“Hello, hello everyone~ Kiki has now arrived in Viridian City, Kanto, and is about to take a bus to Pallet Town to participate in Professor Oak's summer camp.”
At Viridian Airport, a girl pointed her phone camera at herself, greeting the camera with full of energy.
She's filming a video, striving to become a video blogger.
“Hmm!?”
Kiki, who was halfway through filming, suddenly noticed the colorful light emanating from the street not far away.
“What is that?”
Kiki's eyes lit up, and she put away her phone and ran towards it.
“It feels like it will be something very interesting, wakuwaku~”
“Anyway, the summer camp doesn't start until next week, Kiki, I'll go take a look!”
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……
On the other side, Ho-Oh, who had freed itself from the Ultra Ball, was staring at Pryce, with whom it had spent several years.
It was hard to say that either side's eyes held friendliness.
Ho-Oh wasn't sincerely following Pryce; or rather, Ho-Oh had been observing him for the past few years.
Trying to see if it could "transform" him into the upright trainer it hoped for.
Because Pryce was too strong, Ho-Oh also hoped that he could become an upright trainer who could help humans and Pokémon achieve happiness and build a bridge for friendly coexistence.
To this end, Ho-Oh briefly succumbed to Pryce, even kidnapping many human children to act as his henchmen under his coercion.
Originally, Ho-Oh planned to change Pryce little by little.
But now, it had completely despaired of him.
“Are you going to betray me?”
Pryce stared expressionlessly at the towering Ho-Oh.
Pryce, of course, knew that Ho-Oh wasn't wholeheartedly serving him.
However, he didn't expect Ho-Oh to betray him at such a crucial moment.
“Li Li~”
The Delibird, who had been helping to push the wheelchair, was as calm as its master, and like Doraemon taking things out of his fourth-dimensional pocket, skillfully took out a set of ice mask, black robe, and wig from its tail for its master.
In less than two seconds, Swinub returned to its Poké Ball on its own, Pryce entered "Masked Man" mode, threw the wheelchair aside, and rode on Delibird's back as he had done in Ilex Forest last time.
However, last time it was an ice clone; this time, it was the real person.
“Do you think you can beat me?”
Wearing the mask, Pryce, whose voice was noticeably hoarse, asked coldly.
I could defeat you and capture you a few years ago, so naturally I can do it now!
“Avalanche!”
Under its master's command, Delibird flapped its small wings.
The surrounding air quickly solidified, and in less than half a second, countless giant ice blocks appeared out of thin air, falling towards Ho-Oh like icy versions of fiery meteors!
“What is that thing!?”
Although it was still early, many office workers had already left home to start their day as wage slaves.
Seeing the large bird Pokémon in the city center and the sky-covering ice meteors, they were all dumbfounded.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Seeing that the ice meteor swarm was about to hit Ho-Oh, three gusts of wind howled.
Red, yellow, and blue forces combined and attacked from the side, colliding with Delibird's Avalanche.
BOOM!!!
The resulting violent explosion shook half of Viridian City.
The wig on the back of Masked Man Pryce's head was blown wildly.
That was... Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, and Water Gun?
Who is it!?
Masked Man turned his head to look in the direction from which the attack had come.
It was... Entei! Raikou! Suicune!
The three legendary beasts, known as the [Ho-Oh's Royal Guard]!
“Heh~ To turn against me at the last minute, you've called in all your subordinates, huh? Quite well-prepared.”
The corners of Pryce's mouth under the mask curved slightly upwards.
“But, with my power, what can they do!?”
Lifting the black robe under him, Swinub had already jumped out of its Poké Ball again.
Blizzard!
The tiny snowflakes had barely left Swinub's mouth when they instantly turned into hail-sized ice balls, endlessly mixed in with a white storm that could devour everything.
In an instant, everything in the three legendary beasts' eyes turned silvery white.
At this moment, the distance between the three legendary beasts and Swinub was about 200 meters, and in just a moment, everything in those 200 meters, whether it was the road, the green belts on both sides of the street, or the houses,
turned ice-white in an instant!
