Armored Mewtwo's first battle!
Its opponents were two Elite Four-level Pokémon, and even though it was a two-on-one situation, it did not fall into a disadvantage.
This shows just how powerful Mewtwo, created by Team Rocket using Mew's genes, truly is.
Whether it's the strength it's currently displaying or its future potential, it's enough to make Giovanni, the arrogant leader of Team Rocket, feel very satisfied.
In the battle with Lance, it was as if the two had returned to their youthful and impetuous days, with every battle being evenly matched.
However, Lance's other Pokémon, besides Mega Latios and Mega Latias, did not participate in the fight. Elite Four-level Pokémon were not something they could easily interfere with, and it seemed Lance had no intention of letting them join.
Apart from Mewtwo, Giovanni only summoned a Nidoking to stay by his side, acting as his personal guard, and then focused on commanding Mewtwo in battle.
Although Giovanni had been interacting with Mewtwo since it emerged from the nutrient tank, and even more so after enveloping it with the Psychic Armor, he felt as if he could control it with his own arm.
Regarding Mewtwo's current abilities and future potential, no one could feel it more clearly than he, who could fully inject his thoughts into Mewtwo's body.
Nevertheless, this was Mewtwo's first true battle, and Giovanni hoped to use this evenly matched fight to familiarize himself with and understand Mewtwo more quickly.
He wanted Mewtwo to grow to its maximum potential as quickly as possible, so that his greatest ambition could be realized!
While Giovanni and Lance were battling, Aoki and Taishan were not idle either.
Taishan commanded his few remaining battle-ready Pokémon to slowly help the League trainers regain some ground, while Aoki carefully healed his severely injured Pokémon, and also helped Taishan's incapacitated Pokémon recover.
As a high-level breeder, ordinary injuries were no challenge for him.
The Pokémon of both men recovered at a visible speed; although they might not be able to fight again in a short time, it was estimated that they would be able to fight again after a while.
Aoki always felt that Lance was not that simple. The opponent had clearly chosen to launch a surprise attack when the League personnel were scarce. The longer he delayed here, the more disadvantageous it would be for him. If all the high-level League experts who were out returned, not to mention him, even with Giovanni, the two of them would not gain any advantage.
But looking at him now, he showed no sign of impatience, merely commanding two Pokémon to engage in a fierce battle with Giovanni, appearing as if two people were sparring.
Aoki had felt something strange ever since he arrived.
With the opponent's strength, he could have easily instantly killed Aoki, and even when Taishan appeared later, his strength posed no significant threat, and dealing with both of them would have been no problem.
Yet, he always seemed to be toying with them, never taking a risk that could instantly kill them, preferring to play it safe and steady.
Playing it safe and steady is not wrong in normal circumstances, but the timing now was clearly not right!
Giovanni's arrival surprised him, but it didn't make him anxious. It was as if he was patiently waiting for something, and he was convinced that what he was waiting for would appear.
This was the real reason Aoki was working hard to recover his strength. While he was worried, he also felt like he had forgotten something, but he couldn't recall it at the moment.
After all, Aoki was also human, and having spent over a year on the Space-Time Continent, there were inevitably some things he couldn't immediately remember.
It was Lance's unusual behavior now that made him realize something was amiss.
While Aoki was deep in thought, the battle between Lance and Giovanni in the sky reached a fever pitch, both seemingly enjoying the fight immensely.
"Quian, that's enough. If you have any trump cards, use them now. After all, if we keep fighting like this, I estimate it will have a considerable impact on you, but seeing how calm you are, you must have some trump cards you haven't used yet, right? If not now, then when?" Giovanni shouted to Lance.
Hearing Giovanni's words, a smile appeared on Lance's calm face, "In that case, the time is indeed just about right!"
With that, he extended his left hand and lightly snapped his fingers, and a milky white halo appeared in mid-air.
Following that was a special spatial rift, different from the one that led to the ruined world when the Divine Cult and others descended earlier. This was a spatial rift leading to an unknown place.
As the spatial rift opened, people dressed in silver-gray uniforms streamed out one after another.
Seeing these people in silver-gray clothes, Aoki's pupils constricted. It was then that he realized what he had forgotten.
