"You claim the Tao Dragon is yours?"
Ace spoke in a cold voice: "Shamelessness truly knows no bounds in this world. I just want to ask, when did a Pokémon I captured under the witness of Alder become your property?"
"Our goal is the liberation of all Pokémon, so any Pokémon that has not been captured is our friend and comrade."
Ghetsis, with his self-righteous, compassionate tone, continued his shameless speech: "You took away our friend, our comrade, without our permission. Are you truly in the right?"
Ghetsis's statement instantly made the four people present roll their eyes. To brazenly utter such shameless rhetoric required a certain level of audacity.
Ace took out the Poké Ball containing the Tao Dragon and addressed Ghetsis: "Since your target is it, then let me see how capable you are of snatching my Tao Dragon from me."
With that, the Poké Ball opened, and the Tao Dragon's massive body appeared in front of Ace.
Ace leaped up abruptly, and Gardevoir's psychic power lifted him, allowing him to smoothly land on the Tao Dragon's head.
The Tao Dragon also looked coldly at Ghetsis before it, its body beginning to surge with a dense, powerful energy. It was clear the Tao Dragon was ready for battle.
Green, standing on the small boat, frowned slightly at the sight before her.
She wasn't worried about Ace, but Ace's current action was different from what they had planned.
"The plan has changed."
Just then, Gardevoir instantly teleported beside Green and communicated psychically: "An uncontrollable factor has appeared, so the subsequent plan has changed. Master will draw the opponent away, attracting the maximum firepower. This place is left to you. Temporarily continue with the original plan. During this time, I will serve as the communication hub, allowing you to stay in contact."
No sooner had Gardevoir finished speaking than the Tao Dragon, carrying Ace, broke away from the battlefield and flew toward the high sky.
Ghetsis, seeing this, immediately led his three trusted subordinates to chase after Ace and his Pokémon.
In the blink of an eye, Green and the others could only see a few small black dots, making it impossible to clearly discern the specific situation.
Having received the intelligence, Green naturally proceeded with the plan.
She immediately turned to Alder and Cynthia: "Their leader has been drawn away by Ace. We will first suppress all the Team Plasma members here, and then we'll go help Ace!"
Alder and Cynthia regained their composure, glanced at the still-considerable number of Team Plasma members, nodded, and agreed with Green's suggestion.
Meanwhile, the Tao Dragon carried Ace high into the sky. The thin air restricted Ace's breathing.
However, Ace quickly pulled out an oxygen tube and put it in his mouth. The small air tank in his backpack began to release air, ensuring Ace's breathing was not a problem.
After confirming Ace was fine, the Tao Dragon's body suddenly erupted with a thick energy layer, completely isolating the surrounding atmosphere.
Ghetsis and his three subordinates chased after them, but before they could arrive, the Tao Dragon opened its mouth, and a surge of Extreme Cold Thunder Flame rapidly shot toward the four of them.
"Blockade!"
Ghetsis and his subordinates evaded the Tao Dragon's Extreme Cold Thunder Flame. The three subordinates threw out Poké Balls, and the Forces of Nature Trio—Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus—burst out of the balls, forming a tight triangular formation around the Tao Dragon and Ace.
The Forces of Nature Trio spread their hands, and their energy waves connected. Soon, several energy walls trapped the Tao Dragon within.
"A fish in a barrel. Let's see what else you can do."
Ghetsis looked at the sealed Tao Dragon, a cold sneer forming on his lips.
Ace, standing atop the Tao Dragon's head, glanced at the cage trapping the Tao Dragon and smirked slightly.
Immediately after, the Tao Dragon opened its mouth, and a blast of Extreme Cold Thunder Flame, twice the size of the previous one, slammed into Tornadus at one corner of the cage.
"Crack!"
The powerful energy impact instantly caused the cage constructed by the Forces of Nature Trio to be covered in cracks.
The Tao Dragon lunged forward, charging toward Tornadus. Fusion Bolt energy converged on the Tao Dragon's right claw. As the Tao Dragon swiped its claw, it struck the cage directly.
"Boom!"
Instantly, the cage could no longer withstand the Tao Dragon's fierce assault and shattered completely.
The residual power of the Fusion Bolt, accompanying the Tao Dragon's swipe, harshly landed on Tornadus.
Currents raged, and Tornadus grunted, being blasted backward. It retreated nearly ten meters before finally stabilizing its body.
The other two, Thundurus and Landorus, seized this opportunity to unleash a powerful Hammer Arm strike toward the Tao Dragon.
In the face of the attack, the Tao Dragon turned, raised its arms, and forcibly withstood the two Hammer Arm attacks.
Clenching its dual claws, it directly grabbed the arms of the two Legendary Pokémon.
Frost gathered in its mouth, and suddenly, an Extreme Cold Thunder Flame directly slammed into Landorus, the strongest of the Forces of Nature Trio.
The immense energy impact instantly froze it before blasting it away.
If Tornadus hadn't been fast enough to rush to Landorus's side and smash the ice block, Landorus might have failed to break free from the ice and fallen below, where it would surely be severely injured or worse.
"The strength of the Forces of Nature Trio..."
"It seems to have dropped."
Ace's muffled voice came from atop the Tao Dragon's head, laced with a hint of sarcasm: "The Forces of Nature Trio are Legendary Pokémon of the Unova region and are guardians, existing like patron deities of the region. If they were fighting in Unova, the Trio could leverage the region's power, naturally making them incredibly strong. But this is Alola, which has its own native Guardian Deities. If the Forces of Nature Trio want to borrow Alola's power, they'll have to see if they're willing to agree!"
With that, the Tao Dragon charged. Dragon-type energy rapidly gathered in its dual claws. A Giant Dragon Claw was unleashed, and the Forces of Nature Trio immediately tried their best to dodge.
However, they suddenly discovered that the Tao Dragon's speed had surged significantly. Before they could even dodge, they were instantly slapped away.
Seeing this, Ace silently switched the Guardian Deity title back to the Hidden Expert title.
This method of suddenly switching titles to borrow the power of Akala Island could only be used occasionally. If worn constantly, it offered far fewer benefits than the boost from the Hidden Expert title.
Looking at the blasted Forces of Nature Trio, the Tao Dragon rapidly gathered energy. It suddenly opened its mouth, and a blast of Extreme Cold Thunder Flame, compressed to its limit, chased rapidly after the Trio!
"Boom!"
The Extreme Cold Thunder Flame directly hit the Forces of Nature Trio, resulting in a violent explosion. At the epicenter, coldness, lightning, and fire raged. The savage energy fluctuations nearly crushed the Forces of Nature Trio.
However, Ace, standing atop the Tao Dragon's head, didn't relax in the slightest, as he could sense three extremely powerful, pressure-filled energy waves slowly awakening at the center of the explosion.
Ace's gaze quickly swept over to Ghetsis and his group, spotting a mirror in Ghetsis's hand.
That was the Reveal Glass!
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