1049 Mega Rayquaza

When Yuga appeared on his Dragonite, he immediately caught the attention of the old lady and the others.

"That's Gym Leader Shimizu," the old lady said with a smile, her face showing kindness.

"Did you send someone to attack Mr. Genzo?" Yuga asked the old lady expressionlessly.

The old lady snorted in response. "Hmph! He took something he shouldn't have!" If it weren't for him, they wouldn't theyhave spent over a decade searching for the Jade Orb.

Hearing the old lady's words, Yuga narrowed his eyes displeased and glanced at the Rayquaza's clone in the sky. "What's the deal with that Rayquaza?"

The old lady smiled broadly, her wrinkles seeming to diminish. "Ah, Rayquaza. It's all thanks to the bottle of Rayquaza blood you gave me."

When mentioning Rayquaza, the old lady's face filled with warmth, her mood becoming exceptionally pleasant.

From the old lady's words, Yuga immediately guessed how this Rayquaza came into being. "Are you in contact with the Heaven Organization?"

Yuga could only think of the Heaven Organization that was capable of cloning Legendary Pokémon.

The old lady nodded, "We asked for a little favor from them."

The Draconid People and the Heaven Organization had a simple transactional relationship. There was no need for secrets, so the old lady admitted it straightforwardly, besides, she looked down on those sneaky rats hiding in the dark.

"Do you know that contacting dark organizations and cloning a Pokémon privately is against the League laws? Please return the item you took from Mr. Genzo," Yuga said.

Upon hearing Yuga's words, the Draconid People below erupted in anger, cursing Yuga one after another.

"What did you say? What does League law have to do with us? We're not part of the League!"

"That item originally belonged to us, the Draconid People. What do you mean 'return it'? You're really audacious!"

"You, a little brat, what qualifications do you have to interfere in our affairs? Get lost! Leave here quickly!"

...

Because there were too many people from the Draconid People cursing Yuga, the scene became chaotic for a while. In the end, it was the old lady who spoke up to stop the other Draconid people from cursing.

"Alright, everyone calm down and act your age! Please quiet down! We are the noble Draconid people, the true descendants of the Dragon Clan! Don't behave like those low level commoners."

The old lady's words were filled with arrogance, pride, and disdain for outsiders as the Draconid  people immediately quieted down upon hearing her words, their faces also filled with pride and glory. From today onwards, they would restore their former glory! No! They would be even more glorious than before because they now had their very own Rayquaza.

After calming her people, the old lady turned to Yuga, "It seems Gym Leader Shimizu wants to talk to me from the perspective of the League!"

Yuga responded seriously, "I am the League's Gym Leader!"

"In that case, today, please test the power of Rayquaza!"

As soon as the old lady finished speaking, a surge of dragon energy struck Yuga and his Dragonite without warning.

The attacker was the Rayquaza's clone, but fortunately, Yuga had been on guard, and his Dragonite managed to narrowly dodge the attack with him.

As the Rayquaza's clone missed its first strike, it unleashed another Dragon Pulse towards Yuga and his Dragonite. Yuga, with a serious expression, maneuvered his Dragonite to dodge and released Chimecho, Absol, Lapras, and Florges from their Poké Balls.

Unlike the Suicune's clone he encountered before, Yuga could sensed the majestic Legendary Aura emanating from the Rayquaza's clone before him. It power was as powerful as Rayquaza he had encountered in Rustboro City.

Facing such a formidable opponent, Yuga did not dared to be careless. He regretted not bringing Dusknoir with him when he left.

As soon as Absol appeared, it activated the Unknown Seed within it to undergo Mega Evolution, then swung a massive Psycho Cut towards the Rayquaza.

Absol was now able to control the Unknown Seed to do Mega Evolution freely.

The Rayquaza's clone's perception was very keen. although it not directly facing Absol, it seemed to already anticipate the attack, it lightly twisting its body to dodge Mega Absol's strike.

Meanwhile, Florges had silently set up a Misty Terrain within the fog, enveloping all the Pokémon within it. And when no one was paying attention, Florges quietly cast Wish move as well.

The Rayquaza's clone within the Misty Terrain felt extremely uncomfortable. Seizing this opportunity, Chimecho appeared overhead using Teleport and directly use Gravity move, causing it to fall to the ground, while Lapras's Ice Beam quickly followed.

As a Dragon-type and Flying-type Pokémon, Rayquaza was severely restrained by Ice-type moves. Its tail was frozen solid by Lapras's Ice Beam, causing it to roar in pain, and struggling to break free from Chimecho's gravity.

Originally, the Draconid People thought Yuga would be overwhelmed by the Rayquaza's clone, but seeing it injured, they became furious.

Disregarding their dignity, they pointed fingers at Yuga, cursing him loudly, and released their own Pokémon one after another to support the Rayquaza's clone, intending to outnumber and overwhelm Yuga.

