Pokémon: I have no choice but to do this old thing?

As they were lurking nearby, using the Pokédex's recording function to gather evidence, Kirlia suddenly clutched her head in pain.

Its slender arm covered its mouth tightly to prevent any sound, its face pale. It suddenly looked towards a solitary cage deep inside the laboratory, its eyes filled with anxiety.

There's a trembling Ralts locked up there!

It huddled in the corner of the cage, its red crest dull and lifeless, its body, which should have radiated a gentle spiritual energy, now trembling violently.

Its expression contained not only fear, but also the agonizing pain of having its mental energy forcibly extracted.

"Ah Jian...it's calling for help..."

Kirlia's telepathic connection trembled in Zhang Jianying's mind, "That crystal is tearing its spirit apart, ripping its soul out alive..."

Through Kirlia's telepathic connection, Zhang Jianying could clearly sense the torment that Ralts was experiencing.

Every loss of spiritual energy brought excruciating pain, while the lines extending from the dark purple crystal in the center of the laboratory emitted nauseating sucking sounds.

"No, we have to get it out! Now!"

Thinking of what had happened to her in Kirullian, Zhang Jianying gritted her teeth, a surge of anger burning in her chest.

"Turtle, use Razor Leaf to cut the wire connecting the crystal! Gastly, use Hypnosis on the researchers! Kirlia, prepare maximum Teleportation. We can't save the other Pokémon this time; we'll save Ralts and then retreat!"

The attack was launched in an instant!

The emerald green leaves sliced ​​through the air like precise scalpels, severing the wire; the hypnotic ripples released by Gastly caused several researchers in white coats to collapse to the ground.

Zhang Jianying lunged toward the cage, his fingers trembling slightly with rage.

"Who goes there? Grab him!"

The roar of Dark Star's second-in-command echoed throughout the laboratory.

Hunter J had already raised her signature petrification launcher, its metal casing gleaming coldly under the lights: "You reckless little bug."

The piercing alarm ripped through the air.

"Kill him, J!"

The second-in-command's order was decisive and unequivocal.

"No problem, just remember to pay extra afterwards."

Before J could finish speaking, the gun barrel had already locked onto Zhang Jianying, and a gray beam of death shot out!

"A foolish choice."

"Forest turtle, hold on!"

The emerald green barrier unfolded at the last minute, barely blocking the petrifying light, but the violently fluctuating patterns on the barrier showed that it was nearing its limit.

"Haunter, use Shadow Ball to distract her! Kirlia, give it your all, quick!"

Gastly's Shadow Ball hurtled toward J, forcing her to dodge to the side.

She snorted coldly, threw out a Poké Ball to release Salamence, preparing to defeat Torterra and Haunter in one fell swoop.

Kirlia's eyes flashed blue as it strained its psychic powers to try and unlock the cage, beads of sweat sliding down its forehead.

"it's useless."

The second-in-command sneered, his voice tinged with smugness, "This cage is specially made, specifically designed to defend against those with superpowers..."

Before he could finish speaking, the lights throughout the base suddenly flickered violently, then abruptly went dark. All the instrument screens began to malfunction, with chaotic, scrolling code frantically.

An indescribable sense of mental oppression surged in from outside the base like a tsunami.

It wasn't just a simple intimidating force, but a tangible feeling that struck the soul, making everyone's brain tremble.

The walls and ceiling groaned in a sickening groan, and the metal objects twisted and deformed as if being kneaded by an invisible hand.

"It's here! It was indeed attracted by the 'Spiritual Resonance Crystal'!"

The second-in-command, far from being alarmed, was delighted, a sickly flush appearing on his face. "Activate the superpower-sealing field! Quickly!"

In the center of the laboratory, several enormous energy pillars descended from the sky with a humming sound, forming a cubic force field cage.

Just as the force field barrier was about to completely close, the space rippled like water, and a silver-white humanoid figure silently appeared in the center of the cage.

Mewtwo hovered quietly in mid-air, its tail swaying gently in a steady rhythm.

Its eyes swept across the entire area, devoid of any emotion, only a bottomless void.

It didn't even care about the force field that trapped it. Its gaze first locked onto the dark purple crystal, then slowly swept over the imprisoned Pokémon, and finally landed on the force field barrier.

J immediately turned the gun around, aimed at Mewtwo without hesitation, and pulled the trigger!

"It's mine!"

Watching Hunter J's actions, Zhang Jianying cursed him inwardly as an idiot.

The icy aura emanating from Mewtwo is now almost visible to the naked eye. If you want to commit suicide, don't drag us down with you.

But it was precisely because of Mewtwo's interference that they bought themselves precious time. With the combined efforts of Torterra and Kirlia, they finally managed to rescue Ralts.

On the other side, a gray petrifying ray shot towards Mewtwo, but Mewtwo simply raised one hand, and the ray disappeared silently a few feet in front of it, as if it had hit an invisible wall.

"A boring trick."

The cold, telepathic connection was directly imprinted in the minds of every living being, and Mewtwo's voice carried a deep weariness.

J, seeing that his attack had failed, didn't care.

Instead, she quickly turned her attention to Zhang Jianying's heteromorphic Kirullian.

