"Are you satisfied?"
Katsuhisa looked at Rope and asked with a somewhat excited smile.
Rope looked at the two Pokémon beside Katsuhisa... or more accurately, the souls of two Pokémon...
They weren't so-called Ghost-type Pokémon, but the actual spirits of two Pokémon.
One of them was a Luxray, still with its black fur and majestic posture. However, its body was semi-transparent, and black smoke swirled around it.
As for the second one, it was an Abomasnow, but its originally snow-white body was now tinged with a faint dark hue, like snow stained by dust. It was filthy, disgusting, yet also a source of pity. Black smoke also surrounded it.
None of this was what Rope had originally anticipated. According to the basic rules of this world, such things should not exist, or at least should not possess such powerful strength.
True spirits do exist, and even the spirit realm exists, but after that, there is nothing else.
"Surprised? The Pokémon's spirit did not return to the spirit world to become nourishment for the spirit world and transform into a new Pokémon, but instead became this."
Katsuhisa noticed the rare look of surprise in Rope's eyes. Finally, he felt a indescribable sense of satisfaction.
"Everything before was not the real feast I prepared for you." The smile on Katsuhisa's face had become a little crazy.
"You are my only opponent in over a century. How could I not use my best to entertain you?! This is the surprise I've prepared for you over the past sixty years!"
As he spoke, Katsuhisa clapped his hands, and the sound echoed through the valley. Rope looked around and indeed spotted other shadows.
Four shadows emerged from various directions after Katsuhisa's clapping, glanced at Rope, and then returned to Katsuhisa's side.
Dragonite, Emboar, Gothitelle, and a Venusaur.
It couldn't be said that this combination was particularly powerful, but the fact that these Ghost-type Pokémon possessed such strength was already astonishing enough.
"Surprised, aren't you? I was also surprised when I first saw them. They weren't guided to the spirit world, nor were they devoured by ghost-type Pokémon. They are Pokémon, yet they are not Pokémon. To me, they are the best companions!"
Katsuhisa looked at the ghosts beside him and spoke with a hint of joy.
Rope looked at the young man in front of him with a hint of resignation. Did he really think this obviously problematic ghost state was something he had obtained on his own?
It was obvious that others had killed them cruelly, extracted their resentful souls, and then used those special items to condense their souls and even cut off their connection with the spiritual world.
In a sense, this is also a kind of eternal damnation.
The methods used were extremely brutal. These Pokémon were unlikely to return to the natural cycle of this world.
Rope had a basic understanding of this method. It was clearly the work of the woman in black. The soul-nourishing pearl she had given Hoopa seemed beneficial, but it was actually malicious.
There was also the young man in the Village of Evil, who was constantly stimulating the power of evil while burning his own soul. These were all closely related to the soul.
So, it's pretty obvious who's behind these Pokémon ending up like this.
Rope couldn't help but shake his head sadly.
There's no way to save these Pokémon now.
The best outcome for them is to just get rid of them, wipe out their souls painlessly, and set them free.
"Katsuhisa, I had originally wanted to have a proper conversation with you. Although you seek to destroy everything I aim to protect, your unwavering resolve and steadfast determination are truly inspiring."
Rope spoke these words with a serious expression, and it was evident that he meant every word. Prior to this, he had indeed regarded Katsuhisa as a worthy adversary.
"But now... your foolishness, naivety, and ignorance truly disgust me to the extreme. After all these years, you are still nothing more than a pawn, completely unaware that you are a player in the game rather than the one holding the pieces."
Rope's eyes betrayed his contempt without reservation.
"What are you talking about? Who is the pawn?"
Katsuhisa was naive, lacking in experience, and unable to see the bigger picture, but if he couldn't grasp what Rope was saying even after he made it so clear, then there was no point in thinking about anything else—he might as well just give up.
Rope merely shook his head, unwilling to say anything more to Katsuhisa. He had indeed been used, but that was no excuse for his actions.
Those who incite crime are guilty, and those who commit the crime are even more so.
Rope unfastened the Pokéball from his waist and tossed them all out.
"Come out and give them relief."
Arcanine, Infernape, Entei, Charizard, Gengar, and the bewildered Eternatus…
Eternatus…
Eternatus?
Eternatus!
To be honest, Katsuhisa was stunned the moment he saw Eternatus.
Of course, he wasn't the only one. The five little ones on the side were also trembling. Entei was originally everyone's big brother, but now he bowed his proud lion's head in front of Eternatus.
To be honest, it wasn't embarrassing to be like this in front of Eternatus...
The purple-red dragon looked at the people across from him, then glanced at Rope, looking puzzled.
"Rope, why did you call me out? Did you wipe out the others?"
Rope scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Sorry about that. I just noticed the others had six Pokémon, and if I only sent out five, we might be at a disadvantage in terms of momentum."
So it was a numbers issue?
Katsuhisa was stunned, staring at the Pokémon across from him, whose momentum was so strong it was likely on par with his own, and he couldn't quite grasp Rope's reasoning.
Isn't one Pokémon enough for momentum?
Eternatus was also a bit helpless. He had always thought Rope was reliable and steady, but he never expected him to be so irrational at times.
"So you want me to take care of the guy across from us?"
Eternatus asked. After all, Eternatus was also Rope's Pokémon. Although he wasn't entirely satisfied with Rope capturing him, since things had already come to this, Eternatus wouldn't object to Rope's orders.
"That's not necessary. You choose one. Give them some room to play."
