Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master.

Chapter 418 The World Is Doomed

"Actually—the world is going to be destroyed."

"I know."

"You know?"

After hesitating for a long time, Higanbana finally spoke, determined to tell Ash some earth-shattering news.

But to her surprise, Xiao Zhi's answer as soon as she spoke truly shocked her.

Ash's expression was, "Nobita's really out of touch."

The world is about to end, doesn't the little AI know that?

His source was the Creator God himself, though it was about something as unbelievable as the Creator God's own avatar wanting to destroy the world.

The two exchanged a silent glance, and both seemed to see in each other's eyes a firm determination to protect the world.

They all thought they were the only ones on the road to saving the world, but they never expected to have companions.

A strange feeling welled up in their hearts.

They nodded to each other and immediately spoke in unison the reasons why their respective worlds wanted to be destroyed.

"Arzetus!"

"A massive meteorite!"

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"Huh? What super-large meteorite?"

"Wait, what the heck is Arceus?"

The two of them immediately realized that they seemed to have misunderstood something.

"So you didn't know Arceus was going to destroy the world." Ash waved his hand dismissively, a hint of disdain in his voice.

"How could I possibly know!"

Higana blushed instantly.

"Of course I know Arceus, but isn't that a creature from the creation myth of the Sinnoh region? Does it actually exist? And what's with it wanting to destroy the world?"

"Uh, that will probably be a few years from now, since I still need to collect the stone tablets."

Although Arceus didn't tell Ash the exact time of the world's destruction, judging from the content of the system mission, Arceus in his own universe wouldn't be able to take action in the short term.

Higanbana, of course, didn't understand any of this, and all she could say to Ash was a big question mark on her face.

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"We'll deal with that later; my current situation is more urgent!"

Higanbana immediately started gesturing wildly and made a huge circle in front of Ash.

"The crisis I'm referring to is that meteorite that's about to hit us, and it's almost half the size of the Hoenn region!"

"What?" Ash was immediately shocked. The matter of Higanbana was indeed very important.

"I remember the meteorite that ended the age of dinosaurs on Earth in my previous life was only 10 kilometers in diameter, about half the size of the Hoenn region —"

"Why is the Pokémon world so full of disasters?" Ash couldn't help but silently complain to himself.

He immediately looked up and stared intently at Higana.

"Young lady, is your information really reliable?"

It's unrealistic to expect others to believe something so significant just by casually mentioning it.

But Higanbana wasn't unprepared. She revealed her anklet and took out a small, colorful meteorite. Ash strangely sensed Rayquaza's presence from that meteorite.

"We, the Meteor People, once built the Sky Pillar to commemorate the two meteorite crises that the Hoenn region suffered in the past."

"A thousand years ago, Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre engaged in an endless and fierce conflict over the excess natural energy in the Hoenn region."

"The earth was torn apart, the sea was boiling; their overwhelming power brought a devastating disaster to this land."

"Until one day, a rainbow meteorite fell into Meteor Falls."

"Attracted by the powerful life energy of the meteorite, Rayquaza descended from the sky and quelled the battle between the two Pokémon."

"A thousand years later, a new meteorite struck again, heading straight for Earth."

"This meteorite plunged deep into the seabed, leaving an unprecedentedly large crater, which is now the location of Liuli City."

"The impact caused the natural energy hidden beneath Hoenn to leak out again, and Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre were reawakened and began to fight for this energy."

"Desperate people can only place their hopes on the savior Rayquaza once again."

"In the end, Rayquaza finally answered the call of the meteorite in Sootopolis City and descended from the other side of heaven."

"People prayed so that Rayquaza could Mega Evolve, thus ending the battle between the two ancient Pokémon."

"And then came another millennium of peace —"

Ash kneaded Pikachu and Ginny's heads with both hands, listening intently as Higanbana recounted the legend of the Meteor Dwellers.

He had actually heard these heavily censored versions of information from Professor Oak when he was gathering information about the two Hoenn idiots.

I never imagined the real version would be so detailed and terrifying.

"The descendants of those who experienced it firsthand, the wise among the Meteor People, prophesied that the meteorite would fall to earth again."

