chsdbacks Chapter 174 "Sakaki: Meaningless persistence is just a waste of time..."
Chapter 174 "Sakaki: Meaningless persistence is just a waste of time..."
Chapter 174 "Sakaki: Meaningless persistence is just a waste of time..."
Fengyuan area.
World Environment Organization, Office of the Executive Director.
A man with a slightly lean build, wearing a well-tailored dark red trench coat, was leaning back in a comfortable head office chair.
He stared intently at the intense live stream playing on his laptop screen.
In the scene, Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno, three legendary birds, are constantly darting and leaping through the air.
Magnificent wings unleash flames, thunder, and frost.
Under the command of their trainers, various types of moves were combined in endless succession, with special effects so dazzling that they almost overflowed the screen. However, such a powerful offensive could not effectively suppress the humanoid Pokémon floating in the air in front of them, which exuded a cold and oppressive aura.
In fact, most of the time, the battlefield was one-sided.
The three legendary birds were once overwhelmed by Mewtwo alone, their numerical advantage vanished, and they appeared quite disheveled.
boom!
The office door was kicked open without any politeness, making a loud noise.
Before you see him, you hear his voice.
"Hahaha! Crimson Pine! I never expected that a workaholic like you, who always has a stern face, would actually slack off and play on the computer during work hours?! I've caught you red-handed this time!"
The newcomer was wearing a dark blue trench coat, revealing a tanned, muscular chest, making him look extremely strong and sturdy.
The iconic blue headscarf wrapped around his head added to his unrestrained and wild temperament.
He laughed loudly and strode over to the Crimson Flame Pine, his broad palm slapping heavily on the pine's rather thin shoulder.
"Fire! 500 yuan off your salary! You're always the one cutting my paychecks, now it's finally my turn to cut yours! Hahaha!"
"Water sycamore".
Chi Yansong frowned impatiently, shrugged, and shook off his heavy hand.
"The leader of an organization should at least act like a leader. Although this is an environmental organization that we co-founded, you are like this—sigh, never mind, I'm too lazy to talk to you. Take a look at this first."
He pushed up his glasses and gestured for Shui Wutong to watch the live stream on the laptop screen.
The water sycamore was slapped away, but it wasn't angry. It just chuckled, casually pulled over a chair, and sat down next to the red flame pine with an air of authority.
His thick arms were casually draped over the back of the chair, and his gaze was fixed on the screen.
He wanted to see what kind of amazing live stream could make Chi Yansong, this workaholic, specifically call him back from his expedition in the outer seas.
"Huh? Three silly birds fighting? Wow! What kind of Pokémon is that on the other side? Humanoid? Looks pretty cool! Is it that strong?!"
Seeing the explosive battle scenes on the computer screen, Shui Wutong's eyes suddenly lit up.
He subconsciously flexed the bulging muscles in his arms, put his arm around Chi Yansong's shoulder, and asked curiously:
"This commotion couldn't have been caused by an ordinary Pokémon, could it? Is it that legendary Pokémon you've been mysteriously researching lately? On par with the ocean god Kyogre?"
That's Mewtwo.
The Crimson Pine didn't break free immediately this time, mainly because the Water Phoenix's arms were too strong, and he couldn't break free, so he had no choice but to explain helplessly.
"According to intelligence, it is an artificial legendary Pokémon created and attempted to be controlled by Team Rocket in the Kanto region through genetic technology. However, judging from its current strength, it even once overwhelmed the combined forces of the three legendary Pokémon."
He paused, then added:
"And this is under the command of someone who claims to be the 'world's strongest trainer.' Forget it, you're not interested in all this data anyway. Don't you think the power these so-called legendary Pokémon possess is just too astonishing?"
Just how powerful are the Pokémon with the power mentioned by the White Boat researcher?
"Hiss—I don't know, and I'm not interested in knowing."
Shui Wutong stroked the stubble on his chin, thought for less than three seconds, and then gave up.
"If you know anything new about Kyogre, please tell me right away! A Pokémon that rules the seas! Just thinking about it gets my blood pumping! I really want to see it with my own eyes!"
He had no patience for those theoretical analyses, decisively withdrew his arm from the Crimson Flame Pine, and stood up to leave.
"Besides, why are you paying attention to these unrealistic things? The world seems to be developing rapidly, but the resulting ecological and environmental problems are becoming increasingly intractable. Instead of staring at virtual battles on the screen, you should think more about how to solve real-world problems!"