Rope pointed to his other Pokémon and said so. After all, his original intention was to give his Pokémon some training. The Pokémon on the other side were still quite strong.
Eternatus also looked at the younger Pokémon. The younger Pokémon were also full of anticipation. After all, they hadn't faced enemies in a long time. The Pokémon Rope was about to face were ones they couldn't really help much with. The strong ones Rope would handle himself; there were no weaklings.
Eternatus nodded in agreement.
"Alright, you guys can choose your opponents first."
Upon hearing this, Katsuhisa couldn't help but sigh in relief. If that was the case, then his Pokémon might still have some room to shine, at least they could show Rope some of their own strength.
Rather than letting Rope look down on them.
And he could also fight Rope, show off his own strength, or pry some information out of Rope.
Ghost Pokémon: Did anyone ask for our opinion?!?!?!
Indeed, the six Ghost Pokémon were the worst off.
Everyone harbored desires for destruction, chaos, and slaughter, but that didn't mean they all wanted to die…
Dealing with the ordinary Pokémon on the other side was already terrifying enough, and even Entei could be classified as an ordinary Pokémon.
After all, the only Pokémon that can compare to Eternatus are probably just those few top-tier gods.
The six of them exchanged glances, but none of them wanted to be the unlucky one.
On Rope's side, the five little ones exchanged glances and silently chose their opponents.
Infernape chose to fight Emboar.
Charizard chose to face Venusaur.
Arcanine looked at Luxray.
Gengar went to find Gothitelle.
Entei calmly chose Dragonite.
Without a doubt, among the ultimate Pokémon here, Dragonite was the most difficult to deal with. After all, it was a Dragon-type Pokémon, and Dragonite was also known for its high mobility. It was very difficult to deal with.
However, the usual type advantages didn't mean much to these Pokémon. Although they use skills that appear to be different in color from normal skills, in reality... the changes are far more significant than that.
As for Abomasnow at the end.
Abomasnow was desperate...
Wait, boss, is this how you play? This is deadly!
Isn't my type supposed to be your favorite soft target? Soft enough to turn into a pile of mud, for crying out loud!
Are you just going to let such a soft target go?
Abomasnow looked at his opponent, a purple-red, futuristic-looking dragon, with tears in his eyes, not knowing what to say.
Is it too late to say "I surrender, I'll take half the loss" now?
However, Abomasnow isn't stupid. He immediately thought of a good plan that might save him.
His gaze locked onto Gengar, and he silently counted to three in his mind, preparing to immediately engage Gengar in battle. Once that happened, it would be too late to turn back, and Gothitelle would have no choice but to face Eternatus, no matter how unwilling she might be.
But as he counted to two, three appeared, and then he heard an explosion.
He saw his teammates charging toward their respective opponents, leaving Abomasnow no chance at all. Even Gothitelle, whom he had initially intended to target, had teleported away.
A mage teleporting right in front of him—that was truly unforeseen...
As the battle began, Eternatus' gaze also locked onto Abomasnow, feeling somewhat puzzled.
This Pokémon's form of existence was rather unique, and... why wasn't it attacking yet?
Abomasnow: ...Tired. Destroy it...
On the other side, Gothitelle had already teleported in front of Gengar and fired a Shadow Ball at it.
Gengar was stunned for a moment as the flames on his body instantly condensed into flame armor. Of course, while the flame armor on other ships was more majestic, Genggar's was different... After upgrading again, this guy's flame armor took on two forms. One was the normal flame armor, but the one that looked particularly funny on Genggar.
The other form was Gengar at full power. However, that form had not yet appeared.
Rope's Pokémon were accustomed to using their flame armor to withstand their opponents' attacks. Even Pokémon like Gengar and Infernape, which tended to be assassins and one-hit wonders, had gained quite good defensive abilities.
This time, the flame armor did indeed block the Shadow Ball. However, the moment the Shadow Ball hit Gengar, he felt a stinging pain spreading throughout his body, as if his body were being torn apart.
Gengar instinctively sensed something was wrong, so he quickly returned a Shadow Ball with flames and instantly hid himself in the spirit realm. He needed to check his condition first.
Meanwhile, the battle on the other side continued, but whether it was Charizard, Arcanine, Eternatus, or Rope, they all sensed something was off with the opposing Pokémon.
"Rope, there's something wrong with the opponent's Pokémon..."
Eternatus said to Rope with some caution.
Abomasnow had just hit him with an Ice Beam. The damage was negligible, but there was no doubt that the attack had made Eternatus feel uncomfortable.
The other Pokémon felt the same way. Although they didn't have the same look in their eyes as Gengar, they were definitely troubled.
As for Abomasnow's current state, Dynamax Cannon had fired, and it had been taken out in one shot. What else was there to say?
Rope had noticed something. After a moment, he said, "It must have been a soul attack... meaning that part of their attack directly targeted your souls, causing some impact on them."
Rope looked toward the area where Gengar had disappeared. At that moment, Gengar was maliciously hurling Shadow Balls from the spiritual realm's fissures to annoy Gothitelle.
"Gengar is a soul entity itself, so being hit by such attacks can be quite damaging. This response makes sense."
Some Ghost-type Pokémon have physical forms, but others are purely spiritual entities. Gengar and Mewtwo are classic examples of spiritual entities.
As for physical Ghost-type Pokémon, the most typical example is Giratina.
At that moment, Rope turned to look at Katsuhisa on the other side.
"This guy's methods are really dirty... He even caused additional damage like me. That's too dirty."