It was extremely similar to the scene where Team Plasma used Kyurem's power to freeze Opelucid City in the future.
Truly using the body of a mortal to rival a god!
Whoosh!
Above the sky, the rainbow-colored divine bird, like another sun, flapped its wings.
The sacred sea of flames raged and spread out.
The streets that had just been frozen thawed in an instant.
Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire!
While Ho-Oh resisted Swinub's Blizzard, it winked at its three little brothers—quickly evacuate the people!
That's right, at this juncture, the first thing Ho-Oh thought of was not to involve the innocent.
Although it could have waited for Pryce to go to the wilderness before acting.
But Ho-Oh's emotions were also a little out of control just now.
It had also done a lot of bastard things for Pryce, but the other party had no intention of changing at all.
Damn it, it really followed the wrong scumbag; it fed its youth to the dogs!
The three little brothers hurriedly broke through the surrounding houses, shouting loudly to signal the residents inside to run away.
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……
On the other side, in the Viridian Gym.
Su Sheng, Giovanni, and others were still waiting for Pryce to come over to discuss terms.
At this time, Giovanni's secretary hurriedly shouted again:
Gi, Giovanni-sama, ou, outside——”
“Hmm?”
Giovanni raised his eyes slightly, but before Tori could finish speaking,
Boom!
The pressure from outside instantly crushed the windows of Giovanni's office.
Countless glass shards rushed towards the two of them.
In an instant, Bewear, hugging Little Swablu, and Nidoqueen jumped out of Su Sheng's back and Giovanni's Poké Ball at the same time.
Bewear faced the window with its back, protecting Su Sheng and Little Swablu behind it.
Nidoqueen opened her arms into a "big" character, helping her master block the flying glass shards and stones.
The luxurious Team Rocket boss's office instantly turned into a battle-damaged style.
Su Sheng and Giovanni got up almost at the same time and looked outside.
On the other side of the sky, no more than two kilometers away.
The air at high altitude rapidly condensed, turning into endless blades of ice in the sky in less than half a second.
It was as if it was an ice version of the Gate of Babylon; that move was... Ice Shard!
Oh my god, that's too exaggerated.
Because the distance was too far, it was a bit difficult to see the appearance of the Pokémon that used this Gate of Babylon version of Ice Shard.
But the other side could be seen clearly.
“Why are they fighting?”
A strong look of surprise flashed in Giovanni's eyes.
In the original work, Ho-Oh and Lugia had left Pryce once; Su Sheng was not surprised by this.
But it happened to happen at such a critical moment.
Su Sheng was also a little confused.
Faced with Pryce's Gate of Babylon version of Ice Shard.
Ho-Oh flapped its huge wings, displaying two crescent-shaped air blades.
Brave Bird!
The two sides collided fiercely, unexpectedly emitting a crisp sound of metal clashing.
At this time, a third-party force joined the battle.
The triple force of fire, water, and thunder merged together, attacking Pryce from the side.
But endless ice meteor showers fell from the sky, suppressing this triple force!
It can be said that four top forces were fighting together!
And everything within a two-mile radius of the surrounding Viridian City had been reduced to nothing, and the ground was full of ditches caused by the huge destructive power.
There were also some ice shards mixed in, and a few wisps of fire were still emerging.
“Gym Leader Giovanni, help!”
At this moment, a large number of citizens rushed to the gym gate, crying to Giovanni with tears streaming down their faces:
“I, I don’t know where a masked pervert came from and froze my house, but fortunately a fluffy big dog saved my child, otherwise our whole family would have been killed.”
“Can the league reimburse this loss?”
“Officer Jenny can't hold on at all; Mr. Giovanni, please take action!”
Giovanni, who was still the gym leader of Viridian Gym on the surface, and also the guardian of this city, hurriedly stood up to appease everyone, “Everyone calm down, everyone calm down; I will definitely solve this matter.”
