Elf: Seriously? You only get a cheat code when you're about to die?

Chapter 297 Ash's Determination

The perspective shifts to Ash, who is brought in front of Lydal.

When he opened his eyes, he found himself bound hand and foot by a special device and suspended high in the air.

Not only him, but his Pokémon Pikachu, Talonflame, Noivern, Hawlucha, Goodra, and Greninja were also bound.

In particular, the Greninja frog was singled out.

"What's going on?" Xiao Zhi struggled with all his might, but he couldn't break free no matter what he did.

Seeing his Pokémon fall unconscious one by one, he quickly called out, "Pikachu! Greninja! Talonflame..."

At his call, the six Pokémon awoke and struggled, but Team Flare's high-tech defenses were not so easy to break free from.

Upon seeing Vladali below, he angrily shouted, "Vladali, what do you want? Let me go! Let me go!"

Frodari looked up at Ash and said, "I'm sorry for treating you so roughly, but putting you down is out of the question!"

"Alain!" Ash looked at Alain upon hearing this, trying to ask him for help.

Alain then looked at Fradigm and asked, "Representative, what exactly do you want Ash to do?"

Upon hearing this, Lysandre looked at Ash and said, "Ash, perhaps you are the chosen one!"

After witnessing Greninja's Bond Phenomenon, Fradiley had always believed this.

"What are you talking about?" Ash asked, looking puzzled.

Instead of answering Ash, Frodary looked at Z1 and Z2, who were fighting in the distance.

"See that? That's the legendary Zygarde, the Pokémon that watches over the world and is responsible for judging when order is disrupted."

This destruction is the wrath of Zygarde and Team Flare! When Zygarde is stained crimson with fury, this world will be reduced to nothing!

Ash retorted angrily, "What anger? Zygarde is just being controlled by you guys. Don't try to find some high-sounding excuse for yourself!"

Alain was also hearing about the theory of the Fiery Cross for the first time. He had always thought that the Fiery Cross collected Mega Evolution Energy in order to better benefit the world and Pokémon.

"Sir, what exactly are you doing? What does 'world zeroing' mean?"

Vladari muttered to himself, "Soon, the other Zygarde will surely understand our thinking and turn equally red with rage!"

"Little Softie wouldn't!" Ash retorted firmly. "Not a single Zygarde understands you. You used despicable methods!"

After saying that, Xiao Zhi looked at Alain and said, "Alain, what do you want to say? Quickly refute him, your ideas are different from his, right?"

However, Alain was so shocked by Vladari's words that he lost the ability to think.

While Ash and Lysandre were arguing, the two Zygarde fought even more fiercely, and countless buildings in Luna City were reduced to dust by their impact.

Seeing this, Vladari smiled and said, "Alan, thanks to you. If it weren't for you helping me collect Mega Evolution Energy all this time, we wouldn't have been able to get Zygarde to understand us."

It turns out that the Mega Evolution Energy that Alain collected from various trainers along the way was used by Flada to control Zygarde.

Upon hearing this, both Ash and Alain showed expressions of shock, especially Alain, who subconsciously took a step back.

He couldn't believe he was one of the masterminds behind the destruction of the Carlos region.

Vladali continued, "Behold, this world will not see tomorrow! The sun will usher in a completely new world!"

He became increasingly emotional as he spoke, exclaiming, "The end is such a beautiful thing; it's practically the beginning of peace!"

Ash and Alain stared wide-eyed at the Luna City, which was almost reduced to ruins in the distance. In the end, Alain couldn't bear the shock and collapsed to his knees.

"It's all my fault, my fault..."

Lysandr looked at Ash and said, "Only the chosen ones can get a ticket to tomorrow. Ash, do you want a ticket, or do you want to stop me? You are a very outstanding person and deserve a ticket to the new world!"

Xiao Zhi said with a disdainful look, "Who wants your stinky ticket!"

Upon hearing this, Frodary looked regretful and said, "In that case, lend me the power of the bond you share with Greninja. You can unleash tremendous power without needing Mega Stones or Key Stones..."

