Chapter 791: I Accept Your Power
In the blink of an eye.
The Manaphy that was at least hundreds of meters away vanished into thin air.
Kazuya blinked, lowered his gaze to stare closely at the sea surface, and slowly moved his pupils.
He leaped up and flew forward, hovering right above the water.
At a certain moment.
Kazuya's figure disappeared for a split second.
Two seconds later.
Manaphy suddenly splashed out of the water from beneath Kazuya, headbutting this Darkrai into ashes.
It was actually a Double Team shadow clone.
"Mana?"
The corrupted Manaphy was still cute, tilting its head in confusion.
It didn't feel the sensation of hitting anything solid just now.
Suddenly.
Rumble—!!
Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky. A massive pillar of lightning descended from the heavens, crashing towards Manaphy.
Manaphy blinked, instantly melted into water, and fell towards the sea surface.
However, just as this puddle of water touched the sea.
The nearby water suddenly lit up with a dazzling golden light, and then countless electric currents climbed up Manaphy's body through the seawater.
Bzz!
"Mana!!"
Manaphy howled in pain, re-solidifying its body.
At the same time, the falling thunder from the sky had already descended, accurately hitting the top of Manaphy's head, causing a second wave of highly effective damage.
Boom!
The power of a major Electric-type move was naturally terrifying.
This was especially true for a pure Water-type Pokemon like Manaphy.
Moreover, a Pokemon like Darkrai was inherently geared towards Special Attacks, not to mention Kazuya came equipped with the Zap Plate and the Soul Dew.
The effect of this move had reached an unimaginable level.
Presumably, even Manaphy was dizzy and seeing stars at this moment.
But Kazuya's attack did not end there.
Splash!
Manaphy fell into the sea.
It was also at this moment that it realized, less than ten meters in front of it, a single azure blue eye was staring intently at it.
It turned out Kazuya had already entered the sea long ago.
For him, who possessed the Sea Crown, being in the ocean was no different from being in the sky; he could move freely in both.
Before Manaphy could react.
A Charge Beam had already shot out, hitting Manaphy's body once again.
The impact of this shot was so strong that it sent Manaphy tumbling dozens of meters away in the ocean instantly.
In the games.
Thunderbolt, Thunder, Charge Beam.
If these three Electric-type moves hit, Manaphy wouldn't even have ashes left.
But in reality, it wasn't that easy to end.
Even if Manaphy wasn't a dedicated god of battle, the stats accumulated over thousands or tens of thousands of years of lifespan weren't so easily crushed.
Just as Kazuya thought.
The original Manaphy had fallen into a paralyzed state due to the Thunder move.
But it easily removed this abnormal status with a single Take Heart, and its Special Attack and Special Defense were both increased.
Not only that.
At the same time.
Rain started to drizzle from the sky, and streams of water wrapped around Manaphy's body.
Rain Dance.
Aqua Ring.
The former increases Water-type power and decreases Fire-type power.
The latter continuously heals Manaphy's injuries.
Coupled with Manaphy's Hydration ability, which automatically cures all status conditions in the rain.
The advantage Kazuya gained from that combo attack just now was suddenly reduced to almost nothing.
Once Manaphy's Aqua Ring restored it further.
His previous efforts would be rendered entirely futile.
However.
Having fought against Legendary Pokemon so many times.
How could Kazuya not know how to deal with an enemy like Manaphy who brought its own healing moves?
The damage caused by the Electric-type moves.
That was all visible on the surface.
In places unseen, Kazuya's Special Attack had long been boosted to the current limit by the two moves Nasty Plot and Charge Beam.
One Thunderbolt now.
Would rival the power of the previous combo.
"Phew... I won't show mercy."
Kazuya took a deep breath, muttering to himself as he stared at the charging Manaphy.
Pokemon that aren't good at battling usually have two combat approaches.
One.
Is to crash into things with their bodies.
The other.
Is to mindlessly shoot energy beams.
In reality, both fundamentally rely on overwhelming stats to secure victory.
And Manaphy was a very typical example.
Usually, this method easily exposes their weaknesses and gives the enemy an opportunity.
"Liquidation, huh..."
Looking at the water pillar entwined around Manaphy.
Kazuya unhurriedly used Laser Focus first, and then suddenly threw a Focus Punch!
Bang!
A muffled sound.
Not a good sign.
Kazuya, possessing the Splash Plate, was immune to all of Manaphy's damage, but Manaphy didn't have a Fist Plate, so it took the full brunt of this ultimate Fighting-type move.
But that wasn't the main point.
Even if this move missed, it didn't matter.
Taking advantage of Manaphy's stiffening from the pain, Kazuya grabbed its petite body with one hand and pulled it right in front of him.
Four eyes met.
Pink light bloomed from Kazuya's eyes.
Hypnosis.
"Mana..."
Manaphy's body trembled, it murmured, and then fell into a deep sleep.
Kazuya breathed a sigh of relief.
He immediately grabbed Manaphy and used Extreme Speed to rush toward the shore.
Dark Void wouldn't be able to exert much of a hypnotic effect on a mid-tier Champion Mythical Pokemon like Manaphy.