……
“Waah! Help! Help! Mom and Dad! Kiki seems like she's going to die here; when you see this video, remember to burn more snacks for Kiki's memorial day every year!”
On another street in the city center, a blue and pink-haired girl was holding her phone, pointing the camera at herself and running in the opposite direction, her mouth chattering non-stop like a machine gun.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Behind her, huge explosions were heard one after another, which were the sounds caused by the battle between Ho-Oh + the three legendary beasts VS Pryce's double trump cards.
However, the girl didn't dare to look back at all.
Feeling the air waves constantly hitting her back, the girl felt that as long as she looked back and delayed for seconds,
the shock wave generated by the attack behind her would take her life!
Just then, Delibird's Ice Beam and Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire collided again.
At this moment, the world changed color.
It was like an enhanced version of Ace's Fire Emperor and Blackbeard's Dark Release in the One Piece world.
The sky over Viridian City turned silvery white on one side and fiery red on the other!
“Waah!”
The terrifying shock wave directly blew the girl's petite body into the air, and she was about to be swept in.
The girl, who was blown into the air more than ten meters high, was so scared that she kept dropping small pearls.
Goodbye, Mom; I'm going on a long voyage tonight...
“Swish——”
Just then, the girl felt her body being pulled by something.
Looking down, it was... spider silk?
Before the girl could see clearly.
She only felt a huge pulling force.
Then her whole body was pulled from the air to the ground.
In less than two seconds, she felt a warm embrace.
Before the girl could enjoy it, the other party let go of her.
The girl raised her head to look at the other party, her eyes widened in surprise, “Yo, you are... Jo... ?!”
“Joker, what should we do in this situation?”
Before the girl could see the full name of her savior, she saw two more masked people taking the opportunity to approach Joker and ask.
The girl opened her mouth wide in surprise.
They were Joker's two companions on the wanted list!
But... Joker saved her just now, right?
Then why do the Kanto and Johto news reports say he is a bad guy?
Su Sheng pulled the girl he had casually rescued behind him, staring intently at the distant battlefield.
Judging from the situation of the fight just now, Pryce sent two main forces.
Nine out of ten times, they were Delibird and Swinub, these two trump cards.
On the other side, in addition to Ho-Oh, who had already turned against him.
There were also helpers who controlled the three forces of water, fire, and thunder.
Su Sheng probably guessed their identities.
However, the trouble now was that he wanted Pryce to use Ho-Oh to heal his Little Swablu.
But Ho-Oh happened to turn against him at this time, so it shouldn't obey Pryce's orders...
In this way, there were only two paths in front of Su Sheng at this moment——
1. Help Ho-Oh fight Pryce.
Ho-Oh originally belonged to the friendly faction that had a friendly attitude towards humans; if you had the opportunity to communicate with it and ask it to help heal Pokémon, it would not refuse nine out of ten times.
Moreover, if you helped it get rid of Pryce's control, out of gratitude, it would also help.
2. Help Pryce fight Ho-Oh.
Let Pryce capture Ho-Oh again, and then let him order Ho-Oh to treat Little Swablu.
This method was a bit roundabout.
Almost thinking for a moment, Su Sheng had a plan in his heart; the first method was more suitable.
After all, it was Ho-Oh who helped with the treatment, not Pryce.
Why go the long way?
Moreover, Pryce was not an easy person to deal with.
Although Pryce was not as perverted as Obito Uchiha, Su Sheng felt that he was also the kind of person who could become a Buddha with one thought and a demon with one thought.
In other words, you can never guess what he wants to do next.
If you help him, he will definitely repay you?
Not necessarily, right?
Just like how good Minato and Kushina were to Obito, didn't he kill them without hesitation?
“Joker, what should we do?”
When Lihua asked this question, a loud “boom” came from a distance.
The super-large ice ball created by Pryce's Pokémon fell like Madara's Heavenly Meteor.
Ho-Oh wrapped its whole body in sharp flames and met it with Brave Bird!
Ho-Oh's Brave Bird shattered the super-large ice ball.