I was absolutely blown away when I first saw them. It turns out Pokémon truly possess limitless potential; with continued exploration, they will undoubtedly unleash even more and stronger power!

As he finished speaking, two bee-like devices flew out of his body, landing above Ash and Greninja respectively, and then each shot out a beam of red light that struck the person and their Pokémon.

"ah!!!"

"Kogah!!!"

Ash and Greninja immediately let out painful howls.

"This is a power that even Zygarde can control," Fladali explained. "Ash, Greninja, I will take control of your bond power!"

Ash's painful howls caused Pikachu and the others to cry out in worry.

"Pikachu~"

"Ya Luo~"

"Mellon~"

……

"Aaaaaah!!!" Ash wailed in agony.

Alain finally remembered Ash and anxiously said to Lyddard, "Representative, please stop!"

Before Fladali could speak, Pikachu called out loudly to Ash, whose will was gradually becoming hazy.

Ash and Greninja seemed to hear Pikachu's call and immediately opened their eyes.

Ash glared defiantly at Fladali and said, "Dream on! We won't do what you want!"

"Kogah~" Greninja nodded, agreeing with Ash's words.

Vladari roared, "Don't you understand? The world is about to end, and you are the chosen ones. Why don't you obediently come with me into the new world?"

Ash scoffed, "Who wants to be some chosen one! Who wants to enter some bullshit new world! I just want the world I have now, the world I have now is perfect!"

As he spoke, Ash looked at Alain and said, "Alain, although I don't know what happened to you, how long are you going to wallow in this? The past doesn't matter, what matters is the present. Are you going to just stand by and watch the world be destroyed?"

Xiao Zhi's words startled Ai Lan, and his eyes slowly hardened.

Ash's words caused a flash of anger to cross Frodari's face. "Shut up! What do you know? These are all important steps towards peace!"

Ash looked sadly at the devastated Luna City, then angrily glared at Lydra.

"You keep talking about peace, but look at this, what kind of peace is this?"

Vladali retorted angrily, "What right do you have to say that? You know nothing about the ugly side of this world, what right do you have to say that?"

At this point, Vladali seemed to drift into memories, saying, "In the past, I also reached out to people, and they were happy to receive help..."

However... that only applies at the beginning. Gradually, they will take other people's help for granted, and then make demands again and again, becoming more and more excessive.

My help only brings them arrogance and endless greed; the moment I can't meet their demands, their mouths fill with curses!

He took a deep breath at this point.

"Humans are foolish. In this vast system of the world, some gears have broken down somewhere, and humans are the culprits that caused this breakdown!"

So this world is finished, and I need to destroy it and then rebuild my own utopia.

As he spoke, he looked at Ash and Alain.

"As for you, my world no longer needs you! I thought you would understand me, but it seems I was just being presumptuous!"

Ash gritted his teeth and said, "Fladari, whether you hate this world or not, it doesn't belong to you alone. I will never allow you to destroy it!"

The world belongs to all humans and Pokémon. Stop talking nonsense about destruction, change, and no tomorrow!

Tomorrow we will meet the most important person in our lives, tomorrow we will realize our dreams, tomorrow we will embark on the journey to become a trainer... Everyone has their own tomorrow.

Our tomorrow, everyone's tomorrow, what right do you have to take it away?

At this point, Ash's expression became incredibly determined.

"Therefore... I will definitely fight to the very end for our tomorrow, for everyone's tomorrow!"

Ash's unwavering words caused Fladali to instinctively take a step back.

Just then, countless streams of water enveloped Ash and Greninja, breaking through the red beam of light aimed at them.

The next second, Greninja broke free of its restraints, simultaneously rescuing Ash and Pikachu.

Vladari exclaimed in disbelief, "How is this possible? That's a power that even Zygarde can control!"

Ash said, "This is the bond between me and Greninja!"