"To prevent disaster, I, the Meteorite People who are the inheritors, must take on this responsibility."

"That's why they would do everything in their power to summon Rayquaza to stop the third meteor crisis."

"The meteorites that struck during the three meteorite crises were all larger than the last, and now the third one is already in a position that can be clearly observed by astronomical telescopes."

Higana looked up at the clear blue sky.

Despite the bright and beautiful weather, the girl's heart was filled with gloom at the thought that she might never see it again.

"It's impossible to keep the impending giant meteorite a secret from the League. Both the president of Devon Corporation and Champion Daigo were aware of it long ago."

"If you still have doubts, you can go to them to confirm."

"No need, I believe you." Ash silently withdrew his aura sensor, which could verify lies.

"So you joined Team Rocket also because of Rayquaza?"

"Yes, Rayquaza appeared after the meteorites landed in both historical meteorite crises in an attempt to follow their brilliance."

"And the targets of the pacification are the ancient duo Groudon and Kyogre."

"But this meteorite could destroy the world, so my first plan is to do the opposite."

"First, awaken the two ancient gods to summon Rayquaza to stop them, and finally ask Rayquaza to resolve the meteor crisis."

"Originally, I wanted to choose either Team Lava or Team Ocean to infiltrate and help them achieve their goal of awakening the two ancient gods."

"However, we unexpectedly ran into the Rockets later."

"What an unexpected surprise!"

"Yes, it was an accident!"

Higanbana didn't notice Ash's strange expression and continued talking to herself.

"Although Team Rocket is a new organization in the Hoenn region, it has allowed me to rise to the management level more quickly."

"At the same time, the Rockets' technology and intelligence gathering capabilities are very strong, which actually makes it easier for me to provide assistance to the Ocean Team and the Magma Team."

That's why I stayed with the Rockets in the end.

"Of course, there was also that time when those two idiots, Yamato and Captain Kosaburo, piloted a spaceship to recruit soldiers but unexpectedly perished, which reminded me of the sky."

"Team Ocean has submarines corresponding to Kyogre, Team Magma has drills corresponding to Groudon, so Team Rocket has balloons, which must correspond to Rayquaza!"

"So I felt it was fate, and I joined in on my own initiative."

"That's too casual!"

"But it turned out I made the right choice. With my abilities, I was quickly noticed by Amazon and have now risen to a leadership position."

Higana's expression even carried a hint of pride.

"I had access to the Rockets' intelligence networks, but the first plan still ran into an unexpected problem."

"Although Team Aqua and Team Magma did find Groudon and Kyogre respectively, those two are not the same as the original two ancient gods."

"For some reason, they are unable to return to their original state, and even when the battle broke out and the Hoenn landmass collapsed, they could not summon Rayquaza."

"Moreover, Team Magma and Team Aqua are rivals and are secretly sabotaging each other. The clues they find are all about each other's legendary Pokémon, making it seem like the time is still far off when they can awaken them."

"Primal Reversion—" Ash suddenly remembered the crimson orb in his space. One of its functions seemed to be that Groudon could evolve into Primal Groudon after holding it.

It seems I'll have to try this approach again when trying to steal Groudon from Team Magma in the future.

At this moment, Higana's eyes sharpened, and she continued.

"Just when I was starting to despair, I found out about you!"

"Ash, did you catch a black Rayquaza?!"

The girl practically shouted those words, startling Ash.

"Yes—yes."

Although his empty seat ran away, he was indeed subdued.

It hasn't been released yet; it's just in an open-world state, like Pikachu.

Of course, the distance for external speakers is only a little bit far, like in outer space.

"In the legends of us Meteor People, summoning Rayquaza is already no easy feat."

"Even so, only the most outstanding savior can gain its approval and successfully obtain the help of the King of the Sky —"

Higana's original plan was for her to summon Rayquaza, but she wasn't sure if she could gain Rayquaza's approval.

Because she is not the true successor.

Her cousin, Shigana, is the true inheritor of the special ability prophesied by the Meteor People to enable Rayquaza to achieve a super evolution and fight against the meteor crisis alongside it.

