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Mewtwo closed in swiftly.But Deoxys was more than ready.
Luo Yuan had an advantage over Giovanni: he possessed psychic abilities, allowing him to communicate seamlessly with Deoxys through telepathy.
The transmission speed of spoken language for humans is limited to 39 bits per second, and that's without considering the delays caused by sound.
But telepathic communication bypassed those limitations entirely.
In a single second, Luo Yuan could deliver multiple tactical strategies to Deoxys without any delay.
And with Deoxys's lightning-fast mind, it could instantly analyze and understand Luo Yuan's tactics, picking the optimal approach for the current situation.
So, by the time Mewtwo received Giovanni's order, Luo Yuan had already relayed a counter-strategy to Deoxys.
As Mewtwo swung its Thunder Punch, crackling with electricity, Deoxys was fully prepared.
Boom!
Mewtwo's fist crashed into Deoxys's blocking arm.
Deoxys shielded its core with its arm, taking the full brunt of the blow.
Electricity arced across Deoxys's arm, scorching it black, but Deoxys's expression remained unchanged, as though the pain belonged to someone else entirely.
At the same time, Deoxys's other tendril whipped around, lashing Mewtwo across the side.
"Hrrgh—!"
Mewtwo grimaced in pain.
Yet, inwardly, it felt a spark of satisfaction.
The electrical arcs dancing across Deoxys's body meant that the paralysis had taken effect.
But being newly created, Mewtwo didn't yet understand that victory should never be celebrated too soon.
Just as Giovanni prepared to press the advantage, Deoxys made its move.
The strike it had been preparing was unleashed.
"Psycho Shift!"
A light beamed from the core on Deoxys's chest, catching Mewtwo's eye.
In the next instant, the arcs of electricity around Deoxys vanished, while Mewtwo's body began to crackle with that same paralyzing energy.
Feeling the numbness spreading through its limbs, Mewtwo's expression shifted in shock.
Both Mewtwo and Giovanni realized in unison: "It was a trap!"
Watching this, Luo Yuan smiled.
When Giovanni had commanded Mewtwo to use Thunder Punch, Luo Yuan had guessed Giovanni's plan.
So he'd instructed Deoxys to take Mewtwo's Thunder Punch directly, trading blow for blow.
If the paralysis hadn't activated, there was no harm done—Deoxys would merely have traded a Knock Off for a Thunder Punch, not much gain or loss either way.
But once paralysis set in, Deoxys could execute its plan, using Psycho Shift to transfer its status condition to Mewtwo, erasing its own affliction!
The only cost to Deoxys was the minor damage from Thunder Punch.
Meanwhile, Mewtwo not only ended up paralyzed, but it also took a hard lash from Deoxys's Knock Off.
A double loss.
"Damn it!"
Mewtwo realized it had underestimated human cunning.
But now was no time for reflection.
Mewtwo had no way to use Psycho Shift itself, so it had no choice but to endure the paralyzed state.
"Mewtwo, evade the Shadow Ball," Giovanni ordered, now a bit off-balance himself; he hadn't anticipated Deoxys's trick.
Mewtwo swiftly retreated, trying to put distance between itself and Deoxys to buy time.
But Deoxys had been waiting for this opportunity for far too long—it wasn't about to let Mewtwo escape.
Whoosh—!
A Shadow Ball hurtled toward Mewtwo.
It attempted to teleport away, but paralyzed, Mewtwo misjudged the timing required to teleport in its impaired state.
Boom!
The Shadow Ball hit Mewtwo squarely, triggering an explosion. Swallowed by the blast, Mewtwo barely managed to teleport away just as it was engulfed.
It reappeared at the far end of the battlefield, shadowy energy still dissipating around it. But before Mewtwo could catch its breath, Deoxys, now in Speed Form, was already right in front of it again.
A second Shadow Ball!
This time, Mewtwo wised up and dodged with Agility, barely escaping.
But Deoxys didn't let up.
Shadow Ball, Shadow Ball, yet another Shadow Ball.
A relentless torrent of Shadow Balls bombarded Mewtwo, sparking explosion after explosion.
For the first time, Mewtwo experienced the same sense of helplessness Deoxys had felt under the ceaseless onslaught of Future Sight.
Sometimes the shockwave of a Shadow Ball's explosion would clip it; other times, a direct hit would land. In a matter of seconds, Mewtwo suffered more damage than it had ever sustained since its creation—many times over.
As the Shadow Balls pounded it, Mewtwo's paralyzed body grew weaker, barely holding on.
But Mewtwo gritted its teeth, enduring.
This was its first time facing an opponent of equal strength, and it refused to lose!
With that thought, the psychic energy within Mewtwo, previously flickering, suddenly surged.
A storm of psychic power gathered around it, coalescing in front of it into a Psychic Blade.
This time, Mewtwo aimed directly at Deoxys's core.
After this prolonged battle, Mewtwo had identified Deoxys's weak point.
Yet, just before it could strike, a quiet chuckle reached its ears.
"Heh."
It recognized the voice—it belonged to the Deoxys Trainer, the human it had initially found intriguing.
"What's going on? Why is he laughing?"
The thought flashed through Mewtwo's mind, and it instinctively raised its head to look at Luo Yuan.
But before it could even spot him, its vision blurred.
Deoxys's emotionless face suddenly appeared inches away, almost touching Mewtwo's.
In a split second of horror, Mewtwo saw Deoxys pull back, and then launch forward with brutal force.
Wham!
Deoxys's Zen Headbutt slammed into Mewtwo's head.
The compressed air burst with an explosive sound, sending a shockwave rippling across dozens of meters, flinging debris against the alloy walls with a sharp crackling sound.
Buzz…!
Mewtwo's vision went dark, its mind overwhelmed by a ringing in its ears before plunging into a haze of darkness.
Thud!
Mewtwo collapsed onto the ground…for a full ten seconds, it couldn't get back up.
It had already endured one Zen Headbutt, then the Shadow Ball barrage, and now, yet another Zen Headbutt.
And each of these moves was delivered by a Legendary Pokémon.
Even Mewtwo couldn't withstand such a relentless assault.
Witnessing this near-mythic battle, Matori struggled to contain her shock as she announced the result:
"Mewtwo is unable to battle. Deoxys is victorious!"
"So…I lost…" Giovanni's face showed no hint of emotion.
Standing opposite, Giovanni gestured silently at Matori.
She nodded, commanding her Fearow to approach Mewtwo, fit the M2 restraining device back onto it, and escort it out.
Giovanni then raised his head, looking at Luo Yuan and his Deoxys with an intense gaze, before finally speaking two words:
"Well done."
The abruptness of his remark left Luo Yuan uncertain whether Giovanni was complimenting him or being sarcastic.
But considering Giovanni's pride… it was likely the former.
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