However, the scattered ice blocks fell like a meteor shower in various areas of Viridian City, causing secondary damage to the city.
Ho-Oh panted slightly.
It didn't even win when it fought Delibird alone back then.
Now, it's added with Swinub...
Even if the three little brothers were here, it would be difficult to change the battle situation.
After all, these three little brothers tied together couldn't stop one of Pryce's two trump cards.
……
“I'll help you!”
At this time, Ho-Oh, who was gradually falling into despair, heard a shout from behind and turned its head sharply.
It found that the three people were wearing masks and rushing from the rear of the battlefield.
“You guys……”
Pryce's face under the mask darkened.
Obviously, Su Sheng had chosen to stand on the same front with Ho-Oh to deal with him!
Noticing Pryce looking over here, Yishu swallowed nervously, “No, is it okay? Are we offending the other party to death by doing this?”
“Humph! Even if we don't take the initiative to offend him, will he let us go?”
Lihua snorted coldly.
Just now, Zorua had used telepathy to tell everyone what she had seen and heard in Pryce's place.
Could such an old pervert ever let us get away, even if we wanted to distance ourselves?
Since we're going to offend him, might as well offend him to the death!
At least, Phoenix King's character is more trustworthy than Pryce's.
Noticing Phoenix King's gaze from above, Su Sheng raised his head and said:
"To be honest, even if the three of us help, it won't be easy to win, so we need to exploit their weaknesses."
Su Sheng pointed to the Swinub in the masked man's arms, "Let's start with Swinub."
Swinub and Delibird, Pryce's trump cards, each have their strengths; their battle styles are just different.
Delibird is like a hexagonal warrior, with full stats in long-range attacks, close combat, speed, agility... everything.
Swinub, on the other hand, is a specialist, with almost all its points in 'attack'.
It possesses terrifying attack power, surpassing Delibird and even some Legendary Pokémon.
However, it severely lacks in mobility, speed, and agility, so its main role is to stay in Pryce's arms as a nuclear artillery turret.
If we exploit this weakness, we still have a chance.
"Phoenix King, please hold Swinub back."
Su Sheng pointed to the three legendary beasts, "You three, come with us!"
Being ordered around by a human made the usually majestic three legendary beasts uncomfortable.
But noticing their leader's signal, the three legendary beasts obediently followed.
"Roar!"
Although there's a big difference in strength, Entei, with its type advantage, took the lead, unleashing a huge pillar of fire that split into five halfway.
Fire Blast!
"Honchkrow, support!"
Erika shouted.
Honchkrow used "Hurricane" from behind to make the fire burn even more fiercely.
"Oh, oh, oh! This is really amazing!"
The girl still standing on the roof kept filming with her 480p phone, exclaiming in surprise.
Such a high-level battle hasn't been seen anywhere, in Paldea... no, online!
Janus, who was closer to the girl, was dumbfounded.
What the hell are you still doing here!? Don't you fear death!?
Janus wanted to say something to remind her.
However, Janus immediately turned his attention back to the battlefield.
He knew there was no room for distraction!
"Child's play."
As expected, Pryce's expression behind the mask remained dismissive, and the Swinub in his arms condensed a silver-white icy breath.
The next moment, the silver-white Ice Beam, like an ice sword, slashed down vertically.
Instantly turning the enhanced Fire Blast into countless scattered sparks.
"It's your turn."
Su Sheng winked at Suicune and Raikou.
Suicune, who hadn't yet met Goh and become a disgrace to legendary beasts, still held considerable dignity, raising its head high.
A huge water pillar went straight for the masked man and the Swinub in his arms.
"What can this level of water do?"
Pryce's eyes narrowed behind the mask.
The Swinub in his arms emitted cold air, and the Water Gun froze half a meter in front of the two.
"We're not done playing yet."
Su Sheng's voice suddenly sounded.
Suicune's eyes hardened.
Poof!
The Water Gun exploded like Fire Blast, turning into waves in the air and continuing to attack!
The Water Gun transformed into Water Pulse!
But it wasn't over yet!
Crackle!