Isn't this the Aether Foundation from the Alola region?
An organization that claims to protect wild Pokémon and ensure their stable growth, but in reality, their practices in this regard far exceed their organizational tenets.
For example, the leader of this organization, under the guise of loving Pokémon, actually wants to collect all Pokémon, even using live freezing technology to preserve her favorite Pokémon in her private residence.
Even her way of caring for her children is not respectful of their feelings, often saying, "Children must listen to their parents to find happiness."
And most importantly, in the Alola region, the Aether Foundation's base is an artificial island, which they call a paradise for Pokémon, the Aether Paradise. But in reality, the Aether Paradise also secretly hides laboratories for live research.
They are engaged in the same kind of Pokémon genetic research as Team Rocket, and even more excessively, because Team Rocket only researches a few individual Pokémon they are interested in, but the Aether Foundation researches all Pokémon.
This Aether Foundation holds a crucial position in the Alola region.
Although the current Alola region's League has discovered them, they haven't found a suitable opportunity to establish a presence there, because the local forces, led by the Aether Foundation, are particularly resistant to the League.
Aoki had previously fought against Agni, who represented the Aether Foundation within the Divine Cult, and learned from him that the Divine Cult and the Aether Foundation were colluding.
At that time, Agni, on behalf of the Aether Foundation itself, even tried to recruit Aoki, valuing his potential and his Kommo-o.
However, Aoki was about to embark on his journey to the Space-Time Continent at the time, so it was put on hold.
This postponement meant over a year for him. Today, seeing these people's attire again, he finally remembered the important organization known as the Aether Foundation.
They are here! What is their purpose?!
As people emerged, Aoki saw a familiar face among them: Agni.
And the last person to emerge had long yellow hair like a cape draped behind her, wearing a white outfit similar to the others, but with special crystal-like embellishments on her chest. Outside her white outer garment, she wore a thin layer of yellow gauze, and it was also worth noting that the front of her pants was white, but the back was completely black.
Her clothing was very unique. From her attire alone, it was clear that this person held a special status within the Aether Foundation!
And this person looked no different from a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, but Aoki knew that she was already in her thirties, not much younger than Giovanni and Lance.
Lusamine!
The current chairwoman of the Aether Foundation, and its true leader, Lusamine!
She was single-mindedly determined to explore a place called Ultra Space, wanting to collect creatures called Ultra Beasts as her personal possessions, and the entire Aether Foundation existed solely to achieve this goal.
However, at this moment, fewer than twenty people in the entire League probably knew about the Aether Foundation, let alone had detailed information about them.
But luckily, the few people present here all knew about the existence of this organization.
Giovanni narrowed his eyes, "The Aether Foundation, when did you get involved with them?"
As the leader of Team Rocket, even though Team Rocket had scaled back and wasn't involved in the League's new region disputes, he still knew all the necessary intelligence.
"What kind of Pokémon is this?" After Lusamine appeared, before she could say anything, she saw the Armored Mewtwo hovering beside Giovanni, a Pokémon she had never seen or heard of before.
How could someone who dreamed of collecting all Pokémon not be excited to see a Pokémon she had never encountered before?
"Chairwoman, this is a Pokémon created by Team Rocket through biological genetic research, incorporating the genes of the mythical Pokémon Mew. It possesses the potential to become a pseudo-legendary Pokémon!
There is only one of its kind in the entire Pokémon world! If you miss it, it's gone!" Lance said with a smile to Lusamine.
The Divine Cult and the Aether Foundation had a cooperative relationship, but due to power dynamics, the Divine Cult was the dominant party.
However, Lance had a relatively good understanding of Lusamine's personality, his partner.
As expected, after hearing about Mewtwo's origin and rarity, Lusamine's eyes lit up, and her gaze towards Mewtwo was filled with fervent desire.
But she wasn't foolish. Looking at the person beside Mewtwo and sensing the aura emanating from Mewtwo, she knew it wasn't something she could easily handle.
She didn't believe she could deal with Giovanni, whom even Lance couldn't defeat.
Her initially fervent gaze gradually became rational, and she looked at Lance, "Archbishop, summoning us now seems to be a bit different from what was originally agreed upon. I wonder if you would care to explain?"
