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At this moment, the entire Kalos region was in an uproar.
The name Lysandre was definitely among the top celebrities in the Kalos region; his holographic imaging technology alone had already been applied throughout the entire region.
And what was Mr. Lysandre saying now?
Using the ultimate weapon to eliminate everything except Team Flare? What in the world?
Meanwhile, Mr. Lysandre's speech continued.
"Worthless idlers will gradually gnaw away at the future."
"If things continue like this, the world will only become uglier, and conflicts will resurface."
Mr. Lysandre's voice was extremely heavy, and his face in the holographic image was just as solemn.
"I repeat, we, Team Flare, will use the ultimate weapon to cleanse the world anew!"
"To everyone outside of Team Flare, I regret to say, goodbye."
The holographic image ended there, but the real chaos had only just begun.
Mr. Lysandre's declaration was broadcast region-wide via holographic imaging; anyone with a holographic communication device would receive this message.
"Mr. Lysandre… how could this be?!"
Serena was filled with disbelief at this moment; she never imagined that Mr. Lysandre would have such terrifyingly extreme thoughts.
Everyone used to respect Mr. Lysandre so much.
"What is this ultimate weapon anyway?"
Platinum was more curious about this, as she already knew Mr. Lysandre was not a good person from the meeting on her first day in Kalos.
"A machine created by the Kalos King three thousand years ago, hailed as a 'tool of the gods,' possessing extremely powerful strength."
Mammon stood up and explained simply.
The Kalos King from three thousand years ago, AZ, possessed talent and technology beyond his era, creating the 'ultimate weapon.'
Unfortunately, this ultimate weapon ultimately became the source of his greatest pain.
"Using the ultimate weapon to eliminate all life? This person has gone completely mad," Caitlin commented.
"The activation of the ultimate weapon requires a large amount of life energy, but it can also be activated using other energy sources. Let's go, we can depart now."
Mammon stretched, having waited for so long, it was finally time to begin.
"Since Mr. Lysandre has already made his declaration, Team Flare must also be taking action. Lumiose City must be in utter chaos by now."
Yes, Mammon was right.
Lumiose City was indeed quite chaotic at the moment, primarily due to Mr. Lysandre's recent 'announcement,' and Lumiose City was currently experiencing a complete power outage.
Team Flare had occupied the Kalos power plant and drained a large amount of electricity, which also led to the power outage in Lumiose City.
"I don't understand." Serena still couldn't comprehend it.
She had come to terms with reality: the person who had always kindly spoken to her about an ideal, beautiful world had now become an extreme terrorist.
"Mr. Lysandre wants to create an ideal world, but why does he want to eliminate other humans and Pokémon? Isn't this pure slaughter?"
Yes, this was the point Serena found most incomprehensible.
"In Mr. Lysandre's ideology, he desires a pure world without conflict."
Mammon walked at the forefront, heading towards Lysandre Labs, explaining as he went.
"Whether it's wealth, energy, or material possessions, they all lead to conflict. Mutual contention will always result in loss."
"To live beautifully without conflict, the only way is to reduce the number of lives."
"The same goes for Pokémon. Humans and Pokémon help each other and prosper together, but precisely because of this, Mr. Lysandre believes that Pokémon could become tools for humans to fight over."
Mammon narrated Mr. Lysandre's thoughts.
"This... this shouldn't be!" Serena's pupils trembled slightly; she absolutely could not agree with such an ideology.
"Yes, what an extreme ideology. This is wrong, which is why we must correct him."
Mammon nodded. Conflict can never be completely eliminated; it will always exist as long as people do.
And Mr. Lysandre, due to his past experiences, stubbornly believed that those 'dirty' people brought about such conflicts, yet he was unaware that the human heart itself is the source of conflict.
To be honest, the extreme Mr. Lysandre could genuinely sit at the same table as Cyrus.
Cyrus yearned for a world without 'hearts,' and without hearts, there would naturally be no desires or wants, and without desires, there would naturally be no conflicts—that was precisely the 'beautiful' world Mr. Lysandre yearned for.
It's unclear if Mr. Lysandre still has a 'chance' to be saved.
In front of Lysandre Labs.
Team Flare members in orange suits were currently battling with the police officers led by Officer Jenny.
But clearly, Officer Jenny's side was at a disadvantage.
"Chief! It's no good, we can't hold on like this! Is there no backup yet?"
An officer recalled his Gogoat, which had lost its ability to battle, and anxiously asked Officer Jenny.