"What I'm thinking about is the fundamental solution to these problems!"
Chi Yansong sat up straight, straightened his glasses which Shui Wutong had knocked askew, turned his head, and looked at him sharply.
"Groudon, the god of earth and volcanoes, who holds the power to expand the land and shape its landscape. Tell me, if I could harness his power, could I fundamentally solve the problems caused by human overexploitation, such as desertification and unstable geological structures?"
His eyes behind his glasses gleamed with an almost obsessive light.
"I've already dispatched people to intensify their investigation into the abnormal fluctuations and patterns of underground energy in the Fengyuan region in recent years. I believe I'll soon find definitive clues about the location of Groudon's slumber!"
"etc-"
Shui Wutong paused in his steps as he was about to leave. He frowned, turned around, and the wild smile on his face subsided, replaced by an excited feeling of being awakened.
"Using the power of legendary Pokémon to massively alter the ecological environment? That's an interesting idea!"
He slapped his thigh hard, making a crisp cracking sound.
"But forget about Groudon! If we really have to rely on someone, we have to rely on Kyogre, the sea god! The ocean is the cradle of life, possessing infinite power and potential! Alright, I'm not going to waste any more time with you. I need to immediately arrange for people to monitor the energy tides in the waters surrounding Hoenn!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked out in a hurry. As he left, he casually made a farewell gesture with his back to the Crimson Flame Pine.
"That bastard whose brain is only filled with muscles and the sea—"
Chi Yansong watched his rapidly disappearing figure and rubbed his temples with a headache.
"But—close the door behind you!"
The office returned to silence.
Chi Yansong sighed, minimized the paused battle live stream on his laptop, and brought up another interface for an energy monitoring report that was being generated in real time.
The screen is filled with complex waveforms and contour plots, displaying data and analysis curves.
Deep underground in the Hoenn region, every so often, a violent energy fusion occurs, forming an extremely high energy peak.
The monitoring data from recent years clearly shows this.
The energy activity underground is steadily approaching the historical peak at an abnormal rate, a peak that foreshadows something that is about to happen!
"Now!"
The command voice, blazing red, emanated from the game's live stream.
"Molotov! Use the fire vortex to trap it!"
The firebird in mid-air let out a clear and melodious cry, and suddenly spread its wings, spewing out dazzling flames, as if creating a miniature sun in mid-air!
The blazing flames transformed into a ferocious, roaring fire serpent, hurtling towards Mewtwo at an astonishing speed!
The giant fire serpent rapidly circled Mewtwo, then suddenly contracted, transforming into a constantly spinning, scorching vortex of flame that completely blocked all of Mewtwo's paths of movement, attempting to trap it within the heart of the inferno.
Faced with this sudden cage of flames, Mewtwo hovered in place, not even changing its posture, letting the flames, powerful enough to melt steel, engulf it.
Its purple body appeared and disappeared amidst the leaping flames, as if it were completely unaware of the intense heat that could turn the sky crimson.
1. Giovanni: Meaningless persistence is just a waste of time. On the edge of the rooftop, Giovanni stood with his hands in his pockets, looking leisurely and amused at Mewtwo, who was trapped in the air by the three legendary birds and seemed to be in a dead end.
"Sakaki: To be honest, I really admire you guys. I even saw a reflection of my past self in you guys. Back then, I was just like you are now—naive."
A moment later, he turned his gaze to the other side, to Red, Ash, Green, and Blue, a cold smile playing on his lips, as if he had everything under control.
"Gakki: It's time to end this. Mewtwo, teleport, and then end this boring battle with Psychic Strike."
The moment the command was given, Mewtwo's figure in the fiery cage blurred, and the next moment, it appeared in the sky above the three legendary birds!
It slowly raised its hands, and a terrifying mental force that sent chills down one's spine began to gather wildly!
The power was so great that the space around it began to visibly distort and crack!
The invisible mental force was compressed to an extreme degree, and finally condensed between its two palms into an extremely solid dark purple energy sphere that kept rotating and devouring the surrounding light!
The destructive energy it contains inspires fear in all viewers!
The live stream chat exploded with comments.
"Holy crap! Red Legend finally managed to trap Mewtwo in an impenetrable vortex of flames, and it just teleported out?!"
