Chapter 522: The Target is of Course the Stone
When the battle on Will's side ended quickly.
It also meant this victory was already secured.
And Victini, whose whereabouts were already exposed, had no need to continue hiding.
He went to help the Salamence boss.
Will went to help Garchomp.
Gang beating executed!
Justice must prevail!
The four Deoxys below were quickly taken care of by their gang beating, lying flat on the ground.
And the only remaining battlefield right now was the one in the air.
The black Rayquaza, compared to its Mega form, was truly much inferior in power, looking less like a dragon and more like a snake.
It was also at this time.
Will noticed one point.
An ordinary Rayquaza's tail looks like an inverted arrowhead.
But this Rayquaza's tail was different.
Its tail was missing a fin-like corner.
How important is a complete tail to a Pokémon?
Only Pokémon possessing tails know this, especially for Flying-type Pokémon.
The tail is equivalent to a ship's rudder.
Take Will for example.
All five lifetimes had tails.
In this life and his second life, he relied most on the tail's function.
Not to mention the tail becoming incomplete.
Even sticking a piece of paper on it would make walking feel strange.
For a serpentine Pokémon like Rayquaza, the importance of the tail is simply self-evident.
Estimated it had to deliberately control its body while fighting, only then could it prevent its maneuvers from deforming.
"Lucario?"
Cynthia's confused voice came from the side.
Will turned his head.
Only then realizing with hindsight.
It turns out Garchomp and Salamence and the others had all gone up into the air to help Rayquaza; only he and Victini were left in place.
Victini staying in place is normal.
The little guy doesn't have much of his own opinion, nor does he like fighting, generally won't rashly make a move.
Unless Will or Cynthia assigns him a combat target, otherwise he won't proactively attack, just hugging them like a koala.
But for Will, being so powerful yet not making a move.
In this kind of situation, it was truly too conspicuous and strange.
Just like at this moment, the surrounding Draconid people were all looking at Will in confusion, shock still lingering in their eyes.
"I won't go up. We're no longer needed in the sky, and moreover, can you guarantee these few lying on the ground won't suddenly recover? You guys should know how strong their recovery power is."
Will shook his head and explained a sentence.
Mainly explaining for this group of Draconid people to hear, lest people think he was slacking off in a team fight.
If he had gone up together with them.
When these four on the ground woke up, which human present could stop them?
As for Cynthia.
Blonde-kun wasn't wondering why he didn't go fight.
Even though Cynthia just called out his name.
But Will just could understand her meaning.
"Rayquaza's tail, is missing a piece."
Will raised his hand and pointed at the sky.
His tone when speaking to Cynthia was noticeably much gentler.
"Hm? Really? I thought it was originally like that."
Cynthia blinked.
She remembered the portraits of Rayquaza she had seen all along seemed to all look like this.
Rayquaza, among countless gods.
Belongs to one of the gods that most frequently appear in human perspective.
Because he is always active in the ozone layer.
Unlike other gods who easily sleep for thousands or hundreds of years, Rayquaza has signs of activity discovered by humans almost every year.
So Rayquaza is also the one who left relatively more legends in human society.
Even portraits, engravings, and other works related to him are depicted vividly.
Unlike a certain ice dragon.
Go up to Lacunosa Town at Kyurem's doorstep and ask.
Rayquaza, known to everyone.
Kyurem, no such god found.
"Is that so?"
Hearing Cynthia's words, Will couldn't help frowning.
If even Cynthia says so, then there's a high probability it means, in human records throughout history, Rayquaza's tail has always had a notch.
Anyway, Will doesn't believe this Rayquaza was born with a deformed body.
With the joining of the group of dragons.
The Rayquaza in the sky obviously became much more at ease in battle.
The opponents it was facing were two lower-tier Champion and two upper-tier Champion Deoxys.
The Salamence boss stalled one alone.
Garchomp and the others joined forces to stall another.
Rayquaza fighting one against two basically had no pressure anymore.
According to Will's observation.
Although this Rayquaza isn't in Mega form, it's not weak at all, at least much stronger than the one in the anime and the Advanced Generation movie.
At the very least, it must be a Master level.
However...
"What exactly are the Deoxys obsessing over? Willing to gather so many powerful ones to attack Meteor Falls?"
Will frowned, looking at the battle in the sky.
The ending was already destined.
No need to worry anymore.
But the Deoxys' purpose must be figured out. Champion Pokémon are not cabbages (common goods).
On their side, fully counting, they only managed to pull out four.
One of them was brought back from Unova by Will, and Will himself is also reinforcements pulled over from Sinnoh by the Hoenn League.
Besides Rayquaza itself.