Not only Giovanni, but also Aoki and Taishan standing below, including the League members who were gradually recovering due to Taishan's intervention.
It seemed the Divine Cult hadn't completely gained control of Mt. Silver, so their arrival meant they were going to war with the League.
This was not what the Aether Foundation wanted to do.
While the Aether Foundation didn't want the League to enter the Alola region, it didn't mean they wanted to go to war with the League directly.
The reason they chose to cooperate with the Divine Cult in the first place was partly because the Divine Cult members had mastered many special spatial abilities, which could help the Aether Foundation better explore Ultra Space. She had sent some people into the Divine Cult to learn their spatial techniques.
Another reason was that the Divine Cult's opponent was the League. If the League's strength could be weakened, then the League would inevitably slow down their entry into the Alola region, and the Aether Foundation would have more room to maneuver.
That's why the two factions came together.
The Aether Foundation was also prepared for today's battle, but they believed they wouldn't directly confront the League, as they didn't want to show their hand yet. They just didn't expect Lance to summon them at this moment.
Lance shrugged, pointing at Giovanni and the Mewtwo beside him, "I couldn't help it. Originally, the matter should have been resolved by me long ago, but an old friend appeared, Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, which complicated things further. So, if we still want to achieve our goal now, we must have your help, Chairwoman."
Lance appeared calm, and he was also very confident that even if the Aether Foundation members were dissatisfied with his current actions, they would not be hostile towards him in the face of a common enemy.
Moreover, by summoning them in public, everyone would know their connection to the Divine Cult, and even if they didn't want to be hostile to the Alliance, they would be forced to be.
This was like directly herding ducks onto a shelf!
Lusamine frowned. She also knew their current predicament. Although they had been set up by Ryugu Sen, just as Ryugu Sen had thought, the more their cooperation was publicized, the less they could attack the Divine Cult. They even had to protect the Divine Cult to a certain extent, letting them stand at the forefront of the Alliance's assault.
However, what Lusamine couldn't understand was, "Team Rocket? Isn't Team Rocket an enemy of the Alliance? Why are they here? Protecting the Alliance?"
Before Ryugu Sen could answer her question, Giovanni, who had been listening to their conversation, spoke up, "Chairwoman Lusamine, my presence here is not strange. It's just not strange, after all, letting an organization like the Divine Cult gain an advantage is not a good thing for Team Rocket's grand plan.
As for you, if you are interested in the creation process of Mewtwo, or even the genes of Mew, we could sit down and have a good talk. There might still be a possibility of cooperation.
Team Rocket's technology, among other things, I believe can absolutely complement your Aether Foundation."
Giovanni, as expected of Team Rocket's leader, had a sharp eye for people. From the way Lusamine looked at Mewtwo just now, he roughly guessed what kind of person she was and tried to win over Ryugu Sen's ally right in front of him.
It must be said that Lusamine was very tempted after hearing Giovanni's proposal.
Cooperating with Team Rocket was actually a very good choice, no worse than cooperating with the Divine Cult. If it weren't for the Divine Cult's special spatial abilities in the first place, the Aether Foundation might not have cooperated with them.
But don't forget, after several years of contact, her people had already thoroughly researched the Divine Cult's spatial techniques.
There were certainly other special techniques, but those were probably only mastered and learned by Ryugu Sen, the bishop of the Divine Cult.
Listening to Giovanni's words, Ryugu Sen frowned. He didn't want his most crucial ally to be won over by Giovanni, so he said to Lusamine, "Don't forget our plan, Chairwoman Lusamine!"
Reminded by Ryugu Sen, Lusamine remembered what their plan was this time. It concerned the future research of the entire Ultra Space. Although she was very interested in Mewtwo and Mew's genes, she could only temporarily put it aside for now.
Seeing Lusamine's eyes become resolute, Giovanni knew that this defection attempt had failed. However, he didn't care. Anyway, he hadn't intended to destroy the Divine Cult today, nor had he thought of confronting the Aether Foundation head-on. Now that he had a deeper understanding of Mewtwo's strength, a vast and crazy idea was swirling in his mind.