"Don't worry, there will be no pain. I won't let these precious goods die."

Meanwhile, the second-in-command of the Dark Star organization had completely stopped caring about Zhang Jianying and his group.

He waved his arms frantically: "Excellent! The force field is absorbing Mewtwo's energy! We can't teleport here, keep attacking, wear it down! It won't last long!"

More guards surged out of the passage, and beams of energy weapons rained down on Mewtwo within the force field.

Mewtwo began to emanate dangerous psychic energy fluctuations, and its force field barrier trembled, but it still didn't even glance at the attacks.

Instead, they turned their attention to Zhang Jianying, who had just rescued Ralts and was being suppressed by Hunter J's firepower, unable to lift his head.

"Humans...always repeat the same foolish behaviors."

The thought of the dream carried a weariness of having seen through the ways of the world, which was directly imprinted in Zhang Jianying's mind.

"Two years ago, there was a silly boy wearing a hat who brought a Pikachu and tried to 'influence' me with his naive and childish theories. In the end, he showed me the tiny bit of 'goodness' in you humans."

Zhang Jianying held the weakened Ralts in his arms, struggling to stay afloat with the help of the Torterra and the others.

Upon hearing Mewtwo's words, a thought struck him, confirming his suspicion that Ash Ketchum truly existed in this world! But at that moment, he had no time to think further, as Hunter J's relentless pursuit left him no time to spare.

He rolled on the spot, barely dodging the dragon's energy wave that the three little ones couldn't intercept in time.

"But how insignificant this so-called good is in the face of the evil rooted in human nature!"

"It is this tiny hope that allows your sins to continue and be disguised!"

Salamence's Dragon Pulse struck again, shattering the already crumbling protective shield of the Forest Turtle.

The aftershocks of the explosion sent Zhang Jianying flying. He tumbled around in a disheveled state, but instinctively used his body to shield Ralts in his arms.

Mewtwo's voice became even more aggressive.

"You humans sing praises of so-called bonds, emotions, and protection, yet you constantly create tragedies, trying to produce more 'me's'! You call yourselves guardians, yet you can't even stop the atrocities before your eyes!"

Mewtwo's psychic powers began to stir, and the force field that was trapping it emitted a harsh, strained sound.

Mewtwo's words struck at his understanding like a heavy hammer.

Zhang Jianying could sense the profound pain contained in Mewtwo's words; it was not only anger towards humanity, but also confusion and denial of its own existence.

You're wrong!

Zhang Jianying suppressed the metallic taste in his throat, pointed at the imprisoned Pokémon and the weakened Ralts beside him, and shouted to Mewtwo, "It is precisely because we have seen darkness that we must pursue the light! Your power can be used to end the evil before us, instead of wallowing in the past!"

"save?"

Mewtwo's thoughts, like icicles, pierced with fury.

"It is precisely this arrogance of your self-proclaimed salvation that emboldens perpetrators to continue committing evil! You always try to remedy the situation afterward, but never eradicate the root of evil—humanity itself!"

Zhang Jianying felt a strong sense of psychological discomfort.

Mewtwo's logic, while seemingly profound, actually falls into an extreme mental trap. It simplistically opposes the complexity of humanity and completely separates good intentions from evil deeds.

"So you're going to deny everything?"

Zhang Jianying struggled to his feet under Kirullian's cover.

"To deny all trust because you've witnessed betrayal? To deny all right because you've experienced injustice? That's not wisdom, that's cynical prejudice."

Mewtwo's telepathic message continued to resonate in his mind: "You and that foolish boy are both pathetic and hypocritical cogs in this twisted world!"

Hypocrisy? A mere cog in the machine? Pathetic? Then what did I do in my past life, sacrificing my life for this?

J's gun barrel lit up again, and Dark Star's second-in-command laughed maniacally as he ordered the confinement field power to be increased.

A surge of frenzied rage overwhelmed him, and a burning emotion washed over him, dispelling his fear of Mewtwo.

"You're the truly pathetic coward!"

Zhang Jianying roared, his voice drowning out the machine's din, "Because you've seen a glimmer of light, you can't tolerate the shadows. So you want to smash both the light and the shadows?!"

"Because you can't accept the world's imperfections, you want to destroy everything! You're more pathetic than pure evil!"

"You possess the power to change everything, yet you chose extremes and escapism! You accuse humanity of creating tragedy, but by ignoring those Pokémon that are dying, aren't you creating new tragedies?"

Zhang Jianying's words seemed to hit a nerve, causing Mewtwo's psychic powers to become even more ferocious.

In that instant, the energy-absorbing force field device shattered amidst Mewtwo's surging rage!

A raging storm of superpowers swept through the entire laboratory, tossing equipment and guards through the air like rag dolls.

Mewtwo hovered in the air, destructive energy gathering in its palm, its eyes so cold they could freeze the soul.

It fixed its gaze on Zhang Jianying.

"Then let your 'hypocrisy' be reduced to nothingness."

The light of destruction slowly gathered in its hand.

Zhang Jianying could feel the terror of that power, but he stared directly into Mewtwo's eyes without flinching...