Seeing the opponents outnumbering them, Yuga released all his other Pokémon - Charizard, Vivilon, Bellossom, Venusaur, Roserade, Breloom, Serperior, Torterra, Kartana, and Serperior. For a moment, the situation seemed to spiral out of control.

Although Yuga's side didn't have the numerical advantage, each of his Pokémon was an elite. In the short term, despite the large number of the Draconid People, they couldn't do much to Yuga. Their attempts to ambush Yuga were all quietly intercepted by the Mismagius and Gengar that appeared beside Yuga.

Mimikyu's strength was inadequate, so it quietly took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the field and knock out opponents from behind, and it actually managed to take out quite a few.

Seeing the situation gradually getting out of control, the old lady's face turned pale.

As Mr. Brandon approached the other side of the Sky Pillar, what he saw was Yuga being besieged by the Draconid People and the Rayquaza's clone running rampant.

Yuga also spotted Mr. Brandon at the first glance and immediately turned to him for help.

"Mr. Brandon! These people are have attacking Mr. Genzo. Please come and help quickly!"

Mr. Brandon: ...

Yuga's words successfully drew Mr. Brandon's ire, and the enraged Draconid People wasted no time in launching an attack on him.

Although Mr. Brandon wasn't clear about what was happening, it didn't stop him from stepping in to assist Yuga. After all, both Yuga and him were the members of the League, while the suspicious group on the other side seemed to have dubious origins.

With Mr. Brandon's assistance, the Draconid People soon found themselves at a disadvantage. Seeing that the old lady, who had refrained from intervening, was now preparing to act, Yuga quickly shouted to Mr. Brandon, "Mr. Brandon, please help stop that old immortal!"

The words "old immortal" almost slipped out of Yuga's mouth. Though it wasn't a respectful way to address an elderly person, the domineering demeanor of the old lady was simply infuriating.

"Old immortal"? Hearing Yuga's words, the old lady almost spat blood. She had never been insulted like this before! This brat was going too far!

As Yuga was commanding Chimecho, Lapras, Florges, and Absol to keep the Rayquaza's clone suppressed, he couldn't spare the energy to deal with the old lady and could only rely on Mr. Brandon.

Although he was just a branch member of the Temple Clan, Mr. Brandon had a special status. He had met Elder Sorin, the leader  of the clan, so when he faced the old lady, he could immediately recognized the same aura as Elder Sorin from her.

A Master level trainer?

Who were these people, exactly? Why could they control Rayquaza? And why were they hurting Genzo and besieging the Gym Leader Shimizu?

In just a moment, countless questions flashed through Mr. Brandon's mind.

The old lady had originally intended to support Rayquaza's clone with her Pokémon, but she hadn't anticipated that Shimizu Yuga's strength would be much greater than she had imagined. However, she was intercepted halfway by Mr. Brandon, who had brought Regirock and Regice along with him.

Mr. Brandon had dispatched his other Pokémon to assist Yuga's Pokémon against the Draconid People, leaving only Regirock and Regice by his side. He knew that ordinary Pokémon wouldn't be able to handle the suspected Master level Trainer before them.

Seeing the legendary Pokémon Regirock and Regice blocking her path, the old lady had no choice but to abandon her plan to support Rayquaza's clone.

The old lady had only released two Pokémon, a Salamence and an Altaria, but both were Master level Pokémon.

Master level Salamence and Altaria VS legendary Pokémon Regirock and Regice!

The battle was about to begin!

In fact, Mr. Brandon had also roughly guessed the identity of the people before him. To have a suspected Master level Trainer and to be able to produce so many Dragon-type Pokémon and pseudo-Legendary Pokémon like Salamence, they could only be the Draconid People, they are as renowned as the Dragon Tamers and the Village of Dragons! Moreover, they also had Rayquaza.

The Draconid People had been living incognito for so many years, neither moving around nor joining the League. Who would have known that when they finally emerged, they would cause such a big commotion?

On the other side, Yuga saw that the Draconid People were being suppressed by his and Mr. Brandon's Pokémon, while the old lady was being held back by Mr. Brandon with Regirock and Regice. He silently breathed a sigh of relief and focused all his attention on the Rayquaza's clone.

Riding his Lapras, he swiftly dodged the Dragon Pulse move from Rayquaza. The Gengar and Mismagius that was floating beside him spared no effort to block the residual energy waves from the Dragon Pulse move.

Although Rayquaza's clone had initially suffered a setback, it was only because it was not accustomed to participating in battles. As time passed, Rayquaza's clone became more and more formidable. If not for the strong control abilities of Chimecho and Florges, Lapras and Absol would likely not even have had a chance to attack.

Boom!

Mega Absol was swept away by Rayquaza's clone's dragon tail. If it weren't for the fact that Rayquaza;s clone was constantly enveloped in Florges's Misty Terrain, which reducing the power of Dragon-type moves, Mega Absol wouldn't have been able to withstand this attack.

