I caught a Pokémon

Without Deoxys making any move, the clones gathered around it simultaneously flew towards Enchantress City, heading towards the trainers!

As for Deoxys's true form, it remained by Xia You's side.

In fact, it wouldn't even be its turn to make a move against these trainers.

However, just a dozen seconds later, the trainers encountered Deoxys's clones.

As for those who originally came to watch the excitement and perhaps pick up some bargains, they were initially surprised by the sudden appearance of these strange clones. However, after the clones launched their attacks without warning, they had no choice but to retaliate.

Although caught off guard, the trainers who were able to arrive at the scene immediately with their keen insight were naturally not weak. Under their counterattack, these Deoxys clones were continuously destroyed.

What kept them busy was that these strange Pokémon clones seemed endless, constantly surging forth. As soon as they destroyed one, two more would appear in front of them, and after they destroyed those two clones, four more would appear the next second!

They were so close to the Pokémon battling in the sky, yet they couldn't take that final step!

Xia You shifted her gaze from the trainers and looked back at the battlefield between the legendary birds and Ho-Oh.

Although he had temporarily held off those trainers, he could imagine that once the fireworks in Enchantress City ended, more people would notice this place, so the battle here had to end as soon as possible!

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated, and quickly looked up and shouted loudly at the three sacred birds in the sky: "Stop playing around, let's use the three birds to attack together!"

Chapter 888 Confrontation with Ho-Oh

Although several Pokémon were locked in fierce battle in the sky, Xia You's voice still reached the ears of the three legendary birds.

Or rather, while the three legendary birds were fighting, they were also waiting for their trainers' orders!

Without any hesitation, the three Pokémon flew together to a higher point in the sky, and then began to spiral and hover in the high sky. Pulled by their power, the sky changed in an instant!

During their last battle with Ho-Oh to capture the three legendary beasts, the three legendary birds used a combined attack. However, the target of the combined attack was the three legendary beasts, and Ho-Oh was not present at the time, arriving later. It is unknown whether Ho-Oh has ever seen this combined attack that used up most of the three legendary birds' power.

Let's just pretend we've seen it before.

After all, it appeared immediately after I defeated the three sacred beasts, making it hard not to suspect that Phoenix King was secretly watching from the sidelines!

At this moment, looking up at the three legendary birds continuously radiating power, Phoenix King's eyes also revealed a trace of solemnity.

It has indeed seen this move before.

Although it was far away at the time and only felt the tail end of that power, it was still very impressed by the combined attack technique used by the three sacred birds.

Normally, it wouldn't take such a powerful attack head-on, but since it had accepted the human's challenge, it couldn't easily run away.

This is a test for that man, and also a trial for myself!

This test was to see if the man truly had the ability to possess the three sacred beasts simultaneously, and it was also a test of himself to see if he could withstand such an attack!

Thick dark clouds blocked the starry sky and completely obscured the bright moon.

In a short time, the entire Bell Tower was shrouded in spiraling dark clouds.

Looking at the lightning and thunder in the clouds, Little Peach on the Bell Tower hesitated for a moment.

"What are the three sacred birds doing?" she asked Xia You, turning her head to speak softly, as if she was afraid that making too much noise would attract the lightning.

Xia You casually explained, "This is a combined attack technique that I developed with the three legendary birds. It is extremely powerful and can even severely injure a top-tier Pokémon like Ho-Oh."

"A combined attack technique?" This was the first time Xiaotao had ever heard of such a move. Although she was puzzled and impressed, she couldn't help but ask, "Speaking of which... although it sounds very powerful, isn't it a little unsafe for us here?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaojuan, Xiaoyu, Xiaomei, and Yinghua all looked at Xia You.

Indeed, everyone knows that this place is not just unsafe, it's practically a danger zone!

They were practically at the center of that ominous cloud. Whether lightning or something else struck next, and whether it would hit Ho-Oh, they didn't know, but the Bell Tower where they were standing would definitely not escape unscathed!

Not only the Bell Tower, but the surrounding city and forest are also within range of the attack!

Xiao Tao originally wanted to get a reassuring reply from Xia You, but when she looked over, she only saw a meaningful smile on Xia You's face.