If the Hoenn region doesn't mobilize those old fogeys who are already semi-retired, they can actually only pull out one Champion here, and it's even the Draconid people's own old fogey.
But what about these space viruses?
Mobilized eight, seven are Champions, and the other one isn't far off either.
Failed this time.
Will there be a next time?
How many Champions will there be next time?
If the purpose of Deoxys isn't figured out, then the Draconid people will probably have to continuously clash with these space viruses in the future.
"Do you think... could it possibly be for the iridescent stone?"
Steven stood nearby and chimed in, while staring at Victini on Will's head, constantly sizing him up,
"Mm, the God of Victory that only exists in legends in the Unova region? Truly a cute little guy. Of course, I still think the iridescent stone is cuter. Deoxys coming for the iridescent stone is completely very possible, right!"
"Tini tini!"
Hearing Steven's words, Victini rushed up and gave his head a round of knocks.
Bang bang bang!
Steven seemed immersed in the fantasy of the iridescent stone's beauty; his head being hammered bang bang loud, yet he acted like nothing was happening.
Can only say as expected of Steven.
A Mythical Pokémon that hasn't appeared for a thousand years, in his eyes, is just like an ordinary cute baby, its cuteness level not even matching rare stones.
And the Draconid people beside them.
Basically didn't care much about Victini either.
Even if they cast gazes at him.
It was only because they felt surprised and admired Victini's powerful performance just now; they couldn't imagine such a cute little guy was actually so powerful.
This is also normal.
The Draconid people's times coming to the surface in these two thousand years are not considered many, not to mention leaving this Hoenn region.
Victini is only famous in the Unova region, but has little fame in the Hoenn region; one has to specifically learn about Unova's legends to know.
So.
The Draconid people didn't pay much attention to Victini.
Because they completely didn't know this adorable creature Victini could also be considered a 'god'.
In their eyes.
It's their first time seeing Victini, but also their first time seeing Lucario.
Both are rare Pokémon.
And there's no other gap.
At most, only Elder Aster, an older person with broader knowledge, would take a few more looks at Will and Cynthia because of Victini's existence, but that's just about it.
After all.
Is the God of Victory awesome?
Far inferior to their Lord Dragon God!
Cynthia looked at him helplessly.
"I think it's impossible. The iridescent stone has always been in Meteor Falls since two thousand years ago, but in these two thousand years, it has never suffered an attack from Deoxys. If they came for the iridescent stone, they should have come long ago."
Elder Aster resolutely shook her head.
Her tone was full of disgust for the Deoxys.
Not only because these space viruses wanted to attack their homeland, but also because they invaded Lord Dragon God's territory.
But what she said indeed made a certain amount of sense.
If it was for the iridescent stone, what have they been doing these two thousand years?
When humans were weak and too busy to look after themselves, they didn't attack.
Must wait until the Draconid people and the Hoenn League have both become powerful to attack?
Deoxys are not brainless creatures.
They are Psychic-type Pokémon!
Pokémon that know how to play tactics and allocate combat power in team fights.
"No, I think it's very possible."
Will pinched his chin, glanced at young master Steven who was playing dumb over there, and then pointed at the sky,
"Have you guys ever thought, in these two thousand years, how many Deoxys has Rayquaza driven away?"
This Steven.
His heart is as clear as a mirror.
His curiosity and anticipation for the iridescent stone are not fake.
But him saying those words just now wasn't purely because his interest is stones.
Elder Aster and the Draconid people present shook their bodies.
Subsequently, they knelt on the ground on the spot.
"??"
Two question marks popped out on Will's head.
"A single sentence wakes up a person from a dream."
Elder Aster was the first to get up, shaking her head ashamedly.
"Putting it this way..."
Cynthia frowned, and under Will's lead, began to analyze,
"The original body of the iridescent stone is also a meteorite, a meteorite from two thousand years ago..."
"And since two thousand years ago, the meteorites falling towards the Blue Planet have increased."
"At the same time, Rayquaza's activities have also become frequent and intense, frequently leaving the ozone layer to enter space."
"This..."
The more Cynthia analyzed, the wider her eyes opened,
"In the past, human technology was limited. Even if they could rely on Pokémon's power to monitor meteorite signals from space, they couldn't determine where they finally landed. Anyway, those that landed on the Blue Planet's surface were very few; even if there were, they were basically just some gravel."
Steven crossed his arms and smilingly added a sentence.
"If there are no surprises, we should have found the reason Deoxys attacked Meteor Falls."
Will nodded gently.
Glanced at the sky; the battle there was also almost coming to an end.
And the current problem is...
Between the Draconid people and Deoxys, one party must give up the iridescent stone.
Otherwise.
This matter won't be over.
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