Chapter 812: Do We Still Have a Chance to Leave Alive?
The moment the red psychic field deployed.
A massive vortex suddenly appeared in mid-air to Kazuya's right, and Giratina's ferocious head lunged out of it, snapping its jaws at him.
However, this time.
Giratina's movement speed was bizarrely slow.
Conversely, the attacks of Kazuya and his two Pokémon companions sped toward Giratina at an eerie pace.
Ghost and Dragon, coupled with the Levitate Ability.
Giratina was immune to three types of attacks and resisted six, making its defensive coverage quite formidable.
But since Kazuya arranged for the three "veterans" to fight Giratina.
There was naturally some type advantage involved.
The five types super effective against Giratina perfectly matched the typings of Kazuya, Dragonite, and Cofagrigus.
Blizzard x 2.
Will-O-Wisp.
For a moment, ice and fire intertwined, striking Giratina simultaneously.
An unscientific event in the Pokémon world occurred: Giratina was inflicted with both Freeze and Burn status conditions at the same time.
An expression of fury surfaced on the Renegade Pokémon's face.
As Trick Room ended, It twisted Its body, sweeping Its massive tail towards Dragonite.
Dragonite's eyes widened. Seeing she couldn't dodge, she hurriedly raised her arms to block.
Just as she braced herself to take massive damage.
Bang——!
A heavy, muffled sound echoed nearby.
Dragonite opened her eyes, only to find herself exactly where Kazuya had been standing, and the one taking the attack was Kazuya.
When Kazuya was sent flying by Giratina's Dragon Tail.
His arm hadn't even lowered yet, still caught in the animation lag of casting a move.
Ally Switch.
An advanced application of Teleport, allowing the user to swap positions with an ally, but using it consecutively increases the failure rate.
"Kazuya."
Dragonite called out instinctively.
Then she immediately used Dragon Rush and slammed into Giratina.
Despite her concern.
She couldn't waste such a good offensive opportunity, otherwise Kazuya's injury would be in vain.
Cofagrigus, on the other hand, had already attacked.
The moment Giratina swung Its body, he seized the opening.
His four black hands formed fists.
And simultaneously smashed into the base of Giratina's wings.
Having used Power Split with his opponent, Cofagrigus's attack power was currently terrifyingly strong.
A single Payback dealt incredibly high damage. Even Giratina, with Its overwhelming level advantage, felt the sting.
"Wrooaaar!"
Taking a heavy blow, Giratina let out a howl of pain.
And Dragonite seized this chance, slamming her body into Giratina.
The power of Dragon Rush dealt significant damage to the latter.
Unfortunately.
The level gap was too large.
Given Giratina's HP, Dragonite's Dragon Rush could only be rated as decent.
If Dragonite had also reached the Master level.
Then this strike might have kept Giratina down for quite a while.
On the other side.
After being swatted away by the tail, Kazuya hovered in mid-air for a few seconds before recovering.
The physical damage was minor.
After all, the effect of Guard Split hadn't worn off yet, so Kazuya was still relatively tanky.
Moreover, Dragon Tail wasn't super effective against him.
It was just the tightness in his brain and a dull ache that made him feel uncomfortable.
Ten years of cultivating psychic power still seemed somewhat insufficient.
If not for the assistance of the Soul Dew.
His current psychic proficiency might not even be usable in a battle of this caliber.
Just as Kazuya was about to use Heal Pulse on himself.
The anxious cries of Dragonite and Cofagrigus sounded from nearby: "Kazuya——!!"
At the same time.
Kazuya sensed intense killing intent and the sharp shriek of compressed air coming from below.
Looking down.
Giratina, despite enduring damage from Cofagrigus and Dragonite, was actually launching Giga Impact right at him!
"Taking this hit would be bad."
Kazuya clutched his head with one hand and snapped his fingers with the other.
His figure disappeared again.
Narrowly dodging Giratina's Giga Impact.
However, the previously faint pain in Kazuya's mind became clearer after this. Continuing to use psychic power would likely intensify the pain until he passed out.
Seeing Kazuya dodge the attack.
Cofagrigus and Dragonite quickly seized the lag time after Giga Impact and launched another round of attacks on Giratina.
It was a very bizarre battle.
They were completely trading Kazuya's condition for Giratina's.
While Dragonite and Cofagrigus hadn't even taken a hit from start to finish.
A few seconds later.
Giratina began to move again.
It intended to slip into the Reverse World to launch Shadow Force, but due to being frozen and burned, Its movements were a beat too slow. Cofagrigus yanked It out of the vortex, and then a Draco Meteor from Dragonite struck It squarely in the abdomen.
Giratina's aggro finally shifted temporarily.
It locked Its gaze onto Dragonite and let out a roar towards the sky.
A dense rain of shattered rocks, almost blotting out the sky, hurtled towards Dragonite.
Dragonite used Extreme Speed to continuously dodge the sharp rocks.
But Giratina obviously wouldn't just watch.
A faint, terrifying phantom loomed over Dragonite, drastically slowing her speed.
Bang!