"Hey, hey..." Seeing this, Xiaoyu couldn't help but say, "When you issued this order, you didn't consider us, did you?"

"Of course I've considered it. How could I possibly disregard your safety?" Xia You shrugged at them, looking confident. But after speaking, he snorted coldly, "However, this is indeed a trap I set for the Phoenix King!"

"A trap?" Xiaoyu was taken aback and quickly asked, "What does that mean?"

"What is this bell tower beneath our feet?" Xia You glanced at them and said slowly, "This was once the home of the Phoenix King. If it doesn't want this home to be destroyed like that charred tower in the distance, then it will inevitably be unable to avoid the combined attack of the three legendary birds and must find a way to stop it!"

So that's how it is!

Xiaojuan and the others suddenly realized.

I understand that this is also a way for Xia You to take revenge on Feng Wang.

If Phoenix King really blocks this attack, it will inevitably be injured, and in that case, Xia You will undoubtedly be able to vent his anger.

only……

He probably doesn't really intend to destroy the Bell Tower, does he?

Xiao Juan said with some worry, "What if it doesn't stop us? After all, it left this place more than a hundred years ago, and this home... it's probably been abandoned by it long ago. If that's the case..."

Although she didn't finish her sentence, everyone knew that the place they were standing in wasn't some wilderness, but a famous tourist attraction, one of the symbols of Enju City, and the only remaining tower. Therefore, they absolutely couldn't afford any accidents...

If they are destroyed because of the attack of the three sacred birds, then they will truly become sinners in the entire city of Enju!

"Don't worry." Xia You shrugged indifferently. "If that's the case, then we'll have to activate Plan B!"

"Plan B?"

Xiao Juan and the others exchanged surprised glances, then couldn't help but ask, "When did you come up with Plan B? How come we didn't know?"

"Of course it's something that only just appeared now, and Plan B... naturally refers to the Pokémon next to me!"

As she spoke, Xia You patted Deoxys on the shoulder beside her, looking confident as if she had an ace up her sleeve and everything was under her control!

This made Xiaojuan and the others turn their heads again to look at Deoxys, who still had no expression.

it?

Is it meant to block that attack?

But... can this strange Pokémon really do that?

It's no wonder they had such doubts. After all, they knew nothing about Deoxys, had never even heard of it, and naturally wouldn't know that this Deoxys had withstood the combined attack of three birds!

Xia You naturally didn't have time to explain so much to them. He looked up at the Phoenix King in the sky and muttered to himself, "But before that, I need to add fuel to the fire."

After saying that, he ignored the women and called out to the Phoenix King.

"Ho-Oh, this is the strongest attack from the three legendary birds. If you can withstand this attack, I will acknowledge you as the strongest bird Pokémon in the world. If you can't, then you will have to watch your former home be destroyed! Now, let me see your choice!"

All I can say is that Xia You is incredibly cunning!

You can tell from his words that he deliberately told Ho-Oh about this, throwing the problem at it!

To block or not to block?

If it is not blocked, the Bell Tower will be destroyed, repeating the fate of its destruction more than a hundred years ago.

If Phoenix King tries to block, he himself might get injured!

High in the sky, Phoenix King seemed not to hear Xia You's voice, but in fact, it had already made a decision just now. Even without Xia You's words, it would not back down.

Seeing that it hadn't left, Xia You knew her plan had succeeded.

However, just to be on the safe side, he turned to the others beside him and said, "Although we have Ho-Oh, Deoxys, and Gardevoir as our three safeguards, it's still not very safe here. To avoid getting caught in the crossfire, you should leave first."

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Xiaoyu shook her head firmly.

"I'm not leaving." She narrowed her eyes, staring at Xia You. "What kind of woman leaves her man here? As long as you don't leave, then I won't leave either!"

Only someone with Xiaoyu's personality would say something so assertive.

Not only her, but even Xiaojuan said, "Xiaoyu is right. Since you're staying here, we won't leave either. And I believe you'll protect us."

"You guys..."

Xia You was touched and felt a warmth in her heart at being trusted by these people.

Moreover, he knew that this was not due to a lack of awareness of the seriousness of the situation or an inability to see the bigger picture; it was entirely because these women trusted him!

Since they don't want to leave, then it doesn't matter...

