a third wheel—if he walked away right now, Groudon probably wouldn't even bother chasing him.
Compared to him, Groudon clearly wanted to beat up this "big-headed fish" more right now.
But now, he and Kyogre were allies.
With that thought, Julian leaped off Moltres' back and landed squarely on Kyogre's head.
"Julian, are you sure you want to command me? The cost might be more than you can bear."
Kyogre wasn't exactly pleased with him standing on its head, but the thought of the Pokéblocks made it hold back.
"No problem. Within twenty minutes, let's take it down together."
Julian pointed at Groudon, activating his passive skill Unown's Protection. For twenty minutes, he could command a First-class Legendary without any backlash, and the legendary's strength would even increase by 20%.
Feeling the strange fluctuations emanating from Julian surge into its body and actually boost its power by 20%, Kyogre's eyes lit up instantly.
At the level of a First-class Legendary, increasing strength typically took who knew how many years. Yet now, Julian had somehow boosted its power by 20%.
This was absolutely unbelievable.
Before, it had always been evenly matched with Groudon. But now, with this increase in strength, it really might be able to pound Groudon into the ground.
"Gen~"
Gengar emerged from Julian's shadow, rummaged in its belly, and pulled out the Champion's violet-gold cape.
After Julian received this cape, Gengar had been keeping it safe ever since.
Draping the cape over its trainer, Gengar smiled with satisfaction before disappearing back into his shadow.
As the scorching heat waves rolled in, the violet-gold cape fluttered vigorously behind him, and beneath his feet, Kyogre stood in silent readiness.
Julian's words were translated in real time through the lip-reading experts. Although no one could understand what Kyogre and Groudon were saying, everyone now knew one thing for certain—Kyogre was fighting for Julian.
Seeing Julian standing atop the head of a First-class Legendary, his cape billowing in the wind, his entire presence radiated wild arrogance and unrestrained pride.
Simply put—Julian was showing off in style.
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> Damn, damn, damn! Screenshot! Hurry and screenshot this! This moment deserves to go down in human history!
> Champion Walker is actually standing on the head of a First-class Legendary!
> Commanding a First-class Legendary—this is something most trainers wouldn't even dare to dream about!
> Magma, tidal waves, a flowing cape—could there be anything more cinematic than this?
> Gengar really knows what it's doing—helping its trainer put on that cape!
> Is no one curious about what kind of Pokéblocks Champion Walker gave to Kyogre?
> I told you my husband is the best in the world!
> I usually hate obsessive fangirls, but you know what—when it comes to Julian, being one is totally justified.
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Seeing the First-class Legendary Kyogre stand alongside Julian, the people of Drakoria erupted in excitement.
Even before the battle began, this scene alone was enough to stir their hearts.
Groudon may be a First-class Legendary, but Kyogre was also one—so this fight wasn't necessarily lost.
'Bang!'
In the conference room, James, upon seeing Julian standing on Kyogre's head, slammed his fist on the table in excitement and shouted, "Good! Truly worthy of being the pride of my Walker family!"
Then he burst into hearty laughter. "Hahaha! With this, victory should be assured!"
At the same time, John updated his social media feed:
John: "That's my dear grandson. Jealous?" (Attached image: Julian standing on Kyogre's head.)
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