The overlapping cries of three birds surged forward like a tidal wave. However, instead of an attack from Giovanni, what Ryuuske encountered first was Sabrina, riding atop the rged Legendary Birds as they soared into the sky.
Their massive form, three razor-sharp talons, and three heads raised in unison as they let out a deafening screech. The six wings that swept through the air carried with them ice, lightning, and flas.
At the sight of the fused Legendary Birds, Ryuuske's pupils constricted. Honestly, rging Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres into a single entity was sothing he had never anticipated. Team Rocket's research was truly the kind of thing that would make anyone's sanity plumt!
"Finally, I've got you right where I want you! Don't worry, Ryuuske—even if you lose, I won't kill you. I'll just break your arms and legs and keep you tied up in a basent, humiliating you every single day!"
Perhaps because she now had the Legendary Birds under her control, coupled with Giovanni's direct involvent, Sabrina was convinced of her victory. Her smile was icy yet brimming with excitent, as if she couldn't wait to see Ryuuske groveling on his knees.
"Should I consider myself lucky?" Ryuuske mused. "When facing Green, Sabrina didn't hesitate to go for the kill, but against , she's offering a way out—albeit by locking up as her personal 'plaything' in so basent. That's so straight-up hentai plot right there, and it's not sothing I want any part of. Then again, maybe Sabrina got the idea from when I ntally turned the tables on her in her own mindscape."
"Hah! Never took you for a yandere, Sabrina!" Ryuuske laughed, though he didn't dare let his guard down against the fused Legendary Birds. Even Professor Oak would probably be stunned speechless by this abomination. Just where did Team Rocket get these insane research ideas?
"wtwo!"
Raising a hand, wtwo instantly materialized before him.
Earlier, Ryuuske had already used his Pokédex to notify both Gary and Ash, informing them that Daisy and the other citizens of Pallet Town had been rescued and that they could now fight without restraint. At the sa ti, he had wtwo teleport the unconscious Green to Daisy's side. Only wtwo's overwhelming psychic power could accomplish such instantaneous transportation without wasting even a second.
"Tri Attack!"
Sabrina, mounted atop the Legendary Birds, wasted no ti in launching the first strike. This was a move typically only known by Pokémon like Dugtrio, Dodrio, and Hydreigon—yet the fused Legendary Birds could now use it as well.
From their three heads, the birds unleashed flas, lightning, and a freezing icy blast. Compared to the sa move used by other Pokémon, the Tri Attack of the fused Legendary Birds was incomparably more powerful!
Faced with the three converging energy streams, wtwo smirked almost humanly. Extending a hand, it unleashed a spiraling wave of psychic energy, distorting space itself as if twisting reality. The flas, lightning, and frost were drawn into its palm like birds returning to their nest, swirling together into a chaotic sphere before wtwo clenched its fist—crushing the Tri Attack barehanded!
"It can catch and nullify energy attacks with its bare hands?!"
Sabrina was stunned by wtwo's unimaginable skill. Even as an expert in psychic abilities herself, she couldn't help but admire this level of mastery—while also inwardly cursing Team Rocket for creating such a monster that was now being used against them.
"wtwo, Psychic!"
An evolved form of Confusion, this move abandoned finesse and flexibility in favor of pure, overwhelming psychic force. wtwo's eyes darkened into a deep violet as it thrust both hands forward. A terrifying surge of psychic energy erupted like a gale tearing up the earth, distorting vision as the shockwave crashed down from above, slamming the Legendary Birds—and Sabrina—straight into a nearby building. The entire structure trembled from the impact, its frawork visibly damaged.
Even fused, the Legendary Birds were no match for wtwo in a one-on-one battle.
But Ryuuske had never been worried about Sabrina's controlled Legendary Birds. His real concern was the enigmatic Giovanni, whose true strength remained unknown.
"Bzzzzzz—"
Ryuuske's ears caught the sound of rapidly beating wings—not those of a bird, but sothing more insect-like. In his vision, a Beedrill darted toward him at an unbelievable speed, its twin lances and venomous stinger glinting ominously under the sunlight.
"Where did this Beedrill co from?"
Ryuuske frowned but still commanded, "Knock it out of the sky, wtwo!"
wtwo nodded, raising its spoon-shaped weapon to intercept. Just when Ryuuske expected wtwo to easily dispatch the Beedrill, what happened next made his eyes widen in shock.
"Agility, Twin Needle!"
Giovanni's voice emanated from the Beedrill—likely through so kind of technological device attached to it. Without the Dragon's Power or psychic abilities, Giovanni couldn't remotely command his Pokémon like Ryuuske could. But he had made up for that weakness with technology.
At first, Ryuuske was puzzled as to why Giovanni would use a Beedrill of all things. But the mont it moved, he understood.
Fast.
Unbelievably, impossibly fast.
Enhanced by Agility, the Beedrill moved so swiftly that even wtwo's psychic senses struggled to track it. Its twin stingers lashed out like the blades of a master swordsman, striking hundreds—thousands—of tis in the blink of an eye. The sky was filled with a blur of afterimages, and wtwo—which had initially intended to repel the Beedrill—was suddenly forced onto the defensive, barely able to parry with its spoon while completely unable to counterattack.
"Surprised, Ryuuske? This Beedrill is my first Pokémon. It's been with since I was five years old, growing alongside as my strongest partner. Let teach you a lesson—there are no weak Pokémon, only weak trainers. Even wtwo is no exception!"
Giovanni's mocking laughter echoed from the Beedrill.
In other words, Giovanni's first Pokémon had been nothing more than a Weedle—a common sight in Viridian Forest. And yet, through his training, this very Weedle had evolved into a Beedrill with power rivaling that of a Legendary Pokémon.
Ryuuske was genuinely stunned.
The sheer speed of its attacks, its absurdly agile movents—it surpassed the limits of thought itself. If Pokémon had "realms" of mastery, this Beedrill had undoubtedly reached the Champion level. If a Pokémon's maximum level was 100, then this Beedrill had broken past that ceiling, reaching 200, even 300.
The only downside was that, even at the Champion level, while its combat prowess surpassed most Legendary Pokémon, it lacked their inherent immortality and regenerative abilities. This ant the Beedrill couldn't sustain prolonged battles the way Legendary Pokémon could.
Had wtwo been at full strength, it might have been able to fight the Beedrill to a standstill—eventually overcoming it through sheer endurance. But as things stood, wtwo itself was under a ti limit, making its staying power even worse than the Beedrill's.
For the first ti, Ryuuske felt a pang of frustration. Without wtwo to hold off this Beedrill, this single Pokémon could probably solo his entire team!
It was only now that Ryuuske truly grasped the essence of the wtwo Project. With type advantage, Giovanni could have very well defeated an untad wtwo using just this Beedrill, then captured it with a Master Ball. Had Ryuuske and Professor Oak not interfered, repeated battles might have eventually forced wtwo into submission.
Unlike other Legendary Pokémon, wtwo was a newborn—it lacked the millennia of experience that others possessed. With wtwo under his command and his Beedrill at his side, Giovanni would have truly been unstoppable, and Team Rocket's rise would have been inevitable.
Given that Ryuuske had essentially stolen Giovanni's victory, it was no wonder the man held such a grudge against him.
To be continued…
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