"It's alright, Chairwoman Lusamine, we can wait until this matter is over, then sit down and have a good talk about Pokémon genetic engineering and the idea of creating new Pokémon." Saying this, Giovanni took out a special communicator from his pocket, wrapped it in his psychic power, and threw it towards Lusamine.
Lusamine pondered for a moment and did not refuse. She admitted that Giovanni's words were very tempting, so she put the communicator away.
Ryugu Sen watched Giovanni openly trying to win over his ally and didn't say much.
As long as today's matter was completed, the Aether Foundation and everything else were not that important in his eyes.
He looked at Giovanni and said indifferently, "Giovanni, are you still going to stop me now?"
Now that he had the Aether Foundation's help, he already had an absolute advantage in strength. Even if Giovanni tried to stop him, others could still enter the Alliance Headquarters building and find what he needed.
Upon hearing this, Giovanni thought for a moment, then made a gesture of invitation to Ryugu Sen, indicating that he was free to proceed and that he would no longer obstruct him.
He had delayed Ryugu Sen for enough time. If the Alliance truly had no resistance in such a situation, then its downfall was inevitable.
Moreover, the problem was that even if he continued to obstruct Ryugu Sen now, Ryugu Sen's side, which clearly had a significant advantage in numbers, would still get what they wanted.
Most importantly, Giovanni already knew Mewtwo's abilities. Now, he just wanted to go back and instantly maximize Mewtwo's strength, then display his grand ambitions.
After this battle, the Divine Cult's overall strength was mostly depleted. Besides Ryugu Sen, over eighty percent of ordinary members and executive-level members were dead or injured. Even if Ryugu Sen truly achieved his goal, it wouldn't have much impact on Team Rocket. They were not worth worrying about; no matter how strong one person was, they were ultimately just one person.
Furthermore, Giovanni was unwilling to fight the Aether Foundation, because the idea in his mind at this moment was too shocking and required the Aether Foundation's help to a certain extent.
Seeing Giovanni move aside, Ryugu Sen smiled slightly, his psychic power surging. His body flashed and disappeared from the spot, directly entering the Alliance Headquarters building.
Taishan and Aoki saw this and wanted to step forward to stop him, but the Aether Foundation members, led by Lusamine, slowly surrounded them. As long as the two of them tried to stop Ryugu Sen, they would act.
However, one point needed to be clarified: the Aether Foundation members blocked them from acting against Ryugu Sen, but they did not stop Taishan's Pokémon from continuing to attack the Divine Cult members, and even seemed to enjoy it.
The weakening of the Divine Cult's strength was only beneficial to the Aether Foundation, with no downsides.
Taishan was anxious but helpless. Already greatly weakened, he couldn't possibly break through the Aether Foundation's encirclement and could only vent all his anger on the ordinary Divine Cult members.
Aside from their initial establishment, when had these two ever faced such a situation, where people brazenly broke into the Alliance Headquarters building, taking whatever they wanted, acting without restraint?
An indescribable sense of humiliation welled up in Taishan's heart.
Aoki, on the other hand, was more open-minded. Giovanni hadn't stopped him, so there was no point in him trying to stop him either.
Just as Giovanni thought, he had gone this far. If the Alliance could still be destroyed, it proved that the organization was indeed outdated, and even a forced rescue would be meaningless.
Ryugu Sen clearly had many contingencies, which was why he was so brazen and didn't care about Giovanni's appearance.
His skirmish with Giovanni was merely a casual reunion between old friends, former close companions.
As for the members of the Divine Cult, it could only be said that in Ryugu Sen's eyes, these people were originally sacrifices.
The organization he had spent so many years creating was now completely destroyed here, without any regard. Aoki even suspected whether the other party's goal was truly to overthrow the colossal Alliance, or to use this goal as a smokescreen to achieve his true objective.
He believed that everything would soon come to light.
After entering the Alliance Headquarters building, Ryugu Sen navigated with ease. There hadn't been many changes since he last came here.
He extended all his psychic power to search for hidden places.
"Ohs--"
"Yas--"
Mega Latios and Latias both spoke almost simultaneously. Psychic power was also their specialty, and they immediately discovered the location of the hidden place.
