Chapter 65: The Most Despairing Invincibility
Mewtwo!
A super legendary Pokémon created by humans using the genes of the legendary Pokémon Mew, combined with advanced biotechnology!
And what about the data of this super legendary Pokémon?
Rio took a deep breath and turned his gaze to his light screen.
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[Pokédex]
Encounter Progress: 44/50
Battle Progress: 28/50
[Real-time Analysis]
Pokémon: Legendary - Super Divine Beast - Mewtwo (Genderless) (Dark Control)
Level: lv95
Type: Psychic
Ability: Pressure (A suffocating pressure; Pokémon facing this ability need to consume more energy to use moves)
Power: Combat (A Pokémon born for battle, possesses peerless combat ability, can continuously improve its own abilities in battle, and can predict the opponent's actions)
Moves: Recover (lv10), Psychic (lv10), Psycho Cut (lv10), Psystrike (lv10), Future Sight (lv10), Safeguard (lv10), Psychic Terrain (lv10), Light Screen (lv8), Reflect (lv8), Shadow Ball (lv8), Mist (lv6), Ancient Power (lv6)
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Strong!
Very strong!
Extremely terrifying!
This was the data Rio saw on the system's light screen.
Rio's heart couldn't help but pound crazily.
"Legendary! Super Divine Beast! This title..."
"A level of 95..."
"And that ridiculously luxurious list of moves, with move levels reaching the unprecedented height of lv10..."
"Most importantly, that mysterious 'Power' information is just the straightforward word 'Combat'..."
Extremely exaggerated information flowed across the light screen. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his mouth felt a little dry.
In the games of his previous life, although Mewtwo was also an extremely powerful Pokémon, in the game's setting, it was only level 70 and could only be encountered very late in the story's progression. By then, the player's team had generally undergone long-term training, and dealing with a level 70 Pokémon was not an insurmountable task.
But in the current reality, the characters "lv95" were particularly prominent. Not to mention that without the game's restriction of only four moves, it possessed a long list of top-tier moves. Paired with the eye-catching "Combat" power, everything pointed to Mewtwo's unparalleled strength.
Although Souichi didn't have a system like Rio's to see Mewtwo's strength, just from Mewtwo's casual strike earlier and that oppressive presence that left people breathless, he could guess its terror.
It should be known that most Pokémon Trainers in the real world had experienced battles with wild Pokémon, and Pokémon Rangers would even personally use their Capture Stylers to get close and calm Pokémon. Without a strong physique, they would have long been injured or maimed by the aftershocks of Pokémon moves.
And even Souichi, who possessed such a strong body, was severely injured by that casual blow...
Souichi dared not imagine further and could only use a hoarse voice to tell everyone to flee quickly.
"(Human Language) Arc-Arcanine, quick, take the Professor and the others away first!"
Officer Jenny's voice trembled as she instructed Arcanine, while she herself walked forward, trembling, and drew a handgun in a defensive stance.
"Whimper..." Arcanine wasn't in much better shape. Its four dog legs felt weak, and it could barely stand. But it was, after all, well-trained. Hearing Officer Jenny's instruction, it hastily ran to Souichi's side, signaling for Souichi to ride it to escape.
The researchers supported each other, stumbling as they ran towards the base's main entrance.
And the several police officers all emulated Officer Jenny, drawing their handguns and standing in front of the other researchers.
"(Human Language) Quick, you all escape quickly!"
Officer Jenny shouted at the Professor, Mr. and Mrs. Watanabe, and the other scientists and researchers.
Although the panic in her heart made it almost impossible to hold her gun steady, her sense of duty as a police officer still made her stand on the front line without hesitation, directly facing that incomparably terrifying deity.
However, from the very beginning, apart from that one strike on Souichi and gathering energy in its hand, Mewtwo hadn't moved again.
It seemed to be sensing something, and the purple-black energy in its hand flickered intermittently.
Finally, it seemed to notice the ants who dared to stand before it and initiate a battle.