"Fine, very well. I underestimated you and the power of bonds," said Lysandr, pulling out two Poké Balls. "Enough talk, you'll stay here forever! Since the power of bonds can't be used by me, then disappear!"

As he spoke, he threw out a Poké Ball, and with two flashes of red light, a Gyarados and a Flame Lion appeared outside.

That Gyarados turned out to be a shiny Gyarados.

To Ash and Alain's astonishment, Lysandre's Gyarados was enveloped in a powerful rainbow of light and instantly underwent Mega Evolution.

Seeing this, Ailan quickly commanded his Charizard to undergo Mega Evolution as well.

All that could be heard was Frodary commanding, "Gyarados, Incinerate! Moltres, Flamethrower!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gyarados opened its mouth and spat out a beam of flame towards Ash and his friends, while Moltres also unleashed a pillar of fire.

Seeing this, Ash quickly commanded his Pokémon to fight back.

"Soul Dragon, Dragon Pulse".

Alain also gave Charizard the same order, instructing it to stop Fladari.

"Charizard, Dragon Claw!"

The two sides engaged in a fierce battle.

Alain and Ash were surprised to find that Lydal's strength far exceeded their expectations.

After a fierce battle, Ash's Goodra, Noivern, Talonflame, and Hawlucha were all unable to battle.

While only one Flame Lion fell from the Flame Lion, Gyarados was still alive and kicking.

Frodary looked at Ash with a mocking expression and said, "What's wrong? You've said so many impressive things, is this all you've got?"

Xiao Zhi's face was full of resentment.

"Gyarados, Dragon Tail!"

As Lysandre commanded Gyarados to continue its attack on Ash and his friends, a pillar of fire suddenly appeared out of nowhere, knocking Gyarados away.

Ash and Alain looked in the direction from which the pillar of fire came and discovered that the person who came was none other than Pachira, the Fire Elite Four member. The one who had just attacked was Pachira's Mega Houndoom.

Vladali watched as Pachira frowned deeply.

"Pachira, what are you doing?"

Pachira slowly stepped forward and said, "Vladali, stop!"

"What do you mean?" Vladali questioned. He had always thought that he and Pachira were cooperating well and that Pachira understood him.

Unexpectedly, Pachira betrayed them at the crucial moment.

Pachira said, "Vladali, I've made up my mind. I'm going to take a gamble on these kids."

Vladali exclaimed incomprehensibly, "What nonsense are you talking about! What do you think these naive and ridiculous guys can do? You think the world will become a better place because of them?"

Pachira replied, "I know the world is far from perfect right now, but these children have made me realize that destruction is never a good way to solve problems."

So…Vladali, stop! I'll turn myself in after this is all over.”

Vladali shook his head and said, "You've gone mad. I won't be like you."

Pachira shook her head and said, "I'm not crazy. It's true that it's hard for them to change anything, but isn't this the time for us adults to reach out to them? So I want to see what the world will be like after this."

Why don't you understand me?

Vladali lowered his head, and from an angle Pachira couldn't see, his eyes gleamed with madness.

A moment later, he suddenly raised his head, looked at Ash, Alain, and Pachira, and said in an extremely frantic tone:

"Then I'll wipe you all out! You're all people the new world doesn't welcome!"

Gyarados, Hyper Beam!

As soon as Lysandre finished speaking, Mega Gyarados opened its mouth and spat out a beam of purplish-black light that shot towards Ash and the others.

While Ash and his friends were outwitting and outmaneuvering Lydra, Angel was rushing to Luna City at top speed.

On the aircraft, Anjie asked anxiously, "Jimeiya, how much longer until we arrive?"

Ji Meiya was already sweating profusely with anxiety. "Your Highness, please don't worry, we'll be there soon, in about two more hours."

Fortunately, Azot is not too far from Miare City, otherwise even with extra wings, Himeya wouldn't have made it in time.

An Jie urged, "Ji Meiya, hurry up, faster!"

Ji Meiya said helplessly, "Your Highness, we're already going fast enough. Any faster and the engine will burn out."