Ryugu Sen's eyes lit up, and he instantly teleported away again.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a very simple, even somewhat shabby, place.
Aside from a bed, a worn-out desk, and a bookshelf, there was nothing else.
Without a doubt, this was where the Alliance's Grand President, Elder Ge, usually resided.
From such a living environment, one could tell that Elder Ge was a very modest person. As the Grand President of the Pokémon Alliance, he was one of the highest-ranking individuals in the entire Pokémon world, yet he lived in such a simple place. His ability to endure such a difficult life spoke volumes about his character.
The Alliance's current state, where everyone called it corrupt, had little to do with him. After all, he didn't create the Alliance; he merely took over a mess.
The Alliance's changes and growth over the years were inextricably linked to him, but overall, it was a balance of merits and demerits.
From the perspective of some people with unique ideas, he was good at maintaining the status quo but lacked initiative. He was an excellent leader in peacetime, but in the current turbulent situation, he was somewhat unsuitable.
Ryugu Sen's eyes swept across the room, and he quickly found the item he had been searching for.
It wasn't a very large room to begin with, so finding this item was incredibly easy. Moreover, a revered aura emanated from it from time to time, an aura that even he felt a certain awe towards.
It was a ring that looked somewhat like it was made of metal, but this ring was not closed, or rather, it couldn't be said to be a complete ring. There was also a cross intersecting within it, and at the intersections of the cross and the ring, four emerald-green gem-like objects were embedded, while in the very center, a milky-white gem was set.
Looking at the milky-white gem with its flowing halo, Ryugu Sen unconsciously felt captivated. This palm-sized, pendant-like object was his true objective for coming here this time.
If an attentive person were here, they would recognize that this object was very similar, almost identical, to the special metal halo on Arceus's back.
Upon obtaining this item, a smile involuntarily appeared on Ryugu Sen's face. Gradually, this smile began to twist, and finally, it even became somewhat insane.
"Hahahahaha... Hahahahaha!!!! Hahahahaha!!!! Finally, it's in my hands!! It's finally in my hands!!!" Ryugu Sen's hysterical voice echoed from the secret room of the Alliance Headquarters.
However, because the room had good soundproofing, and there was no one in the entire Alliance Headquarters building at the moment, his laughter was not heard by anyone. Otherwise, they might have thought it was some evil spirit howling.
Even his Pokémon, who were by Ryugu Sen's side at this moment, subconsciously moved a little further away from him. This was the first time they had seen Ryugu Sen like this, even as his most intimate Pokémon.
After obtaining this item, Ryugu Sen, who had originally appeared somewhat calm and self-satisfied, now had a hint of gloom on his face, making his entire demeanor seem very different from before.
This was probably a person whose personality had greatly changed because of a certain item.
Ryugu Sen tightened his grip on the accessory even more, glancing at the slightly frightened Pokémon beside him.
Those few Pokémon, including Mega Latios and Mega Latias, couldn't help but tremble slightly. This was a completely subconscious reaction, unrelated to their strength.
Using Teleport again, Ryugu Sen, with the accessory and his Pokémon, returned to the sky above Mt. Silver.
Looking at the crowd, who hadn't changed much since he left, it was clear that no battle had occurred after he left. They were very tacitly at a standstill.
Ryugu Sen's gaze immediately turned to Giovanni, who was lost in thought.
Noticing Ryugu Sen's gaze, Giovanni's lips curled up, and he met his gaze without flinching, unaffected by the change in Ryugu Sen's expression at this moment.
Although surprised by the change in his expression at this moment, Giovanni had enough confidence in his own strength, and after obtaining Mewtwo, his confidence exploded. If Lance wanted to truly fight him, he would be very willing.
Lance and Giovanni stared at each other for a while, but in the end, Lance in, abandoning his unrealistic idea.
Giovanni could contend with his two Champion-level Pokémon with just one Mewtwo, and his ace Pokémon, Beedrill, hadn't even been summoned yet. Who knew what level his Beedrill's strength had reached over the years?
Although it was a Beedrill, Giovanni's Beedrill was very different from ordinary Beedrill and could not be viewed with common eyes. If it broke through to the Champion level, then his own situation would not be good.
