Seeming to perceive Red's helpless feelings, Blastoise beside him hurriedly stepped forward and gently placed its hand on Red's shoulder, soothing Red's emotions while signaling Red to witness what it was about to do.
Under Red's slightly curious gaze, Blastoise bent down and raised the giant cannon on its back, gathering its aura power and concentrating it on the giant cannon to release an Aura Sphere.
Before everyone's eyes, a giant Aura Sphere was fired from Blastoise's giant cannon, swiftly attacking the already distant Archer and Crobat.
Seeing the confused looks from Ash's trio, Blastoise didn't explain much but confidently nodded to Red, indicating that its attack could definitely hit Crobat's body.
Red gave it full trust because, according to various research materials, after Mega Evolution, Blastoise's giant cannon on its back had an attack range that reached an astonishing 10 km.
Blastoise naturally had confidence that its Aura Sphere could hit the long-distant Crobat.
Sure enough, a violent sound came from the distance. In Red's vision, a blurry figure quickly fell from the sky to the sea surface, already motionless, like discarded objects drifting with the current.
'This time I'll give you a proper lesson, Archer! Next time it won't be so simple!' Red thought displeasedly as he turned to look at the embarrassed Ash.
Red was about to scold Ash for his ignorance when he discovered that the awakened Ash was already guiltily hanging his head like Pikachu, silently waiting for criticism from Red.
"Sigh... I really don't know what to say about you," Red said helplessly, reaching out to stroke Ash's messy hair and properly putting his cap on Ash's head, telling Ash not to be so tense and self-blaming anymore.
"Through Misty and Brock's simple account, I also understand your determination. I have to say, at this moment you are the Ash I'm most proud of."
"Even in such adversity, you could still firmly maintain your beliefs as a Pokémon trainer. I'm very proud of this!"
Red chose not to criticize but instead praised Ash encouragingly.
A passionate, idealistic youth like Ash simply couldn't resort to outnumbering tactics, even when facing enemies from evil organizations. But it was precisely because of this virtue that he could gain recognition from many trainers. This was also part of Ash's personal charm.
'Ash, if you are a shield hero who pursues ideals and is willing to sacrifice your life, then I am a sword hero who pursues truth and will cut down obstacles in my path!' Red reflected silently.
From the very beginning, Red had discovered that his philosophy was completely opposite to Ash's, but so what? Ash was still his proud younger brother, not like the two brothers in that legendary story who became enemies over their respective ideals.
After this incident ended, Ash's trio also discovered that Jigglypuff had escaped from Turtle Island at the very beginning of the battle, leaving no trace.
But this was for the best, saving everyone from worrying about Jigglypuff's whereabouts.
Just as Red was accompanying Ash's trio to leave Turtle Island, Blastoise behind them suddenly roared loudly, blocking Red and the others who were preparing to leave.
"Could Blastoise be mistakenly thinking that our arrival caused the crisis on Turtle Island?!" Misty said in horror, afraid that Blastoise would kill them all.
"No, this guy isn't that foolish. It just understands what it truly seeks in its heart," Red said with a slight smile.
Meanwhile, Venusaur, who had been planning this, also walked in front of Blastoise at this moment, preparing to have an equal battle with this turtle king.
The king of the Mysterious Garden versus the leader of all the turtles on the island!
Both Pokémon happened to still be in their Mega Evolution forms, allowing them to battle each other in their optimal combat state.
Although Blastoise repeatedly refused, Red still gave up on commanding Venusaur, since Venusaur already had the type advantage. Why would he need to interfere further?
Moreover, Venusaur also wanted to defeat Blastoise with its own strength.
After a moment of staring at each other, Blastoise launched the first attack, releasing a cold Ice Beam from its mouth that directly hit Venusaur's body.
Venusaur paid no attention to the frozen parts of its body, instead using Sunny Day, releasing a light orb into the sky that quickly transformed Turtle Island's weather into a warm, sunny state.
The intense sunlight quickly melted the ice on Venusaur's body. The change to sunny weather not only increased Venusaur's attack speed but also indirectly weakened Blastoise's proud Water-type moves.
Sixteen Vine Whips extended from Venusaur's back, intertwining into two thick green vines. Venusaur violently swung the green vines, using Power Whip.
Seeing this, Blastoise swung its cold-emanating fists forcefully, using Ice Punch to directly block Venusaur's Power Whip.
Cold air instantly spread throughout the green vines, quickly turning the two thick green vines into ice sculptures.
But Venusaur's offensive wasn't over. Its legs stomped the ground heavily, and thick thorns instantly grew from underground, quickly attacking toward Blastoise.
Blastoise crossed its arms and used Iron Defense, directly withstanding the gravitational whipping of Frenzy Plant, though it still took considerable damage.
As for the previous two green vines, due to the intense sunlight, Venusaur used its strength to shatter the frozen ice blocks, then quickly retracted the two green vines back into its body.
Suddenly, Blastoise's body erupted with an astonishing, terrifying aura. Dark energy gathered on the three cannon barrels, then three consecutive dark rings were released from Blastoise's cannons, aimed at Venusaur using Dark Pulse.
Understanding the terror of Blastoise's ability, Venusaur decisively absorbed the intense sunlight and immediately counterattacked with Solar Beam.
The scorching Solar Beam and the three combined Dark Pulses collided in the center of the field, instantly kicking up surrounding dust and forming violent sand tornadoes. Even the surrounding hard rocks and tall trees couldn't escape, being shattered and toppled.
"Amazing! Is this the power of Pokémon after Mega Evolution?" Ash said in shock, looking in disbelief at the battle between the two king-level Pokémon, his eyes filled with longing for Mega Evolution.
"No, rather than saying Mega Evolution made Venusaur and Blastoise what they are, it's better to say Venusaur and Blastoise made Mega Evolution what it is. If not for Venusaur and Blastoise's own powerful strength, they wouldn't be able to display the full power of Mega Evolution!"
Brock shook his head, sharing his understanding with everyone.
Brock's words also gained Red's approval, since even without Mega Evolution, both Pokémon were still kings ruling their respective territories.
Enduring the stinging pain from its body, how could Blastoise, as an artillery specialist, easily give up this excellent attacking opportunity?
Blastoise's three cannons gathered purple dragon energy, vaguely forming the shape of a purple dragon on the three cannons.
Under everyone's witness, Blastoise aimed at Venusaur and used Dragon Pulse.
Three Dragon Pulses gathered in front, quickly forming into one thick Dragon Pulse.
In Venusaur's vision, a purple energy dragon was trying to open its bloody maw to devour it completely.