Without saying anything more, Xia You looked up at the sky again.

After a short period of preparation, the combined energy of the three birds had been fully formed and was ready to be unleashed. At the same time, the fireworks display in Enju City also stopped, and the frequency of the fireworks slowed down.

It seems the night market there is coming to an end and will be closing soon.

Let the explosion of the three birds' combined attack mark the final period of tonight's night!

Thinking of this, he made a gesture towards the three legendary birds in the sky. At the same time, Gardevoir and Deoxys simultaneously erected a protective shield, protecting the top of the Bell Tower.

Beneath the clouds, the three sacred birds exerted their last bit of strength into the clouds, then flew away weakly to the side, thus avoiding the combined attack range of the three birds.

The next second, a stream of energy, like a waterfall cascading down in the darkness, shimmered with dazzling light, flowed down through the clouds and fell toward Phoenix King.

The energy waterfall was so dazzling that it was noticed the moment it appeared by all the pedestrians who were still strolling on the streets of Yuanzhu City.

They looked towards the Bell Tower with suspicion, pointing and whispering among themselves. Among them, the trainers who had already reached the Bell Tower were the most...horrified.

Among these people is Matsuha, the most outstanding trainer in Vermilion City and also the Vermilion Gym Leader!

Let's adjust the time back by one or two minutes.

Pine needles' intuition is undoubtedly extremely sharp.

This allowed Ho-Oh to discover the signs of their battle the moment it began, and to rush over without hesitation.

Of course, this also made him and several other trainers noticed by Xia You, and when they passed through this forest, they were intercepted halfway by a clone split off by Deoxys.

However, as the gym leader, he was the strongest among these trainers. Although he was initially caught off guard and somewhat flustered, he still managed to shatter many of the Decade's clones thanks to the Pokémon's outstanding strength.

Especially because of his own Pokémon type, his Ghost-type Pokémon are more adept at dealing with such situations, which also allowed him to roughly determine the psychic attribute of these strange clones.

Unfortunately, these clones kept appearing endlessly, making it impossible to completely eliminate them. This meant that even though he was in the forest and not far from the Bell Tower, he was unable to take another step forward.

This was a situation that Song Ye had never encountered before.

On one hand, he felt that these strange Pokémon were indeed difficult to deal with. On the other hand, he also knew that these guys were stopping him for only one purpose, which was the battle that was taking place above the Bell Tower—Ho-Oh and the three legendary birds!

That's right, because he was closer, he could naturally see who had created such a large-scale operation.

As the gym leader, Pine Leaf, despite never having seen them before, recognized the Pokémon at a glance.

Especially that Ho-Oh!

This is a Pokémon deeply ingrained in the hearts of every Johto resident; who wouldn't recognize it?

In addition, the three Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos, with their distinctive characteristics, make it easy to identify them.

But why did they fight, and why did they fight in a place like this?

Too many questions filled Songye's heart.

Besides Ho-Oh, what bothered him the most were these strange clones that were currently intercepting them!

These Pokémon clones blocking their way must mean that someone doesn't want them to interfere with their battle!

But who could it be?

What is his relationship with these legendary Pokémon battling in the sky?

Although it's not very strong and doesn't have many attack methods, it's incredibly difficult to deal with!

Several names flashed through Pine Leaf's mind, but she couldn't figure out who could possess such a mysterious Pokémon.

Are they the Four Heavenly Kings: Awa, Shiba, Kazuki, and Rika?

Or are they other behind-the-scenes manipulators who have never revealed themselves to the public?

Could it be the Rockets?

But no matter how much he thought about it, he still had no clue.

Just then, the trainers slowly moved closer to him.

As trainers near Vermilion City, they naturally knew Matsuha's identity. Compared to Matsuha, their strength was undoubtedly much weaker; they were just ordinary trainers. Therefore, they were the first to be overwhelmed by such an attack.

"Mr. Matsuba!" one of the male trainers asked anxiously, sweat beading on his face, "What kind of Pokémon are these? I've never seen them before! And why are they attacking us!?"

Not to mention the male trainer's doubts, wasn't Matsuba himself also filled with them?

He said in a deep voice, "There's no information in the Pokédex either?"

Another female trainer chimed in, "No, it only shows 'unknown'!"