In the end, he decided to complete his goal first, and as for Giovanni, he would just let him watch from the side.
A group of people silently stood in the sky above Mt. Silver, with no one initiating an attack first. No one provoked a battle.
Taishan and Aoki breathed a slight sigh of relief. The Alliance was at a disadvantage now, so it was better to maintain the current state if there was no fighting.
It was Lance who closed his eyes, appearing to be waiting for something, making him somewhat inscrutable.
Aoki looked at Lance. With his current ability, he could completely destroy the current Mt. Silver Alliance headquarters and resolve all the Alliance trainers fighting below, but he didn't do so.
However, thinking about it, solving these ordinary trainers, although it would cause considerable losses to the Alliance, at most it would only be a severe blow, far from overthrowing the Alliance.
If one wanted to overthrow the Alliance, what was the quickest and most effective way?
Aoki pondered silently and quickly realized the key.
The Elder!
As long as the Elder remained, the entire Alliance would have a leader. Destroying the Alliance headquarters building was merely destroying the facade of the Alliance. But if the Elder were eliminated, then the Alliance would truly be leaderless. Without someone with enough prestige to take charge and suppress the masses below, it would be inevitable that some would harbor ambitions that did not conform to their positions.
Aoki could immediately grasp the key, and of course, others could too.
Taishan's expression was slightly anxious at this moment. He wanted to inform the Elder of the situation here, to tell him that as long as he was there, the entire Alliance would not fall.
Giovanni, on the other hand, had a look of interest.
He didn't believe that an old man like the Elder, who had lived for an unknown number of years, could be defeated by Lance, even with Giratina's help.
As the leader of Team Rocket, the reason he hadn't made a move sooner was partly because he was wary of those hidden Alliance old-timers, but the main reason was the existence of this Elder.
Wasn't someone who could directly confront a Level 1 Legendary Pokémon terrifying?
After an unknown amount of waiting, Lance, who was in mid-air, finally opened his eyes and looked further up. A spatial rift appeared again.
From it emerged a person and several Pokémon: the Alliance's President, the Elder, along with Giratina, the Renegade Pokémon, and the Legendary Birds he was fighting.
After returning from the Distortion World, the Elder immediately scanned the entire scene, discovering some people he didn't recognize, and several people he was very familiar with. He paid particular attention to Giovanni and the Mewtwo beside him, but his gaze finally settled on the gloomy-faced Lance.
He felt the familiar aura on Lance, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.
Giratina and the Legendary Birds separated, coming to Lance's side, while the Legendary Birds surrounded the Elder.
Both the Legendary Birds and Giratina had fluctuating auras, suggesting they had all suffered some injuries.
Giratina rushed to Lance's side because he sensed an aura on Lance that was both very familiar and very repulsive to him.
With large eyes, he looked at Lance and couldn't help but ask, "Did you get it?"
Since he didn't use telepathy, everyone present heard his voice.
Upon hearing that voice, Darkrai, who was silently standing beside Aoki, trembled slightly.
Aoki felt Darkrai's change and gently patted his shoulder, signaling him to relax. They were not Giratina's opponents yet.
After Aoki's reassurance, Darkrai finally stabilized.
"Mm." Lance responded indifferently, nodding as if he hadn't obtained anything valuable.
Giratina's aura immediately surged forth, appearing very excited, but he didn't notice that Lance's expression and face were completely different from before.
He didn't notice because he was truly too excited at that moment.
How many years!
An unknown number of years!
Ever since his birth, he had lived under Arceus's shadow, always wanting to expand the world and increase his strength, but there was no way.
He was different from Dialga and Palkia, who controlled time and space. Those two Pokémon could increase their strength by absorbing energy from boundless space, but he could not.
He only had two choices: either absorb the energy of other Pokémon, or integrate more space and worlds into his Distortion World.
As a Pokémon that controls antimatter, he should have had almost infinite room for growth, because he could contain and absorb the energy of all Pokémon with almost no side effects.
But he couldn't do that because of Arceus's strict prohibition. If he dared to cross the line, Arceus would seal him in his Distortion World. Although it couldn't be a permanent seal, he really didn't want to try such a boring and monotonous life again.
