Boom!!!
The violent sound of the explosion kicked up a massive cloud of dust. Some of the nearby trees that had been burning fiercely even saw the flames around them scattered by the shockwave produced by that impact.
From within the thick cloud of dust, Darkrai was the first to be blasted backward. Judging by his appearance, he had been forced back by the sheer violence of the collision.
But immediately afterward, the originally imposing Moltres was also sent flying backward in the opposite direction. Seeing the electrical currents that occasionally flickered across its body, it was clear that the impact it had suffered was no small one either.
Overall, the effects of both Pokémon's attacks did not differ too much. Moltres held a slight advantage.
However, Darkrai possessed a certain edge in energy control, and the Thunderbolt condensed into a fist also suppressed Moltres to some extent due to its Flying type. Added to that was the earlier use of Confide, which had already reduced Moltres' Special Attack beforehand.
With all these factors combined, the result was the current situation in which Moltres held only a slight advantage.
After all, Moltres' level was three levels higher than Darkrai's. And at the level they had reached, even a difference of three levels was still enormous.
Moreover, Moltres was a true Legendary Pokémon and possessed the reinforcement of its divinity. Although Darkrai was also a Legendary Pokémon, he was still not a match for Moltres.
Darkrai was aware of this as well, which was why he chose to rely on tactics rather than confront it head-on.
After sliding backward for some distance, Darkrai finally managed to steady himself. Although that collision had clearly made him feel that Moltres' strength was above his own, he had also sensed something strange.
A trace of doubt appeared in his eyes.
Perhaps other Pokémon could not perceive it, but he, as someone who had once stood just one step away from divinity, still retained a certain impression of that special existence known as divinity.
He always felt that the Moltres before him possessed divinity only in name, yet was not fully displaying the true effect of that divinity.
Or in other words, perhaps the other party did not know how to use it, or perhaps there was some other hidden secret.
He transmitted the anomaly he had sensed to Cain.
Cain also felt somewhat surprised. The level of this matter was too high; he had never come into contact with something like this before. If Darkrai had not warned him, he truly would not have known where the crux of the problem lay.
"For now, let's set that aside. For us, it's also a good thing. Right now, what I want to do is slam this arrogant Moltres into the ground and grind it thoroughly," Cain said through clenched teeth.
He was not a resentful person. Mainly because, usually, he settled grudges shortly after they appeared.
But from his point of view, this Moltres had been accumulating that debt for more than a year. He could not endure it any longer!
He threw out two more Poké Balls, and Gengar and Tyranitar appeared together.
Upon seeing that Moltres, Tyranitar froze for a moment, and immediately afterward, his eyes burned with fury.
The reason Cain had confronted that Moltres back then was precisely because Tyranitar had been sent flying by one of its attacks.
In truth, Tyranitar had already wanted revenge at that time, only he did not have sufficient strength. Now that he saw it again, how could he possibly restrain himself?
As for Gengar, back then he had also been one of the many Pokémon who besieged Moltres. He scanned the entire scene with his gaze, and being as cunning as he was, he immediately understood the situation. His mischievous eyes rolled about, clearly already thinking of something far from friendly.
"Mega Evolution! Gengar! Tyranitar!"
The Key Stones on Cain's bracelet shone, and both Pokémon directly completed their Mega Evolution.
Right now, both Gengar and Tyranitar were at level 89, at the peak of the first threshold of the Champion level. With the enhancement of Mega Evolution, they could temporarily reach strength at the second threshold of the Champion level.
Even if it was only barely reaching that level, and there was still no small difference compared to Moltres at level 94, at least they were now within the same great tier. They could resist it to a certain extent, and the attacks they launched were sufficient to pose a considerable threat to Moltres. It could no longer disregard them as it had in the past.
Tyranitar recognized Moltres instantly, and Moltres likewise immediately recognized Tyranitar and Gengar.
Shock appeared in its eyes.
From the perspective of a Pokémon, no matter how much it thought about it, it could not imagine that the Tyranitar whom it could previously send flying with a casual strike would now make it feel no small degree of threat.
Moltres could not quite process it. After all, only a little more than two months had passed.
Darkrai's case was still acceptable; Moltres could sense within him an ancient aura, an existence far older than itself, so although it was somewhat surprised, it was not too extreme.
But Tyranitar and Gengar were already too much.
Just a little over two months ago, they had barely stepped into the Champion level, and now suddenly they had soared to the peak of the first Champion-level barrier!
Was this cheating or what?
It should be known that even as a Legendary Pokémon with Legendary aptitude, after breaking into the Champion level, it had spent an unknown amount of time accumulating strength before reaching its current level.
So who exactly was the Legendary Pokémon here? Was it him, or them?
Was its identity as a Legendary Pokémon actually fake?
Moltres fell into deep self-reflection, but Tyranitar and Gengar did not care at all about what it was thinking.
We've already Mega Evolved, and you're just standing there spacing out?
It could be seen that all the tattoos on Tyranitar's body connected with one another, every line joining end to end to form a complete whole. Beginning with the pattern on his abdomen, all those hidden lines across his body were dyed a dark crimson.
Even Mega Tyranitar's face displayed numerous markings.
Its appearance was quite mysterious.
(End of Chapter)