Only after Shigana left did Shigana have to shoulder the responsibility of saving the world in order to fulfill her wish, calling herself the successor.

But this is really far-fetched, not to mention that later it needs to resonate with Rayquaza and undergo Mega Evolution amidst the prayers of the people in order to have enough power to shatter the meteor.

But the man in front of me has already subdued Rayquaza.

She was so shocked when she first heard the news that it took her three days to finally accept the reality.

She was overjoyed when she later learned from Professor Birch that Ash's Rayquaza seemed to have undergone Mega Evolution.

It turns out that the hope of saving the world was right before our eyes.

This is why Higanbana went to great lengths to lure Ash over and tell him everything.

"Please, Ash!"

"Release your Rayquaza and use Mega Evolution to save the world together!"

"I'll do anything if you agree!"

At that moment, the girl suddenly leaned forward and grabbed Ash's shoulder in a very aggressive manner.

Her lithe body and the hot breath she exhaled due to excitement made Xiaozhi, who was always the one embracing others, feel a little surprised, and even felt a bit shy for the first time.

"Calm down, Higanbana. Of course I'd be willing to save the world—"

"Really?"

"Of course, after all, I am a partner of justice, but I can't release Rayquaza right now."

Why?

"It ran away."

"What?! Catch them back right now!"

"But I have no idea where it went."

Previously, Ash used his triangular organ to lure Nigo out of the empty seat.

But ever since it was beaten up and captured, the Tri-Organ has stopped working on Ash's Rayquaza.

It's easier to find Rayquaza in the atmosphere where it's active than to let Ash search for a needle in a haystack.

"Ah, is the hope of saving the world going to slip through my fingers like this?"

The girl's emotions were fluctuating like a roller coaster, and she suddenly knelt down on the back of the Mega Salamence.

It's clear she's under a lot of pressure lately, and all Xiaozhi can do is try his best to comfort her.

He immediately switched from defense to offense, wrapping his arm around her shoulder and letting Higanbana's little head rest on Ash's broad chest.

"There's no need to be so pessimistic; perhaps we have other solutions."

Higana immediately shook her head.

"That meteorite was too huge. Even the United Federation, with its advanced technology, didn't have a weapon that could break it."

Because of the existence of Pokémon in this world, many technologies for weapons of mass destruction are not even developed, and the theoretical basis for atomic bombs doesn't even exist yet.

Even if Higana wanted to rely on human power, she couldn't.

"The League was originally led by the newly crowned champion, Mikkuri, who gathered all of Hoenn's research resources."

"We want to use the energy of the legendary megalith to send the dimensional teleportation device into space, so that it can open a wormhole and transfer the meteorite."

"But the dimensional teleportation device is random, and it can not only teleport across space but also across parallel universes, transferring meteorites to Hoenn in another timeline where no disaster occurred 3000 years ago."

"That could lead to the tragic destruction of other innocent worlds—"

Upon learning of this possible outcome, the alliance, whose members are generally of high moral character, naturally suspended the plan immediately and is currently working hard to find a new solution.

After listening to everything Higanbana had to say, Ash thought for a while.

"Perhaps I could give it a try and break the meteorite into pieces."

"What are you talking about, Ash?"

"That's a meteorite almost half the size of Hoenn, no human could possibly break it."

Faced with these astonishing words, Higanbana looked up in confusion at Ash, who had no intention of joking.

"But I defeated Mega Rayquaza with my own fists back then, which is how I managed to capture it."

"Pikachu, Pikachu!"

"Oh, and Pikachu helped a little bit too."

"Pikachu!" (A huge help!)

Ash silently extended a finger and pushed the unhappy Pikachu away, then clenched his fist and exploded with power.

The soul that Arceus had baptized for him earlier, the six stone tablets that were now spinning rapidly in his dantian, and all the free points he had accumulated during this period.

Ash enters his strongest Mega Rookie III form.

The terrifying pressure caused even the super-powerful Salamence beneath them to panic for a moment, and Higanbana was also startled, her lips slightly parted.

"I'm stronger now than I was before, so maybe I should give it a try."

For the sake of the world, let's use Ash against the meteorite!