The moment Mr. Lysandre's 'announcement' ended, Officer Jenny brought her people to Lysandre Labs, but Team Flare was already prepared.
"I've already notified them. They said Elite Malva is on her way to assist."
Officer Jenny's expression wasn't good either; she truly hadn't expected Team Flare's strength to be so formidable.
But the incident was sudden, and Team Flare's scale was truly beyond imagination.
Team Flare members appeared from various directions in Lumiose City, attempting to block the city's exits, and due to the power outage, many machines and equipment could not be activated.
"Not yet?"
At the entrance of Lysandre Labs, a green-haired woman in an orange dress watched the battle ahead, but her thoughts were not there.
She was Team Flare Executive Aliana.
Suddenly, a loud boom echoed.
Aliana subconsciously turned her head and saw a ferocious Salamence glaring at her from mid-air.
"Yo~ You seem to hold a rather high position."
Drayton, with his white hair flowing, leaped down handsomely from the Salamence, a hint of lazy smile playing on his lips.
"Who are you?"
Aliana frowned slightly, her eyes becoming a bit serious; this guy looked quite strong.
"Drayton, a Team Rockets Executive, Drayton. Although I'm quite sorry, would you mind giving up this pointless resistance?"
Drayton tilted his head slightly, pointed to the 'R' on his black jacket, and grinned as he introduced himself to Aliana.
As a high-ranking executive, he had the right to wear plain clothes and was not required to wear the Team Rockets uniform, as long as he had the Team Rockets emblem.
So, Drayton had the 'R' emblem, representing Team Rockets, tattooed on his favorite black jacket with golden patterns.
Hmm, Drayton thought it looked quite cool.
"A Team Rockets Executive…"
Aliana's heart sank; Team Rockets had indeed arrived.
But her expression, of course, didn't show it.
"Are Team Rockets members all as arrogant as you? I am Aliana."
Aliana opened her Poké Ball, and a Mightyena and a Druddigon appeared in front of her.
"A Team Flare Executive, and also a scientist."
"Tsk~ To be honest, I don't really like hitting women, but it seems you're not the type to surrender easily."
Drayton clicked his tongue lightly, then opened another Poké Ball, and a Dragonite flapped its wings, landing.
Aliana's expression grew even more solemn.
Looking at the Salamence and Dragonite in front of Drayton, good heavens!!
"But it doesn't matter. Now then~ Come on, let me see what level you Team Flare executives are at."
Drayton stretched his palm, and the corners of his mouth gradually stretched into a somewhat eerie smile.
"You claim you want to eliminate everything outside of Team Flare. You must be quite strong, right?"
Drayton was practically dying of laughter. A mere Evil Organization, constantly talking about eliminating all other existences?
Did they ask Team Rockets first?
Beat her!
And at this moment, in front of Lysandre Labs, the scene became even more chaotic, as another group of people joined the battle.
"Chief! Is this backup?"
An officer asked Officer Jenny in astonishment.
"Are you blind? These people are all from Team Rockets." Officer Jenny was quite speechless, and after replying, she frowned.
These Team Rockets members didn't seem very old, appearing to be around sixteen or seventeen on average,
But their strength was quite impressive. Each of them was overwhelming the Team Flare members, and they all seemed very… excited?
"Team Rockets, huh? I know about them too. They're supposedly an organization that specializes in dealing with evil forces. I didn't realize it was true." The young officer's tone was quite peculiar.
Officer Jenny remained silent, noncommittal.
Regardless, the addition of Team Rockets' forces did help them at this moment.
"Officer Jenny?"
Suddenly, a clear and pleasant female voice came.
Officer Jenny turned, and what met her eyes was a dark-haired, cherry-haired girl in a pink jacket.
Officer Jenny, sharp-eyed, noticed the 'R' emblem on the girl's chest.
"Hello, and you are?"
"I am Lacey, a Team Rockets Executive. It's an honor to speak with you."
Lacey nervously brushed her bangs from her forehead, maintaining a friendly and sweet smile as she spoke to Officer Jenny, who was clearly a leader.
"The pleasure is mine. Thank you very much for your assistance." The experienced and astute Officer Jenny noticed the girl's nervousness and returned a friendly smile.
"Please don't mention it. We are all fighting for everyone, and we are all very happy." Feeling the friendly attitude conveyed by Officer Jenny, Lacey relaxed a bit.