So Kazuya could only use a single-target but more powerful Hypnosis.
Bang!
He landed.
"Ugh... Next is, Nightmare Corridor."
Kazuya immediately activated the derived ability move he had developed.
His body also trembled.
Immediately after, he collapsed to the ground, embracing Manaphy as they fell asleep together.
In the dream.
The sequel to the battle began.
It's just that the venue for this battle had completely changed.
"Mana...?"
Manaphy looked around in confusion.
It found itself in a boundless desert.
Looking up at the sky.
The sun stung its eyes.
Whoosh~
The oncoming yellow sand made Manaphy close its eyes.
This place was truly too unfriendly to It.
It wanted to return to the seawater.
"Hey."
Kazuya's voice came from above.
Manaphy rubbed its eyes and immediately looked up, its attention completely focused on Kazuya.
"Let's continue."
Kazuya waved his hand, a smile appearing on his face.
He couldn't cause any substantial physical damage to Manaphy in this dream.
But as long as Manaphy was still in this dream.
Its physical condition in reality would continuously decline.
So Kazuya only needed to survive in this dream and keep Manaphy immersed in fighting him without waking up.
He not only couldn't actively trade blows with Manaphy.
He even had to avoid being injured by it.
Lest he die in the dream and suffer the backlash of the Nightmare Corridor.
A boring tug-of-war began.
The scene returned to reality.
Kazuya's five companions gathered here, looking somewhat bewildered at Kazuya and Manaphy lying on the ground.
"They're fighting, right?"
Dragonite said, looking at Manaphy, who showed a ferocious expression in Kazuya's arms.
Sympathy couldn't help but reveal itself in her eyes.
So pitiful.
Such a cute little baby.
Was actually corrupted by shadow energy.
"Nightmare Corridor..."
Mewtwo mentioned, frowning deeply. "I personally experienced this move when I sparred with Kazuya. It's not very pleasant, but there is a way to break it."
He rubbed His temples, seemingly recalling unpleasant memories.
"Break it? If this guy breaks it, what about Master?"
Scizor raised an eyebrow and hurriedly asked.
"Umm, Kazuya would suffer an equal amount of mental damage, resulting in a lose-lose situation."
"Then I'll kill It right now!"
Scizor said, raising his pincers, ready to snip Manaphy in half.
"Don't!"
Lucario hurriedly raised his hand to stop him.
"Why?"
"Don't do anything unnecessary. Perhaps Lord Kazuya has other plans. In any case, we just need to stand guard here."
Lucario explained patiently.
"Kazuya didn't call us when he started the fight, which means he can handle this battle himself. Lucario makes sense."
Mewtwo nodded in agreement.
Hearing this, Scizor lowered his pincers and let out an anxious, heavy breath.
"Nightmare Corridor, how do you break it?"
Lucario turned to look at Mewtwo.
"Two ways. The first is to find Kazuya's mental body in the dream and kill him."
"Tch."
Scizor couldn't help but laugh out loud upon hearing this, the implication in his tone obvious.
"Mm, it's basically impossible for Manaphy to achieve that."
Lucario thought the same as Scizor.
He didn't think Manaphy could kill Kazuya.
Whether in the dream or in reality.
The other Pokemon shared the same thought.
"What about the other way?"
Dragonite asked.
"This one... is very simple for creatures that still possess intelligence and consciousness. That is to realize you are in a dream and then kill yourself."
Mewtwo had used this second method to break the move back then.
At that time, Kazuya's Nightmare Corridor still had many flaws, making it easy for people to realize it was a dream, so it was relatively easy to break.
This was also why Mewtwo brought it up.
"For a Demon God that has lost almost all ability to think, achieving this is very difficult. It seems Lord Kazuya has already won."
Lucario nodded, having already seen the outcome.
Skitty's little head was constantly turning at this moment, and she suddenly asked: "What if they didn't realize it's a dream and still killed themselves?"
"If you don't know it's a dream, how could you dare to kill yourself? What if you really die?"
Dragonite picked up the kitten and rubbed her head.
"Then what if they are killed? Or gamble everything on it?"
Skitty continued to ask.
Everyone turned to look at Mewtwo.
He frowned in thought for a moment before saying: "They would wake up from the dream, but at the same instant, they would suffer damage similar to the move Dream Eater."
Half an hour later.
The two Pokemon lying on the ground showed signs of movement.
Kazuya opened his eyes first, raised a hand, clenched it in front of him, and murmured: "Nightmare, release."
The nightmare ended.
However, Manaphy beside him did not wake up.
The black aura on Its body was continuously drifting toward the sky.
"Goodnight, Manaphy."
Kazuya picked up the little one and wiped away the beads of sweat that had formed on its face from the nightmare.
"Mana..."
Manaphy murmured weakly.
Feeling the aura of the Sea Crown, a faint smile appeared on Its face.
Although It couldn't see.
It knew.
Kazuya had come.
Its nightmare could finally end.
Whether in the dream or in reality.
Kazuya held the gradually lifeless Manaphy, sighed, looked toward Samiya floating on the sea surface again, and whispered softly in Its ear: "I accept your power."
I will carry your share.
And save the azure sea.
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