"..." Mewtwo watched all this, then眯 (narrowed) its eyes as if trying to suppress the black light within them.
Unable to bear the pressure in their hearts any longer, the police officers all pressed the triggers with trembling hands.
"Bang, bang, bang—"
Muzzles flashed. A volley of bullets sprayed from the guns, shooting towards Mewtwo. But before the bullets could even get close to Mewtwo, they were crushed into powder by an unseen force.
Mewtwo didn't even deign to look at these insignificant "ants." With a casual flick of its right hand, a crescent-shaped wave cut out rapidly.
Although it was a blade formed by psychic thought, its cold, glinting edge was as real as any physical object, cutting all obstacles in its path in half, utterly domineering.
"Swish, swish," the blade came at extreme speed.
"Get, get down!" Officer Jenny and the other police could only clumsily drop to the ground, dodging the cut of this [Psycho Cut].
The blade, its momentum undiminished, simply cut the base's main door and walls behind the group in two, as if slicing through tofu. Not even a speck of dust fell to the ground, a testament to the sharpness and speed of this blade.
And the Professor and the others, who were just about to escape through the main door, were about to be hit. Machoke leaped out, blocking their path.
"[Bullet Punch]!"
Countless bullet-like fist shadows appeared again, attempting to block this blade.
Unfortunately, Fighting-types were inherently at a disadvantage against Psychic-types. Coupled with the difference in strength brought by the level gap, Machoke's full-power [Bullet Punch] still failed to stop this casual [Psycho Cut] from Mewtwo.
Fortunately, Machoke still bought a little time. The Professor's group and the Pokémon managed to dodge the attack thanks to the precious time he had earned.
However, the price was that Machoke completely lost its ability to battle, only able to walk with difficulty.
"Hmph..."
Seeing its attack fail to achieve its effect, Mewtwo was somewhat displeased, and a sense of inexplicable irritation arose in its heart.
Its eyes glared, and another formless wave spread out, directly sending Officer Jenny and her group flying.
Immediately after, it raised its left hand as well, condensing dark energy into a sphere between both hands.
"[Shadow Ball]!"
With a push of both hands, a massive energy sphere was thrown at the group.
It didn't even use its strongest Psychic-type moves, but instead used [Shadow Ball], a "mere" lv8 move.
"[Protect]!"
At the critical moment, a stout figure stood firm. A light green, grid-like barrier rapidly expanded in front of the group, blocking the [Shadow Ball]'s attack.
"Crack, crack," just from taking one hit, the seemingly indestructible barrier was already covered in numerous cracks.
The Blastoise Boss, who was deploying the barrier, felt a jolt through his hands. The immense power of this [Shadow Ball] almost made him unable to maintain the barrier, but in the end, he managed to take the hit through sheer willpower.
However, the Blasto-Boss had reason to be proud. At lv39, he had taken a blow from the lv95 Mewtwo. It should be known that the higher the level, the harder it is to improve. So even after defeating Hegemon Nidoking, the Blastoise Boss had only gained 1 level, not even breaking through to lv40. And at higher levels, the gap in strength becomes larger and larger. And lv39 versus lv95—how could this be just a twofold difference in levels?
As if seeing the potential of this Water-type Pokémon opposite him, Jerrod licked his lips greedily.
"Mewtwo, capture that Pokémon for me!"
Although Jerrod was mesmerized by Mewtwo's god-like strength, how could he, a Team Rocket executive, be a fool? He also knew that if he relied solely on Mewtwo, even if Mewtwo could fight a hundred at once, it couldn't stand against the endless stream of powerful trainers from the Pokémon League. As long as a large number of Pokémon could tie down Mewtwo, he would be left in a situation with no Pokémon to use. Therefore, his plan was to use Mewtwo's irresistible psychic power to brainwash various powerful Pokémon to become his aids. The previous Hegemon Nidoking, Pidgeot Leader, and even the Golduck Leader were all results of Mewtwo's brainwashing.
