Ho-Oh let out an angry cry. Clearly, it was furious that Suicune had been captured right in front of it.
It flapped its wings, creating dozens of scorching fireballs that rained down on Natsui like a large net.
However, they were only halfway there when they were intercepted by Gardevoir and Gengar, who had rushed over from the side.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The psychic and shadow balls collided with the fireballs, neutralizing each other in mid-air. The smoke from the explosion enveloped Natsui. He took a few steps forward, emerged from the smoke, and picked up the Ultra Ball containing Suicune from the ground. Then, he stood up straight, tossed the Ultra Ball in his hand, and looked at Ho-Oh with a burning gaze.
This gesture was the ultimate provocation.
At this time, after Raikou had also been revived to full health, the two legendary beasts, with their powerful strength, easily escaped from the siege.
They first nodded at Ho-Oh, then, without any delay, disappeared into the darkness with just a few leaps, leaving no trace behind.
Under Ho-Oh's forceful intervention, the cooked duck had flown away… just as Natsui had said before, as long as these legendary Pokémon were determined to escape, no one could stop them.
And for Natsui, who could have safely captured all three legendary beasts but had only ended up with Suicune, how could he not feel angry and regretful?
Now, with Entei and Raikou having escaped, their capture was destined to be impossible. And without them as a distraction, only Ho-Oh remained on the field, allowing Natsui to focus all his attention on dealing with it.
"Alright, now it's just you and me. It's time to settle this score!"
Sensing that a great battle was imminent, Natsui's and Erika's Pokémon also gathered around, forming a pincer formation in the air and on the ground, surrounding Ho-Oh.
But Ho-Oh seemed to not care about this at all, just staring intently at Natsui with its sharp eyes.
Sparks seemed to fly between the man and the Pokémon. At the same time, a neutral voice suddenly sounded in Natsui's mind.
"Human, release that Pokémon. Do not break the balance of nature."
Break the balance? Natsui smiled noncommittally. What a nice way of putting it.
What balance is it referring to? Does it mean the legendary beasts can resolve territorial disputes between Pokémon? Or stop human wars?
In his view, both humans and Pokémon were creatures parasitic on nature, no different from each other. As long as there was no malicious destruction or pollution, and nature was kept in a relatively good state, time and nature's own self-healing ability were the best way to maintain balance.
And compared to humans, some Pokémon contained even more powerful energy. They were above the law, just like the three legendary birds of the Orange Archipelago, whose every move could cause a change in the weather. Many natural disasters were often caused by them.
Why don't you go and balance them?
Most importantly, how could he possibly spit out the meat that was already in his mouth?
Without wasting any more words on it, Natsui directly waved his arm and ordered an attack.
At his instruction, Gengar, Gardevoir, Charizard, Jolteon, and Erika's Leafeon and Tangela all attacked Ho-Oh at the same time.
As for Crystal Steelix and Scyther, they stood protectively in front of Natsui, always on guard against any counterattack Ho-Oh might launch.
For a moment, Thundershock, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Flamethrower, and Razor Leaf—moves of different colors—all flew towards Ho-Oh.
Faced with these powerful attacks, Ho-Oh was not flustered at all. Its whole body glowed with a seven-colored light, and with a fierce flap of its wings, a golden energy burst out, neutralizing all the moves.
The powerful shockwave from the explosion spread outwards, making it difficult for several Pokémon to open their eyes. At the same time, it swept past them and towards Natsui.
But before the shockwave could reach him, it was completely blocked by Crystal Steelix's thick and massive body.
This exchange seemed to be evenly matched. But Ho-Oh had only been on the defensive, yet it had caused such an impact. From this, it could be seen that it was truly very strong.
And through the brief battle, Natsui also believed that Ho-Oh's strength should be about the same as Mewtwo's in its normal form.
Although the power gap between him and it was not insurmountable, at least for now, there was still a not-so-small gap between his Pokémon and Ho-Oh, which they couldn't cross for the time being.
However, Natsui's goal was not to defeat Ho-Oh with force, but to have his Pokémon hold its attention. The real way to deal with Ho-Oh was actually another, final trump card.
In the opening while the Pokémon were entangling Ho-Oh, he opened his backpack, rummaged inside for a while, and actually took out his Master Ball from the very bottom.
Ever since he had obtained this Master Ball from Silph Co., Natsui had kept it at the very bottom of his backpack and had never had a chance to use it.
Originally, he had no intention of using this Master Ball at all and wanted to treasure it forever. But since Ho-Oh dared to ruin his good fortune, it deserved to be on the receiving end of this Master Ball.
Take responsibility for your actions!
Natsui raised his right hand, about to throw the Master Ball. But just at this moment, the ground suddenly shook violently, as if the whole world were trembling.
He lost his footing and fell directly onto Crystal Steelix. When he had steadied himself and looked around, he saw that the crystals under his feet were like shadows, receding towards the remains of the crystal tower at an extremely fast speed.
Hmm? Not just the crystals on the ground, but even the plants and rocks covered by them had all returned to their original state in an instant.
The crystals disappeared without a trace, as if they had never been there. It didn't take a genius to figure out that Ash and the others must have dealt with the Unown and Molly.
And in this chaos, Ho-Oh flapped its wings and flew high into the sky. Clearly, when Natsui had ordered the attack just now, it had realized that it could no longer free Suicune from this human through words.
And to snatch it back by force, the Pokémon watching him like tigers were not so easy to deal with.
On the ground, Natsui looked up. At this distance, unless Ho-Oh took the initiative to descend, even with the Master Ball, he probably couldn't catch it.
"Ho-Oh, what? Are you trying to escape?"
Ho-Oh gave Natsui a deep look, not disturbed by his taunt, and decisively flew higher into the sky.
Natsui could only watch as Ho-Oh turned into a golden light, shot straight into the sky, and disappeared over the horizon in the blink of an eye.
"Darn it!" he said, waving the Master Ball in his hand in frustration.
Sigh, Ash couldn't have picked a worse time to solve the problem. His timing was just 'perfect'.
But at least I managed to catch a Suicune this time. It wasn't a total loss.
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