Because Florges had previously cast Wish move in advance, Mega Absol was immediately healed upon hitting the ground. After getting up, it lunged at Rayquaza's clone once again.

After knocking away Mega Absol, Rayquaza's clone was about to take off to chase after the troublesome Chimecho, which had repeatedly hindered its movements, when countless vines suddenly sprouted from the ground, firmly restraining it and dragging it down.

Meanwhile, Lapras's Ice Beam and the preemptively cast Future Sight by Chimecho were launched at it.

"Roar!!!"

Rayquaza roared furiously, and a powerful sound wave burst forth, knocking over both the incoming Mega Absol and the Ice Beam and Future Sight that were heading towards it.

Pushing back the attacks from Mega Absol, Lapras, and Chimecho, Rayquaza's clone waved its Dragon Claw to tear apart the vines that bound it, while simultaneously unleashing a Hyper Beam to attack Lapras.

Although Lapras could fly, its speed was actually quite slow, and it couldn't evade the Hyper Beam in time, so it could only resist it with Hydro Pump.

But Lapras's attack power definitely couldn't compare to Rayquaza's clone. Although it neutralized most of the Hyper Beam move, the residual energy still struck Lapras. Fortunately, Chimecho's Light Screen appeared in time to block the residual energy of the Hyper Beam.

At the same time, Florges, who had been focusing on support without much attacking, finally took action. The Moonblast it had been storing for a long time transformed into a silver pillar of light pouring down towards Rayquaza's clone, and engulfing it in a flood of silver brilliance.

"Roar!!!"

Amidst the overwhelming silver light, Rayquaza's clone let out a pained roar.

The reason Yuga was able to persist in battling the Rayquaza's clone for so long was thanks to the strong endurance of Chimecho and Florges. Although the Rayquaza's clone was strong, it was gradually being worn down by Lapras, Mega Absol, and the others. Over time, it finally began to show signs of fatigue.

Especially with Florges's Misty Terrain constantly enveloping it, it felt extremely stifled, and all its Dragon-type moves were somewhat restrained.

Yuga's battle with Rayquaza's clone was also affecting the battle between the old lady and Mr. Brandon.

Mr. Brandon's Regirock and Regice, having been buried underground for so long, couldn't fully restore their legendary Pokemon strength overnight. So, in terms of strength alone, they were not as good as the Master level Salamence and Altaria.

However, the old lady had been distracted, focusing on Yuga's battle with Rayquaza's clone, causing Salamence and Altaria to only hold their ground against Regirock and Regice.

Finally, the roar of Rayquaza's clone made the old lady's face change color. When the silver brilliance of Moonblast disappeared, the Rayquaza's clone weakly gasped for breath.

Even with the Jade Orb in its possession, the Rayquaza's clone was only a cloning Pokémon after all. Its constitution was far from perfect compared to the real Rayquaza, and being besieged by Yuga's Pokémon for so long had left it feeling extremely exhausted.

Seeing this scene, the old lady's expression changed dramatically. She glanced deeply at Yuga, who was confronting Rayquaza, then gritted her teeth and shouted at Rayquaza, "Rayquaza, come with me!"

After saying this, she mounted her Salamence and flew towards the top of the Sky Pillar, with Rayquaza's clone obediently following her behind.

Mr. Brandon, Regirock, and Regice couldn't fly, so they could only watch helplessly as the old lady left the battlefield.

Seeing Rayquaza's clone gradually disappearing into the distance, Yuga was also puzzled. What was she planning to do?

So Yuga recalled Florges and Mega Absol, then rode on Dragonite, took Lapras and Chimecho, and chased after the old lady and Rayquaza's clone.

The Sky Pillar was a tower-like structure. The old lady, with Rayquaza's clone, flew all the way to the top of the Sky Pillar. Suddenly, Rayquaza's clone entire body lit up, followed by a green beam of light projecting down from the Rayquaza's clone.

The top of the Sky Pillar slowly opened up.

Because it had not been opened for many years, the top of the Sky Pillar was covered with moss. However, the giant stone standing on the central altar was spotless, and radiating colorful light.

When Yuga rode Dragonite to the top of the Sky Pillar, the first thing he saw was the giant multicolored stone.

Then, even more incredible things happened. the Rayquaza's clone hovered above the giant stone, which projected a rainbow-colored light onto it. Under Yuga's gaze, the Rayquaza's clone completed its Mega Evolution.

"Roar!!!"

A menacing roar emanated from the mouth of Mega Rayquaza, and waves of pressure radiated outwards from it, with Mega Rayquaza at the center.

All the Dragon-type Pokémon of the Draconid People below the Sky Pillar prostrated themselves after hearing this roar, even Dragonite under Yuga was affected.