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Facing the Elite Four's peculiar expressions, Lorelei also nodded helplessly and said, "It's exactly as you think. Just now, Ash was completely relying on his Aura to contend with Mewtwo. Otherwise, with my strength alone, I wouldn't have been able to hold out until you arrived."
Upon hearing this, the Elite Four's gazes simultaneously turned to Ash, all with a strange look. Bruno and Lance had never seen Ash in person before.
"These skinny arms and legs... is it real or fake?" Bruno, also known for his physical strength, murmured with a hint of doubt in his words. Although Ash's physique was slightly better than that of an average teenager, his exposed arms didn't look very muscular.
He didn't seem to have an eight-pack under his clothes either. With a body like this, contending with a God Domain Level Pokémon? If he threw a punch, this teenager would probably cry out loud.
"Ash, nice to meet you. My name is Lance. Just call me Lance. Leave the rest to us. You should take your companions back first." Although Lance also had some doubts, now was not the time to dwell on such matters.
Getting the main task done was more important.
Regardless of whether Ash could truly contend with a God Domain Level Pokémon with his physical body or not, now that they had arrived, it was impossible for a novice teenager to continue bearing such a crisis.
As the saying goes, when the sky falls, the tall ones bear it. They, the Elite Four, were the tall ones in the world. If such a crisis were to be borne by a child, they, the Elite Four, would have lived in vain.
Mewtwo frowned slightly upon hearing this but said nothing. On one hand, she was curious about how strong the Elite Four, humanity's top combatants, truly were. She also wanted to see if the four Elite could contend with her working together.
On the other hand... she really didn't want to fight Ash anymore. Despite the intense battle just now, which seemed evenly matched, Ash's punches grazed her body several times. If it weren't for Teleport and pre-cognition from her Psychic abilities, she would have been hit.
Mewtwo could feel that if she were hit by Ash's punch, with her current physical condition, she would likely suffer serious injuries!
Now her stamina had already dropped below half!
After reaching God Domain Level, a Pokémon's strength improves across the board, and the biggest improvement is stamina. Regardless of whether it's a legendary Pokémon or not, once you reach God Domain Level, you will possess stamina comparable to a legendary Pokémon.
The difference between a legendary Pokémon and a regular Pokémon is that they are like bosses, with ridiculously thick health bars. At the same level, if a regular Pokémon's stamina is one hundred, a pseudo-legendary's is one hundred and fifty, then a legendary Pokémon's is two hundred!
Although there are still different types of legendary Pokémon here, some with more, some with less, they are basically all about the same.
However, upon reaching God Domain Level, Pokémon experience a qualitative improvement in stamina. Mewtwo could also feel that the increase in her stamina was far more terrifying than the increase in other aspects of her power.
Yet now, after being punched twice by Ash and clashing with him a few times, her stamina had already dropped by half. One can imagine how much damage Ash's two punches caused her, and how much energy was expended fighting Ash.
If she had to choose between the four Elite and Ash, putting aside grudges and emotions, Mewtwo would unhesitatingly choose the Elite Four. Even if all four of them came at her, Mewtwo didn't think they would be harder to fight than Ash.
That's why Mewtwo didn't refute Lance's words. She felt that the reason she couldn't defeat Ash was likely because she hadn't fully adapted to her current body's power.
Since that's the case, she would practice with the Elite Four first, and then fight Ash after she was completely familiar with her body's power!
Ash looked at the serious Lance, then at the silent Mewtwo. After a moment, he slowly shook his head: "Mr. Lance, leave this to me. You take Misty and the others away first. This matter started because of me, so I want to take responsibility myself."
Previously, Ash didn't know the reason for Mewtwo's 'revolution,' but now he understood that everything was a misunderstanding caused by him. He would take responsibility for resolving Mewtwo and completely settling this matter.
"Ash, you..."
"Lance, let him go. Ash can do it." Lorelei interrupted Lance's dissuasion. Her eyes glowed as she looked at Lance, her burgundy eyes seemingly conveying some message.