So he wanted to rebel; he wanted to absorb the entire Pokémon World!
This way, his Distortion World would suddenly expand, and his strength would also soar again.
So, after he broke free from the seal, he frequently contacted the Pokémon World, wanting to find a spokesperson within it, and then slowly devour the entire Pokémon World through this spokesperson.
Of course, before devouring the Pokémon World, it would be best to absorb Arceus first.
And at this moment, he also learned that Arceus was injured for unknown reasons, hiding in a corner of boundless space licking his wounds. This meant he could no longer wait.
Eliminate Arceus!
That was what he wanted to do most right now!
However, Arceus was hiding, so it wasn't easy for him to find him. As for forcibly absorbing the Pokémon World, don't even joke about it. There were so many powerful Legendary Pokémon in the Pokémon World now, and some trainers who could contend with him, so it was simply impossible.
He could only find Arceus, absorb him, and then absorb the Pokémon World. Only then would it work!
So there was only one way to summon Arceus: through the special items Arceus left in the Alliance!
That's why today's scene unfolded. The Divine Cult and Giratina were united, or rather, the birth of the Divine Cult was due to Giratina's existence.
The reason why the Divine Cult's special psychic abilities were so ancient was also because Giratina taught them. Those strange spatial abilities also came from Giratina. It can be said that the Divine Cult was so special entirely because of Giratina's existence.
The Divine Cult was able to remain hidden for so long because they had always been hiding in Giratina's Distortion World.
Now that everything had come to fruition, how could Giratina not be happy?
To defeat Arceus, Giratina was even willing to sacrifice a precious Draco Plate, allowing someone to go to the Space-Time Continent to retrieve the eggshells of the three Legendary Pokémon when they were born. If he absorbed the energy from those three eggshells, his strength might increase by another level.
However, Aoki interfered, so it didn't succeed.
But it didn't matter. Even now, Giratina felt he could defeat Arceus!
Because in the Pokémon World, Arceus would undoubtedly be restrained in battle, while he would be unbridled!
In a situation where the opponent was hesitant, he could still win.
Of course, he needed Lance and others to help him hold back those Alliance trainers, which was their plan from the beginning.
"Come on! Summon Arceus!" Giratina said to Lance, his tone brooking no argument.
Lance hadn't made a move yet, but the Elder spoke first, "Giratina, are you sure? From whom did you learn that Arceus, the Creator, was severely injured?"
Arceus was severely injured?
Aoki was also stunned to hear this information, and then subconsciously felt that this information was a bit ridiculous.
Would Arceus, the Creator, be injured?
Even if he could be injured, as the Creator who coexisted with the Pokémon World, as long as the Pokémon World was not destroyed, shouldn't he be immortal?
"It seems there's still some discord between Lance and Giratina." Aoki thought pensively. At this moment, the direction of the entire event could very well concern the survival of the Alliance, and the survival of the entire Pokémon World.
"Hmm?" Giratina's tone sank, and he looked at Lance. He had also learned this news from Lance.
After all, as his messenger walking in the Pokémon World, Giratina needed to learn most of the news about the Pokémon World from him.
Lance, however, completely ignored Giratina's huge eyes beside him, instead staring at the special accessory in his hand, flipping it back and forth, as if it were the most precious treasure in this world!
"Elder, back then... you told me the function of this thing, right?" Lance didn't answer Giratina's question, but instead asked indifferently.
Upon hearing Lance's question, the Elder, who had been composed throughout, now showed a hint of shock on his face, with disbelief in his eyes.
"Lance?! Is your goal..."
Before the Elder could finish his sentence, he saw Lance's body trembling. He lowered his head, and the slight tremor slowly turned into a full-body tremor. Finally, unable to suppress it, Lance raised his head, his face filled with madness. His originally handsome face was completely distorted, becoming exceptionally grotesque.
"Hahahahahahaha!!!! Hahahahahahaha!!!! It seems you didn't lie to me back then! Then this thing can indeed..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw his finger press the white gem in the middle of the accessory!
In the blink of an eye, this accessory turned into a special, pure white Poké Ball!!