"Gods in war! A battle between gods! The expressiveness is like watching a VR blockbuster with maximum immersion!"
"Awesome! So awesome!"
"Enough said, I need to call on my family first. How are we supposed to fight this? How are we supposed to win?! I've never seen Crimson Legend struggle so much in a match!"
"Is Mewtwo really that ridiculously strong? Hmph, I doubt it! It's just that the author, Saltfish-sensei, exaggerated it for the sake of the plot! How could a man-made Pokémon possibly crush three real legendary Pokémon?"
"How can we play with osmanthus trees?!"
"Oh no! Little Green! Little Blue! Join forces to hold the line!"
Seeing Mewtwo's actions, Crimson's heart instantly jumped into his throat.
As a real-life Mewtwo trainer, he knew all too well how terrifying the power of "Psychic Smash," which transforms psychic waves into physical form, was!
If this move hits completely, even if the three sacred birds don't immediately lose their fighting ability, they will definitely be on the verge of their limit and have no power to fight back!
Upon hearing Crimson's call, Green and Blue reacted immediately, directing Zapdos and Articuno to retreat urgently towards Moltres.
They attempted to pool their resources for defense.
Of course, in the real world, given their combat prowess, Azure and Blue would make the optimal choice without Crimson's prompting.
However, this is in a game, and although the AI of Little Green and Little Blue has been specially designed and has an independent thinking model.
However, their reaction and decision-making abilities ultimately cannot compare to those of true legendary trainers like Azure and Blue.
What's more, Mewtwo has a terrifying level advantage of up to 90 levels!
In addition, in order to fulfill his promise to Giovanni that he "wouldn't be too weak," Shirashu gave Giovanni in the game some extra training.
Giovanni is the only NPC in the game who can read player command data!
That's right, it's about reading command data.
It's like he can predict your predictions, which is practically disrespectful to Crimson!
After all, independent AI thinking models have their limits. No matter how powerful they are designed, it is difficult to completely surpass players of Crimson's level in terms of strategy.
Of course, the conditions for activating the cheat are very strict.
You must play the game on the highest difficulty and complete all the hidden storylines before you will encounter Giovanni and Mewtwo, who have awakened the Sharingan and possess ultimate cheat abilities!
Therefore, even against the legendary Crimson, it was inevitable to feel an unprecedented sense of strain and...excitement in this unfair battle.
"Everyone! Hold the line!"
Under command, the three sacred birds quickly huddled together, and three energy barriers of different colors instantly expanded and overlapped.
This formed a seemingly indestructible composite shield!
At that very moment, Mewtwo's Psychic Destruction Ball had reached its peak!
The deep purple energy vortex seemed capable of swallowing even light.
With a cold wave of its hand, the energy ball, defying the laws of physics, directly reduced the spatial distance in the middle and instantly appeared directly in front of the triple shield!
A sphere imbued with terrifying spiritual power slammed into the triple barrier!
The imagined violent explosion did not occur immediately.
The triple barrier seemed to be under immense pressure, visibly caved inwards, and twisted into a resilient, elastic capture net.
It tightly enveloped that sphere of destruction!
The dark purple energy and the three-colored barrier frantically eroded and neutralized each other, emitting a sizzling sound that made your teeth ache.
The momentum of the psychic destruction ball seemed to be forcibly halted, and the light on its surface began to fade and shrink at a visible speed.
It seemed as if it was about to be neutralized and annihilated by the barrier. However, the next second...
Buzz!
A deeper, more resonant hum suddenly erupted!
Immediately afterwards, all sound in the live stream disappeared!
It has been replaced by absolute silence!
The world has fallen silent.
All that could be seen was a barrier stretched to its limit.
Like fragile glass, it silently shattered into countless dazzling energy fragments from the point of contact with the energy sphere, scattering in the air!
A ring-shaped shockwave that distorted the air spread wildly in all directions from the point of impact!
Wherever the shockwave passed, there was still no sound, only a terrifying, all-consuming silence!
The moment the three sacred birds were struck by the shockwave, it was as if all their strength had been instantly drained away; their eyes dimmed, and their magnificent bodies stiffened.
It crashed, straight down.
This terrifying power clearly also affected the caster himself.
The shockwave also swept past Mewtwo, causing its suspended form to tremble slightly.
Although it didn't seem to be seriously damaged, a clear crack suddenly appeared in the oddly shaped helmet on its head!