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Entei, suddenly appearing before Ash and his companions, completely ignored them. Its keen, bright beast eyes instead fixed on Delia!
"Mommy!"
Entei spoke! Ash's eyes flashed with blue light, and Telekinesis enveloped Entei. However, a deafening roar seemed to echo in his ears, sending Ash reeling backward.
"Entei, don't go too far!"
Entei, however, completely disregarded Ash, its gaze never leaving Delia. "You are Mommy!" This was clearly a more sophisticated Hypnosis than Noctowl's; it was hypnotizing Delia! Ash tried to stop it with Telekinesis, but only suffered a Psychic backlash himself.
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!" Feeling Ash's anger, Pikachu's electricity erupted directly! However, the Thunderbolt, with 200% more power than its original burst, was easily dodged by Entei. Seeing that Hypnosis had taken effect, Entei was about to charge forward and take Delia away. However, just then, Wobbuffet suddenly appeared in front of Delia, fearlessly blocking Entei's path. Entei's massive body charged forward, but Wobbuffet treated it as a Tackle attack and decisively used Counter, actually pushing Entei back!
"Wobbuffet, good job!"
Ash was suffering from the Psychic backlash and still felt quite uncomfortable. Seeing Entei's movement interrupted, he gritted his teeth and threw a Poké Ball.
"Snorlax, you must be awake now! Use Block!"
Snorlax was indeed awake. The moment it leaped out, it stood like a wall of flesh, blocking the path between Delia and Entei.
"Entei, don't push your luck!"
"System, is there any item that can break Entei's Hypnosis?" Ash roared internally. Entei's Hypnosis was no small matter; it couldn't be dispelled by a simple Lum Berry or Awakening. He could only turn to the system for help.
"Human, move aside!"
At this moment, Entei finally looked at Ash directly.
"Enough talk!" Ash angrily waved his hand, gritting his teeth. He directly commanded Snorlax, currently his most powerful Pokémon, to launch an attack!
"Snorlax, use High Horsepower!"
High Horsepower, a Ground-type move, was a skill Snorlax had only recently learned during its special training. It was super effective against the Fire-type Entei! This move required immense weight, and among many Pokémon, only Snorlax, Golurk, Mudsdale, and Copperajah could learn it. Snorlax's squinted eyes suddenly blazed with fierce light. Its body enveloped in the power of the earth, it lunged towards Entei.
Snorlax: 215/255
Indeed, battling a strong enemy could significantly boost bond value!
"Host is advised to exchange for the item, Sacred Ash!" The system never disappointed and quickly responded to Ash. The item Sacred Ash was rumored to be connected to Ho-Oh. And Entei was a legendary beast born from Ho-Oh's revival during that great fire. That's right, Ho-Oh's Sacred Ash would surely break Entei's Hypnosis, no matter Entei's origin! This was Sacred Ash from the system! It cost a full 500 exchange points, nearly half of the exchange points Ash had accumulated over half a month of battles!
But Ash couldn't afford to feel regret. He immediately exchanged for the Sacred Ash and blew it towards Delia!
"Ash!"
Delia quickly recovered, looking at Ash with concern! Seeing Delia recover, Ash's mood finally relaxed a little. "Snorlax, stop it! Use Block!" However, Entei was already provoked by Ash and Snorlax. As a Fire-type legendary beast, it was inherently short-tempered!
"Roar!"
It was actually the Roar move! Snorlax was forcibly recalled to its Poké Ball. With this, there was no longer any obstruction in front of Delia!
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
Ash's reaction speed had been pushed to its limit. Almost instinctively, seeing Snorlax forced back into its Poké Ball, he immediately commanded Pikachu to attack! However, the surging lightning was once again easily dodged by Entei.
"Damn it!"
Ash gritted his teeth, once again gripping a Poké Ball. However, at this moment, Ash's hand was taken by Delia.
"Mom?"
When Ash turned around, the others behind him all noticed that his eyes, due to the Psychic backlash and the intensity of the battle, were now bloodshot and crimson! The current Ash, under Entei's pressure, was on the verge of a mental breakdown at any moment!
"Ash!"
Seeing Ash in this state, Misty was distraught. However, Delia still looked at Ash with loving tenderness, gently stroking his hair. "Don't worry, Ash. I think Entei-chan doesn't mean any harm!" With that, Delia recalled Wobbuffet, who was severely injured and unable to battle, handed it to Brock, then stood in front of Ash.
"Entei-chan!"
Mom was Mom. Entei, who had been overwhelming Ash without even attacking, became "chan" in her mouth... However, even though Entei hadn't attacked, a single charge from it had rendered Wobbuffet unable to battle. If it truly launched an attack, and Snorlax wasn't blocking, everyone behind them would be finished! How could Ash not be constantly wary?
"Entei-chan, did Molly ask you to come find me?" It had to be said that Delia was clever. Experienced as she was, she guessed Entei's purpose the moment her hypnosis was dispelled.
"That's right, you are Mommy!" Although it was the same phrase, this time Entei didn't use Hypnosis.
"Mom, what are you going to do?" Ash, now relaxed, felt his entire body aching. The consequences of the Psychic backlash were truly terrifying.
Delia turned and smiled at Ash. "Ash, Mommy is going to take care of your little sister Molly. You'll come and rescue Mommy and little sister Molly, won't you?"
Hearing this, Ash nodded sharply. "Of course!"
Delia smiled contentedly. She bravely walked to Entei's side. "Entei-chan, you don't need to hypnotize me. I'll take good care of Molly!" This Entei truly didn't use Hypnosis again. It allowed Delia to ride on its back, then turned and rushed back towards the crystal tower. As it turned, it glanced at Ash.
Ash turned to Brock. "Brock, please quickly contact Charla and have Charizard sent over. I need its strength!"
"Also, those crystals absolutely must not be touched recklessly..." As he spoke, Ash completely fainted.