Lance paused, then silently released all of his Pokémon: "I understand, but if things go awry, I will intervene immediately. Mewtwo, don't blame us, you are truly too dangerous. Even if it's unfair, we must take you down."
The latter part of the sentence was directed at Mewtwo. Lance's words caused Mewtwo's pupils to constrict, and an uncontrollable anger surged within her.
'Dangerous, dangerous, you humans always say such self-deceptive words. When you want to do something but feel morally unallowed, you fabricate excuses to make yourselves feel justified. Humans, these vile creatures, are not qualified to be the rulers of this planet!'
Lance's words clearly hit Mewtwo's sore spot. From birth, no one had treated her as a normal Pokémon, but rather as a weapon!
The Alliance's attitude towards her seemed good, but in essence, they were the same as Team Rockets, viewing her as a dangerous weapon that could lose control and rampage at any moment. At the slightest disturbance, they would be startled like a frightened bird, truly laughable!
She... was just a Pokémon! Was being powerful also a mistake? She had never subjectively destroyed anything, always following Giovanni's orders. Even so, Giovanni still harbored a deep-seated fear of her. Was she really that terrifying?
Mewtwo's angry and confused gaze met the eyes of the young man in front of her. The young man's gaze was firm, containing a certain light in his eyes. She understood his meaning... you are not a weapon.
"Come on, Mewtwo, Round Two begins. This time, I won't hold back!" Ash took a deep breath, and the Aura within his body was fully mobilized!
When he fought Mewtwo just now, he actually held back. He reserved a portion of his strength for Misty and the others, so that if anything unexpected happened there, he could rush to their rescue in time. But now that the Elite Four were all gathered, if they couldn't even protect a few people from the aftermath of the battle, then they would be Elite Four in vain!
'Holding back? What arrogance. Do you mean you weren't using your full strength just now?'
"That's right." As Ash's voice fell, he appeared in front of Mewtwo in mid-air, then threw a punch. Mewtwo's pupils constricted, and her figure instantly vanished from the spot—Teleport.
"Whoosh!" Ash instantly conjured an Aura Sphere and hurled it into the empty sky. The Aura Sphere streaked across the sky like a meteor, and in the next instant, Mewtwo appeared at a certain position in the air, facing a massive, azure Energy Ball!
This time, Mewtwo had no time to use Teleport. She could only hold her hands in front of her, and a translucent azure barrier appeared.
"Boom!!"
A violent roar resounded in the air, and a small mushroom cloud rose. Mewtwo's figure fell, but she regained consciousness before hitting the ground, finally stopping about a meter above the surface.
However, before Mewtwo could recover, Ash appeared in front of her once again. At this moment, Mewtwo was facing the ground, her face towards the sky, while Ash appeared directly above Mewtwo, facing her.
Then, in Mewtwo's purple eyes, a massive fist gradually enlarged.
"Bang!!"
A close-range punch directly slammed into Mewtwo's face. This punch sent Mewtwo crashing to the ground, creating a huge crater in the already shattered earth!
As the smoke dissipated, Ash stood at the edge of the crater, looking down at Mewtwo. Mewtwo's eyes were tightly closed, her body sprawled on the ground in a large 'X' shape, seemingly no longer capable of combat.
Lance, Bruno, and Agatha had all seen Ash's monstrous combat ability for the first time, and it was also the first time they had seen a human unleash such power.
If the three of them had harbored some doubts about Ash just now, those doubts had now vanished with Ash's punches.
Is this even human? Even a legendary Pokémon isn't this violent!
There were no fancy techniques, no flashy skill releases, only pure stats!
Speed, strength, reaction time—in these three aspects, Ash could almost be said to have crushed Mewtwo, which is why Mewtwo was beaten into such a state.
Speed, she couldn't match his speed. Strength, she couldn't match his strength. She used Teleport to dodge Ash's attacks, but Ash reacted immediately and pinpointed her landing spot to attack.
That was the only time Ash used the skill Aura Sphere to attack.
Mewtwo used a Psychic barrier to defend, but it simply couldn't withstand the pure numerical power, and she was ultimately hit by Ash's close-range punch... her fate was simply too tragic.