Hearing the girl's heartfelt words, Officer Jenny's gaze softened even more.
This was a very kind and innocent girl.
"I see many officers are injured. If possible, Officer Jenny, you can withdraw first to recuperate. You can leave this to us. We will definitely be able to capture these Team Flare members."
Lacey said earnestly.
"There are many Team Flare members appearing in Lumiose City right now. I think those places need you more, Officer Jenny. We can handle this here."
"…Then I'll leave it to you. I'll leave a few team members to assist you."
Officer Jenny thought for a moment. Lacey was indeed right. Lumiose City was too chaotic now, and people were needed to organize the evacuation of ordinary citizens.
They were truly short-handed.
"Mhm! Our boss has already discussed with Champion Diantha. For this foreign trade, our organization will fully assist you."
Then Lacey revealed another piece of news.
"Okay, thank you."
So it was Champion Diantha cooperating with the Team Rockets boss?
Officer Jenny felt even more relieved.
Phew~
Seeing Officer Jenny leave with her people, Lacey also breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but complain about Drayton and others,
Saying that she had strong diplomatic skills and insisted that she negotiate with Officer Jenny. Honestly!
It was one thing in school, but this was Lacey's first time 'diplomatically' interacting with the Alliance as a Team Rockets Executive. How could Lacey not be nervous?
But after it was over, Lacey still couldn't help but show a cute smile.
Dad, your daughter has made it!
There was no other way; getting the Alliance members to leave was the best outcome, after all, Team Rockets also needed these Team Flare captives.
If Officer Jenny and her people were there, conflicts might arise over the ownership of the Team Flare captives.
In any case, Lacey really did not want to have a dispute with Alliance personnel.
Lacey looked towards the massive Lysandre Labs, threw out her Poké Ball, and prepared to join the battle. These were all merits!
On a not-so-tall building not far away, Mammon watched the lab with a faint smile, Caitlin sitting beside him.
Meanwhile, inside the lab.
Serperior and Hydreigon landed in front of them.
"Tsk~ Team Flare executives, they're only this strong, huh?"
Rosa toyed with the Poké Ball in her hand, looking at the Team Flare executive kneeling on the ground in front of her.
It was a purple-haired woman, whose name seemed to be something like Clemont.
"Damn it! Don't be arrogant, boss will take care of you!"
Clemont gritted her teeth.
"Heh heh~ Don't worry, I'll take down your boss too."
Rosa pouted, telling her subordinates to tie up the Team Flare executive and take her away.
"Hurry up. The strength of these Team Flare executives isn't very strong. Don't let the big fish get away."
Hilda had also defeated some Team Flare members blocking their way and urged Rosa.
"We haven't seen Platinum and the others; they might have already gone inside."
They hadn't entered the lab through the main entrance, but Platinum and the others might have done the same.
After all, the main objective of this mission was the Champion-level Team Flare leader, Mr. Lysandre.
That was the real big fish!
Rosa and Hilda continued forward and soon arrived in front of the deepest room in the lab.
And sure enough, Platinum and Serena had already arrived there and were confronting Mr. Lysandre.
"Two more have arrived? Also from Team Rockets."
Mr. Lysandre still looked calm at this moment, as if he didn't put the four people in front of him in his eyes.
"Mr. Lysandre, give up. Your ideal is fundamentally wrong!"
Serena couldn't help but speak out to Mr. Lysandre.
"Why? Everyone trusted you so much, Mr. Lysandre."
"Wrong? Serena, you still can't understand me."
Mr. Lysandre's expression grew heavy, and he looked at Serena with disappointment.
He had, in fact, truly thought highly of Serena, this new junior, but Serena ultimately failed to understand him.
"I once wanted to use the profits from the lab to help people, but… it was like trying to put out a forest fire with a cup of water."
Mr. Lysandre lightly pressed the mechanical device in his hand, and the red data eye-scanner activated, with mechanical cameras flying out from his gauntlet.
"The world is too big, with too many fools I cannot save."
"At this point, Serena, I don't expect you to understand my thoughts."
"If you want to stop me, then come and defeat me!"
"But…"
The mechanical door behind Mr. Lysandre slowly opened, and a low, piercing roar filled with pain and fury erupted.
A terrifying red light radiated from inside the laboratory, and a gigantic black-and-red serpent slowly slithered out, coming to rest behind Mr. Lysandre.
Violent, mad, twisted!
50% form, the controlled Z2, the enraged Zygarde!