Hearing Jerrod's words, Mewtwo turned its head and looked down at him with its black eyes.
Gazed upon by Mewtwo's oppressive stare, Jerrod unhurriedly held up the black Poké Ball. "This is an 'order'!"
A trace of black aura flashed across Mewtwo's face, along with a hint of imperceptible struggle. It then returned its attention to the front.
All of this was seen by Rio.
It seemed Mewtwo had been captured by Jerrod, but Mewtwo still retained its pride. Facing these frail opponents—no, they couldn't even be called opponents—it just casually and repeatedly used [Shadow Ball] to deal with them.
But Mewtwo's casualness was, for everyone and every Pokémon, a despairing invincibility.
"[Shadow Ball]!"
The energy ball filled with a bizarre aura was thrown out again. Meeting it were two cannon blasts shimmering with a steely brilliance.
"Boom!" The collision of energies exploded into a layer of smoke.
"[Hydro Cannon]!"
White smoke billowed from the cannon barrels as they cooled. Before the Blastoise Boss could even take a breath, he felt his body being enveloped by a layer of dark pink energy, lifting his entire Pokémon self up.
It was Mewtwo. Taking advantage of the opening while the Blastoise Boss was using his move, it had appeared behind him and lifted him into mid-air with its psychic power.
A fling to the distance!
"Bang!" The Blastoise Boss's massive body was fiercely thrown to the side, directly shattering a wall of the base.
"[Shadow Ball]!"
After throwing the Blastoise Boss aside with its psychic power, Mewtwo did not relent. Countless balls of dark energy were fired out like a string of pearls.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—"
The [Shadow Ball] attacks continuously exploded on the Blastoise Boss's body, directly battering him until he was covered in wounds.
"Woof, woof! (Pokémon Language) [Ember]!"
"(Pokémon Language) [Water Gun]!"
Several balls of fire and a jet of water shot towards Mewtwo one after another. The Growlithe and Poliwhirl had unleashed their respective moves.
"Hmph, uninteresting."
Mewtwo didn't even need to use a move. With a swat of its hand, it deflected the fire and water back.
"Awooo..." The water jet was reflected back onto the Growlithe, drenching the Fire-type Pokémon and making them howl in misery.
And the few fireballs gathered together to form a larger flame, rushing towards Poliwhirl.
In the nick of time, Poliwhirl could only use [Substitute] to expend its energy, avoiding this damage.
An ordinary [Substitute] move would only consume about a quarter of one's energy, leaving enough for Poliwhirl to rally again.
But after using [Substitute] this time, Poliwhirl only felt an abnormally large drain on its energy. Forget rallying to fight again; it was so weak it didn't even have the strength to stand and could only kneel on the ground, panting heavily.
Mewtwo stomped its foot once, and countless pieces of rubble flew into the air.
"[Ancient Power]!"
Clatter, clatter, clatter, the rubble fell like a sudden downpour, smashing hard towards all the living beings present—Pokémon, humans, without exception.
"(Pokémon Language) Ugh, [Su-Surf]!"
The Blastoise Boss's extremely strained voice sounded. Waves summoned by [Surf] surged from the ground. However, the Blastoise Boss had just been bombarded by Mewtwo. The waves summoned at this moment could at best be called slightly large splashes, only just managing to slow the descent of the rubble.
"Ah!" "Oof!" "Awooo!" Various miserable cries rang out.
Broken arms, shattered leg bones, and even bodies covered in wounds.
At this point, apart from Arcanine, which had already fled the base with people, and Rio, who had clumsily dodged the rubble with [Detect], all humans or Pokémon with combat ability had been defeated. Despite their many moves, they couldn't even scratch Mewtwo in the slightest.
A total wipeout!
Looking at that arrogant figure, completely unscathed, its energy fluctuations not even weakened by a single iota, all the humans and Pokémon felt only a deep sense of powerlessness:
Invincible. This was the most despairing invincibility!