Cofagrigus's Shadow Ball and Kazuya's Dark Pulse arrived simultaneously, successfully hitting Giratina.
But due to her decreased speed, Dragonite couldn't dodge in time and was repeatedly struck by the Stone Edge attack.
A major Rock-type move.
Was very painful for her.
With just this one attack.
Dragonite was critically injured.
Crucially, wounds corrupted by shadow energy appeared on her body, which would significantly reduce her mobility.
"Dragonite, Roost!"
Kazuya's voice rang out, telling Dragonite to leave the battlefield and recover.
Dragonite, bearing an expression of pain, hesitated for a moment before nodding. She flew down to the ground, closed her eyes, and took a brief rest.
Losing one combatant.
The pressure on Kazuya and Cofagrigus suddenly increased significantly.
Moreover.
Misfortunes never come singly.
At a certain moment, Kazuya and Cofagrigus suddenly felt their physical durability drop considerably.
They exchanged a glance.
Understanding that the duration of Power Split and Guard Split had passed.
Cofagrigus could still cast another Power Split.
But Kazuya couldn't.
Intuition told him.
If he used Guard Split on Giratina again, the mental energy consumed would definitely cause him to pass out instantly.
"Do you think we still have a chance to leave alive?"
Cofagrigus murmured.
Although he asked this, it seemed he already had the answer in his heart.
"..."
Kazuya silently glanced at the other battlefield.
It was equally unoptimistic.
Skitty and Mewtwo were critically injured and suffering from shadow energy corruption, rendering them practically combat-ineffective.
They were barely holding on thanks to the tankiness of Scizor and Lucario.
If only we were in the second world.
Kazuya clenched his fists and murmured.
If we were in the second world, Floette would definitely help us.
With Floette here.
Both myself and my companions could be saved.
"Find an opportunity to use the Heal Balls to take everyone away. I'll stall Zygarde. As for Giratina, that guy's target is me."
Kazuya murmured in a low voice, a look of resolve to die in his eyes.
He didn't want to die.
Because he still hadn't found Meowscarada, nor had he saved this world.
But.
He also wanted to protect these companions who were willing to accompany him.
They entrusted their lives to him.
So he had to be responsible for them.
Trading his own life for the lives of his six companions was worth it.
Anyway, he would return one day.
Immediately, Kazuya clenched his fists and charged toward Zygarde.
Just as expected.
Seeing Kazuya slip away.
Giratina didn't even glance at Cofagrigus. It plunged into the Reverse World and gave chase.
"..."
Cofagrigus watched Kazuya's decisive back, then looked up at the murky gray sky. "I know you'll come back, but... this world might not last until your next arrival."
He wasn't inflexible.
In Cofagrigus's heart, lives carried different weights.
Objectively speaking.
Kazuya's life was heavier than all six of them Pokémon combined.
Of course.
Cofagrigus also knew that Kazuya definitely didn't see it that way. In that guy's eyes, the life of any random companion was probably more important than his own.
"I told you, you're not the only one unafraid of death."
His gaze locked onto the empty air before him, as if he had already pinned down the Giratina hiding in the Reverse World.
On the other side.
Kazuya successfully landed a sneak attack with an Extreme Speed Ice Punch, knocking Zygarde back seven or eight meters.
However, Giratina followed closely behind, appearing right at Kazuya's back and snapping Its jaws at his shoulder.
Kazuya had anticipated this.
He snapped his fingers with one hand.
Preparing to use Teleport.
But a sudden pain in his brain caused the move to fail.
Sharp fangs sank into Kazuya's shoulder, instantly piercing right through his body.
"Ugh..."
A groan of pain escaped through Kazuya's clenched teeth.
Scizor and Lucario quickly arrived, kicking Giratina away, and then rapidly retreated with Kazuya.
"Master!"
Scizor supported Kazuya.
Seeing the billowing black aura on the latter's shoulder, he immediately looked up angrily, searching for Giratina.
However, the Renegade Pokémon had already seized the opportunity to slip back into the Reverse World.
Meanwhile, Zygarde had adjusted Its stance.
And launched an attack at Scizor and Lucario.
Signature move—Land's Wrath!
Beams of green light erupted from the ground beneath Zygarde, piercing towards the three Pokémon who were right at hand.
Zygarde was a god with a full four signature moves!
Land's Wrath was just one of them.
Scizor threw Kazuya far away and dashed towards Zygarde, stepping through numerous gaps.
Lucario was hit by Land's Wrath and sent flying into the air instantly.
Bang!
Kazuya crashed onto the distant ground. He raised a hand to cover his shoulder, his face showing pain, and struggled to float up from the ground.
"Woom~"
Giratina's killing intent reappeared beside him.
Kazuya materialized an Aura barrier with one hand to block his side. However, against Giratina's attack, the Aura barrier shattered instantly like paper.
Sharp Dragon Claws left three horrific gashes on his flank.
The massive damage and surging shadow energy caused Kazuya to lose consciousness on the spot after taking this hit.
In the distance, Scizor and Lucario were battling Zygarde and didn't even notice what happened here.
Without a doubt.
The situation had reached a desperate impasse.
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