The scattered water droplets flashed with electricity and connected to each other, forming a dense super electric net in the sky.
Many people know that Wind + Fire is an extremely powerful combination.
Because wind can make fire stronger.
But they don't know that Water + Lightning is also a very good combination.
Because water conducts electricity, enhancing the attack range of electricity.
A hint of surprise flashed in Pryce's eyes, but only for a moment.
"Icy Wind."
Hearing its master's command, Swinub slightly raised its head.
The moment the light blue cold wind was released, its range was so exaggerated that it covered Pryce's entire field of vision.
Whether it's lightning or electricity, freeze under my power!
"Watch out for the blind spot behind you, old man!"
Janus rode on Natu's back, and Porygon2, flying with Psychic, used a combination of Psychic + Surf at the same time, thanks to the "Parental Bond" ability.
The sea wave that rose out of nowhere was divided into three, like deep-sea pythons tearing at the back of Pryce's neck.
Just as Janus said, because Pryce was holding Swinub in his arms as an artillery turret.
So the back was indeed a blind spot.
"Heh~"
Facing Janus's provocation, Pryce let out a disdainful sneer.
The next moment, the ice surrounding Pryce solidified, turning into an ice giant!
Rising from the ground and blocking Porygon2's combination move.
Good guy, an ice Susanoo!
But it's not surprising, Pryce is very good at making substitutes.
In the original story, when he captured Phoenix King for the second time, the ice masked man he created was nearly two meters tall, which made the Alliance not suspect him, the one-and-a-half-meter little old man in a wheelchair.
He could even create ice sculptures of Pokémon and make these ice substitutes fight like shadow clones.
And when he was driven into a desperate situation by Gold at the end, he could still create an ice giant for a final desperate fight.
Therefore, the entire ice version of Susanoo is not difficult for him at all.
The "Ice Susanoo" blocked Porygon2's attack, then turned and raised its right arm in a heavy punch.
"Porygon2!"
Porygon2's face changed drastically, and it hurriedly used double "Protect" to protect itself and its master inside.
However, the double protection shield, which could easily block Steven Stone's Metagross's Meteor Mash, the future Hoenn champion.
Cracked and shattered at an extremely fast rate visible to the naked eye under the ice giant's attack.
Boom! Boom!
Janus's other two Pokémon, Exeggutor and Jynx, jumped out at the same time and used Reflect to defend together.
Finally, they barely blocked the punch.
However, the strong aftermath still shook Janus and his partner backwards.
Bang, bang, bang, they crashed into the frozen houses behind.
"Ah..."
The sharp pain from his back made it difficult for Janus to breathe.
"Be careful!"
Erika shouted to remind him.
The next moment, Janus, enduring the pain, suddenly felt a suffocating sense of crisis overhead.
Looking up, he saw that the ice giant protecting Pryce and Swinub had more than doubled in size, and was slamming down on him with a punch.
Su Sheng raised his hand and fired the web-shooter that he hadn't used for a long time.
He grabbed Janus and pulled him hard.
Boom!
The ice fist smashed a pit half a meter deep where Janus had been standing.
Janus, who fell at Su Sheng's feet, turned pale, almost, almost went to see King Yama...
"Damn, damn, there's no flaw at all."
Janus looked up at Pryce again.
He was now completely protected inside the ice giant created by Swinub.
Su Sheng realized that Swinub lacked mobility and could only attack from the front because it was held in Pryce's arms.
So Janus went around to the back to launch a surprise attack.
He didn't expect Pryce's ice to be used like this.
It's no exaggeration to describe it as 'absolute defense'.
How, how can we win!?
The author I know told me that the subscription plummeted after writing the Paldea plot, which makes me a little worried. I'm now trying to have the popular Paldea character Nemona appear to see the effect. Do you guys know Nemona?
Alas, mainly because Ash left, the attention to the Scarlet and Violet animation plummeted. I really like the Scarlet and Violet plot, and I was looking forward to what would happen after Ash went there, but you changed the person, damn it...