It was hard to imagine that this was the super Pokémon considered by Team Rockets as their strongest weapon of war, possessing God Domain Level power.
If an uninformed person saw this scene, they would probably mistake Ash for a weapon of war and a villain... Lance thought about what he had just said—Mewtwo, you are truly too dangerous.
He now really wanted to say, was it too late to take back those words?
Looking at Mewtwo's current miserable state, his words made it seem like he had a strong opinion of Mewtwo.
At that time, he really thought Mewtwo was very dangerous! But now, it seems Mewtwo isn't so dangerous after all; Ash is probably more dangerous!
Bruno also swallowed, thinking about what he had just said to Ash—skinny arms and legs.
He even thought that if the two of them had a real-life PK, he could punch Ash until he cried, but now it seems Ash's punch would probably make him unable to cry, and Ash would even have to beg him not to die!
Bruno felt that among humans, he was already considered a strong body-cultivator. There shouldn't be more than a handful of people in the world who surpassed him in physical fitness, and even if they were stronger, it would be to a limited extent.
However, now he knew what it meant to have someone better than you, and a heaven beyond heaven!
In front of Ash, he was just a rookie! After this incident was over, he would definitely go and ask Ash how he trained his physical fitness!
He could see that although Ash's attack just now was assisted by his special power, his own physical fitness was also exceptional, at least stronger than his!
For such a scrawny physique (compared to Bruno) to unleash this level of power, Bruno was genuinely curious how it was achieved.
Agatha didn't have her words thrown back at her, but she was still greatly shocked by Ash's physical fitness. She also silently sighed to herself, thinking how fortunate it was that Trainers weren't allowed to participate in official Alliance matches, otherwise, who could defeat Ash?
This physical fitness was no longer entirely human.
"Did Ash win?" The battle sounds on the field subsided, and Mewtwo didn't get up again. Misty asked Lorelei beside her, somewhat uncertainly.
"Probably. Mewtwo might have lost her combat ability. A punch to the face like that, with a Psychic-type's physical endurance, even a God Domain Level Pokémon probably couldn't withstand it." Lorelei was also somewhat uncertain. From Mewtwo's current appearance, she should have lost her combat ability.
After all, Mewtwo hadn't moved for more than ten seconds, and it seemed she no longer had the strength to fight.
However, the next second, Mewtwo suddenly opened her eyes, and her hands quickly gathered in front of her, as surging Psychic power frantically erupted! The powerful Psychic energy directly materialized into a chaotic purple Energy Ball!
This was Mewtwo's exclusive move—Psystrike! It was also Mewtwo's last act of defiance!
"Sigh..." Ash sighed, though he wasn't sure what he was sighing for.
He raised his palm, and an azure Energy Ball formed in his hand. An Aura Sphere the size of a meteor took shape in Ash's hand.
This scene felt very familiar to Lorelei and the others.
"Isn't this the final move from Lucario's battle against Mewtwo?" Misty blurted out.
Back at Viridian Gym, Lucario and Mewtwo's final clash was just like this: a chaotic purple Energy Ball against a colossal Aura Sphere.
And now, the scene was recreated. Mewtwo was still Mewtwo, but her opponent was no longer Lucario, but Lucario's Trainer!
Lucario watched this scene, feeling a moment of trance. Ash's figure overlapped with his own figure from back then. Was he also so spirited and bold at that time?
But now, he was just an observer who couldn't interfere with the battle at all, unable to help his Trainer in the slightest. When would he truly possess that power from back then?
Soon... as long as he stayed by Ash's side, he would quickly grow into the same self he was at Viridian Gym!
"Mr. Lance, Mr. Bruno, Grandma Agatha, Miss Lorelei, please protect Misty and the others!" Ash shouted without looking back, then leaped into the air, directly smashing down the giant Aura Sphere in his hand!
Mewtwo gave a cold shout, fiercely pushing out the Psystrike in front of her!
The two giant Energy Balls collided in mid-air—Boom!!!
A sound like a nuclear explosion erupted, and the entire New Island was engulfed in the blast!